Exhibition CAIRO Painting by Samir Rafea (b.1926-d.2004). Exhibition runs until 3 August. Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem Street, off Brazil Street, Zamalek Children's theatre 5:30/6:30pm CAIRO 5:30pm: The Talented Painter, a children's play written and directed by Zein Nassar. 6:30pm: Abu Ali, a children's play performed by the Puppet Theatre Company. 6:30pm: Ward Wa Yasmin ("Roses and Jasmine"), a play performed by a group of talents with special abilities produced by the Youth Theatre Company. International Garden Theatre, Nasr City, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Performance of play Saheb El-Somow. Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Theatre 9pm CAIRO El-Fanar ("The Lighthouse"). The play is part of the ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online's recommendations and the full programme here. Zaki Toleimat stage, El-Talia Theatre, Attaba Square, Downtown Cairo Poetry 7:30pm CAIRO Poetry night celebrating the memory of Helmy Salem. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit El-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo Music 7:30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai. Beit El-Sehemi, El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, El-Muez Street, Old Cairo Theatre 8:30pm CAIRO Performance of play Hekaya Masreya. Ghouri Dome, 3 Mohammed Abdu Street, Al-Azhar district, Cairo Film 8:30pm CAIRO Screening of Middle of Nowhere, part of Darb 1718's July American Film Night. Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo Theatre 9:30pm CAIRO El-Um El-Shougaa ("The Brave Mother"), a play starring Raghda and Mahmoud Al-Guindi, written and directed by Mohamed Omar. The Modern Theatre, Qasr El-Aini Street, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week. Gamila theatre play, performed during the National Theatre Festival (Photo: Bassam Al Zoghby) Monday 25 July
Exhibition Last days CAIRO Encoding, an exhibition by Hoda Ragaa Hosam Elsawah and Noura Seif. The exhibition runs until 30 July. Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition Last days CAIRO Summer Collection, group exhibition. The exhibition runs until 30 July. Art Corner, 12 Sayed El-Bakry Street, Zamalek, Cairo Atelier 6:30pm CAIRO The Atelier Seminar Series explores the arts of drawing and sculpting introduces artist Samar Kamal. El Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Discussion 6:30pm CAIRO Writer's club, discussing El-Alam Men Manzour Gharbi ("The World From The West's Perspective"), by Abdelwahab El Messiry. Dawaer El-Tawafoq, 64 El-Bostan Street, Cairo Dance/Music 7:30pm CAIRO El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance. Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO El Nafeekha, a brass quintet. El Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 9pm CAIRO Helm Leilat Seif ("A Midsummer Night's Dream"). The play is part of the ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online's recommendations and the full programme here. Gomhouriya Theatre, 12 El-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdeen Palace, Downtown Cairo Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week. El- Basaseen -- The Watchmen (Photo: Bassam Al Zoghby) Tuesday 26 July
Music 6pm CAIRO Performance by Osama El-Hady band. El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Performance of play Saheb El-Somow. Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO Three-day exhibition Al-Waqt Al-Masy, featuring the most notable artworks that were produced during the painting workshop by the artist Ahmed Sabry. Read Ahram Online's Art Alert on the exhibition here.
Medrar Gallery, 7 Gamal El-Din Abou El-Mahasen Street, Apartment 4, Floor 1, Garden City, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO El-Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre presents Mohamed Mounir. El Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Jazz concert. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House's summer festival. Check the full programme here. Cairo Opera House, Open Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 9pm CAIRO Helm Leilat Seif ("A Midsummer Night's Dream"). The play is part of the ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online's recommendations and the full programme here. Gomhouriya Theatre, 12 El-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdeen Palace, Downtown Cairo Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria FIlm 7pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of The Diving Bell and The Butterfly. The Cabin, Saint Saba Street, off Horreya Street, El-Raml Station, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week. (Photo: Fragment from promotional material of Al Waqt Al Masy exhibition) Wednesday 27 July
Exhibition CAIRO Three-day exhibition Al-Waqt Al-Masy, featuring the most notable artworks that were produced during the painting workshop by the artist Ahmed Sabry. Read Ahram Online's Art Alert on the exhibition here. Medrar Gallery, 7 Gamal El-Din Abou El-Mahasen Street, Apartment 4, Floor 1, Garden City, Cairo Theatre CAIRO The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online's recommendations and the full programme here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Atelier 5pm CAIRO “The Literary Meeting,”an open seminar. El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO The cultural salon hosts poet Mohamed Ahmed Bahgat. Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647 Dance/Music 7:30pm CAIRO El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance. Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Dokkan, part of Mazzika Fi Al-Sath ("Music on the Roof") concerts. Darb 1718 Kasr El-Shamaa Street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Cairo Opera Company and Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Mohamed Saad Basha. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House's summer festival. Check the full programme here. Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria Music 8:30pm CAIRO Shady Ahmed and Ousso feat. Tarek Abdulkawi. Elbet Alwan, 5 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week. Nesma Abdel Aziz Thursday 28 July
