Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Sunday 14 August
Theatre 6pm CAIRO Zay El-Nas play, directed by Hani Afifi. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 6.30pm CAIRO Page Number 13. Check our Art Alert here. Hosapeer Theatre, off Galaa Street, Downtown Cairo Seminar 6.30pm CAIRO “The 26th Nawal Al-Saadawi Gathering,” a seminar by writer and intellectual Professor Nawal Al-Saadawi. The event also features a discussion of Professor Israa Montasser's book, Al-Maraa Wa Al-Siraa Al-Nafsi (Women and Psychological Conflict). Heliopolis Library, Beirut Street, Heliopolis, Cairo Discussion 7pm CAIRO Cultural salon. Creativity Centre, Al-Amir Taz Palace, 27 Al-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry night on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Salah Abd El-Sabour's death. The night will feature a number of established poets including Ahmed Abd El-Moaty Hegzay, Mohamed Soliman, Ahmed Megahed, Abd El-Hakam El-Aalami. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Sunday Screening: Love, Theft and Other Entanglements. Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Mona Burkhardt, Granada, with El-Melodias Encantadoras Orquesta. Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo Film 8.30pm CAIRO August Danish Film Night: screening of A Hijacking. Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al-Fakhareen, 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-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, El-Muaaz Street, Cairo Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Massar Egbari in concert. 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 Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: Still from the Page Number 13 trailer)
Monday 15 Aug
Film 2pm CAIRO Film screening for children. Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647 Theatre 6pm CAIRO Zay El-Nas play, directed by Hani Afifi. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Theatre 7.30pm CAIRO Nubet Sahayan (An Awakening Turn), a play performed by Utopia Theatre Company, written by Utopia Company and directed by Mohamed Hafez. El-Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July Street, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Fouad and Mounib concert. Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of Son of Saul (2015). 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 Egyptian singer Ali El-Helbawy in concert. 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 Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: from Son of Saul poster) Tuesday 16 Aug
Theatre 6pm CAIRO Zay El-Nas play, directed by Hani Afifi. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Talk 6pm CAIRO Talk: 'Role of Art in the Environment: The Way of Yodogawa Technique,' curated by Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art The Japan Foundation Cairo Office, 5th Fl., Cairo Centre Bldg., 106 Kasr Al-Aini Street, Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Jaafra music by Arab tribes from Aswan. 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, 11461, El-Dawaween, Cairo (Close to Saad Zaghloul Metro Station) Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of Nuovo Cinema Paradiso. El-Cabina, Cinema Rio Street, Alexandria (tel: 0111 793 8219) Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Omar Khairat accompanied by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra. 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, Great Hall, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Cover photo of 'From Rags to Riches' project, curated by Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art. Talk about ‘Role of Art in the Environment: The Way of Yodogawa Technique' will take place this week Wednesday 17 Aug
Music CAIRO Opening of Citadel Festival for Music and Singing, with concert by Les Petits Chats. Check the full programme here. Mahka Theatre, Saladin Citadel, Cairo. Theatre 6pm CAIRO Zay El-Nas play, directed by Hani Afifi. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Book signing 7pm CAIRO Writer Omar Ewais will sign his book, 6 Rekhter (6 Richter). Diwan Bookstore 159, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Seminar 7pm CAIRO 'The Psychology of Creativity and its Effect on Society,' a seminar by Professor Shaker Abdel-Hamid and poet Al-Sayed Hassan. Greater Cairo Library 15 Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Mazaher Ensemble. 