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Sunday 13 Dec
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Book Fair
9am-9pm
CAIRO
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A selection of LE1-20 books. The book fair runs until 1 January 2016.
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Al-Rab3 Cultural Centre, Al-Moez Street, Al-Gamaliyya, Cairo
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of Macbeth.
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Zawya (Odeon Cinema), 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
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Film/video
CAIRO
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The 7th Cairo Video Festival, from 10 December continuing until 25 December. Check our Art Alert here.
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Several venues
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of Theeb at 3pm, 6pm and 9pm.
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Cairo
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Festival
6pm
CAIRO
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Last day of the 10th Okaz Festival of Arab Culture; a three-day festival celebrating colloquial poetry through lectures, screenings and poetry recitals.
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River Hall, El-Sawy Culturewheel, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
Opening
6pm
CAIRO
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Filtered Conversations, a multimedia exhibition by Amanda KM.
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K Project Space, Kafein Cafe, 28 Sheriff Street, Downtown Cairo
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Exhibition
Opening
7pm
CAIRO
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The Donkey, an exhibition by Reda AbdelRahman. The exhibition runs till 7 January
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Gallery Misr, 4a Ibn Zinky Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Dance performance and music by the Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments.
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Beit El-Seheimy, Haret Al-Darb Al-Asfar, Qism Al-Gamaleya, Cairo
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Film
7:30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of the American documentary ‘E-Team’ (Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman, 2014).
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Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
Opening
8pm
CAIRO
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Exhibition displaying results from the Cairo Photo Marathon competition.
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Cairo Grand Library, 15 Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Documentary Film Forum: Screening of the Bulgarian documentary Uncle Tony, Three Fools and the Secret Service (Vesela Kazakova and Mina Mileva, 2014).
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Auditorium Hall, Bibliotheca Alexandria, Alexandria
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Magda Amara (Photo: stil from Amara's performance posted on YouTube)
Monday 14 Dec
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Book Fair
9am-9pm
CAIRO
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A selection of LE1-20 books. The book fair runs until 1 January 2016.
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Al-Rab3 Cultural Centre, Al-Moez Street, Al-Gamaliyya, Cairo
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Film/video
CAIRO
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The 7th Cairo Video Festival. From 10 December, continuing until 25 December. Check our Art Alert here.
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Several venues
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of Macbeth.
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Zawya (Odeon Cinema), 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
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Exhibition Opening
6pm
CAIRO
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Struggling Cities: From Japanese Urban Projects in the 1960s, an exhibition about urbanisation with Japan as an example.
Open daily from 10am–2pm and from 5pm–9pm except Fridays.
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Gezira Art Centre, 1 Sheikh Marsafi Street, in front of the Gezira Sporting Club, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Duo Piano Recital: Omnia Ezz Eldin and Amani Mounir will play works by Schumann, Barber, Lutoslawski, Piazzolla and Gershwin.
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Cairo Opera House, Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of The Crossing.
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Wekalet Behna, 1 El-Kenissa El-Maroniya Street, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Cairo Opera House’s Christmas Concert: Cairo Opera Company, Cairo Celebration Choir, and Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nayer Nagui will perform Christmas songs and carols. Check the programme of Christmas and New Year concerts here.
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Raml Station, Alexandria
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Ahmed Bahaa and Moe El Arkan from Sharmoofers band during the filming of Ot w Far. (Photo: Courtesy of Sharmoofer's facebook page)
Tuesday 15 Dec
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Book Fair
9am-9pm
CAIRO
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A selection of LE1-20 books. The book fair runs until 1 January 2016.
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Al-Rab3 Cultural Centre, Al-Moez Street, Gammaliyah, Cairo
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Film/video
CAIRO
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The 7th Cairo Video Festival. From 10 December, continuing until 25 December. Check our Art Alert here.
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Several venues
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of Macbeth.
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Zawya (Odeon Cinema), 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
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Workshop
CAIRO
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First day of the scenography workshop, held by Husein Baydoun (Lebanon).
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Studio Emad Eddin Foundation, 18 Emad El-Deen Street, Downtown Cairo
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Music
6pm
CAIRO
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Chants by Waslet Samaa band.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Theatre play 'A Journey'.
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Hosapir Theatre, Galaa Street, Downtown Cairo
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Edith Piaf (Photo: AFP)
Wednesday 16 Dec
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Book Fair
9am-9pm
CAIRO
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A selection of LE1-20 books. The book fair runs until 1 January 2016.
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Al-Rab3 Cultural Centre, Al-Moez Street, Gammaliyah, Cairo
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Film/video
CAIRO
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The 7th Cairo Video Festival. From 10 December, continuing until 25 December. Check our Art Alert here.
