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Sunday 17 September
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Exhibition
Last day
CAIRO
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Oil paintings by Abdel-Nasser Al-Saadani. Exhibition ends 17 September.
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Music Library (Ziad Bakir) Gallery, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
Opening
CAIRO
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“The White Smoke,” a solo exhibition by Ahmed Sabry.
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Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo
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Film
4pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Closed Doors.
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo
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Exhibition
Opening
7pm
CAIRO
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In The Anticipation of a Future Need to Know, video installations by Ash Moniz .
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Townhouse Factory Space, 6 El-Nabrawy Street, Downtown Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of One in a Million followed by Chaos, Disorder.
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo
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Video art
7.30pm
CAIRO
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In a Nutshell 3, a selection of videos from the Cairo Video Festival.
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Medrar, 7 Gamal El Din Abou El Mahasen Street. Garden City, First Floor, Apt 4
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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7+ Ashbah Kamel Nagafa (7+ Ghosts of Kamel Nagafa) and Washm El-Ghayeb (The Absent’s Tattoo), both from Suez. The plays are part of the 26th Festival for Egypt's Theatre Clubs (10-22 September).
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El-Samer Theatre, Next to the National Circus, Agouza, Cairo
Tel: 02 33475408
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Arabic Rock Concert with Malaaz.
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El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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Breaking Walls Festival (7-17 September). Read more here.
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Embassy of Switzerland in Cairo, 24 Gamal El-Din Abou El-Mahassen, Garden City, 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 Street, Old Cairo
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Film
5pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screenings of short movies. The event is part of the Premiers Gestes that focuses on the Mediterranean Youth Cinema (16-20 September).
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Wekalet Behna, 1 Al-Kanesa Al-Maronya, Al-Mansheyah Al-Kubra, Qism El-Mansheya, Alexandria
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Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of Muito Romântico (2016), directed by Melissa Dullius and Gustavo Jahn, followed by a discussion with the directors.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Auditorium Hall, Alexandria
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Film
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of the Tunisian film Akher Wahed Fina (The Last One of Us). The event is part of the Premiers Gestes that focuses on the Mediterranean Youth Cinema (16-20 September).
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French Institute, El Nabi Daniel Street. off Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria Alexandria
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Lekhfa album cover (Photo: part of promotional material)
Monday 18 September
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Qabel Lel Eshteaal (Flammable) by El-Anfoushy Theatre Club and Dakar Walad Omran (Dakkar, Omran’s Son) by El-Shatby Theatre Club.
The plays are part of the 26th Festival for Egypt's Theatre Clubs (10-22 September).
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El-Samer Theatre, next to the National Circus, Agouza, Cairo
Tel: 02 33475408
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of The Salesman.
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Magnolia, Leaves of Art
12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
8pm
CAIRO
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Screening of The Wedding.
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Balcon Heliopolis
26 Sohag Street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Music
8pm
Cairo
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Omar Khairat concert.
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Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
Cairo
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Concert celebrating the Islamic New Year with Inshad by Abu Shear band.
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Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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The Forty Rules of Love.
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown 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 Street, off Al-Muaaz Street and Al-Azhar Street, Cairo
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Film
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Short Films: Towards Tenderness (2015), and Foyer (2016).
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French Institut, El-Naby Danial Street, off Fouad Street, El-Raml Station, Alexandria
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Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre (Photo: Al-Ahram)
Tuesday 19 September
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Film
4pm
CAIRO
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Screening of One in a Million followed by Chaos, Disorder.
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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I Will Defend Myself, photography exhibition by Nadia Mounir. Read our Art Alert here.
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Contemporary Image Collective, 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat, Downtown Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Gate of Departure.
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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El-Shabihan (The Lookalikes) by Mostafa Kamel Theatre Club, and Lel Khalf Dir (Make a U-Turn) from Marsa Matrouh.
The plays are part of the 26th Festival for Egypt's Theatre Clubs (10-22 September).
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El-Samer Theatre, next to the National Circus, Agouza, Cairo
Tel: 02 33475408
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Pianist Nik Bärtsch, performing his solo project "Modular Movements.
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Cairo Opera House, Small Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Opening of the 24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. 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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Karaoke Mondays.
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ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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El-Tagroba El-Denmarkeya play (The Danish Experience).
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Falaki Theatre, 14 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Fox Project and Janoubian band.
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Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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Film
5pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of Night and Boy (2015).
The event is part of the Premiers Gestes that focuses on the Mediterranean Youth Cinema (16-20 September).
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Wekalet Behna, 1 El-Maronia Church Street, El-Manshia, Alexandria
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Film
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of Ruins (2016, documentary).
The event is part of the Premiers Gestes that focuses on the Mediterranean Youth Cinema (16-20 September).
