Up On The Roof - Open Stage Night

The "Open Stage Night" takes place at the rooftop (weather-permitting!) of Darb 1718 on the first Thursday of every month.

Up on the Roof is an Arts Residency Cairo (ARC) event in association with Darb 1718. It is a platform for both amateurs and pros to showcase their talents in music, poetry, stand-up comedy, storytelling and dance in a supportive atmosphere. Performances can be in either Arabic or English. 

The next event is on Thursday May 5, 2011 from7:30pm to 10:30pm, at Darb 1718.
People interested in performing need to contact Linda Cleary ahead of time: lindawildfire@hotmail.com.
Donation of 10 LE on entrance.

Weekly Agenda Music Apr. 29 to May 6, 2011

Since I will be few days out of the country, for this coming week I had to prepare the agenda in advance with the information that have reached me at the time of posting. I apologize in advance if some events are missing. The blog will not be updated for the next five days. 

Saturday, April 30, 2011
- Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart (Germany) in the Oriental Hall of AUC Tahrir Campus, 7:00 PM
- Giuseppe Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera in New York in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Ehab Abdo (Egyptian music) in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- City Band (Egyptian rock) in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- Massar Egbari (Alternative Egyptian Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM
- Fuego (Latino Gipsy music) at After Eight, 9:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM

Sunday, May 1, 2011
- Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alain Paris with soloist Mohamed Hamdi (Clarinet) present music from Chausson, Copland and Ravel in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Conjunt Instrumental BCN216 (Spain) in the Ewart Memorial hall of AUC Tahrir Campus, 7:00 PM
- Yasmin Tayeby (Indie Pop) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 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, May 2, 2011
- GRAMMA Chamber Opera “The Garden of Writing” (Spain/Germany) in the Ewart Memorial Hall of AUC Tahrir Campus, 7:00 PM
- Nesma Abdel Aziz Ensemble in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- DJ Ouzo (Progressive House) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM
- Wust El Balad (Egyptian Rock) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Tuesday, May 3, 2011
- GRAMMA Chamber Opera “The Garden of Writing” (Spain/Germany) in the Ewart Memorial Hall of AUC Tahrir Campus, 7:00 PM
- Hossam Shehata Violin Recitalin the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- El Awtar El Zahabeya Ensemble at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM
- Habashi and the Jazz Caterers (Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM
- DJ Dina El Ghareeb at the After Eight Club, 9:00 PM

Wednesday, May 4, 2011
- “Man in the Mirror”, Michael Jackson’s Tribute musical in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Mohamed Abou El Arab Viola Recital in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- DJ Roro (Boogie night) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM
- Mazaher Ensemble (Zar music) at the Makan, 8:00 PM
- City Band (Rock) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Thursday, May 5, 2011
- “Man in the Mirror”, Michael Jackson’s Tribute musical in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Ragaa El Din Ahmed Song Recital in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- National Arab Music Ensemble at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM
- Mariam and Abou (Acoustic Arabic music) and Wust El Balad (Egyptian rock) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 7:30 PM
- Rango (Sudanese music)  El Baramka from El-Matariyya at El Tanboura Hall, 8:30 PM update
- Sahra Band (Rai music) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Friday, May 6, 2011
- “Man in the Mirror”, Michael Jackson’s Tribute musical in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Nile (Acoustic Rock’n’Blues) and DJ Amir Sharara & Hala (House) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 7:30 PM
- Salalem (Blues/Funk/Rock) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

WEEKLY AGENDA MUSIC Apr. 23 to Apr. 29, 2011

Saturday, April 23, 2011
- Hamid Kasri (Morocco) and Karim Ziad (Algeria) at the Geneina Theatre in Al-Azhar Park, 8:00 PM
- “The Best of Broadway” (Canada) in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM

- Sehr El Sharq Ensemble led by Belal El Sheikh (Arabic music) in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

- Bashir (Nubian fusion) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM
- Fuego (Latino Gipsy music) at After Eight, 9:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM

Sunday, April 24, 2011
- Mohamed Salah (Cello) and Mohamed Saleh (Piano) present works from Schubert, Schumann, Shostakovich, Piazzolla and Cassado in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Nogoum El Tarab Ensemble led by Moustafa Ahmed in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Ahmed El Wahi (Bedouin music) in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

- Groovy Aspirin (Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 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, April 25, 2011
- Jesus’ Heart Choir at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM
- Puzzle (Alternative) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM
- Resident DJ at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

- Maysa Orensa and Amira Reda present “Prima Donna(s)”, a Musical Theatre Recital in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 7:00 PM

