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Culture Events: Picks for the weekend Not sure what to do this weekend? The top choices from the Ahram Online Arts & Culture team, both in and out of Cairo, Thursday through Sunday (1-4 March)
Thursday, 1 March ‘Whilst Closely Gazing at Soup' Dance performance in Rawabet Theatre at 8pm Karima Mansour in collaboration with Swiss choreographer Daria Gusberti put together this performance that played in Bern for 3 days and now comes to Cairo. The performance will be repeated on Friday. 2 Hussein El-Me'mar Street off Mahmoud Bassyouni Street, beside Townhouse Gallery Nubian People Tie Festival at Cairo Opera House at 8pm Opening and running for three daysthe festival explores the Egyptian-Nubian identity and culture through different formats of art, culture and discussion. Open Air Theatre of the Cairo Opera House ‘The Will' film screening in Artellewa Gallery at 8pm Within a selection ofnine international filmsscreening weekly atArtellewaunder the theme ‘revolution and resistance', on Thursday they present the 1939 Egyptian production ‘The Will' by Kamal Selim 19 Mohamed Ali El-Eseary Street,Ard El-Lewa, Giza, Cairo Giza Threads exhibition by Rana El-Nemr in Townhouse Gallery This photography exhibition showcases El-Nemr's latest work 'Giza Threads' depicting the different streams she sees in the city and their interaction to one another within their environment. 10 Nabrawy Street, off Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo. Friday, 2 March Visionary Africa: Art at Workexhibition in Al-Azhar Park The photography exhibitionin Al-Azhar Park continues for another week exhibiting African photography from the past 50 years along with Egyptian emerging contemporary artists' work. At the entrance of Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Cairo Saturday, 3 March ‘Music Freedom Day' in Tahrir Lounge at 12pm A quick seminar and a line-up of musical performances in advocacy of freedom of speech and expression organised by Noon Creative Enterprise Tahrir Lounge, Goethe Institute, 5 Bostan Street, Downtown Cairo El-Fan Midan (Art is a Square) in Abdeen Square The Coalition for Independent Culture holds its monthly eventEl Fan Midanreclaiming public space usage for art. Events usually include a line up of musicians, painting, among other art forms. It takes place in several squares in more than 10 governorates Abdeen Square, Downtown Cairo Live music line-up in Bikya Bookstore at 6.30pm Ahmed Safi El-Din, known more commonly as Safi, will be performing a solo set. Street and concert musician Shady Ahmed will play alongside Tarek Abdel Kawi on guitar followed by a performance by Aya Mostafa. The festival will end with contemporary Egyptian band Salalem. 23 Dr. Zaki Hassan Street, Off El-Nasr Street, Nasr City, Cairo El-Ghouri Tanoura Group in Wekalet El-Ghouri at 7.30pm Expect traditional dance, vibrant music and colourful performances by El-Ghouri Dance Group this Saturday. They play every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. 3 Mohamed Abdou Street, behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo Sunday, 4 March ‘Magic of Borlous' play in Townhouse Factory Space at 7pm This multi-media performance is written and directed by Dalia Basiouny and explores the effect of women's rituals on challenging society in Northern Egypt 10 Nabrawy Street, off Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo ‘Winter Garden' exhibition at Gezira Art Centre This exhibition features 35 works by 14 young Japanese artists exploring the micro pop imagination in contemporary art Gezira Art Centre, El-Sheikh El-Marsafy Street, Zamalek, Cairo ‘Razor Sharp Teeth' exhibition by Ali Abdel-Mohsen in Mashrabia Gallery Self-taught artist Ali Abdel-Mohsen draws inspiration for his works from the long list of things that make him miserable such as bad news and conflict Open daily (except Friday) from 11am till 8pm 10 Champollion Street, Downtown, Cairo Follow Arts & Culture updates on Twitter:@AhramOnlineArts& Join our Facebook group:Ahram Online: Arts and Culture http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/35715.aspx
