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Exhibition Last day CAIRO Oil paintings by Abdel-Nasser Al-Saadani. Exhibition ends 17 September. Music Library (Ziad Bakir) Gallery, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition Opening CAIRO “The White Smoke,” a solo exhibition by Ahmed Sabry. Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of Closed Doors. Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO In The Anticipation of a Future Need to Know, video installations by Ash Moniz . Townhouse Factory Space, 6 El-Nabrawy Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of One in a Million followed by Chaos, Disorder. Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Video art 7.30pm CAIRO In a Nutshell 3, a selection of videos from the Cairo Video Festival. Medrar, 7 Gamal El Din Abou El Mahasen Street. Garden City, First Floor, Apt 4 Theatre 7pm CAIRO 7+ Ashbah Kamel Nagafa (7+ Ghosts of Kamel Nagafa) and Washm El-Ghayeb (The Absent's Tattoo), both from Suez. The plays are part of the 26th Festival for Egypt's Theatre Clubs (10-22 September). El-Samer Theatre, Next to the National Circus, Agouza, Cairo Tel: 02 33475408 Music 8pm CAIRO Arabic Rock Concert with Malaaz. El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO Breaking Walls Festival (7-17 September). Read more here. Embassy of Switzerland in Cairo, 24 Gamal El-Din Abou El-Mahassen, Garden City, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai. Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz Street, Old Cairo Film 5pm ALEXANDRIA Screenings of short movies. The event is part of the Premiers Gestes that focuses on the Mediterranean Youth Cinema (16-20 September). Wekalet Behna, 1 Al-Kanesa Al-Maronya, Al-Mansheyah Al-Kubra, Qism El-Mansheya, Alexandria Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of Muito Romântico (2016), directed by Melissa Dullius and Gustavo Jahn, followed by a discussion with the directors. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Auditorium Hall, Alexandria Film 8pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of the Tunisian film Akher Wahed Fina (The Last One of Us). The event is part of the Premiers Gestes that focuses on the Mediterranean Youth Cinema (16-20 September). French Institute, El Nabi Daniel Street. off Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Lekhfa album cover (Photo: part of promotional material) Monday 18 September Theatre 7pm CAIRO Qabel Lel Eshteaal (Flammable) by El-Anfoushy Theatre Club and Dakar Walad Omran (Dakkar, Omran's Son) by El-Shatby Theatre Club. The plays are part of the 26th Festival for Egypt's Theatre Clubs (10-22 September). El-Samer Theatre, next to the National Circus, Agouza, Cairo Tel: 02 33475408 Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of The Salesman. Magnolia, Leaves of Art 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of The Wedding. Balcon Heliopolis 26 Sohag Street, Heliopolis, Cairo Music 8pm Cairo Omar Khairat concert. Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm Cairo Concert celebrating the Islamic New Year with Inshad by Abu Shear band. Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO The Forty Rules of Love. Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown Cairo Dance/Music 8pm CAIRO El-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music. Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Muaaz Street and Al-Azhar Street, Cairo Film 8pm ALEXANDRIA Short Films: Towards Tenderness (2015), and Foyer (2016). French Institut, El-Naby Danial Street, off Fouad Street, El-Raml Station, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre (Photo: Al-Ahram) Tuesday 19 September
Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of One in a Million followed by Chaos, Disorder. Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO I Will Defend Myself, photography exhibition by Nadia Mounir. Read our Art Alert here. Contemporary Image Collective, 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Gate of Departure. Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO El-Shabihan (The Lookalikes) by Mostafa Kamel Theatre Club, and Lel Khalf Dir (Make a U-Turn) from Marsa Matrouh. The plays are part of the 26th Festival for Egypt's Theatre Clubs (10-22 September). El-Samer Theatre, next to the National Circus, Agouza, Cairo Tel: 02 33475408 Music 8pm CAIRO Pianist Nik Bärtsch, performing his solo project "Modular Movements. Cairo Opera House, Small Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Opening of the 24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. Read more here. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Karaoke Mondays. ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO El-Tagroba El-Denmarkeya play (The Danish Experience). Falaki Theatre, 14 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Fox Project and Janoubian band. Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo Film 5pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of Night and Boy (2015). The event is part of the Premiers Gestes that focuses on the Mediterranean Youth Cinema (16-20 September). Wekalet Behna, 1 El-Maronia Church Street, El-Manshia, Alexandria Film 8pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of Ruins (2016, documentary). The event is part of the Premiers Gestes that focuses on the Mediterranean Youth Cinema (16-20 September). French Institute, El-Nabi Daniel Street, off Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week 'I will defend myself' photography exhibition by Nadia Mounir (Photo: part of promotional material for the exhibit) Wednesday 20 September
