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Sunday 9 October
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of Very Big Shot. Read more here.
Hours: 12pm, 5pm
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of The Light between Oceans. Read more here.
Hours: 2.30pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
CAIRO
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Shnit International Short Film festival, running till 9 October. Check the programme here.
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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 St, 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 St, 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 St, 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 St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of ‘Almanya: Welcome to Germany’, directed by Yasemin Şamdereli.
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Darb 1718, Cinema El Fourn, Kasr El Sham3 St, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Orgwani and Disorder concert, part of Oufuqy Music Forum.
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Fine Arts Museum, Manasha St, Moharam bek, Alexandria
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Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Documentary Film Forum: Screening of Armies of the Sun, directed by Shadi Abdel Salam (1974) 40 min
Arabic with English subtitles.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, auditorium hall, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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HOH concert: Hany Adel, Ousso Lotfy and Hany Eldakkak.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, 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)
Monday 10 October
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of Very Big Shot. Read more here.
Hours: 12pm, 5pm
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of The Light between Oceans. Read more here.
Hours: 2.30pm, 10pm
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition
Last Days
CAIRO
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Voyage, a painting exhibit by Alex’n Neple Pham, running till 12 October.
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Nile Art Gallery, 14 El Montazah St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
6pm
CAIRO
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Star of the Orient music and visual performance.
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Darb 1718, Cinema El Fourn, Kasr El Sham3 St, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
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Exhibition opening
6.30pm
CAIRO
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Alive Memory exhibition, by artist Ibrahim Khatab.
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Safarkhan Gallery
6, Brazil St, 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 St, Garden City, Cairo
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Book discussion
7pm
CAIRO
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Writer Doha Assi will discuss her novel, 104 Al Kahera (104 Cairo).
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Alef Bookstore, 33 Geziret Al Arab, Mohandessin, above Club Aldo, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of the documentary 28 Nights and a Poem by Akram Zaatari. Attendees need to register through this link.
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Townhouse Rawabet, 3 Hussein El-Memar St, Downtown, Cairo
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Theatre
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Kalam lel Bei' concert.
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El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Tarkovsky's Solaris (1972).
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Magnolia. Leaves of Art
12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Arabian Nights: Vol1 The Restless One (2015).
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Balcon Heliopolis
26 Sohag St, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Dance/Music
8pm
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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Trio concert by Dalia Farouk (soprano), Doaa Saber (flute) and Mona Wassef (harp). The program includes works by Grieg, Poulenc, Sarmanto, Webber, Debussy, Hasselmans among others.
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Fouad and Munib: piano and violin recital.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria
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Dance
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Dance Performance: Cactus Flower.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, small hall, Alexandria
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The Light between Oceans screening at Zawya (Photo: Still from the film)
Tuesday 11 October
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of Very Big Shot. Read more here.
Hours: 12pm, 5pm
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of The Light between Oceans. Read more here.
Hours: 2.30pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Book discussion
7pm
CAIRO
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Writers Amr Kamel and Karim Taha will discuss their book,Ketab Al-Ashrar (Book of the Bad People)
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Alef Bookstore, 132 Al-Merghany St, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Oshaq Al-Nagham (The Melody Lovers) band plays classical Arab songs and music
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Wisdom Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Hageen and Almena, part of Oufuqy Music Forum
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French Institute, El Nabi Daniel St. Off Fouad St., Raml station, Alexandria
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Lebanese film Very Big shot screening at Zawya (Photo: Still from the film)
Wednesday 12 October
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Film
CAIRO
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Screening of The Light between Oceans
Hours: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 10pm
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
6pm
CAIRO
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Screening of “The Incomplete Works of Youssef Chahine”: A Talk led by film critic Mohamed El Masry
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Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of The Chorus (Les Choristes)
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Magnolia. Leaves of Art
12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance/Music
8pm
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
8pm
CAIRO
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Open ceremony of the 20th National Film Festival. The festival runs until 20 October
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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El-Khan troupe
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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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Beatles X El Sat7: Obladi trio
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Sham3 St, El Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Piano and violin recital by Fouad and Mounib
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Wisdom Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Books
11am-11pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Book fair, 12-21 October
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Bayt El Kotob, Zahran Roshdi st, Alexandria (tel 01067274880, 03-5822660)
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Xndria Records, part of Oufuqy Music Forum
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French Institute, El Nabi Daniel St. Off Fouad St., Raml station, Alexandria
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Massar Egbari during release of their debut album (Photo: Massar Egbari Facebook Page)
Thursday 13 October
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Book discussion
7pm
CAIRO
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Writer Doha Assi will discuss her novel, 104 Al Kahera (104 Cairo).
