Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Sunday 24 September
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Film
GOUNA
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El-Gouna Film Festival. Check the programme here
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Various venues at El-Gouna
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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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Music
CAIRO
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10th International Samaa Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting with troupes from Egypt, India, Greece, China, Nigeria, Romania, Sudan, Morocco, Algeria, Syria and Palestine as guest of honour. The shows are held across many venues starting 8.30pm
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Various venues across Cairo: Cairo Opera, Al-Hanager Arts Centre, Al-Ghouri Caravansar, Al-Moaaz St,Salaheddin Citadel
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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 St, 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 St, Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
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The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments
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Beit El-Sehemi
El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old 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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Alexandria Opera Music Ensemble for Arab Music and Singing. Conductor: Ihab Abdel Hamid
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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 a film At Titi's Balcony)
Monday 25 September
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Film
GOUNA
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El-Gouna Film Festival. Check the programme here
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Various venues at El-Gouna
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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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Music
CAIRO
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10th International Samaa Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting with troupes from Egypt, India, Greece, China, Nigeria, Romania, Sudan, Morocco, Algeria, Syria and Palestine as guest of honour. The shows are held across many venues starting 8.30pm
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Various venues across Cairo: Cairo Opera, Al-Hanager Arts Centre, Al-Ghouri Caravansar, Al-Moaaz St,Salaheddin Citadel
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Books
4pm
CAIRO
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The Silent Book Club:
4-4.30pm: socialising and swapping book recommendations
4.30-6pm: quiet reading hour (or listening for audiobook fans)
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Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC), 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Poetry
7pm
CAIRO
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“The Nation in the Eyes of Poets,” an evening of poetry introduces poets Abdel Aziz Goweida, Alaa Ganib. Oud accompaniment by Ashraf Abdel Rahman
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El Sawy Culturewheel Word Hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of film Endless Poetry
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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 Certain Women (2016)
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Balcon Heliopolis
26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Best Songs of Bocelli & Sinatra and Comic Opera The Telephone.
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Cairo Opera House - Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Zikr and Sufi night
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Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Modern Dance Theatre Company presents The Death Citadel show
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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 St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
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(Photo: Still from Um Ghayeb)
Tuesday 26 September
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Film
GOUNA
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El-Gouna Film Festival. Check the programme here
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Various venues at El-Gouna
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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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Music
CAIRO
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10th International Samaa Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting with troupes from Egypt, India, Greece, China, Nigeria, Romania, Sudan, Morocco, Algeria, Syria and Palestine as guest of honour. The shows are held across many venues starting 8.30pm
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Various venues across Cairo: Cairo Opera, Al-Hanager Arts Centre, Al-Ghouri Caravansar, Al-Moaaz St,Salaheddin Citadel
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Exhibition
Closing soon
CAIRO
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“Wings of Mexico,” two wings of bronze created by Mexico's world-renowned contemporary artist Jorge Marin. The exhibition closes on 30 September.
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Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, 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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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Samir in the Dust
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Best Songs of Bocelli & Sinatra and Comic Opera The Telephone.
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Cairo Opera House - Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Modern Dance Theatre Company presents The Death Citadel show
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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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Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha
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Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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(Photo: fragment from the poster of Cairo Jazz Festival 2017)
Wednesday 27 September
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Film
GOUNA
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El-Gouna Film Festival. Check the programme here
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Various venues at El-Gouna
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Music
CAIRO
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9th edition of Cairo Jazz Festival with concerts and workshops across many venues. Check the programme here
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Various Venues
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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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Music
CAIRO
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10th International Samaa Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting with troupes from Egypt, India, Greece, China, Nigeria, Romania, Sudan, Morocco, Algeria, Syria and Palestine as guest of honour. The shows are held across many venues starting 8.30pm
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Various venues across Cairo: Cairo Opera, Al-Hanager Arts Centre, Al-Ghouri Caravansar, Al-Moaaz St,Salaheddin Citadel
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Film
CAIRO
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Screenings of Experimental Summer
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of For Some Inexplicable Reason. Read more here
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Office of the Hungarian Cultural Counsellor
13 Gawad Hossni, 2nd Floor, Abdeen, 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 St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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Music
8pm
Cairo
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Mazher & The Soul Masters
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Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, 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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Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Modern Dance Theatre Company presents The Death Citadel show
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Singer Ali Al-Haggar
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, Wisdom Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Le Corsaire ballet in Cairo (photo: Sherif Sonbol)
Thursday 28 September
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Film
GOUNA
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El-Gouna Film Festival. Check the programme here