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, 11461, El Dawaween, Cairo (Close to Saad Zaghloul Metro Station) Theatre 8pm CAIRO Karakeeb Al-Sahara…Goya (The Junk of the Witches…Goya), directed by Hisham Ali. Balloon Theatre Agouza, Salah Jahin Hall, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO Mazzika x El-Sat7, Sorour Project. Check our Art Alert here. Darb 1718, Kasr El Shamaa Street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, behind the Hanging Church and Amr Mosque Music 9.30pm CAIRO Concert featuring Hany Must, Farida El-Gueretly and Yasmine Samy. Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, from Maraashly Street, Zamalek, Cairo Books 7pm ALEXANDRIA Discussion of the short story collection ‘Fatma Taiesh Al-Helm' (Fatma Lives the Dream) by novelist Mohamed Abbas Ali. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Omar Khairat accompanied by the Bibiotheca Alexandrina Orchestra. 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, Great Hall, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: part of promotional material for the Citadel festival for Music and Singing) Thursday 18 Aug
Music CAIRO Citadel Festival for Music and Singing. Check the full programme here. Mahka Theatre, Saladin Citadel, Cairo. Film 5pm CAIRO Screening of Bollywood film 'Bang Bang!' Followed by the discussion. Free entry, by registration only. Email: [email protected] Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, 3 Abul Feda Street, 2nd floor, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 6pm CAIRO Zay El-Nas play, directed by Hani Afifi. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Concert by Banat Nour Eskendereya troupe for Arabic music. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Book signing 7pm CAIRO Writer Amr Al-Guindi will sign his book, Entehar bi Ra'ehat Al Koronfol (Suicide with a Scent of Cloves). Diwan Bookstore 159, 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Karakeeb Al-Sahara…Goya (The Junk of the Witches…Goya), directed by Hisham Ali. Balloon Theatre Agouza, Salah Jahin Hall, Cairo Theatre 9.30pm CAIRO ‘Rasmy, Fahmi, Nazmi,' a comedy written and directed by Ahmed El-Abiari and starring Riham Said, Talaat Zakariya and Tarek El-Abiari. El-Rihany Theatre 17 Emad Eddin Street, El-Azbakiya, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Mohamed Tarek live performance. Teatro Eskendria, 25 Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria Books 7.30pm ALEXANDRIA Discussion of ‘Sho'araa Al-Fusha Fi Al-Eskendereya' by writer Mokhtar Attia. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA The Jets Band in concert. 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 Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Sorour Project (Photo: Part of promotional material) Friday 19 Aug
Music CAIRO Citadel Festival for Music and Singing. Check the full programme here. Mahka Theatre, Saladin Citadel, Cairo. Theatre 6pm CAIRO Zay El-Nas play, directed by Hani Afifi. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, 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 CAIRO Concert by Peace of Sound, an acoustic duo featuring guitarist and vocalist Tarek El-Assi and pianist and vocalist Silver Caplazi. Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, off Mohamed Mazhar Street, Ground Floor, Apt No 4, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Karakeeb Al-Sahara … Goya (The Junk of the Witches …Goya), directed by Hisham Ali. Balloon Theatre Agouza, Salah Jahin Hall, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Lost and Found by Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Arts School (DAAS) students. Check our Art Alert here. Falaki Theatre, Falaki Street, American University Campus, Downtown Cairo Theatre 9.30pm CAIRO ‘Rasmy, Fahmi, Nazmi,' a comedy written and directed by Ahmed El-Abiari and starring Riham Said, Talaat Zakariya and Tarek El-Abiari. El-Rihany Theatre 17 Emad Eddin Street, El-Azbakiya, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Ahmed Hawary (Keko) live performance. Teatro Eskendria, 25 Fouad Street. Raml Station, Alexandria, Music 7.30pm ALEXANDRIA A play for children. 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 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Qarar Ezala band in concert. 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 Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: Still from Love, Theft and Other Entanglements) Saturday 20 Aug
Music CAIRO Citadel Festival for Music and Singing. Check the full programme here. Mahka Theatre, Saladin Citadel, Cairo. Exhibition last days CAIRO A group exhibition showcases 40 paintings by 20 artists tackling Egypt and the features of its people as a main theme. The exhibition runs until 24 August. Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 5pm & 7pm CAIRO Fi Qalby Ontha Ebreyya (A Jewish Woman in my Heart) Check our Art Alert here. Hosapeer Theatre, off Galaa Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO ‘Mawteni' theatrical performance. Creativity Centre, Al-Amir Taz Palace, 27 Al-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo Theatre 7.30pm CAIRO ‘Rasmy, Fahmi, Nazmi,' a comedy written and directed by Ahmed El-Abiari and starring Riham Said, Talaat Zakariya and Tarek El-Abiari. El-Rihany Theatre 17 Emad Eddin Street, El-Azbakiya, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Theatre Time tba CAIRO 'El-Oum Al-Shogaa' (The Brave Mother), a play starring actress Raghda, actor Mahmoud Al-Guindi, directed by Mohamed Omar. Miami Theatre Maarouf, Qasr Al-Nil, Downtown, Cairo Performance 7pm ALEXANDRIA A storytelling performance by Yasser Fawzi. Teatro Eskendria, 25 Fouad Street. Raml Station, Alexandria, Music 7.30pm ALEXANDRIA A play for children. 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 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra conducted by Khaled El-Showeikh. 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 Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week From the performance of Lost and Found in April 2014. (Photo: Bassam Al Zoghby)
Sunday 21 Aug
Music CAIRO Citadel Festival for Music and Singing. Check the full programme here. Mahka Theatre, Saladin Citadel, Cairo Exhibition last days
CAIRO A Summer Exhibition, featuring the work of three artists: Youssry Dessouki, Hussein Fathy, Mai Grace. The exhibition runs until 24 August. Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry Street, Zamalek, Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry night celebrating poet Ahmed Suweilam's State Encouragement Award. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Pharaonic music concert under the supervision of Khairy El-Malt. Creativity Centre, Al-Amir Taz Palace, 27 Al-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo Film 8.30pm CAIRO Screening of Short Term 12. Check our Art Alert here. Cinema El-Fourn, in Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa, El-Fakhareen, 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-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, El-Muaaz Street, Cairo Theatre 9pm CAIRO ‘Hikaya Masriyya' performance by El-Haqeeba Theatre. El-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo Theatre Time TBA CAIRO 'El-Oum Al-Shogaa' (The Brave Mother), a play starring actress Raghda, actor Mahmoud Al-Guindi, directed by Mohamed Omar. Miami Theatre Maarouf, Qasr Al-Nil, Downtown, Cairo Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA The Wave Jazz 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 Short Term 12) EXHIBITIONS this week
Exhibition ongoing CAIRO Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre's products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery. Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo Exhibition ongoing CAIRO A permanent exhibition of the centre's ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayameya products. Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam Street, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo Exhibition 11 - 19 Aug CAIRO 'The First Step,' paintings by Raheel Hassan Haddad. The works are displayed in Earth and Word Halls. El-Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July Street, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 3 - 24 Aug CAIRO A Summer Exhibition, featuring the work of three artists: Youssry Dessouki, Hussein Fathy, Mai Grace. Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition until 24 Aug CAIRO A group exhibition showcases 40 paintings by 20 artists tackling Egypt and the features of its people as a main theme. Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 31 Jul- tba CAIRO Time Circle, by Amr Hamid. Kafein, 28 Sharif Street, Abdeen, Downtown Cairo Exhibition until 31 Aug CAIRO 'Bread II,' a collective art exhibition showcasing different art mediums, including photography, video and installations. Darb 1718, Kasr El-Sham3 Street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo Exhibition 30 May-16 Sep CAIRO The Sweetest Haven, by Adam Henein and Bahaa Amer. Art Talks, 8 El-Kamel Mohamed Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition CAIRO 12 Aug- 30 Sep “Art for All,” a group exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Abdel-Nasr Sheha, Omar Al-Nagdi, Mustafa Rahma, Fathi Afifi, Esmat Dawastashy, Mervat Refaat and Neven Al-Sisi. Salama Gallery, 36 Ahmed Oraby Street, Mohandeseen, Cairo (Photo: fragment from artwork by Amr Hamid, part of "Time Circle" exhibition) 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