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French Institute, El-Nabi Daniel Street, off Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria
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'I will defend myself' photography exhibition by Nadia Mounir (Photo: part of promotional material for the exhibit)
Wednesday 20 September
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Theatre
CAIRO
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24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. Read more here.
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Various venues
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Books
4.45pm
CAIRO
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The Silent Book Club: Cairo Chapter.
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NVIC, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
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, 1 Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Hekayat Psychobateya (Psychopathic Stories) and Bab El-Farag (The Door to Happiness), both by the Beni Suef Theatre Club.
The plays are part of the 26th Festival for Egypt's Theatre Clubs (10-22 September).
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El-Samer Theatre, next to the National Circus, Agouza, Cairo
Tel: 02 33475408
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Music
8pm
Cairo
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Hadra Sufi Inshad band.
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Cairo Opera House, Open Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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El-Tagroba El-Denmarkeya play (The Danish Experience).
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Falaki Theatre, 14 Falaki Street, Downtown 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 Street, off Al-Muaaz Street and Al-Azhar Street, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Basma Al-Andalus band.
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Arab Music Institute,
22 Ramsis Street, Downtown Cairo
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Roundtable
1pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Roundtable discussion: Contemporary Cinema of North Africa.
Part of the Premiers Gestes that focuses on the Mediterranean Youth Cinema (16-20 September).
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French Institute, El-Nabi Daniel Street, off Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria
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Film
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of A Present from the Past (2015, Documentary).
Closing of the Premiers Gestes that focuses on the Mediterranean Youth Cinema (16-20 September).
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French Institute, El-Nabi Daniel Street, off Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria
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Festival for Theatre Clubs' promotional material
Thursday 21 September
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Theatre
CAIRO
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24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. Read more here.
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Various venues
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Poetry
5pm
CAIRO
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Poetry by Mohamed El-Kafoury.
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El Sawy Culturewheel,
end of 26th of July Street, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek
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Puppet Theatre
6.30pm
CAIRO
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Sahsah Lama Yangah (When Sahsah Succeeds), a children play directed by Salah Al-Sakka.
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The Cairo Puppet Theatre, next to Al-Attaba Metro Station
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Afrit El-Saada (The Happiness Genie).
Maasat El-Hallag (The Barber’s Tragedy) by Zagazig Theatre Club.
The plays are part of the 26th Festival for Egypt's Theatre Clubs (10-22 September).
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El-Samer Theatre, next to the National Circus, Agouza, Cairo
Tel: 02 33475408
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Books
7pm
CAIRO
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Book discussion of The City Always Wins by Omar Robert Hamilton.
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NVIC, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Puppetry
7pm
CAIRO
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Mohamed Mounir concert in puppet theatre.
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El Sawy Culturewheel,
end of 26th of July Street, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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El-Tagroba El-Denmarkeya play (The Danish Experience).
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Falaki Theatre, 14 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Abdeen Live concert.
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Sufi Bookstore, 12 Sayed El-Bakry Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
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Do’souka band.
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ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Inshad
8pm
CAIRO
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Religious Inshad band.
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Rehab Omar Arabic music concert.
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Arab Music Institute,
22 Ramsis Street, Cairo
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Music
8pm
Cairo
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Gala and ballet with Cairo Opera Orchestra.
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Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Standup comedy
8pm
CAIRO
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Hezb El-Comedy open mic for stand up comedy.
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Darb 1718
Kasr El-Shamaa Street. Misr El-Kadima, Cairo
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Nik Bärtsch, performing his solo project "Modular Movements.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria Sports Club Sayed Darwish Chorus, performing on the memorial of Sayed Darwish.
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El-Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
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In Anticipation of a Future Need to Know exhibition (Photo: part of promotional material)
Friday 22 September
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Theatre
CAIRO
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24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. Read more here.
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Various venues
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Puppetry
3pm
CAIRO
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Sakia puppet theatre.
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El Sawy Culturewheel
end of 26th of July Street, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek
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Puppet Theatre
6.30pm
CAIRO
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Sahsah Lama Yangah (When Sahsah Succeeds), a children play directed by Salah Al-Sakka.
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The Cairo Puppet Theatre, next to Al-Attaba Metro Station
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Closing party and award ceremony of the 26th Festival for Egypt's Theatre Clubs (10-22 September).
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El-Samer Theatre, next to the National Circus, Agouza, Cairo
Tel: 02 33475408
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Focus on Egyptian short films (2000-2009).
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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El-Tagroba El-Denmarkeya play (The Danish Experience).
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Falaki Theatre, 14 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Charisma band.
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Al-Rabaa Cultural Centre, Fatimid Cairo, next to Al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Tarab Zaman band, with Mohamed Ated Imam.
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Talent Development Centre concert.
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Arab Music Institute,
22 Ramsis Street, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Golden Bell Orchestra, from China.
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Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Andromeda band.
