Egypt's arts and culture events of the week: 11-18 March

Ahram Online , Monday 12 Mar 2018

Festival season continues, while venues in Cairo and Alexandria are active as ever with films, plays and concerts

Sunday 11 March

India by the Nile Festival	A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here	Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
Hakawy Festival CAIRO	The 8th edition of the Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children, 8-13 March. Check the full programme here	Hanager Arts Centre and other venues, Cairo
D-CAF Festival CAIRO	The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here	Several venues across Cairo
Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO	The Village and the Legend”, paintings by Mostafa Batt	The Capital gallery, 11 Youssef Kamel (Al-Gezira Al Wosta) St, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO	Threads of Gold, paintings by Ahmed Abdel-Gawad	Gallery Grant, 6 El-Gomhoriya St., Abdeen, Cairo
Theatre 7pm CAIRO	Surrender (Sallem Nafsak), a play directed by Khaled Galal and staged by the students of the Actor’s Studio managed by Galal	Artistic Creativity Centre Theatre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 7.30pm CAIRO	The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai	Beit Al-Seheimi, Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Cairo
Film 8pm CAIRO	Screening of The Artist	Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO	Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir	Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Zaki Tolaimat Hall, Cairo

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D-CAF (Photo: part of promotional material)

Monday 12 March

India by the Nile Festival	A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here	Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
Hakawy Festival CAIRO	The 8th edition of the Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children, 8-13 March. Check the full programme here	Hanager Arts Centre and other venues, Cairo
D-CAF Festival CAIRO	The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here	Several venues across Cairo
Exhibition last days CAIRO	Solos in Parallel; One Reality, Two Imaginations”, a duo exhibition of paintings by Mohamed Aboul-Wafa and Mohamed El-Damarawy	ArtsMart,Km28, Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, before Dandy Mall and behind Total Petrol Station, Cairo
Exhibition last days CAIRO	A Memoir of Berries”, paintings by Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Mohsen	Cordoba Gallery, 3A, Degla St, Mohandessin, Giza
Film 7pm CAIRO	Special screening of Darkest Hour	Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret ElDor st., Zamalek, Cairo
Music 7.30pm CAIRO	Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music	Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
Standup comedy 8pm CAIRO	Comedy Night: Laugh at our pain, featuring 6 stand up comedians	Bardo Clubhouse, Building 2, Road 12, Maadi, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Piano recital by Moushira Eissa	Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Vie Trio Ensemble (Thailand) performs on string instruments.	Small Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Al-Ekhfaa Project band features Mariam Saleh (Egypt), Tamer Abu Ghazaleh (Palestine) and Maurice Louqa (Egypt).	El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St., river hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Zikr and Sufi night	Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO	Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir	Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Zaki Tolaimat Hall, Cairo
Music 11am ALEXANDRIA	Alexandria Opera House Children Choir.	Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria

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'As far as my fingertips take me' performance (Photo: part of promotional material)

Tuesday 13 March

Exhibition last days CAIRO	‘If you rescue me, I'll be your friend forever’ exhibition by May ElShamy. Closes 15 March	ARCADE gallery, 25 Orabi St., off Port Said St., Maadi.
India by the Nile Festival	A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here	Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
Hakawy Festival CAIRO	The 8th edition of the Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children, 8-13 March. Check the full programme here	Hanager Arts Centre and other venues, Cairo
D-CAF Festival CAIRO	The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here	Several venues across Cairo
Film 6pm CAIRO	Screening of Woman in Dunes (Japan, 1964)	ADEF Deca, 143, Street no. 8, Mokattam, Cairo
Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO	Thin Air, group exhibition of 8 amateur artists	Soma gallery, 3 Al Adel Abou Baker, Abu Al Feda, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Singer Shaker Abdel-Rehim (Sudan) and his band	El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St., river hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Omar Khairat concert	Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
Music & Film 7 pm CAIRO	May Abdelaziz concert, and screening of Darkest Hour	Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 El Morshidy st, from Laselki st, (Behind CarGas Station), New Maadi, Cairo
Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO	Oil paintings by Hussein Hafez	Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera complex, Zamalek, Cairo
Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA	Henna, an independent theatre production directed by Horeya Al-Daqaq troupe	Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria
Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA	Vie Trio Ensemble (Thailand) performs on string instruments.	Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria

