Spring Festival Cairo calendar

A reminder that the Spring Festival organised by Mawred Al-Thaqafy taking place in Cairo from 20 April to 12 May, 2012 is near. Please see Cairowanderer's post on the festival more information and recommendations as well.

Here is the complete programme for Cairo. The festival is also taking place in Alexandria, Minya and Assiut.

Friday April 20, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Turkish Coffee (update on CLEG) (Music event)
Nedim Nalbantoğlu, Nuri Karadermili, Barbaros Erkose, Volkan Kipri and Ismet Kizil
Prince Taz Palace, Cairo
27 Seyoufeya Street, off Saleeba Street, Khalifa.
Free Admission


Saturday April 21 and Sunday April 22, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Here/After (Contemporary Dance event)
Dorky Park — Germany
Choreography and direction: Constanza Macras
Falaki Theatre, Cairo
By invitation
24 El-Falaki Street, Bab El-Louk, Cairo
For invitations contact: Tel: 27976373

Sunday April 22 and Monday April 23, 2012

Contemporary Dance Workshop
Constanza Macras with Karima Mansour
Cairo Contemporary Dance Centre (CCDC)

Wednesday April 25, 2012 at 5:00 PM

Garbage Monster (Shadow Puppet Theatre)
Gengiz Özek — Turkey
Beit El-Sehemy, Cairo
El-Darb El-Asfar Alley, Off Moez El-Din El-Fatemy Street, El-Gamaleya, Cairo
Free Admission


Wednesday April 25, 2012

Shadow Puppet Workshop
Cengiz Özek with Nabil Bahgat
Beit El-Seheimy

Thursday April 26, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Checkpoint 303 — Palestine / Tunisia (Music) (*CLEG recommends here)
El-Genaina Theatre, Cairo
Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa

Friday April 27, 2012 at 8:00 PM

The Invisible Face of the Beloved — Tajikistan / Tunisia / Uzbekistan (Music)
Abduvali Abdurashidov, Sirojiddin Djuraev, Ozoda Ashurova, Jasser Haj Youssef and Abbos Qosimov
Prince Taz Palace, Cairo
27 Seyoufeya Street, off Saleeba Street, Khalifa.
Free Admission

Saturday April 28, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Tausi Women’s Tarab Orchestra — Zanzibar (Music)
Prince Taz Palace, Cairo
27 Seyoufeya Street, off Saleeba Street, Khalifa.
Free Admission

Thursday May 3, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Panel Discussion moderated by Dina Abdel Rahman
The Future Manifesto
Alaa Abdel Fattah — Egypt
Aziz Amami — Tunisia
Fathi Terbil — Libya
Nabeela Al Mofti — Yemen
Ewart Hall, AUC, Downtown Campus
113 Kasr El-Aini Street
Free Admission

Friday May 4, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Dima Dima — Tunisia (Music and Singing)
El-Genaina Theatre, Cairo
Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa

Saturday May 5, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Zapp 4 — Netherlands (Music)
Prince Taz Palace, Cairo
27 Seyoufeya Street, off Saleeba Street, Khalifa.
Free Admission

Sunday May 6, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Music masterclass with Zapp 4
For Cairo Conservatory students

Monday May 7 to Wednesday May 9, 2012

Workshop
Dance Brigade with Darb Ahmar Arts School students

Tuesday May 8, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Samar with the Revolution (Storytelling)
Arwa Othman — Yemen
Nabil Tammam — Bahrain
Nader El-Sayed — Egypt
Makan — Egyptian Centre for Culture and Arts, Cairo
1 Saad Zaghloul Street, El-Dawaween 11461, Downtown, Cairo

Wednesday May 9, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Samar with the Revolution (Storytelling)
Ibrahim Alaguri — Libya
Ragab Makry — Tunisia
Yara Nosseir — Syria
Makan — Egyptian Centre for Culture and Arts, Cairo
1 Saad Zaghloul Street, El-Dawaween 11461, Downtown, Cairo

Thursday May 10, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Samar with the Revolution (Storytelling)
Guevara Nemr — Syria
Khaled Abdel Hamid — Egypt
Yousra Ennouri — Tunisia
Makan — Egyptian Centre for Culture and Arts, Cairo
1 Saad Zaghloul Street, El-Dawaween 11461, Downtown, Cairo

Friday May 11, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Cavewomen: The Next Incarnation (Dance)
Dance Brigade — USA
Falaki Theatre, Cairo
24 El-Falaki Street, Bab El-Louk, Cairo
Free Admission

Saturday May 12, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Music and Singing
Ajam — Iran / UK
El-Genaina Theatre, Cairo
Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa