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Sunday 27 Sep
Poetry5pm CAIRO | A poetry night with Ahmed Ibrahim and Reem Ahmed | El Rab3, 1 Rahba El Aid Street, Al-Gamaliyya, Cairo |
Theatre5pm, 9pm CAIRO | Two performances of 1980 Wenta Talea (1980 and Above), directed by Mohamed Badr | Hosapeer Theatre, Galaa Street, Downtown, Cairo |
Theatre 7pm CAIRO | Araqy play (An adaptation of Date Wine novel), directed by Ahmed Seif, with choreography by Ahmed Maher and Baher Fathalla. The play will run till 2 October. | Hanager Arts Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Film 7:30pm CAIRO | Screening of Monsieur Lazhar (Canada, 2011) | Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Dance 7:30 CAIRO | Nile Folkloric Instruments troupe | Beit El-Seheimy, Haret Al-Darb Al-Asfar, Qism |
Theatre 8:30pm CAIRO | Baad El-Leil (After the Night), directed by Khaled Galal | Artistic Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Closing concert of the eighth edition of the International Samaa Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting (ISFSMC) which ran between 20 and 27 September. | Saladin Citadel, Salah Salem Road, Cairo |
Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Animation Film Forum, screening short animation films from Poland | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
Music 7:30 ALEXANDRIA | Arabic Music by Sidi Gaber Artistic Palace troupe, with maestro Mahmoud Abu Zeid | Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya street, Alexandria |
Dance 8pm ALEXANDRIA | Ballet and contemporary dance by Al-Wahag dance troupe | Great Hall, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
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(Photo: still from Monsieur Lazhar)
Monday 28 Sep
Theatre 7pm CAIRO | Araqy play (An adaptation of Date Wine novel), directed by Ahmed Seif, with choreography by Ahmed Maher and Baher Fathalla. The play will run till 2 October. | Hanager Arts Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Omar Khairat live concert | MISR Opera House, 6th of October City, Cairo |
Music 8:30pm CAIRO | Massar Egbari concert | El-Sawy Culture Wheel, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 6pm CAIRO | Music by André Segone on bass and Muhammad Ra'fat on drums | French Institute in Cairo, Madrasset El-Hoqouq street, El-Mounira, Cairo |
Film 6:30 CAIRO | Screening of documentary Painters & Painting (USA, 1972) | Hadara Cinema, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Storytelling 5pm ALEXANDRIA | Storytelling event, reading the German book Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse by Torben Kuhlmann | Goethe-Insitut Alexandria, 10 El-Batalsa street, Anazrita, Alexandria |
Film 6pm ALEXANDRIA | Screening of Annie Hall (1977), part of a programme screening films by Woody Allen, followed by a discussion by critic Ahmed Shawqy and Maged Karam | Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria |
Dance 8pm ALEXANDRIA | Alexandria folkloric dance troupe | Great Hall, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA | The Blue Elephant by the Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre Company. | Alexandria Opera House, Sayed Darwish Theatre, Alexandria |
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(Photo: fragment of the book cover of The Tale of a Flying Mouse by Torben Kuhlmann)
Tuesday 29 Sep
Music 7pm CAIRO | A concert by Sawt Fekra | River Hall, El-Sawy Culture Wheel, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 7pm CAIRO | A concert by Gawy band | Wisdom Hall, El-Sawy Culture Wheel, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Photography 7pm CAIRO | Photo critique session by Photographer Remon El-Markiz. | Photopia, 15 El Somel Street, Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt |
Theatre 7pm CAIRO | Araqy play (An adaptation of Date Wine novel), directed by Ahmed Seif, with choreography by Ahmed Maher and Baher Fathalla. The play will run till 2 October. | Hanager Arts Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 9pm CAIRO | Sudanese singer Asia delivers an array of traditional Sudanese songs. | Makan - Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, El Dawaween, Downtown, Cairo |
Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA | Cinema Club, screening two films | Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria |
Film 6pm ALEXANDRIA | Screening of Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), part of a programme screening films by Woody Allen, followed by a discussion by critic Ahmed Shawqy and Maged Karam | Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria |
Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA | ‘The Engineer and the Emperor of Ashur’, directed by Refaat Abdelaleem. | Small Theatre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA | The Blue Elephant by the Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre Company. | Alexandria Opera House, Sayed Darwish Theatre, Alexandria |
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Asia Madani performs during 3alganoob's final in April 2014 (Photo: Mohamed Medhat)
Wednesday 30 Sep
Comics 2-11pm CAIRO | Cairo Comix Festival | Greek Campus, 28 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo |
Theatre 7pm CAIRO | Araqy play (An adaptation of Date Wine novel), directed by Ahmed Seif, with choreography by Ahmed Maher and Baher Fathalla. The play will run until 2 October. | Hanager Arts Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO | Darb 1718 Exclusive Artwork Collection Exhibition, featuring works for prominent artists from Egypt and around the World in various mediums. With talk by renowned curator Simon Njami at 8pm. | Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa Street, Al-Fakhareen, Cairo |
