Sunday 12 November
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Film
CAIRO
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10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo
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Festival
CAIRO
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Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here
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Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo
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Exhibition
Last days
CAIRO
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Paintings by Galal El-Husseiny
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Khan El-Maghraby, 18 Mansour Mohamed, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
Opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Mahmoud El-Dewihi, sculpture exhibition
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Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., Brazil, Zamalek
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Exhibition
7pm
CAIRO
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Steps: an exhibition by Khaled Halaby and Nagat Farouk
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Gallery Grant, 6 El-Gomhouria St., Abdeen, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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SOAS Ceilidh band, traditional dance musics of the British Isles and Ireland.
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Makan 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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Music
8pm
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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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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26th Arab Music Festival and Conference
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Adama, screening in the 10th Panorama (Photo: still from the film)
Monday 13 November
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Film
CAIRO
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10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo
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Festival
CAIRO
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Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here
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Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Stranger Things 2 episodes, two episodes per day (6, 8, 13, 15, 20 November)
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Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Something beautiful about it, paintings by
Guirguis Lotfy exhibition
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InterContinental Cairo Semiramis, Nile Corniche, Garden City, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Karaoke Night
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
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Film
8pm
CAIRO
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Screening of I am Heath Ledger
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Balcon Heliopolis
26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, 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
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Concert: Mosaad Ozil
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
I am Heath Ledger film (Photo: still from the film)
Tuesday 14 November
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Film
CAIRO
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10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo
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Festival
CAIRO
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Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here
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Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo
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Poetry
6pm
CAIRO
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Poetry by Mostafa Naser
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, Zamalek
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Inshad
7.30pm
CAIRO
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El-Hoor, inshad concert
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, Zamalek
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of We Need to Talk About Kevin
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ADEF, 143 Street no.8, Muqattam City, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Karaoke Night
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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26th Arab Music Festival and Conference
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Flamenca Cairo, playing a fusion of flamenco and oriental music
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Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Wednesday 15 November
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Film
CAIRO
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10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo
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Festival
CAIRO
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Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here
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Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Stranger Things 2 episodes, two episodes per day (6, 8, 13, 15, 20 November)
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Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Shwayet Fann band
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, Zamalek
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Zar music and songs by Mazaher Ensemble
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Makan, 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo
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Games
8pm
CAIRO
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Board Game night with Boards Kingdom
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, 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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26th Arab Music Festival and Conference
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Botchan play, written by Natsume Soseki (Japan)
Adapted and directed by: Sherif Hamdi
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Botchan play (Photo: part of promotional material)
Thursday 16 November
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Film
CAIRO
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10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo
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Festival
CAIRO
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Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here
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Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo
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Music
3pm
CAIRO
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Terhal; with poet Mahmoud Namatalla, with Nahawand band, and singer Maged Abdelhalim
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, Zamalek
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Music
6pm
CAIRO
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Kaf El-Qamar band
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AlRabaa (Alrab3), Cultural Center, 3 El-Sananiry alley, off El-Moez street, Gammaliyah, Cairo
(Next to Al-Aqmar mosque)
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Special screening of A Violent Life, followed by a talk with director Thierry De Peretti.
Part of the 10th Panorama of the European Film.
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French Cultural Institute Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Cairo
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Comedy
8pm
CAIRO
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Stand-up comedy night with Fathy Samir
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Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Do’souka band
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Nesma Abdelaziz concert
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Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Portuguese music concert
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Religious Song Ensemble
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Dance
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Bollywood Dance Company
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Mosaad Ozil (Photo: part of promotional material)
Friday 17 November
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Film
CAIRO
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10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo
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Festival
CAIRO
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Born to Change: Young Artists on the Rise, a series of talks. Part of Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here
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Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo
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Film
1pm
CAIRO
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Special screening of Adama.
Part of the 10th Panorama of the European Film.
