Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Sunday 23 October Film CAIRO Screening of Café Society (Woody Allen, 2016). Screening times: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, and 10pm. Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening a Compilation of Archival Pieces #4: Foreign Documentaries, Egyptian Newsreels from 1960s - 1890s. Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly St, Downtown, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Ali Badrakhan's The Hunger (1986). Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of Decor, followed by Q&A with director Ahmed Abdalla. Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi St, Zamalek, Cairo Poetry/Music 7pm CAIRO Poetry night celebrating colloquial poetry. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo St, 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, El-Muaaz St, Cairo Poetry/Music 8pm CAIRO Poet Salem El-Shahbani accompanied by music orchestra. El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Concert featuring Nubian troupe for drums and folk instruments and Hassaballah troupe. Qubbat Al-Ghouri (Al-Ghouri Dome), Al-Azhar, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Best Songs of Andrea Bocelli & Frank Sinatra Cairo Opera Company. Alexandria Opera House, (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of Mohamed Khan's El-Harreef (The Player, 1983). Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of Bob Dylan's I'm Not There. ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO The National Arab Music Ensemble in a repertoire of Abdel-Wahab songs. Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
img alt='I'm Not Ther' title='I'm Not Ther' src='http://english.ahram.org.eg/Media/News/2016/10/22/2016-636127651801935887-193.jpg' / Still from film I'm Not There
Monday 24 October
Exhibition last days
CAIRO ‘A Dream', an exhibition by artist Wagih Yassa. The exhibition runs until 25 October. Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St, Zamalek, Cairo Film CAIRO Screening of Café Society (Woody Allen, 2016). Screening times: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm and 10pm. Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Poetry 5pm CAIRO An evening of poetry features Poe Abeer Al-Attar. El Sawy Culturewheel - Word hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Emad Abd El-Aziz concert. El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Karaoke night. ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo Books 7pm CAIRO The Hungarian Embassy in Cairo will launch the Arabic edition of Gyula Csics: Hungarian Revolution 1956. Diary translated by Professor Abdallah Abdel Aati Al Naggar. The honorary guests at the event are Professor emeritus at the University of Szeged,Laszlo. J. Nagy and Orsolya Vilagi. Hungarian Cultural Counsellor Office 13 Gawad Hosni St, Abdin, Downtown, second floor, Tel 02-23926692 Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of James White (2015). Balcon Heliopolis 26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Zikr and Sufi night. Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA Cinema Club, screening two films (every Monday and Tuesday). Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya St, Alexandria Music lecture 6pm ALEXANDRIA Music Appreciation lecture (2): Baroque Music Style, Fugue. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, auditorium hall, Alexandria Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Concert: Arts School Piano and Flute In the framework of the Arts Education Section Celebration. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of Break the Power of the Manipulators. Director: Helke Sander. Gudran Association for Art and Development, 1 Mamr El Central, Elmanshia, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Still from film James White Tuesday 25 October
Film CAIRO Screening of Café Society (Woody Allen, 2016). Screening times: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm and 10pm. Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Shadows (1959) directed by John Cassavetes Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Performance 8pm CAIRO A Chinese kung fu Company. Al-Gumhouriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO The Antonio Gades Company from Spain performs ballet "Carmen". Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA Cinema Club, screening two films (every Monday and Tuesday). Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya St, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Still from film Break the Power of the Manipulators
Wednesday 26 October
Exhibition last days CAIRO Photography exhibition by Artellewa artist-in residence Marion Arzel. Read more here. The exhibition runs until 29 October Artellewa Art Space, 19 Mohamed Ali Al Eseary , Ard Al Lewa, Giza, Tel 012 88108880 Film 4pm CAIRO Rescreening of Shadows (1959) directed by John Cassavetes. Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Last Year in Marienbad (1961), directed by Alain Resnais. Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Discussion 7pm CAIRO Room language cafe. ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Youssif Abbas Project as part of Mazzika X El Sat7 musical nights. Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 St, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo Performance 8pm CAIRO A Chinese kung fu Company. Al-Gumhouriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO The Antonio Gades Company from Spain performs ballet "Carmen". Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA “Al Rigal Lahom Ro'ous” performance, directed by Mohamed Hamada. Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya St, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Carmen ballet (Photo: Luca di Bartolo, from the Cairo Opera House Facebook page promoting the eent)
Thursday 27 October
