The 7th India by the Nile Festival (5-17 March) This annual cultural festival will be held in Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said. IBN, the biggest international festival in Egypt, provides the Egyptian audience a keen flavor of India's spirited aesthetic traditions while strengthening artistic collaboration and bilateral ties between the two countries. Among this year's edition highlights is the performances by the Grammy Award-winning Vikku Vinayakram and V Selvaganesh presenting three generations of percussion
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144 Midan Theatre Tues 12, 5pm: A Bollywood dance workshop to be given by choreographer Gilles Chuyen.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2390 7707 Sun 10, 8pm: An Odissi performance by Ratikant Mohapatra's Srjan explores the intricate interplay of philosophical ideas, infused with images from Hinduism, Christianity, Islam and Sikhism through their shows titled Bishwas.
Misr Public Library Zawia, Cairo Thurs 14, 12pm: A Bollywood dance workshop to be given by choreographer Gilles Chuyen.
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 Fri 8, 5pm: A Bollywood dance workshop to be given by choreographer Gilles Chuyen followed by a free yoga session. Fri 8, 8pm: Indian contemporary folk music by versatile artist Harpreet. He sings original musical compositions in Hindi, as well as, in regional Indian languages and dialects such as Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Rajasthani and Haryanvi. He is known for his rich sonorous voice and a vivid, light classical style of singing. His creative talent fuses both the modern and traditional when he composes tunes to his own lyrics and to classical poetry that he loves. Wisdom Hall Sat 9, 7.30pm: The Ishara Puppet Theatre group performs Images of Truth show.
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) 22 Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Al-Horiyya Road, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Mon 11, 8pm: An Odissi performance by Ratikant Mohapatra's Srjan. Tues 12, 8pm: The Grammy Award-winning Vikku Vinayakram and V Selvaganesh presenting three generations of percussion.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Plaza Sat 9, 3pm: Indian contemporary folk music by versatile artist Harpreet. Mon 11, 3pm: A Bollywood dance workshop to be given by choreographer Gilles Chuyen. 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The 9th Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children (4-16 March) This year, the festival comes to the audiences in three cities, Cairo (7-15 March), Alexandria (4-5 March) and Menya (16 March), presenting shows that incorporate object, puppet, black, physical, musical theatres and modern dance across nine venues (Al-Hanager Arts Centre, Tahrir Culture Centre, Historic Cairo, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Jesuit Cultural Centre, AUEED Centre in Menya, etc). Hakawy's 9th edition includes eight international shows from UK, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, France and USA in addition to nine Egyptian performances. The festival includes a Dutch focus with three performances, in addition to the master-classes, workshops and talks led by the Dutch artists. Among this edition's highlights is Storm, by the Bamboozle Theatre (UK) accessible to the children who are on the autistic spectrum. A number of workshops and additional activities will take place in parallel to the shows on stage. For the third consecutive year, the Mobile Library “Stories on 4 Wheels” will provide story-telling to the young audience.
Al-Hanager Arts Centre Cairo Opera Complex, Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 6861 Thurs 7, 9am-12pm: Bibliotheksbus (Egypt). Thurs 7, 10.45-11.25am: HiHaHuttenBouwers (Netherlands). Fri 8, 1.30-2.15pm and 5.15-6pm: Stick Fighters of the Nile (Egypt). Fri 8, 3-3.40pm: HiHaHuttenBouwers (Netherlands). Sat 9, 11-11:45pm: The Elephant in the Room (Egypt). Sat 9, 4-4:30pm: Home (Egypt). Thurs 14, 10.30am-11.20am and 6.15-7.05pm: Vu by Sacékripa Theatre (France). Thurs 14, 11.30am-12.30am: Jabber (Netherlands).
Al-Hanager Open Area Thurs 14, 9am-1pm: Stories on 4 Wheels (Egypt).
