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Egypt's arts and culture events of the week: 30 July - 6 August
Published in Ahram Online on 30 - 07 - 2017


Sunday 30 July

Theatre for children
6.30pm
CAIRO
Snow White play
Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre
6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
Al Galsa: Shoghl Afareet (The Session: Deeds of Imps), a play starring
Taha Khalifa, Fahd Ibrahim, Mido Abdel-Qader, Marina Magdi, written and directed by Monadel Antar
Salah Abdel-Sabour Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Screening of I am not your Negro (USA, 2016)
Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
Music
7pm
CAIRO
El-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
Oshak El-Tarab arabic music concert
El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Film
8pm
CAIRO
Zawya films: Screening of A Present from the Past
Darb 1718, Kasr El Shamaa street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, behind the Hanging Church and Amr Mosque
Poetry
8pm
CAIRO
Celebrating Five years on the death of poet Helmy Salem, with a group of poets and critics
Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Yaoum An Qatalu Al-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing) starring Yasser Sadeq, Alaa Qouta, Hend Abdel-Halim, directed by Tamer Karam
Zaki Tolimat Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, 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
Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
Concert by Strawberry Swing band, a Coldplay Tribute band
3elbet Alwan: 15, Ahmed Heshmat St, 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
Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
Qawaaid Al-Ashq Al-Arbaain (The Forty Rules of Love), a play based on a text by Rasha Abdel-Moneim
Al-Salam Theatre
101 Qasr Al-Aini St, Cairo
Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
Layla Min Alf Layla, a play starring Egyptian actor Yehia Al-Fakharani, Lotfi Labib, singer Mohamed Mohsen, written by Beram Al-Tonsi and directed by Mohsen Helmi.
Al-Qawmi (The National) Theatre
Al-Attaba Square, in front of Attaba Post Office, Cairo
Film for children
5pm
ALEXANDRIA
Screening of an animated film “Wie Frau B. so böse wurde…”
Goethe-Institut,
10, El-Batalsa St, Azarita, Alexandria
Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
Azrak Samawy and Wasla Band concerts.
15th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival (10 July to 26 August)
Check the festival's programme here
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, open air theatre, Alexandria
Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week

French Film Demain Tout Commence (Photo: Still from the film)

Monday 31 July

Talk
12pm
CAIRO
Open discussion on Historical Characters
Talaat Harb Cultural Center,
Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
Al Galsa: Shoghl Afareet (The Session: Deeds of Imps), a play starring Taha Khalifa, Fahd Ibrahim, Mido Abdel-Qader, Marina Magdi, written and directed by Monadel Antar
Salah Abdel-Sabour Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre for children
6.30pm
CAIRO
Snow White play
Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre
6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Film
6pm
CAIRO
Film week: remembering Youssef Chahine, Farid Shawqi and Roushdy Abaza
Hanager Art Center, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
Double bill: El-Gamila wa El-Waghesh play, and El-Prova El-Akhira play, directed by Michael Magdy
El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Screening of Volver. Read our Art Alert here.
Magnolia. Leaves of Art: 12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo
Film
8pm
CAIRO
Screening of French film Demain Tout Commence (2016)
Balcon Heliopolis
26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Mahmoud Radaideh, of the Jordanian band Jadal, solo concert
Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Karaoke Monday
ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al Mohamin st, Garden City, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Yaoum An Qatalu Al-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing) starring Yasser Sadeq, Alaa Qouta, Hend Abdel-Halim, directed by Tamer Karam
Zaki Tolimat Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, 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
Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
Qawaaid Al-Ashq Al-Arbaain (The Forty Rules of Love), a play based on a text by Rasha Abdel-Moneim
Al-Salam Theatre
101 Qasr Al-Aini St, Cairo
Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
Layla Min Alf Layla, a play starring Egyptian actor Yehia Al-Fakharani, Lotfi Labib, singer Mohamed Mohsen, written by Beram Al-Tonsi and directed by Mohsen Helmi.
Al-Qawmi (The National) Theatre
Al-Attaba Square, in front of Attaba Post Office, Cairo
Cinema/talk
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
Introductory talk on “Cinedelta - Documentary Film School”, introducing more details on the second edition
Goethe-Institut,
10, El-Batalsa St, Azarita, Alexandria
Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
Aqsa Alwasat band.
15th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival (10 July to 26 August)
Check the festival's programme here
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, open air theatre, Alexandria
Theatre
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
Performance of the play Walad we Bent.
15th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival (10 July to 26 August)
Check the festival's programme here
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, small theatre, Alexandria
Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
Ghalia Benali concert
Roman Theatre, Al Fanar Street, Alexandria
Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Perfect Strangers film (Photo: still from the film)
Tuesday 1 August

Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
Al Galsa: Shoghl Afareet (The Session: Deeds of Imps), a play starring Taha Khalifa, Fahd Ibrahim, Mido Abdel-Qader, Marina Magdi, written and directed by Monadel Antar
Salah Abdel-Sabour Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre for children
6.30pm
CAIRO
Snow White play
Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre
6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Music
7pm
CAIRO
Gemaiza band performance
El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Mawawil Gamalat Shiha & Reda Shiha
Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Yaoum An Qatalu Al-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing) starring Yasser Sadeq, Alaa Qouta, Hend Abdel-Halim, directed by Tamer Karam
Zaki Tolimat Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Screening of Tempestad (Mexico, 2015)
Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
Talk
7.30pm
CAIRO
A Talk on Six months of backpacking around Africa with Mustafa El-Barabari
Al-Maqarr Coworking Space, 17 Ibn Sina St., Salah Salem St., Heliopolis, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Hany Must, Farida El-Gueretly and Yasmine Samy concert. Read more here.
3elbet Alwan: 15, Ahmed Heshmat St, Zamalek, Cairo
Film
1pm
ALEXANDRIA
Film Michelangelo
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Arts and Multimedia Library, Alexandria
Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
The Egyptian Mawlawiya troupe, led by Sufi singer Amer Al-Toni performs Sufi dances and songs
Roman Theatre, Al Fanar Street, Alexandria
Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
Jazz drummer Ahmed Rabie.
15th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival (10 July to 26 August)
Check the festival's programme here
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, open air theatre, Alexandria
Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week

Waste dance performance (Photo: part of promotional material)

Wednesday 2 August

Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
Al Galsa: Shoghl Afareet (The Session: Deeds of Imps), a play starring Taha Khalifa, Fahd Ibrahim, Mido Abdel-Qader, Marina Magdi, written and directed by Monadel Antar
Salah Abdel-Sabour Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre for children
6.30pm
CAIRO
Snow White play
Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre
6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Film
12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
Screening of Perfect Strangers, directed by Paolo Genovese
Zawya, Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Puppet Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
Two shows by the Sakia Puppet Theatre Troupe
El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Mazaher ensemble: Zar music & songs
Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Nouran Abutaleb concert
Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo
Dance
8pm
CAIRO
Waste dance performance. Check our Art Alert here.
Townhouse Rawabet, 3 Husein El-Memar St., Downtown, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Yaoum An Qatalu Al-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing) starring Yasser Sadeq, Alaa Qouta, Hend Abdel-Halim, directed by Tamer Karam
Zaki Tolimat Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Games
8.30pm
CAIRO
Board Games Night with Board Kingdom
ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al Mohamin st, Garden City, Cairo
Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
Qawaaid Al-Ashq Al-Arbaain (The Forty Rules of Love), a play based on a text by Rasha Abdel-Moneim
Al-Salam Theatre
101 Qasr Al-Aini St, Cairo
Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
Mogarad, theatre performance resulting from a workshop by the Alexandria Theatre School
Teatro Eskendria, 25 Fouad St., Raml Station, Alexandria
Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
Pop singer Khaled Selim and his band
Roman Theatre, Al Fanar Street, Alexandria
Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
Concert by Almena.
15th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival (10 July to 26 August)
Check the festival's programme here
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, open air theatre, Alexandria
Theatre
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
Performance of the play An Indoor Night. The play is directed by Sameh El Hadary and performed by the Bedaya group.
15th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival (10 July to 26 August)
Check the festival's programme here
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria
Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week

Screening of I am not your Negro at Cimatheque (Photo: part of promotional material by Cimatheque)

