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Sunday 19 June
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Film
9pm
CAIRO
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Screening of The Prophet (2014), a film based on Khalil Gibran’s book, followed by discussion. The event is ticketed.
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Yoga Khana, Studio 6, 10 El-Gezira El-Wosta, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
9pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Diary of a Country Priest (Robert Bresson, 1951).
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
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Regala wa Setat (Men and Women), a play starring Tamer Al-Kashef, Rabab Tarek, Mohamed Khaled and Salah Al-Dalli, co-written by Yasmine Imam and Ayat Magdi, and directed by Islam Imam.
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Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Cairo
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Music
9.30pm
CAIRO
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Imed Alibi, featuring Mounir Troudi, as part of the 2016 Ramadan Hayy Festival. Check the full programme here.
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El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Cairo
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Music
9.30pm
CAIRO
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Omar Khairat concert.
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Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
10pm
CAIRO
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Aida El-Ayoubi.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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World Music Day: Karakeeb and Al-Mena bands
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The French Institute,
30 El-Nabi Daniel Street, Mahatet El-Raml, Alexandria
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(Photo: fragments from the Hayy Festival's promotional material)
Monday 20 June
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Karkadan.
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Book signing
9pm
CAIRO
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Book signing event for Toqoos Al-so’oud by Bahaa Abd El-Megeed.
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Kotob Khan bookstore, 3/1 Al-Lasilky Road, New Maadi, Cairo
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Film
9pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Villa 69.
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Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
9.30pm
CAIRO
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The Upper Egypt Children’s Choir.
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Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 Al-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Zeinhom, in front of the Fathi Sorour Compound. Tel 02 2362 2647
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Music
9.30pm
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Salah Begato and Nesma Mahgoub.
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El-Rabaa, El-Moez Street, behind El-Aqmar Mosque, Old Cairo
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Film
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Fiction Film Forum: Day of Egyptian Cinema. The centenary of Helmy Halim (1916-1971) with screening of The Paths of Tears directed by Helmy Halim.
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Auditorium Hall, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Music
9.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Far East songs and dances performed by a Chinese troupe.
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), Fouad Street, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria
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Photo: Still from Hungarian film Afterlife (Utóélet)
Tuesday 21 June
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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El-Hezb El-Comedy open mic for comedians.
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Seminar
9pm
CAIRO
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Numbers in Diabetes and Cholesterol, a seminar by Dr Ahmed Al-Sheikh.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
9.30pm
CAIRO
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Qadiat Zal Al-Homar (The Case of the Donkey’s Shadow), a play presented by the Youth Theatre Company, starring Michael Milad, Nancy Nabil, Islam Ali and Saber Adel, music composed by Ahmed Nabil and directed by Mohamed Gabr.
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Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Cairo
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Music
9.30pm
CAIRO
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Waslet Samaa.
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El-Rabaa, El-Moez Street, behind El-Aqmar Mosque, Old Cairo
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Music
10pm
CAIRO
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Singer Islam Taha, accompanied by his band Gozour (Roots).
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Fiction Film Forum: Day of Egyptian Cinema. The centenary of Ibrahim Haggag (1916-1987) with screening of Eyes Wide Open, directed by Raafat El-Mihi.
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Auditorium Hall, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Music
9.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria’s Opera Chamber Orchestra.
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), Fouad Street, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria
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(Photo: Fragment from Yalalan group promotional material)
Wednesday 22 Jun
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Salib Project, mix of Sufi and Coptic music.
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Seminar
9pm
CAIRO
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A Ramadan from the Eighties and the Effect of Cartoons on the Mentality of Children and Adults, a seminar by TV presenter Sherif Hassan.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
9pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Hungarian film Afterlife (Utóélet, 2014) by Virág Zomborácz. Check details here.
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Balassi Institute (Office of the Hungarian Cultural Counsellor), 13 Gawad Hosni Street, 2nd floor, Downtown Cairo
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Children Theatre
9.30pm
CAIRO
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Nour Al-Qamar Farhan (The Moon Light is Happy), a children’s play presented in cooperation with the Theatre Artistic House.
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Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 Al-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Zeinhom, in front of the Fathi Sorour Compound. Tel 02 2362 2647
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Music
9.30pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Opera House, Open Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
9.30pm
CAIRO
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Qadiat Zal Al-Homar (The Case of the Donkey’s Shadow), a play presented by the Youth Theatre Company, starring Michael Milad, Nancy Nabil, Islam Ali and Saber Adel, music composed by Ahmed Nabil and directed by Mohamed Gabr.
