Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Sunday 9 October
Film CAIRO Screening of Very Big Shot. Read more here. Hours: 12pm, 5pm Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Film CAIRO Screening of The Light between Oceans. Read more here. Hours: 2.30pm, 7.30pm, 10pm Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Film
CAIRO Shnit International Short Film festival, running till 9 October. Check the programme here. 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 St, Zamalek, Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry evening, presented by Alsamah Abdallah. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo St, 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 St, Zamalek, Cairo Inshad 7.30pm CAIRO Mawlay band. El Sawy Culturewheel - River hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of ‘Almanya: Welcome to Germany', directed by Yasemin Şamdereli. Darb 1718, Cinema El Fourn, Kasr El Sham3 St, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Orgwani and Disorder concert, part of Oufuqy Music Forum. Fine Arts Museum, Manasha St, Moharam bek, Alexandria Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Documentary Film Forum: Screening of Armies of the Sun, directed by Shadi Abdel Salam (1974) 40 min Arabic with English subtitles.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, auditorium hall, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA HOH concert: Hany Adel, Ousso Lotfy and Hany Eldakkak. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week SHNIT shorts film festival taking place in Cairo among other cities around the world (Photo: part of promotional material by SHNIT) Monday 10 October
Film CAIRO Screening of Very Big Shot. Read more here. Hours: 12pm, 5pm Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Film CAIRO Screening of The Light between Oceans. Read more here. Hours: 2.30pm, 10pm Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition Last Days CAIRO Voyage, a painting exhibit by Alex'n Neple Pham, running till 12 October. Nile Art Gallery, 14 El Montazah St, Zamalek, Cairo Music 6pm CAIRO Star of the Orient music and visual performance. Darb 1718, Cinema El Fourn, Kasr El Sham3 St, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo Exhibition opening 6.30pm CAIRO Alive Memory exhibition, by artist Ibrahim Khatab.
Safarkhan Gallery 6, Brazil St, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Karaoke night. ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo Book discussion 7pm CAIRO Writer Doha Assi will discuss her novel, 104 Al Kahera (104 Cairo). Alef Bookstore, 33 Geziret Al Arab, Mohandessin, above Club Aldo, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of the documentary 28 Nights and a Poem by Akram Zaatari. Attendees need to register through this link. Townhouse Rawabet, 3 Hussein El-Memar St, Downtown, Cairo Theatre 7.30pm CAIRO Kalam lel Bei' concert. El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of Tarkovsky's Solaris (1972). Magnolia. Leaves of Art 12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of Arabian Nights: Vol1 The Restless One (2015). Balcon Heliopolis 26 Sohag St, Heliopolis, Cairo Dance/Music 8pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Trio concert by Dalia Farouk (soprano), Doaa Saber (flute) and Mona Wassef (harp). The program includes works by Grieg, Poulenc, Sarmanto, Webber, Debussy, Hasselmans among others. Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Fouad and Munib: piano and violin recital. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria Dance 8pm ALEXANDRIA Dance Performance: Cactus Flower. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, small hall, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week The Light between Oceans screening at Zawya (Photo: Still from the film) Tuesday 11 October
Film CAIRO Screening of Very Big Shot. Read more here. Hours: 12pm, 5pm Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Film CAIRO Screening of The Light between Oceans. Read more here. Hours: 2.30pm, 7.30pm, 10pm Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Book discussion 7pm CAIRO Writers Amr Kamel and Karim Taha will discuss their book,Ketab Al-Ashrar (Book of the Bad People) Alef Bookstore, 132 Al-Merghany St, Heliopolis, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Oshaq Al-Nagham (The Melody Lovers) band plays classical Arab songs and music El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Wisdom Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Hageen and Almena, part of Oufuqy Music Forum French Institute, El Nabi Daniel St. Off Fouad St., Raml station, 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) Wednesday 12 October
Film CAIRO Screening of The Light between Oceans Hours: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 10pm Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Film 6pm CAIRO Screening of “The Incomplete Works of Youssef Chahine”: A Talk led by film critic Mohamed El Masry Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of The Chorus (Les Choristes) Magnolia. Leaves of Art 12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo Dance/Music 8pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Open ceremony of the 20th National Film Festival. The festival runs until 20 October Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO El-Khan troupe El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Beatles X El Sat7: Obladi trio Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 St, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Piano and violin recital by Fouad and Mounib El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Wisdom Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Books 11am-11pm ALEXANDRIA Book fair, 12-21 October Bayt El Kotob, Zahran Roshdi st, Alexandria (tel 01067274880, 03-5822660) Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Xndria Records, part of Oufuqy Music Forum French Institute, El Nabi Daniel St. Off Fouad St., Raml station, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Massar Egbari during release of their debut album (Photo: Massar Egbari Facebook Page) Thursday 13 October