Theatre CAIRO 24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. Read more here. Various venues Books 4.45pm CAIRO The Silent Book Club: Cairo Chapter. NVIC, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Zar music and songs by Mazaher, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab. Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Hekayat Psychobateya (Psychopathic Stories) and Bab El-Farag (The Door to Happiness), both by the Beni Suef Theatre Club. The plays are part of the 26th Festival for Egypt's Theatre Clubs (10-22 September). El-Samer Theatre, next to the National Circus, Agouza, Cairo Tel: 02 33475408 Music 8pm Cairo Hadra Sufi Inshad band. Cairo Opera House, Open Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO El-Tagroba El-Denmarkeya play (The Danish Experience). Falaki Theatre, 14 Falaki 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 Street, off Al-Muaaz Street and Al-Azhar Street, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Basma Al-Andalus band. Arab Music Institute, 22 Ramsis Street, Downtown Cairo Roundtable 1pm ALEXANDRIA Roundtable discussion: Contemporary Cinema of North Africa. Part of the Premiers Gestes that focuses on the Mediterranean Youth Cinema (16-20 September). French Institute, El-Nabi Daniel Street, off Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria Film 8pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of A Present from the Past (2015, Documentary). Closing of the Premiers Gestes that focuses on the Mediterranean Youth Cinema (16-20 September). French Institute, El-Nabi Daniel Street, off Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Festival for Theatre Clubs' promotional material Thursday 21 September
Theatre CAIRO 24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. Read more here. Various venues Poetry 5pm CAIRO Poetry by Mohamed El-Kafoury. El Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July Street, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Puppet Theatre 6.30pm CAIRO Sahsah Lama Yangah (When Sahsah Succeeds), a children play directed by Salah Al-Sakka. The Cairo Puppet Theatre, next to Al-Attaba Metro Station Theatre 7pm CAIRO Afrit El-Saada (The Happiness Genie). Maasat El-Hallag (The Barber's Tragedy) by Zagazig Theatre Club. The plays are part of the 26th Festival for Egypt's Theatre Clubs (10-22 September). El-Samer Theatre, next to the National Circus, Agouza, Cairo Tel: 02 33475408 Books 7pm CAIRO Book discussion of The City Always Wins by Omar Robert Hamilton. NVIC, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Puppetry 7pm CAIRO Mohamed Mounir concert in puppet theatre. El Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July Street, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Theatre 8pm CAIRO El-Tagroba El-Denmarkeya play (The Danish Experience). Falaki Theatre, 14 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Abdeen Live concert. Sufi Bookstore, 12 Sayed El-Bakry Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO Do'souka band. ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Inshad 8pm CAIRO Religious Inshad band. Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Rehab Omar Arabic music concert. Arab Music Institute, 22 Ramsis Street, Cairo Music 8pm Cairo Gala and ballet with Cairo Opera Orchestra. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Standup comedy 8pm CAIRO Hezb El-Comedy open mic for stand up comedy. Darb 1718 Kasr El-Shamaa Street. Misr El-Kadima, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Nik Bärtsch, performing his solo project "Modular Movements. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Sports Club Sayed Darwish Chorus, performing on the memorial of Sayed Darwish. 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 In Anticipation of a Future Need to Know exhibition (Photo: part of promotional material) Friday 22 September
Theatre CAIRO 24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. Read more here. Various venues Puppetry 3pm CAIRO Sakia puppet theatre. El Sawy Culturewheel end of 26th of July Street, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Puppet Theatre 6.30pm CAIRO Sahsah Lama Yangah (When Sahsah Succeeds), a children play directed by Salah Al-Sakka. The Cairo Puppet Theatre, next to Al-Attaba Metro Station Theatre 7pm CAIRO Closing party and award ceremony of the 26th Festival for Egypt's Theatre Clubs (10-22 September). El-Samer Theatre, next to the National Circus, Agouza, Cairo Tel: 02 33475408 Film 7pm CAIRO Focus on Egyptian short films (2000-2009). Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO El-Tagroba El-Denmarkeya play (The Danish Experience). Falaki Theatre, 14 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO Charisma band. Al-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, next to Al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Tarab Zaman band, with Mohamed Ated Imam. Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Talent Development Centre concert. Arab Music Institute, 22 Ramsis Street, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Golden Bell Orchestra, from China. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Andromeda band. Cairo Opera House, Open Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Puppet Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO “Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet theatre). Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz Street, Old Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Paranoid Eyes: the Magic Spell, Pink Floyd tribute. ROOM Art Space & Cafe,10 Etehaad Al-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Arseani dance and music band, from Georgia. 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 Pianist Nik Bärtsch (Photo: Cairo Opera House's promotional material) Saturday 23 September