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Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Cairo
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Music
10pm
CAIRO
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A classical Arab music concert featuring Emad Abdel-Aziz.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
10pm
CAIRO
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Mazzika x El Sat7: Procession Towards the Unknown.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Shamaa Street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, behind the Hanging Church and Amr Mosque
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Hany Mustafa (Photo: part of promotional material by Room Art Space)
Thursday 23 Jun
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Mawaweel festival: Massar Egbari and Mazaher band.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Shamaa Street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, behind the Hanging Church and Amr Mosque
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Independent acoustic musician, singer and songwriter Hany Mustafa, known as HanyMust Check our Art Alert here.
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ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad Al-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Theatre
9.30pm
CAIRO
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Qadiat Zal Al-Homar (The Case of the Donkey’s Shadow), a play presented by the Youth Theatre Company, starring Michael Milad, Nancy Nabil, Islam Ali and Saber Adel, music composed by Ahmed Nabil and directed by Mohamed Gabr.
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Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Cairo
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Children Theatre
9.30pm
CAIRO
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Nour Al-Qamar Farhan (The Moon Light is Happy), a children’s play presented in cooperation with the Theatre Artistic House.
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Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 Al-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Zeinhom, in front of the Fathi Sorour Compound. Tel 02 2362 2647
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Performance
10pm
CAIRO
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The Egyptian Mawlawiyah.
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Misr Opera House, 6th of October City, Cairo
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Standup comedy
10pm
CAIRO
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A stand-up comedy show featuring Ali Qandil.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Hany Adel, Hany El-Dakkak and Ousso Lotfy (Photo: Fragment from promotional material)
Friday 24 Jun
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Exhibition last days
8.30pm
CAIRO |
Retrospective for artist Tag. The exhibition runs until 25 June. |
Salah Taher Gallery, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
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Storytelling
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Storytelling performance.
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Doum Cultural Foundation, 13 El-Fardous Street, Agouza, Giza
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Music
9.30pm
CAIRO
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Saleeb Sufi project.
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Gomhoria Theatre, 6 El-Gomhoria Street, Abdeen, Cairo
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Music
10pm
CAIRO
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Transistor band.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
9.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Great Hall, Alexandria
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(Photo: still from Villa 69)
Saturday 25 Jun
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Sudanese Folk music with Asia Madani.
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ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad Al-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Music
9.30pm
CAIRO
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Dorsaf Hamdani, as part of the 2016 Ramadan Hayy Festival. Check the full programme here.
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El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Cairo
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Music
9.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Sorour Project.
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Alexandria Centre of Arts (Markaz El-Horeya w El-Ebdaa), 1 Horeya Road, next to El-Attareen Police Station, Alexandria
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Music
10pm
CAIRO
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Mawaweel x Sat7: Eftekasat band.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Shamaa Street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, behind the Hanging Church and Amr Mosque
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Music
10pm
CAIRO
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HOH concert. Hany Adel (Wust El-Balad), Ousso Lotfy (Nagham Masry) and Hany El-Dakkak (Massar Egbari) performing each other’s songs with new musical arrangements. Read more here.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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(Photo: fragment from promotional material of exhibition Bread II)
Sunday 26 Jun
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Voice and Bass: Amy Frega and Samer George.
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
9.30pm
CAIRO
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Medhat Saleh concert.
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Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Animation Film Forum, with screening of Metropia, directed by Tarik Saleh.
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Auditorium Hall, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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EXHIBITIONS this week
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Exhibition
29 May-30 Jul
CAIRO
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Encoding, an exhibition by Hoda Ragaa Hosam Elsawah and Noura Seif.
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Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
29 May-29 Jun
CAIRO
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Contemporary Heritage exhibition, works by 31 late and present artists.
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Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem Street, off Brazil street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
15-25 Jun
CAIRO
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Retrospective for artist Tag.
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Salah Taher Gallery, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
22 May-30 Jun
CAIRO
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My favorite Things, an exhibition of paintings by Hend Samir, Norhan Alaa and Marwa Saad.
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Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champollion Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition
25 May-20 Jun
CAIRO
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The Girls’ Windows 2, a group exhibition featuring Somaya Abdallah, Aline Ashraf, Nehad Sayed and Noha Anafi.
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Ubuntu, 20 Hassan Sabry Street (entrance from Ibn Zinky Street), Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
29 May-29 Jun
CAIRO
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Painting exhibition by Abdel-Aal Hassan,
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Picasso East, Villa No 39, Al-Narges 3, 5th Settlement, in front of Lake View Compound, 90 Street, New Cairo
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Exhibition
21 May-21 Jun
CAIRO
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Sunshine, group exhibition by six artists: Reem Saad, Fadwa Ramadan, Maha George, Mervat Shazli, Nadia Tawfiq and Hala Shafaai.
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Gallery Grant, 6 El-Gomhouriya Street, Abdeen, Cairo
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Exhibition
14-28 Jun
CAIRO
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Bread II, group exhibition.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Shamaa Street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, behind the Hanging Church and Amr Mosque
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