The American produced blockbuster Fair Game was released yesterday. The film casts Sean Penn and Naomi Watts with the participation of the Egyptian actor Khaled El-Nabawi.
The film is screened at: Galaxy, Golden Stars, Ramses Hilton, Stars
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
*Bolbol Hayran (Bolbol Perplexed)
*6 7 8
Bandar, Maadi
Bandar Mall, 1 Palestine St, New Maadi. Tel: 2519 0770
*Burlesque
*The Green Hornet (3D)
*Little Fockers
*The Tourist
City Centre
3 Makram Ebeid St, Nasr City. Tel: 010 667 5096
*Bonne Soirée
*Little Fockers
*Al-Shouq (The Lust)
*The Tourist
*Zahaymer (Alzheimer)
Cosmos
12 Emadeddin St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2574 2177
*Bolbol Hayran (Bolbol Perplexed)
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
*Ibn Al-Qonsol (The Consul's Son)
*Let me in
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
Dandy Mall
Beginning of Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. Tel: 018 919 6438
*Bonne Soirée
*Little Fockers
*Season of the Witch
*Al-Shouq (The Lust)
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
Diana
17 Al-Alfi St, Emadeddin, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2592 4727
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
Downtown
8 Emadeddin St, Downtown. Tel: 2592 4727
*Bonne Soirée
*The Green Hornet (3D)
*Mohtaram Ela Rob' (Three Quarters Respectable)
*Season of the Witch
*Al-Shouq (The Lust)
*Zahaymer (Alzheimer)
*6 7 8
Dream
Dream Land, Sixth of October City. Tel: 3855 3217
*Bolbol Hayran (Bolbol Perplexed)
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
*Ibn Al-Qonsol (The Consul's Son)
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
Family, Maadi
Othman Buildings, next to Maadi Hospital. Tel: 2524 8100
*Bonne Soirée
*The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (3D)
*Due Date
*Gulliver's Travels (3D)
*Life as we Know it
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
*Zahaymer (Alzheimer)
Future Mall
Al-Qahira Al-Gadida. Tel: 2756 4045
*Bolbol Hayran (Bolbol Perplexed)
*Bonne Soirée
*Ibn Al-Qonsol (The Consul's Son)
Galaxy
67 Abdel-Aziz Al-Seoud St, Manial. Tel: 2532 5745/6
*Fair Game
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
*Gulliver's Travels (3D)
*Ibn Al-Qonsol (The Consul's Son)
*Tangled (3D)
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
Genena
Al-Batrawi St, off Abbas Al-Aqad St, Nasr City. Tel: 2263 0745- 016 553 0858
*Bonne Soirée
*Burlesque
*The Green Hornet (3D)
*Season of the Witch
*Al-Shouq (The Lust)
*The Tourist
*6 7 8
Golden Stars
City Stars Mall New Annex, Heliopolis. Tel: 2480 2580/1
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
*Gulliver's Travels (3D)
*Fair Game
*Life as we know it
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
Golf City
Al-Obour City. Tel: 4610 6155/6/7
*Alfa and Omega (3D)
*Bonne Soirée
*Little Fockers
*Mohtaram Ela Rob' (Three Quarters Respectable)
*Season of the Witch
*Al-Shouq (The Lust)
*The Tourist
*Zahaymer (Alzheimer)
*6 7 8
Good News
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Nile Corniche, Garden City. Tel: 2362 8400
*Bonne Soirée
*Al-Shouq (The Lust)
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
*Zahaymer (Alzheimer)
Al-Haram
147 Al-Haram St, Giza. Tel: 3583 8857- 3584 0457
*Bolbol Hayran (Bolbol Perplexed)
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
*Ibn Al-Qonsol (The Consul's Son)
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
Metro
35 Talaat Harb St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2393 7566
*Bonne Soirée
*Mohtaram Ela Rob' (Three Quarters Respectable)
*Al-Shouq (The Lust)
*Zahaymer (Alzheimer)
*6 7 8
New Modern Shubra
Al-Mazallat St, Shubra. Tel: 2430 9122
*Bonne Soirée
*6 7 8
Nile City
Nile City Towers, Nile Corniche, Maspero. Tel: 2461 9101
*Bonne Soirée
*The Green Hornet (3D)
*Little Fockers
*Season of the Witch
*Al-Shouq (The Lust)
*The Tourist
*Zahaymer (Alzheimer)
*6 7 8
Normandy
31 Al-Ahram St, Heliopolis. Tel: 2257 9195
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
Odeon
4 Dr Abdel-Hamid Said St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2575 8797- 2576 5642
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
*Gulliver's Travels (3D)
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
Pigale
25 Emadeddin St, Downtown. Tel: 2593 8594
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
Ramses Hilton
Nile Corniche, Maspero. Tel: 2574 7435
*Fair Game
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
