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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Monday, February 27, 2012

Film Series: Nine Memories of Revolution

Film Series: Nine Memories of Revolution
curated by Hany Saleh

Artellewa presents an international selection of films on the theme of revolution and resistance. Every Thursday night we present a different film followed by open discussion in the Artellewa workshop. All films are screened with Arabic subtitles.

Schedule: Every Thursday in March and April, 8:00pm
March 1, 2012 - The Will / Kamal Selim, Egypt, 1939
March 8, 2012 - October: Ten Days that Shook the World / Serge M. Eisenstein, Soviet Union, 1928
March 15, 2012 - The Battle of Algiers / Gillo Pontecorvo, Italy/Algeria, 1966
March 22, 2012 - Z / Costa-Garvas, France/Algeria, 1969
March 29, 2012 - Army of Shadows / Jean-Pierre Melville, France/Italy, 1969
April 5, 2012 - Lion of the Desert / Moustapha Akkad, Libya/US, 1981
April 12, 2012 - Malcolm X / Spike Lee, US, 1992
April 19, 2012 - West Beirut / Ziad Doueiri, Lebanon, 1998
April 26, 2012 - 678 / Mohamed Diab, Egypt, 2010

Address: Artellewa Art Space, 19 Mohamed Ali Al Eseary, Ard El Lewa, Giza.
phone: +2 018 810 888 0
email: artellewa@gmail.com

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Films at the NVIC in March

March 2012 at the NVIC in Zamalek
All films start at 7:00 PM sharp.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

NVIC Shorts 2!

Tonight Sherif Elbendary, instructor at The Egyptian High Institute for Cinema, invites his newly graduated students to show their recent shorts. Sherif himself will screen the short movie ‘At Day’s End’ he made for his graduation project several years ago. During NVIC Shorts 2 we’ll meet two generations of Egyptian independent filmmakers and discuss their ideas, experiences and perspectives about making cinema in Egypt.

All shorts are in Arabic with English subtitles.

At Day’s End (Sa‘et asary) – Sherif Elbendary – 15 min.
"Is Soliman taller ?!" And so wondered Soliman’s father when his 32 year old son visited him. A short movie based on the story ‘Two rooms and a living room’ by the recently passed away writer Ibrahim Aslan.

A Resident of the City (Ahad sokan el-madina) – Adham Elsherif – 15 min.
‘A resident of the city’ is told and shot entirely from the perspective of a stray dog who lives in the big city and is a political metaphor for finding and defending your own space.

The Red Heel (El-ka‘b el-ahmar) – Tarek El Sharkawy – 13 min.
When an inner situation is not made conscious, It appears outside as fate.

The Cat with the Red Hat (El-’ott abo tazya hamra) – Hassan Neamah – 15 min
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

The House Game (La‘bet el-beet) – Mohamad ElWassify – 10 min.
Can ‘Youssef’ continue his game without ‘Yasmin’?

Daily Visit (Ziyarayawmeyya) – Maged Nader – 11 min.
A regular day in the life of an old woman and her daily visitor.

41 Days (41 Youm) – Ahmed Abdelaziz Ali – 21 min.
In 1994, Roberto Baggio packs heading to the United States to participate in the World Cup, He leads his national team to the final match, a penalty stands in his way to making history. But he has no idea that Youssef has to wait for 40 days to open his TV and watch the match.

Sunday 11 March, 2012
Bullhead (Rundskop)
Michaël R. Roskam - Belgium – 2011

Jacky Vanmarsenille is a young Limburg cattle farmer, who after a tragic event in his childhood turns into a tormented muscle machine. He is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious West-Flemish beef trader. But the assassination of a federal policeman, and an uexpected confrontation with a mysterious secret from Jacky’s past, set in motion a chain of events with far-reaching consequences. “Bullhead is a grotesque tragedy about fate and about how our lives are sometimes determined by events over which we have no control,” Roskam says about his debut film. Ït is a film about people being driven to extremes. It is not about cowboys and Indians, about good and evil, but about how seemingly small events can sometimes have huge consequences for the people involved and leave them without choice.
Bullhead has won 25 Flemish and international film awards, and is on the shortlist for the Oscars in the “Best Foreign Language Film” category.

