Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Sunday 16 April
Exhibition Last days CAIRO The Last Farewell by Hany Rashed. The exhibition runs until 20 April. Check our Art Alert here. Mashrabia gallery, 8 Champollion street, Downtown, Cairo
Soma, 14 Mohamed El-Maraashli St., Zamalek,Cairo Film 6pm CAIRO Screening of Silsila (India). Part of the ongoing India by the Nile festival Porto Cairo Mall, Ring road, First Settlement, New Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of The Sea Inside ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al Mohamin st, Garden City, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Musion band Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July St., Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Violin and piano recital with Yasser Elserafi and Yasser Mokhtar Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old Cairo Lecture 7pm ALEXANDRIA "An aspect of the history of Cinema Invention" A lecture by the researcher Mohamed Hashem Abdelsalam Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week ARTEFACTUM band at Makan (Photo: part of promotional material for the concert)
Monday 17 April
Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of The World is Big Magnolia. Leaves of Art: 12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo Dance/Music 8pm CAIRO El-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of Bacalaureat (2016) Balcon, 26 Sohag street, Heliopolis Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, Downtown, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Horra, exhibition by Karim Abd El-Malak (Photo: part of promotional material for the exhibition) Tuesday 18 April
Music 7pm CAIRO Waslet Sama3 and Identity Band Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July St., Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Everyday life in a Syrian Village by Director Omar Amiralay Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Romanian film Graduation (2016) ADEF DECA 143, St no. 8, Muqattam City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO ARTEFACTUM Mexican troupe, presenting music, theater, multimedia, Shakespeare and Mexican traditions. Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Talents' Development Centre Concert Arabic Music Institute, Ramsis Street, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Chamber Music- Sevtlana Remnikova Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO Uncharted Seas, performance by Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company, the Drishtikon Dance Foundation. Part of India by The Nile Festival Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Lecture 12pm ALEXANDRIA Lecture on The Egyptian Characteristic Across Eras, by Dr. Faiza Sakr Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Conference Hall, Alexandria Dance 7pm PORT SAID Dramatic Tales from Mythologies, dance by Vanashree Rao & The Dance Project. Part of India by The Nile Festival Port Said Cultural Palace, Port Said Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week The Last Farewell by Hany Rashed (Photo: part of promotional material for the exhibition) Wednesday 19 April
Dance 4pm CAIRO Dramatic Tales from Mythologies, dance by Vanashree Rao & The Dance Project. Part of India by The Nile Festival Ain Shams University, Khalifa El-Maamoun, Cairo Film 6pm CAIRO Screening of Nana. Part of the Dominican film screenings Cervantes Institute, 20 Boulos Hanna St., Dokki, Cairo Exhibition Opening 6.30pm CAIRO Horra, an exhibition of paintings by Karim Abdel-Malak Safarkhan gallery, 6 Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Run Lola Run Magnolia. Leaves of Art: 12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo Painting 7pm CAIRO Displaying a collection of Hany Rashed's latest paintings from The Last Farewell Exhibit, with a discussion and demonstration of painting and collage. Maison 69, 15 Ismail Mohamed St.,, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of Caribbean Fantasy. Part of the Dominican film screenings Cervantes Institute, 20 Boulos Hanna St., Dokki, Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO Zar music and songs by Mazaher, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo Dance/Music 8pm CAIRO El-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo Film 6pm CAIRO 14th Festival for Short Films Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July St., Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Global Fusion, music concert by Dr. L Sabramaniam. Part of India by The Nile Festival Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Viola & Piano recital- Mohamed Abou Arab, Elena Dzamashvili Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA Opera recital, by Christine Magdy (Soprano), Mireille Banoub (Soprano), Mirhan Damir (Soprano), Rafik Kamal (Bass-Baritone), Mina Nabil (Piano) Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Les Petits Chats (Photo: part of promotional material for the concert) Thursday 20 April
