Film 10.45am, 1.15pm, 4pm, 7pm CAIRO Screening of Jumanji 2 Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El Dor Street Zamalek, Cairo Film 12pm, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, 10pm CAIRO Screening of Loving Vincent Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Film 5pm CAIRO Screening of Only Men Go to the Grave Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Film for children 6.30pm CAIRO Screening of animated film WALL-E (2008) Art of Seeing Centre, 17 Ameen Zaki Street, Heliopolis, Cairo Book signing & discussion 7pm CAIRO Discussion around a book by Mahmoud El Dabaa titled Arab Culture, Identity and Consciousness Battana, Yakoubian building, 34 Talaat Harb st, Downtown, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender), a play by the students of Actor's Studio, directed by Khaled Galal. Read more about the play here Artistic Creativity Centre Theatre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7.30pm 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. Beit Al-Seheimi Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Qawaaid Al-Ashq Al-Arbaain (The Forty Rules of Adoration), a play based on Elaf Shafaq's novel with dramaturgy by Rasha Abdel-Moneim and directed by Adel Hassan Al-Salam Theatre 101 Qasr Al-Aini St, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Om El Nour Choir Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Heritage Arabic Music Ensemble Arabic Music Institute, 22 Ramsis St, Downtown, Cairo Talk 7pm CAIRO Monthly meeting of El Sawy Camera Club, with photographer Karim Nabil El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, River hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO That Night, a play directed by Mohamed Abdel Khaleq Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Film 10pm CAIRO Screening of Photocopy Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El Dor Street Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA Obour w Intesar (Crossover and Victory), a play describes the period between 1967 and the victory of 1973 written and directed by Mohamed Al-Khouly Beram Al-Tunsi Theatre Al-Gaish St, Al Azaritah, Qesm Bab Sharqi, Alexandria (Photo: still from film Loving Vincent)
Monday 25 December
Exhibition last days CAIRO Everyday Cairo photography exhibition. The exhibition continues until 29 December. Beit el Sura, Building 30, Street 15, Maadi, Cairo Film 10.45am, 1.15pm, 4pm, 7pm CAIRO Screening of Jumanji 2 Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El Dor Street Zamalek, Cairo Film 12pm, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, 10pm CAIRO Screening of Loving Vincent Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Film 5pm CAIRO Screening of The Killing of a Sacred Deer Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Youm Eltalat Elsa'a 6 El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO The Message Team, christmas concert El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender), a play by the students of Actor's Studio, directed by Khaled Galal. Read more about the play here Artistic Creativity Centre Theatre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Christmas concert with Neveen Allouba Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO That Night, a play directed by Mohamed Abdel Khaleq Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Film 10pm CAIRO Screening of Photocopy Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El Dor Street Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera House String Orchestra Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria (Still from film The Odd Life of Timothy Green) Tuesday 26 December
Film 10.45am, 1.15pm, 4pm CAIRO Screening of Jumanji 2 Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El Dor Street Zamalek, Cairo Film 12pm, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, 10pm CAIRO Screening of Loving Vincent Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Film 5pm CAIRO Screening of The Killing of a Sacred Deer Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Seminar 5.30pm CAIRO Hadeth Tuesday, with Islamic Studies specialist Fatima Hussein. El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, Zamalek, Cairo Book talk: architecture 6pm CAIRO Discussion around the book “Complete works by Hassan Fathy” (Egyptian architect, 1900-1989) Gezira Arts Centre, 1 El Masrafy St, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Loving Vincent Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El Dor Street Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Oscarizma, concert El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender), a play by the students of Actor's Studio, directed by Khaled Galal. Read more about the play here Artistic Creativity Centre Theatre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Loving Vincent Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El Dor Street Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Frida ADEF DECA, 143 Street no. 8, Muqattam City, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO That Night, a play directed by Mohamed Abdel Khaleq Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Ballet 8pm CAIRO The Nutcracker ballet by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company and the Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nader Abbassi. Read more here Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Film 10pm CAIRO Screening of Photocopy Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El Dor Street Zamalek, Cairo The Nutcracker ballet (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)
Wednesday 27 December
Exhibition opening & talk 6pm CAIRO Ethiopian photographer Aida Muluneh will give a talk on photography in Ethiopia. Read more here Darb 1718, Kasr El Shamaa street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, behind the Hanging Church, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO That Night, a play directed by Mohamed Abdel Khaleq Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO Ali El-Haggar concert El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, River hall, Zamalek, Cairo Ballet 8pm CAIRO The Nutcracker ballet by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company and the Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nader Abbassi. Read more here Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Cultural Salon Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria Aida Muluneh, to talk about Photography in Ethiopia at Darb 1718 (Photo: part of promotional material)
