Stage & Street

'On the Roof' a creative night at Darb 1718 Thursday, 4 August

A creative night of Egyptian artists - amateur and professionals alike - who take their art to the roof of on Thursday, 4 August at the cultural centre Darb 1718

Sketches from Fouad El-Mohandes in El-Sakia's theatre festival

The four-day theatre festival taking place at El-Sawy Culturewheel (El Sakia) will open with comic sketches from the theatre of the famous comedian Fouad El-Mohandes

International radio show pumps through Egypt's Nile FM airwaves

104.2 Nile FM added the popular international programme, American Top 40, to their broadcast, which listeners can hear Saturday at noon

Festival helps Tunisians beat post-revolution angst

In a suburb once firmly controlled by the family of the ousted president, young Tunisians are singing and dancing in a break from the months of tension and fear that have followed their country's revolution

Nile FM announces its Ramadan programming

During the Holy Month of Ramadan the popular English language radio station 104.2 Nile FM adapts its schedule to better suit their listeners' routine

The Revolution of LOL book release and film screenings at Egypt's CIC

On Sunday 31 July, Contemporary Image Collective will host the book release of Thawret el Loool (Revolution of LOL) and young filmmaker screenings

Egypt's minister of culture unhappy over his general secretary's resignation

Abou Ghazi would have preferred the General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Culture Ezzedine Choukri not resign so early

An Egyptian adaptation of Bernard Shaw's classic plays at Rawabet Theatre

An adaptation of Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion will be performed in Rawabet Theatre this Thursday

Thawret El Looool embraces young Egyptian artists

Thawret El Looool, a new book that analyses young artists through their works and chat rooms, makes a significant comment on the similar generational memories and train of thought

Learning through Art

The NGO Alwan wa Awatar, established in 2005, concentrates on social development through artistic activities

Citadel festival: Gems in dust

The 21st Citadel Festival for Music and Singing, which kicked off on 20 July, offers a number of music events at the historic Cairo Citadel

Cia-Sebas and Egypt’s DAAD School join forces at El-Genaina Theatre

Young Egyptian students of Al-Darb Al-Ahmar School for performing arts to join Spain’s Cia-Sebas circus group at El-Genaina Theatre this Thursday

Art, subcultures and the reinvention of public space

What the authoritarian forces lingering from the former regime cannot abide most, because they can't control it, is the humor and color of the cultural revolution in Egypt

Autostrade: Egypt's Japanese-style comic book experiment

Autostrade is a collaboration between 21 comics artists and writers to create a space for comic books to be read and followed in Egypt by adults

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