*Gulliver's Travels (3D)
*Ibn Al-Qonsol (The Consul's Son)
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
Rivoli
26 July St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2575 5053
*Bonne Soirée
*Mohtaram Ela Rob' (Three Quarters Respectable)
*Al-Shouq (The Lust)
*Zahaymer (Alzheimer)
*6 7 8
Roxy
Roxy Sq, Heliopolis. Tel: 2258 0344
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
Al-Salam Concorde
65 Abdel-Hamid Badawi St, Heliopolis. Tel: 2622 6376
*Gulliver's Travels (3D)
*Ibn Al-Qonsol (The Consul's Son)
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
Sarai Al-Hada'iq
16 Walielahd St, off Masr wal Sudan St, Hada'iq Al-Qubba. Tel: 2485 8400
*Bolbol Hayran (Bolbol Perplexed)
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
*Ibn Al-Qonsol (The Consul's Son)
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
Al-Serag
Al-Serag Mall, Makram Ebeid St, Nasr City. Tel: 2276 0080
*Bolbol Hayran (Bolbol Perplexed)
*The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (3D)
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
*Ibn Al-Qonsol (The Consul's Son)
*Let me in
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
Sixth of October
Sixth of October City. Tel: 3835 7569
*Bonne Soirée
*The Green Hornet (3D)
*Al-Shouq (The Lust)
*6 7 8
Stars
City Stars Mall: Omar Ibn Al-Khattab St, Heliopolis. Tel: 2480 2013/4
*Bolbol Hayran (Bolbol Perplexed)
*The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (3D)
*Due Date
*Fair Game
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
*Gulliver's Travels (3D)
*Ibn Al-Qonsol (The Consul's Son)
*Let me in
*Life as we Know it
*Tangled (3D)
*Tron: Legacy (3D)
*Unstoppable
*Al-Wattar (The Chord)
Tahrir
112 Tahrir St, Dokki, Giza. Tel: 3335 4726
*Fasel wa Na'oud (Short Break and We'll Be Back)
Tiba
84 Al-Nasr Road, Nasr City. Tel: 2262 1084
*Bonne Soirée
*Al-Shouq (The Lust)
*6 7 8
Wonderland
Abbas El Akkad St, Nasr City. Tel: 2401 2254
*Bonne Soirée
*The Green Hornet (3D)
*Little Fockers
*Al-Shouq (The Lust)
*Zahaymer (Alzheimer)
*6 7 8
CULTURAL CENTRES
Italian Cultural Centre
3 El-Sheikh El Marsafi St, Zamalek, Cairo. Tel: 2735 8791
23 January, 6 & 8pm: Pranzo di Ferragosto (Lunch in the Middle of August), comedy starring Gianni Di Gregorio and Valeria De Franciscis, directed by Gianni De Gregorio (English subtitles).
El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881
20 January, 4pm: The Princess and the Frog, animation voices by Anika Noni Rose and Bruno Campos, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker.
27 January, 4pm: The Sword in the Stone, a 1963 animation production directed by Wolfgang Reitherman.
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Around the galleries
The exhibition of painting and sculpture by the exceptionally talented artist Halim Yacoub currently on display at Duroub gallery in Garden City is a must-go show. He showcases his latest creations that are 15 oil paintings, 15 sketches as well as 20 pieces of brass sculpture in different sizes. He chose the female as a delicate human figure and the horse as a graceful animal. In his statues, he doesn't stick to the laws of sculpture but still anatomy values are his final reference. As a sculptor, he occupies a very unique status in the contemporary Egyptian sculpture and specifically as a miniature sculptor.
His works are characterised by the delicacy of sense and his brilliant ability to sum up elements and movements. In his new production of relief paintings, he tackled themes that are based on the perfect study of the curves of the female body with its grace and delicacy. In his statues that depict birds and animals, he preserves the intensity of the block although he reshapes them in delicate surfaces. Those who are interested in the artist's works can also visit the Modern Egyptian Art Museum where some of his works are on permanent display as part of the museum's acquisitions.
The exhibition runs through 31 January.
Reviewed by Nagwa El-Ashri
Exhibitions
Ayyam Gallery Cairo
19 Abul-Feda St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 5858/5757
"Nostalgia", a solo exhibition by Syrian painter Asaad Arabi. His latest series of works, presents a new take on a venerated subject-Egyptian songstress Umm Kulthoum. Portrayed in mid performance, Umm Kulthoum is backed by an orchestra of great musicians, as Arabi toys with positive and negative space with various tones and forms (Closing 20 January).
