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Sunday 8 January
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Film
CAIRO
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Damien Chazelle’s film La La Land. Screening hours: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm.
Read more here
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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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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
Last Days
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
opening
CAIRO
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Oil paintings by Samaa Yehia. The exhibition will run until 16 Jan
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Cairo Opera Complex
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek
Salah Taher gallery
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Exhibition
opening
CAIRO
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The Arab Creators Forum miscellaneous exhibition. The exhibition will run until 16 Jan
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Cairo Opera Complex
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek
Music Library (Ziyad Bakir) Hall
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Sudanese musician Shaker Abdel-Rehem on guitar
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Sobhy Bedair and Friends
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Song recital by Dalia Abdelwahab
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Arab Music Institute, 22, Ramsis Street, Downtown
Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Yasser Soliman and Hanan Arabic music performance
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Beyt El-Ghenaa El-Araby, The Beshtak Palace (Qasr Bashtak), Bayn El-Qasrayn, Moez street, Islamic Cairo
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Dance/Music
8pm
CAIRO
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El-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
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Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid 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
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Beit El-Sehemi
El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old 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
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Beit El-Sehemi
El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old 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, Zaki Tolimat Hall. Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Layla Min Alf Layla (A Night from A Thousand Nights), a play directed by Mohsen Helmi starring Yehia Al-Fakhrani, Lotfi Labib, Mohamed Mohsen.
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Beram Al-Tunsi Theatre
Al-Gaish St, Al Azaritah, Qesm Bab Sharqi, Alexandria
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La La Land Musical (photo: fragment from the film's poster)
Monday 9 January
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Film
CAIRO
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Damien Chazelle’s film La La Land. Screening hours: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm.
Read more here
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said St, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Lecture
6pm
CAIRO
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A lecture by adventurer Shereen Adel, the first Egyptian to travel around Egypt with a motor bike.
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Heliopolis Library
Beirut Street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Victoria (Germany), directed by Sebastian Schipper
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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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Film Screening: The Girl on the Train (2016)
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Balcon Heliopolis
26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Zikr and Sufi night
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Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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Alaa El Din performance by the Forsan El Sharq Heritage Company
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance/Music
8pm
CAIRO
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El-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
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Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid 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, Zaki Tolimat Hall. Cairo
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Theatre
3pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Layla Min Alf Layla (A Night from A Thousand Nights), a play directed by Mohsen Helmi starring Yehia Al-Fakhrani, Lotfi Labib, Mohamed Mohsen.
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Beram Al-Tunsi Theatre
Al-Gaish St, Al Azaritah, Qesm Bab Sharqi, Alexandria
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Piano recital by Iman Nour El Din. Programme includes: Beethoven’s Sonata op.13 in c minor (Pathethique), Liszt’s Etude de concert no.3 (Un sospiro), Bartok’s Allegro Barbaro, Chopin’s Scherzo no. 2 in b flat minor, Khachaturian’s Toccata and Franck’s Prelude, Choral et Fugue
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, small theatre, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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Song recital by “Eric La Garenne” from France
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Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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Cairo Steps band (Photo: Cairo Steps promotional material)
Tuesday 10 January
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Film
CAIRO
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Damien Chazelle’s film La La Land. Screening hours: 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm.
Read more here
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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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“Apeirophobia”, an exhibition of paintings by Ahmed Abdel-Ghany about memories of Al Azhari Street. The exhibition runs until 12 Jan.
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Picasso
30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek
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Exhibition
opening
CAIRO
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Photography exhibition Dovecotes by Swiss artist David Aebi. Read more here
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Artellewa, 19 Mohamed Ali El Eseary St. Ard El Lewa, Giza
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Zohoor Alrabiaa (Spring Flowers) band presents a collection of sngs from the repertoire of Abdel Halim Hafiz and Farid Alatrash
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of documentary The Art of The Steal, directed by Don Argot. Read more here
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Townhouse Rawabet, 3 Hussein El-Memar St., Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Children of Men. Read more here
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ADEF DECA
143, Street no. 8, Muqattam City, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Chamber music concert: Mohamed Hamdy
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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Alaa El Din performance by the Forsan El Sharq Heritage Company
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Karkade Band
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Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha present traditional music of the Nile Delta; Nubian Fadeka; traditional Sudanese music and songs; Al-Jaafra music; traditional music from Eritrea.
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Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, 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, Zaki Tolimat Hall. Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Layla Min Alf Layla (A Night from A Thousand Nights), a play directed by Mohsen Helmi starring Yehia Al-Fakhrani, Lotfi Labib, Mohamed Mohsen.
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Beram Al-Tunsi Theatre
Al-Gaish St, Al Azaritah, Qesm Bab Sharqi, Alexandria
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(Photo: facebook page of Egyptian Center for Culture and Arts - Makan)
Wednesday 11 January
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Lecture
6pm
CAIRO
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“The Psychology of the Colour Blue in Applied Arts,” a seminar introduces artist, Amany Saad.
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Heliopolis Library
Beirut Street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Percussionist Mohamed Abou Hadid
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Birdman, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
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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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El-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
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Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Mazaher ensemble: Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan, Nour el Sabah.
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Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Steps and Quadro Nuevo Ensemble. Read more here
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, 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, Zaki Tolimat Hall. Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Layla Min Alf Layla (A Night from A Thousand Nights), a play directed by Mohsen Helmi starring Yehia Al-Fakhrani, Lotfi Labib, Mohamed Mohsen.