- Bluenotes (Blues) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM
- DJ Dina El Ghareeb at the After Eight Club, 9:00 PM

Wednesday, April 27, 2011
- Ashraf Sharara (Cello) and Iman Sami (Piano) present works from Schubert, Haydn and Bach in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Ali El Haggar (Arabic music) in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 9:00 PM

- Scorpionism Band (Rock) in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

- DJ Amr Hosny (Boogie Night) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM
- Mazaher Ensemble (Zar music) at the Makan, 8:00 PM
- City Band (Rock) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Thursday, April 28, 2011
- Àlex Garrobé (Spain) in the Oriental Hall of AUC Downtown Campus, 8:00 PM
- Tahia Shams El Din (Soprano) singing recital in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Kolthomiat in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 7:00 PM

- Religious Song Ensemble at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM

- Basata Band (Contemporary Egyptian music) in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

- Screwdriver (Rock’n’Roll) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM
- Darawish Abol Gheit (Zikr music) at El Tanboura Hall, 8:30 PM
- Sahra Band (Rai music) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Friday, April 29, 2011
- Ensemble Slagwerk Deen Haag (Holland) in the Malak Gabr Theatre of AUC New Cairo Campus, 5:00 PM
- Abir Nasraoui (Tunisia) at the Geneina Theatre in Al-Azhar Park, 8:00 PM
- Accentus Ensemble (Austria) in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- El Sheikh Gouda Heikal (Religious Inshad) in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

- Haytham Nabil (Egyptian music) in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

- Dj Fahmy and Samba (House) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM
- Salalem (Blues/Funk/Rock) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Cairo Contemporary Music Days 2011

The Egyptian-European Contemporary Music Society, in cooperation with the American University in Cairo, and with the support of the Goethe Institute, will bring to Cairo the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart (Germany), Alex Garrobé (Spain), the Ensemble Slagwerk Den Haag (Holland) and the Conjunt Instrumental BCN216 (Spain) for a series of concerts in the framework of the Cairo Contemporary Music Days 2011, from Thursday April 28 to Tuesday May 5, 2011.

The concerts will take place at AUC Downtown Campus and at the Mohamed Ali Palace in Manial.
For the complete program of the event (that will of course be featured in the Weekly Agenda), click here.

Music, Freedom and Social Justice - El Geneina opening

Al Mawred Culture Resource have announced the much-awaited opening of the 2011 season at Al Genaina Theater in Al Azhar Park. The program of the first performances is as follows:

Friday April 22, 2011 (free admission):
Starting from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM an open day featuring many Egyptian artists from different fields (theater - Poetry – Grafitti – visual art . Music program begins at 7:00 PM and features Ramy Essam, Mariam Ali, Taxi Band and Eskenderella Band 
Saturday April 23, 2011: Hamid Kasri and Karim Ziad Morocco – Algeria 
Friday April 29, 2011: Abir Nasraoui– Tunisia 
Saturday May 7, 2011: Mashrou3 Leila – Lebanon 
Sunday May 8, 2011: Wust El Balad - Egypt 
Monday May 9, 2011: Dhafer Youssef – Tunisia

All concerts start at 8.00 PM
Al Azhar Park - Salah Salem Rd. – Darassa
Tickets: 10 EGP (Excluding Park Admission) except Mashrou3 Leila and Dhafer Youssef tickets 20 EGP.
For more info please call: 02 23625057

WEEKLY AGENDA MUSIC Apr. 16 to Apr. 22, 2011

Saturday, April 16, 2011
- Ahmed Bassiouny Indipendent Artists Music and Film Festival featuring Rami Abadir, Polymorph, Cairokee, Machine Eat Man, Feed Me and Simplexity at Darb 1718, from 4:00 PM
- Arab Takht Ensemble and Om El Nour Choir present “Together in the Love of Egypt” in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Cairo Celebration Choir conducted by Nayer Nagui present “Aghani Bel Arabi” in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM
- Ingy Samir and Esraa Mohamed piano recital at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM
- Cairokee (Alternative Arabic rock) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Fuego (Latino & Gipsy music) at After Eight, 9:00 PM
- Baher Ghazy (Oud) at Beit Al-Harrawy, 7:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM

Sunday, April 17, 2011
- Heritage Ensemble for Arab Music at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM

- Ahmed Harfoush Jazz Quartet in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

- Transistor (Alternative Egyptian music) in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

