In an interview with Daily News Egypt, Dr Jessica Winegar, author of “Creative Reckonings: The Politics of Art and Culture in Contemporary Egypt” and professor at Northwestern University, reflected on the groundbreaking change Cairo's contemporary (...)
For more than a decade, the Townhouse Gallery has acted as a catalyst nurturing independent arts, fulfilling its mission to promote contemporary art within the Middle East and internationally. It has done so by hosting a variety of cultural and (...)
Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mukhtar (1891–1934) is widely viewed as the godfather of modern Egyptian sculpture.
Apart from his artistic success and iconic status as a pioneer in modern Egyptian sculpture, Mukhtar's trajectory reflects Egypt's (...)
A disparate compilation of scenes and verses borne of brainstorming sessions on the streets of London, “No Idea” — starring the Improbable Theater Company's Lisa Hammond and Rachael Spence — presents a thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining (...)
“In Jazz, you have to be either shocking or impressive,” said Eftekasat keyboard player Amro Saleh, basking in the smoky glow of stage lights as he addressed a crowd of several hundred. “Unit Asia is both.”
The Japanese-Malaysian-Thai jazz (...)
It's that time of year again. Halloween — the beloved American holiday that is slowly but surely infiltrating the rest of the world — is here, and young and old are donning costumes for parties and trick-or-treating.
Built around the intrigue (...)
Ja, Panik's lead singer Andreas Spechtl writhes against his guitar, agonizing before belting out a verse from the group's newest album: “Nothing's about me or you, honey/It's all about the angst and the money.”
Front and center at Sawy Culture (...)
This week, a full house at Cairo Jazz Club grooved along to Paolo Palopoli's Mediterranean-influenced Neapolitan jazz/funk fusion, Jordanian acoustic rock band SALAM, and DJ Masters @ Funk and percussionist Seif Khirfan at Solidarity of Sounds, a (...)
Featuring African-American “stepping” and South African dances, including Gumboot (Isicathulo) Indlamu, Step Afrika! performed for an audience of over 1,000 at Cairo's Opera House on Thursday, Oct. 7.
The US embassy and the Egyptian Ministry of (...)
A full house at Geneina Theater in Al-Azhar Park came together last Thursday to absorb a group of Egyptian and Spanish artists sounding off, defying gravity, and invigorating the rise of the hip hop culture in both countries.
The show was part of (...)
The Armenian National Song and Dance Ensemble, Tatoul Altounian, dazzled a crowd of over 1,000 at the Cairo Opera House this week with infectious rhythms, skillful choreography, and sharp execution, putting on an impressive display of this small (...)
The Cairo Opera House hosted the first Arab Oud Forum last week, featuring a series of workshops, seminars and concerts which explored and showcased the oud's contemporary and historical importance to Arab culture and identity.
The forum was (...)
After an eight-year hiatus, Belgian/British singer Natacha Atlas made a triumphant return to Cairo on Friday, to the delight of those lucky enough to slip into her sold-out show at Azhar Park's Geneina Theater.
Born to a Sephardic Jew father of (...)
Renowned Iraqi author Mahdi Issa Al-Saqr explores themes of race, inequality and post-colonialism in “East Winds, West Winds,” an account of stark contrasts and divisions at a British-run oil well near the Southern Iraqi city of Basra in the 1950s. (...)
On Friday, July 30, Sawy Culturewheel treated over 700 listeners to an alternative rock battle of the bands in which 10 Egyptian bands vied for the best original alternative song of the year title.
Organized to showcase the changing face of (...)
Last week, Cairo was treated to a public film discussion by visiting guest Rainer Traube, director of the cultural department at Deutsche Welle TV, which took place at Sawy Culture Wheel.
The discussion shed light on contemporary trends in German (...)
In the hazy heat of a Cairo summer night, the rumbling of Egyptian hip hop band Y-crew taking the stage rouses the crowd gathered riverside at Sawy Culture Wheel last Saturday.
“Ayzeen hip hopna?” shouts a band member, before switching to (...)
After a series of successful events in Cairo, the Artbeat Festival moved to Minya earlier this week.
Acts from Germany (Robert Fischer and Zaebo), Spain (La Banda del Pepo) and the Netherlands (A Fula's Call) as well as Egyptian performers (...)
The streets around Darb 1718, situated in the ancient city of Fustat, buzzed with the activity of innovation on Thursday night. Artisans sold jewelry, pottery and other crafts en route to a stage crowned with a triangle of uncharacteristically green (...)
Art connoisseurs weary of the impending football World Cup mania are in for a treat this week. Along with the Streets of Cairo festival, cultural spots across Egypt is hosting a brand new festival called The Artbeat.
The Artbeat Festival — which (...)
Alongside the Nile in Sawy Culture Wheel's River Hall, some 200 artists, musicians, web-designers and other techies gathered on Saturday to “talk geek” in a conversation loosely organized around a series of presentations on online media and its (...)