Aside from our weekend picks for the lively cultural nights across Egypt, Ahram Online provides its best picks throughout Ramadan calendar of 2012
From street performances and concerts, to plays and art exhibition, Ramadan 2012 is different and more scattered across Egypt, capturing the diversity of Egyptian culture and folklore. Here are our picks for Ramadan 2012
Date
Music / Visual Arts
Film
Theatre
Sat. 21 July
(2 Ramadan)
El GouriTannoura Dance Group
Wikalet El-Ghouri, 7.30pm [6]
Tues. 24 July
(5 Ramadan)
Folk Concert Saidi (songs of Upper Egypt)
El Sawy Culturewheel, 10pm [4]
Wed. 25 July
(6 Ramadan)
Arab Music Orchestra
El Maamourah Youth Centre, Alexandria, 8pm
Thurs. 26 July
(7 Ramadan)
Oumeima Al-Khalil (Lebanon) Concert, Hayy Programme
El Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park 9:30 pm [5]
Rango Concert
El Dammah Theatre (formerly El Tanbura Hall) 9 pm [7]
Fri. 27 July
(8 Ramadan)
Collective Arts and Crafts Exhibition
Cultural Garden, Sayeda Zeinab [8]
All Day Event
Oumeima Al-Khalil (Lebanon) Concert, Hayy Programme
El Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park 9:30 pm [5]
Sun. 29 July
(10 Ramadan)
Fanous Ramadan (Ramadan Lantern) Film screening
Cultural Palace for Children, Garden City, 8pm [8]
Fe Ghamdet Ein (In the Blink of an Eye)by director Ahmed Osama, accompanied by Children Choir
Cultural Palace for Children, Garden City 9pm [8]
Tues. 31 July
(12 Ramadan)
El Masreyeen Concert
El Sawy Culturewheel, 9pm [4]
Storytelling from Egyptian Folklore by director Ayman Hamdun
Cultural Garden, Sayeda Zeinab 8pm [8]
Wed. 1 August
(13 Ramadan)
El Masryeen Concert, Ramadan Night
El Sawy Culturewheel, 9pm [4]
Thurs. 2 August
(14 Ramadan)
Rim Banna (Palestine)Concert, Hayy Programme
El Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park 9:30 pm [5]
Sharkiat Fathy Salama
Amir Taz Palace[11]
Fri. 3 August
(15 Ramadan)
Dina El Wadidi (Egypt) Concert, HayyProgramme
El Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park, 9:30 pm [5]
Sahra Live Concert
PrinceTaz Palace9:30 pm
Nisma Abdel Aziz Concert
AlexandriaOpera House 9.30 pm [2]
Violin and guitar concert
Cairo Opera House 9.30 pm [2]
El Masaharati (Bewitched) Film screening
Cultural Garden, Sayeda Zeinab, 9pm [8]
Sat. 4 August
(16 Ramadan)
Nisma Abdel Aziz Concert
Damanhour Opera House 9.30pm [3]
Fok El-Sotouh Band, Oriental Jazz Concert
El Sawy Culturewheel, 9:30pm [4]
Sharkiat Fathy Salama
Alexandria Opera House [2]
Layali Ramadan (Ramadan Nights)
Cultural Garden, Sayeda Zeinab, 9pm [8]
Sun. 5 August
(17 Ramadan)
Nile Band for folk music
Beit El Seheimy at 9pm [9]
The Choir Project
Rawabet Theatre at 9.30 pm [10]
Mon. 6 August
(18 Ramadan)
Eskenderella Concert cancelled
AlexandriaOpera House 9.30pm [2]
Indonesian Embassy "Ramadan Night" cancelled
Damanhour Opera House 9.30 [3]
Yemeni Embassy "Ramadan Night" cancelled
Cairo Opera House 9.30 pm [1]
Tues. 7 August
(19 Ramadan)
Sweet Sound Band by Mounir Nasr El-Din canceled
CairoOpera House 9:30pm [1]
Moroccan Embassy "Ramadan Night" cancelled
Cairo Opera House 9.30 pm [1]
Wed.8 August
(20 Ramadan)
Yasmine Hamdan Concert (Lebanon), Hayy Programme
El Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park 9.30pm [5]
Sharkiat Jazz Concert by Fathy Salama cancelled
Cairo Opera House 9.30pm [1]
Khaled Abdel Ghafar Concert
Beit El-Seheimy at 9pm [9]
Jordanian Hana Malhas Concert
Bikya Maadi Stage at 9pm [12]
"Ebb and Tide" Play by Al-Tamye Theatre
Rawabet Theatre 9.30 pm [10]
Thurs. 9 August
(21 Ramadan)
Aly El-Haggar Concert
CairoOpera House 9.30pm[1]
National Band for Arabic Music
Beit El-Seheimy at 9pm [9]
Fri. 10 August
(22 Ramadan)
Yasmine Hamdan Concert (Lebanon), "Hayy Programme"
El Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park 9.30pm [5]
Eskenderella Concert
CairoOpera House 9.30pm [1]
Sharkiat Fathy Salama
Damanhour Opera House, 9:30 pm[3]
Tunisian Embassy "Ramadan Night"
Cairo Opera House, 9:30pm [1]
Acustic Night by Hana Malhas & Hany Mustafa
El-Sawy Culturewheel 9.30 pm [4]
Aragoz and shadow theatre
Beit El-Seheimy at 9pm [9]
Sun. 12 August
(24 Ramadan)
Sharkiat Fathy Salama
Cairo Opera House, 9:30 pm[1]
Mon. 13 August
(25 Ramdan)
Palestinian Embassy "Ramadan Night" cancelled
Alexandria Opera House 9.30 pm [2]
Tues. 14 August
(26 Ramadan)
Fairuz Karawya Concert
CairoOpera House, 9:30pm [1]
Wed. 15 August
(27 Ramadan)
Sufi Jazz by Amr Salah
CairoOpera House 9:30pm [1]
[1] Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo. Tel: 02 27390188 / 27390299 / 27390265
[2] Alexandria Opera House, Sayed Dawrish Theatre, 22 Tariq Al-Horreyya, Alexandria. Tel: 03 486 5106 or call Cairo Opera House
[3] Damanhour Opera House, Tel: 045 3292758 or call Cairo Opera House
[4] El Sawy Culturewheel, 26th of July street, Zamalek, Cairo. Tel: 02 27366178
[5] El Genaina Theatre, Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darrasa, Cairo. Tel: 02 23625057 (Al Mawred Al Thakafy)
[6] Wikalet El Ghouri, Mohamed Abdou St. ,Off Muezz St., Al Ghoureya, Cairo. Tel: 02 25107146 / 25110472
[7] El Dammah Theatre, 30 Al Balaqsa St. Abdin, Cairo. Tel: 02 23926768 / 011 50995354
[8] General Organisation for Cultural Places, Cairo. Tel: 02 27947891
[9] Beit El-Seheimy, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, Off Moez El-Din El-Fatemy Street, El-Gamaleya, Cairo
[10] Rawabet Theatre, Hussein El-Moamar Street- Champolion, Down Town
[11] Amir Taz Palace, 27, Al-Syoufiya St., Al-Khalifa district, Cairo
[12] Bikya Maadi Stage, off Road 9, in front of McDonald's, Maadi
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