Sunday 21 Feb
Day Trip 9:30am CAIRO | Visit to Baron Empain Palace, organised by Oshaq El-Moez group. For more info call: 01286000251 - 0101933739 | Baron Empain Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo |
Film 6pm CAIRO | The Danish Girl (2015) | Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO | Indelible, photography exhibit by Randa Shaath | Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo |
Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO | Horse’s Spectrum, painting exhibition for Mostafa El-Razzaz | Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 7pm CAIRO | Saheb El-Somow play. | Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo |
Lecture 7pm CAIRO | Lecture titled ‘A new reading of Ragaa Al-Naqash’s book ‘The Crisis of Egyptian Culture’.’ | Om Kalthoum Museum, 1 El-Malek El-Saleh, Roda Island (Manial), tel 02 23631467, Cairo |
Discussion 7pm CAIRO | Nawal El-Saadawy discusses her play Isis | DAAL for Research and Media, 2 Ibrahim Naguib Street, Garden City, Cairo |
Theatre | Qadiat Zal Al-Homar (The Case of the Donkey’s Shadow), a musical comedy featuring Michael Milad, Nancy Nabil and Saber Adel, music by Ahmed Nabil and directed by Mohamed Gabr | Al-A’em Theatre (Floating Theatre)Abdel-Aziz Al-Soud Street, Al-Manial, near Al-Gamma (Cairo University) Bridge, in front of Salaheddin Mosque |
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO | El-Zombi Wa El-Khataya El-Aashra (The Zombie and the Ten Sins), a play written and directed by Tarek Al-Deweri. | El-Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 8:30pm CAIRO | Men El-Qalb lel Qalb (Heart to Heart), a poetic adaptation of The Little Prince by Foad Haddad. | Qawmi (National) Theatre, Ataba, Cairo |
Music 8.30pm CAIRO | The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai. | Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz Street, Old Cairo |
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO | Men El-Qalb lel Qalb (Heart to Heart), a poetic adaptation of The Little Prince by Foad Haddad. | Qawmi (National) Theatre, Ataba, Cairo |
Music | Organ Works Concert, BA Youth Orchestra, conductor Shady Abdelsalam, soloist Mahmoud Gamal Eddin. Works by: Bach, Handel and Albinoni. | Saint Marc College, Alexandria |
Lecture 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Lecture titled ‘Naguib Mahfouz: A bibliography.’ | Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria |
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(Photo: still from The Danish Girl)
Monday 22 Feb
Film 3, 7 pm CAIRO | Three Colour Trilogy: White (1994) | Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, off Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek |
Lecture 5pm CAIRO | A lecture on Abu Simbel temples by Bassam Al-Shamaa. | Hanager Arts Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 7pm CAIRO | Gaheem (Hell) play. | El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 7pm CAIRO | Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes. | Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo |
Film 7:30pm CAIRO | Special screening of The Neighbours (Tahani Rached-2009), followed by a discussion. Read more here | Zawya, Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo |
Theatre 8pm CAIRO | Nile Day: Voices and Stories. Read more here. | Falaki Theatre, AUC Tahrir Square Campus, 24 Falaki Street, Downtown, Cairo |
Ballet | Swan Lake ballet. Read more here | Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music | Bassoon recital with Tamer Fahmy. The evening will also include Nesma Abdel-Aziz, Lamis Ehab and Toka Abdel-Rahim on percussion, David Hales on piano | Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO | Men El-Qalb lel Qalb (Heart to Heart), a poetic adaptation of The Little Prince by Foad Haddad. | Qawmi (National) Theatre, Ataba, Cairo |
Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA | Cinema Club. | Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria |
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A scene from Swan Lake, by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)
Tuesday 23 Feb
Ballet | Swan Lake ballet. Read more here | Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Critique 6pm CAIRO | Photo Critique session, with the judging panel of Marwan Abdel-Alim, Hassan Ahmed and Remon El-Markiz. | Photopia, 15 Somal Street, Heliopolis, Cairo |
Film 6.30 CAIRO | Screening of Child’s Pose (Calin Peter Netzer, 2013) | Arab Digital Expression Foundation (ADEF DECA), 143 Street 8, Muqattam City, Cairo |
Storytelling 8pm CAIRO | Open Storytelling Night | Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo |
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO | El-Zombi Wa El-Khataya El-Aashra (The Zombie and the Ten Sins), a play written and directed by Tarek Al-Deweri. | El-Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA | Cinema Club. | Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria |
Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Mohamed Mekky. | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
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Midsummer Night's Dream (Photo: fragment from the play's promotional material)
Wednesday 24 Feb
Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO | A Hidden Message, group exhibition of 10 artists. | Art Lounge, 37B Ahmed Heshmat Street, 1st floor, apt 2, Zamalek, Cairo |
Discussion 7pm CAIRO | Opera Culture Salon with critic Ezz El-Din Naguib. | Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 7pm CAIRO | Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes. | Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo |
Music 7pm CAIRO | Arabic music concert to celebrate late iconic singer Om Kolthoum. | Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Moez Street, Old Cairo |
Music 7pm CAIRO | A music concert by Osama Hisham and his troupe. | Bait El Oud (Oud House), El Harawy house, 164 Al-Qalaa Street, Al-Qalaa, tel 02 23901016, Cairo. |
Ballet | Swan Lake ballet. Read more here | Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO | El-Zombi Wa El-Khataya El-Aashra (The Zombie and the Ten Sins), a play written and directed by Tarek Al-Deweri. | El-Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8.30pm CAIRO | Mazaher Ensemble, Zar music performance | Egyptian center for Culture and Arts - Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, El Dawaween, Cairo. |
Theatre 8:30pm CAIRO | Men El-Qalb lel Qalb (Heart to Heart), a poetic adaptation of The Little Prince by Foad Haddad. | Qawmi (National) Theatre, Ataba, Cairo |
Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Mohamed Mekky | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
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Youssra El-Hawary and band performing in Oufuqy Music Festival in Alexandria 2013 (Photo: Rowan El Shimi)
Thursday 25 Feb
Lecture 6pm CAIRO | ‘Othering: The Oracle of Delphi and the Question of Interpretation’ by Pavlos Kavouras. | NVIC Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek |
Music 7pm CAIRO | A concert by Mostafa Hussein and his troupe. | Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Angham concert | Sound and Light Theatre, Giza pyramids |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Musiphoria band performance | Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Ballet | Swan Lake ballet. Read more here | Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8:30pm CAIRO | Youssra El-Hawary concert. Read more here | Greek Campus, 28 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo |
Ballet 7pm CAIRO | Horeya Center Ballet troupe of children, lead by Zizette | Horreya Creativity Center, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria |
Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Tram El-Raml musical play | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
Seminar 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Three Attempts to Approach Hassan Khan | El Cabina, 11 San Saba Street, behind Cinema Rialto, El-Raml station, Alexandria |
Dance | "Dance in transit," street performance of contemporary dance. Read more here | Port Said, location and time TBA |
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Mahatat's Dance in Transit (Photo: courtesy of Mahatat for contemporary art)
Friday 26 Feb
Music 7pm CAIRO | Omar Khairat concert | El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 7pm CAIRO | Masra7ak (Your Theatre). People are invited to participate in a one-day improvised performance. Actors and amateurs are welcome for participation, as well as audiences who only wish to watch. | Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, off Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 7.30pm CAIRO | Puppet and shadow theatre performance. | Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz Street, Old Cairo |
Ballet | Swan Lake ballet. Read more here | Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo |
Theatre 8pm CAIRO | Qessa Bassita Gedan (A Very Simple Story) play, translated from the Russian text by Maria Lado | Heliopolis Library, 42 Orouba Street, Heliopolis, Cairo |
Music 6pm ALEXANDRIA | Musical Evening with Neveen Mahmoudy (violin) and Amir Awad (piano) | Atelier Alex, 6 Victor Bassili Street, Al Pharaana Al Azarita, Alexandria |
Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Massar Egbari concert | Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria |
Seminar 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Three Attempts to Approach Hassan Khan | El Cabina, 11 San Saba Street, behind Cinema Rialto, El-Raml station, Alexandria |
Dance | "Dance in transit," street performance of contemporary dance. Read more here | Damietta, location and time TBA |
