Egypt's arts and culture events of the week: 6-13 November
Ahram Online, Saturday 5 Nov 2016
The week is dominated by films, many of which are provided by the ongoing Panorama of the European Film. In parallel, the Arabic music aficionados can check the star studded music festival


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Sunday 6 November













Film

CAIRO
ALEXANDRIA
ISMAILIA
PORT SAID



9th Panorama of the European Film.

Check the complete programme here



Several venues.
Check the programme for more details





Music for children
11am
CAIRO



Cairo Symphony Orchestra: concert for children



Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo





Music

7.30pm

CAIRO



The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments.



Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo





Music

7.30pm

CAIRO



Shereen Abdo in concert.



El Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo





Film

7.30pm

CAIRO



Screening of a selection from this year’s MegaCities Shortdocs.



NVIC Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek





Film

8pm

CAIRO



Screening of “Battle of Algiers”.



ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo





Music

8pm

CAIRO



Concert featuring Samaa Troupe for Inshad and Spiritual Music and the Maraashli troupe (Syria).



Qubbat Al-Ghouri (Al-Ghouri Dome), Al-Azhar, Cairo





Music
8pm
CAIRO



25th Arab Music Festival in Egypt. Check the complete programme here



Several venues





Performance

5pm

ALEXANDRIA



El-Horreya troupe for popular arts.



Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya St, Alexandria





Music

7pm
ALEXANDRIA



Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra



Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria





Film

7pm
ALEXANDRIA



Short Film Forum: Cinéfondation Competition – Cannes Film Festival 2015
Eight films – 120 min
[All films are subtitled in English]. Free entry



Bibliotheca Alexandrina, auditorium hall, Alexandria





Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR



25th Arab Music Festival and Conference. Check the Cairo Opera House info desk for more details



Damanhour House, Damanhour






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Monday 7 October













Film

CAIRO
ALEXANDRIA
ISMAILIA
PORT SAID



9th Panorama of the European Film.

Check the complete programme here



Several venues.
Check the programme for more details





Inshad

7pm

CAIRO



Waslet Samaa in concert.



El Sawy Culturewheel--River Hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo





Theatre

7pm

CAIRO



“Masraheyyat Al-Serk Al-Masry” play directed by Baher Essam El-Din.



El Sawy Culturewheel--Wisdom Hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo





Lecture

7pm

CAIRO



“Resilient Rules,” a lecture by urban researcher Ahmed Borham.



Megawra (Built Environment Collective), Opposite of Al-Saiyyda Ruqayya mausoleum, beside Sajaret Al-Durr dome, Al-Ashraf St, Al-Khalifa, Cairo





Music

7pm

CAIRO



Karaoke night.



ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo





Dance/Music

7.30pm

CAIRO



Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.



Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo





Film
7.30pm
CAIRO




Film Screening: Dheepan (2015)



Balcon Heliopolis
26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, Cairo





Music
8pm
CAIRO



25th Arab Music Festival in Egypt. Check the complete programme here



Several venues





Film

3pm

ALEXANDRIA



Cinema Club (every Monday and Tuesday)



Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria





Lecture: music
6pm
ALEXANDRIA



"Baroque Music Style and Fugue," a lecture to be delivered by maestro and composer Hisham Gabr as part of the Music Appreciation (3) series of lectures.



Bibliotheca Alexandrina, small hall, Alexandria






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Tuesday 8 November













Film

CAIRO
ALEXANDRIA
ISMAILIA
PORT SAID



9th Panorama of the European Film.

Check the complete programme here



Several venues.
Check the programme for more details





Music

8pm

CAIRO



Traditional and folk music of Europe, the Orient and the Mediterranean by NAR project.



ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo





Music
8pm
CAIRO



25th Arab Music Festival in Egypt. Check the complete programme here



Several venues





Music

8pm

CAIRO



Sahara band in concert.



El Sawy Culturewheel--Wisdom Hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo





Film

3pm

ALEXANDRIA



Cinema Club (every Monday and Tuesday).



Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria






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Wednesday 9 November













Film

CAIRO
ALEXANDRIA
ISMAILIA
PORT SAID



9th Panorama of the European Film.

