Music | Dance performance and music by the Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments. | Beit El-Seheimy, Haret Al-Darb Al-Asfar, Qism Al-Gamaleya, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Concert by Al-Ahlam band featuring singer Ahlam Ahmed, part of the Cairo Opera House Summer Festival. | Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music | Nesma Mahgoub will sing medleys from all around the world along with her own compositions. | River Hall, El-Sawy Culture Wheel, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Magdy Boghdady band, band Emdan El-Noor, Maged El-Qasem, as part of the Citadel Festival for Music and Singing running from 20-31 August. | Mahka Theatre, Cairo Citadel |
Music | Carnival Ana Mabsout, a huge entertaining carnival day. | Obour City, Cairo |
Theatre 9pm CAIRO | Layla Min Alf Layla, a play by Egyptian actor Yehia Al-Fakharani and directed by Mohsen Helmi. Performances run daily (except Wednesdays) until 31 October. | Qawmi (National) Theatre, Ataba, Cairo |
Exhibition Opening CAIRO | Art Intersections, a group exhibit displaying the gallery’s collection of artworks of late, modern & contemporary Egyptian artists. The exhibit runs until 21 September | Al-Masar Gallery, 157 b. 26 July St. Side Entrance on Isaac Jacob St., Ground Floor, Zamalek, Cairo |
Talk 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Seminar on The effects of Soft Power in Reality, moderated by poet Gaber Bassiouny, and featuring talks by representatives from different artistic fields.. | Tawfik El-Hakim Hall, Alexandria Creativity Center, 1 Horreya Road, Alexandria |
Music | Karakeeb band will be joined by Hossam Hosny. The concert is part of the 13th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Summer Festival (30 July - 4 Sept). See the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
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Monday 24 August
Dance/Music 7pm CAIRO | El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance.(It is advised to double check with the location. Tel: 0125903737) | Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Concerts by Egyptian musician Fathy Salama and Egyptian singer Louay as part of the Citadel Festival for Music and Singing running from 20-31 August. Check the full programme here. | Mahka Theatre, Cairo Citadel |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Nogoom Al-Tarab band featuring Mostafa Ahmed, part of the Cairo Opera House Summer Festival. Check the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Film 8pm CAIRO | Screening of Artifact (Jared Leto, 2012) | Balcon Lounge, 26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, Cairo |
Music | Meshwar band perform Arabic Reggae. | Magnolia. Leaves of Art, 8 Ahmed Sabry Street, off Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 9pm CAIRO | Zikr and inshad by Sheikh Gouda Heikal | Makan – Egyptian Centre for Culture and Arts, 1 Saad Zaghloul street, at the intersection with Mansour street, Downtown, Cairo |
Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Screening of Cloud Atlas (2012) | Teatro Eskenderia, 25 Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria |
Music 7:30pm ALEXANDRIA | Ghenwet Zaman band, featuring singer Ghenwa | Alexandria Creativity Center, 1 Horreya Road, Alexandria |
Music | Shawareana band. The concert is part of the 13th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Summer Festival (30 July - 4 Sept). See the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
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Tuesday 25 August
Music | Folkloric performance | Beit El-Seheimy, Haret Al-Darb Al-Asfar, Qism Al-Gamaleya, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Inshad by Waslet Samaa troupe | El-Hekma Hall, El-Sawy Culture Wheel, 26th of July street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Concerts by Wave Jazz band and Egyptian singer Khaled Selim as part of the Citadel Festival for Music and Singing running from 20-31 August. | Mahka Theatre, Cairo Citadel |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Singer Dalia Abdel-Wahab and her ensemble, part of the Cairo Opera House Summer Festival. | Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 9pm | Nubian music and songs by Aragide troupe | Makan – Egyptian Centre for Culture and Arts, 1 Saad Zaghloul street, at the intersection with Mansour street, Downtown, Cairo |
Music 7:30 ALEXANDRIA | Al-Anfoushy Arabic Music band, led by Maestro Medhat Bassiouny | Alexandria Creativity Center, 1 Horreya Road, Alexandria |
Music | Omar Khairat and the BA Orchestra. The concert is part of the 13th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Summer Festival (30 July - 4 Sept). | Open Air Theatre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
