Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Sunday 14 January
Film 12pm, 2.30pm, 10pm CAIRO Screening of Darkest Hour Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition 6pm CAIRO Exhibition and seminar by the Heritage Preservation Association Talaat Harb Culture Center, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St., El-Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO Visions of South, a solo exhibition by Mervat Shazly Helaly. Read more here . The exhibition continues until 1 February Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem st., off Brazil St. Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Moog El Ba7r band El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry evening: with Salah El-Lakany, Fouad Taman, Heba Essam, presented by Rasha El-Fawal House of Arabic Poetry (Beyt El-Set Wassila), Old Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim Egyptian Film Critics Association, 36 Sherif Street, Downtown, Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry evening with Salah El-Lakany, Fouad Taman, Heba Essam, presented by Rasha El-Fawal House of Arabic Poetry, Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of Foreign Body Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO Paintings by Gamila Zaki Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., Brazil, Zamalek Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of film Mother (2017) Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 on El-Morshedy Street, from Laselki Street (behind CarGas Station), Maadi, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Religious Song Ensemble Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Sharara sextet Cairo Opera House, Small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here. Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Film 9pm CAIRO Screening of The Grand Budapest Hotel Room Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al Mohamin st., Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA “Yalla Neghani” concert: Monte Cairo Company Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Nour Al-Youssef exhibition
Monday 15 January
Film 12pm, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, 10pm CAIRO Screening of Darkest Hour Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition 6pm CAIRO Exhibition and seminar by the Heritage Preservation Association Talaat Harb Culture Center, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St., El-Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Theatre 7.30pm CAIRO Playback theatre night: an improvisational, interactive form of theatre based on real stories and personal anecdotes provided by the audience at the event. Read more here Dawar, 13 Adly Street, 3rd Floor, Downtown Cairo Dance 7.30pm CAIRO El-Tannoura heritage troupe El-Ghoury's Heritage Arts Creativity Center, 3 Mohamed Abdo St., at the crossroads of Moez St. and Azhar St., El-Ghouria, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of short films: Ayny (My Second Eye) by Ahmad Saleh; Nocturne in Black by Jimmy Keyrouz, Ave Maria by Basil Khalil; The Rifle, The Jackal, The Wolf and the Boy by Oualis Mouaness; and Baheya & Mahmoud by Zaid Abu Hamdan. Read more here Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor St., Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Good Time (2017) Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Zobaida, a musical play by The Choir Project. (Also runs on 16, 17, 20, 22, 23 January) Jesuit Cultural Centre, 15 Al-Mahrany St., behind the Coptic Hospital on Ramsis st., Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here. Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Swan Lake Ballet at Cairo Opera House Tuesday 16 January
Film 12pm, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, 10pm CAIRO Screening of Darkest Hour Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition 6pm CAIRO Exhibition and seminar by the Heritage Preservation Association Talaat Harb Culture Center, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St., El-Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Lecture 6pm CAIRO Lecture on Architecture and positive energy and Zero-Carbon print, by Mawra Dabayeh House of Architecture, 4 Darb El-Labbana, El-Darb El-Ahmar, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Jeanne D'arc Masrya (Egyptian Jeanne D'arc) by Iman Kamel. Registration required through this form. CILAS, 10, Darb El Labbana Street, in front of Al-Refai mosque, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Loving Vincent Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor St., Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm and 10pm CAIRO Screening of Loving Vincent Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 on El-Morshedy Street, from Laselki Street (behind CarGas Station), Maadi, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Zobaida, a musical play by The Choir Project. (Also runs on 17, 20, 22, 23 January) Jesuit Cultural Centre, 15 Al-Mahrany St., behind the Coptic Hospital on Ramsis st., Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here. Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Playback theatre at Dawar (Photo: part of promotional material for Dawar)
Wednesday 17 January
Lecture 6pm CAIRO Images of Royal Power: Tutankhamun's Golden Appliqués French Institute For Oriental Archaeology, 37 El-Shaikh Ali Youssef, Mounira, Cairo Exhibition 6pm CAIRO Exhibition and seminar by the Heritage Preservation Association Talaat Harb Culture Center, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St., El-Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Books 6pm CAIRO Meeting with author and artist Walid Taher Al-Balsam Bookstore, 128 Nile St., Dokki, Cairo Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO Living Units international group art exhibition. The exhibition continues until 31 January. Read more here El-Gezira Art Center, 1 Sheikh El-Marsafy St., Next to The Marriot Hotel, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm and 11pm CAIRO Screening of Loving Vincent Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 on El-Morshedy Street, from Laselki Street (behind CarGas Station), Maadi, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Cinecima: launch of the cinema club French Institute, 1 Madrasset El Huquq El Frenseya ,off Kasr El Eini St, Mounira, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of film Get Out Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis street, Zamalek, Cairo Dance 7.30pm CAIRO El-Tannoura heritage troupe El-Ghoury's Heritage Arts Creativity Center, 3 Mohamed Abdo St., at the crossroads of Moez St. and Azhar St., El-Ghouria, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Zobaida, a musical play by The Choir Project. (Also runs on 20, 22, 23 January) Jesuit Cultural Centre, 15 Al-Mahrany St., behind the Coptic Hospital on Ramsis st., Cairo Ballet 8pm ALEXANDRIA Swan Lake ballet. Read more here Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Visions of South, a solo exhibition by Mervat Shazly Helaly.
