Al-Ahram Weekly

Weekly guide to Cairo:
Cinema, galleries, museums, lectures, theatre, music and dance

• Cinema
• Exhibitions
• Music & dance

Cinema

CINEMA

All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Generally, shows begin at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm and sometimes midnight, especially on week-ends. Special film seasons and screenings are held in cultural centres listed below commercial cinemas. This information is correct at the time of going to press, it remains wise, however, to check with venues for any short notice alteration.

Al-Amir
Khlousi, Shubra, Cairo. Tel: 2205 5722
*Al-Dictator (The Dictator)
*Al-Hekaya Fiha Menna (There is Something about Menna)

Bandar, Maadi
Bandar Mall, 1 Palestine St, New Maadi. Tel: 2519 0770
*Adrenaline
*Defiance
*Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

City Centre
3 Makram Ebeid St, Nasr City. Tel: 010 667 5096
*Dance Flick
*Funny People
*Inglourious Basterds
*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations)

City Stars Mall
Heliopolis. Tel: 2480 2013
*Arn-Tempelriddaren
*Al-Dictator (The Dictator)
*The Final Destination 4
*Halloween II
*I Hate Valentine's Day
*Jennifer's Body
*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations)
*Management
*Niko: The Way to the Stars
*Orphan
*Sorority Row
*Surrogates
*This is it
*The Ugly Truth

Cosmos
12 Emadeddin St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2577 9537
*Al-Academia (The Academy)
*Al-Dictator (The Dictator)
*Jennifer's Body
*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations)
*Sorority Row

Diana
17 Al-Alfi St, Emadeddin, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2592 4727
*Al-Academia (The Academy)
*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations)

Dream
Dream Land, Sixth of October City. Tel: 3855 3217
*Al-Academia (The Academy)
*Al-Dictator (The Dictator)
*The Final Destination 4
*Whiteout

Family, Maadi
Othman Buildings, next to Maadi Hospital. Tel: 2524 8100
*Arn-Tempelriddaren
*Blood: The Last Vampire
*Cloudy with a Chance of Meat Balls
*Halloween II
*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations)
*Teir Enta (Split)

Future Mall
Al-Qahira Al-Gadida. Tel: 2756 4045
*Al-Academia (The Academy)
*Al-Dictator (The Dictator)
*Ibrahim Labyad
*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations)

Galaxy
67 Abdel-Aziz Al-Saud St, Manial. Tel: 2532 5745
*Halloween II
*Management
*Sorority Row
*Surrogates
*This is it
*The Ugly Truth

Genena
Al-Batrawi St, off Abbas Al-Aqad St, Nasr City. Tel: 2263 0745
*Adrenaline
*Drag Me to Hell
*Fighting
*Funny People
*Inglourious Basterds
*Teir Enta (Split)

Golden Stars
City Stars Mall, Heliopolis. Tel: 2480 2581
*Arn-Tempelriddaren
*Management
*Sorority Row
*Surrogates
*This is it
*Whiteout

Good News
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Nile Corniche, Garden City. Tel: 2362 8400
*Al-Dictator (The Dictator)
*G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra
*Ibrahim Labyad
*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations)

Al-Haram
Al-Haram St, Giza. Tel: 3385 8358
*Al-Academia (The Academy)
*Al-Dictator (The Dictator)
*Halloween
*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations)
*Sorority Row

Metro
35 Talaat Harb St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2393 7566
*Adrenaline
*Eb'aa Abilny (Forget it)
*Inglourious Basterds
*Teir Enta (Split)

Nile City Mall
Nile Corniche, Maspero. Tel: 2461 9101
*Adrenaline
*Defiance
*Drag Me to Hell
*Fighting
*Funny People
*Inglourious Basterds
*The Last House on the Left
*Teir Enta (Split)

Normandy
31 Al-Ahram St, Heliopolis. Tel: 2258 0254
*Al-Dictator (The Dictator)

Odeon
4 Dr Abdel-Hamid Said St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2575 8797
*Halloween II
*Surrogates
*Whiteout

