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11/11/2025 10:51:31 PM
As the Cairo International Film Festival launches on 12 November and continues until 21 November, Egypt gears up for its iconic cinematic celebration, which in its 46th edition renews the dialogue between legacy and innovation.
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Music
10/26/2025 5:33:26 PM
Primetime Emmy-nominated Egyptian composer Hisham Nazih will premiere his compositions for the celebrations of the Grand Museum Opening. Nayer Nagui will conduct the grand orchestra.
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Music
10/25/2025 8:56:42 PM
The Al Nour Wal Amal Chamber Orchestra, composed of visually impaired and blind women musicians, performed at the closing ceremony of CineGouna, the industry platform of the 8th El Gouna Film Festival (16-24 October 2025).
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Music
10/21/2025 1:10:37 PM
The Cairo Jazz Festival will dedicate its upcoming 17th edition (30 October – 7 November) to the late Lebanese composer and cultural icon Ziad Rahbani. The festival will feature a special concert, a film screening, and a seminar highlighting Rahbani's enduring influence on Arab music and theatre.
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Stage & Street
10/11/2025 4:08:07 PM
The 6th edition of the Baghdad International Theatre Festival (10–16 October) has welcomed a strong Egyptian delegation among its distinguished guests and jury members — theatre professionals spanning creative, institutional, and critical spheres.
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Stage & Street
10/6/2025 3:11:00 PM
It began with a pin, then came a song, and soon, a red carpet statement. Now, across stages, screens, and festivals, a growing wave of artists around the world is refusing to stay silent about Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
10/5/2025 12:57:33 AM
Every two years, Cairo hosts Egypt’s only Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youths. Winners not only perform but also travel to Poland to connect with Chopin’s heritage, deepening their musical and cultural understanding.
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Music
9/7/2025 5:28:55 PM
All four winners of this year’s ninth Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Egypt embarked on a six-day trip to Poland, exploring four different cities from 5 to 10 September.
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Screens
8/30/2025 10:47:16 PM
Amid rising global attention on Gaza, Swiss filmmaker Nicolas Wadimoff will premiere Who Is Still Alive (Qui Vit Encore) at the Venice Film Festival (27 August – 6 September) — a powerful documentary chronicling the survival, grief and resilience of nine Palestinians living through Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Stage & Street
8/26/2025 5:20:22 PM
The 32nd edition of the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre (CIFET) will take place between 1 and 8 September, showcasing local, regional, and international plays across Cairo theatres.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
7/31/2025 7:21:00 PM
Few artists have shaped the cultural and political fabric of the Arab world quite like Ziad Rahbani, and his passing on 26 July registered among millions as a significant loss for the region’s cultural heritage.
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Stage & Street
7/27/2025 3:46:01 PM
Egyptian director and playwright Mazen El-Gharabawy took part in a roundtable held as part of this year’s Avignon Festival (5–26 July), marking the only Egyptian theatre-maker participating in this year's Avignon Off programme.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
7/13/2025 1:02:14 PM
Over the past two decades, the name Khaled Saleh has repeatedly appeared in various publications—in recent years often in connection with the Isis String Orchestra for Amateurs. But the portfolio of this violinist, educator and conductor is filled with all kinds of gems.
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Stage & Street
6/23/2025 9:23:33 PM
On 19 and 20 June, the Cairo Opera House staged two gala evenings in tribute to the late Abdel-Moneim Kamel (1949–2013), the renowned ballet dancer, choreographer, and former Opera House chairman.
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Stage & Street
6/12/2025 9:31:22 AM
11 June marks second death anniversary of Egypt's first prima ballerina, a woman who made a strong impact on Egypt's cultural scene, expanding her force beyond the classical dance
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Screens
5/15/2025 9:01:00 PM
Palestine is claiming a powerful and heartbreaking spotlight at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, with cinema giving voice to a shattered people through films, rising talents, and a wave of global solidarity.
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Screens
5/13/2025 9:01:03 PM
Egyptian filmmakers leave a mark on the 2025 Cannes Film Festival's line-up of screenings and sideline activities.
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Music
5/13/2025 6:56:27 PM
On 12 May, winners of Egypt’s Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth performed at the Cairo Opera House’s small hall, showcasing the country’s top young pianists.
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5/7/2025 6:08:49 PM
At a seminar during the 9th Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) (2–7 May), Syrian-Egyptian actress Kinda Alloush spoke about her acting journey, creative process, and deep emotional connection to Aswan.
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Music
4/23/2025 1:07:37 PM
The Cairo-based Sudanese musician and researcher Dafallah Al-Haj launched What Comes Next, an initiative that invites Sudanese artists to think about projects to be implemented once the war in Sudan ends.
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