Latest in Culture Highlight
Latest in Culture
Have a break and laugh
Comedy Break Show oncouraging funny talents to post a three minute video of their best work on their website and offering great prizes to the winners
Mazg: Teaching the art of comics
Mazg is an independent organisation that aims to teach Egyptians the art of comics
The promising future of contemporary dance
The Cairo Contemporary Dance Centre showcased the talent of their first-year student
Citizen exchange programme Dawrak comes to Egypt.
The programme aims to provide Arab countries with tools and skills for exchange and to promote intercultural dialogue, networking and participation
Sinai’s forbidden dreams
A film through which young actors portray their simple yet forbidden dreams
Preserving ancient heritage
Luxor inhabitants continue to care for the ancient monuments of their city
City of sinners
Adel Heine’s weekly column
Students seek change through new foundation
Students aiming to manufacture the first Egyptian car, build a skyscraper and establish a centre for artificial limbs
The quest for the ancient capital Metelis
Egypt and Italy cooperate to document the history of a forgotten site, Kom Al-Ahmer
Spring in Cairo
You know it is spring because the street vendors are back
Cairography dances through limits
The film places dancers randomly in the streets of Cairo who then break out in dance
I Exist reminds us of what we often forget
Rehab Eldalil hopes the photos she take will bring a smile on someone’s face
Silence of Tunes: painting women’s movements
Hend El Falafly’s Silence of Tunes is on display at Safar Khan Gallery in Zamalek
Running for a better world at GUC
AYB aims at initiating sparks within the youth of the country to make change
The art of ceramics at Darb 1718
The 15-day workshop will teach the participants the essential basics of ceramics and pottery
Going Out
Failing the art of going out
No Point Perspective Dance Company
The company encourages people to volunteer and accepts all sorts of dance enthusiasts
Statue of Egyptian author included in Writers’ Union Art Collection
Taha Hussein’s statue is one of sculptor Essam Darwish’s most important works
Exploring Egypt
The serenity found in Aswan’s Nubia cannot be described, only experienced
El Lamoona: A bitter taste in the mouth for Egypt’s ruling regime
One song made famous by YouTube is El Lamoona, ‘the lemon’
Amal Ramsis: Exploring the “Forbidden”
Filmmaker Amal Ramsis explores all that is forbidden in Egypt
Eros, or the case of the hidden crotch
Most paintings are of strange-looking women in repose, with an emphasis on thighs and crotches
Teatro Independent Theatre: Enlightening the masses
The theatre group performed Sartre’s No Exit at the Jeunes Créateurs Festival, which was well-received and awarded the Best Scenography award
Sonia Hassan: Healing Cairo through meditation
The meditation depends on repeating The One or Allah’s names several times, guided by the seven chakras of the body
Egyptian author Mahmoud Salem dies age 84
The author is most famous for writing serial books for children
Tahrir Bodyguard: Safeguarding female protesters
The group has been actively ensuring women’s safety in protests.
Black Cat: Mohsen Shaalan documents his false imprisonment
The man responsible for the robbery of ‘Poppy Flowers’ begins painting again and opens his gallery
New at the movies
Movie previews
Restoration Centre at the Grand Egyptian Museum
The centre will work on documenting and restoring all the artefacts received by the Grand Egyptian Museum for its opening.
Operation #ColoringThruCorruption
A group of street artists are using colour to reshape the minds of Egyptians