Theatre CAIRO The final days of the National Theatre Festival. Check our recommendations and the full programme here. Numerous theatres in Cairo Lecture 6.30pm CAIRO Lecture on Fine Art Photography by Kareem Nabeel. Registration required through this link. Cairo Library, 15 Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek, Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry night featuring poets Mostafa Abd El-Meguid Selim, Mohamed Saad Bayoumi, Maher Mahran, Al-Dowa Mohamed Al-Dowa. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Black Theama in concert. El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai. Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaz Street, Old Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010). Room Art Space, 10 Etihad El-Mohamin street, Garden City, Cairo Film 8.30pm CAIRO Screening of Good Bye Lenin! Check our Art Alert here. Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Cairo Lecture 6.30pm ALEXANDRIA A discussion of Iman Younes' story collection ‘Khobz Loqmet Ga'ea.' The discussion will be moderated by novelist Mohamed Abd El-Wareth. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA ‘Music from here' concert with bands Soot Fel Zahma and Wasla (Egypt) concert in cooperation with Goethe Institute in Alexandria. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria (Good Bye Lenin: promotional material) Monday 8 Aug
Exhibition CAIRO “The Sweetest Haven” — an exhibition of paintings by veteran sculptor Adam Henein. The exhibition runs until 16 September. Art Talks Cairo 8 Al-Kamel Mohamed St, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition CAIRO “Bread II,” a collective art exhibition showcasing different art mediums, including photography, video and installations. The exhibition runs until 31 August. Darb 1718, Kasr El-Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Cairo Exhibition CAIRO “Picasso Gallery Acquisitions,” a group exhibition showcases 40 paintings by 20 artists tackling Egypt and the features of its people as a main theme. The exhibition runs until 24 August. Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem, off Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo Book fair 10am-10pm CAIRO El-Sawy Culturewheel's book fair running between 8 and 13 August. El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Seminar 11am CAIRO “Dream of Your Future,” a seminar by Human Development expert Ehab Maged. The event is an open seminar for youth. Greater Cairo Library 15 Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Karaoke Monday nights. Room Art Space, 10 Etihad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice (1986). Magnolia. Leaves of Art 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Film 8pm CAIRO Screening of The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015). Balcon Heliopolis, 26 Sohag Street, Heliopolis, Cairo Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Les Compagnons singers. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
(Photo: still from Tarkovsky's The Sacrifice) Tuesday 9 Aug
Book fair 10am-10pm CAIRO El-Sawy Culturewheel's book fair running between 8 and 13 August. El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 6pm CAIRO Zay El-Nas play, directed by Hani Afifi. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. Magnolia. Leaves of Art 12 Mohamed Anis st, Zamalek, Cairo Seminar 7pm CAIRO “The History of Decoding the Linguistic Signals of the Rosetta Stone,” a seminar features Professor Maysa Al-Khamisi. Greater Cairo Library 15 Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Dokkan band. Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Halawes band. El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 3pm ALEXANDRIA Film screenings every Monday and Tuesday. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of La Grande Belezza (The Great Beauty, 2013). The Cabin, Saint Saba Street, off Horreya Street, El-Raml Station, Alexandria Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Folkloric troupes from Nubia and Sudan. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
(Photo: still from La Grande Belezza [The Great Beauty])
Wednesday 10 Aug
Book fair 10am-10pm CAIRO El-Sawy Culturewheel's book fair running between 8 and 13 August. El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 6pm CAIRO Zay El-Nas play, directed by Hani Afifi. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Ard El Khof (The Land of Fear) directed by Dawoud Abdel Sayed. Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Hasta La Vista (Come as You Are, 2011). Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis street, Zamalek, Cairo Dance 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Inshad 8pm CAIRO Sultan El-Arefeen troupe. El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO Shereen Abdo project, part of Darb 1718's Mazzika x El-Sat7 programme. Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Cairo Film 6pm ALEXANDRIA The Documentary Film Salon screens Yanabea El-Shams (1969). Screening to be followed by a discussion on the film. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Film 7pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of Hotel Lux (2011). Goethe Institut, 10, El-Batalsa Street, Azarita, Alexandria Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA Zig Zig play directed by Laila Soliman. Jesuits Cultural Centre in Alexandria, 298 Port Said Street, Cleopatra, Alexandria Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Boghdadi band. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria Music 9pm ALEXANDRIA Beatles tribute band Glass Onion. Roman Theatre, Alexandria
(Photo: still from Land of Fear)
Thursday 11 Aug