Exhibition Last day CAIRO Three-day exhibition Al-Waqt Al-Masy, featuring the most notable artworks that were produced during the painting workshop by the artist Ahmed Sabry. Read Ahram Online's Art Alert on the exhibition here. Medrar Gallery, 7 Gamal El-Din Abou El-Mahasen Street, Apartment 4, Floor 1, Garden City, Cairo Theatre CAIRO The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online's recommendations and the full programme here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Theatre 11:30am CAIRO Hikayat Athareyya, a puppet and shadow theatre performance. Children's Creativity Centre, Beit El-Eini, behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo Discussion 6pm CAIRO Discussion titled Contemporary Iran's Identity Crisis. Bayt El-Sinnari, Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Performance of play Saheb El-Somow. Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Performance 7pm CAIRO El-Sameteen troupe conducted by Reda Abd El-Aziz. Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647 Theatre 7pm CAIRO The Egyptian Mawlawiya troupe, led by Sufi singer Amer Al-Toni, performs Sufi dances and songs. El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Iman Bahr Darwish. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House's summer festival. Check the full programme here. Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria Music 8:30pm CAIRO Saleeb Sufi Project. Read more here. El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week. Marcel Khalife (Photo: Al Ahram) Friday 29 July
Theatre CAIRO The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online's recommendations and the full programme here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Theatre 7:30pm CAIRO Puppet and shadow theatre performance, scripted and directed by Nabil Bahgat. Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Qatf El-Kaserat ("Picking Minors"), directed by Ereiny Samir. Read more here. Heliopolis Library Theatre, 42 Orouba Street, Heliopolis, Cairo Music 8:30pm CAIRO Concert featuring Egyptian singer and songwriter Maryam Saleh and electronic music producer Zeid Hamdan. A second concert is scheduled for Saturday 30 July. Read more here. Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Marimba player Nesma Abdel Aziz. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House's summer festival. Check the full programme here. Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria Music 8:30pm ALEXANDRIA Marcel Khalife concert. The event opens the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Still from Saleeb Sufi's 2014 performance at El-Genaina Theatre (Photo: YouTube) Saturday 30 July
Theatre CAIRO The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online's recommendations and the full programme here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Music 8:30pm CAIRO Maryam Saleh and Zeid Hamdan concert. El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa, Cairo Poetry/Music 7pm CAIRO Celebrating the anniversary of the 23 July Revolution with a night of poetry and music. Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647 Dance/Music 7:30pm CAIRO El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance. Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Film 12pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of Pinocchio as part of the Cinema for Children programme. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Amdan El-Nour troupe. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House's summer festival. Check the full programme here. Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria Music 8:30pm ALEXANDRIA Basata band. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week. (Photo: from Katf Al Kaserat play's promotional material)
Sunday 31 July
Theatre CAIRO The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online's recommendations and the full programme here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Lecture 7pm CAIRO The cultural salon holds a lecture titled “Poetry and Music in Our Lives”. El-Amir Taz Palace, 27 El-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo Poetry 7:30pm CAIRO A poetry night with established poet Ahmed Abd El-Moaty and a number of young poets. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit El-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo Music 7:30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai. Beit El-Sehemi, El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, El-Muez Street, Old Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Abu Shaar troupe. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House's summer festival. Check the full programme here. Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria Music 8:30pm CAIRO A night of spiritual music with Resalet Salam troupe. Qubbat Al-Ghouri (Al-Ghouri Dome), Al-Azhar, Cairo Music 8:30pm ALEXANDRIA El Nafeekha band. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Basata band (Photo: Event Facebook page) EXHIBITIONS this week
Exhibition 26-28 July CAIRO Three-day exhibition Al-Waqt Al-Masy, featuring the most notable artworks that were produced during the painting workshop by the artist Ahmed Sabry. Read Ahram Online's Art Alert on the exhibition here. Medrar Gallery, 7 Gamal El-Din Abou El-Mahasen Street, Apartment 4, Floor 1, Garden City, Cairo Exhibition 3 July - 3 Aug CAIRO Works by Samir Rafi. Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Asem Street, off Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 29 May- 30 July CAIRO Encoding, an exhibition by Hoda Ragaa Hosam Elsawah and Noura Seif. Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 30 May- 16 Sept CAIRO The Sweetest Haven, by Adam Henein and Bahaa Amer. Art Talks, 8 El-Kamel Mohamed Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 15 June - 30 July CAIRO Summer Collection, group exhibition. Art Corner, 12 Sayed El-Bakry Street, Zamalek, Cairo For more arts and culture news and updates, follow Ahram Online Arts and Culture on Twitter at @AhramOnlineArts and on Facebook at Ahram Online: Arts & Culture
