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Sunday 21 Feb
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Day Trip
9:30am
CAIRO
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Visit to Baron Empain Palace, organised by Oshaq El-Moez group. For more info call: 01286000251 - 0101933739
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Baron Empain Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Film
6pm
CAIRO
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The Danish Girl (2015)
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition Opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Indelible, photography exhibit by Randa Shaath
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Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo
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Exhibition Opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Horse’s Spectrum, painting exhibition for Mostafa El-Razzaz
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Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Saheb El-Somow play.
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Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo
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Lecture
7pm
CAIRO
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Lecture titled ‘A new reading of Ragaa Al-Naqash’s book ‘The Crisis of Egyptian Culture’.’
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Om Kalthoum Museum, 1 El-Malek El-Saleh, Roda Island (Manial), tel 02 23631467, Cairo
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Discussion
7pm
CAIRO
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Nawal El-Saadawy discusses her play Isis
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DAAL for Research and Media, 2 Ibrahim Naguib Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Qadiat Zal Al-Homar (The Case of the Donkey’s Shadow), a musical comedy featuring Michael Milad, Nancy Nabil and Saber Adel, music by Ahmed Nabil and directed by Mohamed Gabr
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Al-A’em Theatre (Floating Theatre)
Abdel-Aziz Al-Soud Street, Al-Manial, near Al-Gamma (Cairo University) Bridge, in front of Salaheddin Mosque
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Theatre
LAST DAY
8.30pm
CAIRO
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El-Zombi Wa El-Khataya El-Aashra (The Zombie and the Ten Sins), a play written and directed by Tarek Al-Deweri.
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El-Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8:30pm
CAIRO
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Men El-Qalb lel Qalb (Heart to Heart), a poetic adaptation of The Little Prince by Foad Haddad.
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Qawmi (National) Theatre, Ataba, Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
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The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai.
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Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz Street, Old Cairo
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Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Men El-Qalb lel Qalb (Heart to Heart), a poetic adaptation of The Little Prince by Foad Haddad.
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Qawmi (National) Theatre, Ataba, Cairo
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Organ Works Concert, BA Youth Orchestra, conductor Shady Abdelsalam, soloist Mahmoud Gamal Eddin. Works by: Bach, Handel and Albinoni.
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Saint Marc College, Alexandria
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Lecture
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Lecture titled ‘Naguib Mahfouz: A bibliography.’
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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(Photo: still from The Danish Girl)
Monday 22 Feb
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Film
3, 7 pm
CAIRO
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Three Colour Trilogy: White (1994)
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Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, off Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek
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Lecture
5pm
CAIRO
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A lecture on Abu Simbel temples by Bassam Al-Shamaa.
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Hanager Arts Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Gaheem (Hell) play.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes.
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Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo
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Film
7:30pm
CAIRO
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Special screening of The Neighbours (Tahani Rached-2009), followed by a discussion. Read more here
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Zawya, Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Nile Day: Voices and Stories. Read more here.
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Falaki Theatre, AUC Tahrir Square Campus, 24 Falaki Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Ballet
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Bassoon recital with Tamer Fahmy. The evening will also include Nesma Abdel-Aziz, Lamis Ehab and Toka Abdel-Rahim on percussion, David Hales on piano
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Men El-Qalb lel Qalb (Heart to Heart), a poetic adaptation of The Little Prince by Foad Haddad.
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Qawmi (National) Theatre, Ataba, Cairo
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Film
3pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Cinema Club.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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A scene from Swan Lake, by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)
Tuesday 23 Feb
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Ballet
11am and 8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Critique
6pm
CAIRO
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Photo Critique session, with the judging panel of Marwan Abdel-Alim, Hassan Ahmed and Remon El-Markiz.
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Photopia, 15 Somal Street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Film
6.30
CAIRO
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Screening of Child’s Pose (Calin Peter Netzer, 2013)
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Arab Digital Expression Foundation (ADEF DECA), 143 Street 8, Muqattam City, Cairo
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Storytelling
8pm
CAIRO
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Open Storytelling Night
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
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El-Zombi Wa El-Khataya El-Aashra (The Zombie and the Ten Sins), a play written and directed by Tarek Al-Deweri.
