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Sunday 9 April
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Contemporary art festival
CAIRO
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D-CAF festival for contemporary art. Check the full programme here.
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Falaki Theatre gallery, AUC, Cairo.
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Film
12pm, 2.30pm, 10pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
4pm
CAIRO
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Serge Daney: Homage and Retrospective: Screening of Tout va Bien (Just Great)
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
4.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of A Present from the Past
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High Cinema Institute, Giza
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Film
5pm
CAIRO
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Screening of It’s Only the End of the World
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
6pm
CAIRO
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Egypt's Al-Nour Wal Amal Orchestra to honour late conductor Ali Osman with concert. Read more here
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Al-Nour Wal Amal Association, 16 Abou Bakr El-Seddik Street Heliopolis, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Diaries of a Flying Dog
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of The Curve
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
7.30
CAIRO
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Screening of Ahlam Saghira (Little Dreams)
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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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Screening of Ida
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ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al Mohamin st, Garden City, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Heritage Arab Music Ensemble
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Arabic Music Institute, Ramsis Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Fathi Salama concert
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Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Conservatoire concert
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Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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National Arab Music Ensemble
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam
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Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, 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
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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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Mona Burkhardt & Las Encantadoras Melodias Orquesta, latin dance and music
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Sawy Culturewheel, 26 July St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Ali Osman Al Haj after one of the concerts of Al Nour Wal Amal Orchestra, Hamburg 2013 (Photo: Ati Metwaly)
Monday 10 April
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Contemporary art festival
CAIRO
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D-CAF festival for contemporary art. Check the full programme here.
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Falaki Theatre gallery, AUC, Cairo
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Film
12pm, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
4pm
CAIRO
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Serge Daney: Homage and Retrospective: Screening of Night and Fog
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
5pm
CAIRO
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Screening of It’s Only the End of the World
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of The Handmaiden. Read more here
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Magnolia. Leaves of Art: 12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
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/Music
8pm
CAIRO
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El-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
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Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
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Film
8pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Aquarius (2016)
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Balcon, 26 Sohag street, Heliopolis
Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam
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Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
11am
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria Opera Children Choir
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
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The Last Farewell, by Hany Rashed (Photo: courtesy of Mashrabia gallery)
Tuesday 11 April
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Contemporary art festival
CAIRO
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D-CAF festival for contemporary art. Check the full programme here.
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Falaki Theatre gallery, AUC, Cairo
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Film
12pm, 2.30pm, 7.30pm, 10pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
4pm
CAIRO
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Serge Daney: Homage and Retrospective: Screening of Immortal Sargent
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
5pm
CAIRO
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Screening of It’s Only the End of the World
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Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of My Father is Still a Communist
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of The Red Turtle
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ADEF DECA
143, St no. 8, Muqattam City, Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha present traditional music of the Nile Delta; Nubian Fadeka music;; 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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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Flute and harp recital, with Riham Abbas and Mona Wassef
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Puccini's opera Tosca performed by the Cairo Opera Company and Cairo Opera Orchestra
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Play ‘The Gentleman Caller’
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Opera Tosca by the Cairo Opera Company, Cairo Opera Choir and Cairo Opera Orchestra. (Photo: Sherif Sonbol)
Wednesday 12 April
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Contemporary art festival
CAIRO
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D-CAF festival for contemporary art. Check the full programme here.
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Falaki Theatre gallery, AUC, Cairo
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Film
4pm
CAIRO
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Serge Daney: Homage and Retrospective: Screening of Too Early, Too Late
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Seminar
6pm
CAIRO
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"The Hassan Fathi Architecture from a different Perspective," a seminar by Professor of Architecture Ahmed Sedqi
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Beit Al Sinary
Mong Ally, Behind Al Saneya Secondary School, Al Sayeda Zeinab Square, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Léon: The Professional
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Magnolia. Leaves of Art: 12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Doa Aly & Islam Zaher: Remnants of Enchantment
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Gypsum Gallery
5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Zar music and songs by Mazaher, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab
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Makan, Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, 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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Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
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Film
8pm
CAIRO
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Screening of A Present from the Past
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Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Puccini's opera Tosca performed by the Cairo Opera Company and Cairo Opera Orchestra
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Hanan Mady recital
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
10pm
CAIRO
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ZigZagLive: Omrr/Abadir and Onsy
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Zigzag, 6 Kasr El Nil, Cairo
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Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of Hin und weg (Tour de Force)
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Goethe-Institut,
10, El-Batalsa Str., Azarita, Alexandria
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Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Play ‘The Gentleman Caller’
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Culture salon
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Culture salon
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
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Glass Onion and Awtar Quartet
Thursday 13 April
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Contemporary art festival
CAIRO
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D-CAF festival for contemporary art. Check the full programme here.
