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Opera House head banned from travel over corruption investigation
Egypt

Opera House head banned from travel over corruption investigation

The head of the Cairo Opera House was prevented from flying out of the Cairo airport Thursday, as the public…
Rousing patriotic pageantry at the 20th Arab Music Festival
Art news

Rousing patriotic pageantry at the 20th Arab Music Festival

The 20th Arab Music Festival and Conference opened Friday evening at the Cairo Opera House with a dramatic pageant of…
Court rivalry and paternal demands at Gomhouria Theatre
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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.…
Master violinist to perform at the Cairo Opera House
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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,…
Cairo Symphony Orchestra issues its first clarion call since 25 January
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Cairo Symphony Orchestra issues its first clarion call since 25 January

An evening of Tchaikovsky was a fitting opening to the 52nd season of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra (CSO) on Saturday,…
Mohamed Fairouz makes way for more inclusive classical music
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Mohamed Fairouz makes way for more inclusive classical music

A young Arab-American composer is putting some thick cracks in a Western-establishment perspective that has for decades divided traditional music…
In ‘The Pyramids and the Revolution’ ballet, revolution takes its place in Egyptian mythology
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In ‘The Pyramids and the Revolution’ ballet, revolution takes its place in Egyptian mythology

It hasn't been difficult to spot a trend in recent cultural production tacking the revolution onto everything. Seemingly, the assumption…
Walid Aouni revives Egypt’s modern artists at the Egyptian Arts Centennial
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Walid Aouni revives Egypt’s modern artists at the Egyptian Arts Centennial

A young fine arts student is fascinated by the works of the great Egyptian modernist artists, and decides to bring…
Egypt’s Famelab 2011 candidate selected
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Egypt’s Famelab 2011 candidate selected

The national science competition Famelab Egypt announced its 2011 winner, who will represent the country in the international version of…
Fallen faces of the uprising: Ziyad Bakir
Egypt

Fallen faces of the uprising: Ziyad Bakir

Seeing him announced as a martyr on television, then receiving anonymous phone calls to say he was alive and well,…
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