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Alef Bookstore, 33 Geziret Al Arab, Al Mohandesseen, above Club Aldo, Cairo
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Poetry
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Ay Kalam Bas Tamam (Any Kind of Talk but Alright), an evening of poetry by Poet Walaa Farouq
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Word Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Violin recital by Omar Akl
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Wisdom Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Sherif El-Shazly & Sheva, with opening act by Youssef Alimam
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ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo
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Film
8pm
CAIRO
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Screenings of the films participating in the 20th National Film Festival. The festival runs between 12 and 20 October
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Omar Akl 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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Ahmed Rabie band
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Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Perfect; dance performance by Forsan El Sharq for Heritage Dance Company. The performance runs between 13 and 16 October.
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Books
11am-11pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Book fair, 12-21 October
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Bayt El Kotob, Zahran Roshdi st, Alexandria (tel 01067274880, 03-5822660)
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Violin and harp recital
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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National Arabic Music Ensemble
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
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(Photo: still from Time of My Life film)
Friday 14 October
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Music
4pm
CAIRO
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Two concerts by Masar Egbari
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El Sawy Culturewheel - Wisdom hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
4.30pm
CAIRO
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Star of the Orient musical and visual performance
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El-Genaina Theatre, El-Azhar Park, Salah Salem road, El-Darassa, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Battle of Plays, Tristo vs Toctonic
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Heliopolis Library, 42 Orouba street, Beirut street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Film
8pm
CAIRO
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Screenings of the films participating in the 20th National Film Festival. The festival runs between 12 and 20 October
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music and magic
8pm
CAIRO
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Music, magic & card tricks with Tamer El-Badihy
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Magnolia. Leaves of Art
12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Perfect; dance performance by Forsan El Sharq for Heritage Dance Company. The performance runs between 13 and 16 October.
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Mexican music with soprano Jessica Loaiza
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Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Shereen Abdo goes Jazzy
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ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo
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Theatre
8.30pm
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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Books
11am-11pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Book fair, 12-21 October
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Bayt El Kotob, Zahran Roshdi st, Alexandria (tel 01067274880, 03-5822660)
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Tarbiea Band
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Hoda Hosny Ensemble
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
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Star of the Orient performance (Photo: part of promotional material by El-Genaina Theatre)
Saturday 15 October
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Exhibition
Last days
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. The exhibition runs until 17 October.
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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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Battle of Plays, Tristo vs Toctonic
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Heliopolis Library, 42 Orouba street, interesting Beirut street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Dance/Music
8pm
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
8pm
CAIRO
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Screenings of the films participating in the 20th National Film Festival. The festival runs between 12 and 20 October
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Perfect; dance performance by Forsan El Sharq for Heritage Dance Company. The performance runs between 13 and 16 October.
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Great Symphonies. Symphony no. 5 in E minor. The concert will also include Ahmed El Saedi’s Prologue for Full Orchestra and Ibert’s Flute Concerto. Conductor: Nayden Todorov, soloist: Mina Ghobrial.
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Orange Blossom
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El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem road, El-Darassa, Cairo
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Books
11am-11pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Book fair, 12-21 October
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Bayt El Kotob, Zahran Roshdi st, Alexandria (tel 01067274880, 03-5822660)
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Family concert: BA Orchestra conducted by Mohamed Saad Basha will perform Favorite Classics
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Book by Doha Assy "Cairo 104" (Photo: courtesy of Doha Assy)
Sunday 16 October
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Exhibition
Last days
CAIRO
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Return to The Factory, and exhibition by Fathi Afifi. Exhibition runs until 18 October
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Ofok Gallery, Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour street, Giza
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Time of my Life (2012)
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Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
8pm
CAIRO
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Screenings of the films participating in the 20th National Film Festival. The festival runs between 12 and 20 October
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Perfect; dance performance by Forsan El Sharq for Heritage Dance Company. The performance runs between 13 and 16 October.
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
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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Books
11am-11pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Book fair, 12-21 October
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Bayt El Kotob, Zahran Roshdi st, Alexandria (tel 01067274880, 03-5822660)
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Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Fiction Film Forum: Kurdish-Asian Cinema
Screening of film The Road, directed by Serif Gӧren and Yilmaz Güney (Turkey, 1982) 114 min
Turkish and Kurdish with Arabic subtitles
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, auditorium hall, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Wust El Balad band
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria
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Trio concert by Dalia Farouk (soprano), Doaa Saber (flute) and Mona Wassef (harp)
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 St, off Al-Moaiz St 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 St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo
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Exhibition
3 Oct - 18 Oct
CAIRO
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Return to The Factory, and exhibition by Fathi Afifi
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Ofok Gallery, Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour street, Giza
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Exhibition 10 Oct - 10 Nov
CAIRO
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Ibrahim Khatab "Alive Memory"
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Safarkhan Gallery
6, Brazil St., Zamalek, 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 St., 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 St., 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 St, Zamalek, 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 St, Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition
25 Sep - 9 Nov
CAIRO
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They Usually Lie Around a Grotto, by Bryony Dunne. Read more here.
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Townhouse Factory, 10 Nabarawy street, off Champolion street, Downtown, Cairo.
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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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