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El-Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
3pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Cinema Club.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Mohamed Mekky.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Midsummer Night's Dream (Photo: fragment from the play's promotional material)
Wednesday 24 Feb
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Exhibition Opening
7pm
CAIRO
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A Hidden Message, group exhibition of 10 artists.
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Art Lounge, 37B Ahmed Heshmat Street, 1st floor, apt 2, Zamalek, Cairo
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Discussion
7pm
CAIRO
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Opera Culture Salon with critic Ezz El-Din Naguib.
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Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes.
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Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Arabic music concert to celebrate late iconic singer Om Kolthoum.
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Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Moez Street, Old Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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A music concert by Osama Hisham and his troupe.
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Bait El Oud (Oud House), El Harawy house, 164 Al-Qalaa Street, Al-Qalaa, tel 02 23901016, Cairo.
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Ballet
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
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El-Zombi Wa El-Khataya El-Aashra (The Zombie and the Ten Sins), a play written and directed by Tarek Al-Deweri.
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El-Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Mazaher Ensemble, Zar music performance
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Egyptian center for Culture and Arts - Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, El Dawaween, Cairo.
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Theatre
8:30pm
CAIRO
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Men El-Qalb lel Qalb (Heart to Heart), a poetic adaptation of The Little Prince by Foad Haddad.
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Qawmi (National) Theatre, Ataba, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Mohamed Mekky
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Youssra El-Hawary and band performing in Oufuqy Music Festival in Alexandria 2013 (Photo: Rowan El Shimi)
Thursday 25 Feb
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Lecture
6pm
CAIRO
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‘Othering: The Oracle of Delphi and the Question of Interpretation’ by Pavlos Kavouras.
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NVIC Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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A concert by Mostafa Hussein and his troupe.
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Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Angham concert
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Sound and Light Theatre, Giza pyramids
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Musiphoria band performance
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Ballet
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8:30pm
CAIRO
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Youssra El-Hawary concert. Read more here
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Greek Campus, 28 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo
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Ballet
7pm
CAIRO
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Horeya Center Ballet troupe of children, lead by Zizette
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Horreya Creativity Center, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Tram El-Raml musical play
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Seminar
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Three Attempts to Approach Hassan Khan
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El Cabina, 11 San Saba Street, behind Cinema Rialto, El-Raml station, Alexandria
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Dance
PORT SAID
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"Dance in transit," street performance of contemporary dance. Read more here
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Port Said, location and time TBA
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Mahatat's Dance in Transit (Photo: courtesy of Mahatat for contemporary art)
Friday 26 Feb
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Omar Khairat concert
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Masra7ak (Your Theatre). People are invited to participate in a one-day improvised performance. Actors and amateurs are welcome for participation, as well as audiences who only wish to watch.
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Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, off Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Puppet and shadow theatre performance.
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Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz Street, Old Cairo
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Ballet
8pm
LAST SHOW IN CAIRO
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Qessa Bassita Gedan (A Very Simple Story) play, translated from the Russian text by Maria Lado
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Heliopolis Library, 42 Orouba Street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Music
6pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Musical Evening with Neveen Mahmoudy (violin) and Amir Awad (piano)
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Atelier Alex, 6 Victor Bassili Street, Al Pharaana Al Azarita, Alexandria
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Massar Egbari concert
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Seminar
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Three Attempts to Approach Hassan Khan
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El Cabina, 11 San Saba Street, behind Cinema Rialto, El-Raml station, Alexandria
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Dance
DAMIETTA
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"Dance in transit," street performance of contemporary dance. Read more here
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Damietta, location and time TBA
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Massar Egbari performs during the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's Summer Festival in 2014, Alexandria, Egypt (Photo: Corinne Grassi)
Saturday 27 Feb
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Masar Egbari concert
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Lecture
7pm
CAIRO
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A lecture titled ‘Emaa Wa Earaf’ by Hani Shenouda
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Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El Sayeda Nafisa Street, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647.
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes.
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Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Rania Shaalan concert
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Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Hawas band perform their album Zay El-Sheta (Just Like Winter,) featuring Shereen Abdo.
