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Film Screening and Dance Performance: The Medhat Fawzi Center for the Stick Arts, El Warsha Theater Troupe

Learn about and experience Tahteeb, an art form and sport that dates back to ancient Egypt. The night begins with the short documentary El-Bab (The Door) directed by Abdel Fattah Kamal, followed by a riveting performance by the Medhat Fawzi Center for the Stick Arts, a folklore music and dance group from El-Minya. Tahteeb, or stick dancing was placed on UNESCO’s Intangible World Heritage List i...

Aug

Film Screening: Federico Fellini's La Strada

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

La Strada (The Road) is a 1954 Italian drama film directed and co-written by Federico Fellini with Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. The film tells the story of Gelsomina, a simple-minded young woman (Giulietta Masina) bought from her mother by Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), a brutish strongman who takes her with him on the road. Fellini described La Strada as "a complete catalog of my entire mytholo...

Aug

The Egyptian Jazz Projekt by the HarfousH Jazz Band

8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

A revival of 1950s Egyptian songs, the Egyptian Jazz Project (EJP) was founded in 2015 by Ahmed Harfoush, an Egyptian jazz vocalist based in London whose traditional repertoire is American jazz and swing, musical theater, and contemporary hits. Here, Harfoush highlights Egyptian legends like Abdel-Halim Hafez in an enthralling performance. Main Garden, 8:00pm Free and Open to the Public

Aug

A Circus Performance

7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

A curated variety of performers from well-known circus acts including clowns, dancing drums, ladders, balancing unicycle and juggling shows.

Jul

Building to COP27: Accelerating Climate Solutions through Sustainable Built Environments in the Middle East & Africa

12:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

The Building To COP Coalition is a group of organizations catalyzing climate action in cities, regions, and the built environment. And work closely with the UN High-Level Climate Champions. Buildings are responsible for almost 40% of global energy-related carbon emissions and 50% of all extracted materials. The building and construction sector’s demand for natural resources accelerates cl...

Sep

International Language Assessment Conference - ILACE 2022

Sep 2 – Sep 3

9:00 am

AUC Tahrir Square

The International Language Assessment Conference in Egypt (ILACE) is proudly offered through a partnership between the British Council and the American University in Cairo. ILACE 2022 is taking place Face to Face at Tahrir Square campus - Main Palace from September 2-3, 2022. This year's theme is "Reimagining Assessment in an Ever-changing Educational Landscape" The world has become differen...

Jul

Walk Like an Egyptian: Media and Myth in Contemporary US Representations

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Representations of Egypt in the United States and elsewhere in the world reflect its enduring popularity. In this unique event, cultural producers explore opportunities and challenges for more nuanced and authentic visions of Egypt in the global imagination. Speakers include Rhonda Ragab, who worked on the new Marvel series Moon Knight, as well as the Egyptian-American comedian behind the popul...

Jul

Cream of the Crop

8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Alexandrian filmmaker Dina Abdel-Salam defies the odds with an ensemble film that captures audiences from the get go, and takes them on a journey with everyday characters and situations. In her latest award-winning feature, follow the adventures of the employees at a failing jam factory as they try to make ends meet. The film will be followed by a discussion with the director about why she has ...

Jul

Mario Saied and his Musical Band

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

In cooperation with Avant Garde, Oud virtuoso Mario Saied and his musical band will perform a repertoire of Arabic classics as well as original compositions, in an evening that will inspire both memories and visions for the future. Free admission and open to the public. Mario Saied, a oud player and music composer, graduated from the Arabic Oud House under the supervision of the global ar...

Jul

Tannoura in Tahrir

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

There have been many versions of the whirling dervishes, but this is the original Egyptian version you don't want to miss. Coming to Tahrir from their home in Wekalat Al Ghouri, the Tanoura Heritage troupe will certainly keep your eyes fixed and your minds wandering, as they perform their unique show. Free admission and open to the public.