New films across cinemas
- Lee Cronin's The Mummy, starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy (starting 16 April)
- BTS WORLD TOUR ARIRANG IN JAPAN: LIVE VIEWING - a live cinema broadcast of BTS’s concert from their “World Tour ‘Arirang’ in Japan,” allowing fans to watch the performance in real time in theaters worldwide. (18 April)
Swan Lake ballet
16, 17, and 20 April 2026 at 6:30pm
Additional matinée performance on Monday, 20 April at 11:30am.
Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Swan Lake is presented by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company under the artistic direction of Erminia Kamel, maintaining continuity in the production while introducing periodic updates in staging and interpretation. The Cairo Opera Orchestra accompanies the ballet under the baton of conductor Mohamed Saad Basha.
Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and first premiered in 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre, the ballet has long transcended its origins to become one of the best-known international ballet masterpieces, inspiring each new generation it encounters.
The Egyptian journey of Swan Lake is inseparable from the legacy of the Cairo Opera Ballet Company's late artistic director, Abdel-Moneim Kamel, whose vision helped define the identity of national ballet in Egypt.
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Tul8te - music
Friday 17 April, 6pm
Al Ittihad Alexandria Club, Alexandria
The masked rapper rose to fame in early 2024. The man behind the crocheted balaclava had his breakthrough with Layalina, a song from his Tesh Shebab album, which was released in February 2024.
TUL8TE received even more recognition with his album, Cocktail Ghena’y (The Song Cocktail), released in July 2024.
Mahmoud El-Tohamy - music
Friday 17 April, 7pm
El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26th of July street, Wisdom Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Mahmoud El-Tohamy started his career early in his boyhood by following in the footsteps of his father, performing Sufi poetry chants in many prestigious venues in Egypt and the Arab World.
He has collaborated with Egyptian Grammy Award winner Fathy Salama, alongside various projects with music producers from younger generations, including ‘Rouh El-Maliha’ with Molotof, a key player in the Egyptian rap scene who is most known for Wegz’s hit Dorak Gai.
Cassette 90 band - music
Saturday 18 April, 7pm
El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26th of July street, Zamalek, Cairo
Cassette 90 is a band providing a highly successful series of nostalgia concerts.
The band consists of 8 musicians who revive the songs of the 1990s, including songs by Egyptian singer Mostafa Amar, Hisham Abbas, Alaa Abdelkhalek, and Ehab Tafwik.
Michel Mesak - music
Tuesday 21 April, 7pm
Boom Room, Open Air Mall, Madinaty
Egyptian singer Michel Mesak’s musical style is a blend of modern Arabic music, pop, and world music.
He often incorporates elements of pop and Western music into his compositions, making his repertoire accessible to a wide audience and creating a lively, festive, and convivial atmosphere.
10th Aswan International Women Film Festival
20-25 April
Across Aswan
The Aswan International Women Film Festival centers its programme and visual identity on Aziza Amir (1901–1952), widely regarded as the first female filmmaker in the Arab world and a foundational figure in Egyptian cinema.
This year’s edition reflects her legacy through its official poster by Hisham Ali, which symbolically depicts the Nile shaped by a female figure carrying the festival’s Isis-inspired emblem, moving from south to north in reference to Aswan’s geography and cultural position.
Across its six-day programme, the festival weaves together women-centered cinema, provides workshops, masterclasses and networking opportunities in Aswan, benefitting the city and Egypt's south.
Wuxi Pingtan Troupe - music
Tuesday 21 April, 6.30pm
Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Wuxi Pingtan Troupe is a professional cultural ensemble from Wuxi, China, that performs Pingtan, a traditional storytelling art form combining narration, singing, and music (usually in the Wu/Suzhou dialect) with instruments like the pipa and sanxian.
Glass Onion band - music
Tuesday 21 April, 7pm
Boom Room, Open Air Mall, Madinaty
Glass Onion is an Egyptian Beatles tribute band formed in 2009, made up of musicians who recreate the sound, style, and atmosphere of The Beatles’ music in live performances.
The group is widely known in Egypt for performing at a variety of venues where they present faithful renditions of classic albums like Abbey Road alongside other iconic Beatles songs, aiming to revive the timeless legacy of the Fab Four for local audiences.
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