Sunday 18 September
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Exhibition
CAIRO
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Roznama exhibition continues till 5 October. Read our review here.
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-Medrar, 7 Gamal E- Din Abou El Mahasen St, Garden City.
-Mashrabiya, 8 Champollion St, Downtown.
-Soma Art, 14 Maraashli St, Zamalek
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Books
10am-11pm
CAIRO
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Rabaa Book Fair. The fair continues until 29 September
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El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez Street, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)
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Discussion
5pm
CAIRO
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Panel discussion: International Opportunities and Networks for Artists, part of Masafat festival. Read more here.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
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Exhibition Opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Spirit of the Places group exhibit
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Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem st., off Brazil st., Zamalek, Cairo
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Inshad
7pm
CAIRO
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Inshad by Mohamed Atef.
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El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Victor Errice's "El espíritu de la colmena” (Spirit of the Beehive)
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Cimatheque,19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of short film All That is Solid (2014), and Mohamed Khan’s feature Omar’s Journey (1986), part of Masafat festival.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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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.
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Beit El-Sehemi, El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, El-Muaaz St, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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‘Arabic Singing Youth’ concert featuring singers Ahmed Mohsen and Noha Hafez.
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The Beshtak Palace (Qasr Bashtak), Bayn El-Qasrayn, Moez St, Islamic Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Omar Khairat
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Ghassan Al-Youssef and Dina Abdel-Hamid (Photo: Malak El-Awady)
Monday 19 September
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Exhibition
last days
CAIRO
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Contemporary Visions, group exhibition featuring around 70 artworks from 1939 to the present. The exhibition runs until 22 September.
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Al-Masar Gallery, 157 B 26 July St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Books
10am-11pm
CAIRO
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Rabaa Book Fair. The fair continues until 29 September
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El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez St, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)
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Discussion
5pm
CAIRO
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Panel discussion: Institutes for the Contemporary, part of Masafat festival. Read more here.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Karaoke night.
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Bahgat Al-Roh salon featuring poet Mohamed Bahgat and Talaat Harb Cultural Centre’s Choir.
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Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647.
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Viva Zalata (1976), part of Masafat festival.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
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Film
7.30
CAIRO
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Screening of Andrei Tarkovsky's The Mirror (Zerkalo). Read more here
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Magnolia. Leaves of Art
12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance/Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.
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Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
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Theatre
7.30pm
CAIRO
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‘Oscar’ play, directed by Samer El-Araby.
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El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7.30
CAIRO
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Screening of Emmanuelle Bercot’s “La tête haute.” Starring Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Benoît Magimel
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Balcon Heliopolis
26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Omar Khairat
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
3pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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(Photo: still from Andrei Tarkovsky's 'The Mirror')
Tuesday 20 September
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Exhibition
Last days
CAIRO
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The Sweetest Haven, by Adam Henein and Bahaa Amer. Exhibition runs until 16 September.
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Art Talks, 8 El Kamel Mohamed St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
CAIRO
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23rd Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre runs between 20 and 30 September across several locations. Read more here
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Cairo
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Books
10am-11pm
CAIRO
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Rabaa Book Fair. The fair continues until 29 September
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El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez St, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)
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Music
CAIRO
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Opening of the Samaa International Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting, 20-27 September. Check the detailed schedule at the end of the listings.
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Theatre of St. Joseph Well
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Film
4pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Victor Errice's "El espíritu de la colmena” (Spirit of the Beehive)
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Cimatheque,19a Adly St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
6.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of The Lives of Others (the film is for the audience aged 18+)
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ADEF DECA, 143, street 8, Moqattam, Cairo
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Storytelling
7pm
CAIRO
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‘Bayaeen Kalam’ storytelling performance.
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo
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Film
7.30
CAIRO
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Screening of A Life in Pictures, a documentary about director Stanley Kubrick. Read more here.
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Magnolia. Leaves of Art
12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music / poetry
8pm
CAIRO
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Dear Anonymous, poetry and music evening with an Egyptian poet Ahmed Haddad. Read more here.
