Art news
Citadel fusion: Cairo’s Jazz Mania Festival
October 17, 2010
Citadel fusion: Cairo’s Jazz Mania Festival
Cairo’s Jazz Mania Festival, organized by the Foreign Cultural Relations in cooperation with the Cairo Opera House and the jazz…
International Circus Festival: Thinking outside the rings
October 17, 2010
International Circus Festival: Thinking outside the rings
A traditional circus conjures certain images--fearless lion-tamers, gravity-defying tightrope walkers and trapeze artists, accident-prone clowns, maybe a bear driving a…
4th Cairo Video Festival comes to a close
October 15, 2010
4th Cairo Video Festival comes to a close
The fourth Cairo Video Festival drew to a close on Thursday with a series of short videos, experimental films and…
Egypt’s Museums III: The Coptic Museum
October 13, 2010
Egypt’s Museums III: The Coptic Museum
The Coptic Museum in Cairo has more to offer its visitors than is generally thought. Still, only a small group…
Lise Allam’s Doll: Childhood revisited
October 12, 2010
Lise Allam’s Doll: Childhood revisited
A painting of a baby doll missing an eyeball, suspended upside down beside a harlequin marionette; a white butterfly standing…
Drumstick stickers: A colorful remedy for ugly
October 11, 2010
Drumstick stickers: A colorful remedy for ugly
As much as the city’s murkiness can take a toll on one's daily life, specks of color can perk it…
International Circus Festival: I Baccalà
October 8, 2010
International Circus Festival: I Baccalà
“Pss pss” was the only word heard during the one-hour show of the clown duo I Baccalà, the Italian troupe…
Museum news: Hassan Heshmat Museum in grave danger
October 7, 2010
Museum news: Hassan Heshmat Museum in grave danger
If you look behind the green iron fence surrounding the villa across from the Ain Shams Metro station, you will…
Big top: The first Cairo International Circus Festival begins
October 7, 2010
Big top: The first Cairo International Circus Festival begins
Yesterday at the beautiful marble promenade in Al Azhar park, a huge crowd gathered for the opening of the Cairo…
The return of Fairouz: Hope for a new album
October 5, 2010
The return of Fairouz: Hope for a new album
Nihad Hadad, known to the Arab world as Fairouz, is considered by many to be the most important singer alive…