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On Friday 15 April Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yasser El Serafi, will perform works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Award-winning independent Egyptian film competes in Valencia's 32nd film festival in Spain
Salalem band, one of the most popular bands in Egypt’s contemporary music scene, will be performing at El Sawy Culturewheel on Thursday 14 April
A wide selections of films will be screened during the upcoming week at the French Cultural Centre (CFCC)
Mohammed Ali Street in the heart of the city has always been associated with folk arts. From the gateway to cosmopolitan Cairo to the home of belly-dancers, the Street has many stories to tell
On Thursday 14 April Artellewa will screen the documentary Arna's Children by Juliano Mer-Khamis
The Kotob Khan bookstore dedicates this month to the Chinese master of the lens Won Kar-Wai, starting with his film 'In the Mood for Love'
On Friday 15 April, Sharkiat Fathy Salama and Mahmoud Refaat concert will take place at the Open Air Theatre at Cairo Opera House
In Dina Hamza’s latest documentary “In and out of the room” a rare story unfolds of the life of the man whose job is to take lives  
'Moscars' film festival is an initiative by two medical students, who have built up a large and enthusiastic community to share and discuss films on their website 3738Life

Egypt's filmmakers are thronging to record the manifold stories of the Egyptian revolution on celluloid

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In a one-on-one interview with Amr Waked, the popular actor who participated in the revolution from day 1, reveals he is a founding member of the National Front for Justice and Democracy and discusses their aims and objectives

Karim Abdel Aziz's latest endeavour fails to engage or match up to his previous action comedies

The voice of the people is the voice of art and not the other way around. Young director Mohamed Shaker, one of the minds behind the 'Sout El Horreya' and 'Vote No' campaign speaks to Ahram Online

Spanish artist Xavier Puigmarti exhibition ‘Wireless’ is on at the Mashrabia Art gallery, a tribute to the Egyptian Revolution

The second annual exhibition of Art Zone opened with a collection of the work of students, many of whom are, slowly but surely, turning from amateurs into semi-professionals

Mocking the dictatorship and the Mubarak regime, talented artists from the Arab world and the West have joined forces to present 'Caricature of the Revolution' at L'Atelier Du Caire

Conducted by Nayer Nagui, the Cairo Celebration Choir is both reviving and celebrating the work of Egyptian composers and traditional Arabic music

On 7 April the Cairo Opera House Small Hall gave the audience a Chamber Orchestra Concert. Musicians from the Cairo Symphony Orchestra performed works by Johann Sebastian Bach followed by Mendelssohn’s Symphony no. 5

The Peaceful Revolution Music Festival (Volume 1) featured four bands at El Sawy Culturewheel. The festival organisers were aiming to "celebrate peace in Egypt, and soon the whole world”

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