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4/13/2022 5:35:15 PM
All-female-singers Egyptian band Bahgaga is experimenting with new formats that might lead to the presentation of a fully-fledged musical theatre.
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Entertainment
4/12/2022 3:26:33 PM
As per Ramadan tradition, many companies have created special ads for the month of Ramadan that are being broadcasted on TV channels; a number of which are trending and have gotten millions of views.
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Music
4/2/2022 2:30:04 PM
Known Egyptian mezzo soprano Farrah El Dibany was awarded France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in the grade of Chevalier (Knight) by France’s Ambassador to Cairo Marc Baréty during an official ceremony that took place this week.
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Music
3/30/2022 3:52:38 PM
Since the death of famed Egyptian singer and actor Abdel Halim Hafez on 30 March 1977, the Arab world continues to be deeply inspired by his artistry.
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Art Alert
3/23/2022 5:37:30 PM
The Cairo Opera House will present one of their most popular productions, Puccini's opera La Bohème.
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Screens
3/23/2022 3:50:41 PM
The feature film 'Trapped' and the short film ‘I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face’ are being screened within the hybrid edition of the San Diego Arab Film Festival.
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Screens
3/23/2022 12:00:00 AM
British Egyptian singer and actress Bushra Rozza (AKA Bushra) stepped down on 22 March as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the El-Gouna Film Festival (GFF) after serving in the post for five years to move on to “new challenges.”
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3/22/2022 5:49:45 PM
Directed by Danish film director and anthropologist Christian Suhr and produced by Egyptian filmmaker and producer Hala Lotfy through Hassala Films, documentary film ‘Light Upon Light’ will have its world premiere during the 19th edition of the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (CPH: DOX), which will run between 23 March and 3 April.
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3/17/2022 7:15:51 PM
Expressing his gratitude on social media, Mohamed Hefzy has stepped down from the presidency of the Cairo International Film Festival, leaving the repositioned festival to his successor, iconic actor Hussein Fahmy.
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Screens
3/11/2022 7:08:00 PM
The winners of the 11th Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) were announced during the festival’s closing ceremony on 10 March.
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Music
3/9/2022 2:42:39 PM
The new Egyptian trio, ‘Teryola’, held their first ever concert at the prestigious Pierre Boulez Hall in Berlin, Germany as part of ‘Arabic Music Days’ — a five-day-long event that ran from 1 to 5 March and was curated by the renowned Iraqi oud virtuoso Naseer Shamma.
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Stage & Street
3/2/2022 5:24:27 PM
In preparation for the 29th edition of the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre (CIFET), the festival’s management opened the doors for entries to the Experimental Theatre Club competition.
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3/2/2022 3:39:21 PM
The 11th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) will take place between 4 and 10 March.
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Music
3/1/2022 5:08:30 PM
Egyptian musicians are taking part in the five-day-long Arabic Music Days, curated by renowned Iraqi oud virtuoso Naseer Shamma and held at Pierre Boulez Hall in Berlin, Germany.
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Stage & Street
2/26/2022 12:04:52 PM
Gamal Yakout has been appointed to preside over the 29th edition of the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre (CIFET), which is scheduled to take place between 1 and 10 September.
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Entertainment
2/19/2022 4:21:57 PM
The recently released Arabic-language Netflix series ‘Finding Ola’, starring Hend Sabry, continues to be the most watched TV series in Egypt on the platform and remains in the top 10 list across the Arab world - for two weeks straight.
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Music
2/2/2022 6:49:37 PM
Jonathan Broxton, a veteran music critic with Movie Music UK, has included the Pharaoh's Golden Parade music by Hisham Nazih in his choices for best works of 2021.
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Entertainment
1/27/2022 10:22:21 PM
Since its release on 20 January and the ensuing controversy, the Arabic version of the Italian film Perfect Strangers has been the most watched film on Netflix in the Arab region for seven consecutive days.
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1/21/2022 3:36:02 PM
Egyptian artists expressed their grief and shock over the sudden death of young artist Nouran Sherif yesterday at age 31.
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Music
1/13/2022 5:25:24 PM
Renowned Egyptian bass baritone Ashraf Sewailam concluded the role of First Priest in Mozart's The Magic Flute staged at the famed Metropolitan Opera.
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