Thursday 18 January
Exhibition 6pm CAIRO Exhibition and seminar by the Heritage Preservation Association Talaat Harb Culture Center, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St., El-Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Lecture 6pm CAIRO Virág Pabeschitz - 110 Years of Hungarian Egyptology Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo 1, Dr. Mahmoud Azmi St, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Yehya Khalil Cairo Opera House, Small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Retro band. Read more here El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO Mostafa Rizk and Romantica Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 on El-Morshedy Street, from Laselki Street (behind CarGas Station), Maadi, Cairo Film 11pm CAIRO Screening of Loving Vincent Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 on El-Morshedy Street, from Laselki Street (behind CarGas Station), Maadi, Cairo Film 1pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of The Departed (2006) by Martin Scorsese Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Ballet 8pm ALEXANDRIA Swan Lake ballet. Read more here Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Living Units 2 exhibition (Photo: part of promotional material)
Friday 19 January
Exhibition 6pm CAIRO Exhibition and seminar by the Heritage Preservation Association Talaat Harb Culture Center, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St., El-Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Performance by Ibrahim El-Hefnawy band Umm Kalthoum Museum, El-Rhoda Island, El-Manial, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Heritage Arab Music Ensemble Arab Music Institute, 22, Ramsis St., Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Yehya Khalil Cairo Opera House, Small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here. Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO The Gypsy Jazz Project Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera Ensemble for Music and Arab Singing Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria Music 8pm DAMANHOUR Nesma Mahgoub Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Baheya & Mahmoud, short film (Photo: part of promotional poster for the film)
Saturday 20 January
Exhibition 6pm CAIRO Exhibition and seminar by the Heritage Preservation Association Talaat Harb Culture Center, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St., El-Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Zekrayaty band, with Ramy Abou El-Fettouh Talaat Harb Culture Center, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St., El-Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Cairo Symphony Orchestra concert with piano soloist Mohamed Shams. Read more here Cairo Opera House, Small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Hazem Shaheen Cairo Opera House, Small hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here. Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Wahabiat Arab Music Institute, 22, Ramsis St., Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Zobaida, a musical play by The Choir Project. (Also runs on 22, 23 January) Jesuit Cultural Centre, 15 Al-Mahrany St., behind the Coptic Hospital on Ramsis st., Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO Amir Morzak band Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Pano recital: Amir Awad Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria Performance 7pm ALEXANDRIA Performance titled We Need To Jesuit Cultural Center, 298 Port Said Street, Cleopatra, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week L: Mohamed Shams (Photo: Zafar Azimov / courtesy Mohamed Shams) R: Mohamed Shams performs at the New York public library auditorium in November 2014 (Photo: courtesy of the artist)
Sunday 21 January
