Sunday 31 Jul
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Theatre
CAIRO
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The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online’s recommendations and the full programme here.
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Numerous theatres in Cairo
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Lecture
7pm
CAIRO
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The Cultural Salon holds a lecture titled “Poetry and music in our lives”.
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Al-Amir Taz Palace, 27 Al-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo
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Exhibition Opening
7pm
CAIRO |
Time Circle, by Amr Hamid |
Kafein, 28 Sharif Street, Abdeen, Downtown, Cairo |
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Poetry
7.30pm
CAIRO
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A poetry night with established poet Ahmed Abd El-Moaty and a number of young poets.
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Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai.
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Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaz Street, Old Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
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A night of spiritual music with Resalet Salam troupe.
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Qubbat Al-Ghouri (Al-Ghouri Dome), Al-Azhar, Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Maii Waleed and Zeid Hamdan in concert.
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El-Genaina Theatre,
Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa, Cairo
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Film
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Jews of Egypt.
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, from El-Maraashly Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Abu Shaar troupe. The event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House’s summer festival. Check the full programme here.
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Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
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Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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El Nafikha band. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
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(Photo: still from Jews of Egypt)
Monday 1 Aug
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Theatre
CAIRO
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The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online’s recommendations and the full programme here.
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Numerous theatres in Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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On the eighth death anniversary of late iconic director Youssef Chahine, Cairo Opera House hosts a week-long retrospective for the late director.
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Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance/Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance.
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Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
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Film
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Batman: The Killing Joke (2016).
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Balcon Heliopolis
26 Sohag Street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Film
3pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Kathakali dance (India). The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina,Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
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Kathakali performer (Photo: courtesy of MACIC, Cairo)
Tuesday 2 Aug
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Theatre
CAIRO
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The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Check Ahram Online’s recommendations and the full programme here.
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Numerous theatres in Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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On the eighth death anniversary of late iconic director Youssef Chahine, Cairo Opera House hosts host a week-long retrospective for the late director.
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Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Guitarist Shaker Abdel-Rahman.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Syrian-Swedish singer Faia Younan. Read more here.
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Cairo Opera House, Open Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
3pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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The Egyptian Mawlawiyyah troupe. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House’s summer festival. Check the full programme here.
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Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
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Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Samaei band (Egypt). The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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Egyptian singer Mohamed Mohsen. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House’s summer festival. Check the full programme here.
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Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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Faia Younan (Photo: still from Faia Younan's song Ghani lel hob, posted on YouTube)
Wednesday 3 Aug
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Theatre
CAIRO
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The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Read more here.
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Numerous theatres in Cairo
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Dance/Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance.
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Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Kanoun and oud night with Alaa Saber.
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, from El-Maraashly Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Dokkan, a Cairo-based experimental music project.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al-Fakhareen, Cairo
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Song recital by Rami Abul-Fotoh.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Egyptian singer Mohamed Mohsen. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House’s summer festival. Check the full programme here.
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Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
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Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Eftekasat band (Egypt) The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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Egyptian singer Khaled Selim. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House’s summer festival. Check the full programme here.UPDATE: Please double check with the Cairo Opera House
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Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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Performance
8pm
PORT SAID
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Kathakali dance troupe from India
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Port Said Cultural Palace, Port Said
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Youssef Chahine (Photo: Reuters)
Thursday 4 Aug
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Theatre
CAIRO
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The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Read more here.
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Numerous theatres in Cairo
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Lecture
1pm
CAIRO
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Professor Heba Mohamed Samir delivers a lecture on the basics of drawing and qualification for art schools.
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Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Cairo
Tel: 02 23622647
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Puppet theatre
6pm & 8pm
CAIRO
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El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of diva Um Kolthoum playing two of her much-loved songs.
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El Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music/Dance
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Performance by the the Egyptian Mawlawiyah troupe.
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Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaz Street, Old Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Bahiyya band in concert.
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, from El-Maraashly Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Egyptian singer Khaled Selim. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House’s summer festival. Check the full programme here.
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Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
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Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Syrian-Swedish singer Faia Younan. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Read more here and check the festival’s complete programme here.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
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Performance
8pm
ISMAILIA
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Kathakali dance troupe from India
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Ismailia Cultural Palace, Ismailia
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(Photo: fragment from Good Bye, Lenin! film poster
Friday 5 Aug
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Theatre
CAIRO
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The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Read more here.
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Numerous theatres in Cairo
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Film
6pm
CAIRO
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The Cane Reviews, Youtube show: a live show reviewing the films and screening parts of them.
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, from El-Maraashly Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Ali El-Helbawy concert
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Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Puppet and shadow theatre performance, scripted and directed by Nabil Bahgat.
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Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Tunisian singer Ghali Benali. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House’s summer festival. Check the full programme here.
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Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
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Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Egyptian singer Hani Shaker. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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Egyptian singer Iman El-Bahr Darwish. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House’s summer festival. Check the full programme here.
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Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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Aqsa Alwasat concert in Janaklees Studio (Photo: Aqsa Alwasat Facebook page)
Saturday 6 Aug
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Theatre
CAIRO
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The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Read more here.
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Numerous theatres in Cairo
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Comics
6pm
CAIRO
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Garage comic magazine issue#1 release and book signing. Check our Art Alert here.
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Fountain Area, American University in Cairo, Tahrir Square, Downtown, Cairo
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Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
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The magician, puppet and shadow theatre performance.
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Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Cairo Tel: 02 23622647
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Performance
7pm
CAIRO
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Kathakali dance troupe from India
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Cultural Palace, El Golf Area, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Dance/Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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El-Tanoura, traditional troupe performance.
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Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Bahgaga and El-Nafikha in concert.
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El-Genaina Theatre,
Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Al Ajial band. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House’s summer festival. Check the full programme here.
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Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
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Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Concert conducted by Selim Sahab (Egypt). The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here.UPDATE: The event is cancelled
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
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Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Aqsa Alwasat band (Egypt) The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Small Theatre, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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Tunisian singer Ghali Benali. Event is part of the ongoing Cairo Opera House’s summer festival. Check the full programme here.
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Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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Maestro Selim Sahab (Photo: Bibliotheca Alexandrina facebook event page)
Sunday 7 Aug
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Theatre
CAIRO
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The ongoing National Theatre Festival. Read more here.
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Numerous theatres in Cairo
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Poetry
7pm
CAIRO
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Poetry night featuring poets Mostafa Abd El-Meguid Selim, Mohamed Saad Bayoumi, Maher Mahran, Al Dowa Mohamed Al Dowa.
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Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai.
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Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaz Street, Old Cairo
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Film
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Goodbye Lenin. Check our Art Alert here.
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Darb 1718
Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Cairo
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Lecture
6.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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A discussion of Iman Younes’ story collection ‘Khobz Loqmet Ga’ea’, the discussion will be moderated by novelist Mohamed Abd El-Wareth.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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‘Music from here’ concert with bands Soot Fel Zahma and Wasla (Egypt) concert in cooperation with Goethe Institute in Alexandria. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
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