Festival season continues, while venues in Cairo and Alexandria are active as ever with films, plays and concerts
Sunday 11 March
India by the Nile Festival
A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here
Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
Hakawy Festival
CAIRO
The 8th edition of the Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children, 8-13 March. Check the full programme here
Hanager Arts Centre and other venues, Cairo
D-CAF
Festival
CAIRO
The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here
Several venues across Cairo
Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
The Village and the Legend”, paintings by Mostafa Batt
The Capital gallery, 11 Youssef Kamel (Al-Gezira Al Wosta) St, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
Threads of Gold, paintings by Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
Gallery Grant, 6 El-Gomhoriya St., Abdeen, Cairo
Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
Surrender (Sallem Nafsak), a play directed by Khaled Galal and staged by the students of the Actor’s Studio managed by Galal
Artistic Creativity Centre Theatre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai
Beit Al-Seheimi, Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Cairo
Film
8pm
CAIRO
Screening of The Artist
Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir
Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Zaki Tolaimat Hall, Cairo
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Monday 12 March
India by the Nile Festival
A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here
Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
Hakawy Festival
CAIRO
The 8th edition of the Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children, 8-13 March. Check the full programme here
Hanager Arts Centre and other venues, Cairo
D-CAF
Festival
CAIRO
The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here
Several venues across Cairo
Exhibition last days
CAIRO
Solos in Parallel; One Reality, Two Imaginations”, a duo exhibition of paintings by Mohamed Aboul-Wafa and Mohamed El-Damarawy
ArtsMart,Km28, Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, before Dandy Mall and behind Total Petrol Station, Cairo
Exhibition last days
CAIRO
A Memoir of Berries”, paintings by Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Mohsen
Cordoba Gallery, 3A, Degla St, Mohandessin, Giza
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Special screening of Darkest Hour
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret ElDor st., Zamalek, Cairo
Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
Standup comedy
8pm
CAIRO
Comedy Night: Laugh at our pain, featuring 6 stand up comedians
Bardo Clubhouse, Building 2, Road 12, Maadi, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Piano recital by Moushira Eissa
Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Vie Trio Ensemble (Thailand) performs on string instruments.
Small Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Al-Ekhfaa Project band features Mariam Saleh (Egypt), Tamer Abu Ghazaleh (Palestine) and Maurice Louqa (Egypt).
El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St., river hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Zikr and Sufi night
Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir
Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Zaki Tolaimat Hall, Cairo
Music
11am
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House Children Choir.
Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
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Tuesday 13 March
Exhibition last days
CAIRO
‘If you rescue me, I'll be your friend forever’ exhibition by May ElShamy. Closes 15 March
ARCADE gallery, 25 Orabi St., off Port Said St., Maadi.
India by the Nile Festival
A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here
Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
Hakawy Festival
CAIRO
The 8th edition of the Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children, 8-13 March. Check the full programme here
Hanager Arts Centre and other venues, Cairo
D-CAF
Festival
CAIRO
The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here
Several venues across Cairo
Film
6pm
CAIRO
Screening of Woman in Dunes (Japan, 1964)
ADEF Deca, 143, Street no. 8, Mokattam, Cairo
Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
Thin Air, group exhibition of 8 amateur artists
Soma gallery, 3 Al Adel Abou Baker, Abu Al Feda, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Singer Shaker Abdel-Rehim (Sudan) and his band
El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St., river hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Omar Khairat concert
Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
Music & Film
7 pm
CAIRO
May Abdelaziz concert, and screening of Darkest Hour
Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 El Morshidy st, from Laselki st, (Behind CarGas Station), New Maadi, Cairo
Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
Oil paintings by Hussein Hafez
Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera complex, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
Henna, an independent theatre production directed by Horeya Al-Daqaq troupe
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Chatby, Alexandria
Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
Vie Trio Ensemble (Thailand) performs on string instruments.
Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
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Wednesday 14 March
D-CAF
Festival
CAIRO
The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here
Several venues across Cairo
India by the Nile Festival
A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here
Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
Film
12, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30,10pm
CAIRO
Screenings of Cactus Flower
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
Exhibition of works by Esmat Dawstashy and Shawqy Ezzat
Art Corner 2, 12 Sayed Bakry Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
Theatre
7.30pm
CAIRO
The Key to Success play
Hanager Theatre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
Al-Khan band for Arab music and singing, led by Fady Al-Maghraby
El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St., Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Omar Khairat concert
Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Singing recital by Yasmine Ali
Small Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
Zar music and songs by Mazaher, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab.
Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
Abanoub concert
Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 El Morshidy st, from Laselki st, (Behind CarGas Station), New Maadi, Cairo
Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir
Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Zaki Tolaimat Hall, Cairo
Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
Henna, an independent theatre production directed by Horeya Al-Daqaq troupe
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Chatby, Alexandria
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Thursday 15 March
D-CAF
Festival
CAIRO
The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here
Several venues across Cairo
India by the Nile Festival
A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here
Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
Film
12, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30,10pm
CAIRO
Screenings of Cactus Flower
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre for children
6.30pm
CAIRO
Puppet theatre play titled Journey Through the Beautiful Times
Cairo Puppet Theatre, Ataba metro station, Azbakeya, Ataba, Cairo
Theatre for children
7pm
CAIRO
Shams wa Amar, a musical play for children directed by Mahmoud Al-Alfy
Metropol (The Children’s National) Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
DJ and composer Hesham Kharma and his band perform fusions of electronic and string oriental tunes.
El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St., river hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8pm
CAIRO
The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble honours the memory of late composer and singer Mohamed Abdel-Wahab.
Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
Double concert: Sorour band and Hala band
Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 El Morshidy st, from Laselki st, (Behind CarGas Station), New Maadi, Cairo
Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir
Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Zaki Tolaimat Hall, Cairo
Music
9pm
CAIRO
Balqeis concert
Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
Music
9pm
ALEXANDRIA
The Alexandria Sporting Club Sayed Darwish Choir honours the 126th memory of late composer Sayed Darwish
Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
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Friday 16 March
India by the Nile Festival
A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here
Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
D-CAF
Festival
CAIRO
The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here
Several venues across Cairo
Film
12, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30,10pm
CAIRO
Screenings of Cactus Flower
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre for children
6.30pm
CAIRO
Puppet theatre play titled Journey Through the Beautiful Times
Cairo Puppet Theatre, Ataba metro station, Azbakeya, Ataba, Cairo
Theatre for children
7pm
CAIRO
Shams wa Amar, a musical play for children directed by Mahmoud Al-Alfy
Metropol (The Children’s National) Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Talk
7pm
CAIRO
Filmmaking Made Simple Talk by Salma ElKashef
Photopia, 15 Somal St., El Korba, Cairo
Music
7pm
CAIRO
Room Grand Experience: The Cairo Big Band ft.
Dalia Farid
Grand Nile Tower hotel, Al Roda Island, Cairo
Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
Omar Khairat concert
The Marquee, Cairo Festival City, 5th settlement, New Cairo
Theatre
7.30pm
CAIRO
Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel (The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance by clowns in Al-Muaaz Street, presented by Wamda and directed by Nabil Bahgat.
Beit Al-Seheimi, Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Cairo
Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir
Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Zaki Tolaimat Hall, Cairo
Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
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Saturday 17 March
D-CAF
Festival
CAIRO
The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here
Several venues across Cairo
India by the Nile Festival
A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here
Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
Film
12, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30,10pm
CAIRO
Screenings of Cactus Flower
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film
7pm
CAIRO
Screening of Wonder
Osiris,1 Hassan Mourad st. from Qasr El Aini, 2nd floor, Garden City, Cairo
Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir
Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Zaki Tolaimat Hall, Cairo
Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
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Sunday 18 March
D-CAF
Festival
CAIRO
The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here
Several venues across Cairo
Film
12, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30,10pm
CAIRO
Screenings of Cactus Flower
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film
7.30
CAIRO
Screening of My Father is Still a Communist
Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai
Beit Al-Seheimi, Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Cairo
Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
Restored copy of El-Momiaa (The Mummy) film by Shady Abdel Salam.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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EXHIBITIONS this week
Exhibition
ongoing
CAIRO
Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre’s products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Cairo
Exhibition
ongoing
CAIRO
A permanent exhibition of the centre’s ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayameya products.
Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre
1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo
Exhibition
7-28 Mar
CAIRO
Three exhibitions by Soheir Osman (graphics and textiles and printing), Hend El-Falafly (paintings), and Attyat Sayed (oil and pastel paintings)
Gezira Art Center, 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
Until 28 Mar
CAIRO
Rites of Passage, installation exhibition by Yasmine El-Meleegy
Townhouse Factory Space, 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown, Cairo
Exhibition
13 - 19 Mar
CAIRO
Oil paintings by Hussein Hafez
Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera complex, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
11 Mar - 1 Apr
CAIRO
Threads of Gold, paintings by Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
Gallery Grant, 6 El-Gomhoriya St., Abdeen, Cairo
Exhibition
11-25 Mar
CAIRO
The Village and the Legend”, paintings by Mostafa Batt
The Capital gallery, 11 Youssef Kamel (Al-Gezira Al Wosta) St, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
4 - 26 Mar
CAIRO
Alexandria 3000: The City of Wisdom, Joy and Eternity. A group exhibition by Farghali Abdel-Hafez, Aya El-Fallah, Adel Mostafa, Carelle Homsy, and more.
Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
14 Mar - tba
CAIRO
Exhibition of works by Esmat Dawstashy and Shawqy Ezzat
Art Corner 2, 12 Sayed Bakry Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
11 - 31 Mar
CAIRO
Baraka, exhibition of paintings by Mehri Khalil.
Fine Lines, exhibition by ElHusseiny Aly and Nehad Saeed.
Read our Art Alert here.
Ubuntu Gallery, 21 Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
13 Feb - tba
CAIRO
Thin Air, group exhibition of 8 amateur artists
Soma gallery, 3 Al Adel Abou Baker, Abu Al Feda, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
14 Feb- 22 Mar
CAIRO
Emile Béchard: An Orientalist in Nineteenth Century Cairo”, an exhibition organised by The Photographic Gallery with The Rare Books and Special Collections Library.
The Photographic Gallery, AUC New Cairo Campus, Road 90, New Cairo (Tel: 02 2615 3318)
Exhibition
5 - 26 Mar
CAIRO
A retrospective exhibition for artist Sabry Mansour (1964 - 2017)
Mr and Mrs Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum, On the corner of Giza St and Kafur St, next to the State Council, Giza
Exhibition
4 - 14 Mar
CAIRO
A mural by Taha Orani
Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., off Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition
7 Mar - 18 Apr
CAIRO
A New Commission for an Old State, by Mahmoud Khaled
Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Apt.2, Garden City, Cairo
Exhibition
3 Mar - 17 Apr
CAIRO
Burullus and Rashid, the art of Abstract with May Othman
InFocus, building 9, St., 219, Maadi, Cairo
Exhibition
9 Mar - 5 Apr
CAIRO
Landscapes, painting exhibition by Xavier Puigmarti
Mashrabia gallery, 8 Champolion street, Downtown, Cairo
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