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Massar Egbari performs during the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's Summer Festival in 2014, Alexandria, Egypt (Photo: Corinne Grassi)
Saturday 27 Feb
Music 7pm CAIRO | Masar Egbari concert | El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Lecture 7pm CAIRO | A lecture titled ‘Emaa Wa Earaf’ by Hani Shenouda | Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El Sayeda Nafisa Street, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647. |
Music 7pm CAIRO | Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes. | Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Rania Shaalan concert | Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo |
Music 8pm CAIRO | Hawas band perform their album Zay El-Sheta (Just Like Winter,) featuring Shereen Abdo. | Room Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo |
Seminar 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Three Attempts to Approach Hassan Khan | El Cabina, 11 San Saba Street, behind Cinema Rialto, El-Raml station, Alexandria |
Dance | "Dance in transit," street performance of contemporary dance. Read more here | Mansoura, location and time TBA |
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Seminars 'Three Attempts to Approach Hassan Khan' (Photo: from the event's promotional material)
Sunday 28 Feb
Puppet show 6pm CAIRO | Mohamed Mounir songs performed by Sakia Puppet theatre. | El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO | Ard El-Ahbab, a painting exhibit by Ahmed Bayomi. With guest of honor Helmy Bakr | Russian Culture Center, 127 Tahrir Street, Dokki, Cairo |
Music 7.30pm CAIRO | The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai. | Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Moez Street, Old Cairo |
Film 7.30pm CAIRO | Screening of ‘The Autism Ordeal’ (Noha El-Hennawy, 2016). Read more here. | NVIC Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek |
Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Mohamed Badran performance | Horreya Creativity Center, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria |
Seminar 7pm ALEXANDRIA | Three Attempts to Approach Hassan Khan | El Cabina, 11 San Saba Street, behind Cinema Rialto, El-Raml station, Alexandria |
Egyptian journalist Noha El-Hennawy's documentary ‘The Autism Ordeal' will screen at NVIC on 28 February.(Photo: Fragment from promotional material)
EXHIBITIONS this week
Exhibition 21 Feb- TBA CAIRO | Horse’s Spectrum, painting exhibition for Mostafa El Razzaz | Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 24 Feb- 13 Mar CAIRO | A Hidden Message, group exhibition of 10 artists | Art Lounge, 37B Ahmed Heshmat Street, 1st floor, apt 2 Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 19 Feb - 3 Mar ALEXANDRIA | Postponed Ending, photography exhibition by Yasmine Hussien | Wekalet Behna, 1 Kenissa Maroniya Street, El-Manshiya, Alexandria |
Exhibition 25 Feb- 5 Apr CAIRO | Indelible, photography exhibit by Randa Shaath | Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo |
Exhibition 15 Feb - tba CAIRO | Soul by Karim Abd El-Malak | Safar Khan Gallery, Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 18 Feb - tba CAIRO | Spirit Inspiration, Sculpture exhibition by Houreya El-Sayed | Hungarian Cultural Counsellor, Balass Institute, 13 Gawad Hosni Street, 2nd floor, Downtown, Cairo |
Exhibition 10 - 24 Feb CAIRO | Bag-G-Age, an exhibition by Hungarian sculptorBeáta Rostás | Gezira Art Center, 1 Sheikh Marsafy Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 21 Feb-5 April CAIRO | 'Indelible', a photography exhibition by renowned photographer and photojournalist Randa Shaath. | Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib Street, Apt 2, Ground Floor, Garden City, Cairo |
Exhibition 14 - 28 Feb CAIRO | Al Mot Fi Lawhat (Death in Frames), photography exhibit.Open from 10 - 2 pm, and from 5 to 9 except Fridays. | Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 9 Feb- 1 Mar CAIRO | Doves and Crows, a painting exhibit by Yasser Rostom | Art Talks, 8, El Kamel Mohamed Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 9 - 27 Feb CAIRO | Color Subtraction, a painting exhibition by Sudanese artist Hob El-Din Hamed, with a performance by Sudanese singer El-Zeina. | Artellewa, 9 Mohamed Ali El-Eseary Street, Ard El-Lewa, Giza |
Exhibition 4-25 Feb CAIRO | ‘Less Than Important’ exhibition featuring work by artists Amanda KM, Anna Katharina Scheidegger, Huda Lutfi, Mohamed Ezz EL-Din, Mohamed Saidyand Sandrine Pelletier | Saad Zaghloul Cultural Centre, 2 Saad Zaghloul Street, Mounira, Cairo |
Exhibition CAIRO | The Magic Thread, painting exhibition by Soad Mardam Bey | Zamalek Art Gallery (Venue I), 11 Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
Exhibition 31 Jan- 29 Feb CAIRO | An introduction to voidness, sculpture exhibition by Nathan Doss | Zamalek Art Gallery (Venue II), 11 Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo |
