Tuesday 20 December
Film CAIRO | Where to Invade Next | Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo |
Exhibition Last days | “There is Only One Rule….Love,” an exhibition of paintings by Rana Chalabi. Exhibition runs until 22 December. | Al Kahila, 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen |
Film 3pm CAIRO | Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark | Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis St., Zamalek, Cairo |
Film CAIRO | A Present from the Past | Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo |
Film 7pm CAIRO | Screening of “Hunger” | Arab Digital Expression Foundation (ADEF), 143 St, # 8, Muqattam City, Cairo |
Music 7pm CAIRO | El Sakia String Orchestra, conducted by maestro Mohamed Saad Basha presents a Christmas concert. | El Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July St, Wisdom Hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha present traditional music from the Nile Delta to the South | Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Pianist Omar Khairat and his orchestra performs a collection of his old and new compositions. | Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Dance CAIRO | Contemporary Fusion Dance Performance (live music: Asaad Nessim) | Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa, El-Fakhareen, Cairo |
Theatre 9pm CAIRO | Wahed Tani (Someone Else), a play written by Mustafa Saad and directed by Shadi Sorour | Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo. Tel: 02 2593 7948 |
Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA | Alexandria Talents Development Centre's concert | Alexandria Opera House, (Sayed Darwish Theatre), Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria |
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Wednesday 21 December
Film 3pm CAIRO | Kieslowski's The Double Life of Veronique | Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis St., off Mohamed Mazhar St., Zamalek, Cairo |
Book signing | Writer Shereen Sami will discuss and sign her novel, Henna | Heliopolis Library |
Music 7.30pm CAIRO | A singing recital by the 'metro' singer Sayed Anwar and Zizi Al-Ali | El Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July St, Wisdom Hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Film 7.30 CAIRO | Documentary ‘Casablanca Calling’ | Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Dance/Music 8pm CAIRO | Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. | Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Zar music and songs by Mazaher Ensemble, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab | Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Zar music and songs by Mazaher, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab | Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo |
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO | Bas Anta Mish Shamem (But You Aren’t Smelling), starring Fathi Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Adel, Rabab Tarek, written by Ahmed Diab and Ahmed Sobhy and directed by Abeer Lotfi | Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb street, Downtown, Cairo |
Theatre 9pm CAIRO | Wahed Tani (Someone Else), a play written by Mustafa Saad and directed by Shadi Sorour | Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo. Tel: 02 2593 7948 |
Theatre ALEXANDRIA | A Place with Pigs, directed by Mohamed Abdel-Mola. The Story is Finished, directed by Wagdi Hassan | Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya St, Alexandria |
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Thursday 22 December
Dance | Battle of the Elements: the first edition of a dance competition | Townhouse Rawabet |
Theatre 7pm CAIRO | Biad Al-Nile (Whiteness of the Nile), a play written by Gouda Sebak and directed by Wael Ibrahim | Metropol Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo |
Open-mic 7pm CAIRO | Open-mic: Mashrou' El-Mareekh for the yougest | Arab Digital Expression Foundation (ADEF), 143 St, # 8, Muqattam City, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | The Killer band | Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo |
Music/poetry 8pm CAIRO | Eskenderella band and poet Amin Haddad | El Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July St, Wisdom Hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | The Cairo Opera Company presents opera "The Telephone" | Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | The National Arab Music Ensemble in a programme of classical Arab music and songs. | Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO | Bas Anta Mish Shamem (But You Aren’t Smelling), starring Fathi Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Adel, Rabab Tarek, written by Ahmed Diab and Ahmed Sobhy and directed by Abeer Lotfi | Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb street, Downtown, Cairo |
Theatre 9pm CAIRO | Inbox, a play written by Sameh Mahran and directed by Galal Osman | Al-Ghad Theatre |
Theatre 9pm CAIRO | Wahed Tani (Someone Else), a play written by Mustafa Saad and directed by Shadi Sorour | Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo. Tel: 02 2593 7948 |
Theatre ALEXANDRIA | The Season of Blood, directed by Ali Osman | Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya St, Alexandria |
Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Picnic on the Battlefield, a theatrical performance written by Fernando Arrabal and | Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Small hall, Alexandria |
Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA | The Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing | Alexandria Opera House, (Sayed Darwish Theatre), Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria |
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Friday 23 December
Theatre 7pm CAIRO | Waking Up, a monodrama by Doaa Hamza | Osiris,1 Hassan Mourad st. from Qasr El Aini, 2nd floor, Garden City, Cairo |
Theatre 7pm CAIRO | Biad Al-Nile (Whiteness of the Nile), a play written by Gouda Sebak and directed by Wael Ibrahim | Metropol Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo |
Music 7.30pm CAIRO | Coldplay tribute Night with "Strawberry Swing" (Sold Out) | ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | The Cairo Opera celebration of Mouled El Nabawi | Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | The Cairo Opera Company presents opera "The Telephone" | Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8.30pm CAIRO | Christmas Concert (Samer George With Amy Frega) | Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO | Puppet and shadow theatre performance, written and directed by Nabil Bahgat. | Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo |
