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Articles of the author Amina Abdel Halim
'Le Corsaire is a very special work': Cairo Ballet Company artistic director on new season opening
As the beginning of a new season approaches, the Cairo Opera Ballet Company is preparing for its opening show, a performance of Marius Petipa's iconic work, Le Corsaire, which is set to open 29 September. Le Corsaire was originally choreographed by (...)

30 - 08 - 2017
Exit: Contemporary workshop allows artists to look beyond the boundaries
In a quiet house on the Alexandria Desert Road, creative minds take a respite from the smoke-drenched chaos of the capital. Freed from the havoc of car horns and busy streets, the artists paint, sculpt and film at ease, under high ceilings and (...)

25 - 08 - 2017
Between Alexandrian band Aqsa Alwasat and Morocco's Malika Zarra
Amidst the customary rhythm of the holy month of Ramadan, two melodious voices rise, fraying their way through the timeless Cairene din. As Aqsa Alwasat and Malika Zarra consecutively take to the stage, the cacophony of Old Cairo seems but a distant (...)

18 - 06 - 2017
Dokkan: Egypt's instrumental band on their creative process, challenges and the future
The innovative musical project, Cairo-based instrumental band Dokkan opened the first performance of El Geneina for Arts and Culture's Hayy Ramadan Festival on 4 June. The band's inventive blend of traditional Arab music with contemporary sounds was (...)

12 - 06 - 2017
Interview: Egyptian photographer Mostafa Abdel Aty on going beyond technique, bringing art to the audience
“I'm not seeking to teach people about all the technicalities, but rather bring them to notice that the little things can be worth capturing,” Mostafa Abdel Aty told Ahram Online An architect by training and photographer by passion, Abdel Aty speaks (...)

08 - 05 - 2017
Ballet photography by Egypt's Sherif Sonbol to show in Poland
Egyptian photographer Sherif Sonbol's work is set to be displayed at the Warsaw Culture Palace's Smolna Gallery in Poland, opening 27 March to celebrate the International Day of Theatre and running through 20 April. The focus of the exhibition (...)

24 - 03 - 2017
Hakawateya: Cultural fusion with Dina El Wedidi, Mazaher and Chelsey Green at Cairo's Citadel
The night sets its star-spangled veil on old Cairo, as a delightful tune rises above the ramparts of the Citadel. The alluring melody is a blend of folk, jazz and more, an intriguing cultural fusion between East and West, old and new, bringing life (...)

02 - 03 - 2017
Bound for the Berlinale: On Egyptian director Marouan Omara's works, artistic vision, plans
Born in 1987, Marouan Omara is an Egyptian director, video artist and photographer. After studying filmmaking at the Art and Technology of Cinema Academy, he went to obtain his Bachelor's degree in applied arts from Helwan University in 2011. He (...)

08 - 02 - 2017
INTERVIEW: Egyptian accordionist Youssra El-Hawary reflects on journey within the independent music scene
The cold January night sets on the quiet streets of Garden City, as ROOM Art Space slowly fills with the alluring, harmonious tunes of the accordion. Youssra El-Hawary opens the show with a soulful rendition of her song Eyrah (Shame), a hymn to all (...)

11 - 01 - 2017
Outbound Adventures: A walk in Montmartre, a must for any Paris visitor
The first rays of sunlight swiftly make their way across seas of gray clouds as I climb up the seemingly endless stairs to the church. From its imposing stone walls emerge life-like bronze statues of Joan of Arc and King Saint Louis IX, their swords (...)

28 - 12 - 2016
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's ‘Uzak': Can one make it through life alone?
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's 2002 film Uzak (Distant) was screened at art-house cinema Zawya on Saturday 5 November as part of the 9th Panorama of the European Film. The film was selected by Egyptian director Mohammed Hammad to take part in the Carte Blanche (...)

06 - 11 - 2016
Egypt's 9th Panorama of the European Film launches with Spanish/Argentine film
The opening of the 9th Panorama of the European Film was held on Tuesday 1 November at Karim Cinema, in Downtown Cairo. The Panorama of the European film is an annual event which showcases award-winning European films of various genres, ranging from (...)

02 - 11 - 2016
Audiences at Cairo's El-Genaina cheer for musicians Maryam Saleh and Zeid Hamdan
The usual hubbub of car horns and street vendors seemed to fade into the distance as Egyptian underground singer Maryam Saleh's warm, peculiar voice rose above the chaotic din of Old Cairo, intertwined with the cold metallic sounds from Lebanese (...)

02 - 08 - 2016
INTERVIEW: Egyptian director Tarek El-Dewiri talks about zombies, physical theatre and politics
Following studiying theatre at Helwan University, Tarek El-Dewiri has been continuously involved in Egypt's theatre scene, working first as an actor, and then director, with troupes performing at the Hanager Arts Centre on a stage that in the 1990s (...)

30 - 07 - 2016
In Photos: El Nafikha brass quintet brings old and new tunes to Cairo's audience
It was a warm evening with a cool wind occasionally making its way to the River Hall at El Sawy Culturewheel, where on 25 July, a band consisting of brass players performed to a small and enthusiastic crowd of listeners. Taken by the music played by (...)

28 - 07 - 2016
Egyptian filmmaker Khaled El-Hagar's Sins of the Flesh to screen in Vancouver
Egyptian director Khaled El-Hagar announced on his Facebook page that Haram El-Gasad (Sins of the Flesh) has been selected for a screening at the 2016 Vancouver International Film Festival which will take place between 29 September and 14 (...)

27 - 07 - 2016
'The system's impact on us' tackled in Cairo play Zombie And The Ten Sins
The play is a physical and digital theatre show, with little dialogue and minimal, symbolic scenography. Actors Iman Hussein Ragab and Ahmed Adel Fawzy compared it to the works of German modern dance performer, ballet dancer and choreographer Pina (...)

12 - 07 - 2016
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