*Due to the national mourning that extends to Sunday 22 and Monday 23 October, some cultural institutions have cancelled their activities on those days. It is advised to double check with the institution prior to attending. Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Sunday 22 October Film CAIRO Screenings of Shnit short film festival. Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of Gummo. Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Music 6pm CAIRO Nass Makan: A music event combining different Egyptian music cultures to form a new and unique sound. Makan 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Illinois Parables. Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Motherline play. Part of The Show Goes On. Read more here. AUC Falaki Theatre, 24 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments. Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muazz Street, Old Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Funoon Ensemble for Arab Music, conducted by Mohamed El-Nagar. Cairo Opera House, Open Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Bells from the Deep by Werner Herzog (1993). Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Jacqueline George concert. Part of the 6th edition of Oufuqy Music Forum. Teatro Eskendria, 25 Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria Music/Dance 8pm ALEXANDRIA ‘Alamut Castle' performance, by Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre Company. Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad Street, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week The Show Goes On, mini theatre festival (Photo: part of promotional material) Monday 23 October Books 4pm CAIRO The Silent Book Club: Cairo Chapter. Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Motherline play. Part of The Show Goes On. Read more here. AUC Falaki Theatre, 24 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Zikr and Sufi night. Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Opera La Traviata by the Cairo Opera Company. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of Split (2016). Balcon Heliopolis 26 Sohag Street, Heliopolis, 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 7pm ALEXANDRIA Do'souka concert. Part of the 6th edition of Oufuqy Music Forum. Jesuits Centre, 298 Port Said Street, Alexandria Music/Dance 8pm ALEXANDRIA ‘Alamut Castle' performance, by Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre Company. Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad Street, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: still from Portrait of Jason film) Tuesday 24 October
Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of The Illinois Parables. Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Portrait of Jason. Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Children of Heaven. ADEF, 143 Street, No 8, Muqattam City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Opera La Traviata by the Cairo Opera Company. Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha. Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo Music 6pm ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera House Children Choir. Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad Street, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Looperia concert. Part of the 6th edition of Oufuqy Music Forum. Jesuits Centre, 298 Port Said Street, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: still from The Illinois Parables film) Wednesday 25 October
Film CAIRO Screenings of Withered Green. Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Zar music and songs by Mazaher Ensemble. Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, 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 Street, off Al-Muaaz Street and Al-Azhar Street, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Ahmed Rabie band. Cairo Opera House, Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Ali El-Haggar. El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July Street, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Tarbe3a concert. Part of the 6th edition of Oufuqy Music Forum. 30 El-Nabi Daniel Street, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week The Looperia project (Photo: still from the YouTube video of Looperia) Thursday 26 October
Film CAIRO Screenings of Withered Green. Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Lecture 6pm CAIRO Lecture titled "Literary Bastards, Down-and-Out in Paris, London and Egypt: Waguih Ghali, Albert Cossery, Georges Moustaki". Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Puppet theatre 7pm CAIRO El-Sakia puppet theatre. El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July Street, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Music 7.30pm CAIRO High Dam and Afronubia concert. El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July Street, River Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Dance 8pm CAIRO “The Folklore Ages”: Performance by Al Forsan Al Sharq Heritage Company. Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown Cairo Open Mic 8pm CAIRO Stand up comedy open mic night. Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Yehia Khalil and his band perform selections of his Jazz arrangements. Cairo Opera House, Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Mazamer El-Nil band performs folk music from Upper Egypt. Al Dammah Theatre for Free Arts, 30 Al-Belaasi, Al Balaqsah, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO The Woodpeckers Trio. Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Ahmed Saleh concert. Part of the 6th edition of Oufuqy Music Forum. 30 El-Nabi Daniel Street, Alexandria Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Noiztatic & Latēfall concert. Part of the 6th edition of Oufuqy Music Forum. 30 El-Nabi Daniel Street, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera Ensemble for Music and Arab Singing honours the memory of late singer Mohamed Fawzy performing selections of his best songs. Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad Street, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Still from Withered Green (Photo: courtesy of Dubai International Film Festival) Friday 27 October
Film CAIRO Screenings of Withered Green. Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Indian Film Festival, 27 Oct-2 Nov. Hanager Cinema, Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition opening 7.30pm CAIRO Solo show by Ahmed Morsi. The exhibition continues until 2 December. Gypsum gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO “The Folklore Ages”: Performance by Al Forsan Al Sharq Heritage Company. Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown Cairo Music 8pm CARIO Acoustic Night With Nour Khan. Bab 18 Art Space, 2 Khartoum Street, Heliopolis, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Rania Yehya and her band. Cairo Opera House, Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO Rami Attallah Trio. Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Ali El Helbawi concert. El-Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July Street, River Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Yehya Khalil. Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad Street, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week High Dam band (Photo: part of promotional material from High Dam's Facebook page) Saturday 28 October
Film CAIRO Screenings of Withered Green. Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Exhibition 11am CAIRO Art Treasures from the Mashrabia Gallery Collection. Mashrabia Gallery, 8, Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of Portrait of Jason. Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Indian Film Festival, 27 Oct-2 Nov. Hanager Cinema, Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Things to Come. Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Motherline play. Part of The Show Goes On. Read more here. AUC Falaki Theatre, 24 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO “The Folklore Ages”: Performance by Al Forsan Al Sharq Heritage Company. 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-Muazz Street and Al-Azhar Street, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Object Obscure / Disorder concert. Room Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA BA Orchestra, BA Youth Orchestra, BA Symphonic Choir conducted by Nayer Nagui. Programme: Beethoven's Egmont” Overture and Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 "Choral". Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week (Photo: still from the Object Obscure band's concert posted on YouTube) Sunday 29 October Film CAIRO Screenings of Withered Green. Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Indian Film Festival, 27 Oct-2 Nov. Hanager Cinema, Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of We Are Egyptian Armenians. Darb 1718, Kasr El-Sham3 Street, Al-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments. Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muazz Street, Old Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Flute and harp recital with Reham Fayed and Mona Wassef. Cairo Opera House, Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Echoes From a Somber Empire by Werner Herzog (1990). Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria (Photo: fragment from the poster of the documentary We Are Egyptian Armenians) 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 27 Oct-2 Dec CAIRO Solo show by Ahmed Morsi. Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo Exhibition 16-26 Oct Eve and The music of Color, paintings by Iraqi artists Taha Abdullal. Al-Kahila Art Gallery, 15 El Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz Street, Mohandessin, Cairo Exhibition 21 Oct-4 Nov CAIRO Art Treasures from the Mashrabia Gallery Collection. Mashrabia Gallery, 8, Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo Exhibition 9-28 Oct CAIRO Psychological Games, paintings by Sahar Al-Amir. Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 15 Oct-12 Nov CAIRO Gameel Shafik A Retrospective Exhibition. Gallery Misr, 4a Ibn Zinky Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition Until 26 Oct CAIRO I Will Defend Myself, photography exhibit by Nadia Mounir. CIC, 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat, Downtown Cairo Exhibition 17 Sep-26 Oct CAIRO The White Smoke, a solo exhibition by Ahmed Sabry. Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champollion Street, 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