Film 4pm CAIRO Everyday life in a Syrian Village by Director Omar Amiralay Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Film 6pm CAIRO 14th Festival of Short Films Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July St., Zamalek, Cairo Talk 6pm CAIRO Talk on Dystopia and Arabic Fiction Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 6.30pm CAIRO Screening of Nana. Part of the Dominican film screenings Cervantes Institute, 20 Boulos Hanna St., Dokki, Cairo Puppet theatre 6.30pm CAIRO Cinderella, a children play written by Ahmed Zaki and directed by Lotfy Al-Sayed The Cairo Puppet Theatre, Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Downtown, Cairo Children theatre 7pm CAIRO Anta Fein Ya Qamar (Where are your Moon?), a play written by Hatem Azab, directed by Hassan Saad Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Adieu Bonapart, presented by actor and playwright Hassan El-Gueretly, and director and producer Marianne Khoury French Institute, 1 Madrasset El-Hoqooq St., El-Mounira, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO The Misfortunes of Some by Director Omar Amiralay Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO Under the Sun, paintings by Artist Enas El-Kawa Art Corner, 12 Sayed Bakry St., Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO The Gentleman Caller play. Check our Art Alert here. Falaki Theatre, 24 Falaki St., Downtown, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, Downtown, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO Dramatic Tales from Mythologies, dance by Vanashree Rao & The Dance Project. Part of India by The Nile Festival Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Heritage Arab Music Ensemble Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Wave Jazz Band Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Sphinx Orchestra - Conductor Hany Hassan (Spring Feast Concert) Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO Islaam Shaaery and Ayman Mabrook concert ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al Mohamin st, Garden City, Cairo Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance by clowns in Al-Muizz Street, presented by Wamda and directed by Nabil Bahgat Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Global Fusion, music concert by Dr. L Sabramaniam. Part of India by The Nile Festival Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Talents' Development Centre of Alexandria Concert (Ballet Class) 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 The Sea Inside (Photo: Still from the film) Friday 21 April
Puppet theatre 6.30pm CAIRO Cinderella, a children's play written by Ahmed Zaki and directed by Lotfy Al-Sayed The Cairo Puppet Theatre, Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Downtown, Cairo Children theatre 7pm CAIRO Anta Fein Ya Qamar (Where are your Moon?), a play written by Hatem Azab, directed by Hassan Saad Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO The Gentleman Caller play. Check our Art Alert here. Falaki Theatre, 24 Falaki St., Downtown, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, Downtown, Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO Sheikh Ehab Younis recital Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July St., Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Arab Takht ensemble - Yasser Moawad Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Akram El Sharkawy concert Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Emdan El Nour troupe Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA Jacket Pocket, a play Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Small Hall, Alexandria Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA Wall of China, a play Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Great Hall, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Uncharted Seas, dance performance (Photo: part of promotional material by India by The Nile) Saturday 22 April
Music 5pm CAIRO Concerts by Ali El-Hilbawy, and Hisham El-Gakh, celebrating Earth Day. Gates close 5.30, performances start at 6. For ticket info call: 01112277044 / 01143253423 Greek Campus, 28 Falaki St., Downtown, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Cairo Symphony Orchestra Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Live Opera Tchaikovsky's “Eugene Onegin” from Metropolitan Opera Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO The Gentleman Caller play. Check our Art Alert here. Falaki Theatre, 24 Falaki St., Downtown, Cairo Dance/Music 8pm CAIRO El-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO El Ahlam Ensemble- Ahlam Ahmed Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO World music by Swedish band Bazar Blå, and Jazz by Moroccan saxophonist Othman El Kheloufi El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Uncharted Seas, performance by Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company, the Drishtikon Dance Foundation. Part of India by The Nile Festival 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 Dominican films at Cervantes Institute
Sunday 23 April
Film 4pm CAIRO The Misfortunes of Some by Director Omar Amiralay Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition 5.30pm & 8pm CAIRO Gamal El-Sagini retrospective exhibition celebrating the artist's centennial.
