Festival CAIRO Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo Lecture 6pm CAIRO The recovery of French excavations at Medamoud: The city and the temple of Montou, a lecture by Félix Relats-Montserrat, scientific member of IFAO, part of the monthly Archaeology Meetings French Cultural Institute Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Sima Awanta, an Egyptian comedy play written by Noaaman Ashour, directed by Waleed Hammad AUC, Malak Gabr Theatre, Cairo TV series 7pm CAIRO Screening of Sense8 (Season Two) Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Egyptian Musical Youth Society concert Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Kolthoumiat concert, songs of Oum Kalthoum Arab Music Institute, 22 Ramses Street, Downtown, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments. Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Cairo, (tel 02 2591 3391) Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Omar Khairat Orchestra Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria
Music 8pm CAIRO Concert by the Talents Development Centre Arab Music Institute, 22 Ramses Street, Downtown, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Stranger Things: 2 episodes Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Sima Awanta, an Egyptian comedy play written by Noaaman Ashour, directed by Waleed Hammad AUC, Malak Gabr Theatre, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Karaoke Night Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Piano recital by David Edgar Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017) 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 Music 8pm CAIRO Fabrica presents Al Leila Al Kebeera El Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek (Photo: still from Stranger Things) Tuesday 21 November
Film CAIRO 39th Cairo International Film Festival (21-30 November)
Theatre 5pm CAIRO Sima Awanta, an Egyptian comedy play written by Noaaman Ashour, directed by Waleed Hammad AUC, Malak Gabr Theatre, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser ADEF, 143 Street no.8, Muqattam City, Cairo TV series 7pm CAIRO Screening of Sense8 (Season Two) Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha present traditional music of the Nile Delta Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO Namelessah, a play by Mohammed Hashem and Aya Terzaki. He work is inspired by a Canadian classic play which was featured in the Edinburgh festival in England. Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
Wednesday 22 November
Film CAIRO 39th Cairo International Film Festival (21-30 November)
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-Muaazgomh St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO Namelessah, a play by Mohammed Hashem and Aya Terzaki. He work is inspired by a Canadian classic play which was featured in the Edinburgh festival in England. Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA Women Talk: a storytelling performance Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria (Photo: still from Whitney: Can I Be Me) Thursday 23 November
Film CAIRO 39th Cairo International Film Festival (21-30 November)
Theatre 5pm and 8pm CAIRO Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, performed by Atelier El Masrah theatre team, Faculty of Fine Arts
AUC Falaki Theatre, 113 Kasr El-Aini Street (on AUC campus), Downtown, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Dorgy Band AlRabaa (Alrab3), Cultural Center, 3 El-Sananiry alley, off El-Moez street, Gammaliyah, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Botchan, a play written by Japanese author Natsume Soseki adapted and directed by Sherif Hamdi Rawabet Theatre Hussein Meaamar St, off Mahmoud Bassiouni, next to Townhouse, Downtown, Cairo Theatre 7.30pm CAIRO Bardo Presents a Playback Theatre Performance by “Mashroo Gueran” (Neighbors to be) Bardo Clubhouse 2 road 12, Maadi, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Verdi's opera Il Trovatore, by the Cairo Opera Company. Read more here Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab songs. Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Estabena band Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Yehya Khalil concert Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
(Photo: promotional material of the 39th Cairo International Film Festival)
Friday 24 November
Film CAIRO 39th Cairo International Film Festival (21-30 November)
Food festival 3-5pm CAIRO Chocolate festival, 24-30 November El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 5pm and 8pm CAIRO Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, performed by Atelier El Masrah theatre team, Faculty of Fine Arts
AUC Falaki Theatre, 113 Kasr El-Aini Street (on AUC campus), Downtown, Cairo Puppet theatre 6.30pm CAIRO Sahsah Lama Yangah (When Sahsah Succeed), a children play The Cairo Puppet Theatre, Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Concert by Mohamed El Shami Arab Music Institute, 22 Ramses Street, Downtown, Cairo Puppet theatre 8.30pm CAIRO “Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance by clowns in Al-Muaaz Street, presented by Wamda and directed by Nabil Bahgat. Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Cairo, (tel 02 2591 3391) Music 9pm CAIRO The Gipsy Jazz Project Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
Il Trovatore (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)
Saturday 25 November
Film CAIRO 39th Cairo International Film Festival (21-30 November)
Food festival 3-5pm CAIRO Chocolate festival, 24-30 November El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 5pm-9pm CAIRO Children's Film Festival Darb 1718 Kasr El Shamaa St. Misr El Kadima, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Romeo and Juliette Symphonie Dramatique, for soloists, Choir and Orchestra, with the participation of the Panamanian Mezzo-Soprano Maria Cecilia Prado Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Hosam Sakr Ensemble for Sufi Singing 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 St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Rolled Up Sleeves band Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Theatre 6pm ALEXANDRIA Performance for children Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
(Photo: Still from Um Ghayeb)
Sunday 26 November
Film CAIRO 39th Cairo International Film Festival (21-30 November)
Food festival 3-5pm CAIRO Chocolate festival, 24-30 November El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Zawya Program: screening of Um Ghayeb Darb 1718 Kasr El Shamaa St. Misr El Kadima, Cairo TV series 7pm CAIRO Screening of Sense8 (Season Two) Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Andromida band El Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek Music 8pm CAIRO Verdi's opera Il Trovatore, by the Cairo Opera Company. Read more here Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Wahabiat Arab Music Institute, 22 Ramses Street, Downtown, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments. Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Cairo, (tel 02 2591 3391) Theatre 6pm & 8pm ALEXANDRIA Performance for children 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