Theatre 9pm CAIRO | Inbox, a play written by Sameh Mahran and directed by Galal Osman | Al-Ghad Theatre |
Theatre 9pm CAIRO | Wahed Tani (Someone Else), a play written by Mustafa Saad and directed by Shadi Sorour | Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo. Tel: 02 2593 7948 |
Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Flute and harp recital by Safaa Abdel-Hamid and Amira Hamed | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, small hall, Alexandria |
Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA | Christmas Carols by the Heaven Harp Choir | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria |
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Saturday 24 December
Exhibition Last days CAIRO | Dynamics, duo exhibition for artists Mustafa El Husseiny and Nehad Saeed.The exhibition runs until 26 December | Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Film 3pm CAIRO | Laloux's Fantastic Planet | Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis St., Zamalek, Cairo |
Music CAIRO | Folklor music from the heart of Cairo | Alrabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, tel: 01011906907 |
Music 8pm CAIRO | The Cairo Opera children choir | Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Cairo Symphony Orchestra | Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Dance/Music 8pm CAIRO | Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. | Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo |
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO | Bas Anta Mish Shamem (But You Aren’t Smelling), starring Fathi Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Adel, Rabab Tarek, written by Ahmed Diab and Ahmed Sobhy and directed by Abeer Lotfi | Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb street, Downtown, Cairo |
Sunday 25 December
Exhibition Last days CAIRO | On the Silk Road, by Mohamed Abla. The exhibition runs until 28 December | Ofok Gallery, Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour St., Dokki, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Christmas concert by Neveen Allouba | Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8.30pm CAIRO | The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments. | Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo |
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO | Bas Anta Mish Shamem (But You Aren’t Smelling), starring Fathi Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Adel, Rabab Tarek, written by Ahmed Diab and Ahmed Sobhy and directed by Abeer Lotfi | Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb street, Downtown, Cairo |
Theatre 9pm CAIRO | Wahed Tani (Someone Else), a play written by Mustafa Saad and directed by Shadi Sorour | Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo. Tel: 02 2593 7948 |
EXHIBITIONS this week
Exhibition | Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre’s products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery. | Al-Ghouri Caravansary |
Exhibition | A permanent exhibition of the centre’s ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayameya products. | Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre |
Exhibition 4 - 22 Dec CAIRO | Vector Walla Raster, senior projects from the AUC Graphic Design Program | Sharjah Art Gallery, American University in Cairo New Cairo Campus, Road 90, New Cairo |
Exhibition 19 Dec - 19 Jan | Discursiveness: an exhibition by Yannick Jacquet, Fred Penelle and Dia Hamed. | Medrar, 7 Gamal El Din Abou El Mahasen St. Garden City, First Floor, Apt.4, Cairo |
Exhibition 5 - 26 Dec CAIRO | Dynamics, duo exhibition for artists Mustafa El Husseiny and Nehad Saeed. | Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 12 - 22 Dec | “There is Only One Rule….Love,” an exhibition of paintings by Rana Chalabi | Al Kahila, 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen |
Exhibition 17 Dec- 3 Jan CAIRO | -Knights of Dai, an exhibition by Ahmed Saber, Kareem helmy, Moawiya Hilal and Nagub Moein.
-Out of Focus, by artist Atef Ahmed | Dai Gallery, 14 El-Ahrar St., from Batal Ahmed St, Mohandessin, Cairo |
Exhibition 9 Dec - 15 Feb CAIRO | The Cairo Art Fair II | ArtsMart, Km 28, Cairo-Alex Desert Rd., behind Total gas station, Cairo |
Exhibition 4 - 22 Dec CAIRO | Last Works, exhibition for late artist Hassan Soliman | Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Asem St., off Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 30 Nov - tba CAIRO | Taha Belal & Gozde Ilkin. Read our Art Alert here. | Gypsum Gallery, Gypsum, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo |
Exhibition 14 Dec- 5 Jan CAIRO | Third Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition. Runs till 5 January. | Gezira Art Center, 1 Sheikh Marsafy St., Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 28 Nov- 28 Dec CAIRO | On the Silk Road, by Mohamed Abla | Ofok Gallery, Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour St., Dokki, Cairo |
Exhibition 4 Dec - 5 Jan | “Threads,”a solo exhibition by Mexican-Italian artist Carlos Torio | Mashrabia, 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Cairo |
Exhibition 1 Dec - 12 Jan | Retrospective: Photographs from the Collection, a group exhibition from the gallery’s archival collection | The Photographic Gallery AUC New Campus, AbdulLatif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Road 90 New Cairo |
Exhibition CAIRO | “Behind Closed Doors,” an exhibition of paintings by Ahmed Farid | Safarkhan |
Exhibition CAIRO | Two solo exhibits: Zeinab El-Saginy in venue I, and Ahmed AbdelKarim in venue II | Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 6 Dec- 10 Jan CAIRO | Zaraeeb, an exhibition by French-Tunisian graffiti artist el Seed. The exhibition runs until 10 January. | Art Talks, 8 El-Kamel Mohamed St, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 6-19 Dec | Four exhibitions: “Solo” photography by Al-Ahram newspaper photographer Bassam Alzoghby, “The Sacred Knowledge,” paintings by Shadi Adeeb, “A Coincidence,” by Tarek Radi and “In the Presence of Mawlana,” by Tamer Shahin | Saad Zaghloul Cultural Centre, 2 Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo |
Exhibition 6 Nov- 31 Jan CAIRO | From Rags to Riches, an exhibition of 20 public artworks created using recycled materials. | Switzerland Embassy, 24 Gamal El-din, Abul-Mahasen St, Garden City, Cairo |