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Falaki Theatre gallery, AUC, Cairo
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Film
4pm
CAIRO
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Screening of My Father is Still a Communist
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Puppet theatre
6.30pm
CAIRO
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Cinderella, a children play written by Ahmed Zaki and directed by Lotfy Al-Sayed
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The Cairo Puppet Theatre, Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Downtown, Cairo
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Children theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Anta Fein Ya Qamar (Where are your Moon?), a play written by Hatem Azab, directed by Hassan Saad
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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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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam
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Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Puccini's opera Tosca performed by the Cairo Opera Company and Cairo Opera Orchestra
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Beatles tribute with Glass Onion and Awtar Quartet in Cairo. Read more here
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Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, 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 by clowns in Al-Muizz Street, 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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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Bedouin Jerry-Can band from Sinai
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El Dammah Theater
30 A El Belaasa St, Abdeen,Downtown, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Play ‘The Gentleman Caller’
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria pera Ensemble for Arab Music and Singing
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
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Ali, The Goat and Ibrahim (Photo: courtesy of DIFF)
Friday 14 April
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Puppet theatre
6.30pm
CAIRO
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Cinderella, a children play written by Ahmed Zaki and directed by Lotfy Al-Sayed
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The Cairo Puppet Theatre, Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Downtown, Cairo
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Children theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Anta Fein Ya Qamar (Where are your Moon?), a play written by Hatem Azab, directed by Hassan Saad
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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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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam
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Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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El Nafeekha band
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Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Song recital by Diaa Ezz Eldin
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Arabic Music Institute, 22 Ramses St, Downtown Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Talents Development Centre concert
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Yasmine El Baramawy live
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ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al Mohamin st, Garden City, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Puccini's opera Tosca performed by the Cairo Opera Company and Cairo Opera Orchestra
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Play ‘The Gentleman Caller’
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Still from The Handmaiden
Saturday 15 April
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam
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Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Symphony Orchestra
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Talents Development Centre concert
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
8pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Sultan (India). Part of the ongoing India by the Nile festival
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Porto Cairo Mall, Ring road, First Settlement, New 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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Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Play ‘The Gentleman Caller’
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Still from The Red Turtle
Sunday 16 April
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Exhibition
Last days
CAIRO
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The Last Farewell, by Hany Rashed. The exhibition runs until 20 April. Check our Art Alert here.
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Mashrabia gallery, 8 Champollion street, Downtown, Cairo
Soma, 14 Mohamed El-Maraashli St., Zamalek,Cairo
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Film
6pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Silsila (India). Part of the ongoing India by the Nile festival
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Porto Cairo Mall, Ring road, First Settlement, New Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Musion band
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Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Al-Ashq Al-Masmouaa (The Overheard Love), a play directed by Mohamed Allam
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Miami Theatre, Maarouf St, Qasr A- Nile, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Violin and piano recital with Yasser Elserafi and Yasser Mokhtar
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, 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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Lecture
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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"An aspect of the history of Cinema Invention"
A lecture by the researcher Mohamed Hashem Abdelsalam
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Still from Hin und weg
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 12 Apri -- TBA
CAIRO
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Doa Aly & Islam Zaher: Remnants of Enchantment
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Gypsum Gallery
5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo
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Exhibition
3 Apr - 15 May
CAIRO
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Halfway Through the Thread, group exhibition focused on textile work. Read more here.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo
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Exhibition
2 - 14 Apr
CAIRO
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Vespa, paintings by Wael Hamdan
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Art Corner, 12 Sayed Bakry St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
19 Mar- 15 Apr
CAIRO
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Egypt Resumes Giving, paintings by Farghali Abdelhafiz
Sculpture and Sketches by Abdel-Aziz Saab
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Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
30 Mar - 16 Apr
CAIRO
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A Face of Egypt, paintings by Bahgoury. Curated by Picasso East Art Gallery
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Intercontinental Cairo Semiramis, Nile corniche, Garden City, Cairo.
Tel: +20(2)27988000
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Exhibition
19 Mar- 20 Apr
CAIRO
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The Last Farewell, by Hany Rashed. Check our Art Alert here.
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Mashrabia gallery, 8 Champollion street, Downtown, Cairo
Soma, 14 Mohamed El-Maraashli St., Zamalek,Cairo
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Exhibition
25 Mar- 13 Apr
CAIRO
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Paintings by Nazli Madkour
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Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem st., off Brazil St., Zamalek., Cairo
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Exhibition
9 Mar - 12 Apr
CAIRO
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Group Exhibition, with works by Ahmed Askalany
Ali Abdel Mohsen, George Azmy, Hany Rashed, Mohamed Wahba, Muhammad Mustafa, Seba Ali
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Arcade, 25 Orabi St., Maadi, Cairo
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Exhibition
1 - 23 Apr
CAIRO
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‘Buzzing’, paintings by Salah El-Meligy, and ‘Stages’, sculptures by Hassan Kamel
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Dai Gallery, 14 Al-Ahrar St., from Batal Ahmed St., Mohandesin, Cairo
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