The cultural activities have started gradually to reopenin the country.The reopening has included theatres, museums, galleries, national circus, which operate under the culture ministry. In its first stage, the resumption of activities will be open at only 25 percent audience capacity across all venues The Cairo Opera House announced the opening of the electronic reservation on (https://ticketsmall.com/customer/events/list/) on its theatres in Cairo and Alexandria (Fountain, Open-Air, Sayed Darwish in Alexandria)
Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373 Thurs 17, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble.
Basita.Live One Global Cultural Sector Fri 11, 7pm (event is available until 7 January 2021): Co-produced by Basita.Live, in this concert, the piano and violin duo Fouad and Mounibare performing their original compositions, arranged and accompanied by their orchestra of talented Egyptian musicians. Toqa El-Hagrasyon the qanun and Azmy Magdyon the electric violin, will add the oriental tunes to the performance.Get your ticket here https://basita.live/event/96-fouad-mounib-and-the-orchestra Basita.liveis a virtual venue; an income-generating platform that connects creators, institutions, and theatres, with their audiences virtually and globally. The platform allowsartists, performers, institutions and theatres to reach beyond their physical attendance, and still sell their tickets to their audiences world-wide.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144 Open-Air and Small Theatres Thurs 10 and Fri 11, 8.30pm: The27th Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre. Open-Air Theatre Sat 12,8.30pm: A night of mawawil (ballads) and folk songs. Fountain Theatre Thurs 10, Fri 11 and Tues 29, 8.30: Pianist and composer Omar Khairat and his orchestra perform a selection of Khairat's most famous repertoire. Sun 13,8.30pm: The Cairo Opera Ballet Companyperforms Waltzes of Strauss, The Nile Adagio, Variations from La Bayadère, Cleopatra, Sirtaki (Zorba), Oriental Adagio by Omar Khairat, and El Leila El Kebira. Tues 15, 8.30pm: Ayamna Al-Helwa band, led by maestro Mohamed Osman, performs famous Egyptian songs of the 1980's and 1990's. Thurs 17,8.30pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble in a programme of classical Arab songs.
Cairo Contemporary Dance Centre The Cairo Contemporary Dance Centre (CCDC) has decided to offer free online classes to encourage everyone to stay active at home. Classes vary between Contemporary Dance, Barre, Floor Barre, Yoga, Breakdance, Movement and Exercise, Pilates, Ballet, and nutrition advises. You can find all the classes on the CCDC's YouTube channel.
Darb 1718 Kasr El Shamaa St, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 02 2741 3053/ 0109 3766188 Fri 11, 8pm: Taksir Sharqi band.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2390 7707 Thurs 10 and Fri 11, 8.30pm: The27th Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre.
The International Park Madinet Nasr District Thurs 10 and Fri 11, 7pm: “Layali Sayed Darwish” (Sayed Darwish Nights), a concert presents songs of late singer and composer Sayed Darwish performed by the artists of Al-Shams Company for talents with special abilities, led and trained by Mohsen Sadek.
Room Art Space New Cairo, The Spot mall, in front of AUC Gate 4 Sat 12, 8.30pm: Al Hezb El Comedy, a stand-up comedy show. Tues 15, 8.30pm: Tom Tom band, led by drummer Sameh Shaaban, performs jazz, rock and funk jazz.
El-Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 River Hall (No entry without a mask and the hall will be open at only 25 percent audience capacity) Thurs 10, 7.30pm: Old and modern sketches performed by Clacket band. Fri 11, 8pm: A stand-up comedy show by The Xes group. Sat 12, 7pm: The Syrian Radwan Almaraashli group performs religious, Andalusian songs and Sufi Tawasheh. Sun 13,7.30pm: A singing recital by Amira Reda. Tues 15, 7pm: A singing recital by Reham Nasim. Wed 16, 6.30pm: Alatlal band, conducted by maestro Yasser Mustafa and Creative band, led by Hussein Youssef and Yousry Abdel-Qader. Thurs 17, 8pm: Hawas band.
ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Sun 13, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab songs. Thurs 17, 8pm: The Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
*A version of this article appears in print in the 10 September, 2020 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
