Abozekry brings Karkadé to the U.S. for the first time, joining four other ensembles from Egypt and Ukraine that will make independent tours of the U.S. from July-December in 2018 as part of Center Stage, a cultural exchange program that invites performing artists from abroad to the United States to perform, meet, and share their experiences with communities around the country. The group’s planned summer-fall 2018 tour is being routed now.