Duration: 124 minutes
Language: Flemish, with English subtitles.
Trailer here

Sunday, March 18, 2012
Sex Talk (Kalam fi el gins) Amr Bayoumi – Egypt – 2010

With ‘Sex Talk’ Amr Bayoumi made a very interesting documentary on perceptions on sexuality in Egyptian society. The film exists of accounts by a number of young male and female Egyptians, representing different strata of society, talking frankly about their intimate relationships. It also features medical doctors and sexual health experts sharing their insights on relationships and (mis)communication about sex that is very often at the root of divorces in Egypt.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Amr Bayoumi.
Duration: 58 minutes
Language: Arabic – English subtitles

NVIC
Address: 1, Dr. Mahmoud Azmi St. Zamalek, Cairo
Tel: 2738 2520/2

Saturday, February 25, 2012

MICHELLE ROUNDS at the Cairo Jazz Club


The wonderful jazz singer Michelle Rounds and her band (Akram El Sharkawy - keys, Andre Segone - basses, Diaa Tass - percussion, and Ahmed Hesham - drums) will perform at the Cairo Jazz Club on Sunday March 4, 2012 at 11:00 PM.
If you're looking for an elegant and entertaining musical night out, that's it, trust me!

To know more about Michelle Rounds click here.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

CAIRO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2012 - 4th EDITION


 MARK DOWN YOUR CALENDARS!

The Cairo International Jazz Festival is coming. It will take place in various venues across the city from 
March 15 to March 18, 2012

The artists that have so far confirmed their participation are:

Adam Miller Group (USA)
Ahmed Nazmi/Basel Rajjoub Group (Egypt/Syria)
Akram El Sharkawy Group (Egypt)
André Carvalho Quintet (Portugal)
Artvark Saxophone Quartet (Holland)
Eftekasat (Egypt)
El Dor El Awal (Egypt)
Elisabeth Lohninger (Austria)
Han Bennink "Guest of Honour" (Holland) with Amro Salah Trio (Egypt)
Kumi Adachi club PANGAEA (Japan)
Michelle Rounds (Australia)
Positive Energy (Egypt)
Rami Atalla Quintet (Egypt)

Will keep you posted once the concert schedule is finalized.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Abou El Gheit Dervishes at El Tanbura Hall


El Mastaba Center for Egyptian Folk Music will host a night of spiritual music with the Sufi group Abou El Gheit Dervishes on Thursday February 23, 2012 in El Tanbura Hall at 9:00 PM. Entry tickets available at the entrance (20 EGP) .
If you haven't been there yet, do try to go. It is a very nice experience both on the musical and on the human side. The people at El Mastaba are really friendly and they do, against many odds, an amazing job reviving and bringing to the general public Egyptian traditional music. I always had a lot of respect for their work.

The Story of the Dervishes of Abou El Gheit
Abou El Gheit is the name of an island near Qaliyubia where a queen called Anja once lived. She used to enslave people to work for her on her enormous property for next to nothing.
Sheikh Hassan Ebeid was a religious man, who had given up on any greed or material aspirations, and did not approve of Anja's behavior. He was called Hassan Al Ghitani, which means the one who always resides in the 'gheit' or field.
Hassan would help the poor, mistreated farmers and workers of queen Anja, and in the remaining time would pray in the fields. One night he found a dead body floating in a canal near a field where he had spent the night praying to God. He buried it carefully and fell asleep. During his sleep he was touched by a soft whisper of a messenger of God, who promised him that God would care for him and protect him.
Queen Anja tried to kill Hassan several times, but never succeeded as he was protected by God's mercy.
People began calling him Sheikh Abul Gheit, and coming from all over the country to enjoy his presence and witness his miracles.
Sheikh Abul Gheit died in 1830 and his son Sheik Attallah Abul Gheit followed in his footsteps. He had many devoted admirers and was known for the Sufi "zikr" rituals he would perform all over Egypt.
One night, Sheikh Attallah Abul Gheit was in an area called Arab Al Mohamadi, known for its Sudanese community and frequent zar performances. The leader of this area was a tough man named Mohamed Morgan, who wouldn't allow anyone to have entertainment or conduct a zikr without his permission. During a confrontation with him, Sheikh Abul Gheit prayed that God would purify Morgan's soul, and overnight Morgan had became Abul Gheit's most devoted follower. Morgan joined him in every journey after that and lead the zikr nights after Abul Gheit's death.
Morgan was the link between Arab Al Mohamadi and Abul Gheit and the distinct styles of Egyptian and Sudanese Zar. Through him, his sons and his followers, a new and unique kind of music came to life. Through constant traveling and experimenting, Abul Gheit's dervishes created an exceptional fusion, a new kind of zar that did not believe in 'ghosts' or 'spirits', but was in fact a tool to awaken the spirit and touch the deepest levels of the soul.*