Book discussion 7pm CAIRO Writer Doha Assi will discuss her novel, 104 Al Kahera (104 Cairo). Alef Bookstore, 33 Geziret Al Arab, Al Mohandesseen, above Club Aldo, Cairo Poetry 7.30pm CAIRO Ay Kalam Bas Tamam (Any Kind of Talk but Alright), an evening of poetry by Poet Walaa Farouq El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Word Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Violin recital by Omar Akl El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Wisdom Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Sherif El-Shazly & Sheva, with opening act by Youssef Alimam ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screenings of the films participating in the 20th National Film Festival. The festival runs between 12 and 20 October Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Omar Akl concert El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Ahmed Rabie band Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO The Perfect; dance performance by Forsan El Sharq for Heritage Dance Company. The performance runs between 13 and 16 October. Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Books 11am-11pm ALEXANDRIA Book fair, 12-21 October Bayt El Kotob, Zahran Roshdi st, Alexandria (tel 01067274880, 03-5822660) Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Violin and harp recital Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA National Arabic Music Ensemble Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: still from Time of My Life film) Friday 14 October
Music 4pm CAIRO Two concerts by Masar Egbari El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Music 4.30pm CAIRO Star of the Orient musical and visual performance El-Genaina Theatre, El-Azhar Park, Salah Salem road, El-Darassa, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Battle of Plays, Tristo vs Toctonic Heliopolis Library, 42 Orouba street, Beirut street, Heliopolis, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screenings of the films participating in the 20th National Film Festival. The festival runs between 12 and 20 October Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music and magic 8pm CAIRO Music, magic & card tricks with Tamer El-Badihy Magnolia. Leaves of Art 12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO The Perfect; dance performance by Forsan El Sharq for Heritage Dance Company. The performance runs between 13 and 16 October. Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Mexican music with soprano Jessica Loaiza Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Shereen Abdo goes Jazzy ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO Puppet and shadow theatre performance, scripted and directed by Nabil Bahgat. Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Books 11am-11pm ALEXANDRIA Book fair, 12-21 October Bayt El Kotob, Zahran Roshdi st, Alexandria (tel 01067274880, 03-5822660) Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Tarbiea Band Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Hoda Hosny Ensemble Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Star of the Orient performance (Photo: part of promotional material by El-Genaina Theatre) Saturday 15 October
Exhibition Last days 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. The exhibition runs until 17 October. ABn'G World, 2 Taha Hussain Street, Ismail Mohamed Building, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Battle of Plays, Tristo vs Toctonic Heliopolis Library, 42 Orouba street, interesting Beirut street, Heliopolis, Cairo Dance/Music 8pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screenings of the films participating in the 20th National Film Festival. The festival runs between 12 and 20 October Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO The Perfect; dance performance by Forsan El Sharq for Heritage Dance Company. The performance runs between 13 and 16 October. Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Cairo Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky's Great Symphonies. Symphony no. 5 in E minor. The concert will also include Ahmed El Saedi's Prologue for Full Orchestra and Ibert's Flute Concerto. Conductor: Nayden Todorov, soloist: Mina Ghobrial. Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Orange Blossom El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem road, El-Darassa, Cairo Books 11am-11pm ALEXANDRIA Book fair, 12-21 October Bayt El Kotob, Zahran Roshdi st, Alexandria (tel 01067274880, 03-5822660) Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Family concert: BA Orchestra conducted by Mohamed Saad Basha will perform Favorite Classics Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Book by Doha Assy "Cairo 104" (Photo: courtesy of Doha Assy) Sunday 16 October Exhibition Last days CAIRO Return to The Factory, and exhibition by Fathi Afifi. Exhibition runs until 18 October Ofok Gallery, Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour street, Giza Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of Time of my Life (2012) Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screenings of the films participating in the 20th National Film Festival. The festival runs between 12 and 20 October Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO The Perfect; dance performance by Forsan El Sharq for Heritage Dance Company. The performance runs between 13 and 16 October. Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, 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 St, Cairo Books 11am-11pm ALEXANDRIA Book fair, 12-21 October Bayt El Kotob, Zahran Roshdi st, Alexandria (tel 01067274880, 03-5822660) Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Fiction Film Forum: Kurdish-Asian Cinema Screening of film The Road, directed by Serif Gӧren and Yilmaz Güney (Turkey, 1982) 114 min Turkish and Kurdish with Arabic subtitles
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, auditorium hall, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Wust El Balad band Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria Trio concert by Dalia Farouk (soprano), Doaa Saber (flute) and Mona Wassef (harp) 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 St, off Al-Moaiz St 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 St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo Exhibition 3 Oct - 18 Oct CAIRO Return to The Factory, and exhibition by Fathi Afifi Ofok Gallery, Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour street, Giza Exhibition 10 Oct - 10 Nov CAIRO Ibrahim Khatab "Alive Memory" Safarkhan Gallery 6, Brazil St., Zamalek, 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 St., 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 St., Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 9 - 25 Oct CAIRO ‘A Dream', an exhibition by artist Wagih Yassa. Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St, Zamalek, 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 St, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition 25 Sep - 9 Nov CAIRO They Usually Lie Around a Grotto, by Bryony Dunne. Read more here. Townhouse Factory, 10 Nabarawy street, off Champolion street, Downtown, Cairo. 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
