Check the programme of the Summer Festival at the Cairo, Alexandria, and Damanhour Opera Houses here
Check the programme of the 2nd New Alamein Festival here
Inshallah A Boy - film
Wednesday 24 July until 30 July, 7 pm
Zawya Cinema, 15 Emad Eddin St., Downtown, Cairo
Directed by Amjad Al-Rasheed, the movie was screened in more than 100 international festivals and is now part of the Cairo Cinema Days programme.
After the sudden death of her husband, Nawal is struggling to cope with the upheaval in her life. However, her pain is soon compounded by the possibility of losing her home to her brother-in-law. Nawal embarks on a journey that challenges her fears, beliefs, and morality, as she fights to secure her rightful inheritance and protect her daughter's future.
Check the programme here
My Lost Country - film
Wednesday 24, Monday 29 July, 7 pm
Zawya Cinema, 15, Emad Eddin Str, Downtown, Cairo
The movie is directed by Chilean Director Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez and has won an Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
Filmmaker Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez uses family photographs, extracts from letters and audio recordings to construct a loving portrait of her exiled theatre director father Mohsen Sadoon Yasin, and an elegy to their lost homeland of Iraq.
The film is screened with Arabic subtitles.
Ali El-Haggar - music
Wednesday 24 July, 9 pm
El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26th of July St., River Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
El-Haggar has been one, and still, of the best-known singers in Egypt and the Arab world over the past four decades.
His songs carry lyrics drawn from the poetry of Salah Jahin, Abdel-Rahman El-Abnoudi, and Sayed Hegab to music by the country's most renowned composers such as Baligh Hamdy, Sayed Mekkawy, Omar Khairat, among others.
Tedious Tour of M - film
Thursday 25, Saturday 27, Tuesday 30 July, 7 pm
Zawya Cinema, 15 Emad Eddin St., Downtown, Cairo
The film is directed by Hend Bakr. It tells the story of a peanut street vendor who turned into one of the stars of the modern history of Egyptian literature in the sixties, who returns to his hometown and cocoons for 30 years. He claims that he was doomed to stop writing forever.
The film is screened with English subtitles.
Mohamed Sawwah band - music
Thursday 25 July, 8 pm
Room Art Space & Café, 10 Etihad Al Mohamin St., Garden City
The Cairo Conservatoire graduate finds his new voice in a more intimate project that he calls simply Mohamed Sawwah Band, an ensemble that has served as a platform for his original works for almost two decades.
While being a contemporary Egyptian music genre, Sawwah’s compositions fuse elements of jazz, some shaabi accents, and maqam music, providing a unique presentation of sound, and its creator’s musical thoughts.
The evening will include mostly original compositions and some arrangements of known works. Sawwah will be joined by Mohamed Abdalla on the piano, Abdalla Asabgi on contrabass, Ahmed Khaled on drums, and Magdi Gerges on darabouka.
The concert's playlist includes new pieces as well as the band's older compositions.
Read more about the band here
Memo - theatre
Thursday 25, Friday 26 July, 9 pm
Grand Nile Tower, Cairo
Memo is directed by Hesham Atwa and written by Diaa Mohamed.
The play revolves around Masoud — a marginalized member of his community — who decides to prove himself unconventionally.
Ahmed Helmy is the eponymous hero of the play, whose cast includes stars such as Hana Al-Zahed, Ahmed Rizk, Hamdi El-Marghani, Mohamed Radwan, Rahma Ahmed, and Nour Ehab.
Massar Egbari - music
Thursday 25 July, 10 pm
One Eleven, Al-Alamein, North Coast
Founded in 2005, Massar Egbari has gained a large fan base in Egypt and beyond, with a lineup featuring Hani El-Dakkak on guitar and lead vocals, Ahmed Hafez on bass guitar, Tamer Attallah on drums, Ayman Massoud on keyboards, and Mahmoud Siam on guitar.
The band regularly sells out concerts in Egypt and has also performed internationally.
Massar Egbari's concert is part of the ongoing 2nd New Alamein Festival. Check the full programme here
Fann - theatre
Friday 26 July, 8 pm
Rawabet Art Space, 5 Hussein Basha Al Meamari, Downtown, Cairo
Fann is an Egyptian version of Yasmina Reza’s play titled “Art.” It tells the story of three friends whose 25-year-old friendship is threatened when one buys a very expensive painting.
Tamer Hosny - music
Friday 26 July, 10 pm
U Arena, Al-Alamein, North Coast
Pop singer, songwriter, and actor Tamer Hosny began his career in 2002. He has become one of the biggest pop celebrities in Egypt and the Arab region.
Hosny released over 13 top-selling albums. His songs appeared in several television series. Apart from his solo performances across the Arab region, Hosny also collaborates with other musicians, like Rim Banna, Latifa, Souad Massi, and Sherine.
The concert is part of the ongoing 2nd New Alamein Festival. Check the full programme here
Ezz El-Nes - music
Friday 26 July, 8.30 pm
Cairo Opera House, Open Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
Ezz El-Nes band was founded by Sameh Abdel Aziz, who says the idea developed from a choir at Ain Shams University in 1988 to the eventual founding of the band. The band’s leading maestro is Majed Sorour.
Ezz El-Nes are known for performing some of the most famous songs from major stars in Egypt and the Arab world.
The concert is part of the ongoing Summer Festival held by Cairo, Alexandria, and Damanhour Opera Houses. Check the full programme here
El-Massrieen - music
Saturday 27 July, 10 pm
Roman Theatre, Heritage City, Al-Alamein
El-Massrieen (The Egyptians) is Egypt’s first indie band formed by the famous music composer Hany Shenouda. The band was popular in the 1970s and 1980s.
El-Massrieen drew their influences from disco music, psych rock, and jazz.
The concert is part of the ongoing 2nd New Alamein Festival. Check the full programme here
Story Cairo (Confessions) - theatre
Sunday 28 July, 9 pm
Room Art Space & Café, New Cairo
Story Cairo is a collaboration with Cairo Confessions for a comedy show with a collection of stories inspired by anonymous confessions published on the Facebook Cairo Confession page.
Shiva’s Redemption Symphony - music
Sunday 28 July, 6 pm
Rawabet Art Space, 5 Hussein Basha Al Meamari, Downtown, Cairo
Shiva’s Redemption Symphony is a heavy metal concert in the heart of Cairo, featuring performances by Medic, Gorinov, and Amenta.
Medic is an Egyptian Melodic Prog Rock/Metal band founded in 2005. Gorinov is an Egyptian thrash metal band that was formed back in 2013. Amenta is an Egyptian/international collaboration of musical talents founded in 2020 and based predominantly in Cairo.
Nesma Mahgoub - music
Monday 29 July, 8.30 pm
Cairo Opera House, Open Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
Nesma Mahgoub is an Egyptian singer and actress who became a star after winning the eighth season of Star Academy Arabia in 2011.
Mahgoub sings in many languages, including Arabic, English, Italian, German, Latin, French, and Hindi. She sings in genres such as opera (soprano), jazz, pop, musical, and oriental.
Mahgoub is also known for voicing Elsa in the Arabic dub of Disney’s Frozen.
Mahgoub will repeat the concert at the Alexandria Opera House on 2 August.
Check the programme of the Summer Festival at the Cairo, Alexandria, and Damanhour Opera Houses here
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