Egypt's arts and culture events of the week: 18-25 December

Ahram Online , Sunday 18 Dec 2016

This weeks offers a lot of films and Christmas related events, topped with theatre and exhibitions. Check them out below

Weekly events

Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week

Sunday 18 December

Theatre

10am

CAIRO

Tom & Jerry, live on stage. Tickets can be booked online here.

Porto Cairo mall, Ring Road, first settlement, New Cairo

Film
12pm and 2.30pm

CAIRO

Where to Invade Next

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

Film

3pm

CAIRO

The Tragedy of Man

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

Workshop

5 - 10pm

CAIRO

One-day workshop: Contemporary dance and physical expression with choreographer Sherine Hegazy. Registration required before 13 December. Tel: 01067363433

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

Film
5pm and 10pm

CAIRO

A Present from the Past

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

Lecture/
comics
6pm
CAIRO

"The Arab World in the Tin Tin Story Album," a lecture by Writer, Louis Blin

French Cultural Institute
Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Cairo

Lecture
6pm
CAIRO

The International Day for the Arabic Language

Heliopolis Library
Beirut Street, Heliopolis, Cairo

Book signing
7pm
CAIRO

Writer, Mohamed Tawfik will discuss and sign his book, Sonaa Al Bahga (Happiness Makers).

Alef Bookstores
33 Gezerat Al Arab, Mohandessen, Cairo

Film

7.30pm

CAIRO

Screening of Underground, On the Surface. Read more about the film here.

Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo

Music

7.30pm

CAIRO

Oshaq Al-Tarab (Singing Lovers) band in a programme of classical Arab music.

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

Film
7.30pm

CAIRO

The Immigrant

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

Film

7.30pm

CAIRO

Spanish Film Night: Chico and Rita

Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa, El-Fakhareen, Cairo

Film

8pm

CAIRO

Xavier Dolan's: Mommy (2014)

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

Music

8pm

CAIRO

Mouled and Christmas concert by Cairo Steps (Egypt/Germany)

Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Theatre

8.30pm

CAIRO

Bas Anta Mish Shamem (But You Aren’t Smelling), starring Fathi Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Adel, Rabab Tarek, written by Ahmed Diab and Ahmed Sobhy and directed by Abeer Lotfi

Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb street, Downtown, Cairo

Music

8.30pm

CAIRO

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

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

Theatre

8pm

ALEXANDRIA

Layla min Alf Layla, starring Yehia El-Fakharany. Read more about the play here.

Bayram El-Tunsi Theatre, Alexandria

Music

8pm

ALEXANDRIA

Dawoud Heart band in a repertoire of Christmas songs

Alexandria Opera House, (Sayed Darwish Theatre), Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria

Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week


The Tragedy of Man
(Photo: still from The Tragedy of Man film)

 

Monday 19 December
 

Film
12pm, 2.30pm and 7.30pm

CAIRO

Where to Invade Next

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

Film
5pm and 10pm

CAIRO

A Present from the Past

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

Exhibition

Last days

CAIRO

Vector Walla Raster, senior projects from the AUC Graphic Design Program. The exhibition closes on 22 December

Sharjah Art Gallery, American University in Cairo New Cairo Campus, Road 90, New Cairo

Exhibition

Last days

CAIRO

Last Works, exhibition for late artist Hassan Soliman. The exhibition closes on 22 December

Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Asem St., off Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo

Music

7pm

CAIRO

Afronoubia band

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

Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO

Discursiveness: an exhibition by Yannick Jacquet, Fred Penelle and Dia Hamed. Exhibition runs until 19 January 2017

Medrar, 7 Gamal El Din Abou El Mahasen St. Garden City, First Floor, Apt.4, Cairo

Film

7pm

CAIRO

Amy (Documentary)

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

Film

8pm

CAIRO

La Novia (2015)

Balcon Lounge, 26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, Cairo

Dance
8pm

CAIRO

Contemporary Fusion Dance Performance (live music:Asaad Nessim)

Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa, El-Fakhareen, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

Christmas Concert with Gala El Hadidi

Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

Pianist Omar Khairat and his orchestra performs a collection of his old and new compositions.  

Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

Zikr and Sufi night

Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo

Dance/Music

8pm

CAIRO

Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.

