Comix 11am-10pm CAIRO Cairo Comix Festival runs between 30 September and 2 October. Check the programme here. The American University in Cairo, Downtown Cairo Exhibition CAIRO Roznama exhibition continues till 5 October. Read our review here. - Medrar, 7 Gamal El-Din Abou El-Mahasen Street, Garden City. - Mashrabiya, 8 Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo. - Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek Film CAIRO Screening of the award-winning Lebanese film Ketir Kebir (Very Big Shot). Read more here. Hours: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 10pm.
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry night celebrating 6th of October War anniversary. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO Windows, exhibition by artist Dina El-Gharib. The exhibition will run until 20 October. Gallery Misr, 4a Ibn Zinky Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of films produced during the 48-hour film project competition over the past four years. Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown 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, El-Muaaz Street, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO AndroMidA in concert. El-Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of ‘Laurence Anyways', directed by Xavier Dolan. ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of films from Cannes Short Film Festival 2015 Auditorium Hall, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Poster from 3asoutouh (Photo: part of promotional material for Cairo Comics) Monday 3 October
Film CAIRO Screening of the award-winning Lebanese film Ketir Kebir (Very Big Shot). Read more here. Hours: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Exhibition Opening 7pm Hall of Art, an exclusive exhibition with works by over 15 renowned artists, including Omar El-Nagdy, George Bahgoury and Omar Abdel Zaher among others. ABn'G World, 2 Taha Hussain Street, Ismail Mohamed Building, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO ‘Habaytek Ya Masr' play by Ahlam Masr troupe. El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Karaoke night. ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Exhibition Last Days 7pm CAIRO Paper Doll, exhibition by artist Nagat Farouk. The exhibition runs until 6 October. Al-Kahila art gallery, 15a El-Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz Street, Mohandiseen, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of Michael Jackson's 'This Is It', directed by Kenny Ortega. Magnolia. Leaves of Art 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of Arabian Nights: Vol 1 The Restless One (2015). Balcon Heliopolis 26 Sohag Street, Heliopolis, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Spartacus ballet. Read more here. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Karim Hossam in concert. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 6pm ALEXANDRIA Classical music appreciation sessions: first lecture. Why does classical music matter and introduction to Baroque era. Lecture by Hisham Gabr. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Lebanese film Very Big shot screening at Zawya (Photo: Still from the film) Tuesday 4 October
Film CAIRO Screening of the award-winning Lebanese film Ketir Kebir (Very Big Shot). Read more here. Hours: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 6pm CAIRO ‘Manamnat Tarikhiyya' play, directed by Tarek Ragheb. El-Amir Taz Palace, 27 El-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo Lecture 6.30pm CAIRO Egyptian artist and photojournalist Heba Khalifa to discuss her most recent project ‘Handmade'. Read more here. Rawabet Theatre, 3 Hussein Al-Meamar Street, Cairo, Egypt Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Bab El-Wadaa. Osiris,1 Hassan Mourad Street. from Qasr El-Aini, 2nd floor, Garden City, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO Cactus Flower dance performance. AUC Falaki Theatre, 113 Kasr El-Aini Street (AUC campus), Downtown Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Spartacus ballet. Read more here. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Sefsaffa and Hageen troupes in concert. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Ahmed Yehia as Spartacus in Spartacus ballet by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company, 2014 (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)
Wednesday 5 October
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CAIRO Shnit International Short Film festival, running till 9 October. Several venues Theatre 6pm CAIRO ‘Manamnat Tarikhiyya' play, directed by Tarek Ragheb. El-Amir Taz Palace, 27 El-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of ‘Au hasard Balthazar', directed by Robert Bresson. Magnolia, Leaves of Art 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO Cactus Flower dance performance. AUC Falaki Theatre, 113 Kasr El-Aini Street (AUC campus), Downtown Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Karakeeb band as part of Mazzika X El-Sat7 musical nights. Darb 1718, Kasr El-Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Spartacus ballet. Read more here. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Film/Lecture 6pm ALEXANDRIA Documentary film salon, presented by director Ahmed Fouad Darwish. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA AlHadraa troupe in concert. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Windows exhibition by Dina El Gharib (Photo: fragment of artwork posted on Facebook as the exhibition's promotion) Thursday 6 October
