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Egyptian dancer and choreographer Karima Mansour graduated with both a B.A. and a Masters degree in contemporary dance from the…

“My heart can take on any form: a meadow for gazelles, a cloister for monks, a house for idols, Ka'ba…

As part of the 12th International Cairo Biennale, the Palace of the Arts is currently hosting a multimedia installation by…

♫ Egyptian dancer and choreographer Karima Mansour graduated with both a B.A. and a Masters degree in Contemporary Dance from…

The al-Sabah Collection: Art of the Islamic Civilization is currently in its world premiere at the Royal Palace (Palazzo Reale)…

In spite of some of its darker offerings--oil paintings of ghostly figures, photos of gutted Cairo landmarks, a large work…

“Stealth,” by Sonallah Ibrahim, trans. Hosam Aboul-ela. “Stealth” is perhaps the warmest and most emotionally charged work produced by Ibrahim,…

For the entire month of February 2010, an air conditioning unit was fixed to the Palace of the Arts’ façade,…

Most Egyptians have never heard Ancient Egyptian music, a 5,000-year-old art form that has nearly disappeared. But in 2000 a…

A lot happened on the Cairo cultural scene in 2010. Here, presented in no particular order, are some of the…