Beit Al-Sehemi Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muiz St, Tel 2591 3391 Fri 3, 8pm: The Karakouz and the Shadow Puppet Theatre shows, directed by Nabil Bahgat. Every Sunday, 7.30pm: The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments, directed by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 *Main Hall Thur 2, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble. Fri 3, Sat 4, Sun 5, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra features pianist Omar Khayrat. Tue 7, Wed 8, Thur 9, 7pm: The Knights of the Orient Dance troupe presents Adham Al-Sharqawi show. *Small Hall Thur 2, 8pm: Violin recital by Osman Al-Mahdi. Wed 8, 8pm: Tenor Sobhi Bedeir and Friends band play international love songs. Thur 9, 8pm: Oriental jazz by Yehia Khalil and his band. *Palace of Arts Thur 2- Tue 14, 7pm: "Colour Blindness" a live performance by pantomime and mime artist Amr Abdel-Aziz and Yara Mekawei. It is an experimental corporeal mime performance about the similarity between the colours and the mime art.
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 9, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
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, 8pm: Kafafa troupe from Upper Egypt, led by singer Abdel Wahed Al-Banna presents the art of palm clapping. Sun 5, 7pm: A performance by singer Kholoud Adel who will be singing Sufi texts accompanied by Western music played by clarinet player Ahmed Momtaz.
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, 7.30-9.30pm: Singer Amir Eid. Sun 5, 7-9pm: Arab music concert. Thur 9, 7-9pm: Psych music by Mustafa Al-Sawy. *Wisdom Hall Thur 2, 7-9pm: The Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of late diva Umm Kulthoum playing two of her best songs.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Fri 3, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Salah Ghoubashi plays classical Arab songs. Sun 5 & Mon 6, 8pm: The Modern Dance Theatre Company presents Mawlana show, an adaptation of writer Ibrahim Eissa's novel, directed by Monadel Antar. Thur 9, 8pm: The Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing.