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CAIRO Shnit International Short Film festival, running till 9 October. Several venues Music 8pm CAIRO Concert celebrating iconic musician Refaat Garana The Beshtak Palace (Qasr Bashtak), Bayn El-Qasrayn, Moez Street, Islamic Cairo Puppet theatre/Music 6pm CAIRO The Sakia Puppet Theatre troupe brings back the sounds of Egyptian icon Umm Kalthoum and her full band. El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week The Contents of the Grocery Bag exhibition (Photo: Part of promotional material on Facebook) Friday 7 October
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CAIRO Shnit International Short Film festival, running till 9 October. Several venues Puppet theatre 3pm CAIRO The Sakia Puppet Theatre troupe presents ‘Aghla Min Al-Zahab' and ‘Al-Tefl Al-Moageza'. El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 5pm CAIRO Film screening on the occasion of the 6th of October War anniversary. Artistic 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 Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Cairo's Townhouse Rawabet hosts Egyptian artist and photojournalist Heba Khalifa on Tuesday 4 October. (Photo: Fragment from promotional material) Saturday 8 October
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CAIRO Shnit International Short Film festival, running till 9 October. Several venues Music 6pm CAIRO New York's Metropolitan Opera new season opens with Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Read more here. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Inshad by Waslet Samaa. El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO Celebrating 6th of October War anniversary with Showayyet Fan troupe. Beit El-Sehemi, El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, El-Muaaz Street, Cairo Open-mic night 7pm CAIRO Mashrou3 Al-Mareekh. Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo Music 6pm ALEXANDRIA New York's Metropolitan Opera new season opens with Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Read more here. Bibiotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Tristan und Isolde (Photo: Met Opera promotional material) Sunday 9 October Film
CAIRO Shnit International Short Film festival, running till 9 October. Several venues Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO ‘A Dream', an exhibition by artist Wagih Yassa. The exhibition runs until 25 October. Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem Street, Zamalek, Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry evening, presented by Alsamah Abdallah. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo Puppet theatre/Music 7pm CAIRO The Sakia Puppet Theatre troupe revives music of iconic Egyptian singer Abdel-Halim Hafez. El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Inshad 7.30pm CAIRO Mawlay band. El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of ‘Almanya: Welcome to Germany', directed by Yasemin Şamdereli. Darb 1718, Cinema El Fourn, Kasr El-Sham3 Street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, 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, El-Muaaz St, Cairo Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA Atelier, directed by Sherif Abbas. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El-Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria SHNIT shorts film festival taking place in Cairo among other cities around the world (Photo: part of promotional material by SHNIT) 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 28 Sep - 28 Oct CAIRO When Art Becomes Liberty: The Egyptian Surrealists (1938-1965). Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 28 Sep - 12 Oct CAIRO Voyage, a painting exhibit by Alex'n Neple Pham. Nile Art Gallery, 14 El-Montazah Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 1 Oct - 30 Nov CAIRO Sculpture Now, a collective sculpture exhibition featuring over 45 artists. Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa, El-Fakhareen, Cairo Exhibition 3 Oct - 17 Oct CAIRO Hall of Art, an exclusive exhibition with works by over 15 renowned artists, including Omar El-Nagdy, George Bahgoury and Omar Abdel Zaher among others. ABn'G World, 2 Taha Hussain Street, Ismail Mohamed Building, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 2 - 20 Oct CAIRO Windows, exhibition by artist Dina El-Gharib. Gallery Misr, 4a Ibn Zinky Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 18 Sep - 5 Oct CAIRO Spirit of the places by artist Reda Abd El-Salam. Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 9 - 25 Oct CAIRO ‘A Dream', an exhibition by artist Wagih Yassa. Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 21 Sep - 5 Oct CAIRO The Collector's Eye. Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 26 Sep- 6 Oct CAIRO Paper Doll, exhibition by artist Nagat Farouk. Al-Kahila Art Gallery, 15a El-Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz Street, Mohandiseen, Cairo Exhibition 22 Sep- 22 Oct CAIRO The Contents of the Grocery Bag. The multimedia exhibition runs until 22 October. Read more here. Contemporary Image Collective, 22 Abdelkhalek Tharwat Street, Downtown Cairo Exhibition 25 Sep - 9 Nov CAIRO They Usually Lie Around a Grotto, by Bryone Dunne. Townhouse Factory, 10 Nabarawy Street, off Champolion Street, Downtown Cairo. Exhibition 4 Sep - 4 Oct CAIRO Roznama 5, youth group exhibition and competition for creative contemporary art works. - Medrar, 7 Gamal El- Din Abou El-Mahasen Street, Garden City - Mashrabiya, 8 Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo. - Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek. Exhibition 11 Oct - tba Gazbia Sirry: Art is my life. A retrospective. Read more here. Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil 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
