Egypt's arts and culture events of the week: 28 August - 4 September

Ahram Online , Saturday 27 Aug 2016

This week, many independent venues offer film screenings, with Cannes Film Festival's ACID selection being a highlight. The week also includes other events worth checking out in Cairo, Alexandria, and a theatre play in Minya

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Sunday 28 August

Music CAIRO	Citadel Festival for Music and Singing. Check the full programme here.	Mahka Theatre, Saladin Citadel, Cairo.
Music 6pm CAIRO	Ghona Masri troupe in concert.	Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Lecture 6pm CAIRO	‘Eid Al-Ahda’s folklore’ by Mostafa Gad.	Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, El-Muaaz Street, Cairo
Poetry 7pm CAIRO	Poetry night celebrating poet Abd El-Moaty Hegazy.	Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo
Music 7.30pm CAIRO	The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments.	Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, El-Muaaz St, Cairo
Film 8pm CAIRO	Screening of Woody Allen's 'Crimes and misdemeanors.'	ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo
Theatre 8pm CAIRO	Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, directed by Waleed Hammad. The play runs daily until 31 August	Falaki Theatre, Falaki Street, American University Campus, Downtown, Cairo
Film 8.30pm CAIRO	A night commemorating late director Mohamed Khan: Music: Oud performance by George Kazazian,and Hany Shenouda’s El-Shawarea Hawadeet Speeches: by number of renowned Egyptian directors and actors. Screening: Khan’s Fares El-Madina (1991)	Cinema Karim, 15 Emad Eddin Street, Downtown, Cairo
Music 8.30pm CAIRO	Almena and Darwasha	El Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem rd., Cairo
Music 8.30pm CAIRO	The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments	Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo
Music 9pm CAIRO	Concert by Resalet Salam troupe for spiritual music.	Qubbat Al-Ghouri (Al-Ghouri Dome), Al-Azhar, Cairo
Film 8pm ALEXANDRIA	“Five short films in four days” – screening series of films by Egyptian filmmakers. Day 1: Screening of Aida by Maysoun El-Masry, followed by discussion with the director. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Auditorium hall, Alexandria
Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA	Music from Here concert with bands Telepoetic and Disorder (Egypt) in cooperation with Goethe Institute in Alexandria. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria

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This photo shows late film director Mohamed Khan and actor Adel Imam during the filming of AlHareef (The Artful,1984) (Photo: Courtesy of Said Shimi)

Monday 29 Aug

Exhibition last days CAIRO	“Bread II,” a collective art exhibition showcasing different art mediums, including photography, video and installations. The exhibition runs until 31 August.	Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
Music CAIRO	Citadel Festival for Music and Singing. Check the full programme here.	Mahka Theatre, Saladin Citadel, Cairo.
Film 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm CAIRO	Screening of Like a Matchstick	Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7pm CAIRO	Screening of Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)	Magnolia. Leaves of Art 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Yalla! Underground	Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Wintry Spring (Rabie Chetwey), a 16-minute Egyptian film directed by Mohamed Kamel, starring Ahmed Kamal and Eman Moustafa. Kamal will be present for a talk after the screening, moderated by film critic Yaqout El-Dib. Read more here	Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO	Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.	Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
Film 8pm CAIRO	Screening of Mon roi (2015)	Balcon Heliopolis 26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, Cairo
Theatre 8pm CAIRO	Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, directed by Waleed Hammad. The play runs daily until 31 August	Falaki Theatre, Falaki Street, American University Campus, Downtown, Cairo
Music 8.30pm CAIRO	The Opeth Tribute	3elbat Alwan15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo
Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA	Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday.	Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
Film 8pm ALEXANDRIA	“Five short films in four days” – screening series of films by Egyptian filmmakers. Day 2: Screening of Sunflower Lane by Mayye Zayed. Screening will be followed by discussion with the director. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Auditorium hall, Alexandria
Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA	Andromida band. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria

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(Photo: still from Wintry Spring)