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Zawya (Odeon Cinema), 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of Macbeth.
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Zawya (Odeon Cinema), 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
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Exhibition Opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Hope, a painting exhibition by Gamal Lamie.
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Art Lounge, 37b Ahmed Heshmat Street,1st floor, Apt 2, Zamalek, Cairo
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Discussion
7pm
CAIRO
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The Artist of Old Egypt: talk led by artist Abdel Ghafar Shedid.
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Osiris, 68 Kasr El-Aini Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Theatre play 'My Parents are Dead.' Written and directed by Mohamed Osama.
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Rawabet Theatre, 3 Hussein Al-Meamar Street, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Opera House’s Christmas Concert: Cairo Opera Company, Cairo Celebration Choir, and Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nayer Nagui will perform Christmas songs and carols. Check the programme of Christmas and New Year concerts here.
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Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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(Photo: still from Macbeth film, 2015)
Thursday 17 Dec
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Book Fair
9am-9pm
CAIRO
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A selection of LE1-20 books. The book fair runs until 1 January 2016.
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Al-Rab3 Cultural Centre, Al-Moez Street, Gammaliyah, Cairo
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Film/video
CAIRO
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The 7th Cairo Video Festival. From 10 December, continuing until 25 December. Check our Art Alert here.
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Several venues
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of Macbeth.
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Zawya (Odeon Cinema), 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
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Theatre
CAIRO
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2B Continued Theatre Laboratory and Festival, bringing three debut performances to stage.
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AUC Falaki Theatre, 24 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Mayeteen Ahly (My Parents are Dead).
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Townhouse Rawabet, 3 Hussein Al-Meamar Street, Downtown Cairo
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Puppet Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Al-Sharaa Mamlaka Ya Akhina (The Street is a Kingdom My Brother), puppet theatre show for adults and kids.
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Hadaek Al-Qubba Youth Centre, Sekket El-Waily Street, intersecting with Waley El-Ahd Street, Hadaek Al-Qubba, Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Saint Therese Church, 163, Shubra Street, Shubra, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Piano recital by Magda Amara. The evening will feature compositions by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.
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Cairo Opera House, Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Electronic Fusion concert.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
10pm
CAIRO
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Reggang, reggae music performance.
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Underground Lounge & Bar, 23b Syria Street, Mohandseen, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Cairo Steps Band will perform ‘Al Mawled wal Milad’. The concert will include special guest artists: Ines Abdel Dayem (flute), Matthias Frey (piano) and the singers: Marwa Naguy, Ali El-Helbawy, Monica George.
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Raml Station, Alexandria
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Annual Christmas concert at the Cairo Opera House, 2013 (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)
Friday 18 Dec
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Book Fair
9am-9pm
CAIRO
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A selection of LE1-20 books. The book fair runs until 1 January 2016.
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Al-Rab3 Cultural Centre, Al-Moez Street, Al-Gamaliyya, Cairo
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Film/video
CAIRO
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The 7th Cairo Video Festival. From 10 December, continuing until 25 December. Check our Art Alert here.
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Several venues
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of Macbeth.
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Zawya (Odeon Cinema), 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
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Theatre
CAIRO
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2B Continued Theatre Laboratory and Festival, bringing three debut performances to stage.
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AUC Falaki Theatre, 24 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo
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Music/Food
1pm
CAIRO
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Cairokee and Sharmoofers performance at Battle of the Burgers event. Ticketed.
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Al-Horreya Garden, Al-Gezira Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film/Theatre
5pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Ancient Modernity, a video on contemporary dance/theatre work.
Limited capacity. Email reservation required through [email protected]
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British Council, 192 El-Nile Street, Agouza, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Mayeteen Ahly (My Parents are Dead).
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Townhouse Rawabet, 3 Hussein Al-Meamar Street, Downtown Cairo
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Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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Cairo Steps Band will perform ‘Al Mawled wal Milad’. The concert will include special guest artists: Ines Abdel Dayem (flute), Matthias Frey (piano) and the singers: Marwa Naguy, Ali El-Helbawy, Monica George.
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Damanhour Opera House
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(Photo: still from The Crossing film)
Saturday 19 Dec
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Book Fair
9am-9pm
CAIRO
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A selection of LE1-20 books. The book fair runs until 1 January 2016.
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Al-Rab3 Cultural Centre, Al-Moez Street, Al-Gamaliyya, Cairo
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Film/video
CAIRO
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The 7th Cairo Video Festival. From 10 December, continuing until 25 December. Check our Art Alert here.
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Several venues
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of Macbeth.
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Zawya (Odeon Cinema), 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
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Theatre
CAIRO
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2B Continued Theatre Laboratory and Festival, bringing three debut performances to stage.