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El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
3pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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‘Awel Dakka’ play, directed by Monica Joseph. The performance is the product of a children's theatre workshop.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of The Beautiful World (Le Beau Monde)
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Teatro Eskenderia, 25 Fouad St, Raml Station, Alexandria
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Theatre
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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‘Eamalu Maarouf’, a play performed by Abu E Matameer troup
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Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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(Photo: still from Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures)
Wednesday 21 September
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Theatre
CAIRO
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23rd Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre runs between 20 and 30 September across several locations. Read more here
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Cairo
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Books
10am-11pm
CAIRO
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Rabaa Book Fair. The fair continues until 29 September
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El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez St, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)
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Music
5pm
CAIRO
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The Samaa International Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting. Moez street carnival with participation of all the troupes. Check the detailed schedule at the end of the listings.
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Moez St, Fatimid Cairo, Cairo
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Discussion
5pm
CAIRO
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Panel discussion: Communal Experiences in Arts and Music, part of Masafat festival. Read more here.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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The Contents of the Grocery Bag. The multimedia exhibition runs until 22 October. Read more here
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Contemporary Image Collective, 22 Abdelkhalek Tharwat St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Logical Revolts (2012), part of Masafat festival, and OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies (2006)
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
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Dance/Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.
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Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
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Discussion
7.30pm
CAIRO
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History Lectures: El-Naser Salah El-Din El-Ayouby’s Country
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Al-Kotob Khan, 13 road 254, Degla, Maadi, cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Emad Abd ElAziz in concert.
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El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Sheikh Zein ensemble
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Al-Gumhouriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Ballet performance in collaboration with Art City Academy.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Theatre
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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‘Eamalu Maarouf’, a play performed by Abu E Matameer troup
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Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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Awtar quartet [L] and Alhadraa [R] (Photos: Awtar and Alhadraa promotional materials)
Thursday 22 September
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Theatre
CAIRO
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23rd Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre runs between 20 and 30 September across several locations. Read more here
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Cairo
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Books
10am-11pm
CAIRO
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Rabaa Book Fair. The fair continues until 29 September
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El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez St, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)
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Film
5pm
CAIRO
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Screening of "Hell-Bent in India"
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Maulana Azad Centre For Indian Culture, 3, Abu El Feda St, 2nd floor, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Sayed Darwish troupe in concert.
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Amir Taz Palace, 27 Al-Soufeieh St, Manial, Cairo
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Film/Discussion
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of ‘Heya Fawda’ (Youssef Chahine/Khaled Youssef, 2007) followed by a lecture about late Egyptian actor Khaled Saleh.
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Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Pantomime performance titled ‘Ehki Ya Shahrazad’ followed by a play titled ‘Shaytan Gharib’.
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Children's Creativity Centre, Beit El-Eini, behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo
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Music
7.30
CAIRO
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Pawel Kuzma, a guitarist from Poland and Esraa Abd Elaziz, a pianist from Egypt. Read more here
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St John the Baptist Church -- Corner of Port Said Road and Road 17, Degla, Maadi, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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The Last Supper, a play directed by Ahmed El Attar. Read more here
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Falaki Theatre, Falaki Street, American University Campus, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Trio Karkadé
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3elbat Alwan15 Ahmed Heshmat St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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The Samaa International Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting. The performances runs between 22 and 25 September across a variety of venues in Cairo, Qanater and Banha cultural palaces. Check the detailed schedule at the end of the listings.
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Cairo
Qanater
Banha
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Opening concert of the Cairo Opera season 2016/2017. Conductor: David Crescenzi
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Jazz and rock Kiki band from Japan
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Gaka, Sami Baha, Lafawndah, Dawsha, part of Masafat festival. Read more here.
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Sherazade club, 3 Alfy St, Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition opening
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Exhibition by artist Mahmoud Hamdy.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya St, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria Opera Ensemble for Arab Music and Singing
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Piano and cello recital with Ghenwa and Mohamed Gabr
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Teatro Eskenderia, 25 Fouad St, Raml Station, Alexandria
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Poet and artist Ahmed Haddad (Photo: Ahmed Haddad's Facebook page)
Friday 23 September
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Theatre
CAIRO
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23rd Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre runs between 20 and 30 September across several locations. Read more here
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Cairo
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Books
10am-11pm
CAIRO
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Rabaa Book Fair. The fair continues until 29 September
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El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez St, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)
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Exhibition
last days
CAIRO
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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.
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Zamalek Art Gallery, 11, Brazil St, Zamalek,
Cairo
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Theatre / circus
8pm
CAIRO
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Zambalek by Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Arts School. Read more here
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El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem road, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Black Code (2015) and Four Lions (2010) , part of Masafat festival.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Alhadraa band and Awtar quartet. Read more here
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El Sawy Culturewheel - River hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Music night featuring singer Noha Fekry, pianist and composer Amro Salah and guitarist Ihab Badr.