"Liberated Spatiality", the forthcoming solo exhibition of UAE-based Syrian painter Thaier Helal.
Known for large mixed media canvases that transform the tangible (and intangible) into abstractions that explore color and texture, the artist will present a new body of work that delves further into the energy, movement and rhythm of people, places, space and time (25 January-15 March).
Cairo Opera Complex
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek
*Cairo Opera gallery
Tel: 2739 0132/0144
"Whispers of Creativity", paintings by Ola El-Seify
(23 January - 1 February).
*Main Hall back lobby
"140 Years of Sublime Art", a photo exhibition marks the 140th anniversary of producing Verdi's Aida opera for the first time showcasing photos of the original costumes and decor designs of the first show of Aida opera as well as other shows presented all over the world's theatres and in Luxor and China (Closing 20 January).
*Music Library gallery
Painting, brass works and sculptures by Labib Michael (23 January - 1 February).
*Palace of Arts
Tel 2736 8796 /27367627
The 12th Cairo International Arts Biennale (Closing 12 February).
Darb 17 18
Kasr Al-Sham' St, Fustat, Old Cairo, behind the Hanging Church & Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, next to Mar Girgis metro station. Tel 012 2192449/ 2361 0511
Darb 1718 celebrates its 2nd anniversary with the exhibition "Fames: Family Vaudeville" featuring among other artists Nermine Ansari, Sabah Nain and Hany Rashed (Egypt), Lotta Antonsson (Sweden) and Bjorn-Kowalski Hansen (Norway) (until the end of January).
Duroub
4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 2794 7951
Paintings and sculptures by Halim Yacoub
(Closing 31January).
Extra
3 Al-Nessim St, corner of Montazah St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 6293
Paintings by Hafez El-Raay (Closing 26 January).
Gezira Art Centre
1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek. Tel 2737 3298
A photography exhibition, part of the 12th Cairo International Arts Biennale (Closing 12 February).
"Art & Music", a group exhibition of paintings by the likes of Ayman El-Semary, Effat Hosni, Farouk Wahba, Maye Refqy, Myriam Gohar and Reda Abdel-Salam (Closing 7 February).
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre
12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin. Tel 2390 7707
Paintings by Abla Mohamed (Closing 22 January).
Khan Al-Maghraby
18 Al-Mansour Mohamed St, Zamalek. Tel 2735 3349
"Twenty Something", painting and sculpture by young female artists such as Samar El-Barawy, Shaimaa Aziz and Khaled Soliman (Closing 20 January).
Margo Veillon Gallery of Modern Egyptian Art AUC's Downtown Cultural Centre, entrance on Sheikh Rihan Street, Tel 2797 5199/ 2797 6896
The gallery will house, and will exhibit selections from, the permanent Margo Veillon collection of 100 masterpiece paintings and some 5,000 watercolors, drawings, graphics, and other works of art depicting daily life in the Egyptian countryside, the Nile, and the deserts of Nubia, Sudan, and Ethiopia, as well as an archive of the artist's personal diaries, drawings and sketches, books, collections, and photographs.
Al-Masar
Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/010 067 0705
A much-awaited solo exhibition by veteran artist Georges Bahgory (Closing 7 February).
Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum
1 Kafour Al-Akhshid St, Doqqi. Tel 3336 2921
*Horizon One
Paintings by Culture Minister and artist Farouk Hosny (Closing 9 February).
Picasso
30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544
"Egyptian Nationality in Art", paintings by Abdel-Wahab Moursi (Closing 20 January).
El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881, daily 9am-8pm, email: info@culturewheel.com
*Earth Hall
Photography by Nada El-Qouny and Amina Abdel-Meguid (21-29 January).
*Word Hall
A group exhibition of oil paintings (21-29 January).
Tache Art
S-139 El Sahara District, Designopolis, Km 38 Cairo/Alex Rd, Sheikh Zayed, 6th October City. Tel 012 2168420
"Huda Lutfi: 20 Years of Art", a retrospective exhibition for Huda Lutfi (22 January- 19 February).
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Lectures
Alef Bookstores
132 El-Merghany Street, Masr Al-Gedida. Tel 2419 2396/0100 224004
Fri 21, 7.30pm: A book signing and open discussion of Mohamed Fathi's book Masr Wa Khallas (Egypt and That's It).
Italian Archaeological Centre
14 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 2579 0129
Sun 23, 6 pm: A seminar held by members of the Italian-American mission to Mersa Gawasis, directed by professors Rodolfo Fattovich and Kathryn Bard, on the occasion of the opening of a photographic exhibition on the results of the archaeological investigation in the Middle Kingdom Port on the Red Sea; a movie on a case of experimental marine archaeology will be presented.
