PROGRAMME: 13th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival

Ahram Online , Thursday 23 Jul 2015

Running between 30 July and 4 September, the 13th edition of Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival offers a rich programme for all music tastes alongside film screenings, theatre plays and a family day

Summer Festival

All events begin at 8.30pm, unless stated otherwise.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria

Thursday, 30 July
Opening Ceremony
Angham concert
Open Air Theatre

Friday, 31 July
Black Theama band
Open Air Theatre

Saturday, 1 August
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chamber Orchestra
Music Cocktail Concert
Violin soloist and conductor: Khaled El-Showiekh
Open Air Theatre

Sunday, 2 August
Sherien Yehya
A selection of the most famous songs of Nagat, Warda and Um Kulthoum
Open Air Theatre

Monday, 3 August
City Band
Open Air Theatre

Tuesday, 4 August
Al-Masrieen Band
Open Air Theatre

Wednesday, 5 August
Mohamed Mohsen concert
Open Air Theatre. Ticket: EGP50

Thursday, 6 August
Zajal band
Open Air Theatre

Theatre: “The Seven Days”, a play directed by Islam Awad
Sawt El-Sharq for Arts troupe
Small Theatre

Nour Project
Nour Project at Bibliotheca Alexandrina in 2014 (Photo: Corinne Grassi)

Friday, 7 August
Cinema: Short Film Forum
A selection of short fiction films produced in 2012 and published by the Krakow Film Foundation
Lecture Hall: 7pm (free entry)

Ayamna El-Helwa band
Open Air Theatre

Saturday, 8 August
Concert: Kamilya Jubran, Palestine
Open Air Theatre

Sunday, 9 August
Cairokee band
Open Air Theatre

Monday, 10 August
Theatre: Stand-up comedy “The Comedy Bunch”
Open Air Theatre

Tuesday, 11 August
High Dam band
Open Air Theatre

Thursday, 13 August
Cinema: Documentary Film Forum
A selection of short fiction films produced in 2012 and published by the Krakow Film Foundation
Lecture Hall: 7pm (free entry)

Ali El-Hagar and the BA Orchestra
Open Air Theatre

Omar Khairat
Omar Khairat at Bibliotheca Alexandrina in 2014 (Photo: courtesy of Bibliotheca)

Friday, 14 August
Jadal band (Jordan)
Great Hall

Saturday, 15 August
Fathi Salam with Eleonore concert
Open Air Theatre

Sunday, 16 August
Massar Egbari band
Open Air Theatre

Monday, 17 August
Hany Shaker concert
Open Air Theatre

Tuesday, 18 August
Egyptian Project band
Open Air Theatre

Wednesday, 19 August
Theatre: Street Carnival, a play directed by Ahmed Saleh
Al-Madina Performing Arts troupe
Open Air Theatre

Thursday, 20 August
Nour Ashour Project concert and Culture in Harmony (USA)
Open Air Theatre

Friday, 21 August
Hanan Mady concert
Open Air Theatre

Saturday, 22 August
Cairo Steps band, Egypt/Germany
Joined by special guests Sheikh Zein Mahomud and Maher Fayez
Open Air Theatre

Sunday, 23 August
Karakeeb band and Hossam Hosny
Open Air Theatre

Monday, 24 August
Shawareana band
Open Air Theatre

Tuesday, 25 August and Wednesday, 26 August
Omar Khairat and the BA Orchestra
Great Hall

BA Orchestra
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chamber Orchestra in 2014 (Photo: courtesy of Bibliotheca)

Thursday, 27 August
Basheer band
Open Air Theatre

Friday, 28 August
Family Day

Workshops and activities for children
Plaza: 2:30pm
A play by the Child and Adolescent Creative Unit
Plaza: 7:00pm

Short animation films for children
A selection of recently produced short animated films dedicated for children.
Lecture Hall: 6:00pm (Free entry)

Saturday, 29 August
Medhat Saleh concert
Open Air Theatre

Sunday, 30 August
Dina El-Wedidi concert
Open Air Theatre

Monday, 31 August
Yehia Khalil concert
Open Air Theatre

Tuesday, 1 September
Dance: Ganoub El-Wadi Troupe for Nubian and African Dance
Open Air Theatre

Wednesday, 2 September
Ghalia Benali concert
Open Air Theatre

Thursday, 3 September
Samaai band
Open Air Theatre

Friday, 4 September
Closing Ceremony
Concert by Ghada Shbeir, Lebanon
Open Air Theatre

Dina El Wedid
Dina El Wedidi at Bibliotheca Alexandrina in 2014 (Photo: Corinne Grassi)

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