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Sunday 25 December
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Exhibition
Last days
CAIRO
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On the Silk Road, by Mohamed Abla. The exhibition runs until 28 December.
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Ofok Gallery, Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour St, Dokki, Cairo
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Exhibition
Last days
CAIRO
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Dynamics, duo exhibition for artists Mustafa El Husseiny and Nehad Saeed.The exhibition runs until 26 December.
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Soma Art, 14 Maraashli St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
12pm and 2.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Where to Invade Next.
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
3.15pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Synecdoche.
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Magnolia. Leaves of Art: 12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
5pm and 10pm
CAIRO
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Screening of A Present from the Past.
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Lecture
6.30pm
CAIRO
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Discussion of ‘itr al-Gharam, a novel by Mohamed El-Oun.
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Heliopolis Library
Beirut St, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Film
6.45pm
CAIRO
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Screening of A Present from the Past.
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Point 90 Mall, St 90 (Opposite AUC Gate 5), Fifth Settlement, New Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Harold and Maude, directed by Hal Ashby.
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Cimatheque - Alternative Film Centre, 19a Adly St, Downtown, Cairo
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Poetry
7pm
CAIRO
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Poetry evening.
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Beit El-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo St, Old Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Risalet Salam International troupe.
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Qubbat Al-Ghouri (Al-Ghouri Dome), Al-Azhar, 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-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Sunday Screening: 17th Annual Animation Show of Shows.
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Christmas concert by Neveen Allouba.
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
8pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Suffragette.
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ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Sorour band in concert.
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Salem El-Shahbany in concert.
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El Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
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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.
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Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Theatre
9pm
CAIRO
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Wahed Tani (Someone Else), a play written by Mustafa Saad and directed by Shadi Sorour.
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Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo Tel: 02 2593 7948
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Performance
5pm
ALEXANDRIA
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El-Horreya troupe for popular arts.
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Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya St, Alexandria
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Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Animation Film Forum: Screening of The Wind Rises.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Auditorium Hall, Alexandria
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Lecture
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Lecture titled “Contemporary Art in South Korea” and presented by
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Lecture Hall, Alexandria
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Harold and Maude will screen at Cimatheque on Sunday 25 December (Photo: courtesy of Cimatheque)
Monday 26 December
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Exhibition
Last day
CAIRO
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Dynamics, duo exhibition for artists Mustafa El Husseiny and Nehad Saeed.
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Soma Art, 14 Maraashli St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
12pm, 2.30pm and 7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Where to Invade Next.
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
5pm and 10pm
CAIRO
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Screening of A Present from the Past.
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Theatre
6pm
CAIRO
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Shoufu Al-Hayat Bi Oyooni play.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
6.45pm
CAIRO
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Screening of A Present from the Past.
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Americana Plaza Mall, 26 July Axis, El Sheikh Zayed, 6th of October City
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Film
7.15pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Tarkovsky’s Nostalgia.
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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 A Man Called Ove by Hannes Holm.
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Balcon Lounge, 26 Sohag St, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Christmas Concert by Talents Development Center.
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Performance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Cairo Opera Ballet Company, conducted by Nayer Nagui, will perform The Nutcracker ballet. Read more here.
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, 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
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria Opera House String Orchestra, conducted by Hassan Sharara.
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Alexandria Opera House, (Sayed Darwish Theatre), Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria
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Sorour band (Photo: still from promotional material)
Tuesday 27 December
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Exhibition
Last days
CAIRO
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On the Silk Road, by Mohamed Abla. The exhibition runs until 28 December.
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Ofok Gallery, Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour St, Dokki, Cairo
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Film
12pm, 2.30pm and 7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Where to Invade Next.
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
5pm and 10pm
CAIRO
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Screening of A Present from the Past.
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Apeirophobia exhibition, by Ahmed Abd ElGhany. The exhibition runs until 12 January.
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Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Asem St, off Brazil St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7.15pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Cloud Atlas.
