Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Sunday 8 October
Film CAIRO Screenings of Experimental Summer. Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of Secret of the Grain Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Theatre 5pm and 8pm CAIRO Two plays: Okno, and El'Ard Ely Baz (The Spoiled Performance) The program will be performed twice, at 5pm and at 8pm AUC Falaki Theatre, 113 Kasr El-Aini Street (on AUC campus), Downtown, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of A Maid for Each Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old Cairo Film 7.30 CAIRO Screening of Perfect Strangers Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of The Battle of Algiers Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC), 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7.30pm ALEXANDRIA Performance titled Yaoum An Qatalu Al-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing), directed by Tamer Karam Beram Al-Tunsi Theatre, Al-Gaish St, Al Azaritah, Qesm Bab Sharqi, Alexandria Film 8pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of Fata Morgana (1971, 79 minutes)
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: Still from the film Experimental Summer) Monday 9 October Film CAIRO Screenings of Experimental Summer Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo Exhibition opening CAIRO Psychological Games, paintings by Sahar Al-Amir Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 5pm and 8pm CAIRO Two plays: Okno, and El'Ard Ely Baz (The Spoiled Performance) The program will be performed twice, at 5pm and at 8pm AUC Falaki Theatre, 113 Kasr El-Aini Street (on AUC campus), Downtown, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Cobain: Montage of Heck Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis St., Zamalek, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Yellow Umbrella, Building 2070, behind Carrefour Maadi, Cairo Karaoke 8pm CAIRO Karaoke Night Room Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of Berlin Syndrome (2017) Balcon Heliopolis 26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Zikr and Sufi Night Makan, 1 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 Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: still from Perfect Stragers) Tuesday 10 October
Film CAIRO Screenings of Experimental Summer Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of A Maid for Each Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Theatre 5pm and 8pm CAIRO Two plays: Okno, and El'Ard Ely Baz (The Spoiled Performance) The program will be performed twice, at 5pm and at 8pm AUC Falaki Theatre, 113 Kasr El-Aini Street (on AUC campus), Downtown, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of The Last One of Us Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Experimental Summer Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor St., Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 7pm CAIRO Closing event for Ace of Spades exhibition by Amado Alfadni & Shatha Al-Deghady, with artist talk and discussion Soma Art,14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Come and See ADEF, 143 Street no.8, Muqattam City, Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO Classical Arab songs by Al Fan Al Asil (authentic art) Choir El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Karaoke 8pm CAIRO Karaoke Night Room Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Celebrations of the 29t anniversary of the Cairo Opera House Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: still from The Battle of Algiers) Wednesday 11 October
Film 7pm CAIRO It's Not the Time of My Life (Ernelláék Farkaséknál) drama, directed by Szabolcs Hajdú, 2016 Hungarian Cultural Centre, 13 Gawad Hosni St, Downtown, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Georgian pianist David Edgar El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Music 8pm CAIRO Zar music and songs by Mazaher Esemble Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Osiris String Orchestra 2nd Concert accompanied by Awtar Quartet Falaki Theatre, AUC, 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 Osiris String Orchestra accompanied by Awtar Quartet Osiris, Osiris, 68 Qasr Al-Aini Street, second floor, apartment #23, Garden City, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of series F.R.I.E.N.D.S Night Yellow Umbrella, Building 2070, behind Carrefour Maadi, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: still from Berlin Syndrome) Thursday 12 October
Music 8pm CAIRO Al Mawawleya Al Masreya Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO Flamenco De Madrid Ballet Company from Spain performs “Carmina Burana” ballet Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Egyptian Philharmonic Society Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO RT Nuba concert Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Osiris String Orchestra during a rehearsal at the Osiris centre, led by Khaled Saleh (Photo: Fatma Khaled) Friday 13 October
Market 1- 8pm CAIRO Used photography gear market Photopia, 15 Somal St., Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo Game night 6pm CAIRO Game Night Our Kingdom Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis St., Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Fabrica presents El Leila El Kebeera El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Music 8pm CAIRO Nogom El Tarab Ensemble Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO Flamenco De Madrid Ballet Company from Spain performs “Carmina Burana” ballet Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO Mohamed Antar, The Art of Maqam concert Room Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Nubian Night with Chroma Band Gramophone, no.6 Street 200, Degla, Maadi, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week The Magic Flute by the Met Opera (Photo: courtesy of Met Opera) Saturday 14 October
Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of The Last One of Us Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Music 6.55pm CAIRO The Magic Flute by Mozart. Met Opera Live HD Transmission Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Youth of the Beast, part of Cimatheque's tribute to Seijun Suzuki Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Talk 7pm CAIRO The Bali Experience, by Abdelrahman Gabr Koree Photopia, 15 Somal St., Korba, Heliopolis, 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 Cairo Symphony Orchestra Cairo Opera House, main hall, 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 Music 9pm CAIRO Do'souka band concert Room Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Music 6.55pm ALEXANDRIA The Magic Flute by Mozart. Met Opera Live HD Transmission Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: still from The Motorcycle Diaries) Sunday 15 October Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of Youth of the Beast, part of Cimatheque's tribute to Seijun Suzuki Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Pistol Opera, part of Cimatheque's tribute to Seijun Suzuki Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO Gameel Shafik A Retrospective Exhibition Gallery Misr, 4A Ibn Zinky St., Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening Motorcycle Diaries (2004) Room Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of The Lebanese Rocket Society Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC), 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO Flamenco De Madrid Ballet Company from Spain performs “Carmina Burana” ballet Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo 'I will defend myself' photography exhibition by Nadia Mounir (Photo: part of promotional material for the exhibit) 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 28Sep - 10Oct CAIRO Modern Miracles, an exhibition by David Degner and curated by Alexandra Stock MASQ - Maq‘ad of Sultan Qaitbey Darb-elsaqia st, behind Qaitbay Mosque, Manshiet Nasser, Cairo Exhibition 9 - 28 Oct CAIRO Psychological Games, paintings by Sahar Al-Amir Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 15 Oct- 12 Nov CAIRO Gameel Shafik A Retrospective Exhibition Gallery Misr, 4A Ibn Zinky St., Cairo Exhibition 1 - 20 Oct CAIRO Hall 1: My World, paintings by Britt Boutros Ghali Hall 2: Crossroad, paintings by Mohamed Ardash Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., off Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition Until 26 Oct CAIRO I Will Defend Myself, photography exhibit by Nadia Mounir CIC, 22 Abdelkhalek Tharwat, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition 1 - 19 Oct CAIRO A Green House, animation exhibition by Marwan El-Gamal Medrar for Contemporary Art, 7 Gamal El Din Abou El Mahasen, 1st floor, Apt 4, Garden City Exhibition 17 Sep- 26 Oct CAIRO The White Smoke, a solo exhibition by Ahmed Sabry Mashrabia gallery, 8 Champollion St, Downtown, 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