Tuesday 30 Aug

Music CAIRO	Citadel Festival for Music and Singing. Check the full programme here.	Mahka Theatre, Saladin Citadel, Cairo.
Film 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm CAIRO	Like a Matchstick	Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Puppet Theatre 7.30pm CAIRO	El Sakia Puppet Theatre presents Abd El Halim Hafez	El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Film 8pm CAIRO	Screening of Syrian shorts	ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Mawawil Gamalat Shiha & Reda Shiha	Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts - Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, 11461, El-Dawaween, Cairo (Close to Saad Zaghloul Metro Station)
Theatre 8pm CAIRO	Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, directed by Waleed Hammad. The play runs daily until 31 August	Falaki Theatre, Falaki Street, American University Campus, Downtown, Cairo
Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA	Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday.	Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA	The Les Paul Brothers	Teatro Eskendria 25 Fouad Street. Raml Station, Alexandria
Film 8pm ALEXANDRIA	“Five short films in four days” – screening series of films by Egyptian filmmakers. Day 3: Screening of Tree (10 mins) and ‘Tashkeel’ (12 mins) by Mohamed Mostafa. Screenings will be followed by discussion with the director. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Auditorium hall, Alexandria
Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA	Hanan Madi performs with the Sound of Egypt orchestra conducted by Ahmed Atef. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria

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(Photo: Yalla! Underground promotional material)

Wednesday 31 Aug

Music CAIRO	Citadel Festival for Music and Singing. Check the full programme here.	Mahka Theatre, Saladin Citadel, Cairo.
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Boxing Gym. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	Cimatheque,19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of A Roundabout in my Head. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Swagger. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	French Institute, 1 Madraset Al Hoqouq, Mounira, Cairo
Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO	Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.	Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
Theatre 8pm CAIRO	Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, directed by Waleed Hammad. The play runs daily until 31 August	Falaki Theatre, Falaki Street, American University Campus, Downtown, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Feed The Dogs, experimental psychedelic music with Bishoy Goerge	3elbat Alwan15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Mazaher ensemble (Zar Music & Songs).	Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts - Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, 11461, El-Dawaween, Cairo (Close to Saad Zaghloul Metro Station)
Music 8pm CAIRO	Mazzika x El Sat7: Mostafa Rizk	Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Guitar and violin recital by Emad Hamdi and Hassan Sharara	Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
Film 8pm ALEXANDRIA	“Five short films in four days” – screening series of films by Egyptian filmmakers. Day 4: Screening of Har Gaf Sayfan by Sherif El Bendary. Screening will be followed by discussion with the director. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Auditorium hall, Alexandria
Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA	Bands High Dam and Mina. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria

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(Photo: still from Like a Matchstick)

Thursday 1 September

Books 10am-11pm CAIRO	Rabaa Book Fair. The fair runs until 15 September	El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez Street, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)
Music CAIRO	Citadel Festival for Music and Singing. Check the full programme here.	Mahka Theatre, Saladin Citadel, Cairo.
Puppet Theatre 6pm & 8pm CAIRO	El Sakia Puppet Theatre presents Om Kalthoum	El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Pantomime 6pm CAIRO	Elsakia 12th Festival for pantomime. The event runs on 1 and 2 September	El Sawy Culturewheel - Word hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Pauline. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	Cimatheque,19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Fix Me. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Cosmodrama. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	French Institute, 1 Madraset Al Hoqouq, Mounira, Cairo
Music 7.30pm CAIRO	Arabic Rock Concert with Malaaz and Khayal	El Sawy Culturewheel - river hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA	Cairo Celebration Choir conducted by Nayer Nagui. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
Theatre 7.30pm MINYA	Ayam Safraa, a play performed by The Joker troupe, directed by Bishoi Adel Makram	Dawar El Fnoon - The library, Minya. Call 01226028669 for details

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(Photo: Fragment from promotional material of Measure for Measure)

