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Arts & Culture
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Screens
4/29/2024 6:57:53 PM
Renowned Lebanese actress and director Nadine Labaki will join the nine-member strong panel of the 77th Cannes Film Festival jury (14-25 May).
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Arts & Culture
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Music
4/24/2024 12:15:40 PM
Al-Nour Wal Amal blind women orchestra gave a special concert on 22 April to commemorate Amal Fikry, who passed away on 4 March 2024, in the association’s premises at Heliopolis, Cairo.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
4/22/2024 12:21:33 PM
Essam Zakaria, one of the most important Egyptian critics and researchers, has been appointed the artistic director of the upcoming 45th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF).
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
4/18/2024 1:10:38 PM
Glimpses of Fear is Hanaa Nakhla's inaugural solo exhibition at the Hanager Art Centre (Cairo Opera grounds), showcasing not just creative works but also symbolizing a unique journey of self-discovery and conquering fears.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
3/21/2024 8:10:32 PM
Cairo Steps revive old Islamic poetry in their single The Imam featuring artist Hany Adel.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
3/5/2024 3:57:46 PM
Amal Fikry, who dedicated her life to supporting the Al-Nour Wal Amal Chamber Orchestra, an ensemble of blind and visually impaired women musicians, died yesterday in Cairo at the age of 94.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
2/22/2024 5:53:17 PM
Egypt's Minister of Culture Nevine El-Kilany appointed Lamia Zayed the new chairperson of the National Cultural Centre (Cairo Opera House), succeeding Khaled Dagher.
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Screens
2/8/2024 12:03:27 PM
The 13th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) will run from 9 to 15 February in Luxor, Upper Egypt.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
2/4/2024 9:15:19 PM
Egypt's renowned theatre academic and former president of Cairo Int'l Festival for Experimental Theatre (CIFET) died on Sunday.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
2/2/2024 2:54:07 PM
In recognition of African artists, the Grammy's 2024 will present Best African Music Performance award for the first time in The Recording Academy's history, with songs by Nigerian artists dominating the nominations
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Arts & Culture
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Music
1/27/2024 12:08:55 PM
Egyptian conductor Nayer Nagui and soprano Dina Iskander perform with the Kappabashi Opera Company's Orpheus and Eurydice (Orfeo ed Euridice) by Gluck, staged at the Sogakudo Concert Hall of the Former Tokyo Music School.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
12/19/2023 1:30:25 PM
Ati Metwaly wraps up a year in the musical arts
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Arts & Culture
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Music
12/15/2023 5:00:41 PM
During the opening of the 6th El-Gouna Film Festival (GFF) yesterday, the Palestinian-Chilean singer and songwriter Elyanna gave a moving rendition of her newest song Ghosn Zeytoun (Olive Branch).
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Arts & Culture
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Music
12/10/2023 1:01:35 PM
El-Mabda2 (The Principle), Matafetch (Unquenched), and Aman (Safety) (Intro) are among the trending songs on the Egyptian rapper Marwan Pablo’s YouTube channel, which saw the release of the 12 songs of his latest album Akher Ket’aa Faneya (The Last Piece of Art) last week.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
12/3/2023 11:57:47 AM
Celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Maria Callas, the embassy of Greece in Egypt and the Cairo Opera House are jointly organizing a tribute concert for the internationally renowned diva Maria Callas.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
11/29/2023 10:54:25 PM
Egyptian singers Wael El-Fashny, Aly Alalfy, Noha Hafez, and Hadeer El-Sherif, and numerous child singers, join hands in Where Is Peace — a newly released song in support of the people of Gaza.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
11/23/2023 12:11:53 PM
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd took the stage in Uruguay last week donning a Kufiyyah calling for an end to the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
11/19/2023 10:59:47 PM
Renowned American theatre coach and director Scott Trost will hold a workshop during the 8th Sharm El-Sheikh International Theatre Festival for Youth (25-30 November - SITFY).
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Arts & Culture
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Music
11/11/2023 10:38:31 PM
The ongoing Israel's war on Gaza prompted numerous artists in Egypt and from across the Arab world to express their thoughts through music. Shaabi singers, rappers, The Choir Project, amateurs and professionals, are among dozens of artists who began uniting to support Palestine.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
10/24/2023 9:39:31 PM
For some “to cancel or not to cancel” cultural activities is equivalent to “to mourn or not to mourn” the lost Palestinian souls whose numbers multiply every day. Others ponder different angles, considering messages that artistic activities can communicate at such a difficult time.
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