Latest in Tag: Culture Highlight
Latest in Tag: Culture
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has the odds ever in its favour
The second installment of the Hunger Games series manages to surpass the first
Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas
In churches all over Egypt Christians attended services to celebrate Christmas, one of the main religious celebrations in the Coptic faith.
Chief of brewersâ tomb discovered in Luxor
The newly discovered tomb contains scenes of the owner of the tomb with his wife Mut- em- Hp and his daughter Is- At- Kha during ancient practices.
Art&Culture: A year in review
The Art&Culture scene went through a few difficult phases in 2013 but managed to survive and even flourish. Music, contemporary dance, photography, festivals and exhibitions, regardless, despite or because of the restrictions the political climate and reality imposed, artists everywhere used their talent to chronicle the times we lived in.
While society was divided along stricter lines in the past year, artists in Egypt found inspiration in the differences and the diversity in their work made for a year filled with art that moved, surprised and made us think. Here are some of our highlights of 2013.
Cut and Paste, a painful trip down memory lane
Huda Lutfi explores fleeting memories of past events in Cut and Paste
Merry Christmas
Concerts of carols and classic Christmas songs are staged side by side with extravagant parties with fake snow and reindeer in all the usual night spots.
Do you see what I see?
The decorations can vary from the tasteful and sparse to overly lavish and gaudy and everything in between.
Local adaptation of Strindberg play misses the mark
The Dance of Death adaptation fails to impress
Bibliotheca Alexandrina receives EU funding
EU Ambassador tells DNE that âculture is not just for the elite, it is a vector and a dynamic for the futureâ
An âArc of knowledge and a Hive of new workâ at the British Council
ARC.HIVE aims to promote discourse on performance from the region
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Al Masar Gallery celebrates Mohammed Sabry
Works from the long and illustrious career of the artist have lost none of their vibrancy and power
Mired in muck
As days pass the water starts to disappear but the mud remains, a monumental task is ahead for the street sweepers that attempt to make some inroads into the sticky mess covering the streets.
Old textiles transform into artwork
New exhibition aims at reviving an ignored art form
Cairo Symphony Orchestra honours Gamal AbdelRehim
The Cairo Opera House pays tribute to the composerâs musical legacy
Winter storms
In Alexandria the relentless winds and rain resulted in a very high tide and drove one boat onto the rocks lining the famous Corniche.
Euro Film Panorama wraps up but Zawya pushes on
The Euro Film Panorama aims to cater to demand for international and Egyptian independent cinema all year long through Zawya.
South Africa and world unite for Mandela memorial
Some 80,000 had been expected, but the venue was two-thirds full as the ceremony got underway under a curtain of rain that had been falling since the early morning.
Iconic Poet Abdel Rahman Al-Abnoudy is honourary president of the Second Edition of the Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival
The Luxor Egyptian & European Film Festival features the most prominent short and long feature films produced in 2012 and 2013.
International Volunteer Day Event
An NGO Fair, Book Fair, youth activities, youth play performance as well as musical performances by Masar Egbari and Wust ElBalad will take place between 12pm-9pm in the AlMedani Open Area of the Cairo Opera House.
Jeune et Jolie: An uncompromising look at adolescent sexuality
Ozonâs latest offers a scrutinising look at sexuality through 17-year-old Isabelle.
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Barbatoze
Sherif Adelâs weekly look at Egyptâs events.
The Secret Gardens of Sinai
Sometimes, the greatest treasures lie in plain sight
Metropolitan Museum exhibition celebrates Central Park Obelisk known as âCleopatraâs Needleâ
New exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York celebrates Ancient Egypt
Zanâet Regala: A new state attitude toward theatre?
New play indirectly addresses controversial issue of US aid to Egypt.
In Pictures: Ahmed Fouad Negmâs funeral
On 3 December, a group of friends and family bid their final farewells to Egyptian poet Ahmed Fouad Negm. The funeral procession began after prayers at Al-Hussein Mosque and ended with the burial of the body at Negmâs family cemetery in the neighbourhood of Al Sayeda Aisha. Photos by Mohamed Omar
Poet Ahmed Fouad Negm dies at 84
Revolutionary poet dies, leaving a legacy of cultural and artistic rebellion
Abdelrahman Hassaneinâs adventures
Local adventurer seeks to document wildlife in Egypt
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