Egypt's arts and culture events of the week: 4-10 September

Ahram Online , Saturday 3 Sep 2016

In the last week before the Eid, cultural institutions offer a variety of events: film screenings, exhibitions and concerts. Check them out below.

Weekly events

Sunday 4 Sep


 

Books
10am-11pm
CAIRO

Rabaa Book Fair. The fair runs between 1 and 15 September

El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez Street, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)

Exhibition Opening

7pm

CAIRO

Roznama 5, youth group exhibition and competition for creative contemporary art works. Check our Art Alert here.

-Medrar, 7 Gamal E- Din Abou El Mahasen St, Garden City.

-Mashrabiya, 8 Champollion St, Downtown.

-Soma Art, 14 Maraashli St, Zamalek

Poetry

7pm

CAIRO

Poet Abd El-Moaty Hegazy’s cultural salon

Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo

Film
7pm
CAIRO

Screening of #Detachment

3elbat Alwan15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo

Film
7.30pm
CAIRO

Screening of Le Challet De Tunis, part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.

Cimatheque,19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo

Film
7.30pm
CAIRO

Screening of Iranian, part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.

Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo

Film
7.30pm
CAIRO

Screening of Noor, part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.

French Institute, 1 Madraset Al Hoqouq, Mounira, Cairo

Music

7.30pm

CAIRO

Flashback band. Check the full programme of Men Fat Adimmuh Tah festival.

Beyt El-Sinnari, Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo

Music
8.30pm
CAIRO

The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments.

Beit El-Sehemi
El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, El-Muaaz St, Cairo

Film

7.30pm

CAIRO

Screening re-runs: Love, Theft and Other Entanglements

Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo

Film

8pm

CAIRO

Screening of Paris, Je T’aime

ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo

Music
8pm
CAIRO

Tania Saleh, accompanied by Egyptian oud player, singer and composer Hazem Shaheen. Read more here

El Genaina Theatre, Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem rd., Cairo

Film
8pm
CAIRO

September German Film Night: Taste the Waste

Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo

Film

8pm

CAIRO

Hanager Arts Centre hosts a week-long retrospective for late Egyptian director Mohamed Khan

Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

Amarein band in concert.

El Sawy Culturewheel - River hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo

Music

9pm

CAIRO

Concert by the Nubian troupe for drums and folk instruments

Qubbat El-Ghouri (El-Ghouri Dome), Al-Azhar, Cairo

Theatre

7.30pm

ALEXANDRIA

Till We Prove the Opposite, a play directed by Mohamed Osama Ata. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Small hall, Alexandria

Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA

Palestinian folklore band. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria

 

events

 

Monday 5 Sep

 

Film

7pm

CAIRO

Screening of The Danish Girl.

Magnolia. Leaves of Art
12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo

Music

7.30pm

CAIRO

Rania Shaalan. Check the full programme of Men Fat Adimmuh Tah festival.

Bayt El-Sinnari, Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo

Film
7.30pm
CAIRO

Screening of Cosmodrama, part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.

Cimatheque,19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo

Film
7.30pm
CAIRO

Screening of Brooklyn, part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo.  Check the complete programme here.

Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo

Film
7.30pm
CAIRO

Screening of Pauline S’Arrache, part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.

French Institute, 1 Madraset Al Hoqouq, Mounira, Cairo

Film

7.30pm

CAIRO

Screening re-runs: My Love Awaits me by the Sea

Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo

Dance/Music

7.30pm

CAIRO

Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.

Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo

Theatre

7.30pm

CAIRO

‘Masgoun 1664’ theatrical performance.  

El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo

Music
9pm
CAIRO

Zikr and Sufi night

Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts - Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, 11461, El-Dawaween, Cairo (Close to Saad Zaghloul Metro Station)

Inshad

8pm

CAIRO

Sheikh Mahmoud El-Tohamy

El Sawy Culturewheel - River hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo

Film

8pm

CAIRO

Screening of Fatima (2015)

Balcon Heliopolis
26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, Cairo

Film

8pm

CAIRO

Hanager Arts Centre hosts a week-long retrospective for late Egyptian director Mohamed Khan

Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Cairo

Film

3pm

ALEXANDRIA

Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday.

Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria

Theatre

7.30pm

ALEXANDRIA

Till We Prove the Opposite, a play directed by Mohamed Osama Ata. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Small hall, Alexandria

Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA

Traditional music from India: Santoor band. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria

 

events


Tuesday 6 Sep

 

Music

6.30pm

CAIRO

Nagham band in concert.

El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo

Film

6.30pm

CAIRO

Screening of Barbara.

ADEF DECA, 143, street 8, Moqattam, Cairo

Film

7.30pm

CAIRO

Screening re-runs: Yallah! Underground  

Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo

Film
7.30pm
CAIRO

Screening of Roundabout in my Head, part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.

Cimatheque,19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo

Film
7.30pm
CAIRO

Screening of Noor, part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo.  Check the complete programme here.

Zawya, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo

Film
7.30pm
CAIRO

Screening of Iranian, part of Cannes Film Festival's ACID week in Cairo. Check the complete programme here.

French Institute, 1 Madraset Al Hoqouq, Mounira, Cairo

Film

7.30pm

CAIRO

Ahmed Nabil. Check the full programme of Men Fat Adimmuh Tah festival.

