Sunday 2 October
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Comix
11am-10pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Comix Festival runs between 30 September and 2 October. Check the programme here.
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The American University in Cairo, Downtown Cairo
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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 El-Din Abou El-Mahasen Street, Garden City.
- Mashrabiya, 8 Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo.
- Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of the award-winning Lebanese film Ketir Kebir (Very Big Shot). Read more here. Hours: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 10pm.
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
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Poetry
7pm
CAIRO
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Poetry night celebrating 6th of October War anniversary.
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Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Windows, exhibition by artist Dina El-Gharib. The exhibition will run until 20 October.
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Gallery Misr, 4a Ibn Zinky Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of films produced during the 48-hour film project competition over the past four years.
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown 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 Street, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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AndroMidA in concert.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
8pm
CAIRO
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Screening of ‘Laurence Anyways’, directed by Xavier Dolan.
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ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of films from Cannes Short Film Festival 2015
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Auditorium Hall, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Poster from 3asoutouh (Photo: part of promotional material for Cairo Comics)
Monday 3 October
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of the award-winning Lebanese film Ketir Kebir (Very Big Shot). Read more here. Hours: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
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Exhibition Opening
7pm
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Hall of Art, an exclusive exhibition with works by over 15 renowned artists, including Omar El-Nagdy, George Bahgoury and Omar Abdel Zaher among others.
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ABn’G World, 2 Taha Hussain Street, Ismail Mohamed Building, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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‘Habaytek Ya Masr’ play by Ahlam Masr troupe.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, 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 Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Exhibition Last Days
7pm
CAIRO
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Paper Doll, exhibition by artist Nagat Farouk. The exhibition runs until 6 October.
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Al-Kahila art gallery, 15a El-Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz Street, Mohandiseen, Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Michael Jackson's 'This Is It’, directed by Kenny Ortega.
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Magnolia. Leaves of Art
12 Mohamed Anis Street, 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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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Arabian Nights: Vol 1 The Restless One (2015).
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Balcon Heliopolis
26 Sohag Street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Spartacus ballet. Read more here.
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Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Karim Hossam in concert.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Music
6pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Classical music appreciation sessions: first lecture. Why does classical music matter and introduction to Baroque era. Lecture by Hisham Gabr.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Lebanese film Very Big shot screening at Zawya (Photo: Still from the film)
Tuesday 4 October
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of the award-winning Lebanese film Ketir Kebir (Very Big Shot). Read more here. Hours: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
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Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
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‘Manamnat Tarikhiyya’ play, directed by Tarek Ragheb.
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El-Amir Taz Palace, 27 El-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo
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Lecture
6.30pm
CAIRO
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Egyptian artist and photojournalist Heba Khalifa to discuss her most recent project ‘Handmade’. Read more here.
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Rawabet Theatre, 3 Hussein Al-Meamar Street, Cairo, Egypt
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Bab El-Wadaa.
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Osiris,1 Hassan Mourad Street. from Qasr El-Aini, 2nd floor, Garden City, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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Cactus Flower dance performance.
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AUC Falaki Theatre, 113 Kasr El-Aini Street (AUC campus), Downtown Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Spartacus ballet. Read more here.
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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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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Sefsaffa and Hageen troupes in concert.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Ahmed Yehia as Spartacus in Spartacus ballet by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company, 2014 (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)
Wednesday 5 October
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Film
CAIRO
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Shnit International Short Film festival, running till 9 October.
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Several venues
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Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
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‘Manamnat Tarikhiyya’ play, directed by Tarek Ragheb.
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El-Amir Taz Palace, 27 El-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of ‘Au hasard Balthazar’, directed by Robert Bresson.
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Magnolia, Leaves of Art
12 Mohamed Anis Street, 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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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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Cactus Flower dance performance.
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AUC Falaki Theatre, 113 Kasr El-Aini Street (AUC campus), Downtown Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Karakeeb band as part of Mazzika X El-Sat7 musical nights.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El-Sham3 Street, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Spartacus ballet. Read more here.
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Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film/Lecture
6pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Documentary film salon, presented by director Ahmed Fouad Darwish.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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AlHadraa troupe in concert.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Windows exhibition by Dina El Gharib (Photo: fragment of artwork posted on Facebook as the exhibition's promotion)
Thursday 6 October
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Film
CAIRO
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Shnit International Short Film festival, running till 9 October.
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Several venues
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Concert celebrating iconic musician Refaat Garana
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The Beshtak Palace (Qasr Bashtak), Bayn El-Qasrayn, Moez Street, Islamic Cairo
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Puppet theatre/Music
6pm
CAIRO
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The Sakia Puppet Theatre troupe brings back the sounds of Egyptian icon Umm Kalthoum and her full band.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
The Contents of the Grocery Bag exhibition (Photo: Part of promotional material on Facebook)
Friday 7 October
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Film
CAIRO
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Shnit International Short Film festival, running till 9 October.
