Dubai Metro Music Festival,

Mohamed Fawzi Bakkar, an Egyptian puppeteer thrilled commuters by his puppet’s ‘stage’ which featured famous Egyptian singer Umm Kolthoum and members of her band. He then played her songs and moved her puppet, which greatly resembles the late singer, with precision to the lyrics.

Mohamed builds his marionettes from scratch in his workshop in Cairo, where he creates and designs puppets that reflect Egyptian life and culture. He said that he hopes to revive the traditional art of puppeteering.