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French Cultural Institute Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Cairo
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Books
4pm
CAIRO
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Book signing and discussion with author Karim Adly for ‘Transit’ and ‘El-Dam’ (The Blood)
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, Zamalek
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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El-Hadraa concert
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AlRabaa (Alrab3), Cultural Center, 3 El-Sananiry alley, off El-Moez street, Gammaliyah, Cairo
(Next to Al-Aqmar mosque)
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Kuwaiti Night
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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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Ali El-Helbawy concert
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El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, Zamalek
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Nour Khan acoustic night
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hisham Gabr performs Ahmed El Saedi's Festive Overture, Mozart's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A Major, K 219 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 5. Soloist of the evening is Hassan Sharara.
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Mawlaweya Masreya concert
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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Yasser Soliman Ensemble for Music and Singing
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Damanhour Opera, Damanhour
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Stranger Things season 2 (Photo: part of poster for the series)
Saturday 18 November
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Film
CAIRO
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10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo
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Festival
CAIRO
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Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here
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Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo
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Lecture
6pm
CAIRO
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Lecture: Protecting Cultural Heritage in Conflict and Wars, French Ambassador Stéphane Romatet, UNESCO Egypt’s director Ghaith Fariz, UFE’s Master Heritage manager Fakri Hassan, and former advisor to the UK Ministry of Defense Peter Stone
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French Cultural Institute Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hisham Gabr performs Ahmed El Saedi's Festive Overture, Mozart's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A Major, K 219 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 5. Soloist of the evening is Hassan Sharara.
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Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Live screening from the Metropolitan Opera, Thomas Ades’ The Exterminating Angel
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Cairo Opera House, small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Dance/Music
8pm
CAIRO
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El-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage, whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
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Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Cairo
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Gawy band
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Omar Khairat Orchestra
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria
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Poetry
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Poet Amr Hassan
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
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Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Something Beautiful About It, exhibition by Guirguis Lotfy (Photo: part of promotional material)
Sunday 19 November
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Film
CAIRO
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10th Panorama of the European Film. Read more here
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor, Cairo
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Festival
CAIRO
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Cairographie photography festival. Check the programme here
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Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa St., Old Cairo
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Lecture
6pm
CAIRO
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The recovery of French excavations at Medamoud: The city and the temple of Montou, a lecture by Félix Relats-Montserrat, scientific member of IFAO, part of the monthly Archaeology Meetings
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French Cultural Institute Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Cairo
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Music
8pm
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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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Egyptian Musical Youth Society concert
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Cairo Opera House, open air theatre, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Kolthoumiat concert, songs of Oum Kalthoum
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Arab Music Institute, 22 Ramses Street, Downtown, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Omar Khairat Orchestra
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria
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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
7 Nov - 2 Dec
CAIRO
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Dirar Goes Abstract, paintings by Hossam Dirar. Check our Art Alert here.
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Art Talks, 8 El-Kamel Mohamed St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
27 Oct - 2 Dec
CAIRO
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Solo show by Ahmed Morsi.
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Gypsum gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo
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Exhibition
5 Nov- 6 Dec
CAIRO
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Paintings by Asem Sharaf
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Mashrabia Gallery, 8 Champollion St., Cairo
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Exhibition
12 - 30 Nov
CAIRO
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Mahmoud El-Dewihi, sculpture exhibition
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Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., Brazil, Zamalek
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Exhibition
27 Oct- 2 Dec
CAIRO
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You Closed Your Eyes in Order to See the Unseen, exhibition by Ahmed Morsi
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Gypsum Gallery, 5 Ibrahim Naguib St., Apt 2, Garden City
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Exhibition
31 Oct- 16 Nov
CAIRO
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Paintings by Galal El-Husseiny
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Khan El-Maghraby, 18 Mansour Mohamed, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
5- 12 Nov
CAIRO
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Paintings by Noha Mostafa and David D’Agostino
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Saad Zaghloul Culture centre, 2 Saad Zaghloul St., Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo
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Exhibition
1 -18 Nov
CAIRO
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El-Mahmal: A Second Look, paintings by Hannah Stevenson
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Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
15 Oct- 12 Nov
CAIRO
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Gameel Shafik A Retrospective Exhibition
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Gallery Misr, 4A Ibn Zinky St., Cairo
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