"Sufi singing is characterized by its power to deeply penetrate into the human soul. The dervishes of the Ghitani way have penetrated even further: in their weekly gatherings their chanting can lead to a kind of healing of the pain and suffering of the soul. This brings together those who seek the spiritual help that can give relief to their wounds.
We are not claiming that you will touch the same spirituality as in their ritual gatherings, but if you come to see them at El Tanbura Hall, you will discover a spiritual world you haven't seen before."


* Information provided by El Mastaba Center for Egyptian Folk Music.

Rossini's "Petite Messe Solennelle" at the Manial Palace


Maestro Nayer Nagui will conduct the Cairo Celebration Choir on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 8:00 PM in the Golden Room of Mohammed Ali Palace (Manial Palace). On program, the Petite Messe Solennelle by Gioachino Rossini. Soloists are: Mona Rafla (Soprano), Jolie Faizy (Mezzo-soprano), Ragaa El Din Ahmed (Tenor), and Emad Adel (Baritone). Greig Martin and Mohamed Saleh will accompany the choir on piano and harmonium.
For more information, click here.


Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Cairenebeat on break till March 2012

Thanks to Cairowanderer for recent and continuing updates. Cairenebeat has taken an extended break which will last on and off till end of March, 2012. Hope to post intermittently. Enjoy the beat of Cairo!!

Monday, February 20, 2012

Zar Music

Ahram Online published an interesting article by Farah El Akkad about Zar Music with a focus on the brilliant Mazaher Ensemble that performs regularly at Makan.
Click here to go straight to the article.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

NOTICE TO CLEG READERS


Dear CLEG readers,

Since June 2011, the month I left Cairo, I have given the reins of Cairo Live Events Guide to Cairenebeat and contributed only occasionally to the site. Thanks to Cairenebeat the blog has continued to provide a flow of free information about Cairo's lively entertainment scene throughout these most turbulent, but equally stimulating, times.

Alas, at present Cairenebeat has also to take time out from CLEG due to an increased workload and frequent trips abroad.

Because of the necessity of being "in situ" and the considerable amount of time spent on gathering information for this specific post, I therefore regret to inform you that CLEG's Weekly Agenda will not appear until further notice. On the other hand, all specific event posting based on press releases, and on information sent to CLEG directly by event organizers, will continue to appear on the blog and to be sent to subscribers as usual.

I hope we will be able to bring back the Weekly Agenda soon.

Wish the very best to you all,

Cairowanderer

Friday, February 17, 2012

"THE WELL" - Best Italian Documentary 2011 at the Italian Cultural Institute


On Sunday February 19, 2012 at 7:00 PM, the Italian Cultural Institute in Zamalek is going to screen the Best Italian Documentary of 2011, "THE WELL", an amazingly touching documentary shedding lights on the impressive “singing wells” in Ethiopia, directed by Ricardo Russo and Paolo Barberi.

Following the great success of the documentary which was screened in 26 worldwide festivals and received more than 8 international awards and recognitions, Cairo is hosting for the first time "THE WELL", an astonishing documentary that is “playing” us the songs of the ancient wells of Ethiopia, run by the Borana Communities (the secret keepers of the oldest Ethiopian traditions) among the breathtaking landscape of Ethiopia.

