Falaki Theater
Falaki Theater is one of the most important stages in Egypt, beloved by The American University in Cairo's (AUC) students, alumni, and independent theater producers and practitioners. It is the preferred location for local, regional and international theater and contemporary dance performances, as well as a variety of other events.
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The Falaki Theater can accommodate up to 228 seats distributed as follows: 28 seats in the balcony and 200 seats in the parterre.
Note: Drinks and food are not allowed in the theater area.
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The operational cost for a full day (12 hours) is EGP 12,000.
Operational cost includes:
- Two shower rooms
- A makeup area
- One women's toilet and one men’s toilet, communal between the Falaki crew and the visiting company
- One kitchen, communal between the Falaki crew and the visiting company
- Light and sound equipment
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Proscenium Stage Dimensions:
- 13.60 meters in width
- 11.90 meters in depth (in proscenium 9.40 cm + extension 2.50 cm)
- Proscenium height: 6.50 meters
- Flying system ceiling: 13 meters
- Stage surface: Black wooden floor
Curtain and Drapes:
- Main green curtain 2 parts - fly-in system
- 1 green border
- White cyclorama (15.00 cm width x 7.00 cm height)
- Black curtain "2 ports" (in total 15.00 cm width * 7.00 cm height) fly-in system
- 6 "Black" side stage legs - 3 each side
- 3 black borders
- Movie screen with frame (size 6,00 cm x 3,80 cm)
- 4 sided black drapes - 2 each side
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Lighting Equipment:
Quantity
Description
Wattage
Notes
1
Lighting Control ETC Insight 3
350
ETC Dimmer Channels 2KW each
14
Profile ETC/26
750 W
12
Profile ETC/50
750 W
21
Profile Strand 11/26
1200 W
4
Profile Strand 18/32
1200 W
2
Profile Strand 26/44
1200 W
1
Profile Harmony 15/28
1000 W
1
Profile Harmony/12
1000 W
2
Profile Harmony 22/40
1000 W
3
Profile Prelude28/40
650 W
3
Profile Strand 28/40
650 W
2
Profile Strand 16/30
650 W
1
Profile Prelude16/30
650 W
2
Profile Strand/25
500 W
13
PC Harmony
1200 W
2
PC Prelude
650 W
Barn-doors
10
ETC Fresnel
750 W
9
Fresnel Harmony
1000 W
Barn-doors
7
Fresnel Prelude
650 W
Barn-doors
5
Par-can 64-CP62
1000 W
1
Par-can 64-CP60
1000 W
2
Flood light
2000 w
4 lamp each unite
Note:
- Electricity in Egypt 220 – 240 volt - European plug
- Filters and gobo not available, company to provide
Sound Equipment:
- Sound craft SIE3 - Digital Mixer 32 channels
- Four EAW speakers KF 300 E (house array)
- One Subwoofer EAW SB 330 E.
Racks:
- One Rane ME-30B micrographic equalizer
- One Rane ME-15B micrographic equalizer
- One MPX 500 – Lexicon 24-bit Dual Channel effects processor
- One DBX 266 XL – compressor gate
Communication:
- 5 headset communication system (Clear-com MS-702)
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- For any other inquiries, send an email to tcc@aucegypt.edu.
