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”. Al-Amir Taz Palace, 27 Al-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO Time Circle, by Amr Hamid Kafein, 28 Sharif Street, Abdeen, Downtown, 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 Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai. Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaz Street, Old Cairo 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 CAIRO Maii Waleed and Zeid Hamdan in concert. El-Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa, Cairo Film 8.30pm CAIRO Jews of Egypt. Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, from El-Maraashly Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Abu Shaar troupe. The 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 El Nafikha 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, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria (Photo: still from Jews of Egypt) Monday 1 Aug
Theatre CAIRO The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online's recommendations and the full programme here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO On the eighth death anniversary of late iconic director Youssef Chahine, Cairo Opera House hosts a week-long retrospective for the late director. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Film 8.30pm CAIRO Batman: The Killing Joke (2016). Balcon Heliopolis 26 Sohag Street, Heliopolis, Cairo Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Kathakali dance (India). 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,Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
Kathakali performer (Photo: courtesy of MACIC, Cairo) Tuesday 2 Aug
Theatre CAIRO The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online's recommendations and the full programme here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO On the eighth death anniversary of late iconic director Youssef Chahine, Cairo Opera House hosts host a week-long retrospective for the late director. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Guitarist Shaker Abdel-Rahman. El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Syrian-Swedish singer Faia Younan. Read more here. Cairo Opera House, Open Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA The Egyptian Mawlawiyyah 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 Samaei band (Egypt). 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, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria Music 8pm DAMANHOUR Egyptian singer Mohamed Mohsen. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House's summer festival. Check the full programme here. Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour Faia Younan (Photo: still from Faia Younan's song Ghani lel hob, posted on YouTube)
Wednesday 3 Aug
Theatre CAIRO The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Read more here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Kanoun and oud night with Alaa Saber. Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, from El-Maraashly Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO Dokkan, a Cairo-based experimental music project. Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al-Fakhareen, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Song recital by Rami Abul-Fotoh. El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Egyptian singer Mohamed Mohsen. 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 Eftekasat band (Egypt) 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, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria Music 8pm DAMANHOUR Egyptian singer Khaled Selim. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House's summer festival. Check the full programme here.UPDATE: Please double check with the Cairo Opera House Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour Performance 8pm PORT SAID Kathakali dance troupe from India Port Said Cultural Palace, Port Said
Youssef Chahine (Photo: Reuters)
Thursday 4 Aug
Theatre CAIRO The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Read more here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Lecture 1pm CAIRO Professor Heba Mohamed Samir delivers a lecture on the basics of drawing and qualification for art schools. Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Cairo Tel: 02 23622647 Puppet theatre 6pm & 8pm CAIRO El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of diva Um Kolthoum playing two of her much-loved songs. El Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music/Dance 7.30pm CAIRO Performance by the the Egyptian Mawlawiyah troupe. Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaz Street, Old Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Bahiyya band in concert. Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, from El-Maraashly Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Egyptian singer Khaled Selim. 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 Syrian-Swedish singer Faia Younan. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Read more here and check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria Performance 8pm ISMAILIA Kathakali dance troupe from India Ismailia Cultural Palace, Ismailia
(Photo: fragment from Good Bye, Lenin! film poster
Friday 5 Aug
Theatre CAIRO The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Read more here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Film 6pm CAIRO The Cane Reviews, Youtube show: a live show reviewing the films and screening parts of them. Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, from El-Maraashly Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO Ali El-Helbawy concert Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July street, Zamalek, 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 Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Tunisian singer Ghali Benali. 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 Egyptian singer Hani Shaker. 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, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria Music 8pm DAMANHOUR Egyptian singer Iman El-Bahr Darwish. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House's summer festival. Check the full programme here. Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
Aqsa Alwasat concert in Janaklees Studio (Photo: Aqsa Alwasat Facebook page)
Saturday 6 Aug
Theatre CAIRO The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Read more here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Comics 6pm CAIRO Garage comic magazine issue#1 release and book signing. Check our Art Alert here. Fountain Area, American University in Cairo, Tahrir Square, Downtown, Cairo Theatre 6pm CAIRO The magician, puppet and shadow theatre performance. Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Cairo Tel: 02 23622647 Performance 7pm CAIRO Kathakali dance troupe from India Cultural Palace, El Golf Area, Heliopolis, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO Bahgaga and El-Nafikha in concert. El-Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Al Ajial band. 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 Concert conducted by Selim Sahab (Egypt). The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here.UPDATE: The event is cancelled Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Aqsa Alwasat band (Egypt) 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, Small Theatre, Alexandria Music 8pm DAMANHOUR Tunisian singer Ghali Benali. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House's summer festival. Check the full programme here. Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
Maestro Selim Sahab (Photo: Bibliotheca Alexandrina facebook event page)
Sunday 7 Aug
Theatre CAIRO The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Read more here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry night featuring poets Mostafa Abd El-Meguid Selim, Mohamed Saad Bayoumi, Maher Mahran, Al Dowa Mohamed Al Dowa. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai. Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaz Street, Old Cairo Film 8.30pm CAIRO Screening of Goodbye Lenin. Check our Art Alert here. Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Cairo Lecture 6.30pm ALEXANDRIA A discussion of Iman Younes' story collection ‘Khobz Loqmet Ga'ea', the discussion will be moderated by novelist Mohamed Abd El-Wareth. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA ‘Music from here' concert with bands Soot Fel Zahma and Wasla (Egypt) concert in cooperation with Goethe Institute in Alexandria. 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, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria 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