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Wednesday 26 August
Lecture 6:30pm CAIRO | Egyptian writer Amr Badawi discusses his trip to Iran as part of ‘Hakawwi Al-Amakan’ series. | Townhouse Gallery, 10 Nabrawy street, off Champollion street, Downtown, Cairo |
Dance/Music 7pm CAIRO | El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance.(It is advised to double check with the location. Tel: 0125903737) | Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo |
Film 7:30pm CAIRO | Screening of Wild Tales (Damian Szifron, 2014) | Zawya, Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said street, off Talaat Harb street, Downtown, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Concerts by Nesma Abdel-Aziz and Mohamed El-Helw as part of the Citadel Festival for Music and Singing running from 20-31 August. Check the full programme here. | Mahka Theater, Cairo Citadel |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Musician Manal Al Gharbawi, part of the Cairo Opera House Summer Festival. Check the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 9pm CAIRO | Mazaher Ensemble (Zar Music & Songs) | Makan – Egyptian Centre for Culture and Arts, 1 Saad Zaghloul street, at the intersection with Mansour street, Downtown, Cairo |
Music 7:30 ALEXANDRIA | Sameteen band with Reda Abd El-Aziz, performing folk music by mute musicians. | Alexandria Creativity Center, 1 Horreya Road, Alexandria |
Music | Omar Khairat and the BA Orchestra. The concert is part of the 13th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Summer Festival (30 July - 4 Sept). See the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
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Thursday 27 August
Storytelling 7:30pm CAIRO | Everyday Stories and Al-Shater Hassan, two performances by children of the Fann w Hayah Initiative for Children in Danger. | El-Falaki Theater 24 El-Falaki street off Mohamed Mahmoud street, Downtown, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Performance by Harpist Manal Mohie Eldin and her ensemble, followed by a concert by Egyptian singer Medhat Saleh as part of the Citadel Festival for Music and Singing running from 20-31 August. Check the full programme here. | Mahka Theater, Cairo Citadel |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Musician Manal Al Gharbawi, part of the Cairo Opera House Summer Festival. Check the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Performance by Egyptian Mawlawiyyah | El-Nahr Hall, El-Sawy Culture Wheel, 26th of July street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Talk 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Discussion of the poem Azizi El-Count Dracula (My Dear Count Dracula) by poet Adel Sameeh, led by Dr. Shawkat El-Masry and Mohamed Abd El-Wareth. | Tawfik El-Hakim Hall, Alexandria Creativity Center, 1 Horreya Road, Alexandria |
Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA | Orchestra El-Mawhoobeen (Talented Orchestra) with the Maestro Karim Abd El-Aziz. | Alexandria Creativity Center, 1 Horreya Road, Alexandria |
Music | Basheer band. The concert is part of the 13th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Summer Festival (30 July - 4 Sept). See the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
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Friday 28 August
Comic book Launch 7pm CAIRO | Launch of Garage comic magazine’s first issue. | Rawabet Theatre, 3 Hussein Al memar street, Cairo, Egypt |
Music & fun | "Music & Animal Stories for Kids": Awtar String quartet and a narrator introduce the string instruments, some musical elements, and classical music with animal stories full of fun. Event is tailored for the youngest audience | Artellewa, 19 Mohamed Ali El Eseary st, rd El Lewa, Cairo |
Performance | Aragoz and shadow theatre | Beit El-Seheimy, Haret Al-Darb Al-Asfar, Qism Al-Gamaleya, Cairo |
Music CAIRO | Microphone #6 | 15 st. Mahraani, Theater of Studio Nasebian, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Singer Hanan Mady, part of the Cairo Opera House Summer Festival. Check the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Cairo Festival Orchestra featuring the soloists of the Cairo Opera House, followed by a concert by Ghalia Benalia as part of the Citadel Festival for Music and Singing running from 20-31 August. Check the full programme here. | Mahka Theater, Cairo Citadel |
Family day | Workshops and activities for children.The event is part of the 13th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Summer Festival (30 July - 4 Sept). See the full programme here. | Plaza, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
Family Day: Film | Short animation films for children. The event is part of the 13th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Summer Festival (30 July - 4 Sept). See the full programme here. | Lecture hall, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