Al-Hanager Gallery Thurs 7, 11.30am, 12pm: H2o (Germany). Thurs 7, 10.30-11.15am, 12.30-1.15 pm and 2.30-3.15pm: Storm by Bamboozle Theatre (UK). Fri 8, 3-30-4.15pm: Storm (UK). Fri 8, 4.30-5.15pm: Noussa by Noha Sabet (Egypt). Fri 8, 5.30-6.15pm: Storm (UK). Fri 8, 6.15-6.45pm: Dil Hekaya (Egypt). Fri 8, 7-7.45pm: Storm (UK). Sat 9, 9-9:45am: Storm (UK). Sat 9, 12-12:45am: Esma3ni (Egypt). Sat 9, 2-2:45pm and 4-4:45pm: Storm (UK). Thurs 14, 9.45-10:15am, 5.15-5.45pm and6.45-7:15pm: EGG-tion Hero (Netherlands). Thurs 14, 4-4.25pm and 6-6:25pm: SnowEyes (Denmark).
Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC) AUC's Tahrir Campus Falaki Theatre American University in Cairo, Downtown Campus, 24 Falaki St, Downtown Cairo, Tel 012 88721446 Thurs 7, 9.30-11am: ZooZoo (USA). Fri 8, 7:00 – 8:30pm: ZooZoo (USA). 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Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373 Thurs 7, 8pm: Gramophone band features singer Hasnaa Kamal. Sun 10, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by maestro Selim Sahab commemorates the birth anniversary of singer and composer Mohamed Abdel-Wahab.
Beit Al-Seheimi Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 02 2787 8865 Every Sunday, 7.30pm: The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments. Every Friday, 8.30pm: “Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance by clowns in Al-Muaaz Street, presented by Wamda and directed by Nabil Bahgat.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144 Main Hall Thurs 7, 8pm: Part of Egypt-France Cultural Year 2019, the Modern Dance Theatre Company, directed by choreographer Walid Aouni, performs Tears of Hadid dance show that honours the memory of world-renowned Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. Fri 8, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira for Arab Music and Singing. Sat 9, 8pm: A concert by the Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Sun 3, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble honours the memory of singer and composer Mohamed Abdel-Wahab. Tues 12 and Wed 13, 8pm: Pianist Omar Khairat and his orchestra. Thurs 14, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by maestro Selim Sahab commemorates the birth anniversary of singer and composer Mohamed Abdel-Wahab. Open-Air Theatre Thurs 7, 8pm: Mustafa Hussein and his Al-Haky band. Small Hall Thurs 7, 8pm: Harp recital by Sama Suleiman. Fri 8, 8pm: Tenor Sohbi Bedeir and The Friends band perform international love songs. Sun 10, 8pm: A concert features Sharara Sextet. Mon 11, 8pm: Violin recital by Yasser El-Serafy. Tues 12, 8pm: Mohamed Adel music. Thurs 14, 8pm: Jazz music by Yehia Khalil and his band.
Goethe Institute 17 Hussein Wassif St, Mesaha Sq, Dokki, Tel 02 2575 9877 Thurs 7, 7pm: “Matbousesh ya Loulou” (Don't Look Lou Lou), Aragouz show performed by El-Kousha Puppets company. The company invites young and old spectators before the play, at 6pm, to interact and play with the puppets and make improvised jokes, as well as to get some rules and basics of movement in the garden of the Goethe Institute. Egyptian pop-rock band Ganan will give a concert featuring singer and lyricist Noha Fekry, guitarist Tarek Abdel-Awi, Ahmed Amar on Keyboard, Yamen Al-Gammal on bass guitar, Mohamed Al-Fakharani on the drums. Sat 9, 7pm-10pm: The Goethe Institute Cairo will host a special public event, a Cairo segment of the “Forgotten Enlightenments: Unknown Stories about Islam in Contemporary Art”. The evening will feature the experimental film "Spin" by German artist Ginan Seidl and a sound art performance by Egyptian sound artist Yara Mekawei. The screening and performance will be preceded by a keynote addressed from Michael Arzt, head of curatorial affairs at the Islam Art Museum in Malaysia (IAMM) Heba Nayel Barakat, and others.
