This week there are several diverse events planned, signifying a slow but strong return of cultural activities to Cairo and Alexandria after a lazy summer. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Summer Festival continues this week, with several concerts such as Karakeeb, Sheikh Zein and Storm Band. So does the Citadel Festival for Music and Singing, at which Eftekasat will be performing this week. There is also a chance to check out the play El-Prova, by the same troupe who staged the popular 1980 and Up in 2015.
As part of a series that MASS Alexandria is hosting for young visual artists, Egyptian filmmaker and artist Ahmed Ghoneimy will give a talk titled, Embodiment, reflecting on his previous works and upcoming projects. Ghoneimy took the film programme at the Jesuite culture center in Alexandria in 2009 and has since directed two acclaimed short films — Bahari (2011) and The Cave (2013) — both of which were featured in Mada Masr’s Egypt’s Cinematic Gems series. He was part of the renowned Home Workspace Program at Ashkal Alwan in Beirut between 2015 and 2016 and has two works in progress — Gem and Dog Star Man.
Bahari – بحري from Ahmed Ghoneimy on Vimeo.
The Talk will take place on Saturday August 20, 7:30 pm at MASS Alexandria, 2 Al-Madina al-Monawwara Street, Miami, Alexandria. Free entry, register by emailing: [email protected]
Zawya is set to host Palestinian acclaimed documentary My Love Awaits Me by the Sea, attended by director Mais Darwazah, who will be available for a Q&A session after the film. In her first feature length film, Darwazah returns to her homeland for the first time. The film asks how one can return to a place that only exists in the mind, and if its possible to hold your own version of truth when history has taken it from you. These questions are particularly pertinent as activists are campaigning for Google Maps to put Palestine back on its map.
The screening will take place at 7:30 pm on Tuesday August 23 at Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo.
Hailing from the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, Do’souka brings together several artists, such as Luka, Amr Abdelsalam, Beshoy George, Khaled El Demerdahs and Amr Ismail. The indie rock band has played several gigs over the past year, in cozy venues such as Room, Elbet Alwan and Cairo Jazz Club. Luka, the band’s lead singer and guitarist, had a viral hit in 2015 with Hashrab Hashish (I Will Smoke Hash).
The gig in on Thursday August 25, 8 pm at Room Art Space, 10 Tolombat Street, Garden City. Tickets are LE50. It is recommended to reserve in advance: 010 0068 1543 / 010 0068 1539.
Originally written in 1604, Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, will be perfomed at Falaki theatre for several nights starting Saturday. Directed by Waleed Hammad, who adapted it to colloqial Egyptian Arabic with Omnia Taha from the classic Arabic translation by Mohamed Anany. Running for 145 minutes, the play is set in Vienna and includes themes of morality, justice and virtue.
Performed for five consecutive nights, starting Saturday August 27, 8 pm at Falaki Theatre, Downtown, Cairo. Tickets will be available starting from August 18 at Studio Emad Eddin Foundation (18 Emad Eddin street, Downtown Cairo) on weekdays from 10 am until 10 pm.
