Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St. Tel 2574 3373 Fri 3, 8pm: Umm Kulthoum songs are performed.
Beit Al-Seheimi Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 2591 3391 Fri 3, 7.30pm: The Karakouz and the shadow puppet theatre show.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 2739 0132/0144 *Main Hall Thur 2 & Fri 3, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Ballet Company, supervised by Erminia Kamel, accompanied by the Cairo Opera Orchestra, conducted by maestro Sherif Mohieddin present The Nile and Oriental Steps ballets, directed by late chairman of the opera house Abdel-Moneim Kamel. Sat 4, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Sun 5, 8pm: The Spring concert features singer Hani Shaker. Thur 9, 8pm: Umm Kulthoum songs are performed by Tunisian singer Sofia Sadek. *Open-Air Theatre Thur 2, 8pm: A singing recital by Engy Amin. Thur 9, 8pm: Emdan Al-Nour (The Light Pillars) troupe. *Small Hall Thur 2, 8pm: Jazz player Yehia Khalil and his band plays oriental and western jazz. Fri 3, 8pm: Violin and piano recital. Sun 5, 7pm: Pinocchio: The Story Of A Puppet, a show adaptedfrom the novel by Carlo Collodi. Directed and interpreted by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, coreography Michela Lucenti & Emanuela Serra, musics by Nino Rota and Fiorenzo Carpi played by Gianluca Pezzino sets by Bartolucci (Italian with Arabic and English subtitles).
El Genaina Theatre Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa. Tel 2362 5057 Thur 2, 8pm: Jordanian band Akher Zapheer presents a concert. Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 2514 7475 every Sat, Mon & Wed, (8pm, free admission) Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 2390 7707 Thur 2, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble, conducted by Farouk Al-Babli in a repertoire of classical Arab songs. Thur 9, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Salah Ghoubashi plays classical Arab songs.
Makan 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo. Tel 2792 0878 Every Tuesday, 9-11pm: Mawawil features vocalists Hend and Sara in a repertoire of traditional music of the Nile Delta, Al Jaafra music played by Arab Tribes from Aswan and Nass Makan band. Every Wednesday, 9-11pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher ensemble featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sabah.
El Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music 30 A El-Balaqsa St, Abdeen, Downtown. Tel 011 50995354 *Al Dammah Theatre for Free Arts Thur 2, 9pm: A special Sufi night mixed with ZarAbul Gheit is highlighted in a spiritual atmosphere. El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *River Hall Thur 2, 8pm: Walls of Death, a metal concert. Fri 3, 7.30pm: Star Academy singer Nesma Mahgoub. Sun 5, 7.30pm: A singing recital by Rami Essam. Mon 6, 8pm: The Eastern concert features singer Tamer Ashour. *Wisdom Hall Thur 2, 8pm: Celebrating the Eastern, El Sawy Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of Umm Kulthoum playing two of her best songs. Fri 3 & Sat 4, 8pm: El Sawy Puppet Theatre show presents The Yellow Frog show. Sun 5, 8pm: El Sawy Puppet Theatre show celebrates the Eastern playing songs by Farid Al-Atrash. Tue 7, 8pm: Dahka (A Laugh) band. Wed 8, 8pm: Al Mahfaza (The Wallet) band. Thur 9, 8pm: The Voice star Samer Abu Taleb.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 2, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing. Mon 6 & Tue 7, 8pm: Fursan Al-Sharq (The Knights of the Orient) dance troupe presents Bahiya show.
