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Court rivalry and paternal demands at Gomhouria Theatre
October 27, 2011
Court rivalry and paternal demands at Gomhouria Theatre
In the shadow of the imposing Abdeen Palace in downtown Cairo, you might come across the exquisite El Gomhouria Theatre.…
Bands to Watch: Dina El Wedidi
October 27, 2011
Bands to Watch: Dina El Wedidi
Oh homeland we left you, and my tears fled away and died / Homeland you were our hope, and one…
Witches of Salem, witches of Cairo
October 26, 2011
Witches of Salem, witches of Cairo
Over the past three weeks, Al-Talia Theater has been showing “The Salem Witches,” Egyptian theater director Gamal Yaquot’s adaption of…
What makes it Egyptian?
October 24, 2011
What makes it Egyptian?
With the global digital media boom over the last 20 years, American television and pop culture have become daily staples…
Caught in the gaze of the eternal eye
October 23, 2011
Caught in the gaze of the eternal eye
History is rife with instances in which art was used to deliver a specific message or set of beliefs; one…
The Shaabi music breakthrough
October 22, 2011
The Shaabi music breakthrough
You must have heard the song "I'm the one whose life is so wrong,” by shaabi DJ Amr Haha. The DJs,…
Master violinist to perform at the Cairo Opera House
October 19, 2011
Master violinist to perform at the Cairo Opera House
If virtuoso violinist and composer Abdo Dagher were Japanese, he would have been declared a national treasure. As it is,…
Mubarak is melting!
October 18, 2011
Mubarak is melting!
Two Cairene galleries exhibited ruminations on revolutions in the environment, but the difference between the success of the two is…
In Paris, ‘Chicago’ becomes ‘I Wish I Were Egyptian’
October 17, 2011
In Paris, ‘Chicago’ becomes ‘I Wish I Were Egyptian’
This month, the first adaptation of Egyptian novelist Alaa al-Aswany's “Chicago” is showing at the Amandiers Theater in the Parisian…
In other words: From Poland with love
October 16, 2011
In other words: From Poland with love
On a crisp Friday night, dozens of Egyptians, Poles and miscellaneous expats lounged on orange beanbags to take in the…