Arts & Culture

PROGRAMME: Int'l bands play sets with Egyptian bands until 4 June

Tuesday nights are hopping at Cairo Jazz Club with Egyptian bands playing one set followed by a set from other Arab-nation bands from now until 4 June

PROGRAMME: Egyptian bands play at Jordanian Dum Tak festival

Dum Tak music festival in Amman hosts several top alternative bands from Egypt and the Arab world, starting 28 May

Iranian director's taut family saga rivets critics at Cannes

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, director of the Oscar winning film "A Separation," impresses critics at Cannes with his latest intense psychological drama shot in Paris, "Le Passe"

Shots fired at Cannes, actors flee for cover

Shots were fired at the Cannes Film Festival Friday in the second security incident this year after $1.4 million of Chopard jewellery was stolen from a hotel room Thursday

Art Alert: The Four Seasons at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Cairo Opera

On Saturday, 18 May in Cairo and Sunday 19 May in Cairo, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chamber Orchestra will perform the famed Four Seasons concertos by Antonio Vivaldi

Creative arts may ease cancer-related anxiety, pain

Past studies have shown that different art forms, including music, art and dance therapy, may have the effect of relieving anxiety among cancer parients

Christie's art auction makes nearly half a billion dollars

The spring auctions ended on a record-shattering high on Wednesday as Christie's contemporary art sale achieved the highest total - $495 million - in the history of art auctions.

Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige

Coinciding with a decade of economic development, Turkey's contemporary art market is booming

Visual Art

The Art of Travel: Journey around downtown Cairo

In multi-part installation ‘Journey Around My Living Room,’ held at the Mashrabia Gallery until 4 June, contemporary artist Hala Elkoussy take viewers on a visual tour of the corners and colours that make up downtown Cairo

Egypt's Caravan festival employs art to promote interfaith dialogue

Ninety painted donkeys – symbols of peace – greeted visitors to Cairo's St. John's Church on Thursday, marking the launch of weeklong arts festival devoted to religious tolerance

Cairo exhibition brings Gandhi to the Egyptian revolution

Until 9 May, El-Sawy Culturewheel presents an exhibition of posters that link Tahrir Square's revolutionary events and Mahatma Gandhi

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Artist draws on symbolism of the sacred and Egypt's strength

At the Art Talks gallery, Alexandrian artist Guirguis Lotfi makes the audience ponder Egypt's current situation by juxtaposing it against the country's rich heritage in colourful, contemporary iconography

The street is watching you: Digital installation engages Downtown crowd (VIDEO)

Ganzeer collaborates with multimedia artist Yasmin Elayat in a digital storefront installation that blurs the boundaries between private and public space, toying with surveillance

Collective exhibition Localité spotlights urban dynamics

A group painting show at 6 Contemporary Arts in Cairo sparks questions about the relationships between the bustling urban cityscapes and the individuals who inhabit them

Stage & Street

Powerful closing: Odissi dance ends 'India by the Nile' festival

Performances of Indian classical dance by a renowned ensemble marked the closing of the brilliantly successful 'India by the Nile' festival

Egypt's new culture minister accuses rival of defamation

Newly-appointed culture minister accuses head of Egypt's Arts Academy of defamation after latter alleges illicit liaison between minister and university student

'100 Night Theatre' project for young directors

Cairo's Hanager Arts Centre to launch '100 Night Theatre' artistic project to encourage low-budget productions by young directors

Music

7-year-old Egyptian/Hungarian violinist, Amira captivates audiences

After a long standing ovation, 7-year-old Amira Abouzahra asks innocently if that meant the audience wanted to leave; the half Egyptian-half-Hungarian child is seeing much attention as she gleefully plays the violin

Fundraising concert for Syrian refugees in Egypt

An enchanting concert was organised by the British Embassy in Cairo in collaboration with the Arab League to raise funds for Syrian refugees in Egypt

Fans of Egypt's beloved Mounir fume over 'worst-ever' concert by Vodafone

Such were the failures at the Mohamed Mounir concert attended by 20,000+ organised by Vodafone that the star cut it short and fans voice their fury on their long way home

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