Egyptian sculpture pioneer Adam Henein died Friday at the age of 91, his family has said.
"Henein recently suffered from age-related health complications and was taken to a hospital in Cairo where he died," AP quoted Essam Darwish, deputy director (...)
Between 10 and 15 May, Falaki Theatre hosted MAAT Kicks Off, a programme of three contemporary dance performances featuring graduates of Cairo Contemporary Dance Company's professional training program.
MAAT Contemporary Dance Company was founded in (...)
Alexandrian artist Aya Tarek, best known for her street art, displayed a collection of her newest paintings at Soma Gallery in an exhibition that ran in April.
Titled Aya Tarek's Sprezzatura, the show is inspired by this 16th century Italian concept (...)
English director Tom Bailey worked with Egyptian actors from El-Warsha troupe to create Possession, a performance based on the experiences and writings of Egyptian Desert Hermits from the third century, blending choreography, music, dance and (...)
From the United States to the 8th Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children, the Lula Del Ray performance is a rich and layered dream of an experience.
The performance was staged a total of seven times between 10 and 13 March at the Hanager (...)
Indian sculptor Siti (Tutu) Pattnaik was among four international artists at this year's Aswan International Sculpture Symposium, which concluded its 23rd edition 9 March.
Pattnaik's sculpture, titled ‘Homage to Bamiyan,' commemorates the iconic 6th (...)
Egyptian artist Hady Boraey's fourth solo painting exhibition, Hope is a Traveler, opened at Art Talks on 30 February. The next day, nearly all the paintings were marked as sold, attesting to the artist's commercial success.
Boraey's abstract (...)
On 13 January, two films from the silent era -- A Trip to The Moon (1902) by science-fiction pioneer George Milies and At Land (1946) directed by and starring Maya Deren -- were screened at the Cairo's Osiris Centre accompanied by a live performance (...)
Through a collection of vivid photos, journalist and photographer Mona Abdel Karim captures the spirit of Indian culture in her first solo exhibition Colours of India, held at the Egyptian Centre for International Cooperation between 8 and 13 (...)
Through deep valleys, up the highest peaks and everything in between, hiking the Sinai Trail shows off the splendor and diversity of South Sinai, and connects with its Bedouin culture.
The award-winning full trail (also called the Thru Hike) is (...)
At Gypsum, "You Closed Your Eyes in Order to See the Unseen" showcases a collection of paintings, Lino prints and drawings, by prolific artist Ahmed Morsi, as it ran throughout November.
The New-York based Egyptian artist, poet and critic has a (...)
The 39th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival opened Tuesday night at El-Manara Hall in New Cairo with an extensive lineup of films and awards, but some disappointing shortcomings and disorganization on opening night.
Among the (...)
School Life, an intimate and up-close study of an Irish boarding school, was among the documentaries screened during the 10th Panorama of the European film in Cairo this month.
Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane, the film won the Best (...)
The Motherline storytelling performance was one of three plays, all of which gender-themed, staged at the Falaki Theatre within the Show Goes On programme (13-22 October).
The performance is co-directed by Eliza Simpson and Amanda Lederer, who began (...)
An exhibition at the Arab World Institute in Paris (IMA) showcases a section of the Second Biennial of Photography in the Contemporary Arab World, organised by the IMA and the European House of Photography (MEP).
The exhibition, which runs until 12 (...)
A gently paced family film, Photocopy features veteran actor Mahmoud Hemeida as a man from a bygone era who doesn't feel the need to change his ancient ways, until modernity creeps into his life and he refuses to become a "dinosaur".
Photocopy (...)
A partnership between El-Gouna Film Festival Founder Naguib Sawiris and award winning actor Forest Whitaker's Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI) was announced during a press conference 28 September.
Sawiris had approached Whitaker with an (...)
The award ceremony for the Cinegouna Platform was held on Thursday 28 September at the Gouna Film Festival, giving awards for seven films in different stages of production.
Egyptian film Odtein We Sala (Two Rooms and a Salon) by Sherif El-Bendary (...)
The Arab Arts Focus (AAF) programme made waves at the 70th Edinburgh Festival Fringe last month, despite numerous challenges caused by visa rejections by UK.
The programme, that ran between 4 and 27 August, showcased stories on stage from Lebanon, (...)
The Gouna International Film Festival, founded by Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris, is set to open on 22 September at the popular Red Sea tourist city of El-Gouna.
“From the first moment, there was clarity in our vision; we wanted an (...)
The Treasures of the Fourth Pyramid exhibition, currently being held at Al-Ahram premises in downtown Cairo, showcases a selection from the organisation's collection of murals by some of Egypt's tops artists.
The exhibition is organised by El-Beit (...)
With its whimsical title, ‘I have a sensitive digestion' is the current exhibition at Mashrabia Gallery, featuring three collaborating Swiss artists: Alessandra Respini, Lorenz Rieser and Jan Bachmann. The exhibition opened 2 July and runs until 13 (...)
A theatre adaptation of The Forty Rules of Love – based on the bestselling book by Elif Shafak – ran for seven weeks at Cairo's El-Salam Theatre, garnering critical acclaim and wide popular interest.
The play is directed by Adel Hassan, and was (...)
The German film Ich und Kaminski (Me and Kaminski) opened Alexandria's Goethe Film Week on 2 May at the Goethe Institute.
Directed by Wolfgang Becker, the film is based on the 2003 book by Austrian-German writer Daniel Kehlmann, starring German (...)
Artist Maged Mekhail's latest works of sculpture are being shown at Karim Francis Gallery in an exhibition running through 4 May.
Ten polished bronze pieces are on display, each on average 50cm high and 30cm wide. they are spread throughout three (...)