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HAPPENING THIS WEEK-
Helmy on stage: The comedic genius Ahmed Helmy will be performing in his interactive play Mimo at the Grand Nile Tower Hotel in Cairo on July 4, 5, 11 and 12 starting from 9 pm. Get your tickets here.
Salsa Night at CJC610 is for the dance aficionados and amateurs. It’s at 9pm tonight and don’t worry, you don’t need to be an expert at dancing to attend the event. Salsa night is presented by Slow Motion Studio. To reserve, contact CJC 610 through their Facebook page.
Don’t miss the latest production of one of the most famous romantic tragedy ballets: Giselle the Ballet. Accompanied by the Cairo Opera Ballet and the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, the show will take place today and tomorrow at the Grand Theater of the Cairo Opera House at 8:30 pm. (Tickets for tonight | Tickets for tomorrow)
Go for a friends and family day out at the Adeer Plaza Festival. This event will have carnival games, arts and crafts, colorful parades, and stilt walkers. The festival will take place on Saturday 6 July from 4pm to 12am at Adeer Plaza, Waslet Dahshour in Sheikh Zayed. Register here.
Affichat w Aflam for the cinema aficionados. This exhibition showcases a vast selection of the late Pierre Sioufi’s collection of more than 10k pieces of Egyptian cinema memorabilia from 1932-2017. Showing in three editions, with the first ending on Thursday, 11 July, it will display pieces from the 1930s to 1970s. The exhibition is open from 10am to 10pm at Bibliothek.
Experience a mesmerizing performance in ‘Nawah’ or ‘Fertile Presence’ on the Rawabet stage. The performance fuses movement and sound to highlight the interconnectedness of agriculture, fertility and motherhood. The performance will be on Saturday, 5 July and will start from 8pm. Get your tickets here.
HAPPENING LATER-
Egyptian Nights with Cairokee. The Egyptian band will be performing at the AAST in Alexandria as a part of the Egyptian Nights Festival on Saturday, 13 July at 8pm. Click here for the tickets.
20 years of Masar Egbari: The band is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a concert at Al Sawy Culturewheel, Nile University branch in Sheikh Zayed, on Thursday, July 18, at 8pm. Click here to get your tickets.
Mouled Ahl Al Zikr x Sawy Culture Wheel: Sheikh Mahmoud Al-Tohamy will present an evening of recitation and chanting at El Sawy Wheel in Zamalek on Friday, July 19 at 8 pm. (Tickets)