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Music & dance
Beit Al-Suheimi
Al-Darb Al-Asfar, Al-Hussein district, Old Cairo. Tel 2591 3391
Every Sunday, 8pm: 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
*Main Hall
Thur 20, 8pm: Celebrating 140th anniversary of producing Verdi's Aida opera for the first time, the Cairo Opera Orchestra, conducted by Italian maestro Marcello Motodilli, along with the Cairo Opera Ballet Company, suprevised by Erminia Kamel, A Cappella Choir and the Cairo Opera Choir, supervised by Aldo Magnato present Verdi's masterpiece Aida. Directed by Abdel-Moneim Kamel, the shows feature among other opera singers: soprano Iman Mustafa, tenor Walid Karim, baritone Mustafa Mohamed and mezzo soprano Hala El-Shabouri.
Fri 21, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Selim Sahab in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
Sat 22, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mena Zikry featuring soprano Mona Rafla and violinist Mohamed Sharara playing Brahms' violin and orchestra concerto and Mèller's Symphony No. 4.
Sun 23 & Tue 25, 8pm: Sufi and Coptic music concert featuring Horus Piano Duo (Egypt/Hungary), the West German Radio Choir (WDR) and Madih Ensemble.
Mon 24, 8pm (Free entrance): Spiros C. Moros Charity Foundation presents a concert by the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Nayer Nagui and featuring pianist Wael Farouk plays Filakto (Amulet) compositions by Tony Moros.
Thur 27, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Salah Ghoubashi in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
*Small Hall
Thur 20, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra.
Fri 21, 8pm: The Egyptian Piano Quartet.
Sat 22, 8pm: Banat Al-Nil troupe for music and singing.
Sun 23, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Selim Sahab plays classical Arab music.
Mon 24, 8pm: Piano and oboe recital by Wessam Ahmed.
Tue 25, 8pm: The Egyptian Philharmonic Society.
Wed 26, 8pm: Sharara Sextet troupe.
Thur 27, 8pm: Boughdady band.
Cairo Jazz Club
197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 3345 9939
Thur 20, 10.30pm: Tony Kaldas plays Oriental Latin Jazz.
Fri 21, 10.30pm: DJ KZ Virgin Night.
Sat 22, 10.30pm: Modern Egyptian folk by Beshir.
Sun 23, 10.30pm: Fusion and funk jazz by License to Groove.
Mon 24, 10.30pm: Electronics and trip-hop by Bikeya band.
Wed 26, 10.30pm: DJ Amr Hosny.
Thur 27, 10.30pm: Rock n roll by ScrewDriver band.
Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 2514 7475 every Sat, Mon & Wed, (8pm, free admission)
Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music.
Makan
1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo. Tel 2792 0878
Every Wednesday, 9pm: Zar by Mazaher band.
El Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music
30 A El-Balaqsa St, Abdeen, Downtown. Tel 010 3171762
*Al Tanboura Hall
Thur 20, 9.30pm: A concert features the oldest and only Rango player in Egypt, Hassan Bergamon, performing on this 190 year old Rango xylophone.
Fri 21, 9.30pm: One night of simsimeya music straight from Port Said and the Suez Canal area by Al-Tanboura troupe.
El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881, email: info@culturewheel.com
*River Hall
Thur 20, 8.30pm: Jazz music by George Kazazian.
Thur 27, 8.30pm: Contemporary Egyptian songs by Ahmed El-Haggar.
*Wisdom Hall
Fri 21, 8pm: El Sawy Puppet Theatre Show revives the concerts of late singer Abdel-Halim Hafez playing a number of his highly sought-after songs.
Sun 23, 8pm: Classical Arab songs by Ali Shabana.
Mon 24, 8pm: Contemporary Egyptian songs by A7wal band.
Tue 25, 9.30pm: El Sawy Culturewheel String Orchestra celebrates Mozart.
Wed 26, 9pm: Classical Arab songs by Ali El-Haggar.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106
Thur 20 & Thur 27, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing, conducted by George Beshri commemorates the death anniversary of singer-cum-composer Farid Al-Atrash playing a number of his best songs.
Fri 21, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Chamber Orchestra.
Sun 23, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mena Zikry featuring soprano Mona Rafla and violinist Mohamed Sharara playing Brahms' violin and orchestra concerto and Mèller's Symphony No. 4.
Mon 24, 8pm: Sufi and Coptic music concert featuring Horus Piano Duo (Egypt/Hungary), the West German Radio Choir (WDR) and Madih Ensemble.
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