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Culture Events: Picks for the Weekend This weekend is packed with culture events of all sorts, from films, performances, exhibitions and two festivals. Check out Ahram Online's recommendations for Thursday through Sunday(21-24 March)
Thursday 21 March Cairo Jazz Festival opens in Al-Azhar Park at 7pm This whole weekend Cairo Jazz Festival is bringing a selection of renowned local and international artists to Al-Azhar Park and Darb 1718. Tonight's performances includeDina El-Wadidi, Ribab Fusion (Morocco),Kristina Tuomi (Germany),Ali El-Farouk Trio featuring Karam Mourad (Egypt / Canada) and last but not least Brazilian artist Gilberto Gil at 9.30pm. Find the full detailed programmehere. Al-Azhar Park - Salah Salem Road, Cairo /Darb 1718 - Qasr Al-Shamee Street, Al-Fakhareen (behind the Hanging Church and the Amr Mosque), Cairo Bedouin music: Jerry-Can Bandat Mastaba Centre at 9pm El-Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music brings the Jerry-Can Band all the way from Sinai for a night of authentic Bedouin music. El-Tabnoura Hall, 30A El-Balasa Street, Abdeen, Downtown, Cairo Passing Facesexhibition by Kareem El-Qurity at The Art Lounge Inspired as always by the dynamism of the Egyptian street and by the faces he encounters on Cairo's sidewalks and public buses, Kareem El-Qurity returns this month with an exhibition entitled Passing Faces, featuring compelling portraits that poignantly reflect the plight of Egyptians. The exhibition runs until 11 April. Baehler's Mansion 157b, 26 July Street, side entrance on Isaac Jacob Street, Zamalek, Cairo Friday 22 March Cairo Jazz Festival at Al-Azhar Park and Darb 1718 This whole weekend Cairo Jazz Festival is bringing a selection of renowned local and international artists to Al-Azhar Park and Darb 1718. Tonight's performances includeEktekasat,Neil Cowley Trio (England),Miguel Amando Group (Portugal) and many more. Find the full programmehere. Al-Azhar Park - Salah Salem Road, Cairo /Darb 1718 - Qasr Al-Shamee Street, Al-Fakhareen (behind the Hanging Church and the Amr Mosque), Cairo The Merry WidowOperetta at the Cairo Opera House at 8pm The experience includes beautiful music and an engaging plot, typical to the operetta spirit, where farce meets romance, and after several incidents where a fan plays an important role, the viewer is treated to a happy ending. The production will be performed by soloists from the Cairo Opera Company, the Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Hisham Gabr, the Cairo Opera Choir with Aldo Magnato as choir master, and the Cairo Opera Ballet Company. The director of the operetta is Abdallah Saad. The performance will also take place on 24 and 25 March. Read morehere. Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo Sharhabeel Ahmed concert in El-Sawy Culturewheel at 8pm Renowned Sudanese musician Sharhabeel Ahmed takes the stage at the culturewheel bringing his audience a night of reggae and jazz mixed with traditional Sudanese music. Wisdom Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Aya Metwalli concert at Beit El-Raseef at 8pm Young independent musician Aya Metwalli brings her acoustic guitar, soft angelic voice, original lyrics and compositions to the stage. Building an audience slowly but surely, the young artist has been performing small shows over the past year and has shared the stage with Maii Waleed and Yosra El-Hawary several times. Read morehere. Street 151, off Street 9, next to Midan El-Horreya, after El-Ezaby Pharmacy and in front of National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Maadi, Cairo Saturday 23 March Cairo Jazz Festival in Al-Azhar Park and Darb 1718 Tonight's performances feature several artists, the most renowned of which is Ziad Rahbani. Find more programme detailshere. Al-Azhar Park - Salah Salem Road, Cairo /Darb 1718 - Qasr Al-Shamee Street, Al-Fakhareen (behind the Hanging Church and the Amr Mosque), Cairo El-Ghouri Tanoura Group at the 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 Cairo Symphony Orchestra at Cairo Opera House at 8pm The Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Julian Clayton will perform works inspired by Egypt:Egyptian Marchby Johann Strauss II,La Mort deCléopâtre(Death of Cleopatra) by Herlioz Berliz, Camille Saint-Saëns' Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in F Major is nicknamed 'The Egyptian' andEgyptian NightsOp. 61, a symphonic suite bySergey Prokofiev. Soloists for the evening will be soprano Dalia Farouk and pianist Magda Emara. More infohere Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo A7A Portraitsphotography exhibition by Beshir Wagih in Photopia The exhibition presents a series of portraits and mixed media installations challenging the colloquial and historical meaning of the word 'A7A,' a pejorative slang term in Egyptian Arabic which over time has become taboo. Watch our video story of the openinghere. 15 El Somal Street, El Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo Sunday 24 March Opening event forHal Badeel Festivalat Townhouse Gallery at 7pm A new initiative by young artists to utilise existing spaces for art,Hal Badeel(Alternative Solution) will run from today until 17 April and will feature several performances and films. Tonight's opening event will hosta film screening ofAhad Sokan Al-Madina(One of the city's residents) by Adham El-Sherief, followed by electronic music performance calledShorbaby Mohamed Shafik and Nadah El-Shazly and finally a concert by Mashrou' Koral (The Choir Project). The Factory Space, Townhouse Gallery,10 Nabrawy St., off Champollion St., Downtown, Cairo On My Forest Landexhibition by Hala Abu Shady at the Mashrabiya Gallery In On My Forest Land, visual artist Hala Abu Shady tackles issues of heritage and identity across Mediterranean societies. Intrigued by symbols and images of Egyptian society and using photographs of herself, along with pictures from Facebook and Twitter, the artist produced a show of photomontages and sound art that aims to capture the change and multiculturalism that characterises contemporary society. The exhibition will run until 11 April. 8 Champollion Street, Downtown, Cairo Follow Arts and Culture updates on Twitter:@AhramOnlineArtsand on our Facebook page:Ahram Online: Arts and Culture http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/67345.aspx
