Thursday 18 May Photobook Egypt Volume II book release, 6pm Read more about the book here Photopia, 15 Somal Street, El Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo Thursday Lecture: Dreams and Hallucinations in Mamluk Literature, 6pm Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Ahlan Ramadan -- comic play starring cinema and TV star Mohamed Ramadan, 9.30pm Read more about the play here, and for information and reservation call 16826 Al-Haram Theatre, 174 Al-Haram St, next to Al-Arish St, Giza, Henna, 7pm Read more about the play here. The Garage, 298 Jesuit Cultural Center, Port Said St., Cleopatra, Alexandria Ballerinas of Cairo (Photo: part of promotional material for the event) Friday 19 May Behind the scenes talk for ‘Ballerinas of Cairo' photography project, 7pm Registration required by emailing: [email protected] with your name. Beit El-Sura, Building 30, Street 15, Sarayat Al Gharbeyah, Maadi, Cairo Egyptian Fantasia play, directed by Michael Tadros, 8pm Malak Opera Theatre, 9 A Khalig Al-Khour St, Azbekiya district, Ramses, Tel 0122 3417152 Last days of Qawaaid Al-Ashq Al-Arbaain (The Forty Rules of Love), 8pm The play will be back on stage starting 1 June. Al-Salam Theatre, 101 Qasr Al-Aini St, Cairo Greek music concert, 8pm Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo A. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons concert, 7pm Performed by the BA Orchestra Violin Soloist and Conductor: Khaled El Showeikh Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Artwork by Weaam El-Masry (Photo: part of promotional poster for the exhibition) Saturday 20 May Installation and artist talk with Sandra Schäfer, from 12 to 9pm, discussion at 7pm. The installation Constructed Futures: Haret Hreik is part of Imagined Life In a Museum Vitrine exhibition at CIC Contemporary Image Collective (CIC), 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat, Downtown, Cairo Opening of exhibition of works by artist Weaam El-Masry from 1999 to the present, at 7pm Easel and Camera, Dreamland Golf Club, next to Hilton Dream, Alwahat Road, 6th of October, Cairo Screening of Tickling Giants, 7pm The film follows the story of Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef. Read more about the film here Elbet Alwan, 15 ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo Greek music concert: Tribute to Mimis Plessas, 8pm Sayed Darwish theatre, Alexandria Metro by Hadeer Mahmoud, one of the books part of Photobook Egypt Volume I (Photo: Still from the trailer) 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