Theatre CAIRO El Sawy Culturewheel 14th Theatre Festival. The festival runs between 27 and 31 October. El Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of Last Year in Marienbad (1961), directed by Alain Resnais. Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Theatre for children 6.30pm CAIRO Ferkesh Lama Yakash, a children play written and directed by Shawki Hegab and produced by the Cairo Puppet Theatre Company. The Cairo Puppet Theatre, next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of two short films: french film La Jetee (1962) by Chris Marker, and Iraninan film The House is Black (1962) by Faorough Farroukhzad. Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble performs classical Arab music. Al-Gumhouriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Sudanese singer and percussionist Asia Madani in concert. ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Arabic music concert by Banat Al-Nile troupe, conducted by Mirvat Garana. The Beshtak Palace (Qasr Bashtak), Bayn El-Qasrayn, Moez St, Islamic Cairo Lecture 8pm CAIRO Umm Kalthoum cultural salon. Umm Kalthoum museum, 1 El-Malek El-Saleh, Roda Island (Manial), tel 02 23631467, Cairo. Dance 8pm CAIRO The Antonio Gades Company from Spain performs ballet "Carmen". Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Al-Waziri band comes from Ismailia to perform on Al-Dammah Theatre. Al-Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music 30A Al-Balaqsa St, Abdeen, Downtown, Cairo Theatre 9pm CAIRO Inbox, a play revolving around the dilemma of modern man who escapes his reality to a virtual world. Atarring Abdel-Rehim Hassan, Iman Imam and Wafaa Al-Sayed. Written by Sameh Mahran and directed by Galal Osman. Al-Ghad (Tomorrow) Theatre. Next to Al-Balloon Theatre, Al-Agouza, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA An Evening with the French music performed by BA Orchestra, conducted by maestro Hisham Gabr and featuring flautist Ines Abdel-Daiem. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, main hall, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Inbox, theatre play (Photo: courtesy of the National Theatre Festival's administration)
Friday 28 October
Theatre CAIRO El Sawy Culturewheel 14th Theatre Festival. The festival runs between 27 and 31 October. El Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Home Movie Day: Visitors are encouraged to bring their Super 8mm or 16mm and VHS tapes and share their home movies in a casual set-up, celebrating past memories and the importance of conserving cultural heritage. Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Theatre for children 6.30pm CAIRO Ferkesh Lama Yakash, a children play written and directed by Shawki Hegab and produced by the Cairo Puppet Theatre Company. The Cairo Puppet Theatre, next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, 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 Dance 8pm CAIRO The Antonio Gades Company from Spain performs ballet "Carmen". Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 9pm CAIRO Inbox, a play revolving around the dilemma of modern man who escapes his reality to a virtual world. Starring Abdel-Rehim Hassan, Iman Imam and Wafaa Al-Sayed. Written by Sameh Mahran and directed by Galal Osman. Al-Ghad (Tomorrow) Theatre. Next to Al-Balloon Theatre, Al-Agouza, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
They Usually Lie in the Grotto exhibition, after opening at Townhouse Factory Space (Photo: Soha Elsirgany)
Saturday 29 October
Theatre CAIRO El Sawy Culturewheel 14th Theatre Festival. The festival runs between 27 and 31 October. El Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Rescreening of two short films: french film La Jetee (1962) by Chris Marker, and Iraninan film The House is Black (1962) by Faorough Farroukhzad. Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly St, Downtown, Cairo Theatre/Music 6pm CAIRO Music and theatrical sketches by Al-Tahadi Wal Irada troupes. Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647. Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of My Winnipeg (2007) by Guy Maddin. Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly St, Downtown, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Poetry 7pm ALEXANDRIA Performance by poet Ahmed Rifai. Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya St, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Asia Madani performs on 3alganoob's final night (Photo: Mohamed Medhat)
Sunday 30 October
Theatre CAIRO El Sawy Culturewheel 14th Theatre Festival. The festival runs between 27 and 31 October. El Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of My Winnipeg (2007) by Guy Maddin. Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of DNA Dreams (Bregtje van der Haak, 2013). Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi St, Zamalek, Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poet Ahmed Abd El-Moaty Hegazy's salon. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo St, 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, El-Muaaz St, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Al-Asala Al-Masriya troupe for Arabic music and singing. Al-Amir Taz Palace, 27 Al-Soufeieh St, Manial, Old Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Inshad and spiritual music by Risalat Salam international troupe. Qubbat Al-Ghouri (Al-Ghouri Dome), Al-Azhar, Cairo Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO End of Season, an exhibition by Gamal El-Kheshen. Gallery Misr, 4A Ibn Zinky St., Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition and music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Opening of exhibition Le Raml Tram (El Raml Train station), followed by a recital by pianist Amir Awad. French Institute - Alexandria. Al Nabi Daniel st, Mahattet El-Raml, Alexandria Based in Lyon, Marion Arzel studied art and literature and in her work looks at the relationship between literature and photography and seeks to create dialogue between images (Photo: Event's Facebook page) 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 16 Oct- 30 Nov CAIRO Anthology, and exhibition by street artist Keizer. Mashrabia gallery, 8 Champolion street, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition 16 Oct- 17 Nov CAIRO The Colorful Lure of India, a photography exhibition by Egyptian photographer Boulos Isaac. The Photographic Gallery, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, AUC New Cairo Campus, Road 90. Exhibition 25 - 29 Oct CAIRO Photography exhibition by Artellewa artist-in residence Marion Arzel. Read more here. Artellewa Art Space, 19 Mohamed Ali Al Eseary , Ard Al Lewa, Giza, Tel 012 88108880 Exhibition 17 - 27 Oct CAIRO Paintings by Mohamed Damarawy. Al Kahila gallery, 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandessin, Cairo Exhibition 10 Oct- 10 Nov CAIRO Alive Memory, paintings by Ibrahim Khatab. Safarkhan, 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 12 Oct -25 Oct CAIRO Life in Motion by Nevine Farghaly. Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry street, from Ibn Zinky street, 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 1 Oct - 30 Nov CAIRO Sculpture Now, a collective sculpture exhibition featuring over 45 artists Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa, El-Fakhareen, Cairo Exhibition 30 Oct- 17 Nov CAIRO End of Season, an exhibition by Gamal El-Kheshen 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 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