After the screening, the Italian author of the documentary, Mario Michelini, a geographer who spent 2 years in Ethiopia, will hold a Question & Answer Session with the public, exchanging opinions and sharing stories about the film. The screening is inserted in the framework of the project Rising Stars Itinerant Cinema in Egypt, the organizer of Masry Asly FilmFest 2012, which aims to enhance and promote independent filmmaking art through Egypt.

Rising Stars – Itinerant Cinema in Egypt project is co-funded by the European Union and implemented by Ricerca e Cooperazione RC (www.ongrc.org) in partnership with SEMAT HOUSE FOR PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION (www.sematcairo.com) and in collaboration with the Cultural Partners: IIC – Italian Cultural Institute, IFE – Institut Français d’Egypte and BEBA - Baad el Bahr Association.

FREE ENTRANCE
The film will be screened in its o.v. with English and Arabic subtitles.




Press press.risingstars@gmail.com
Web site: http://risingstarsproject.wordpress.com
Facebook: facebook.com/RisingStarsEgypt

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

"THE CITY OF THE DEAD" - Another screening tonight February 14!


Following the great success of yesterday's screening of the documentary "THE CITY OF THE DEAD", the Italian Cultural Centre will host another screening tonight Tuesday February 14, 2012 at 7:00 PM.

Prepared and shot by an only Egyptian crew over 5 years (2004- 2009), "THE CITY OF THE DEAD" is an Egyptian – Portuguese documentary that aspires to show the invisible soul of the cemetery. It tells the story of a million people living inside the cemetery where they have everything: bakeries, cafes, children‘ schools and puppet theatres.

FREE ENTRANCE

The screening will be in Arabic with subtitles in English

Press press.risingstars@gmail.com
Web site: http://risingstarsproject.wordpress.com
Facebook: facebook.com/RisingStarsEgypt

El Wazery group from Ismailia at El Tanbura Hall


El Mastaba Center for Egyptian Folk Music presents a concert by "El Wazery" group on Thursday February 16, 2012 at 9:00 PM at El Tanbura Hall.
Ticket: 20 EGP (available at the door)
 
El Wazery group



The three cities of the Canal (Port Said, Ismailia and Suez) share similar traditions of music and song, though each has its special features.

Three tributaries combined to bring these arts to Ismailia, which is located half-way along the Canal. The first of these was the Sudanese, who have lived in the oldest quarters of the city-the "Slave Stockades" ('arayshiyyit il-'abid)-since it was built in the last third of the nineteenth century. The second was the interaction of local musicians with others from Port Said or Suez, as well as with the shipping passing through the Canal, which, at the end of the 1930's, brought the instrument known as the simsimiyya (a type of lyre). And the third was the influence of the other shores of Lake Manzalla, at one end of which Ismailia lies, and especially that of the fisher families living in 'Izbit el-Bahtini, who brought with them fishing songs and the songs of the damma ("street gathering"- a genre with its roots in Sufi music).
On the streets of the city, these tributaries mingled to produce what may be called "the popular art of Ismailia," which flourished from the beginning of the 1950's up to the war of June 1967.

After the war, the inhabitants of the city were forced to migrate to areas further inside Egypt, far from the battle line. In their diaspora, in the cities and villages and displacement camps, the people of Ismailia survived, and shared their singing with the displaced from Port Said and Suez, to the accompaniment of the simsimiyya, which, with its songs expressive of their common concerns, played an important role in creating a bond among them.

With the end of the war and the return of the displaced to their cities, things were different, in Ismailia as in the rest of Egypt. When the "open door" economic policy was adopted, social values changed and, at the beginning of the 1970's, the trend towards commercialism started to take over the old artistic tradition. Competition for the rich pickings of the wedding market intensified, leading to the withdrawal from this field of the authentic musicians, as some died and others retired.

Only one, the musician Muhammad El-Wazery - the King of Simsimiya, refused to retire into obscurity and continued to cherish his own simsimiyya, though he had no idea what to do with it on his own. Things changed when El-Wazery met Zakaria Ibrahim (the founder of the group), and embarked on a relationship with the Tanbura troupe experiment in Port Said, which attempted to collect the music and songs of Port Said by bringing together the old musicians, who, like their fellows in Ismailia, had gone into retirement.

