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Sunday 7 January
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Exhibition
Last day
CAIRO
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Provocative Product, installations by Eman Ali
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Gallery Misr, 4A Ibn Zinky St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
12pm, 2.30pm, 7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Breathe
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
5pm and 10pm
CAIRO
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Loving Vincent
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Puppet Theatre
6.30pm
CAIRO
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Play the Game, puppet theatre directed by Hani Ezz Eldin
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The Cairo Puppet Theatre, Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Cairo
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Theatre
7pm
CAIRO
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Forsa Saaida (Nice to Meet You), a play directed by Mohamed Gomaa
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The Modern Theatre
Qasr Al-Aini St, Cairo
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Theatre
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Yom An Qatalo El-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing) play
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Al-Gomhoriya Theatre, 12 Al-Gomhouria Street, Abdeen, across from Abdin Palace, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Ya Omri (104 Wrinkles)
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
8pm
CAIRO
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Screening of The Tree of Life (2011)
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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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Arabic Music Heritage Ensemble
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Arabic Music Institute, 22 Ramsis St, Downtown, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here.
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Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Director Khaled Galal (centre) with the cast of Surrender (Salem Nafsak) play. (Photo: part of promotional material)
Monday 8 January
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Film
12pm, 2.30pm, 7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Breathe
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Film
5pm and 10pm
CAIRO
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Loving Vincent
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition opening
6.30pm
CAIRO
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Colours of India, photography by Mona Abdelkarim
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Egyptian Centre for International Cultural Cooperation, 11 Shagaret El Dor St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Wogooh band
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El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of 4 Kings (4 Könige, 2015), director Theresa von Eltz
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Goethe Institut, 17 Hussein Wasef St, Messaha, Cairo
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Adam, paintings by Souad Mardam Bey
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Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Yom An Qatalo El-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing) play
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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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Sobhi Bidair and Friends
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Cairo Opera House, Small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here.
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Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Part of artwork by Omar Abdelzaher (Photo: part of promotional material)
Tuesday 9 January
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Film
12pm, 2.30pm, 7.30pm
CAIRO
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Screening of Breathe
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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 Loving Vincent
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Zamalek Cinema, 13 Shagaret El-Dor St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Film
5pm and 10pm
CAIRO
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Loving Vincent
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Zawya, 4 Abdel Hamid Said St. Off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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A Gift of River and Sea, paintings by Omar Abdelzaher. Read our Art Alert here.
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Khan El-Maghraby gallery, 18 Mansour Mohamed St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Yom An Qatalo El-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing) play
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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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Chamber music concert with Doaa Saber, Alaa Abdalla, Mahmoud Mekhaimar
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Cairo Opera House, Small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here.
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Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Cairo Opera Ballet Company in a scene from Swan Lake. (Photo: courtesy of the Cairo Opera House)
Wednesday 10 January
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Paintings by Mohamed El-Mahdy
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Ahmed Shawky Museum, 6 Ahmed Shawky St., off Morad St., Nile Cornish, Giza
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Solo exhibition of paintings by Yassin Haraz. The exhibition continues until 23 January
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Picasso East Art Gallery, InterContinental Semiramis, Corniche El Nil St. Garden City, Cairo
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Revival, an exhibition for late artists Nour Al-Youssef. Read our Art Alert here.
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Arcade Gallery, 25 Orabi St., Maadi, Cairo
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Theatre
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Yom An Qatalo El-Ghenaa (The Day They Killed Singing) play
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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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Swan Lake ballet. Read more here
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Cairo Opera House, Main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Part of artwork by Nour Al-Youssef (Photo: part of promotional material for the exhibtion)
Thursday 11 January
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Film
6pm
CAIRO
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Indian Cinema club
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Hanager Art Center, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Diary of the Ivory Tower, artworks by Nazir Tanbouli and Aliaa El-Gready
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Greek Campus Gallery, 28 Falaki St., Downtown, Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Omar Ghali on guitar
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Da House, 7 Mosadaq St, Dokki, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Mazzika x El-Sat7: Hania Fansa band.
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Shamaa street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, behind the Hanging Church and Amr Mosque
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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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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cromatex Ensemble for Music and Arab Singing
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Cairo Opera House, Small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Ballet
8pm
CAIRO
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Swan Lake ballet. Read more here
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Cairo Opera House, Main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here.
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Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Shahira Welnas ElKhatira band
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
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Music
7pm
ALEXANDRIA
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Violin and Harp recital, by Mona Wassef and Yasser is Serafy
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Small hall, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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Heritage Arab Music Ensemble
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Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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(Photo: stills from two films -- At Land, and A Trip to The Moon -- screened at Osiris
Friday 12 January
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Talk
5pm
CAIRO
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Mona Lisa and the story of Leonardo DaVinci, a lecture by Hend Mosaad
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InFocus, Building 9 on 219 St., Maadi, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Taksir Sharqi band
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El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Ballet
8pm
CAIRO
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Swan Lake ballet. Read more here
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Cairo Opera House, Main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here.
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Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Estabena 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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Heritage Arab Music Ensemble
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria
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(Photo: still from film Loving Vincent)
Saturday 13 January
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Music
5pm
CAIRO
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An afternoon of drumming: Drum Circle with Rania Amr
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Bab 18 Art Space
2 Khartoum Street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Film
6pm
CAIRO
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Screening of El-Agiba El-Thamena (The Eighth Wonder) in memory of Hussein Bikar
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El-Hanager Art Center, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Mondedalida, Dalida tribute band
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Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis street, Zamalek, Cairo
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Open-mic
7pm
CAIRO
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Masrou3 Al-Mareekh open mic
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Darb 1718, Kasr El Shamaa street, El-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, behind the Hanging Church and Amr Mosque
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Film
7pm
CAIRO
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Screening of two silent short films -- At Land and A Trip to The Moon -- accompanied by live music with composer and musician Mohamed Nagla. Read our Art Alert here.
