Art
Retelling, revising: 'Ana al-Hekaya' conquers stereotypes through storytelling
08 Nov 2010
Last Saturday, an evening of storytelling was held by the Ana al-Hekaya (I Am the Story) group at the American University in Cairo. The packed hall was buzzing as the eager audience waited to be told a tale. But, as the lights lowered...
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The 19th Festival and Conference of Arab Music at the Cairo Opera House
04 Nov 2010
For the inauguration of its 19th session last Monday, the Festival and Conference of Arab Music presented a spectacular show that blended music, dance and storytelling to narrate the life story of the late Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez...
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Bands to Watch: Kaza Mada
03 Nov 2010
Halfway through their rollicking Monday night performance at the Cairo Jazz Club, two things became immediately obvious about Kaza Mada. Firstly, their invigorating sound stems from a unique and hard-to-pull-off blend of multiple musical...
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Giuseppe Fanfoni’s 'Visual Arts and Restoration'
02 Nov 2010
Visual Arts and Restoration, currently on display at the Italian Institute of Culture, is a complex exhibition that chronicles the career of the renowned Italian architect and director of the Italian-Egyptian Center for Restoration and...
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The Human Body: Representations and limitations
01 Nov 2010
The Human Body Exhibition: Contemporary Vision that opened last Tuesday at the Palace of Arts in Zamalek--one of the country’s largest state run galleries--has been highly criticized in the Egyptian press so far. The show, which...
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Fairouz 2010: The voice of the stars
30 Oct 2010
Egyptian fans of the Lebanese music star Fairouz might be wondering why her latest album, Eih, Fi Amal (Yes, There is still hope), is not yet widely available in Egypt. The album, released around the Arab world in the first weekend of...
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Egypt's Museums V: Introducing the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art
27 Oct 2010
Located in a neo-Islamic architectural masterpiece dubbed al-Saraya al-Koubra (The Great Palace) on the grounds of the Cairo Opera House, the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art provides a refuge from reality. The beautiful building is a calm...
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Mummy Mia
27 Oct 2010
Based on uncovered artifacts and historical records, it is well known that ancient Egyptians shared a fondness for certain things—animal-headed deities, elaborate architecture and scientific innovation, to name a few. Another,...
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Hiwar: Art in conversation
26 Oct 2010
Visitors should be glad to know that the Hiwar (Dialogue) group exhibition at Darb 1718 is not just another attempt at intercultural dialogue, a topic that has been exhausted in contemporary art exhibitions from or about the Middle East....
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Dreams and realities: Burcu Bilgiç's 'Daydreamers'
25 Oct 2010
I want to be an astronaut, an artist, a marine biologist, the president. I want to travel around to see new places, meet interesting people and experience different cultures. Those might have been some of the answers Turkish artist Burcu...
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