Beyt El-Sinnari, Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo

Film

8pm

CAIRO

Hanager Arts Centre hosts a week-long retrospective for late Egyptian director Mohamed Khan.  

Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

Percussionist Reda Henkesh in concert.

El Sawy Culturewheel - River hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo

Music
9pm
CAIRO

Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha present traditional music of the Nile Delta; Nubian Fadeka music; in addition to music from Sudan, Aswan, and Eritrea.

Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts - Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, 11461, El-Dawaween, Cairo (Close to Saad Zaghloul Metro Station)

Film

3pm

ALEXANDRIA

Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday.

Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria

Theatre
8pm
ALEXANDRIA

Crazy Accident: A play written by Lenin El-Ramli and directed by Yasmine Saeed. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Small theatre, Alexandria

Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA

Shawarena band. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria

 

events

 

Wednesday 7 Sep

 

Film

7pm

CAIRO

Screening of Dogville by Lars von Trier

Magnolia. Leaves of Art
12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo

Dance/Music

7.30pm

CAIRO

Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.

Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo

Music

7.30pm

CAIRO

Darawesh band. Check the full programme of Men Fat Adimmuh Tah festival.

Beyt El-Sinnari, Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo

Film

8pm

CAIRO

Hanager Arts Centre hosts a week-long retrospective for late Egyptian director Mohamed Khan

Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

A night of inshad and tarrab with Abd El-Qadder El-Dar’ouzi.

El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo

Music
9pm
CAIRO

Zar music and songs by Mazaher, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab

Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts - Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, 11461, El-Dawaween, Cairo (Close to Saad Zaghloul Metro Station)

Music

8.30pm

CAIRO

Mazzika x El Sat7: Saleeb Sufi Project

Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo

Film screening & discussion

6pm

ALEXANDRIA

The Documentary Film Salon screens a film on old Cairo’s crafts.

Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria

Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA

Mohamed Mohsen. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria

 

events

 

Thursday 8 September
 

Film

7pm

CAIRO

Screening of Bab El Wadaa, followed by discussion with filmmakers

Osiris,1 Hassan Mourad st. from Qasr El Aini, 2nd floor, Garden City, Cairo

Inshad

7pm

CAIRO

Inshad with sheikh Waleed Shaheen in celebration of Eid Al-Adha.

Amir Taz Palace, 27 Al-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Cairo

Music

7.30pm

CAIRO

Microphone band. Check the full programme of Men Fat Adimmuh Tah festival.

Beyt El-Sinnari, Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo

Music
8pm
CAIRO

Almostarbaa band

3elbat Alwan15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo

Music
8pm
CAIRO

"NAR", a neofolk quintet from Cairo dedicated to traditional music of the Orient and the Mediterranean.

ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo

Film

8pm

CAIRO

Hanager Arts Centre hosts a week-long retrospective for late Egyptian director Mohamed Khan

Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

El-Hadraa

El-Genaina theatre, Al-Azhar park, Salah Salem road, Cairo

Music
8pm
CAIRO

Al-Masriyeen band

Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo

Music
8pm
CAIRO

Cairo Opera Company presents an evening with Mozart, Verdi and Puccini.

Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Music
8pm
CAIRO

The National Arab Music Ensemble plays songs of late singer and composer Abdel-Wahab.

Al-Gumhouriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Cairo

Music

9pm

CAIRO

Darawish  Abu El-Gheit

El- Dammah Theatre, 30 A El-Belaasa street, Abdeen, Cairo

Music
8.30pm
ALEXANDRIA

Soad Massi. Closing event of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival’s complete programme here

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria

 

Souad Massi
Souad Massi (Photo:Photos: Ati Metwaly)

 

Friday 9 September

 

Exhibition

CAIRO

Summer collective exhibition: Masterpieces XV.

More than 70 exclusive paintings and sculptures by established artists as well as younger talents. The exhibition runs until 30 September

Zamalek Art Gallery, 11, Brazil Street, Zamalek,

Cairo

Exhibition

CAIRO

Contemporary Visions, group exhibition featuring around 70 artworks from 1939 to the present. The exhibition runs until 22 September

Al-Masar Gallery, 157 B 26 July street, Zamalek, Cairo

Music
7pm
CAIRO

Ali El Helbawi

El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo

Music
7.30
CAIRO

Ali El Helbawi

El Sawy Culturewheel - River hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo

Music
8pm
CAIRO

Blues rock music with West (Sharq)

3elbat Alwan15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo

Music
8pm
CAIRO

Michelle Rounds Project live

ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo

Music
8pm
CAIRO

Cairo Opera Company presents an evening with Mozart, Verdi and Puccini.

Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Theatre

8.30pm

CAIRO

Puppet and shadow theatre performance, scripted and directed by Nabil Bahgat.

Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo

 


Saturday 10 September

 

Exhibition

Last days

CAIRO

The Sweetest Haven, by Adam Henein and Bahaa Amer. Exhibition runs until 16 September

Art Talks, 8 El Kamel Mohamed Street, Zamalek, Cairo

Dance/Music

7.30pm

CAIRO

Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Double check with the location prior to attending

Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo

 

 

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