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Various venues at El-Gouna
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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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Music
CAIRO
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9th edition of Cairo Jazz Festival with concerts and workshops across many venues. Check the programme here
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Various Venues
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Film
CAIRO
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Screenings of Experimental Summer
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition opening
6pm
CAIRO
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Modern Miracles, an exhibition by David Degner and curated by Alexandra Stock
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MASQ - Maq‘ad of Sultan Qaitbey
Darb-elsaqia st, behind Qaitbay Mosque, Manshiet Nasser, Cairo
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History lecture
6pm
CAIRO
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Ilona Regulski will hold a lecture titled “A Deep History of the Asyut Region - A Focus on the Village of Shutb”
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Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC), 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Al-Mawlawiya Al-Masriya troupe, led by Sufi chanter Amer Al-Toni in a repertoire of Sufi songs and dances
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, River Hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Discussion
7pm
CAIRO
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"Cairo Conversations": Omar Robert Hamilton discusses his work with Lina Attalah
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AUC Main Campus (Tahrir), Mohamed Mahmoud St., Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Singing recital by Somaiya Darwish
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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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Abdeen Live concert
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Sufi Bookstore, 12 Sayed El Bakry Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
CAIRO
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The Modern Dance Theatre Company presents The Death Citadel show
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
1pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Screening of the Oscar winning film Die Fälscher. The film is in German with English subtitles.
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria Opera Music Ensemble for Arab Music and Singing. Commemoration of Sayed Darwish and Riad El Sonbaty
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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 film The Insult, French-Lebanese drama and the Lebanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. The film is screened during the 1st El-Gouna Film Festival
Friday 29 September
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Film
GOUNA
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El-Gouna Film Festival. Check the programme here
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Various venues at El-Gouna
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Music
CAIRO
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9th edition of Cairo Jazz Festival with concerts and workshops across many venues. Check the programme here
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Various Venues
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Theatre
CAIRO
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Closing of the 24th Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre. Read more here.
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Cairo Opera House
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Film
CAIRO
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Screenings of Experimental Summer
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition
Closing soon
CAIRO
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In The Anticipation of a Future Need to Know, video installations by Ash Moniz. The exhibition closes on 1 October.
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Townhouse Factory Space, 6 El-Nabrawy Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Retro band: Daia El Guindy and Ahmed Hadad |
El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo |
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Ballet
8pm
CAIRO
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Ballet Le Corsaire. 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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Sweet Sound 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 St, Old Cairo
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Modern Miracles, an exhibition by David Degner (Photo: fragment from the exhibition's promotional material)
Saturday 30 September
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Music
CAIRO
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9th edition of Cairo Jazz Festival with concerts and workshops across many venues. Check the programme here
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Various Venues
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Film
CAIRO
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Screenings of Experimental Summer
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo
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Film
4pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Samir in the Dust
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Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of In the Battlefields
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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 St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Mahmoud Darwish and Konouz Ensemble
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Ballet
8pm
CAIRO
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Ballet Le Corsaire. 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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Cairo Symphony Orchestra
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Saxophone Quartet
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Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Wandering Time, a Russian play performed during the Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre (Photo: Bassam Al Zoghby)
Sunday 1 October
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Film
CAIRO
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Screenings of Experimental Summer
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St,Downtown, Cairo
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Ballet
8pm
CAIRO
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Ballet Le Corsaire. 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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French Classics concert with Azza Balba
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Nubian Ganoubi Ensemble
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Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Emad Abdel Aziz band and Al Harafeesh
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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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Heritage Arab Music Ensemble
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Arab Music Institute,
22 Ramsis St, Cairo
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Music
8.30pm
CAIRO
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The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments
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Beit El-Sehemi
El-Gamaliya, Al-Muizz St, Old Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of At Titi's Balcony
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Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC), 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Gazaga band
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Opening day of the 10th International Samaa Festival for Spiritual Music and Chanting (20-27 September) (Photo: courtesy of the Indian Embassy in Cairo)
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
28Sep - 10Oct
CAIRO
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Modern Miracles, an exhibition by David Degner and curated by Alexandra Stock
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MASQ - Maq‘ad of Sultan Qaitbey
Darb-elsaqia st, behind Qaitbay Mosque, Manshiet Nasser, 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
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
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 Center, 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 St, Downtown, 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
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 Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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