Muhammad El-Wazery died on 2009 and the his group continued his legacy by presenting his style through different generations, specially his grandchildren.

* Notes by Zakaria Ibrahim, El Mastaba Center for Egyptian Folk Music.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

WEEKLY AGENDA MUSIC

Saturday, February 11, 2012

- Sahara (Rai) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PMLink
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM

Sunday, February 12, 2012

- Karim Kamel (Contemporary Egyptian) in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 7:00 PM
- Cocoon Band (Salsa/Latin Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Bashir (Nubian Fusion) at After Eight, 9:00 PM
- Samaa’ Band led by Intesar Abdel-Fattah at the Ghouri Palace, 8:00 PM
- El-Nil Troupe for folk instruments (Folk music and songs) at Beit Al-Suheimi, 7:30 PM

Monday, February 13, 2012Link

- Mostafa El Ammar in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- Metal Concert in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- The Percussion Show (percussions) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

- Naseer Shamma and Takhayal symphony live at MUST Opera House
- Mohamed Adawia in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- Top Hat Rats Event (Rockabilly) and Screwdriver (Rock’n’Roll) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 8:00 PM
- DJ Dina El Ghareeb at the After Eight Club, 9:00 PM

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

- Taxi Band in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- DJ Ramy (Boogie) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 8:30
- Mazaher Ensemble at the Makan, 9:00

Thursday, February 16, 2012

- Celebrating Valentine's Day in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- Noha Taha (World Music) and Michelle Rounds (Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 8:00 PM
- Rango (Sudanese music) at El Tanboura Hall, 8:30 PM
- Salalem (Blues/Funk/Rock) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Friday, February 17, 2012

- Sakia Street Festival El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 1:00 PM
- DJ Karim Zalat (Trance) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM

Link

Cinema Update

Saturday, February 11, 2012

- Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid" at Arthropologie Gallery in Zamalek, 6:00 PM

The cinema club is a new venture by the Arthropologie Gallery. This movie screening will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Salma Mubarak.


Sunday, February 12, 2012

- THE INNOCENT at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute, 7:00 PM
Language: Arabic (no subtitles!)
Duration: 110 minutes

The Innocent tells the story of the young Ahmed who is assigned to a prison for his military service. The commander is able to convince Ahmed that the prisoners are enemies of the state and he gives the order to torture them.

Atef Al-Tayeb, together with fellow directors, gave Egyptian cinema a new direction in the ’80s with his neo-realist style. Today he is seen as one of Egypt’s great directors. The Innocent is one of Tayeb’s films that prove he did not shun politics, even the most controversial topics such as political prisoners who are persecuted by the government on false grounds. This theme led the Egyptian authorities at first to ban the film and then to delete the last part of it. Thirty years later the film didn’t lose any of its relevance!
With: Ahmed Zaki, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Gamil Rateb, Elham Shahin, Mamdouh Abdel Alim, Ahmed Rateb

For more information and updates on the event, check also the Facebook-event:


NVIC, Zamalek
Dr. Mahmoud Azmi street, close to Beano's and the Marriott

Thursday, February 9, 2012

PRÈMIERE OF "THE CITY OF THE DEAD"


On Monday February 13, 2012 at 7:00 PM, a documentary about the mysterious life in the largest cemetery of Cairo "THE CITY OF THE DEAD" (A Cidade dos Mortos) by Sérgio Tréfaut will be screened at the Italian Cultural Institute in Zamalek. After the screening, the Portuguese Director will hold a Question & Answer Session with the public, exchanging opinion and talking about the making of the documentary. The event is inserted in the framework of the project Rising Stars Itinerant Cinema in Egypt, the organizer of Masry Asly FilmFest 2012, which aims to enhance and promote independent filmmaking art through Egypt.