Thursday 3 August

Film
12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
Screening of Perfect Strangers, directed by Paolo Genovese
Zawya, Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
Al Galsa: Shoghl Afareet (The Session: Deeds of Imps), a play starring Taha Khalifa, Fahd Ibrahim, Mido Abdel-Qader, Marina Magdi, written and directed by Monadel Antar
Salah Abdel-Sabour Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre for children
6.30pm
CAIRO
Snow White play
Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre
6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre
6.30pm
CAIRO
Sahsah Lama Yangah (When Sahsah Succeed), a children play with décor and puppets designed by Amir Abdel-Massih, music composed by Mohamed Fawzi, poems by Salah Jahin and directed by Salah Al-Sakka
The Cairo Puppet Theatre, Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Cairo
Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
Om Kalthoum music in puppet theatre
El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
6pm
CAIRO
Osama El-Hady concert
El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre for children
6pm
CAIRO
Snow White play
Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre
6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Music
7pm
CAIRO
Ka3b Dayer band
El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez Street, next to Aqmar mosque, Fatimid Cairo
Talk
7pm
CAIRO
A talk on the life and works of author Naguib Mahfouz: from Alleys to Nobel.
In Focus, Building 9, Street 219, Maadi, Cairo
Talk
7pm
CAIRO
Townhouse Salon with Alia Mossallam, cultural historian and writer
Townhouse Gallery, 6 El-Nabarawy St., Downtown, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Yaoum An Qatalu Al-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing) starring Yasser Sadeq, Alaa Qouta, Hend Abdel-Halim, directed by Tamer Karam
Zaki Tolimat Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
MazzikaXElsat7: Hania Fansa
Darb 1718, Kasr El Shamaa street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, behind the Hanging Church and Amr Mosque
Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
Open mic night
ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al Mohamin st, Garden City, Cairo
Film
1pm
ALEXANDRIA
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), directed by Gabriele Muccino
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Arts and Multimedia Library, Alexandria
Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
Children performers will stage a play titled El Shater Hassan (Clever Hassan), based on the poetry by Salah Jahin. Free entry.
Garage Theatre, Jesuits Cultural Center,
298 Port Said Street, Cleopatra, Alexandria,
Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
Mogarad, theatre performance resulting from a workshop by the Alexandria Theatre School
Teatro Eskendria, 25 Fouad St., Raml Station, Alexandria
Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
Singer Riham Abdel-Hakim, accompanied by Alaa Yassin company
Roman Theatre, Al Fanar Street, Alexandria
Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
Concert by Asia Medani, Sudan.
15th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival (10 July to 26 August)
Check the festival's programme here
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, open air theatre, Alexandria
Standup Comedy
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
Standup Comedy: The Comedy Bunch.
15th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival (10 July to 26 August)
Check the festival's programme here
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria
Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week

Qawaed El-Eshq El-Arbaein (Photo: courtesy of Artistic Theatre House)

Friday 4 August

Books
10am
CAIRO
Book fair, from 10am to 6pm
AlKotob Khan, 13 on 254 St., Degla, Maadi, Cairo
Film
12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
Screening of Perfect Strangers, directed by Paolo Genovese
Zawya, Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Music
4pm
CAIRO
Amr Hassan concert
El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
Al Galsa: Shoghl Afareet (The Session: Deeds of Imps), a play starring Taha Khalifa, Fahd Ibrahim, Mido Abdel-Qader, Marina Magdi, written and directed by Monadel Antar
Salah Abdel-Sabour Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre for children
6.30pm
CAIRO
Snow White play
Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre
6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre
6.30pm
CAIRO
Sahsah Lama Yangah (When Sahsah Succeed), a children play with décor and puppets designed by Amir Abdel-Massih, music composed by Mohamed Fawzi, poems by Salah Jahin and directed by Salah Al-Sakka
The Cairo Puppet Theatre, Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Cairo
Workshop
7pm
CAIRO
Light Painting Photography workshop (free)
InFocus, Building 9, Street 219, Maadi, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Sultan El-Arfeen troupe
El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez Street, next to Aqmar mosque, Fatimid Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Yaoum An Qatalu Al-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing) starring Yasser Sadeq, Alaa Qouta, Hend Abdel-Halim, directed by Tamer Karam
Zaki Tolimat Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
Sudan Roots concert
Elbet Alwan: 15, Ahmed Heshmat St, Zamalek, Cairo
Puppet Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
“Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet)
Beit El-Sehemi
El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old Cairo
Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
Qawaaid Al-Ashq Al-Arbaain (The Forty Rules of Love), a play based on a text by Rasha Abdel-Moneim
Al-Salam Theatre
101 Qasr Al-Aini St, Cairo
Magic
7.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
Magic night with Illusionist SCARAB (Mohamed Salah)
Teatro Eskendria, 25 Fouad St., Raml Station, Alexandria
Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week