Ramses Hilton
Nile Corniche, Maspero. Tel: 2574 7435
*Badal Faqed (Replacement)
*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations)
*Orphan
*This is it
*The Ugly Truth

Regency
Abbasiya Sq. Tel: 2485 1851
*Al-Academia (The Academy)
*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations)

Al-Rehab
Al-Rehab City. Tel: 2607 6414
*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations)

Rivoli
26 July St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2575 5053
*Adrenaline
*Eb'aa Abilny (Forget it)
*Al-Hekaya Fiha Menna (There is Something about Menna)
*Magnoun Amira (Crazy about Amira)
*Teir Enta (Split)

Roxy
Roxy Sq, Heliopolis. Tel: 2258 0344
*Al-Academia (The Academy)
*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations)

Al-Salam Concorde
65 Abdel-Hamid Badawi St, Heliopolis. Tel: 2622 6376
*Surrogates
*This is it
*The Ugly Truth

Sixth of October
Sixth of October City. Tel: 3835 7569
*Adrenaline
*Defiance
*Inglourious Basterds
*The Last House on the Left

Tahrir
112 Tahrir St, Dokki, Giza. Tel: 3335 4726
*Al-Academia (The Academy)
*Al-Dictator (The Dictator)

Wonderland
Abbas El Akkad St, Nasr City. Tel: 2401 2254
*Adrenaline
*Defiance
*Eb'aa Abilny (Forget it)
*G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra
*Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
*Teir Enta (Split)

CULTURAL CENTRES

Goethe Institute
5 Al-Bustan St, Downtown, Cairo. Tel: 2575 9877/2574 8261
8 November, 7pm: Jeder schweigt von etwas anderem (Last to Know), documentary directed by Marc Bauder and Dörte Franke (English subtitles).

Indian Cultural Centre
37 Talaat Harb St, Downtown. Tel: 2393 3396
5 November, 3pm: Chak de India, family starring Shahrukh Khan and Vidya Malvade, directed by Shimit Amin.
10 November, 3pm: Jab we met, romance starring Shahid Kapur and Kareena Kapoor, directed by Imtiaz Ali.
12 November, 3pm: Cheeni Kum (Less Sugar), comedy starring Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu, directed by R. Balki.

Italian Cultural Centre
3 El-Sheikh El Marsafi St, Zamalek, Cairo. Tel: 2735 8791
8 November, 6pm: L'amico di famiglia (Friend of the Family), drama starring Giacomo Rizzo and Laura Chiatti, directed by Paolo Sorrentino.

Japanese Cultural Centre
Embassy of Japan, 81 Nile Corniche, Maadi. Tel: 2528 5903
5 November, 6pm: Red Beard, a 1965 production directed by Akira Kurosawa (Arabic subtitles).
12 November, 6pm: Sanjuro, comedy directed by Akira Kurosawa (Arabic subtitles).

FILM INDEX

*Al-Academia (The Academy), starring Ola Ghanem, Reham Abdel-Ghafour, Mirna El-Mohandes and Mahmoud Kabil, directed by Ismail Farouk.

*Adrenaline, starring Khaled El-Sawi, Ghada Abdel-Razek and Samed El-Sereiti, directed by Mahmoud Kamel.

*Arn-Tempelriddaren, war starring Joakim Nötterqvist and Sofia Helin, directed by Peter Flinth.

*Badal Faqed (Replacement), drama starring Ahmed Ezz, Menna Shalabi, Sawsan Badr and Ahmed Rateb, directed by Ahmed Alaa.

*Dance Flick, musical production starring Shoshna Bush and Damon wayans Jr, directed by Damien Dante Wayans.

*Defiance, action starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber, directed by Edward Zwick.

*Al-Dictator (The Dictator), comedy starring Hassan Hosni, Edward, Khaled Sarhan, Maya Nassri and Ezzat Abu-Ouf, directed by Ihab Lamie.

*Drag Me to Hell, horror starring Alison Lohman and Justin Long, directed by Sam Raimi.