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ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo
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Theatre
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Puppet and shadow theatre performance, scripted and directed by Nabil Bahgat.
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Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Code Masr band
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3elbat Alwan15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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The Last Supper, a play directed by Ahmed El Attar. Read more here
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Falaki Theatre, Falaki Street, American University Campus, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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The Samaa International Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting. The performances runs between 22 and 25 September across a variety of venues in Cairo, Qanater and Banha cultural palaces. Check the detailed schedule at the end of the listings.
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Cairo
Qanater
Banha
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Theatre
6pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Eswed (Black), a play directed by Tarek Nader. Read more here
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Teatro Eskenderia, 25 Fouad street, Raml Station, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria Opera String Orchestra will perform works by Mozart and Beethoven. Conductor Ahmed Atef, violin soloist Hassan Sharara. Read more here
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
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Scene from The Last Supper directed by Ahmed El-Attar. (Photo: Moustapha Abdel-Ati)
Saturday 24 September
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Theatre
CAIRO
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23rd Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre runs between 20 and 30 September across several locations. Read more here
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Cairo
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Books
10am-11pm
CAIRO
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Rabaa Book Fair. The fair continues until 29 September.
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El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez St, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)
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Music
4pm & 7.30pm
CAIRO
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Two concerts featuring Egyptian band Cairokee.
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El Sawy Culturewheel - River hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Performance
7pm
CAIRO
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El-Sameteen troupe conducted by Reda Abd El-Aziz.
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Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa St, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647
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Dance/Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.
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Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Hossam Sakr ensemble for Sufi singing
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Al-Gumhouriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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The Samaa International Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting. The performances runs between 22 and 25 September across a variety of venues in Cairo, Qanater and Banha cultural palaces. Check the detailed schedule at the end of the listings.
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Cairo
Qanater
Banha
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Symphony Orchestra weekly concert
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Musiphoria band
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Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Dina Abdel Hamid and Ghassan El-Youssef: oud recital. Read more about the duo here
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Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Jordanian band Random House and Palestinian musician Tamer Abu Ghazaleh. Read more here.
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El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem road, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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The Last Supper, a play directed by Ahmed El Attar. Read more here
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Falaki Theatre, Falaki Street, American University Campus, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Inaugural concert of the 2016/2017 season: the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra will be conducted by Hisham Gabr, featuring Polish soprano Jadwiga Kirschanek. Read more here
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chamber Orchestra (Photo: courtesy of Bibliotheca Alexandrina)
Sunday 25 September
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Theatre
CAIRO
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23rd Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre runs between 20 and 30 September across several locations. Read more here
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Cairo
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Books
10am-11pm
CAIRO
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Rabaa Book Fair. The fair continues until 29 September.
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El-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, El-Gamaleya, El-Muez Street, next to Aqmar Mosque (tel: 0101 190 6907)
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Lecture
7pm
CAIRO
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A lecture about late iconic Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz.
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El-Amir Taz Palace, 27 El-Soufeieh St, Manial, Old Cairo
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Poetry/Music
7pm
CAIRO
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A celebration of poet Mohamed Soliman’s 70th birthday, presented by poet AlSamah Abdallah. The night will also feature a musical performance.
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Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo St, Old Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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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.
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Beit El-Sehemi
El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, El-Muaaz St, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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The Samaa International Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting. The performances runs between 22 and 25 September across a variety of venues in Cairo, Qanater and Banha cultural palaces. Check the detailed schedule at the end of the listings.
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Cairo
Qanater
Banha
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Film
8pm
CAIRO
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Screening of a Spanish film Salvador (2006). Read more here
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Cinema El-Fourn, Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa Street, El-Fakhareen, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Oshaq El-Nagham troupe conducted by Mohamed Abd El-Sattar in celebration of the memory of late music composer Riad El-Sonbati.
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Manasterly Palace, Rhoda Island, next to the Nilometre, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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The Last Supper, a play directed by Ahmed El Attar. Read more here
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Falaki Theatre, Falaki St, American University Campus, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Animation Film Forum: screening of the animated movie “Up” (2009), directed by Pete Docter. English dialogue. Subtitled in Arabic
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, auditorium hall, Alexandria
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Complete programme of the Samaa International Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting (Photo: from the website of the Samaa International Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting)
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