Shady Moenes (Photo: part of promotional material from Saw Culturewheel)

Saturday 5 August

Exhibition
Until 6 Sep
CAIRO
Paper Trail: Group exhibition featuring 150 works by 12 artists on paper. Check our Art Alert here.
Gypsum Gallery
5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo
Film
12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
Screening of Perfect Strangers, directed by Paolo Genovese
Zawya, Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Lecture
12pm
CAIRO
Introduction to Astronomy
ADEF, 143 on street no. 8, Muqattam, Cairo
Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
Al Galsa: Shoghl Afareet (The Session: Deeds of Imps), a play starring Taha Khalifa, Fahd Ibrahim, Mido Abdel-Qader, Marina Magdi, written and directed by Monadel Antar
Salah Abdel-Sabour Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre for children
6.30pm
CAIRO
Snow White play
Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre
6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Screening of I am not your Negro (USA, 2016)
Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, 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
Concert by Wael El-Fashny, singer of Sunset Oasis TV series soundtrack
Elbet Alwan: 15, Ahmed Heshmat St, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Yaoum An Qatalu Al-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing) starring Yasser Sadeq, Alaa Qouta, Hend Abdel-Halim, directed by Tamer Karam
Zaki Tolimat Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
Janan band
El Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem Rd, Cairo
Music
9pm
CAIRO
Ali El-Haggar concert
El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
9pm
CAIRO
Shady Moenes and Hekayat band
ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al Mohamin st, Garden City, Cairo
Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
Qawaaid Al-Ashq Al-Arbaain (The Forty Rules of Love), a play based on a text by Rasha Abdel-Moneim
Al-Salam Theatre
101 Qasr Al-Aini St, Cairo
Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
Celebrating cinema of Luis Buñuel (1900 – 1983) with screenings of Un Perro Andaluz and Simon del Desierto (Simon of the Dessert).
Jesuits Cultural Center,
298 Port Said Street, Cleopatra, Alexandria,
Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
Concert by Malaz and Khayal.
15th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival (10 July to 26 August)
Check the festival's programme here
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, open air theatre, Alexandria
Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Sunday 6 August

Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
Al Galsa: Shoghl Afareet (The Session: Deeds of Imps), a play starring Taha Khalifa, Fahd Ibrahim, Mido Abdel-Qader, Marina Magdi, written and directed by Monadel Antar
Salah Abdel-Sabour Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre for children
6.30pm
CAIRO
Snow White play
Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre
6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Music
7pm
CAIRO
El-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Screening of The Witch (USA, 2015)
Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
Yaoum An Qatalu Al-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing) starring Yasser Sadeq, Alaa Qouta, Hend Abdel-Halim, directed by Tamer Karam
Zaki Tolimat Hall, Taliaa Theatre,
Attaba Square, 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
Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
Qawaaid Al-Ashq Al-Arbaain (The Forty Rules of Love), a play based on a text by Rasha Abdel-Moneim
Al-Salam Theatre
101 Qasr Al-Aini St, Cairo
Film
5pm
ALEXANDRIA
Screening of Hans in Luck (Hans im Glück)
Goethe-Institut,
10, El-Batalsa St, Azarita, Alexandria
Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
Concert by Karar Ezala and Soror.
15th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival (10 July to 26 August)
Check the festival's programme here
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, open air theatre, 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
Until 20 Sep
CAIRO
1980s: A group exhibition of works from the 80s by Adel El-Siwi, Mohamed Abla, Nazli Madkour, Omar El-Fayoumi, Samir Fouad Ibrahim.
Runs until 20 September. Daily except Friday, from 12pm to 9pm
Soma Art School & Gallery, 14, Mohamed El-Maraashli St., Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
Until 6 Sep
CAIRO
Paper Trail: Group exhibition featuring 150 works by 12 artists on paper. Check our Art Alert here.
Gypsum Gallery
5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo
Exhibition
CAIRO
Opening of Do It, a multimedia group exhibition of 6 artists with a theme of nostalgia and re-inspecting the past
Townhouse Gallery, 6 El-Nabarawy St., Downtown, Cairo

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