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AUC Falaki Theatre, 24 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo
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Talk
CAIRO
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Talk on Long Exposure by Moataz Cazlo.
For info and for registration email: [email protected]
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Photopia, 15 El-Somal Street, behind Vodafone Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Acoustic music night by Abu.
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Photopia, 15 El-Somal Street, behind Vodafone Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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El-Rango band.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Castle of Rock: rock concert.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Symphony Orchestra and A Cappella Choir conducted by Nader Abbassi will perform Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor for soloists, choir and orchestra and Bohuslav Martinu’s Cello Concerto No 1. Cello soloist: Ayman El-Hanbouly, Choir Master: Maya Gvineria. Check the list of Christmas and New Year concerts here.
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Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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A concert celebrating Edith Piaf’s 100th birth anniversary. The evening will feature singer Ketty Orzola, Pascale Rozier on piano and Patrick Rozier on clarinet. Read more here.
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Cairo Opera House, Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Sainte Jeanne-Antide Institute, 1 Platon Street, El-Shatby, Alexandria
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The Scream by Marina Abramović (Photo: still from 7th Cairo Video Festival trailer)
Sunday 20 Dec
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Book Fair
9am-9pm
CAIRO
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A selection of LE1-20 books. The book fair runs until 1 January 2016.
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Al-Rab3 Cultural Centre, Al-Moez Street, Al-Gamaliyya, Cairo
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Film/video
CAIRO
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The 7th Cairo Video Festival. From 10 December, continuing until 25 December. Check our Art Alert here.
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Several venues
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of Macbeth.
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Zawya (Odeon Cinema), 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
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Talk
7pm
CAIRO
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Film Colors: a talk by Kerstin Schroedinger about colour in film and its history with selected screenings of clips.
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CIC, 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat Street, Downtown Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Steps Band will perform ‘Al Mawled wal Milad’. The concert will include special guest artists: Ines Abdel Dayem (flute), Matthias Frey (piano) and the singers: Marwa Naguy, Ali El-Helbawy, Monica George.
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Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria Opera House String Orchestra conducted by Mohamed Saad Basha will celebrate Christmas. Soloists of the evening: sopranos Neveen Allouba and Christine Magdy, Mezzo soprano Nathalie Alain, tenor Remon Ezzat and baritone Moustafa Rashad. Check the list of Christmas and New Year concerts here.
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Raml Station, Alexandria
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EXHIBITIONS this week
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Exhibition
13 Dec-TBA
CAIRO
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Filtered Conversations, multimedia exhibition by Amanda KM.
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K Project Space, Kafein Cafe, 28 Sheriff Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition
13 Dec-7 Jan
CAIRO
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The Donkey, an exhibition by Reda AbdelRahman.
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Gallery Misr, 4a Ibn Zinky Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
13-17 Dec
CAIRO
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Exhibition displaying results from the Cairo Photo Marathon competition.
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Cairo Grand Library, 15 Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition Opening
14-22 Dec
CAIRO
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Struggling Cities: From Japanese Urban Projects in the 1960s, an exhibition about urbanisation with Japan as an example.
Open daily from 10am-2pm and from 5pm-9pm, except Fridays
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Gezira Art Centre, 1 Sheikh Marsafi Street, in front of the Gezira Sporting Club, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
16 Dec-5 Jan
CAIRO
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Hope, a painting exhibition by Gamal Lamie.
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Art Lounge, 37b Ahmed Heshmat Street,1st Floor, Apt 2, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
9 Dec-20 Jan
CAIRO
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A Season in Hell, group exhibition.
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Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib Street, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo
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Exhibition
29 Nov-14 Dec
CAIRO
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Miniature City, a painting exhibition by Aly Ashour.
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Art Lounge Cairo, 37b Ahmed Heshmat Street, 1st Floor, Apt 2, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
2-16 Dec
CAIRO
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It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane, a multimedia group exhibit with works from established and young artists.
(An appointment by calling these numbers is required to visit the exhibition at the embassy: 27951536 - 27943638)
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Embassy of Switzerland, 24 Gamal El-Din Abou El-Mahassen Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Exhibition
29 Nov-12 Jan
CAIRO
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Worthy Degenerate, a group exhibition of seven contemporary artists exploring and tackling the values of the ‘low quality image.’
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Townhouse Gallery, 10 Nabarawy Street, Off Champolion Street, Downtown Cairo
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Exhibition
10-15 Dec
CAIRO
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Hope, paintings by artist Samah Emam.
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Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
25 Nov-14 Jan
CAIRO
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Monochrome, featuring black and white photography of Amr El-Sawah. The gallery is open from Sunday to Thursday from 10am to 5pm
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The Photographic Gallery, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, AUC New Cairo Campus, Road 90, Cairo
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