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

Theatre

8.30pm

CAIRO

Bas Anta Mish Shamem (But You Aren’t Smelling), starring Fathi Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Adel, Rabab Tarek, written by Ahmed Diab and Ahmed Sobhy and directed by Abeer Lotfi

Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb street, Downtown, Cairo

Theatre

9pm

CAIRO

Wahed Tani (Someone Else), a play written by Mustafa Saad and directed by Shadi Sorour

Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo. Tel: 02 2593 7948

Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA

"Classical Music Genres: The Symphony and Concerto," the sixth lecture about music appreciation delivered by maestro Hisham Gabr.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, auditorium hall,  Alexandria

Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week


Cairo Steps
Cairo Steps band (Photo: Cairo Steps promotional material)


Tuesday 20 December
 

Film
12pm, 2.30pm and 7.30pm

CAIRO

Where to Invade Next

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

Exhibition

Last days
CAIRO

“There is Only One Rule….Love,” an exhibition of paintings by Rana Chalabi. Exhibition runs until 22 December.

Al Kahila, 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen

Film

3pm

CAIRO

Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark

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

Film
5pm and 10pm

CAIRO

A Present from the Past

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

Film

7pm

CAIRO

Screening of “Hunger”

Arab Digital Expression Foundation (ADEF), 143 St, # 8, Muqattam City, Cairo

Music

7pm

CAIRO

El Sakia String Orchestra, conducted by maestro Mohamed Saad Basha presents a Christmas concert.

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

Music

8pm

CAIRO

Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha present traditional music from the Nile Delta to the South

Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

Pianist Omar Khairat and his orchestra performs a collection of his old and new compositions.  

Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Dance
8pm

CAIRO

Contemporary Fusion Dance Performance (live music: Asaad Nessim)

Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa, El-Fakhareen, Cairo

Theatre

9pm

CAIRO

Wahed Tani (Someone Else), a play written by Mustafa Saad and directed by Shadi Sorour

Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo. Tel: 02 2593 7948

Music

8pm

ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria Talents Development Centre's concert

Alexandria Opera House, (Sayed Darwish Theatre), Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria

Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week

present
A Present from the Past (Photo: Still from A Present from the Past)

Wednesday 21 December
 

Film

3pm

CAIRO

Kieslowski's The Double Life of Veronique

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

Book signing
6.30pm
CAIRO

Writer Shereen Sami will discuss and sign her novel, Henna

Heliopolis Library
Beirut Street, Heliopolis, Cairo

Music

7.30pm

CAIRO

A singing recital by the 'metro' singer Sayed Anwar and Zizi Al-Ali

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

Film

7.30

CAIRO

Documentary ‘Casablanca Calling’

Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo

Dance/Music

8pm

CAIRO

Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.

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

Music

8pm

CAIRO

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

Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

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

Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo

Theatre

8.30pm

CAIRO

Bas Anta Mish Shamem (But You Aren’t Smelling), starring Fathi Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Adel, Rabab Tarek, written by Ahmed Diab and Ahmed Sobhy and directed by Abeer Lotfi

Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb street, Downtown, Cairo

Theatre

9pm

CAIRO

Wahed Tani (Someone Else), a play written by Mustafa Saad and directed by Shadi Sorour

Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo. Tel: 02 2593 7948

Theatre
6pm

ALEXANDRIA

A Place with Pigs, directed by Mohamed Abdel-Mola. The Story is Finished, directed by Wagdi Hassan

Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya St, Alexandria

Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week

Chico and Rita
Spanish animation Chico & Rita (Photo: Still from Chico & Rita)

Thursday 22 December
 

Dance
6pm
CAIRO

Battle of the Elements: the first edition of a dance competition

Townhouse Rawabet
3 Hussein Al memar street, Cairo

Theatre

7pm

CAIRO

Biad Al-Nile (Whiteness of the Nile), a play written by Gouda Sebak and directed by Wael Ibrahim

Metropol Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo

Open-mic

7pm

CAIRO

Open-mic: Mashrou' El-Mareekh for the yougest

Arab Digital Expression Foundation (ADEF), 143 St, # 8, Muqattam City, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

The Killer band

Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo

Music/poetry

8pm

CAIRO

Eskenderella band and poet Amin Haddad

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

Music

8pm

CAIRO

The Cairo Opera Company presents opera "The Telephone"

Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

The National Arab Music Ensemble in a programme of classical Arab music and songs.

Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Theatre

8.30pm

CAIRO

Bas Anta Mish Shamem (But You Aren’t Smelling), starring Fathi Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Adel, Rabab Tarek, written by Ahmed Diab and Ahmed Sobhy and directed by Abeer Lotfi

Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb street, Downtown, Cairo

Theatre

9pm

CAIRO

Inbox, a play written by Sameh Mahran and directed by Galal Osman

Al-Ghad Theatre
Next to Al-Balloon Theatre, Al-Agouza, Cairo

Theatre

9pm

CAIRO

Wahed Tani (Someone Else), a play written by Mustafa Saad and directed by Shadi Sorour

Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo. Tel: 02 2593 7948

Theatre
7pm

ALEXANDRIA

The Season of Blood, directed by Ali Osman

Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya St, Alexandria

Theatre

7pm

ALEXANDRIA

Picnic on the Battlefield, a theatrical performance written by Fernando Arrabal and
directed by Mohamed Abdel-Mola

Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Small hall, Alexandria

Music

8pm

ALEXANDRIA

The Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing

Alexandria Opera House, (Sayed Darwish Theatre), Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria

Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
 

Discursiveness
Discursiveness (Photo: fragment from the Discursiveness exhibition's promotional material)

 

Friday 23 December
 

Theatre

7pm

CAIRO

Waking Up, a monodrama by Doaa Hamza

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

Theatre

7pm

CAIRO

Biad Al-Nile (Whiteness of the Nile), a play written by Gouda Sebak and directed by Wael Ibrahim

Metropol Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo

Music

7.30pm

CAIRO

Coldplay tribute Night with "Strawberry Swing" (Sold Out)

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

Music

8pm

CAIRO

The Cairo Opera celebration of Mouled El Nabawi

Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

The Cairo Opera Company presents opera "The Telephone"

Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Music

8.30pm

CAIRO

Christmas Concert (Samer George With Amy Frega)

Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo

Theatre

8.30pm

CAIRO

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

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

Theatre

9pm

CAIRO

Inbox, a play written by Sameh Mahran and directed by Galal Osman

Al-Ghad Theatre
Next to Al-Balloon Theatre, Al-Agouza, Cairo

Theatre

9pm

CAIRO

Wahed Tani (Someone Else), a play written by Mustafa Saad and directed by Shadi Sorour

Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo. Tel: 02 2593 7948

Music

7pm

ALEXANDRIA

Flute and harp recital by Safaa Abdel-Hamid and Amira Hamed

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, small hall, Alexandria

Music

8pm

ALEXANDRIA

Christmas Carols by the Heaven Harp Choir

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, great hall, Alexandria

Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week

Christmas
Christmas concerts

Saturday 24 December
 

Exhibition

Last days

CAIRO

Dynamics, duo exhibition for artists Mustafa El Husseiny and Nehad Saeed.The exhibition runs until 26 December

Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek, Cairo

Film

3pm

CAIRO

Laloux's Fantastic Planet

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

Music
7pm

CAIRO

Folklor music from the heart of Cairo

Alrabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, tel: 01011906907

Music

8pm

CAIRO

The Cairo Opera children choir

Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

Cairo Symphony Orchestra

Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Dance/Music

8pm

CAIRO

Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage.

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

Theatre

8.30pm

CAIRO

Bas Anta Mish Shamem (But You Aren’t Smelling), starring Fathi Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Adel, Rabab Tarek, written by Ahmed Diab and Ahmed Sobhy and directed by Abeer Lotfi

Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb street, Downtown, Cairo

 


Sunday 25 December
 

Exhibition

Last days

CAIRO

On the Silk Road, by Mohamed Abla. The exhibition runs until 28 December

Ofok Gallery, Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour St., Dokki, Cairo

Music

8pm

CAIRO

Christmas concert by Neveen Allouba

Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo

Music

8.30pm

CAIRO

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

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

Theatre

8.30pm

CAIRO

Bas Anta Mish Shamem (But You Aren’t Smelling), starring Fathi Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Adel, Rabab Tarek, written by Ahmed Diab and Ahmed Sobhy and directed by Abeer Lotfi

Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb street, Downtown, Cairo

Theatre

9pm

CAIRO

Wahed Tani (Someone Else), a play written by Mustafa Saad and directed by Shadi Sorour

Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo. Tel: 02 2593 7948

The Double Life of Veronique
(Photo: still from The Double Life of Veronique)

EXHIBITIONS this week

Exhibition
ongoing
CAIRO

Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre’s products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.

Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Cairo

Exhibition
ongoing
CAIRO

A permanent exhibition of the centre’s ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayameya products.

Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre
1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo

Exhibition

4 - 22 Dec

CAIRO

Vector Walla Raster, senior projects from the AUC Graphic Design Program

Sharjah Art Gallery, American University in Cairo New Cairo Campus, Road 90, New Cairo

Exhibition 19 Dec - 19 Jan
CAIRO

Discursiveness: an exhibition by Yannick Jacquet, Fred Penelle and Dia Hamed.

Medrar, 7 Gamal El Din Abou El Mahasen St. Garden City, First Floor, Apt.4, Cairo

Exhibition

5 - 26 Dec

CAIRO

Dynamics, duo exhibition for artists Mustafa El Husseiny and Nehad Saeed.

Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek, Cairo

Exhibition

12 - 22 Dec
CAIRO

“There is Only One Rule….Love,” an exhibition of paintings by Rana Chalabi

Al Kahila, 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen

Exhibition

17 Dec- 3 Jan

CAIRO

-Knights of Dai, an exhibition by Ahmed Saber, Kareem helmy, Moawiya Hilal and Nagub Moein.

 

-Out of Focus, by artist Atef Ahmed

Dai Gallery, 14 El-Ahrar St., from Batal Ahmed St, Mohandessin, Cairo

Exhibition

9 Dec - 15 Feb

CAIRO

The Cairo Art Fair II

ArtsMart, Km 28, Cairo-Alex Desert Rd., behind Total gas station, Cairo

Exhibition

4 - 22 Dec

CAIRO

Last Works, exhibition for late artist Hassan Soliman

Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Asem St., off Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo

Exhibition

30 Nov - tba

CAIRO

Taha Belal & Gozde Ilkin. Read our Art Alert here.

Gypsum Gallery, Gypsum, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo

Exhibition

14 Dec- 5 Jan

CAIRO

Third Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition. Runs till 5 January.

Gezira Art Center, 1 Sheikh Marsafy St., Zamalek, Cairo

Exhibition

28 Nov- 28 Dec

CAIRO

On the Silk Road, by Mohamed Abla

Ofok Gallery, Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour St., Dokki, Cairo

Exhibition

4 Dec - 5 Jan
CAIRO

“Threads,”a solo exhibition by Mexican-Italian artist Carlos Torio

Mashrabia, 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Cairo

Exhibition

1 Dec - 12 Jan
CAIRO

Retrospective: Photographs from the Collection, a group exhibition from the gallery’s archival collection

The Photographic Gallery

AUC New Campus, AbdulLatif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Road 90 New Cairo

Exhibition
6 Dec - 7 Jan

CAIRO

“Behind Closed Doors,” an exhibition of paintings by Ahmed Farid

Safarkhan
6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Cairo

Exhibition
11 Dec -  9 Jan

CAIRO

Two solo exhibits: Zeinab El-Saginy in venue I, and Ahmed AbdelKarim in venue II

Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo

Exhibition

6 Dec- 10 Jan

CAIRO

Zaraeeb, an exhibition by French-Tunisian graffiti artist el Seed. The exhibition runs until 10 January.

Art Talks, 8 El-Kamel Mohamed St, Zamalek, Cairo

Exhibition

6-19 Dec
CAIRO

Four exhibitions: “Solo” photography by Al-Ahram newspaper photographer Bassam Alzoghby, “The Sacred Knowledge,” paintings by Shadi Adeeb, “A Coincidence,” by Tarek Radi and “In the Presence of Mawlana,” by Tamer Shahin

Saad Zaghloul Cultural Centre, 2 Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo

Exhibition

6 Nov- 31 Jan

CAIRO

From Rags to Riches, an exhibition of 20 public artworks created using recycled materials.

Switzerland Embassy, 24 Gamal El-din, Abul-Mahasen St, Garden City, Cairo

Where to Invade Nex
(Photo: still from Where to Invade Next)

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