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Osiris, 1 Hassan Mourad St., from Qasr El Aini, 2nd floor, Garden City, Cairo
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Music
7.30pm
CAIRO
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Sameh Shaban concert
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Da House, 7 Mosadaq St, Dokki, Cairo
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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Cairo Symphony Orchestra concert
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Cairo Opera House, Small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Ballet
8pm
CAIRO
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Swan Lake ballet. Read more here
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Cairo Opera House, Main hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here.
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Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
9pm
CAIRO
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Music with Balqeis
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Room Art Space, 10 Etehad El-Mohamin St., Garden City, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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BA Orchestra with soloist: Mohamed Seif El Yazal (Contrabass), conductor and oboe soloist: Ahmed Farag
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Small hall, Alexandria
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Music
8pm
DAMANHOUR
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“Yalla Neghani” concert: Monte Cairo Company
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Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour
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Fragment of a painting by Mervat Shazly Helaly, part of the solo exhibition titled Vision of South at Picasso Art Gallery (Photo: courtesy of Picasso Art Gallery)
Sunday 14 January
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Exhibition
Opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Visions of South, a solo exhibition by Mervat Shazly Helaly. Read more here . The exhibition continues until 1 February
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Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem st., off Brazil St. Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
7pm
CAIRO
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Moog El Ba7r band
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El Sawy Culturewheel, 26 of July street, wisdom hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Poetry
7pm
CAIRO
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Poetry evening: with Salah El-Lakany, Fouad Taman, Heba Essam, presented by Rasha El-Fawal
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House of Arabic Poetry (Beyt El-Set Wassila)
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Exhibition opening
7pm
CAIRO
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Paintings by Gamila Zaki
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Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., Brazil, Zamalek
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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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Music
8pm
CAIRO
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Sharara sextet
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Cairo Opera House, Small hall, Zamalek, Cairo
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Theatre
8pm
CAIRO
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Sallem Nafsak (Surrender) play. Read our review here.
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Cairo Creativity Center, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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Music
8pm
ALEXANDRIA
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“Yalla Neghani” concert: Monte Cairo Company
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Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22 El-Horreya Road, Alexandria
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Fragment from a painting by Souad Mardam Bey
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
8 Dec - 15 Feb
CAIRO
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Cairo Art Fair III
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ArtsMart, km28 Cairo-Alex Desert Road, behind Total gas station, before Dandy mall, Cairo
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Exhibition
8 - 13 Jan
CAIRO
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Colours of India, photography by Mona Abdelkarim
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Egyptian Centre for International Cultural Cooperation, 11 Shagaret El Dor St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition 8 Jan - tba
CAIRO
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Adam, paintings by Souad Mardam Bey
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Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
10 Jan- 10 Feb
CAIRO
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Revival, an exhibition for late artists Nour Al-Youssef. Read our Art Alert here.
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Arcade Gallery, 25 Orabi St., Maadi, Cairo
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Exhibition
10 - 20 Jan
CAIRO
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Paintings by Mohamed El-Mahdy
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Ahmed Shawky Museum, 6 Ahmed Shawky St., off Morad St., Nile Cornish, Giza
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ExhibItion 10-23 Jan
CAIRO
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Solo exhibition of paintings by Yassin Haraz.
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Picasso East Art Gallery, InterContinental Semiramis, Corniche El Nil St. Garden City, Cairo
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Exhibition
27 Dec- 13 Jan
CAIRO
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Winter exhibition
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Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry St, El-Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
11 - 30 Jan
CAIRO
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Diary of the Ivory Tower, artworks by Nazir Tanbouli and Aliaa El-Gready
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Greek Campus Gallery, 28 Falaki St., Downtown, Cairo
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Exhibition Until 24 Jan
CAIRO
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Exhibition of paintings by Mounir Eskander
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Picasso East Art Gallery, Villa(39) El -Narges(3) 5th Settlement 90st. in front of Lake View, New Cairo
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Exhibition Until 24 Jan
CAIRO
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Exhibition of sculptures by Tamer Ragab and paintings by Mahmoud Mareey, inspired by the Islamic art
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Picasso East Art Gallery, Villa(39) El -Narges(3) 5th Settlement 90st. in front of Lake View, New Cairo
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Exhibition
Till 12 Jan CAIRO
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Hall 1: The Colorful Tones, paintings by Effat Hosny
Hall 2: paintings by Mohamed Tammam
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Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., Brazil, Zamalek
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Exhibition
14 Jan - 1 Feb
CAIRO
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Visions of South, a solo exhibition by Mervat Shazly Helaly. Read more here
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Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem st., off Brazil St. Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
14 Jan - tba
CAIRO
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Paintings by Gamila Zaki
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Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St., Brazil, Zamalek
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Exhibition
9 - 20 Jan
CAIRO
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A Gift of River and Sea, paintings by Omar Abdelzaher. Read our Art Alert here.
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Khan El-Maghraby gallery, 18 Mansour Mohamed St., Zamalek, Cairo
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Exhibition
17 Dec - 7 Jan
CAIRO
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Provocative Product, installations by Eman Ali
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Gallery Misr, 4A Ibn Zinky St., Zamalek, Cairo
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