A series of workshops by Theatre Arcadia, an NGO affiliated to the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Hellenic International Development Cooperation Department and Hellenic Aid, were held from 1–4 December 2009 at English Department of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Alexandria. The workshop was directed by Katarina Paliou. This event was organized in collaboration with the Hellenic Ministry of Tourism, Alexandria University, the Alex Med Center and the Arts Center of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.