Arts & Culture - Stage & Street

Procession of giant SCAF characters steals the show in Tahrir Square

Downtown Cairo bubbled with creative energy on Friday, with large personifications of Egypt's ruling military marching around Tahrir making a large impact and a large political statement

Culture Events: Picks for the weekend

Not sure what to do at the weekend? Take a look at our picks, from venues both in and out of the capital, for Thursday through Sunday (8-11 March)

Activists and artists to paint protest murals on SCAF walls Friday

Artists, activists and locals protest military construction of walls in downtown Cairo by painting streets on the concrete barriers during anniversary events for last year's 9 March military attack on a Tahrir Square sit-in

Links between drama and democracy stressed at Cairo conference

Scholars discuss the relationship between drama and democracy from Ancient Greece through to the modern day at Cairo University

Afghan artists use graffiti to depict war, oppression

In a country where cinema, music and theater are banned, Afghan artists use the street to share art work

Michael Douglas promotes UN art contest for peace

American actor and United Nations Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas calls for a U.N. art contest for youngsters to help promote a nuclear-free world

Mahatat's art in public space project takes on video format

Mahatat Collective promotes video art and short films through a series of public screenings with the first one 11 March in Mounira

YouTube phenomenon 'Dancing Matt' visits Tahrir

An American internet sensation who posts videos of himself dancing around the world, danced on Egypt's revolutionary square Sunday; amid fears of foreign plots, following the foreign aid workers trial, it nearly didn’t happen

Poets for Poetry of Anger to hold first conference Tuesday

Under the wing of the Committee of Culture, a poets movement will hold a conference starting Tuesday on the future of culture in Egypt

World famous artists to perform at 9th Abu Dhabi Festival

Abu Dhabi's classical festival promises performances from some of the world's greatest artists including Natalie Cole, Naseer Shamma and the Royal Opera House, confirming its place amongst the region’s cultural highlights

New comic by creators of TokTok to launch at French Institute

Launch of 'Al-Fan Al-Tassia - The 9th Art' to mark opening of Month of the French-Speaking World at Cairo's French Institute on 7 March

London's Mosaic Room pays tribute to Arab literary great Adonis

London-based arts space Mosaic Rooms exhibits over 100 ink on paper works by Adonis, one of the most significant Arab living poets

A Swiss-Egyptian contemporary dance collaboration at Rawabet

After holding the first set of performances in Bern, 'Whilst we gaze at soup' was performed in Cairo's Rawabet space

Culture Events: Picks for the weekend

Not sure what to do this weekend? The top choices from the Ahram Online Arts & Culture team, both in and out of Cairo, Thursday through Sunday (1-4 March)

Egypt's Culture Minister receives Ambassador of Armenia

Egypt and Armenia are to enhance cross-cultural dialogue and exchange, confirms Minister of Culture Shakir Abdel Hamid

Army's walls become venues for revolutionary art

As army's separation walls come down, two young artists paint graffiti on the downtown street that until recently was considered the revolution's frontline

Minister of Culture to inaugurate Nuba People Tie Festival 2012

Annual Nubian art festival aimed at strengthening bonds between Egypt and neighbouring Nile Basin countries, to be opened by Minister of Culture Shaker Abdel-Hamid on Thursday 1 March

Cairo Television Festival set for June 2012

Federation of Arab Producers to hold 3rd Cairo Television Festival on 25 June

El Fan Midan is back to art on Saturday 3 March

After turning into a political rally last month, this month's El Fan Midan resumes its artistic performances in Abdeen Square

Lebanese security halt Egyptian theatre performance

In a stroke of irony, Egyptian play, On the Importance of Being an Arab – previously performed in Egypt – is banned by Lebanon's National Security for criticising ousted Mubarak

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