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 Film 12pm, 2:30pm, 5pm, 10pm CAIRO Captain Fantastic. Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 5pm & 7pm CAIRO Fi Qalby Ontha Ebreyya ("A Jewish Woman in my Heart"), directed by Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz. Hosapeer Theatre, off Galaa Street, Downtown Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry night celebrating poet Ahmed Suweilam's State Encouragement Award. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit El-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Pharaonic music concert under the supervision of Khairy El-Malt. Creativity Centre, El-Amir Taz Palace, 27 El-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Bullets over Broadway, directed by Woody Allen. ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Singer Iman Al-Aasali in a repertoire of classical Arab songs El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom Hall, 26th July Street, Zamalek, 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 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 Muezz Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo Theatre Time TBA CAIRO El-Oum El-Shogaa ("The Brave Mother"), a play starring actress Raghda, actor Mahmoud El-Guindi, directed by Mohamed Omar. Miami Theatre Maarouf, Qasr El-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
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(Photo: Still from My Love Awaits Me by the Sea)
Monday 22 August
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 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 Film 12pm, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm, 10pm CAIRO Captain Fantastic. Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Music 6pm CAIRO Ghona Masri troupe in concert. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Photography 7pm CAIRO The Sawy Camera Club, a seminar featuring photo-journalist Karim Nabil El Sawy Culturewheel - Word Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Steve Jobs (2015), directed by Danny Boyle. Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo Dance/Music 7:30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015), directed by Amy Berg. 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 Sheikh Alzain. 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 Janis: Little Girl Blue) Tuesday 23 August
Film 12pm, 2:30pm, 5pm, 10pm CAIRO Captain Fantastic. Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Pantomime 6pm CAIRO El Sawy Culturewheel 12th Mime Festival. The event will continue on 24 August. El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 6pm CAIRO Ghona Masri troupe in concert. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO Blossoming Inspirations, an exhibition displaying works by three artists, Amina Salem, Hend El-Falafly and Klay Kassem. The exhibition will run until 1 September. Read more here. Al-Kahila Gallery,15 El-Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz Street, Mohandiseen, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO 8MM (Eight Millimeter), directed by Joel Schumacher. Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Special screening: My Love Awaits me by the Sea, with the presence of the director Mais Darwazah. Check our Art Alert here. Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Jaafra music by Arab tribes from Aswan featuring Sayed Rekabi. Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts - Makan, 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 Music & Poetry 6pm ALEXANDRIA Poetry and music evening featuring three young poets: Mohamed Maghawry, Shaimaa Abdalla and Mohamed Al Behei. Teatro Eskendria, 25 Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria Music 8:30pm ALEXANDRIA Karakeeb 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 Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
(Photo: Part of promotional material from exhibition Blossoming Inspirations at Al-Kahila Gallery)
Wednesday 24 August
Poetry 6pm CAIRO An evening of poetry by poet Ahmed Al-Refaei. El Sawy Culturewheel - Word Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Pantomime 6pm CAIRO El Sawy Culturewheel 12th Mime Festival. The event began on 23 August. El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 6pm CAIRO Ghona Masri troupe in concert. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO A Short Film about Killing (Krótki Film O Zabijaniu), directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo Photography 7pm CAIRO Mohamed Aly Eddin will talk about how to plan and build a good photo essay, with tips for amateurs and professionals alike, helpful for all genres of photography. Read more here. Photopia, 15 El-Somal Street, Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo Dance/Music 7:30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Mazaher ensemble (zar music & songs). Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts - Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, 11461, El-Dawaween, Cairo (Close to Saad Zaghloul metro station) Music 8:30 CAIRO Classic x El Sat7: Awtar Quartet. Check our Art Alert here. Darb 1718 Kasr El Shama Street, El-Fakhareen, Cairo Books 6:30pm ALEXANDRIA Discussion of a novel by Intissar Abd El-Monem. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 8:30pm ALEXANDRIA Ahmed Al Haggar. 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: Part of promotional material by Photopia)
Thursday 25 August