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Cactus Flower(Photo: part of promotional material)

Wednesday 14 March

D-CAF Festival CAIRO	The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here	Several venues across Cairo
India by the Nile Festival	A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here	Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
Film 12, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30,10pm CAIRO	Screenings of Cactus Flower	Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Exhibition opening 7pm CAIRO	Exhibition of works by Esmat Dawstashy and Shawqy Ezzat	Art Corner 2, 12 Sayed Bakry Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 7.30pm CAIRO	Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music	Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
Theatre 7.30pm CAIRO	The Key to Success play	Hanager Theatre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 7.30pm CAIRO	Al-Khan band for Arab music and singing, led by Fady Al-Maghraby	El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St., Zamalek, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Omar Khairat concert	Main Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Singing recital by Yasmine Ali	Small Hall, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	Zar music and songs by Mazaher, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab.	Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
Music 8.30pm CAIRO	Abanoub concert	Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 El Morshidy st, from Laselki st, (Behind CarGas Station), New Maadi, Cairo
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO	Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir	Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Zaki Tolaimat Hall, Cairo
Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA	Henna, an independent theatre production directed by Horeya Al-Daqaq troupe	Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria

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Artwork by Mehri Khalil (Artwork by Mehri Khalil)

Thursday 15 March

D-CAF Festival CAIRO	The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here	Several venues across Cairo
India by the Nile Festival	A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here	Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
Film 12, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30,10pm CAIRO	Screenings of Cactus Flower	Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre for children 6.30pm CAIRO	Puppet theatre play titled Journey Through the Beautiful Times	Cairo Puppet Theatre, Ataba metro station, Azbakeya, Ataba, Cairo
Theatre for children 7pm CAIRO	Shams wa Amar, a musical play for children directed by Mahmoud Al-Alfy	Metropol (The Children’s National) Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Music 8.30pm CAIRO	DJ and composer Hesham Kharma and his band perform fusions of electronic and string oriental tunes.	El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July St., river hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 8pm CAIRO	The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble honours the memory of late composer and singer Mohamed Abdel-Wahab.	Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 8.30pm CAIRO	Double concert: Sorour band and Hala band	Elbet Alwan, Villa 7 El Morshidy st, from Laselki st, (Behind CarGas Station), New Maadi, Cairo
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO	Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir	Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Zaki Tolaimat Hall, Cairo
Music 9pm CAIRO	Balqeis concert	Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
Music 9pm ALEXANDRIA	The Alexandria Sporting Club Sayed Darwish Choir honours the 126th memory of late composer Sayed Darwish	Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria

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India by the Nile (Photo: part of promotional material)

Friday 16 March

India by the Nile Festival	A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here	Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
D-CAF Festival CAIRO	The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here	Several venues across Cairo
Film 12, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30,10pm CAIRO	Screenings of Cactus Flower	Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Theatre for children 6.30pm CAIRO	Puppet theatre play titled Journey Through the Beautiful Times	Cairo Puppet Theatre, Ataba metro station, Azbakeya, Ataba, Cairo
Theatre for children 7pm CAIRO	Shams wa Amar, a musical play for children directed by Mahmoud Al-Alfy	Metropol (The Children’s National) Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo
Talk 7pm CAIRO	Filmmaking Made Simple Talk by Salma ElKashef	Photopia, 15 Somal St., El Korba, Cairo
Music 7pm CAIRO	Room Grand Experience: The Cairo Big Band ft. Dalia Farid	Grand Nile Tower hotel, Al Roda Island, Cairo
Music 7.30pm CAIRO	Omar Khairat concert	The Marquee, Cairo Festival City, 5th settlement, New Cairo
Theatre 7.30pm CAIRO	Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel (The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance by clowns in Al-Muaaz Street, presented by Wamda and directed by Nabil Bahgat.	Beit Al-Seheimi, Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Cairo
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO	Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir	Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Zaki Tolaimat Hall, Cairo

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Chepraka dance performance, part of D-CAF festival (Photo: Bassam Al Zoghby)