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Beram Al-Tunsi Theatre
Al-Gaish St, Al Azaritah, Qesm Bab Sharqi, Alexandria
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The Art of The Steal (Photo: Still from The Art of The Steal)
Thursday 12 January
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Puppet theatre
6pm
CAIRO
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Cinderella, a play with scenography and puppets designed by Naglaa Raafat
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The Cairo Puppet Theatre, Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Cairo
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Theatre for children
7pm
CAIRO
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Kawkab Sika (The Planet of Sika), a play written by Abdu Al-Zaraa and directed by Sayed Gabr
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Metropol (The Children’s National) Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Poet Ahmed Haddad and Hazim Shahin on oud
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Mona Borkahard Ensemble "Spanish Folklore"
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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The National Arab Music Ensemble
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Mona Burkhardt with El Melodias Encantadoras Orquesta
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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National Arab Music Ensemble
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Blue Elephant, by the Modern Dance Theatre Company
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria St, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Bluezophrenia band: covers Elvis Presley, B.B King, Eric Clapton, Vintage Trouble, Deep Purple, Chuck Berry, Joe Bonamassa, Tom Waits, etc
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ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin St, Garden City, 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, Zaki Tolimat Hall. Cairo
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Film
1pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of Nicholas Nickleby (2002), directed by Douglas McGrath
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Arts and Multimedia Library, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Theatre
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Layla Min Alf Layla (A Night from A Thousand Nights), a play directed by Mohsen Helmi starring Yehia Al-Fakhrani, Lotfi Labib, Mohamed Mohsen.
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Beram Al-Tunsi Theatre
Al-Gaish St, Al Azaritah, Qesm Bab Sharqi, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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The Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing
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Alexandria Opera House, (Sayed Darwish Theatre), Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria
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(Photo: still from film Birdman)
Friday 13 January
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Puppet theatre
6pm
CAIRO
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Cinderella, a play with scenography and puppets designed by Naglaa Raafat
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The Cairo Puppet Theatre, Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Cairo
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Theatre for children
7pm
CAIRO
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Kawkab Sika (The Planet of Sika), a play written by Abdu Al-Zaraa and directed by Sayed Gabr
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Metropol (The Children’s National) Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Blue Elephant, by the Modern Dance Theatre Company
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria St, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Michelle Rounds With Ayman Mabrouk and Rami Attallah
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Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat St. - El Zamalik, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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The Jets band
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Disney concert with the Cairo Opera Company, Cairo Opera Orchestra and Forsan Al Sharq Heritage Company
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
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“Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance with clowns, presented by Wamda and directed by Nabil Bahgat.
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Beit El-Sehemi
El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old 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, Zaki Tolimat Hall. Cairo
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra, violin soloist and conductor Abdelhamid El Showeikh. Programme: Mozart’s Serenade for Strings, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Grieg’s Serenade for Strings,
Haydn’s Adagio from Violin Concerto and Orchestra,
Holst’s St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29, No. 2 and Bartok’s Six Romanian Dances
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, small theatre, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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Alexandria Opera Ensemble for Arab Music and Singing
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Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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Mona Burkhardt with El Melodias Encantadoras (Photo: Cairo Opera House's promotional material)
Saturday 14 January
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Exhibition
Last days
CAIRO
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Discursiveness: an exhibition by Yannick Jacquet, Fred Penelle and Dia Hamed. Exhibition runs until 19 Jan.
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Medrar, 7 Gamal El Din Abou El Mahasen St. Garden City, First Floor, Apt.4, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Blue Elephant, by the Modern Dance Theatre Company
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria St, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, 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, Zaki Tolimat Hall. Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Mona Burkhardt with El Melodias Encantadoras Orquesta
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Alexandria Opera House, (Sayed Darwish Theatre), Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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Cairo Steps and Quadro Nuevo Ensemble. Read more here
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Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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Sunday 15 January
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Exhibition
CAIRO
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“The Past is Always an Invented Land, Orhan Pamuk,” an exhibition from the Amgad Naguib Collection. The exhibition runs until 1 Feb.
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Townhouse, 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown. Factory Space, Cairo
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Dance/Music
8pm
CAIRO
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El-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
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Wekalet El-Ghoury, El-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid 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
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Beit El-Sehemi
El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old 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, Zaki Tolimat Hall. Cairo
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Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of two documentaries by Nadine Salib: Dawn and Um Ghayeb
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, small theatre, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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Disney concert with the Cairo Opera Company, Cairo Opera Orchestra and Forsan Al Sharq Heritage Company
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Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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(Photo: still from Children of Men)
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
10-20 Jan
CAIRO
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Photography exhibition Dovecotes by Swiss artist David Aebi. Read more here
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Artellewa, 19 Mohamed Ali El Eseary St. Ard El Lewa, Giza
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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
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
9-16 Jan
CAIRO
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Oil paintings by Samaa Yehia
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Cairo Opera Complex
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek
Salah Taher gallery
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Exhibition
9-16 Jan
CAIRO
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The Arab Creators Forum miscellaneous exhibition
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Cairo Opera Complex
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek
Music Library (Ziyad Bakir) Hall
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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
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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Exhibition
Until 17 Jan
CAIRO
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“Before Dawn,” new paintings by artist Sami Aboul-Azm
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AL MASAR
Behler’s Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
Until 12 Jan
CAIRO
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“Apeirophobia”, an exhibition of paintings by Ahmed Abdel-Ghany about memories of Al Azhari Street
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Picasso
30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek
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Exhibition
Until 1 Feb
CAIRO
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“The Past is Always an Invented Land, Orhan Pamuk,” an exhibition from the Amgad Naguib Collection.
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Townhouse, 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown. Factory Space, Cairo
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(Photo: fragment from the Dovecotes' promotional material)
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