Culture tour 12pm CAIRO Story of a Statue: a tour in downtown's square's with important sculptures, led by Menna El-Emam Child Creativity Center (Ainni House), Mohamed Abdou St., El-Darb El-Ahmar, Cairo Workshop 12pm CAIRO Exhibition titled Khat Soghanan (A Little Line) by Anwar El-Fawal, with a calligraphy workshop for children Beit El-Seheimy Creativity Center, Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Talk 1pm CAIRO Talk titled Hekayat El-Fenoun El-Gamila, Dafater Melawena, with Sayed Howaidy Talaat Harb Culture Center, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St., El-Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Exhibition 6pm CAIRO Exhibition and seminar by the Heritage Preservation Association Talaat Harb Culture Center, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St., El-Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO Simple Things, a solo exhibition by Ibrahim El Haddad. The exhibition continues until 28 February Mashrabia gallery, 8 Champolion street, Downtown, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Ali El Helbawi El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, river hall, Zamalek, Cairo Ceremony 7pm CAIRO Honoring prominent figures in folk arts Beit El-Seheimy Creativity Center, Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Poetry salon 7pm CAIRO Ahmed Abdelmoaty Poetry Salon House of Arabic Poetry (Beyt El-Set Wassila), Old Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO El-Nile Folk troupe, directed by Abdelrahman El-Shafei Beit El-Seheimy Creativity Center, Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Performances by the Nubian drums band, Egyptian Folk Instruments band, Spanish Flameno and Hassaballah band El-Ghoury Creativity Center, 3 Mohamed Abdo St., at the crossroads of Moez St. and Azhar St., El-Ghouria, Cairo Theatre 8pm CAIRO Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here. Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre for children 7pm ALEXANDRIA Theatre show for children titled A Hunter of the Ghosts Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
Hybrid Spaces, solo exhibit for artist Ahmed Elshaer (Photo: part of promotional material)
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 8 Dec - 15 Feb CAIRO Cairo Art Fair III ArtsMart, km28 Cairo-Alex Desert Road, behind Total gas station, before Dandy mall, Cairo Exhibition 8 - 24 Jan CAIRO Adam, paintings by Souad Mardam Bey Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 10 Jan- 10 Feb CAIRO Revival, an exhibition for late artists Nour Al-Youssef. Read our Art Alert here. Arcade Gallery, 25 Orabi St., Maadi, Cairo Exhibition 14 Jan - 1 Feb CAIRO Hybrid Spaces, multimedia exhibition by Ahmed El-Shaer. Read our Art Alert here. Medrar, 7 Gamal El-Din Abou El-Mahasen St., Garden City, Cairo Exhibition 10 - 20 Jan CAIRO Paintings by Mohamed El-Mahdy Ahmed Shawky Museum, 6 Ahmed Shawky St., off Morad St., Nile Cornish, Giza ExhibItion 10-23 Jan CAIRO Solo exhibition of paintings by Yassin Haraz. Picasso East Art Gallery, InterContinental Semiramis, Corniche El Nil St. Garden City, Cairo ExhibItion 13 - 17 Jan CAIRO Sawa Shop: Showcasing paintings by Aida Khalil Townhouse Gallery, 6 El-Nabarawy St., Downtown, Cairo Exhibition 11 - 30 Jan CAIRO Diary of the Ivory Tower, artworks by Nazir Tanbouli and Aliaa El-Gready Greek Campus Gallery, 28 Falaki St., Downtown, Cairo Exhibition Until 24 Jan CAIRO Exhibition of paintings by Mounir Eskander Picasso East Art Gallery, Villa(39) El -Narges(3) 5th Settlement 90st. in front of Lake View, New Cairo Exhibition Until 24 Jan CAIRO Exhibition of sculptures by Tamer Ragab and paintings by Mahmoud Mareey, inspired by the Islamic art Picasso East Art Gallery, Villa(39) El -Narges(3) 5th Settlement 90st. in front of Lake View, New Cairo Exhibition Till 12 Jan CAIRO Hall 1: The Colorful Tones, paintings by Effat Hosny Hall 2: paintings by Mohamed Tammam Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., Brazil, Zamalek Exhibition 14 Jan - 1 Feb CAIRO Visions of South, a solo exhibition by Mervat Shazly Helaly. Read more here Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem st., off Brazil St. Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 14 Jan - tba CAIRO Paintings by Gamila Zaki Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., Brazil, Zamalek Exhibition 9 - 20 Jan CAIRO A Gift of River and Sea, paintings by Omar Abdelzaher. Read our Art Alert here. Khan El-Maghraby gallery, 18 Mansour Mohamed St., Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 17 Dec - 7 Jan CAIRO Provocative Product, installations by Eman Ali Gallery Misr, 4A Ibn Zinky St., Zamalek, Cairo (Photo: fragment from the Retro band's promotional material) 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