- Adam Miller Group (Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Bashir (Nubian Fusion) at After Eight, 9:00 PM
- Nasamat El Horreya (Nubian music) 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, April 18, 2011
- “The Best of Broadway” (Canada) in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- DJ Awadi Brothers (Funky) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM
- Resident DJ at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Tuesday, April 19, 2011
- “The Best of Broadway” (Canada) in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- El Sakia String Orchestra in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM- Michelle Rounds (Rock’n’Blues, Jazz, Funk) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- DJ Dina El Ghareeb at the After Eight Club, 9:00 PM

Wednesday, April 20, 2011
- “The Best of Broadway” (Canada) in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00
- Elena Dzamashvili piano recital in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Mounir Nasreldin’s Sweet Sound Band in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Sakia's 1st Metal Music Festival in the Wisdom Hall and River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, starting 6:00 PM

- DJ Rami (Boogie Night) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM
- Mazaher Ensemble (Zar music) at the Makan, 8:00 PM
- City Band (Rock) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Thursday, April 21, 2011
- “The Best of Broadway” (Canada) in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Ahmed Nabil’s Pantomime Show in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Sebo Folkloric Music Ensemble (Hungary) at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM
- Konouz Arab Music Ensemble in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Sakia's 1st Metal Music Festival in the Wisdom Hall and River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, starting 6:00 PM

- Club Cheval (DJ Canblaster and DJ MYD from France) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Wust El Balad (Egyptian rock) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Bedouin Jerry Can (Folk music from El –Arish) at El Tanboura Hall, 8:30 PM
- Sahra Band (Rai music) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Friday, April 22, 2011
- “The Best of Broadway” (Canada) in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM
- National Arab Music Ensemble conducted by Selim Sahab at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM
- Concert for Japan’s Earthquake Victims in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Sakia's 1st Metal Music Festival in the Wisdom Hall and River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, starting 6:00 PM

- Club Cheval (DJ Canblaster and DJ MYD from France) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Salalem (Blues/Funk/Rock) at After Eight, 9:00 PM
- Ramy Essam, Mariam Ali, Taxi Band and Eskenderella Band at the Geneina Theatre in Al Azhar Park, 7:00 PM New

Rencontres de l'Image - 7th Edition

I am sorry I am a day late with this post, had a very busy week and (horror, horror!) lost track of events. Hope you'll read the post in time to still be able to organize yourself for one of the evenings of the 7th edition of the "Rencontres de l'Image", the extremely interesting annual festival featuring documentaries, shorts, and animation movies presented at the French Institute in Mounira.

This year it runs from (ehm, ehm ... yesterday) Wednesday April 13 to Wednesday April 20, 2011. All screening sessions start at 6:00 PM. Movies are in original language with either English or French subtitles.
Click here to be redirected to the French Institute`s webpage where you'll find the complete program of the event.

MOMIX performances in Cairo cancelled

Cairo Opera House has just announced that the planned tourneè in Egypt of Moses Pendleton's MOMIX dance troupe has been cancelled.
What a pity!

Ahmed Bassiouny - Egypt Independent Artists music and film festival

The Ahmed Bassiouny- Egypt Independent Artists music and film festival will be held on Saturday April 16, 2011 at Darb 1718 Egyptian Contemporary Art and Culture Center, starting at 4:00 PM.

The festival will be organized annually in honour of Bassiouny’s unfortunate death and in commemoration of his artistic talents (sound, new media and visual arts) and to support and encourage other independent artist of this generation who continue to follow in his footsteps.

Ahmed Bassiouny- EIA Music and Film Festival will be the first Festival in Egypt to gather independent Egyptian artists (Musicians, Photographers, and Filmmakers) together to showcase their talents. The festival, which focuses on Independent Artists and aims to promote the idea of uniting and encouraging positive change in Egypt art scene, will feature solo musicians, bands and showcasing of short films alongside a gallery featuring the works of photographers and visual artists.

All the Artists participating in Ahmed Bassiouny EIA Music and Film Festival will perform their original compositions to demonstrate that Egypt Independent Artists are part of the great revolution through innovation and expression.  

