The new Oud House is founded by Naseer Shamma, the renowned oud (a pear-shaped stringed instrument) player, as a branch of the Beit Al-Oud Al-Arabi (Arabian Oud House) in Cairo, and a part of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Art centre activities. (...)
On 1 April hundreds of Egyptians gathered to support national unity in the 'A Day For Home' festival organised in Khaleel Hamada street in Alexandria, between Two Saints church and Shark Al Madina mosque
The idea of the festival was proposed by (...)
One of the most compelling changes that has affected the art scene since the advent of the 25 January uprising is its evident spontaneity. The sudden outburst of long-suppressed creativity has made art available to everyone on corners, on walls and (...)
The festival was held on 24 February with the approval from the Egyptian military in Elshalalat Gardens. Children's workshops, street colouring, origami and face-painting kicked off the event at 2pm.
Round table discussions to promote positive (...)
More than 200 young people dressed in all three colours of the Egyptian flag, chanted their hearts out as they gathered and headed to Gleem,
"A civilised celebration: A marathon of Egyptian flags by the sea" was an idea initiated by the Alex Face (...)
Built by Alexander the Great in 331 BC the city became the capital of Greco-Roman Egypt. This is the first of many walks in the "city that never sleeps". We started on a long walk along the corniche
Despite the recent traumatic events, Alexandria (...)
Mozart's last opera, The Magic Flute, will be performed in the colloquial Egyptian dialect for the first time at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Great Hall from 12 to 15 January
Emanuel Schikanaeder's original libretto to Mozart's Magic Flute will be (...)
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chamber Orchestra (BACO) conducted by Sherif Mohie Eldin is performing a selection of renown operatic and orchestral compositions along with a variety of "New Year" songs. The BACO will be accompanied by the Bibliotheca (...)
The opera Miramar will be performed at the Cairo Opera House Main Hall between 14th and 17th December.
Adapted from the novel of the same title by Naguib Mahfouz, the late Egyptian Nobel Literature prize-winner, Miramar, the plot takes place (...)
Many Egyptians consider the beautiful city of Alexandria to be their summer destination as they escape from the heat of the capital and other cities in Egypt. ‘Alexandria is more beautiful in winter than in summer' is a well-known saying from (...)