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Several venues
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Puppet theatre
3pm
CAIRO
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The Sakia Puppet Theatre troupe presents ‘Aghla Min Al-Zahab’ and ‘Al-Tefl Al-Moageza’.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
5pm
CAIRO
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Film screening on the occasion of the 6th of October War anniversary.
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Artistic Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, 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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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Cairo’s Townhouse Rawabet hosts Egyptian artist and photojournalist Heba Khalifa on Tuesday 4 October. (Photo: Fragment from promotional material)
Saturday 8 October
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Film
CAIRO
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Shnit International Short Film festival, running till 9 October.
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Several venues
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Music
6pm
CAIRO
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New York's Metropolitan Opera new season opens with Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Read more here.
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Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Inshad by Waslet Samaa.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, end of 26th of July Street, 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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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Celebrating 6th of October War anniversary with Showayyet Fan troupe.
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Beit El-Sehemi, El-Gamaliya, El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, El-Muaaz Street, Cairo
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Open-mic night
7pm
CAIRO
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Mashrou3 Al-Mareekh.
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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
6pm
ALEXANDRIA
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New York's Metropolitan Opera new season opens with Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Read more here.
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Bibiotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Tristan und Isolde (Photo: Met Opera promotional material)
Sunday 9 October
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Film
CAIRO
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Shnit International Short Film festival, running till 9 October.
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Several venues
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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‘A Dream’, an exhibition by artist Wagih Yassa. The exhibition runs until 25 October.
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Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Poetry
7pm
CAIRO
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Poetry evening, presented by Alsamah Abdallah.
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Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo
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Puppet theatre/Music
7pm
CAIRO
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The Sakia Puppet Theatre troupe revives music of iconic Egyptian singer Abdel-Halim Hafez.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Inshad
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Mawlay band.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of ‘Almanya: Welcome to Germany’, directed by Yasemin Åžamdereli.
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Darb 1718, Cinema El Fourn, 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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Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Atelier, directed by Sherif Abbas.
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Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El-Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
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SHNIT shorts film festival taking place in Cairo among other cities around the world (Photo: part of promotional material by SHNIT)
EXHIBITIONS this week
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Exhibition
ongoing
CAIRO
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Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre’s products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
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Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Imam Mohamed Abdou Street, off Al-Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo
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Exhibition
ongoing
CAIRO
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A permanent exhibition of the centre’s ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayameya products.
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Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre
1 Al-Imam Street, behind Amr Bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo
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Exhibition
28 Sep - 28 Oct
CAIRO
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When Art Becomes Liberty: The Egyptian Surrealists (1938-1965).
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Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
28 Sep - 12 Oct
CAIRO
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Voyage, a painting exhibit by Alex’n Neple Pham.
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Nile Art Gallery, 14 El-Montazah Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
1 Oct - 30 Nov
CAIRO
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Sculpture Now, a collective sculpture exhibition featuring over 45 artists.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa, El-Fakhareen, Cairo
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Exhibition
3 Oct - 17 Oct
CAIRO
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Hall of Art, an exclusive exhibition with works by over 15 renowned artists, including Omar El-Nagdy, George Bahgoury and Omar Abdel Zaher among others.
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ABn’G World, 2 Taha Hussain Street, Ismail Mohamed Building, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
2 - 20 Oct
CAIRO
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Windows, exhibition by artist Dina El-Gharib.
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Gallery Misr, 4a Ibn Zinky Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
18 Sep - 5 Oct
CAIRO
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Spirit of the places by artist Reda Abd El-Salam.
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Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
9 - 25 Oct
CAIRO
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‘A Dream’, an exhibition by artist Wagih Yassa.
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Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
21 Sep - 5 Oct
CAIRO
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The Collector’s Eye.
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Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
26 Sep- 6 Oct
CAIRO
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Paper Doll, exhibition by artist Nagat Farouk.
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Al-Kahila Art Gallery, 15a El-Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz Street, Mohandiseen, Cairo
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Exhibition
22 Sep- 22 Oct
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 Street, Downtown Cairo
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Exhibition
25 Sep - 9 Nov
CAIRO
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They Usually Lie Around a Grotto, by Bryone Dunne.
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Townhouse Factory, 10 Nabarawy Street, off Champolion Street, Downtown Cairo.
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Exhibition
4 Sep - 4 Oct
CAIRO
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Roznama 5, youth group exhibition and competition for creative contemporary art works.
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- Medrar, 7 Gamal El- Din Abou El-Mahasen Street, Garden City
- Mashrabiya, 8 Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo.
- Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek.
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Exhibition
11 Oct - tba
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Gazbia Sirry: Art is my life. A retrospective. Read more here.
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Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil Street, Zamalek,
Cairo
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