Music 6pm CAIRO Ghona Masri troupe in concert. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Standup comedy 7pm CAIRO A stand-up comedy show by Ali Qandil. El Sawy Culturewheel - River Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Peace of Sound Live Show 3elbat Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Do'souka band in concert. ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO El-Nafikha band. Read more about the band here. El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Sorour Project Teatro Eskendria 25 Fouad Street. Raml Station, Alexandria Music 8:30pm ALEXANDRIA Two bands: Storm and Zajel. 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
Awtar Quartet (Photo: courtesy of Awtar Quartet)
Friday 26 August
Music 6pm CAIRO Ghona Masri troupe in concert. 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 & Poetry 8pm CAIRO Eskenderella band and poet Amin Haddad will present a poetry and music evening titled El-Waqt Saraqna ("Time Has Run Out"). Read more here. El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Shereen Abdo's musical project fusing Arabic melodies and rock. ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Theatre 7:30pm ALEXANDRIA Star of Orient: a theatre play for children (Sweden). 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 Rima Khcheich. 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
El Nafikha band performs at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 31 July 2016 (Photo courtesy of Bibliotheca Alexandrina)
Saturday 27 August
Exhibition last days CAIRO Bread II, a collective art exhibition showcasing different art mediums, including photography, video and installations. The exhibition runs until 31 August. Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shama Street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, Cairo, near Mar Girgis metro station Music 6pm CAIRO Ghona Masri troupe in concert. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7:30pm CAIRO Alberto Boccardi, engineer and electronic musician. Balcon Heliopolis 26 Sohag Street, Heliopolis, Cairo Dance/Music 7:30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, directed by Waleed Hammad. The play runs daily until 31 August. Falaki Theatre, Falaki Street, American University Campus, Downtown Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Samir Elturkey percussion show. 3elbat Alwan.15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8:30pm CAIRO El-Dor El-Awal. El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Cairo Theatre 7:30pm ALEXANDRIA Star of Orient: a theatre play for children (Sweden). 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 Sound of Egypt orchestra conducted by Ahmed Atef. 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 Eskenderella (L) and Amin Haddad (R)
Sunday 28 August
Music CAIRO Citadel Festival for Music and Singing. Check the full programme here. Mahka Theatre, Saladin Citadel, Cairo. Music 6pm CAIRO Ghona Masri troupe in concert. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Lecture 6pm CAIRO Lecture on "Eid Al-Ahda's Folklore" by Mostafa Gad. Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, Muezz Street, Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry night celebrating poet Abd El-Moaty Hegazy. 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, 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, Muezz Street, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, directed by Waleed Hammad. The play runs daily until 31 August. Falaki Theatre, Falaki Street, American University Campus, Downtown Cairo Music 8:30pm CAIRO Almena and Darwasha. El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Cairo Music 8:30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments. Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Concert by Resalet Salam troupe for spiritual music. Qubbat El-Ghouri (El-Ghouri Dome), Al-Azhar, Cairo Film 8pm ALEXANDRIA “Five short films in four days” – screening series of films by Egyptian filmmakers. Day 1: Screening of Aida by Maysoun El-Masry, followed by discussion with the director. 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, Auditorium hall, Alexandria Music 8:30pm ALEXANDRIA Music from Here concert with bands Telepoetic and Disorder (Egypt) 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
(Photo: Fragment from promotional material of Measure for Measure)
EXHIBITIONS this week
Exhibition ongoing CAIRO Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre's products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery. El-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Muezz 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 El-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, El-Fustat, Old Cairo Exhibition 10 Aug- 30 Sept CAIRO Summer collective exhibition: Masterpieces XV. More than 70 exclusive paintings and sculptures by established artists as well as younger talents Zamalek Art Gallery, 11, Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 7 Aug - 22 Sept CAIRO Contemporary Visions, group exhibition featuring around 70 artworks from 1939 to the present. El-Masar Gallery, 157B on 26 July Street, 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 3 - 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 16 Jun - TBA CAIRO Summer Collection 2016 Art Corner, 12 Sayed El-Bakry Street, Zamalek, 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 Shama Street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, 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 CAIRO 12 Aug- 30 Sept “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, Mohandiseen, Cairo Lebanese musician Rima Khcheich (Photo: courtesy of the Cairo Jazz Festival) 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