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Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Performance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Cairo Opera Ballet Company, conducted by Nayer Nagui, will perform The Nutcracker ballet. Read more here.
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Waheed Mamdouh accompanied by String Quartet.
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha present traditional music from the Nile Delta to the South.
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Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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The Nutcracker Ballet, 2011 (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)
Wednesday 28 December
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Exhibition
Last day
CAIRO
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On the Silk Road, by Mohamed Abla.
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Ofok Gallery, Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour St, Dokki, Cairo
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Poetry
7pm
CAIRO
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Poetry night featuring iconic Egyptian poet Ahmed Abdel-Moaty Hegazy.
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Discussion
7pm
CAIRO
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A talk on the music video of the song Nour. Read more here.
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Beit El-Sura, Building 30, St 15, Sarayat El-Gharbeyah, El-Maadi, Cairo
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Music/Poetry
7pm
CAIRO
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Celebrating the memory of Egypt’s iconic poet Salah Jaheen.
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Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo
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Film
7.15pm
CAIRO
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Screening of three short films.
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Doum Cultural Foundation, 36 Abdelkhalek Tharwat St, Downtown, 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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Performance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Cairo Opera Ballet Company, conducted by Nayer Nagui, will perform The Nutcracker ballet. Read more here.
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Sherif Sobhy in concert.
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Bait Al-Oud (The House of Oud), El Harawy house, 164 Al-Qalaa St, Al-Qalaa, tel 02 23901016, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Concert celebrating Om Kalthoum’s birthday. Conducted by maestro Medhat Abd El-Samea.
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Om Kalthoum museum, 1 El-Malek El-Saleh St, Roda Island (Manial), tel 02 23631467, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Zar music and songs by Mazaher Ensemble, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab.
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Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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(Photo: still from Where to Invade Next)
Thursday 29 December
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Film
6pm
CAIRO
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Cinema club: celebrating memory of late Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz.
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Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El Sayeda Nafisa St, Cairo
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Theatre
6.30pm
CAIRO
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Performance by Halawat Shamsina theatre troupe.
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Heliopolis Library
Beirut St, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Performance
7pm
CAIRO
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Pantomime show by Malameh troupe.
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Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis St., off Mohamed Mazhar St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Launch event
7pm
CAIRO
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“On Telling Histories”: An event to launch "Ehky ya Tarikh"s publications and an account of the workshop's adventures from Upper Egypt to Alexandria via the Canal.
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Mesaha, 4 Kawalah St. ext. Of Mohamed Mahmoud St, Downtown, Cairo
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Performance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Cairo Opera Ballet Company, conducted by Nayer Nagui, will perform The Nutcracker ballet. Read more here.
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
1pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of Ask My Heart (1952), directed by Ezzel Dine Zulficar.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Arts and Multimedia Library, Alexandria
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Iconic Egyptian poet Salah Jaheen
Friday 30 December
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Poetry
3.30pm
CAIRO
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Sheesh Yek poetry evening.
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Alrabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, tel: 01011906907
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Performance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Cairo Opera Ballet Company, conducted by Nayer Nagui, will perform The Nutcracker ballet. Read more here.
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Puppet and shadow theatre performance, written 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
4pm and 7.30pm
CAIRO
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Two concerts by Egyptian band Cairokee.
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El Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Ehky ya Tarikh launch event will take place on 29 December (Photo: fragment from promotional material)
Saturday 31 December
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Celebration
7pm
CAIRO
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Celebrating New Year’s eve with music and games.
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Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Symphony Orchestra - New Year's Eve Concert.
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, 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
8pm
CAIRO
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The Beatles New Year’s Bash: Concert by Glass Onion. Read more here.
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria St, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
4pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Children’s Choir, conducted by Ghenwa Ahmed.
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Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya St, Alexandria
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Film
4.30pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Christmas movie night: Home Alone.
