SCHEDULE of the 21st Cairo Festival of Experimental Theatre

Click here to find the schedule for the Festival.

Public lecture "The Genius of Michael Faraday"

Tomorrow, Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 5:00 PM, the Oriental Hall of the American University in Cairo will host a public lecture delivered by Sir John Meurig Thomas, world renowned chemist and professor at the University of Cambridge.
The topic of the lecture will be the life of the famous chemist and physicist Michael Faraday.
For more info, click here.

21st Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre

Tomorrow Saturday, October 10, 2009 will open the 21st Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre. The Festival will run until October 20 and will host performances of 24 Egyptian and 36 International theatre groups. The Festival has a website that sadly, at present, does not have yet the schedule of performances. 
As far as I know, the venues will be the Cairo Opera House and the Gomhouria theatre.
If interested, keep checking the website of the Festival or call the opera house for details at 27398144 or 27390144. If get hold of a program in English I will post it.

WEEKLY AGENDA MUSIC OCT. 10 - OCT. 16

Saturday, October 10, 2009

- El Dor El Awal (Mediterranean Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM

- Hossam Samir (Arabic music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 8:30 PM

Sunday, October 11, 2009

- Egyptian Philarmonic Society conducted by Ahmed El Saedi with soloist Laura Mikkola (piano) will present works from Mozart and Schubert  in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Akram El Sharkawi (Oriental and contemporary Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM

- Bisheer (Nubian music) at After8, 10:00 PM

- Kolthomiat at the Arab Institute, 8:00 PM

- El Nil Troupe for Folk Instruments at Beit El Suheimi, 8:30 PM

Monday, October 12, 2009

- Alim Qasimov (Azerbaijan), Charbel Rohuana (Lebanon) and REMIX ASIA musicians at the Geneina Theatre in Al Azhar Park, 8:00 PM

- Karma (Rock/Metal) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

- Wust El Balad (Oriental Jazz fusion) at After8, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, Otober 13, 2009

- Alim Qasimov (Azerbaijan), Khaled Mohamed Ali (Iraq) and REMIX ASIA musicians at the Geneina Theatre in Al Azhar Park, 8:00 PM

- Funkallisto (Italy/Funk) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 9:00 PM

- Sahra (Rai music) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM

- Nass Makan at the Makan, 9:00 PM

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

- Sakia’s 1^st Festival of Rock Music at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM

- Rania Yehia (Flute) and Rasha Yehia (Viola) recital at the Ewart Memorial Hall of AUC, 8:00 PM

- Mazaher Ensemble (Zar music) at the Makan, 9:00 PM

- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 8:30 PM

Thursday, October 15, 2009

- Sakia’s 1^st Festival of Rock Music at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM

- Screwdriver (Rock’n Roll) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

Friday, October 16, 2009

- Cairo Opera Company and Orchestra present the ballet “Romeo and Juliet” in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- May Nasr (Lebanon) at the Geneina Theatre in Al Azhar Park, 8:00 PM

- Sakia’s 1^st Festival of Rock Music at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Malek Jandali and CSO at the Cairo Opera House - UPDATE

It seems that the concert of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra with Syrian pianist Malek Jandali, originally scheduled to take place tonight in the Small Hall of the Opera House, has been merged into the program of the celebrations for the  21st Anniversary of the Cairo Opera House that will take place in the Main Hall (still at 8:00 PM).
The program will feature as well a performance of the Cairo Opera Ballet Company, Arabic music, and the 4th movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

Not much of a change, logistically speaking, but ... don't forget your tie and suit.  

WEEKLY AGENDA MUSIC OCT. 3 - OCT. 9

Saturday, October 3, 2009

- Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (Germany) present “Bamboo Blues” and “Le Sacre du Printemps” in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Machine Eat Man (Electronic music) in “A tribute to Brian Eno” at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

- Bisheer (Nubian music) at After8, 10:00 PM

-Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM

Sunday, October 4, 2009

- Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (Germany) present “Bamboo Blues” and “Le Sacre du Printemps” in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Tide of Septum (Rock music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

- Blue Tone Quartet (Jazz standards) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM

- El Nil Troupe for Folk Instruments at Beit El Suheimi, 8:30 PM

Monday, October 5, 2009

- Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Ahmed Hamdy with soloist Stéphane Chapuis (Accordion) present “The best of Tango” music from Piazzolla, Anderson and De Abreu in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Cairo Opera Company accompanied by Greig Martin (Piano) present the one-act opera by Gioachino Rossini “L’inganno felice” at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM

- Telanto (Contemporary Egyptian music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

- Wust El Balad at After8, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

- Cairo Opera Company accompanied by Greig Martin (Piano) present the one-act opera by Gioachino Rossini “L’inganno felice” at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:30 PM

- SMS (Contemporary Egyptian music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

- Crash Boom Bang (Funk & dance floor covers) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM

- Hala Kifna (Contemporary Egyptian music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

- Ghassan Al-Youssef & Dina Abdel-Hamid (Syria/Egypt/Oud) at the Ewart Memorial Hall of AUC downtown campus, 8:00 PM

Thursday, October 8, 2009

- Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tarek Mahran with soloist Malek Jandali (Syria/Piano) present works of Malek Jandali and Schubert in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Omar Khairat (Piano) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 9:00 PM

- Heritage Ensemble for Arab Music at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM

- Yehya Khalil (Percussions) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

Friday, October 9, 2009

- El Dor El Awal (Oriental Jazz) at El Geneina Theatre in Al-Azhar Park, 8:00 PM

- Awtar (Arabic music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

For the aspiring musicians among us: Music Workshop in Cairo

Al Mawred Al Thaqafy in coperation with the Norwegian Embassy in Cairo has organized a music workshop with Egyptian and Norwegian musicians under the supervision of Fathy Salama from October 24 to November 4, 2009.
You'll find deadlines for application, condition for admittance and other information at the following link.

Good luck ... and see you at the concert.