*Eb'aa Abilny (Forget it), starring Saad El-Soghayar, Amira Fathi, Rogina and Hassan Hosni, directed by Ismail Farouk.

*Fighting, action starring Channing Tatum and Terrence Howard, directed by Dito Montiel.

*The Final Destination 4, thriller starring Bobby Campo and Chantel VanSanten, directed by David R. Ellis.

*Funny People, comedy starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen, directed by Judd Apatow.

*Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, bachelor is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends, comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, directed by Mark Waters.

*G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra, action starring Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Christopher Eccleston, directed by Stephen Sommers.

*Halloween II, thriller starring Sheri Moon Zombie and Chase Wright Venak, directed by Rob Zombie.

*Al-Hekaya Fiha Menna (There is Something about Menna), starring Isaaf, Boushra and Lotfi Labib, directed by Olfat Othman.

*Ibrahim Labyad, starring Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz and Ahmed El-Saqqa, directed by Marwan Hamed.

*Imagine That, comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Thomas Haden Church, directed by Karey Kirkpatrick.

*Inglourious Basterds, war starring Brad Pitt and Mélanie Laurent, directed by Quentin Tarantino.

*Jennifer's Body, comedy starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried, directed by Karyn Kusama.

*Land of the Lost, science fiction starring Will Ferrell and Anna Friel, directed by Brad Silberling.

*The Last House on the Left, horror starring Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter, directed by Dennis Iliadis.

*1000 Mabrouk (Congratulations), starring Ahmed Helmi and Rahma, directed by Ahmed Nader Galal.

*Magnoun Amira (Crazy about Amira), romance starring Nora Rahal, Hazem El-Banna and Shams, directed by Inas El-Degheidi.

*Management, romance starring Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn, directed by Stephen Belber.

*Niko: The Way to the Stars, animation voices by Olli Jantunen and Vuokko Hovatta, directed by Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen.

*Orphan, horror starring Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard, directed by Jaune Collet-Serra.

*Sorority Row, a group of sorority sisters tries to hide the death of their house-sister, just to avoid being stalked by the serial killer, starring Teri Andrzejewski and Adam Berry, directed by Stewart Hendler.

*Surrogates, action starring Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell, directed by Jonathan Mostow.

*Teir Enta (Split), starring Ahmed Mekki, Maged El-Kedwani and Donia Samir Ghanem, directed by Ahmed El-Gendi.

*This is it, documentary about king of pop Michael Jackson with many interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage for him, directed by Kenny Ortega.

*The Ugly Truth, starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler, directed by Robert Luketic.

*Whiteout, thriller starring Kate Beckinsale and Gabriel Macht, directed by Dominic Sena.

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Exhibitions

Atelier du Caire
2, Karim Al-Dawla St, Downtown. Tel 2574 6730
*Painting exhibition by Reda Khalil (Closing 13 November).
*"Egyptian Visions", paintings by Zahran Salama (Closing 13 November).
*Paintings by Fathi Ali (Closing 13 November).

The American University in Cairo
*The Photographic Gallery
New Campus of the American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Gate 1 (visitor's entrance), BEC Building, Plaza level, Room P059, Tel 2615 3318
"Egypt Through the Lens", a group exhibition by 15 photographers: Alaaeddin Abdel-Naby, Robert Azzi, Mary Cross, Abdel-Fattah Eid, John Feeney, Ahmad Hamid, Thomas Hartwell, Van Leo, Ahmed El-Maghraby, Ann Parker, Gilles Perrin, Monda Rafla, Riad Shehata, Kamil Vod"ra and Eric Weeks. The photographs on exhibit reflect various aspects of daily life in Egypt from hard news to soft features (Closing 5 Novemer).

The Cairo Opera Grounds
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek
*Cairo Opera Gallery
Tel: 2739 0132/0144
A group calligraphy exhibition by Ahmed Faris, Ahmed Fahd, Hammada El-Roubaa and Salah Abdel-Khaleq (Closing 10 November).
*Music Library
A group calligraphy exhibition by Mandour and a number of budding calligraphers (Closing 10 November).

Cordoba
3A Degla St, off Al-Furat St, off Gam'at Al-Dewal Al-Arabia St, Mohandessen. Tel 012 1104699
"The Animal", a group exhibition of paintings by the likes of Mohamed Youssef, Abdel-Naser Shiha, Zeinab Abdel-Aziz, Gamil Shafiq, Helmi El-Toni, Salah Taher, Mohamed Mandour, Farid Fadel, Azmeralda Haddad and Ammar Shiha (Closing 18 November).

Doroub
4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 2794 7951
"Treasures 2", handmade silver jewellery by Ahmed Badawi, Sara Abdel-Azim and Nagwa Mahdy (8-22 November).

Extra
3 Al-Nessim St, corner of Montazah St, Zamalek. Tel 2735 6293
Sculptures by Mariam Forham (Closing 28 November).

Gauguin
8 Samir Zaki St, Off Mohamed Mazhar, Zamalek. Tel 2738 1432/2735 7908
A group exhibition of water-colour paintings features among others Kamal El-Gweily, Tahiya Halim, Ihab Shaker, Nagwa El-Ashri and Adli Rezkallah (Closing 8 November).

Greek Cultural Centre
1, El-Fostat St, Salaheddin Square, Heliopolis, Tel 2644 1518/2638 4977
"Mythical Dimension", a painting exhibition based on Yannis Ritsos Poetry by artist Eleftherios Mystakas (Closing 20 December).

Hungarian Cultural Counsellor Office
13 Gawad Hosni St, Abdin, Downtown, second floor. Tel 2392 6692
"Islamic Architecture in Hungary", a photo exhibition in 3D by Vidor Kofalvi (8-15 November).

Karim Francis, Downtown
1 El-Sherifein St, 3rd right off Kasr El-Nil St, Downtown. Tel 016 8492509/2391 6357
Paintings by Fathi Afifi (Closing 30 December).

Khan Al-Maghraby
18 Al-Mansour Mohamed St, Zamalek. Tel 2735 3349
"2x2", a group exhibition of paintings by Soha Hassan, Rania El-Helw, ceramic by Yasmine Heidar and marble sculpture by Vivian El-Batanouni (11-25 November).

Lot17
21st Century Art
17 Mohamed Mazhar St, Zamalek. Tel 2735 2449
"The Sphinx", is an exhibition of oil on wood paintings by the Italian-based Egyptian artist Gamal Meleka (Closing 13 November).

Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum
5 Al-Tahrir St, across from the Cairo Opera House, Tel 2735 1123
*Nahdat Masr & Isis Halls
The 7th Nile Salon for Photography (Closing 5 November).
*Isis Hall
"Friday: Thoughts & Memories", paintings by Abdel-Aziz El-Guindy (9-23 November).

Al-Masar
Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/010 067 0705
The complete painting collection of late artist Mahmoud Afifi (1920-1984) (Closing 7 November).

Mashrabia
8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel: 25784494-Mob. 010 1704554
"Training Sculpture", is the title of a new series of video by Berlin artist Marisa Maza that deals with the relationship between space, gender and the body in the context of sports (Closing 12 November).

Picasso
30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544
"Years of Love 9: Freedom.... A Woman", bronze sculptures by Ibrahim Abdel-Malak (Closing 24 November).

Safar Khan
6 Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2735 3314
Paintings by Katherine Bakhoum (Closing 25 November).

Salama
36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen.Tel 3346 3242
"Art For All", a group exhibition of paintings by the likes of Ibrahim Abdel-Malak, Ahmed Askalani, Bikar, George Bahgory and Salah Taher, Seif and Adham Wanli, Esmat Dawestashi, Ezzeddin Naguib
(until the end of 2009).

Shadicor
214 end of El-Hegaz St, Heliopolis, Tel 2623 5026, 012 2736389
A thrilling art exhibition by late painter Salah Taher
(10-26 November).

World of Art
6, Road 77 C, Golf Area, Maadi, Tel 2359 4362
"Egyptian Identity", paintings by Khadiga Balbaa (7-22 November).