Opening will be at 5.30pm at Mahmoud Mohktar Museum, and at 8pm in Zamalek Art Gallery Mahmoud Mokhtar Museum, 5 El-Tahrir St., Cairo
Zamalek Art Gallery, 11, Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO Excellencies, a group exhibit by Mohamed Hakim, Mohamed Effat, Toghan Rakha, Sarokhan Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., off Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Double Projection by Director Omar Amiralay Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of Khalil Gibran's The Prophet Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO The Gentleman Caller play. Check our Art Alert here. Falaki Theatre, 24 Falaki St., Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Mervat Wagdy Concert Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July St., Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Piano Duo Recital- Yasser Moukhtar, Mahmoud Mekhemar, Iman Nour El Din, Sara Darwish Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Gala Concert- Cairo Opera Company, Cairo Opera Orchestra Cairo Opera House, Main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Kalthoumiat Arabic Music Institute, Ramsis Street, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Cairo Conservatoire Concert 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 Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old Cairo Dance 7pm ALEXANDRIA Dramatic Tales from Mythologies, dance by Vanashree Rao & The Dance Project. Part of India by The Nile Festival Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria 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 11 Apr- 21 Apr CAIRO A Body, group exhibition of paintings and drawings by students of the American University in Cairo Visual Arts Programme Soma, 14 Mohamed El-Maraashli St., Zamalek,Cairo Exhibition 23 Apr- 10 May CAIRO Excellencies, a group exhibit by Mohamed Hakim, Mohamed Effat, Toghan Rakha, Sarokhan.
Sundays off. Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., off Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 12 April -- TBA CAIRO Doa Aly & Islam Zaher: Remnants of Enchantment Gypsum Gallery 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo Exhibition 3 Apr - 15 May CAIRO Halfway Through the Thread, group exhibition focused on textile work. Read more here. Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo Exhibition 20 Apr- TBA CAIRO Under the Sun, paintings by Artist Enas El-Kawa Art Corner, 12 Sayed Bakry St., Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 23 Apr- TBA CAIRO Gamal El-Sagini retrospective exhibition celebrating the artist's centennial.
Opening will be at 5.30pm at Mahmoud Mohktar Museum, and at 8pm in Zamalek Art Gallery Mahmoud Mokhtar Museum, 5 El-Tahrir St., Cairo
Zamalek Art Gallery, 11, Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 30 Mar - 16 Apr CAIRO A Face of Egypt, paintings by Bahgoury. Curated by Picasso East Art Gallery Intercontinental Cairo Semiramis, Nile corniche, Garden City, Cairo. Tel: +20(2)27988000 Exhibition 19 Mar- 20 Apr CAIRO The Last Farewell, by Hany Rashed. Check our Art Alert here. Mashrabia gallery, 8 Champollion street, Downtown, Cairo
Soma, 14 Mohamed El-Maraashli St., Zamalek,Cairo Exhibition 12-20 Apr CAIRO “Messages,” a retrospective exhibition of paintings and drawings by artist Farid Fadel Salah Taher Gallery, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 12-19 Apr CAIRO Oil Paintings by Hoda Said Ziyad Bakir Hall, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 10-20 Apr CAIRO “Imagination,” a duo exhibition of paintings by Asmaa Tageddin and Wafaa Al- Nashashibi Al-Kahila Gallery, 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandessin, Cairo Exhibition 11 Apr - 4 May CAIRO Bronze sculptures by Maged Mikhail Karim Francis Gallery, 1 El-Sherifein St, 3rd St right off Kasr El-Nil St, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition 1 - 23 Apr CAIRO ‘Buzzing', paintings by Salah El-Meligy, and ‘Stages', sculptures by Hassan Kamel Dai Gallery, 14 Al-Ahrar St., from Batal Ahmed St., Mohandesin, Cairo Exhibition 18 Apr-18 May CAIRO An exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of veteran artist Sayed Abdel-Rasoul Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum On the corner of Giza St and Kafur St, next to the State Council, Cairo Exhibition 9 -30 Apr CAIRO A collective exhibition of paintings by artists including Tasneem El-Meshad, Sherif Abdel-Qader, Salam Yousry, Medhat Mourad, and more. Note, 12 A Maraashly St, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 19 -30 Apr CAIRO Horra, an exhibition of paintings by Karim Abdel-Malak Safarkhan gallery, 6 Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 12- 25 Apr CAIRO Layers of Green, a group exhibition featuring Ahmed Abdallah, Amira Adel, Hoda Ragaa, Mahmoud Sherif, Sabah Naim, and Sayeda Khalil Ubuntu, 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), 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
