Sunday 5 November Film CAIRO Screening of Withered Green. All timings except 7.30pm Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screenings of the Jesuit Short Film festival. Check our Art Alert here. Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo Festival 7pm CAIRO Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO Paintings by Asem Sharaf Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champollion St., Cairo Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO Paintings by Noha Mostafa and David D'Agostino Saad Zaghloul Culture centre, 2 Saad Zaghloul St., Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of Psycho Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO 26th Arab Music Festival and Conference: Iraqi Evening with Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra features qanun soloist Ferat Qadoury. Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, Caiiro Music 8pm CAIRO 26th Arab Music Festival and Conference: Singer Abdullah Al Rowaishad (Kuwait) performs in a concert conducted by Amir Abdel- Meguid. Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Indian Film Festival, 5-11 November Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria. Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Fragment of painting by Hossam Dirar (Photo: part of promotional material) Monday 6 November Film CAIRO Screening of Withered Green. Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo Festival CAIRO Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo Lecture 1pm CAIRO “The Imperative of Historical Juxtaposition: Sectarianism and Secularism in Comparative Perspective,” by Professor Ussama Makdisi. Edward Said Memorial Hall, AUC Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Human Flow, documentary by artist Ai Wei Wei Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Stranger Things 2 episodes, two episodes per day (8, 13, 15, 20 November) Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Zikr and Sufi night Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO 26th Arab Music Festival and Conference: Safwan Bahlwan (Syria) performs in a concert conducted by Hazem Al-Qasabegy Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of Paint it Black 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 St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Indian Film Festival, 5-11 November Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria. Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Wanas festival (Photo: part of promotional material) Tuesday 7 November Film CAIRO Screening of Withered Green Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo Festival CAIRO Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo Exhibition 6pm CAIRO Dirar Goes Abstract, paintings by Hossam Dirar. Check our Art Alert here. Art Talks, 8 El-Kamel Mohamed St., Zamalek, Cairo Books 1pm CAIRO “Marvellous Thieves,” Paulo Horta will talk about secret authors of the Arabian Nights. Edward Said Memorial Hall, AUC Books 6pm CAIRO Egyptologist Nathalie Beaux discusses her novel, Egypt's Moses-The Son of The Three Holy Books, which traces the life story of Prophet Moses from adolescence until his Exodus from Egypt. French Cultural Institute Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of The Piano Teacher ADEF, 143 Street no.8, Muqattam City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO 26th Arab Music Festival and Conference: Singer Assi El Helani (Lebanon) performs accompanied by Alexandria Opera Orchestra for Arab Music, conducted by Abdel-Hamid Abdel- Ghaffar Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Zikr with El-Sheikh/ Abd El-Rahman Balalh Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Indian Film Festival, 5-11 November Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria. Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week The Piano Teacher (Photo: still from the film)
Wednesday 8 November Film CAIRO 10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo Festival CAIRO Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo Lecture 1pm CAIRO A book discussion of AUC Alumna, Zeinab Mubarak's Arabic novel, A Glance Through The Sieve (Nazra Min Al-Ghorbal). Edward Said Memorial Hall, AUC Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Stranger Things 2 episodes, two episodes per day (6, 8, 13, 15, 20 November) Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Zar music and songs by Mazaher Ensemble 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 Music 8pm CAIRO 26th Arab Music Festival and Conference: Singer Mohamed Tharwat (Egypt) in a concert conducted by Ahmed Amer. Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Indian Film Festival, 5-11 November Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria. Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Jesuit Short Film Festival (Photo: part of promotional material)
Thursday 9 November Film CAIRO 10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here -- Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo -- Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo Festival CAIRO Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo Talk 6pm CAIRO Open discussion on Architecture Mishkah, 29 Omar Zaafan St., from tayaran St., Nasr City, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Barakah Meets Barakah, followed by discussion Cima, 8 Rostom St., 2nd floor, apt 5, Garden City, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Group singing session for amateurs led by Dalia Younes Dawar, 16 Adly St., 3rd floor, Downtown, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Mohamed Mounir puppet show theatre El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, River Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Dance 8pm CAIRO 3rd Wanas Cairo International Music Festival of El-Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music: El Tanbura troupe (Egypt) performs folk songs and music of the Suez Canal cities Greek Campus 30 Falaki St, Bab El Louk, Downtown Cairo Open Mic 8pm CAIRO Open Mic night Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO 26th Arab Music Festival and Conference: Singer Hani Shaker (Egypt) in a concert conducted by Ibrahim Al-Mougui. Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Dance 9pm CAIRO 3rd Wanas Cairo International Music Festival of El-Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music: Nubanour (Nuba, Egypt) band performs Nubian songs and music. Greek Campus 30 Falaki St, Bab El Louk, Downtown Cairo Dance 10pm CAIRO 3rd Wanas Cairo International Music Festival of El-Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music: Unterbiberger Hofmusik band (Germany) performs German folk songs and music. Greek Campus 30 Falaki St, Bab El Louk, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Indian Film Festival, 5-11 November Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria. Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Paranoid Eyes band (Photo: segment from promotional material)
Friday 10 November Film CAIRO 10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here -- Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo -- Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo Festival CAIRO Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of shorts in the Jesuits Short Film Festival El-Nahda - Jesuit, 15 El-Maharani St., El-Faggalah, Ramses, Cairo Exhibition 5pm CAIRO Inktober exhibition Yellow Umbrella, building 2070 behind Carrefour Maadi, Maadi, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO 26th Arab Music Festival and Conference Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO 3rd Wanas Cairo International Music Festival of El-Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music: variety of Egyptian and international troupes Greek Campus 30 Falaki St, Bab El Louk, Downtown Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Paranoid Eyes: a Pink Floyd Tribute Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Indian Film Festival, 5-11 November Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria. Film 7.30pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of film 17 Fouad Street Jesuit Cultural Center, 298 Port Said Street, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Human Flow (Photo: still from the film)
Saturday 11 November Film CAIRO 10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here -- Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo -- Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo Festival CAIRO Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo Exhibition last days CAIRO El-Mahmal: A Second Look, paintings by Hannah Stevenson Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek, Cairo Music 3pm CAIRO Photoshoot of Black Sabbath fans, part of the UK Home of Metal event and exhibition Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of shorts in the Jesuits Short Film Festival El-Nahda - Jesuit, 15 El-Maharani St., El-Faggalah, Ramses, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO 26th Arab Music Festival and Conference Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Dance 8pm CAIRO 3rd Wanas Cairo International Music Festival of El-Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music: variety of Egyptian and international troupes Greek Campus 30 Falaki St, Bab El Louk, 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 9pm CAIRO Omar Kay: Acoustic Night Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Ali El-Haggar concert El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, River Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Indian Film Festival, 5-11 November Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria. Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Loving Vincent, screening at Panorama of the European Film (Photo: Still from the film) Sunday 12 November Film CAIRO 10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here -- Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo -- Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo Festival CAIRO Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo Exhibition Last days CAIRO Paintings by Galal El-Husseiny Khan El-Maghraby, 18 Mansour Mohamed, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO Mahmoud El-Dewihi, sculpture exhibition Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., Brazil, Zamalek Exhibition 7pm CAIRO Steps: an exhibition by Khaled Halaby and Nagat Farouk Gallery Grant, 6 El-Gomhouria St., Abdeen, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO SOAS Ceilidh band, traditional dance musics of the British Isles and Ireland. Makan 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO 26th Arab Music Festival and Conference Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo 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 7 Nov - 2 Dec CAIRO Dirar Goes Abstract, paintings by Hossam Dirar. Check our Art Alert here. Art Talks, 8 El-Kamel Mohamed St., Zamalek, 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 5 Nov- 6 Dec CAIRO Paintings by Asem Sharaf Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champollion St., Cairo Exhibition 12 - 30 Nov CAIRO Mahmoud El-Dewihi, sculpture exhibition Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., Brazil, Zamalek Exhibition 27 Oct- 2 Dec CAIRO You Closed Your Eyes in Order to See the Unseen, exhibition by Ahmed Morsi Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib St., Apt 2, Garden City Exhibition 31 Oct- 16 Nov CAIRO Paintings by Galal El-Husseiny Khan El-Maghraby, 18 Mansour Mohamed, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 5- 12 Nov CAIRO Paintings by Noha Mostafa and David D'Agostino Saad Zaghloul Culture centre, 2 Saad Zaghloul St., Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Exhibition 1 -18 Nov CAIRO El-Mahmal: A Second Look, paintings by Hannah Stevenson 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