Check the complete programme here



Several venues.
Check the programme for more details





Book discussion
6.30pm
CAIRO



Discussing the book, Al Kheroug An Al Nas (Out of Context). The event is part of the 5th Readers' Club.



Heliopolis Library
Beirut Street, Heliopolis, Cairo





Theatre

7pm

CAIRO



Sekket Safar play, directed by Waleed Talaat. Pre-registration required.



Bassily Hall, AUC Campus, New Cairo





Lecture: music
7pm
CAIRO



Lecture topic: "Musical Education at the Service of Society," a seminar by Professor of Musical Education, Amal Ayad.



Greater Cairo Library
15, Mohamed Mazhar St, Zamalek, Cairo





Lecture

7pm

CAIRO



Lecture on the history of visual art by artist Tawfik Nahra.



Bab 18 Art Space, 2 Khartoum St, Heliopolis, Cairo





Dance/Music

7.30pm

CAIRO



Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.



Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo





Music

7.30pm

CAIRO



Srour Project.



El Sawy Culturewheel--Wisdom Hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo





Music
8pm
CAIRO



25th Arab Music Festival in Egypt. Check the complete programme here



Several venues





Poetry

6.30pm

ALEXANDRIA



Poetry night.



Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria






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Thursday 10 November













Film

CAIRO
ALEXANDRIA
ISMAILIA
PORT SAID



9th Panorama of the European Film.

Check the complete programme here



Several venues.
Check the programme for more details





Lecture: health

6pm

CAIRO



Lecture topic: How Healthy Communities Produce Healthy People with Healthy Minds and Bodies. Speaker: Mona Amer



NVIC Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi St, Zamalek





Music

7pm

CAIRO



Hawas band.



El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St, Zamalek, Cairo





Music

7pm

CAIRO



“Alashank Ya Masr” operetta, directed by Alaa Morsy.



Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo





Music

8pm

CAIRO



Arabic music concert: “Al-Asala Fi Rabie Al-’Omr.”



El Sawy Culturewheel-- Wisdom Hall, 26 of July St, Zamalek, Cairo





Music

8pm

CAIRO



El-Tanbura band.



Cairo Opera House, open-air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo





Music
8pm
CAIRO



25th Arab Music Festival in Egypt. Check the complete programme here



Several venues






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Friday 11 November













Theatre

7.30pm

CAIRO



Puppet and shadow theatre performance, scripted and directed by Nabil Bahgat.



Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo





Music
8pm
CAIRO



25th Arab Music Festival in Egypt. Check the complete programme here



Several venues






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Saturday 12 November













Film

CAIRO
ALEXANDRIA
ISMAILIA
PORT SAID



9th Panorama of the European Film.

Check the complete programme here



Several venues.
Check the programme for more details





Lecture

6pm

CAIRO



Egyptian novelist Hamdy Abou-Golayyel will discuss his new release: Al-Qahera: Shawarea Wa Hikayat (Cairo: Streets and Stories).



Oriental Hall, AUC Tahrir Campus, Downtown Cairo





Theatre

6pm

CAIRO



Theatre performance on the occasion of Children’s Day.



Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo





Lecture

6pm

CAIRO



“Fi Zakarat Al-Watan” cultural salon.



Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647.





Dance/Music

7.30pm

CAIRO



Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.



Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo





Music
8pm
CAIRO



25th Arab Music Festival in Egypt. Check the complete programme here



Several venues






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Sunday 13 November













Music

6pm

CAIRO



Groovy Beasts Metal Festival.



El Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo





Film

7.30pm

CAIRO



Screening of “Coming Forth by Day” (Hala Lotfy). The film will be followed by a Q&A discussion with D.O.P Mahmoud Lotfy.



NVIC Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi St, Zamalek





Music

7.30pm

CAIRO



The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments.



Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo





Music

8pm

CAIRO



Port Said Troupe for Folk Arts, and Nubian Troupe for Drums and Folk Instruments.



Qubbat Al-Ghouri (Al-Ghouri Dome), Al-Azhar, Cairo





Music

8pm

CAIRO



Arab youth music concert.



The Beshtak Palace (Qasr Bashtak), Bayn El-Qasrayn, Moez St, Islamic Cairo






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