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Seminar
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Three Attempts to Approach Hassan Khan
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El Cabina, 11 San Saba Street, behind Cinema Rialto, El-Raml station, Alexandria
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Dance
MANSOURA
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"Dance in transit," street performance of contemporary dance. Read more here
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Mansoura, location and time TBA
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Seminars 'Three Attempts to Approach Hassan Khan' (Photo: from the event's promotional material)
Sunday 28 Feb
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Puppet show
6pm
CAIRO
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Mohamed Mounir songs performed by Sakia Puppet theatre.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition Opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Ard El-Ahbab, a painting exhibit by Ahmed Bayomi. With guest of honor Helmy Bakr
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Russian Culture Center, 127 Tahrir Street, Dokki, Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai.
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Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Moez Street, Old Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of ‘The Autism Ordeal’ (Noha El-Hennawy, 2016). Read more here.
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NVIC Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Mohamed Badran performance
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Horreya Creativity Center, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Seminar
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Three Attempts to Approach Hassan Khan
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El Cabina, 11 San Saba Street, behind Cinema Rialto, El-Raml station, Alexandria
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Egyptian journalist Noha El-Hennawy's documentary ‘The Autism Ordeal' will screen at NVIC on 28 February.(Photo: Fragment from promotional material)
EXHIBITIONS this week
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Exhibition
21 Feb- TBA
CAIRO
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Horse’s Spectrum, painting exhibition for Mostafa El Razzaz
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Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
24 Feb- 13 Mar
CAIRO
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A Hidden Message, group exhibition of 10 artists
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Art Lounge, 37B Ahmed Heshmat Street, 1st floor, apt 2 Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
19 Feb - 3 Mar
ALEXANDRIA
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Postponed Ending, photography exhibition by Yasmine Hussien
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Wekalet Behna, 1 Kenissa Maroniya Street, El-Manshiya, Alexandria
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Exhibition
25 Feb- 5 Apr
CAIRO
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Indelible, photography exhibit by Randa Shaath
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Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo
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Exhibition
15 Feb - tba
CAIRO
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Soul by Karim Abd El-Malak
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Safar Khan Gallery, Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
18 Feb - tba
CAIRO
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Spirit Inspiration, Sculpture exhibition by Houreya El-Sayed
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Hungarian Cultural Counsellor, Balass Institute, 13 Gawad Hosni Street, 2nd floor, Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition
10 - 24 Feb
CAIRO
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Bag-G-Age, an exhibition by Hungarian sculptor
Beáta Rostás
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Gezira Art Center, 1 Sheikh Marsafy Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
21 Feb-5 April
CAIRO
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'Indelible', a photography exhibition by renowned photographer and photojournalist Randa Shaath.
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Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib Street, Apt 2, Ground Floor, Garden City, Cairo
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Exhibition
14 - 28 Feb
CAIRO
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Al Mot Fi Lawhat (Death in Frames), photography exhibit.
Open from 10 - 2 pm, and from 5 to 9 except Fridays.
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Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
9 Feb- 1 Mar
CAIRO
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Doves and Crows, a painting exhibit by Yasser Rostom
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Art Talks, 8, El Kamel Mohamed Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
9 - 27 Feb
CAIRO
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Color Subtraction, a painting exhibition by Sudanese artist Hob El-Din Hamed, with a performance by Sudanese singer El-Zeina.
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Artellewa, 9 Mohamed Ali El-Eseary Street, Ard El-Lewa, Giza
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Exhibition
4-25 Feb
CAIRO
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‘Less Than Important’ exhibition featuring work by artists Amanda KM, Anna Katharina Scheidegger, Huda Lutfi, Mohamed Ezz EL-Din, Mohamed Saidy
and Sandrine Pelletier
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Saad Zaghloul Cultural Centre, 2 Saad Zaghloul Street, Mounira, Cairo
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Exhibition
31 Jan- 29 Feb
CAIRO
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The Magic Thread, painting exhibition by Soad Mardam Bey
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Zamalek Art Gallery (Venue I), 11 Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
31 Jan- 29 Feb
CAIRO
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An introduction to voidness, sculpture exhibition by Nathan Doss
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Zamalek Art Gallery (Venue II), 11 Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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The Magic Thread, painting exhibition by Soad Mardam Bey (Photo: Al Ahram Weekly)
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