Creative Drama
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Recognize Your Inner Strength and Unleash Your Hidden Talents
In collaboration with Sereira Creative Academy for nontraditional education using all creative tools, this bootcamp aims to nurture your self-confidence and inner strength, helping you believe in yourself. Through creative writing and theatrical drama, you will engage in activities to help you discover your hidden talents, go on a journey of personal development and change how you see yourself and the world around you.
You will start the bootcamp by sharing your experiences through writing short stories. You will then add your story to those created by your peers to collectively come up with a whole new story. Finally, you will use creative tools to produce and act out the final piece as a play, where you can express yourself through acting, directing, designing and more.
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Learning Outcomes
- Develop creative writing skills to articulate personal narratives.
- Master expressive theatre techniques and build confidence performing in front of a group.
- Utilize effective narration and storytelling to engage and move an audience.
- Reconnect with inner self-confidence to enhance authentic self-expression.
- Enhance interpersonal communication skills through collaborative performance.
- Cultivate self-awareness and self-mastery as foundational life skills.
- Discover and refine innate talents through artistic exploration.
Duration and Location
- July 12-22, 2026 (two weeks)
- Sessions will run daily from 9 am to 3 pm
- AUC New Cairo campus
- Fridays and Saturdays off
- Official Holidays are compensated for with extra hours
Fees
- EGP 8,900 (price including materials needed)
- The following discounts are offered:
- 10% discount for siblings
- 10% discount for AUC faculty and staff
- 15% discount for AUC alumni
Who Can Apply?
- Age Requirement: Students aged 14 to 18 years old.
- Language Proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency in the English language.
- Interests: A strong passion for acting and creative writing.
Certification
All the boot camp participants will receive a certificate of participation from The American University in Cairo.
Transportation
The AUC Bus Service is available for an extra fee. Details on the schedule will be shared before the program's start date.
Accommodation
Accommodation is offered at the University Residences in case needed.
About the Instructor
Aliaa Hamad
Aliaa Hamad serves as a senior instructor, theme leader and chair of the writing minor advising committee within the Department of Rhetoric and Composition at The American University in Cairo. Her teaching portfolio spans foundational courses such as Freshman Seminar and Research Writing to specialized professional subjects including Business Communication, Public Speaking and the creative craft of Writing Children’s Literature.
Hamad holds a PhD in linguistics alongside master’s degrees in both Teaching English as a Foreign Language and migration and refugee studies from The American University in Cairo. Her interdisciplinary expertise is bolstered by graduate diplomas in gender and women’s studies and international human rights law, as well as a career certificate in legal translation. Beyond the classroom, she has served as a Cambridge-certified oral examiner, freelance translator, editor and curriculum design specialist.
In addition to her leadership, Hamad is a prolific author who has published four significant works since 2017. Her publications include her debut collection of short stories, “Be Careful What You Wish For,” followed by impactful children’s books such as Sammy Has a Secret, Where is Grandpa? and her 2024 release, Heidi is NOT Afraid.
Nahla Anwar
Nahla Anwar is an Egyptian visual and performing artist, humanitarian and certified creative facilitator. With accreditation in visual arts from the Accademia d’Arte in Florence, Italy, she has been working with different communities in Egypt and the Middle East.
Anwar developed the first curriculum for nontraditional education in Egypt to take people on a transformative journey from the inside out through arts and provide them with the tools necessary to heal and find their inner value.
Refund Policy
A 100 percent refund of the program fees will be granted if the request is submitted at least two weeks before the course start date, or if the request is due to one of the following reasons:
- Course cancellation
- Medical withdrawal
- Visa denial
A 75 percent refund will be granted if the request is submitted within the last two weeks before the course start date.
No refund will be issued if the request is submitted after the end of the last working day (4 pm) and before classes begin, including the weekend prior to the course start date, or after the course has begun.\