In these pages you will hopefully find interesting tips on how to take advantage of Cairo's many cultural opportunities, with particular attention to live events. Cairo Live Events Guide does not pretend to be exhaustive but will try to cover main events open to the public.

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

El Sawi and Cairo Opera House updates

A success story and a sad story. While El Sawi Culturewheel is more active than ever and his founder Mohamed El Sawi deservedly celebrated (click here to read a very interesting interview with him on Ahram Online), the Cairo Opera House is still closed and in the midst of a row between artists and the management (click here to read an article on this issue on Al Masry Al Youm).

2 comments:

  1. I’m so glad that some Live events are restarting again, sending lots of positive messages with it. However I found that most events start at 8:30 which I think is a bit late under the current circumstances, specially with the curfew starts at midnight, and the feeling of insecurity during the late hours of evening, mainly among women, particularly for those of us who live in the suburbs of Cairo. I would appreciate if the event’s organisers take this into consideration and schedule future events on earlier time.
    If you agree with me then please send your comment as well.
    All the best to Egypt

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  2. I agree. Please do not start events too late! 7:00 is the best with the curfew. You'll get more public and make many people happy. We need live events! Thank You

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