ALEXANDRIA

Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Al-Corniche and Port-Said St, Al-Shatbi, Alexandria, Tel 03 483 9999
Photography exhibition on "Guglielmo Marconi" in cooperation with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emilia Romagna Region (Closing 5 November).

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Music & dance

The 18th Arab Music Festival & Conference
*Main Hall
Thur 5, 8pm: Powerful voice Amal Maher, accompanied by Maged Sorour musical group.
Fri 6, 8pm: Iraqi oud player Omar Bashir. Singing recital by Ahmed Saad and Nadia Mustafa.
Sat 7, 8pm: Singing recital by Palestinian singer Mustafa Dahla and Moroccan singer Karima Al-Seqily.
Sun 8, 8pm: Singing recital by Palestinian singer Salma and Egyptian pop singer Ali El-Haggar.
*Small Hall
Thur 5, 8pm: The 18th Arab Music Conference.
Fri 6, 8pm: The 18th Arab Music Conference. The Talents Development Centre concert (6pm).
Sat 7, 8pm: The 18th Arab Music Conference. Qithara troupe, led by Alfred Gamil in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
Sun 8, 8pm: The 18th Arab Music Festival and Conference.

Al-Gumhouriya Theatre
12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin. Tel 2390 7707
Thur 5, 8pm: The Sufi Ensemble for Arab Music featuring singer Ahmed Ibrahim. The Shooting Club Arab Music troupe, led by Tarek Youssef.

Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106
Sun 1, 8pm: Lebanese violinist Gihad Aql. Jordanian angelic voice Diana Karazoun.
Mon 2, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Arab Music and Singing Company, conducted by George Boushra.
Wed 4, 8pm: A singing recital by the opera soloists such as Amira, Ahmed Efat and Iman Abdel-Ghani. Tunisian singer Dermay Al-Hemdany.

The American University in Cairo
Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Sq. Tel 2797 6373
*Oriental Hall
Mon 9, 7pm: Hungarian guitarist David Pavlovits plays works by Barrios, Albeniz, and Piazzolla.

Beit Al-Suheimi
Al-Darb Al-Asfar, Al-Hussein district, Old Cairo. Tel 2591 3391
Every Sunday, 8.30pm: Folk music and songs by Al-Nil Troupe for Folk Instruments.

Cairo Opera House
Gezira Exhibition Grounds. Info 339 8144, box office 2739 0132/90144
*Open-Air Theatre
Fri 6, 8pm: Sweet Sound band, led by Mounir Nasreddin.
Sat 7, 8pm: The Hungarian Nador Quartet featuring Gyula Gabora (first violin), Nandor Farkas (second violin), Emil Csonka (viola) and Marcell Vamos (cello) plays pieces by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert and Ravel.

Cairo Jazz Club
197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 3345 9939
Sat 7, 9.30pm: Nagham Masry band plays modern Egyptian folk.
Sun 8, 9.30pm: The Blue Tone Quartet plays jazz standards.
Mon 9, 9.30pm: DJ's Awadi Bros plays house music.
Tue 10, 10.30pm: Rock and roll by Screwdriver band.
Thur 12, 10.30pm: Riff band plays vocal jazz.

Al-Genena Theatre
Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem, Darassa, Tel 2362 5057
Thur 5, 8pm: Sebo Ensemble from Hungary plays Hungarian folk music and sings antique and modern poetry among others the poems of Horace, Csokonai and Varro.
Fri 6, 8pm: Fathy Salama, Trygve Seim, Frode Barth, Lars Andreas Haug and Sharqiat band perform music with young musicians from Egypt and Norway.

Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 2514 7475 every Sat & Wed, (8.30pm, free admission)
Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music.

Al-Gumhouriya Theatre
12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin. Tel 2390 7707
Sat 7, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra.
Thur 12, 8pm: Musical Shine troupe features singer Marwa Samy in a programme of classical Arab songs.

Makan
1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo. Tel 2792 0878
Every Wednesday, 8pm: Zar by Mazaher band.

Alexandria

Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106
Mon 9, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra.
Wed 11, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Chamber Orchestra.

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