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Tel 02 2514 7475 Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music (Performances every Sat, Mon, and Wed, 7.30pm).
Giza Pyramids Al-Haram, Giza Plateau Fri 15, 8pm: The American drummer Chad Smith's rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers will be performing in Egypt for the first time in this concert.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2390 7707 Thurs 7, 8pm: Religious songs performed by Al-Enshad Al-Dini troupe, conducted by maestro Alaa Abdel-Salam. Thurs 14 and Fri 15, 8pm: Forsan El Sharq Heritage Company performs “Al GIPTANA, The Egyptian Papyrus” show.
Makan Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 02 2792 0878 Every Monday, 7pm: (fixed event) Zikr and Sufi night. Every Tuesday, 8pm (doors open at 7.30pm and reservations is canceled at 7.30pm): Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha present traditional music of the Nile Delta; Nubian Fadeka music and songs with Aragid, featuring Saleh Abbass and Farah Al-Masri; traditional Sudanese music and songs performed by Queen of Henna Settouna; Al-Jaafra music played by musicians from Aswan; Nass Makan (People from Makan) and Sanet perform traditional music from Eritrea. Every Wednesday, 8pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab.
Al-Manara International Conference Centre New Cairo Fri 8, 5pm: After three years of Paranoia, Sharmoofers band new album Enfesam (duality) is finally here and it's so good, it's mental. Celebrating the album with the Sharmoofers fans, the band will go on tour, and Cairo is the first on their list. El Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music 30 A El-Balaqsa St, Abdeen, Downtown, Tel 011 50995354 Al Dammah Theatre for Free Arts Thurs 7, 8pm: Al-Tanboura troupe from Port-Said Every Saturday, 8pm: (fixed event) Asyad Al-Zar (The Zar Masters) band. The Zar Masters band is comprised of some of the few remaining Egyptian and Sudanese Zar performers playing Tanbura, Toza (small 2 sides percussion) Mangour, (a wide belt of goat hooves worn around the hips), Marakesh (hand-held rattles) and the tambourine.
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 Thurs 7, 7pm: A concert commemorates the 29th anniversary of the death of Nubian singer Ahmed Mounib. Wed 13, 8pm: American drummer Chad Smith, a member of Red Hot Chili Peppers and one of the pillars of the international rock scene will host a special event featuring Egyptian musicians widely known to the local music scene. The evening will offer the audience three thrilling segments: a drum solo by Smith, a percussion show featuring the Egyptian drummer Ahmed Hisham, percussionists Donia Sami and Rania Omar, followed by a musical fusion with Samer George on bass guitar, Faisal Fouad on keyboards, Ahmed Aly on percussions and Beshoy Shenoda on accordion. Wisdom Hall Thurs 7, 6 & 8pm: El-Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of late diva Umm Kolthoum performing two of her best songs. Fri 8, 3pm: El-Sawy Puppet Theatre presents Indian Flute and Miraculous Child show. Sat 9, 8pm: Singer Ali Al-Haggar. Sun 10, 7.30pm: Classical Arab music and songs performed by Al-Fan Al-Assil band. Mon 11, 6.30pm: An evening of singing and poetry features Amr Adel. Tues 12, 7pm: A concert of classical music on piano by David Edgar, accompanied by a ballet performance by Nino David.
ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) 22 Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Al-Horiyya Road, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Sun 10, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing. Wed 13, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Children Choir concert. Thurs 14, 8pm: A concert by Alexandria Sporting Club's Sayed Darwish Choir.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Main Hall Fri 8, 7pm: Progressive rock music by Andromeda band. Sat 9, 7pm: BA Chamber Orchestra, conducted by violinist Khaled Al-Shweikh, performs a selection of the most famous tango pieces.