Theatre CAIRO 24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. Read more here. Various venues
El-Bashbory (Ultimate Music, Poetry & Art Day). Magnolia. Leaves of Art 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of Gate of Departure. Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO On artists' films: video & cinema language, a programme curated by Ahmed Shawky Hassan. 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 Street, off Al-Muaaz Street and Al-Azhar Street, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO El-Tagroba El-Denmarkeya play (The Danish Experience). Falaki Theatre, 14 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Lekhfa album launch. Read more here. El Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO The Gypsy Jazz project. ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al Mohamin st, Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera String Orchestra condcted by Hisham Gabr. Piano soloist: Elena Dzamashvili. 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 Still from film The Gate of Departure. (Photo: Courtesy of MAD Solutions)
Sunday 24 September
Theatre CAIRO 24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. Read more here. Various venues Film 4pm CAIRO Focus on Egyptian short films (2000- 2009). Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Mother of the Unborn (Um Ghayeb). Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Inshad concert by Adnan El-Sasa. El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July Street, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Music 8pm CAIRO Arseani dance and music band, from Georgia. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Kalthoumiyat (Um Kalthoum songs). Arab Music Institute, 22 Ramsis Street, Cairo Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of We Are Egyptian Armenians. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Auditorium Hall, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Alexandrian Arab Music Nights, with maestro Ehab Abdelrahman. Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria (Photo: Still from Um Ghayeb) 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 Street, off Al-Moaiz Street 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 Street, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo Exhibition 13 Sept-4 Oct CAIRO Ace of Spades, exhibition by Shatha Al-Deghady and Amado El-Fadni. Soma Art School and Gallery, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek Cairo Exhibition 16-17 Sept CAIRO Culture in Colour: Two-day painting exhibition by Farah Shoukry. Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 10-30 Sept CAIRO “Wings of Mexico,” two wings of bronze created by Mexico's world-renowned contemporary artist Jorge Marin. Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 7-20 Sept CAIRO An exhibition showcases 40 paintings created by children. Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 Al-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Zeinhom, in front of Fathi Sorour Compound, Cairo Exhibition 10-17 Sept CAIRO Oil paintings by Abdel-Nasser Al-Saadani. Music Library (Ziad Bakir) Gallery, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 12-24 Sept CAIRO “Twenty Plus: Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor,” an exhibition of sculpture and painting by an array of promising artists from Cairo, Alexandria and Luxor. Khan Al-Maghraby, 18 Al-Mansour Mohamed Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 13-27 Sept CAIRO -Creativity without Borders, pottery by Tahani Adel in Ahmed Sabry Hall. -China's Stories, photography by Sara Fouad in Ragheb Ayad Hall. -Breathe of Love, oil paintings by Jaidaa Zakaria in Hussein Fawzy Hall. Gezira Art Centre, 1 Sheikh Marsafy, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 17 Sep-26 Oct CAIRO “The White Smoke,” a solo exhibition by Ahmed Sabry. Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo Exhibition Ending TBA CAIRO “Art for All,” a group exhibition of paintings by the likes of Georges Bahgory, Gihan Raaouf, Essmat Dawestashi, Effat Hosny, Abdel-Aal Hassan, Ayman Salah Taher, Mohamed Al-Tarrawi, Nagwa Al-Ashri, Fatemah Refaat. Salama Gallery, 36 Ahmed Oraby Street, Mohandeseen, Cairo Exhibition 17 Sep-1 Oct CAIRO In The Anticipation of a Future Need to Know, video installations by Ash Moniz. Townhouse Factory Space, 6 El-Nabrawy Street, Downtown Cairo Exhibition Ending TBA CAIRO “UBUNTU Revisited,” the gallery is exhibiting a selection of pieces from its personal collection by a range of different artists. Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 14 Sep-7 Oct ALEXANDRIA 12 edition of First Time group exhibition. Fridays and Saturdays off. Conference Centre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria 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