Friday 2 September

Books 10am-11pm CAIRO	Rabaa Book Fair. The fair runs between 1 and 15 September	El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez Street, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)
Pantomime 6pm CAIRO	Elsakia 12th Festival for pantomime. The event runs on 1 and 2 September	El Sawy Culturewheel - Word hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Music CAIRO	Citadel Festival for Music and Singing. Check the full programme here.	Mahka Theatre, Saladin Citadel, Cairo.
Theatre 7pm CAIRO	Zambalek, a new performance by students at Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Arts School. The performance will be staged on each Friday throughout September. Read more here	El Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem rd., Cairo
Theatre 7.30pm CAIRO	Puppet and shadow theatre performance, scripted and directed by Nabil Bahgat.	Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Age of Panic. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	Cimatheque,19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Le Challet De Tunis. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Brooklyn. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here..	French Institute, 1 Madraset Al Hoqouq, Mounira, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Machine Eat Man live, an electronic music act with the analog synthesizers	ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo
Music 9pm CAIRO	Roswell, an alternative rock band from Beirut	3elbat Alwan15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo
Family day with culture ALEXANDRIA	Family day across many spaces of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina with activities targeting the youngest audience members and whole families. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
Theatre 7.30pm MINYA	Ayam Safraa, a play performed by The Joker troupe, directed by Bishoi Adel Makram	Dawar El Fnoon - The library, Minya. Call 01226028669 for details

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Cannes Film Festival's ACID week

Saturday 3 September

Books 10am-11pm CAIRO	Rabaa Book Fair. The fair runs between 1 and 15 September	El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez Street, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)
Festival 11.45am CAIRO	Indian Culture Day, featuring Traditional costume show, Nagada show, Pinga show and Indian Food	El Sawy Culturewheel - River hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Fix Me. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	Cimatheque,19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Swagger. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Cattle. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	French Institute, 1 Madraset Al Hoqouq, Mounira, Cairo
Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO	Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.	Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
Film 8pm CAIRO	Screening of Patagonian Bones, a documentary by Ricardo Preve	Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA	Tania Saleh. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria

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Cairo Celebration Choir in Sochi, Russia (Photo: Miriam Benyamein)

Sunday 4 September

Books 10am-11pm CAIRO	Rabaa Book Fair. The fair runs between 1 and 15 September	El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez Street, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)
Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO	Roznama 5, youth group exhibition and competition for creative contemporary art works	-Medrar, 7 Gamal E- Din Abou El Mahasen St, Garden City. -Mashrabiya, 8 Champollion St, Downtown. -Soma Art, 14 Maraashli St, Zamalek.
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Le Challet De Tunis. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	Cimatheque,19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Iranian programme. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Noor. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	French Institute, 1 Madraset Al Hoqouq, Mounira, Cairo
Music 7.30pm CAIRO	The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments.	Beit El-Sehemi El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, El-Muaaz St, Cairo
Film 7.30pm CAIRO	Screening of Brooklyn. Screening is part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.	Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Tania Saleh, accompanied by Egyptian oud player, singer and composer Hazem Shaheen. Read more here	El Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem rd., Cairo
Film 8pm CAIRO	September German Film Night: Taste the Waste	Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
Music 8.30pm CAIRO	The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments	Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo
Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA	Until Proven the Opposite, a play directed by Mohamed Osama Ata	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Small hall, Alexandria
Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA	Palestinian folklore band. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria

(Photo: still from Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Arts School promotional video)

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 4 - 18 Sep CAIRO	Roznama 5, youth group exhibition and competition for creative contemporary art works	-Medrar, 7 Gamal E- Din Abou El Mahasen St, Garden City. -Mashrabiya, 8 Champollion St, Downtown. -Soma Art, 14 Maraashli St, Zamalek.
Exhibition 10 Aug- 30 Sep CAIRO	Summer collective exhibition: Masterpieces XV. More than 70 exclusive paintings and sculptures by established artists as well as younger talents	Zamalek Art Gallery, 11, Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition 7 Aug - 22 Sep CAIRO	Contemporary Visions, group exhibition featuring around 70 artworks from 1939 to the present.	Al-Masar Gallery, 157 B 26 July street, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition 16 Jun - tba CAIRO	Summer Collection 2016	Art Corner, 12 Sayed El-Bakry street, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition until 31 Aug CAIRO	“Bread II,” a collective art exhibition showcasing different art mediums, including photography, video and installations.	Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
Exhibition 30 May-16 Sep CAIRO	The Sweetest Haven, by Adam Henein and Bahaa Amer	Art Talks, 8 El Kamel Mohamed Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition 12 Aug- 30 Sep CAIRO	“Art for All,” a group exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Abdel-Nasr Sheha, Omar Al-Nagdi, Mustafa Rahma, Fathi Afifi, Esmat Dawastashy, Mervat Refaat and Neven Al-Sisi.	Salama gallery, 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Cairo

(Photo: part of promotional material of Roznama 5)

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