Weekend with culture in Cairo, Alexandria: 22-24 September

Ahram Online , Wednesday 21 Sep 2016

A theatre festival is in town, and music is always in season with shows from all over the world. Ahram Online highlights a few events that will take place this weekend

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Thursday 22 September

Last Night in Madrid, a play from Moldova as part of Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. 10pm 
Check the full programme here

El-Ghad Theatre, El-Agouza, Cairo

Screening of ‘Heya Fawda’ (Youssef Chahine/Khaled Youssef, 2007) followed by a lecture about late Egyptian actor Khaled Saleh, 7pm
Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647

Gaka, Sami Baha, Lafawndah, Dawsha, part of Masafat festival, 8.30pm
Sherazade club, 3 Alfy St, Downtown, Cairo

The Last Supper, a play directed by Ahmed El Attar. 8pm 
Read more here

Falaki Theatre, Falaki Street, American University Campus, Downtown, Cairo

Jazz and rock Kiki band from Japan, 8pm
Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo

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Performance at Samaa festival (Photo: Mai Shaheen)

Friday 23 September

Venom Hamlet, a play from Mexico as part of Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. 10pm 
Check the full programme here

Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo

Screening of Black Code (2015) and Four Lions (2010) , part of Masafat festival, 7pm
Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo

Music night featuring singer Noha Fekry, pianist and composer Amro Salah and guitarist Ihab Badr, 7pm
ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo

The Samaa International Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting.
The festival continues till 25 September across Cairo, Qanater and Banha cultural palaces
Cairo, Qanater, Banha

Eswed (Black), a play directed by Tarek Nader. 6pm 
Read more here

Teatro Eskenderia, 25 Fouad street, Raml Station, Alexandria

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Tamer Abu Ghazaleh and Random House

Saturday 24 September

Bas Ana Bahebak (But I Love You), a play from Lebanon as part of Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. 10pm 
Check the full programme here

El-Ghad Theatre, El-Agouza, Cairo

Rabaa Book Fair. The fair continues until 29 September, 10am-11pm
El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez St, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)

Jordanian band Random House and Palestinian musician Tamer Abu Ghazaleh. 8pm 
Read more here

El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem road, Cairo

Inaugural concert of the 2016/2017 season: the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra conducted by Hisham Gabr, featuring Polish soprano Jadwiga Kirschanek. 8pm 
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria

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Last Night in Madrid, a play from Moldova (Photo: courtesy of the troupe)

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