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Cairo Opera House, Open Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Puppet Theatre
8.30pm
CAIRO
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“Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet theatre).
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Beit El-Sehemi
El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz Street, Old Cairo
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Paranoid Eyes: the Magic Spell, Pink Floyd tribute.
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ROOM Art Space & Cafe,10 Etehaad Al-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Arseani dance and music band, from Georgia.
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
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Pianist Nik Bärtsch (Photo: Cairo Opera House's promotional material)
Saturday 23 September
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Theatre
CAIRO
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24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. Read more here.
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Various venues
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El-Bashbory (Ultimate Music, Poetry & Art Day).
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Magnolia. Leaves of Art
12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
4pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Gate of Departure.
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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On artists’ films: video & cinema language, a programme curated by Ahmed Shawky Hassan.
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown 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 Street, off Al-Muaaz Street and Al-Azhar Street, 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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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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El-Tagroba El-Denmarkeya play (The Danish Experience).
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Falaki Theatre, 14 Falaki Street, Downtown Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Lekhfa album launch. Read more here.
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El Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Cairo
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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The Gypsy Jazz project.
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ROOM Art Space & Cafe, 10 Etehaad Al Mohamin st, Garden City, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria Opera String Orchestra condcted by Hisham Gabr. Piano soloist: Elena Dzamashvili.
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
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Still from film The Gate of Departure. (Photo: Courtesy of MAD Solutions)
Sunday 24 September
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Theatre
CAIRO
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24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. Read more here.
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Various venues
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Film
4pm
CAIRO
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Focus on Egyptian short films (2000- 2009).
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Mother of the Unborn (Um Ghayeb).
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Inshad concert by Adnan El-Sasa.
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July Street, Wisdom Hall, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Arseani dance and music band, from Georgia.
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Cairo Opera House, Main Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Kalthoumiyat (Um Kalthoum songs).
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Arab Music Institute,
22 Ramsis Street, Cairo
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Film
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of We Are Egyptian Armenians.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Auditorium Hall, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandrian Arab Music Nights, with maestro Ehab Abdelrahman.
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
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(Photo: Still from Um Ghayeb)
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 Street, off Al-Moaiz Street 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 Street, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo
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Exhibition
13 Sept-4 Oct
CAIRO
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Ace of Spades, exhibition by Shatha Al-Deghady and Amado El-Fadni.
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Soma Art School and Gallery, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek
Cairo
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Exhibition
16-17 Sept
CAIRO
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Culture in Colour: Two-day painting exhibition by Farah Shoukry.
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Hanager Arts Centre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
10-30 Sept
CAIRO
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“Wings of Mexico,” two wings of bronze created by Mexico's world-renowned contemporary artist Jorge Marin.
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Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
7-20 Sept
CAIRO
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An exhibition showcases 40 paintings created by children.
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Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 Al-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Zeinhom, in front of Fathi Sorour Compound, Cairo
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Exhibition
10-17 Sept
CAIRO
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Oil paintings by Abdel-Nasser Al-Saadani.
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Music Library (Ziad Bakir) Gallery, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
12-24 Sept
CAIRO
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“Twenty Plus: Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor,” an exhibition of sculpture and painting by an array of promising artists from Cairo, Alexandria and Luxor.
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Khan Al-Maghraby, 18 Al-Mansour Mohamed Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
13-27 Sept
CAIRO
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-Creativity without Borders, pottery by Tahani Adel in Ahmed Sabry Hall.
-China’s Stories, photography by Sara Fouad in Ragheb Ayad Hall.
-Breathe of Love, oil paintings by Jaidaa Zakaria in Hussein Fawzy Hall.
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Gezira Art Centre, 1 Sheikh Marsafy, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
17 Sep-26 Oct
CAIRO
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“The White Smoke,” a solo exhibition by Ahmed Sabry.
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Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo
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Exhibition
Ending TBA
CAIRO
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“Art for All,” a group exhibition of paintings by the likes of Georges Bahgory, Gihan Raaouf, Essmat Dawestashi, Effat Hosny, Abdel-Aal Hassan, Ayman Salah Taher, Mohamed Al-Tarrawi, Nagwa Al-Ashri, Fatemah Refaat.
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Salama Gallery, 36 Ahmed Oraby Street, Mohandeseen, Cairo
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Exhibition
17 Sep-1 Oct
CAIRO
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In The Anticipation of a Future Need to Know, video installations by Ash Moniz.
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Townhouse Factory Space, 6 El-Nabrawy Street, Downtown Cairo
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Exhibition
Ending TBA
CAIRO
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“UBUNTU Revisited,” the gallery is exhibiting a selection of pieces from its personal collection by a range of different artists.
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Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
14 Sep-7 Oct
ALEXANDRIA
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12 edition of First Time group exhibition.
Fridays and Saturdays off.
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Conference Centre, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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