Following the great success of the documentary which received 13 international awards, Cairo is hosting for the first time "THE CITY OF THE DEAD"  thanks to the collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute, the Embassy of Portugal and the Instituto Camões who made this screening possible.
Prepared and shot by an only Egyptian crew over 5 years (2004- 2009), "THE CITY OF THE DEAD" is an Egyptian – Portuguese documentary that aspires to show the invisible soul of the cemetery. It tells the story of a million people living inside the cemetery where they have everything: bakeries, cafes, children‘ schools and puppet theatres… The Cairene audience is definitely going to enjoy this amazingly unusual documentary. Cinemagoers and filmmakers will also have the opportunity to share their thoughts with the Director Sérgio Tréfaut whose documentaries were presented in more than 30 countries and received several international awards and recognitions.

Rising Stars – Itinerant Cinema in Egypt project is co-funded by the European Union and implemented by Ricerca e Cooperazione RC (www.ongrc.org) in partnership with SEMAT HOUSE FOR PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION (www.sematcairo.com) and in collaboration with the Cultural Partners: ICI – Italian Cultural Institute, IFE – Institut Français d’Egypte and BEBA - Baad el Bahr Association.

FREE ENTRANCE

The screening will be in Arabic with subtitles in English

Press press.risingstars@gmail.com
Web site: http://risingstarsproject.wordpress.com
Facebook: facebook.com/RisingStarsEgypt

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

"Whilst closely gazing at the soup" after Bern comes to the Rawabet Theatre


Whilst closely gazing at the soup...”, after hitting the Swiss scenes with performances at the Dampfzentrale in Bern on February 10, 11 and 12 will come to the Rawabet Theatre in Cairo on February 29 and March 1 and 2, 2012.

The project is a collaboration of Karima Mansour (choreographer, Cairo), Daria Gusberti (choreographer, Bern) and Maia Gusberti (visual artist, Bern). They work together with Laila Soliman (director, Cairo) and Mahmoud Refat (musician, Cairo).


In this project images and expectations are respectively created while two beings emerge, are reflected on a mirror and detach from one another. By changing views and expectations new relations are created between the performers themselves, between them and the public and between the performers and the emerging images.
The Self is projected on to the other, the other is reflected on to the self: thus creating various impressions. Different perspectives emerge and expectations arise... A joint never-ending creation of an intricate web of images, a constant shift of sources and questions, within confronting moments of blindness and vision. Forcing us to wonder: “Do you see what I see...”

www.karimamansour.com
www.whosberta.net
www.maiagusberti.net

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Cancellation of El Tanbura Hall performance


El Mastaba Center for Egyptian Folk Music has announced that, due to the current political events, the concert planned at El Tanbura Hall for next Thursday evening (February 9, 2012) has been cancelled.

Monday, February 6, 2012

French Touch Party with DJ CHLOE from Paris


A "French Touch" party with DJ CHLOE (Paris -DJ set) will take place on Thursday February 9, 2012 from 8:00 to 12:00 PM at the French Institute in Mounira (former CFCC).
DJ CHLOE set will be introduced by a warm-up session with Neobyrd (Cairo).

Invitations available at the French Institute.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

CAIRO OPERA HOUSE EVENTS CANCELLATION


I just received the news from a reliable source that, due to yesterday's tragic events, Cairo Opera House has declared three days of mourning, and all events scheduled Thursday, Friday, and Saturday have been cancelled.

If you have tickets and want to be absolutely sure, click here to find numbers of COH to contact for updated information.

THE SELECTOR DJ Performance at the British Council Agouza


The Selector http://www.selector-radio.com/ is an international showcase for the best new music the UK has to offer - a weekly programme that covers all styles of music, from indie, dubstep, folk, soul, electro and everything in between. The show features interviews, mixes and exclusive live sessions from some of the most exciting British artists.

With an audience estimated to be in excess of two million listeners, The Selector is syndicated to 29 countries around the world and has an audience of over two million listeners. The Selector is broadcast in Egypt by Nile FM from 3.00 - 4.00 p.m. every Friday.

Join DJ and presenter Goldierocks and Nile FM's DJ Feedo for some live Selector fun at the British Council Agouza on Friday 10 February 2012 at 8.30 p.m.

Tickets are available at the British Council offices, Agouza and Heliopolis. For more information, visit http://www.britishcouncil.org/egypt-arts-events-and-news.htm.