Thursday 27 October Screening of Last Year in Marienbad (1961), directed by Alain Resnais, at Cimatheque, 4pm Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly St, Downtown, Cairo Ferkesh Lama Yakash play at the Cairo Puppet Theatre, 6.30pm 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 "Carmen" ballet by the Antonio Gades Company from Spain at Cairo Opera House, 8pm Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo An Evening with the French music performed by BA Orchestra at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 7pm Conducted by maestro Hisham Gabr and featuring flautist Ines Abdel-Daiem. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, main hall, Alexandria Carmen ballet (Photo: Luca di Bartolo, from the Cairo Opera House Facebook page promoting the event) Friday 28 October El Sawy Culturewheel 14th Theatre Festival at El Sawy Culturewheel The festival runs between 27 and 31 October. El Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Puppet and shadow theatre performance, scripted and directed by Nabil Bahgat at Beit El-Seheimy, 7.30pm Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Inbox, a play directed by Galal Osman at Al-Ghad Theatre, 9pm The play revolves 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 Farouk Shehata: A Continuing Experience, a permanent exhibition at Bibliotheca Alexandrina Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Inbox, theatre play (Photo: courtesy of the National Theatre Festival's administration) Saturday 29 October Rescreening of two short films at Cimatheque, 4pm 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 Music and theatrical sketches by Al-Tahadi Wal Irada troupes at Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 6pm Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647. Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage at Wekalet Al-Ghoury, 7.30pm Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Performance by poet Ahmed Rifai at Alexandria Creativity Centre, 7pm Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya St, Alexandria (Photo: still from La Jetee) Check our complete listings of arts and culture events for this week: Egypt's arts and culture events of the week: 23-30 October 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