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Bab Ashra, Janaklis, Mortada St, Alexandria
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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New Year's Concert by BA Chamber Orchestra.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Great Hall, Alexandria
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Still from Cairokee's 'The Last Song' music video on YouTube.
Sunday 1 January
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Exhibition
Last days
CAIRO
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Third Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition. Runs till 5 January.
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Gezira Art Center, 1 Sheikh Marsafy St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
Last days
CAIRO
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-Knights of Dai, an exhibition by Ahmed Saber, Kareem helmy, Moawiya Hilal and Nagub Moein.
-Out of Focus, by artist Atef Ahmed
Runs till 3 January.
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Dai Gallery, 14 El-Ahrar St, from Batal Ahmed St, Mohandessin, Cairo
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Exhibition
Last days
CAIRO
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“Threads,”a solo exhibition by Mexican-Italian artist Carlos Torio. Runs till 5 January.
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Mashrabia, 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Emad Abdel-Aziz in concert.
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El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Symphony Orchestra - New Year's Eve Concert.
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad St), Alexandria
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Glass Onion in concert (Photo: part of promotional material on Glass Onion's Facebook page)
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 19 Dec - 19 Jan
CAIRO
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Discursiveness: an exhibition by Yannick Jacquet, Fred Penelle and Dia Hamed.
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Medrar, 7 Gamal El Din Abou El Mahasen St. Garden City, First Floor, Apt.4, Cairo
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Exhibition
5 - 26 Dec
CAIRO
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Dynamics, duo exhibition for artists Mustafa El Husseiny and Nehad Saeed.
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Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
17 Dec- 3 Jan
CAIRO
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-Knights of Dai, an exhibition by Ahmed Saber, Kareem helmy, Moawiya Hilal and Nagub Moein.
-Out of Focus, by artist Atef Ahmed
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Dai Gallery, 14 El-Ahrar St, from Batal Ahmed St, Mohandessin, Cairo
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Exhibition
9 Dec - 15 Feb
CAIRO
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The Cairo Art Fair II
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ArtsMart, Km 28, Cairo-Alex Desert Rd., behind Total gas station, Cairo
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Exhibition
30 Nov - tba
CAIRO
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Taha Belal & Gozde Ilkin. Read our Art Alert here.
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Gypsum Gallery, Gypsum, 5 Ibrahim Naguib St, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo
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Exhibition
14 Dec- 5 Jan
CAIRO
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Third Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition. Runs till 5 January.
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Gezira Art Center, 1 Sheikh Marsafy St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
28 Nov- 28 Dec
CAIRO
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On the Silk Road, by Mohamed Abla
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Ofok Gallery, Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour St., Dokki, Cairo
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Exhibition
4 Dec - 5 Jan
CAIRO
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“Threads,”a solo exhibition by Mexican-Italian artist Carlos Torio
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Mashrabia, 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition
1 Dec - 12 Jan
CAIRO
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Retrospective: Photographs from the Collection, a group exhibition from the gallery’s archival collection
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The Photographic Gallery
AUC New Campus, AbdulLatif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Road 90 New Cairo
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Exhibition
6 Dec - 7 Jan
CAIRO
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“Behind Closed Doors,” an exhibition of paintings by Ahmed Farid
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Safarkhan
6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
11 Dec - 9 Jan
CAIRO
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Two solo exhibits: Zeinab El-Saginy in venue I, and Ahmed AbdelKarim in venue II
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Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
6 Dec- 10 Jan
CAIRO
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Zaraeeb, an exhibition by French-Tunisian graffiti artist el Seed. The exhibition runs until 10 January.
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Art Talks, 8 El-Kamel Mohamed St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
6 Nov- 31 Jan
CAIRO
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From Rags to Riches, an exhibition of 20 public artworks created using recycled materials.
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Switzerland Embassy, 24 Gamal El-din, Abul-Mahasen St, Garden City, Cairo
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Emad Abdel-Aziz will give a concert at Cairo's El Sawy Culturewheel on 1 January (Photo: fragment from promotional material)
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