Exhibition opening CAIRO “The First Step,” paintings by Raheel Hassan Haddad. The exhibition runs until 19 August. El-Sawy Culturewheel, Earth Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Book fair 10am-10pm CAIRO El-Sawy Culturewheel's book fair running between 8 and 13 August. El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Workshop 5pm CAIRO Introductory workshop to puppetry. Attendance by sending a message to Osiris' Facebook page. Osiris, 1 Hassan Mourad Street, from Qasr El-Aini, Garden City, 2nd floor, Garden City, Cairo Theatre 6pm CAIRO Zay El-Nas play, directed by Hani Afifi. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Choir in concert. Creativity Centre, Al-Amir Taz Palace, 27 Al-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Mohamed El-Nahas. El-Sawy Culturewheel, Wisdom Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8.30pm CAIRO Almena and Darwasha. Check our Art Alert here. El-Genaina Theatre, Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem rd, Cairo Music 9pm CAIRO A night of Sudanese music and dance with Rango band. Al-Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music 30A Al-Balaqsa Street, Abdeen, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition 12pm ALEXANDRIA Opening of the traditional crafts exhibition as part of the Arts and Crafts Festival. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Music 7pm ALEXANDRIA Oud virtuoso Naseer Shama as part of the Arts and Crafts Festival. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Books 7pm ALEXANDRIA Release of the book Dam El-Mamalik by Walid Fekry. Goethe-Institut Alexandria 10, El-Batalsa Street, Azarita, Alexandria, Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA Zig Zig play directed by Laila Soliman. Jesuits Cultural Centre in Alexandria, 298 Port Said Street, Cleopatra, Alexandria Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Fouad and Mounib in concert. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria (Photo: fragment of a photograph used in the Zig Zig theatre play's promotional material)
Friday 12 Aug
Exhibition CAIRO “Art for All,” a group exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Abdel-Nasr Sheha, Omar Al-Nagdi, Mustafa Rahma, Fathi Afifi, Esmat Dawastashy, Mervat Refaat and Neven Al-Sisi. The exhibition runs to the end of September. Salama Gallery, 36 Ahmed Oraby Street, Mohandeseen, Cairo Exhibition CAIRO A group summer exhibition features artists: Youssri Dessouki, Hussein Fathi and Mai Grace. The exhibition runs until 24 August. Ubuntu Gallery, 20 Hassan Sabry Street, (entrance from Ibn Zinki Street), Zamalek, Cairo Book fair 10am-10pm CAIRO El-Sawy Culturewheel's book fair running between 8 and 13 August. El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 6pm CAIRO Zay El-Nas play, directed by Hani Afifi. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition Opening 6pm CAIRO Personal Portfolio exhibit, by Heba Khalifa. In Focus, Building 9, Street 219, Maadi, Cairo Theatre 7.30pm CAIRO Puppet and shadow theatre performance, scripted and directed by Nabil Bahgat. Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Black Theama band. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria Books 7pm ALEXANDRIA Discussion of Fi Ghorfet El-Ankaboot (In the Spider's Room). The Cabin, Saint Saba Street, off Horreya Street, El-Raml Station, Alexandria
(Photo: fragment from promotional material of Personal Portfolio exhibit, by Heba Khalifa)
Saturday 13 Aug
Book fair 10am-10pm CAIRO El-Sawy Culturewheel's book fair running between 8 and 13 August. El-Sawy Culturewheel, River Hall, 26 July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 6pm CAIRO Zay El-Nas play, directed by Hani Afifi. Creativity Center, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 6.30pm CAIRO Page Number 13. Check our Art Alert here. Hosapeer theatre, off Galaa Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Fairouz Documentary (1998). Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, off Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek Discussion/Music 7pm CAIRO The cultural salon presents “Fi Zakaret El-Watan” featuring Mohamed El-Shafei. The night will also feature an oud performance. Talaat Harb Cultural Centre, 1 El-Sayeda Nafisa Street, Cairo. Tel: 02 23622647 Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Boghdadi jazz band. Cairo Opera House, Open Air Theatre, Zamalek, Cairo Film 12pm ALEXANDRIA Screening of Spirit-Stallion of the Cimarron as part of the centre's Cinema for Children programme. Freedom Centre for Creativity, 1 El-Horreya Street, Alexandria Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA Birthday of a Marionette by a theatre dance company from Egypt. Director and choreographer: Mohamed Abdel Sabour. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Small theatre, Alexandria Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Ali El-Haggar. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria
(Photo: still from documentary about Fairouz)
Sunday 14 Aug
Theatre 6pm CAIRO Zay El-Nas play, directed by Hani Afifi. Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 6.30pm CAIRO Page Number 13. Check our Art Alert here. Hosapeer Theatre, off Galaa Street, Downtown Cairo Seminar 6.30pm CAIRO “The 26th Nawal Al-Saadawi Gathering,” a seminar by writer and intellectual Professor Nawal Al-Saadawi. The event also features a discussion of Professor Israa Montasser's book, Al-Maraa Wa Al-Siraa Al-Nafsi (Women and Psychological Conflict). Heliopolis Library, Beirut Street, Heliopolis, Cairo Discussion 7pm CAIRO Cultural salon. Creativity Centre, Al-Amir Taz Palace, 27 Al-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry night on the occasion of Salah Abd El-Sabour's 35th death anniversary. The night will feature a number of established poets including Ahmed Abd El-Moaty Hegzay, Mohamed Soliman, Ahmed Megahed, Abd El-Hakam El-Aalami. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai. Beit Al-Sehemi, Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaz Street, Old Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Mona Burkhardt, Granada, with El-Melodias Encantadoras Orquesta. Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo Film 8.30pm CAIRO August Danish Film Night: screening of A Hijacking. Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Cairo Music 8.30pm ALEXANDRIA Massar Egbari in concert. The event is part of the 14th Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival which runs until 8 September. Check the festival's complete programme here. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre, Alexandria (Photo: Still from the Page Number 13 trailer) For more arts and culture news and updates, follow Ahram Online Arts and Culture on Twitter at @AhramOnlineArts and on Facebook at Ahram Online: Arts & Culture