Lecture 7pm CAIRO | A lecture to mark the anniversary of late Egyptian novelist Khairy Shalaby in the presence of poet Zain Al-Abdeen Fouad, novelist Said El-Kafrawy, poet Ahmed Abdelgawad and others. | Word Hall, El-Sawy Culture Wheel, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 7:30 CAIRO | Wednesday Salon for Folklore | Beit El-Seheimy, Haret Al-Darb Al-Asfar, Qism Al-Gamaleya, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Days & Nights of the Heart Tree, concert featuring Al Nour Wal Amal Chamber Orchestra | Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8:30pm CAIRO | Tunisian singer Ghalia Ben Ali sings Om Kolthoum | The Music Tent, Cairo |
Music 9pm CAIRO | Mazahar ensemble delivers a selection of zar music and songs. | Makan - Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, El Dawaween, Downtown, Cairo |
Music 9pm CAIRO | Ali El-Haggar concert | Wisdom Hall, El-Sawy Culture Wheel, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 1pm ALEXANDRIA | ‘Hekayyat Ghenwa’ music concert in celebration of late Egyptian singer and composer Mohamed Fawzi | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
Film 6pm ALEXANDRIA | Screening of Husbands and Wives (1992), part of a programme screening films by Woody Allen, followed by a discussion by critic Ahmed Shawqy and Maged Karam | Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria |
Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Hip Hop All Stars Volume 4 | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
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(Photo: Part of promotional material for Cairo Comix Festival)
Thursday 1 Oct
Garage Sale 11am-8pm CAIRO | Mashrabia Garage Sale, selling artworks, art books, magazines, posters, and postcards, from 1-8 October | Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champolion Street, Downtown Cairo |
Comics 2-11pm CAIRO | Cairo Comix Festival | Greek Campus, 28 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo |
Music and puppet show 6pm CAIRO | El-Sakia Puppet Theatre troupe will perform at El-Sawy Culture Wheel as they revive the music of popular classical Arab singer Umm Kalthoum. | Wisdom Hall, El-Sawy Culture Wheel, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO | 3 Tales, a painting exhibition featuring works by Ahmed Saber, Lina Osama and Rasha Amin | Art Lounge, 37 B Ahmed Heshmat Street,1st floor, apt. 2, Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 7pm CAIRO | Araqy play (An adaptation of Date Wine novel), directed by Ahmed Seif, with choreography by Ahmed Maher and Baher Fathalla. The play will run till 2 October. | Hanager Arts Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 8pm CAIRO | For Her, a play by Mostafa Khalil. The play will also be performed on 2 October. | AUC Falaki Theatre, 113 Kasr El-Aini Street, Downtown, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Mounib band concert | River Hall, El-Sawy Culture Wheel, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music | Omar Khairat concert | Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Egyptian musician Yehia Khalil to deliver a jazz concert. | Small Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Film 6pm ALEXANDRIA | Screening of Vicky Christina Barcelona (2008), part of a programme screening films by Woody Allen, followed by a discussion by critic Ahmed Shawqy and Maged Karam | Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Metro Al Madina Ensemble performs ‘From Beirut to Alexandria’ (Lebanon) | Alexandria Opera House, Sayed Darwish Theatre, Alexandria |
Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA | BA Orchestra performs: Iyad Kanaan’s Piece for Orchestra, Haydn’s Cello concerto no.1 in C Major (Cello Soloist: Shady Hanna); D. Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony no. 8 Op. 110a. Conductor: Lubnan Baalbaki | Small Theatre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
Performance | The Blue Elephant | Damanhour Opera House |
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The Blue Elephant performance (Photo: Bassam Al Zoghby)
Friday 2 Oct
Garage Sale 11am-8pm CAIRO | Mashrabia Garage Sale, selling artworks, art books, magazines, posters and postcards, from 1-8 October | Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champolion Street, Downtown Cairo |
Comics 2-11pm CAIRO | Cairo Comix Festival | Greek Campus, 28 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo |
Workshop 3-5pm CAIRO | Free workshop on history of Islamic art | Courtyard of Sultan Hassan Mosque, Midan Al-Qalaa, Sayeda Zeinab, Old Cairo |
Performance- 4pm CAIRO | ‘El-Layla Fan’ concert featuring an array of troupes. | El Rab3, 1 Rahba El Aid Street, Al-Gamaliyya, Cairo |
Theatre 7pm CAIRO | Araqy play (An adaptation of Date Wine novel), directed by Ahmed Seif, with choreography by Ahmed Maher and Baher Fathalla. The play will run till 2 October. | Hanager Arts Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 8pm CAIRO | For Her, a play by Mostafa Khalil | AUC Falaki Theatre, 113 Kasr El-Aini Street, Downtown, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | El-Tanbura and El-Kafafa bands come together to present an array of songs from northern and southern Egypt. | Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music | Omar Khairat concert | Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA | Egyptian musician Yehia Khalil to deliver a jazz concert . | Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria |
Performance | The Blue Elephant | Damanhour Opera House |
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El Tanboura (Photo: still from a film about El Tanboura)
Saturday 3 Oct
Garage Sale 11am-8pm CAIRO | Mashrabia Garage Sale, selling artworks, art books, magazines, posters and postcards, from 1-8 October | Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champolion Street, Downtown Cairo |
Comics 2-11pm CAIRO | Cairo Comix Festival | Greek Campus, 28 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo |
Poetry 6pm CAIRO | ‘One thousand poets for change’, an international celebration of poetry | Kotob Khan bookstore, 13, Road 254, New Maadi, Cairo |
Music 7pm CAIRO | Verdi’s Il Trovatore, Metropolitan Opera Live HD Screenings | Small Hall, Cairo Opera House |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ahmed El Saedi will perform: Beethoven’s Overture “Consecration of the House” Op. 123, Brahms’ Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major Op. 77 and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 in E flat major op. 82. Violin soloist Ryu Goto | Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Film 6pm ALEXANDRIA | Screening of Midnight in Paris (2011), part of a programme screening films by Woody Allen, followed by a discussion by critic Ahmed Shawqy and Maged Karam | Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria |
Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Verdi’s Il Trovatore, Metropolitan Opera Live HD Screenings | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA | Concert by Heaven Harp Choir titled Leyya Sadik (I Have a Friend) | Large Theatre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
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(Photo: promotional material of the Met Opera's Il Trovatore)
Sunday 4 Oct
Garage Sale 11am-8pm CAIRO | Mashrabia Garage Sale, selling artworks, art books, magazines, posters and postcards, from 1-8 October | Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champolion Street, Downtown Cairo |
Film 7:30pm CAIRO | Screening of To Be and To Have (France, 2002) | NVIC, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music | National Arab Music Ensemble | Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ahmed El Saedi will perform: Beethoven’s Overture “Consecration of the House” Op. 123, Brahms’ Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major Op. 77 and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 in E flat major op. 82. Violin soloist Ryu Goto | Alexandria Opera House, Sayed Darwish Theatre, Alexandria |
Cairo Symphony Orchestra in 53rd season, 2011-2012. (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)
EXHIBITIONS this week
Exhibition 1-20 Oct CAIRO | 3 Tales, painting exhibition featuring works by Ahmed Saber, Lina Osama, and Rasha Amin | Art Lounge, 37 B Ahmed Heshmat Street,1st floor, ap.2, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 16-30 Sep CAIRO | -Collection, featuring female artists in Ahmed Sabry Hall.-The Legends of Zooma Tribes, works of sculptor Hossam Abo El-Ela, in Ragheb Ayad Hall.-Thrown by Sea, works of Abeer Hamdy in Al-Hussein Hamdy Hall.-Baladna, works of artist Wedyan El-Sarwy in Kamal Khalifa Hall. | Gezeira Art Centre, 1 Sheikh Marsafy Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 13-30 Sep | Ma’at Changing colors, artwork by Khaled Sirag | Ubuntu art gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry Street, from Ibn Zanky Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 15 Sep-30 Sep CAIRO | Purple, paintings by Hala El-Shafey | Al-Bab-Selim Gallery, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 15 Sep CAIRO | Classicism, a Modern Egyptian Vision, featuring paintings from a collection of Egypt’s classical artists. | Egyptian Modern Art Museum, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 11-30 Sep CAIRO | Forgotten Beauty, watercolor artwork of Helena Abdelnaser.Saturday to Wednesday from 10am -10pm & Thursday from 10am-7pm, with Fridays off. | Art Cafe, 62 Road 13, Maadi, Cairo |
Exhibition 6 Sep-10 Oct CAIRO | By Those Who Are Present exhibition by photographers Assem Hendawi, Maged Abou El-Dahab and Osama El Wardani. | Townhouse Gallery, 10 Nabarawy Street, off Champolion Street, Downtown, Cairo |
Exhibition 12 Sep CAIRO | Mere Real Things, exhibit for Ayman Ramadan. | Townhouse West, Westown Hub, Beverly Hills, Sheikh Zayed, Cairo |
Exhibition 17-30 Sep CAIRO | Felucca exhibition by photographer Galal El-Missary and artist Samah Imam | Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation, 11 Shagaret El-Dor Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition CAIRO 5-30 Sep | Roznama 4, group contemporary art exhibition and competition.Runs till 30 september at Medrar and CIC | CIC, 22 Abdel Kahek Tharwat Street, Downtown, Cairo |
Exhibition CAIRO 23 Aug - 21 Sep | Art Intersections, a group exhibit displaying the gallery’s collection of artworks of late, modern & contemporary Egyptian artists. The exhibit runs till 21 September. | Al-Masar Gallery, 157 b. 26 July Street, side entrance on Isaac, Jacob Street, Ground Floor, 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 Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Felucca exhibition. "Shake a leg, Abdelkhalek, and God will grant you sustenance," reads the caption of these works of art, which is written by photographer Inji Amer. (Photos: Nourhan Tewfik)