Thursday 28 December
Puppet Theatre 6.30pm CAIRO Sahsah Lama Yangah (When Sahsah Succeed), a children play to the poetry by Salah Jahin and directed by Salah Al-Sakka The Cairo Puppet Theatre, Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender), a play by the students of Actor's Studio, directed by Khaled Galal. Read more about the play here Artistic Creativity Centre Theatre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO Ali El-Helbawy concert El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Yasmin Ali concert El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO That Night, a play directed by Mohamed Abdel Khaleq Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Wahabiyat Arabic Music Institute, 22 Ramsis St, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Religious songs ensemble Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Ballet 8pm CAIRO The Nutcracker ballet by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company and the Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nader Abbassi. Read more here Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Yehya Khalil Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Taksir Sharqi band Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Film 1pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of Forrest Gump Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Multimedia library, Alexandria Film 5.30pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of The Mountain Between Us Raquda Foundation for Art and Heritage, Abdel Aziz Fahmy, Stanly, Alexandria Storytelling 7pm ALEXANDRIA Storytelling evening titled ‘One in the Morning' Beit Hawadit, Salah Mostafa Al Mesallah Sharq Qesm Bab Sharqi, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Abou Shaar Brothers ensemble for religious song Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria (Photo: still from film Frida)
Friday 29 December
Photography talk 5pm CAIRO Everything You Can Imagine is Real, an interactive talk about how to put imagination into execution and bring fantasy to life through Fine Art, Conceptual and Fashion Photography, by Adel Essam and Henar Sherif Photopia, 15 Somal St, El Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo Puppet Theatre 6.30pm CAIRO Sahsah Lama Yangah (When Sahsah Succeed), a children play to the poetry by Salah Jahin and directed by Salah Al-Sakka The Cairo Puppet Theatre, Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Cairo Pantomime 5pm CAIRO Pantomime performance by Mostafa Hazeen and Malameh troupe Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender), a play by the students of Actor's Studio, directed by Khaled Galal. Read more about the play here Artistic Creativity Centre Theatre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Al Mawlaweya El Masreya, with Amer El Tony El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, Wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO Hisham Kharma concert El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, Wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO That Night, a play directed by Mohamed Abdel Khaleq Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm Concert by El Masreyeen and the Future Stars. Conductor: Hany Shenouda Cairo Opera House small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Awtar ensemble Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Tijan band Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Ballet 8pm CAIRO The Nutcracker ballet by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company and the Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nader Abbassi. Read more here Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 4pm & 7.30pm ALEXANDRIA Massar Egbari Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Massar Egbari
Saturday 30 December
Film 5pm CAIRO Screening of The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) Gusour Cultural Center, Michel Lotf Allah St, inside All Saint's Cathedral, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender), a play by the students of Actor's Studio, directed by Khaled Galal. Read more about the play here Artistic Creativity Centre Theatre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Hisham El-Gakh concert El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, Wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO That Night, a play directed by Mohamed Abdel Khaleq Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Ballet 8pm CAIRO The Nutcracker ballet by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company and the Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nader Abbassi. Read more here Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm Christmas Concert with Walt Disney Cartoon and Mohamed Helmy Cairo Opera House small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Concert by the Talents Development Centre of Alexandria Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria Eman Shaker (Photo: Eman Shaker's facebook page) Sunday 31 December Music 6pm CAIRO Pianist Eman Shaker and friends: "Music & Songs" featuring Ihab Shawi. The evening will be a celebration of Christmas and New Year Eve with waltzes, tangos and Christmas carols Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender), a play by the students of Actor's Studio, directed by Khaled Galal. Read more about the play here Artistic Creativity Centre Theatre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Forsa Saaida (Nice to Meet You), a play directed by Mohamed Gomaa The Modern Theatre Qasr Al-Aini St, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Piano and violin evening with Fouad and Mounib Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO That Night, a play directed by Mohamed Abdel Khaleq Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Kolthomiat Arabic Music Institute, 22 Ramsis St, Downtown, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Christmas concert: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra conducted by Sherif Mohie Eldin featuring mezzo soprano Farah ElDibany. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Gala concert: New Year celebration with the Cairo Opera Company Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria Music 8pm DAMANHOUR Yasser Soliman ensemble for music and singing Damanhour Opera House Photocopy (Photo: still from the film's teaser) 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