Saturday 17 March

D-CAF Festival CAIRO	The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here	Several venues across Cairo
India by the Nile Festival	A multidisciplinary festival showcasing Indian arts, 6-17 March. Check the full programme here	Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said
Film 12, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30,10pm CAIRO	Screenings of Cactus Flower	Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7pm CAIRO	Screening of Wonder	Osiris,1 Hassan Mourad st. from Qasr El Aini, 2nd floor, Garden City, Cairo
Music 7.30pm CAIRO	Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music	Al-Ghouri Caravansary, Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO	Al-Seera Al-Holameya, a play based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Directed by Mohamed Al-Saghir	Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Zaki Tolaimat Hall, Cairo

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Balqeis performance at Room (Photo: part of promotional material)

Sunday 18 March

D-CAF Festival CAIRO	The 7th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, 8-29 March. Check the full programme here	Several venues across Cairo
Film 12, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30,10pm CAIRO	Screenings of Cactus Flower	Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
Film 7.30 CAIRO	Screening of My Father is Still a Communist	Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Music 7.30pm CAIRO	The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai	Beit Al-Seheimi, Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Cairo
Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA	Restored copy of El-Momiaa (The Mummy) film by Shady Abdel Salam.	Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria

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 7-28 Mar CAIRO	Three exhibitions by Soheir Osman (graphics and textiles and printing), Hend El-Falafly (paintings), and Attyat Sayed (oil and pastel paintings)	Gezira Art Center, 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition Until 28 Mar CAIRO	Rites of Passage, installation exhibition by Yasmine El-Meleegy	Townhouse Factory Space, 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown, Cairo
Exhibition 13 - 19 Mar CAIRO	Oil paintings by Hussein Hafez	Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera complex, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition 11 Mar - 1 Apr CAIRO	Threads of Gold, paintings by Ahmed Abdel-Gawad	Gallery Grant, 6 El-Gomhoriya St., Abdeen, Cairo
Exhibition 11-25 Mar CAIRO	The Village and the Legend”, paintings by Mostafa Batt	The Capital gallery, 11 Youssef Kamel (Al-Gezira Al Wosta) St, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition 4 - 26 Mar CAIRO	Alexandria 3000: The City of Wisdom, Joy and Eternity. A group exhibition by Farghali Abdel-Hafez, Aya El-Fallah, Adel Mostafa, Carelle Homsy, and more.	Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition 14 Mar - tba CAIRO	Exhibition of works by Esmat Dawstashy and Shawqy Ezzat	Art Corner 2, 12 Sayed Bakry Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition 11 - 31 Mar CAIRO	Baraka, exhibition of paintings by Mehri Khalil. Fine Lines, exhibition by ElHusseiny Aly and Nehad Saeed. Read our Art Alert here.	Ubuntu Gallery, 21 Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition 13 Feb - tba CAIRO	Thin Air, group exhibition of 8 amateur artists	Soma gallery, 3 Al Adel Abou Baker, Abu Al Feda, Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition 14 Feb- 22 Mar CAIRO	Emile Béchard: An Orientalist in Nineteenth Century Cairo”, an exhibition organised by The Photographic Gallery with The Rare Books and Special Collections Library.	The Photographic Gallery, AUC New Cairo Campus, Road 90, New Cairo (Tel: 02 2615 3318)
Exhibition 5 - 26 Mar CAIRO	A retrospective exhibition for artist Sabry Mansour (1964 - 2017)	Mr and Mrs Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum, On the corner of Giza St and Kafur St, next to the State Council, Giza
Exhibition 4 - 14 Mar CAIRO	A mural by Taha Orani	Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., off Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo
Exhibition 7 Mar - 18 Apr CAIRO	A New Commission for an Old State, by Mahmoud Khaled	Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Apt.2, Garden City, Cairo
Exhibition 3 Mar - 17 Apr CAIRO	Burullus and Rashid, the art of Abstract with May Othman	InFocus, building 9, St., 219, Maadi, Cairo
Exhibition 9 Mar - 5 Apr CAIRO	Landscapes, painting exhibition by Xavier Puigmarti	Mashrabia gallery, 8 Champolion street, Downtown, Cairo

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