Recently-established movement of artists and activists joins 'Constitution for all Egyptians Front' in condemning process of choosing Constituent Assembly members; aims to write four 'cultural' chapters of the constitution
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Rennie Harris Puremovement, a hip hop dance company from the US, took Cairo's Opera House by storm on Thursday 15 March; The dance group remains faithful to its 'street' origins, maintaining a spontaneous dynamic
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The Downtown Cairo Arts Festival (D-CAF) will reach out to the public with two weeks of diverse performances, exhibitions, film screenings and talks
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In only three months since opening, Shababeek has become one of Cairo's most recognised culture centres and a pride of its neighbourhood. Ahram Online met with owner Doha Assy
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Not sure what to do this weekend? Take a look at our picks from venues both in and outside the capital, Thursday through Sunday (22-25 March)
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Parliamentary committee welcomes ideas for new cultural policy proposed by Egypt's National Culture Policy Group
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People across the world have begun to celebrate spring, rebirth and rejuvenation on 21 March; Egypt's celebrations begin in mid-April and draw on a wealth of ancient traditions
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The Cairo University administration announces they will be renovating the theatre premises along with taking on a new organisational board
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Following successful Islamic art auctions in 2011, the Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds sale will take place at Christie's in London on 26 April
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Somalia's national theatre reopened in the war-ravaged capital Mogadishu for the first time in 20 years Monday with the president voicing hope it would mark a watershed in the long quest for peace
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Egypt's three art syndicates are planning for elections after withdrawing confidence in the current head of the syndicates' union
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Opera House to suspend all activities for three days in mourning for Pope Shenouda
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Egypt’s first ever international multi-disciplinary contemporary arts festival starts 29 March - 14 April in downtown Cairo
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George Clooney and his father have been arrested during a protest outside the Sudanese embassy. Clooney was released several hours later after paying a $US100 fine
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Rawabet Theatre hosts three talented girls for a night of music in the Independent Combo performance series
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Not sure what to do this weekend? Take a look at our picks, from venues both in and outside the capital, for Thursday through Sunday (15-18 March)
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Zimbabwe producer and actor Silvanos Mudzvova brings the Arab Spring to Zimbabwean theatre through 'Protest Revolutionaries'
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Only one evening, Thursday 15 March, is reserved for the Rennie Harris Puremovement Dance Company (US) performance at the Cairo Opera House Main Hall
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Dubai Culture underscores at Careers UAE 2012 the global importance of the arts and industries around culture
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In protest of the seven military barricades erected in Downtown, street artists paint peaceful street scenes onto the walls, as part of artistic events marking anniversary of 9 March army-led violent clearing of a Tahrir sit-in
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