Thursday 1 December
Lecture on the Egyptian Zar Ritual, 6pm
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NVIC, Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Opera 'The Masked Ball', 8pm
The Cairo Opera Company, the Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nayer Nagui
The opera is staged between 29 November and 2 December at the Cairo Opera House's main hall.
Science Film Festival, 11am
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Alexandria
Layla Min Alf Layla (A Night from A Thousand Nights), 7pm
Beram Al-Tunsi Theatre, Alexandria
A Masked Ball at the Cairo Opera House (Photo: courtesy of the Cairo Opera House)
Friday 2 December
Screening of A Present from the Past by Kawthar Younis
Screening timings: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
Zawya, Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said Street off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo
Exhibition opening, 6pm
I am Present - Art Exhibition by Krista Cary
Magnolia. Leaves of Art: 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo
“Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet), 8pm
Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo
Science Film Festival (Photo: Science Film Festival's promotional material at the Goethe Institut Alexandria facebook page)
Saturday 3 December
Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, 7.30pm
Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
Fathy Salama, 8pm
North African Fusion
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Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Symphonic concert, 8pm
Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ahmed El Saedi.
Programme: W A Mozart’s Symphony in C Major K 551 “Jupiter”, Requiem for Soli, Choir and Orchestra K 626. Soloists: soprano Maria Fajtova, alto Gala El-Hadidi, tenor Amr Medhat, bass Reda El-Wakil. A Cappella Choir with choir master Maya Gveneria.
Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
Les Petits Chats, 8pm
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), Fouad Street, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria
Musician Fathy Salama (Photo: part of promotional material for Fathy Salama's Cairo Opera House concert)
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