Family Day: | A play by the Child and Youth Creative Centre. The event is part of the 13th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Summer Festival (30 July - 4 Sept). See the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
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Saturday 29 August
Film 6pm CAIRO | Screening of Virdzina (1991, Yugoslavia)The film is part of Gheir Cinema programme, running between 22 August and 12 September. | Ikhtiyar for Gender studies, 222 El-Geish street, El-Abassia, Cairo |
Dance/Music 7pm CAIRO | El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance.(It is advised to double check with the location. Tel: 0125903737) | Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo |
Music 7:30pm CAIRO | Sufi music by Al-Faradees troupe; and a mawlawiyyah performance | El Rab3, 1 Rahba El-Aid street, Al-Gamaliyya, Cairo |
Storytelling 7:30pm CAIRO | Everyday Stories and Al-Shater Hassan, two performances by the children of Fann w Hayah Initiative for Children in Danger. | El Falaki Theater 24 El Falaki Street Off Mohamed Mahmoud Street, downtown Cairo. |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Performance by the Egyptian Mawlawiyyah troupe, followed by a concert by Eman Bahr Darwish as part of the Citadel Festival for Music and Singing running from 20-31 August. Check the full programme here. | Mahka Theater, Cairo Citadel |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Shemou’ band featuring singer Said Othman, part of the Cairo Opera House Summer Festival. Check the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music | Medhat Saleh. The concert is part of the 13th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Summer Festival (30 July - 4 Sept). See the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
Sunday 30 August
Music | Dance performance and music by the Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments. | Beit El-Seheimy, Haret Al-Darb Al-Asfar, Qism Al-Gamaleya, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Nasser El-Noby's Gameza Band and the Spanish Flamenco dance show by Bella Rosa band, followed by concerts by Azza Balbaa and Ali El-Haggar as part of the Citadel Festival for Music and Singing wh from 20-31 August. Check the full programme here. | Mahka Theater, Cairo Citadel |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Jazz with Yehia Khalil, part of the Cairo Opera House Summer Festival. Check the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 7:30 ALEXANDRIA | Al-Horreya Lel Moseeqa Al-Arabeya band | Alexandria Creativity Center, 1 Horreya Road, Alexandria |
Music | Dina El-Wedidi and her band. The concert is part of the 13th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Summer Festival (30 July - 4 Sept). See the full programme here. | Open Air Theatre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
EXHIBITIONS this week
Exhibition 23 Aug - 21 Sep CAIRO | Art Intersections, a group exhibit displaying the gallery’s collection of artworks of late, modern & contemporary Egyptian artists. The exhibit runs until 21 September | Al-Masar Gallery, 157 b. 26 July St. Side Entrance on Isaac, Jacob St., Ground Floor, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt |
Exhibition CAIRO until 28 Aug | Lanes of Sawa, a group exhibition by SAWA members who participated in its photography, fashion design, drawing and painting workshops. | Townhouse West, Westown Hub, Beverly Hills, Sheikh Zayed City |
Exhibition | Visit to India, paintings by Mohamed Abla. Read more about the exhibition here | Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, 3 Abou El Feda st, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition | The Collector’s Eye, a group exhibit of 30 artists from private collections. The exhibit runs till 27 August | Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition | Art Lounge gallery offers an end of the season group exhibition by 23 artists. | Art Lounge, 37b Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition | Collective exhibition Masterpieces XIV, with works by several renowned Egyptian artists. | Zamalek Art Gallery, 11, Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition CAIRO | The Summer Collection of Safarkhan 2015, on display works by a number of renowned Egyptian artists including El-Hussien Fawzi, the late Salah Abdel Kerim, and Mahmoud Afifi | Safarkhan Gallery, 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition ALEXANDRIA from 27 August until 1 September | Exhibit in parallel to Alexandria international film festival. (will look more into it, not sure what exactly it is yet) | Alexandria Creativity Center, 1 Horreya Road, Alexandria |