Ahmed Bassiouny- EIA Music and Film Festival aims to provide Cairo with a signature event that further enhances Egypt's reputation as a national leader in the promotion and support of independent music. A new breed of art, new breed of artists for a new promising Egypt!
(text provided by event organizers)

Festival Line Up:
MUSIC:

-Rami Abadir (Experimental)  www.reverbnation.com/ramiabadir

-PolyMorph (Vintage Electronic) www.myspace.com/poly_morp

-Machine Eat Man (Egyptronica) www.machineeatman.com

-Cairokee (Arabic Rock) http://www.cairokee.com/

-Feed Me (Electronic Rock) www.myspace.com/feedmeband

-SimpleXity (Progressive Rock) www.simplextyband.com

  

FILM:

-Ahmed Khalifa (The first English language Egyptian movie) www.wingrave-film.com

-Mohammed Taymour (Independent Filmmaker)

-Mahmoud Hamdi (Cultural Activist, Manager of Karma Ibn Hanye Culture Center) www.mahmoudhamdi.com

-Mohamed Soliman (National Geographic short movies director)

For more information click here.

Movie Night at the Italian Cultural Centre

On Sunday April 10, 2011 at 6:00 PM (with a rerun at 8:00 PM), the theatre of the Italian Cultural Centre in Zamalek will host the screening of the drama "A JOURNEY CALLED LOVE" (Italy, 2002) directed by Michele Placido and starring Laura Morante, Stefano Accorsi, Katy Saunders, Alessandro Haber, Galatea Ranzi, Dario Bandiera, and Diego Ribon.
Free entry, Italian with English subtitles.

The movie revolves about the life and loves of the poet and writer Sibilla Aleramo. Her life is marked by a long sequence of sentimental relationships as intense as they are brief up to the moment when young Dino Campana - the greatest poet of the period - rises arrogantly, pushing all others into the background.
"Nora is a cultured woman in her forties charming and independent. When she left her home town her name was Rina. She was fleeing a mother that committed suicide when she was only in her teens, and a violent husband who seduced her making her pregnant and desperate.
When young Nora makes the difficult decision to abandon everything, including her son Walter whom she adores, she is a young woman fragile and confused. The Nora that now lives in Florence in the pre-war years, looks a totally different person. Her friends are politicians, painters and writers, and all regard her as a great writer and intellectual."

Weekly Agenda Music Apr. 9 to Apr. 15, 2011

Saturday, April 9, 2011
- Gioachino Rossini’s opera “Le Comte Ory” live streaming in High Definition from the Metropolitan Opera in New York in the Small Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Oum El Nour Choir Easter Concert at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM
- Klaket (Rock) in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- Salalem (Arabic Funk) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Fuego (Latino Gipsy music) at After Eight, 9:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM

Sunday, April 10, 2011
- Cairo Opera Orchestra directed by Nayer Nagui and Cairo Opera Ballet Company present Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” ballet in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Emad Hamdy Flamenco & Latin guitar recital in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Oum El Nour Choir Easter Concert at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM
- El Masreyeen Band (Egyptian traditional) in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- Cocoon (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, April 11, 2011
- Cairo Opera Orchestra directed by Nayer Nagui and Cairo Opera Ballet Company present Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” ballet in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Nathan Fischer (Guitar) and Hussein Saber (Oud) present “East Meets West” in the Oriental Hall of AUC Tahrir Campus, 7:00 PM
- Malaalem Band (Contemporary Egyptian music) in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM
- Neobyrd and Ramsi Lehner (Techno-Electro) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Resident DJ at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Tuesday, April 12, 2011
- Cairo Opera Orchestra directed by Nayer Nagui and Cairo Opera Ballet Company present Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” ballet in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Egyptian Piano Quartet in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM 
- Deep Preachers (Funk & Dancefloor) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- DJ Dina El Ghareeb at the After Eight Club, 9:00 PM

Wednesday, April 13, 2011
- Cairo Opera Orchestra directed by Nayer Nagui and Cairo Opera Ballet Company present Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” ballet in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Marlis Yanuskhanov (Violin) and David Hales (Piano) in the Ewart Memorial Hall in AUC Downtown Campus, 7:00 PM
- Mascara, Your Prince Harming, & Top Hat Rats “Rock Night Event” in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre, 7:30 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM
- Mazaher Ensemble (Zar music) at the Makan, 8:00 PM
- DJ RoRo (Boogie Night) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- City Band (Rock) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Thursday, April 14, 2011
- Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM
- Rango (Sudanese music) El Tanboura (Folk music from Port Said) at El Tanboura Hall, 8:30 PM update
- Crash Boom Bang (Rock’n’Roll, Funk) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:00 PM
- Sahra Band (Rai music) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Friday, April 15, 2011
- Cairo Opera House Spring Feast Celebration in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yasser El Serafi presents “A Tribute to Mozart” in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Fathy Salama Sharkiat in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Azraq Samawy (Rock) in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre, 8:00 PM
- Salalem (Blues/Funk/Rock) at After Eight, 9:00 PM

Italian Movie Night at IIC

On Sunday April 3, 2011 at 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM, the theatre of the Italian Cultural Centre in Zamalek will host the screening of the comedy "IF I WERE YOU" (Italy 2001), directed by Giulio Manfredonia, and starring Emilio Solfrizzi, Gioele Dix, Paola Cortellesi, Fabio De Luigi, Lunetta Savino. 

Italian with English subtitles, free entry.

Andrea is an employee. His family life is suffocating; he hates his job and dreams of being single and enjoying himself. Bebo Braschi-Lentini is a successful entrepreneur. He has a very strong character which alienates him from everybody around him except his loyal and masochistic secretary Veronica who, despite his behaviour, adores him. Christian DJs with Gegio in seedy venues. He is frustrated, does not have a penny, is in love with a beautiful pharmacist Caterina to whom he is not able to declare his affection and dreams of putting on huge pop concerts.

One day, they meet coincidently at a beach-front restaurant. Suddenly there is a flash in the sky and the three of them find themselves transformed into the life of the person whom each of them had just been admiring.

WEEKLY AGENDA MUSIC Apr. 2 to Apr. 8, 2011

Saturday, April 2, 2011
- Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hisham Gabr with soloists Basma Abdel Rahim (Violin) and Kamel Salah El Din (Cello) present “An Evening with Brahms” in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- El Ahlam Ensemble in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Ahmed Ezz El Ostool (Arabic Fusion and Rai) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 6:30 PM
- Reggae Bus (Reggae) at After Eight, 10:00 PM

Sunday, April 3, 2011
- Hassan Sharara violin recital in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Amro Salah trio feat. Noha Fekry (Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 6:30 PM
- Bashir (Nubian Fusion) at After Eight, 10:00 PM
- El-Nil Troupe for folk instruments (Folk music and songs) at Beit Al-Suheimi, 7:30 PM

Monday, April 4, 2011
- Dina Iskander (Soprano) and Mona Wassef (Harp) present “Songs with Harp” in the Oriental Hall of AUC Tahrir Campus, 7:00 PM
- Percussion Ensemble with Victor Penev, Sara El Shamy and Daniele Marat in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Haga Tanya Khalas (Egyptian music) in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- Khaled Mounib’s Band (Nubian music) in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM
- DJ Ouzo (Progressive House) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 6:30 PM
- Fuego (Latin/Flamenco) Resident DJ at After Eight, 10:00 PM update

Tuesday, April 5, 2011
- Egyptian Musical Youth Society concert in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM 
- Hot Feet (Funk, Pop, Dance, Fusion) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 6:30 PM
- DJ Dina El Ghareeb at the After Eight Club, 10:00 PM

Wednesday, April 6, 2011
- Cairo Opera Orchestra directed by Nayer Nagui and Cairo Opera Ballet Company present Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” ballet in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Mohamed Sharara (Violin) & Kholoud Sharara (Flute) recital in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Woodwind Trio with Tamer Kamal (Bassoon), Mohamed Hamdy (Clarinet) and David Hales (Piano) in the Malak Gabr Arts Theatre in AUC New Cairo Campus, 1:00 PM update 
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray, 7:30 PM
- Mazaher Ensemble (Zar music) at the Makan, 8:00 PM
- DJ Ramy (Boogie Night) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 6:30 PM
- City Band (Rock) at After Eight, 10:00 PM

Thursday, April 7, 2011
- Cairo Opera Orchestra directed by Nayer Nagui and Cairo Opera Ballet Company present Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” ballet in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Cairo Symphony Orchestra chamber music concert in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- “The Peaceful Revolution Festival” with Ana Masry, Sohba, Taxi and Bluenotes in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre, 6:00 PM
- Wessam Ahmed (Oboe), Peter Olah (Flute), Anatoly Kisilav (Bassoon), David Hales (Piano), and John Baboukis (Harpsichord) in the Ewart Memorial hall of AUC Tahrir Campus, 7:00 PM update
- Rango (Sudanese music) at El Tanboura Hall, 8:30 PM
- Yehya Khalil (Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 6:30 PM
- Sahra Band (Rai music) at After Eight, 10:00 PM

Friday, April 8, 2011
- Cairo Opera Orchestra directed by Nayer Nagui and Cairo Opera Ballet Company present Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” ballet in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Yehya Khalil Jazz Band in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Oum El Nour Choir Easter Concert at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM
- DJ Carlos (House) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 6:30 PM
- Salalem (Blues/Funk/Rock) at After Eight, 10:00 PM