It’s the opening night of Cirque du Soleil’s OVO
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Cirque du Soleil’s OVO kicks off today: The event features 100 performers taking the stage with their acrobatic acts. OVO will host 16 shows between tomorrow, and Friday, 18 March at Cairo international Stadium Hall, courtesy of real estate developer Madinet Nasr for Housing and Development (pdf).
Not an adaptation of the Adel Imam movie, just the exact same name: The El Tagroba El Denmarkeya play is on at the Falaki Theater tonight at 7pm and runs through this Friday, 10 March. You can get tickets for tonight, tomorrow, or Friday.
The Goethe Institute in Cairo is hosting a screening of Ayten Amin-directed film Souad, followed by a discussion on the film with Amin. The screening begins at 7pm.
Experience a musical fusion of spiritual and cultural traditions tonight at 7pm with Abu Al Gheit Ensemble — a unique amalgamation of Sufi and Zar traditions rooted in the Delta of Egypt. The mystical sounds originate from Tariqa Ahmadiyya Gitaniyya, a sufi order founded by dervish Hassan Abu al-Gait at the dawn of 19th century. The live show will be held at Al Sehemy House.
One night, two brilliant performances at Cairo Jazz Club 610: Ahmad El Haggar and Wust El Balad will take the stage tonight at 9pm for a fusion of classical Egyptian sounds infused with jazz & neo soul from the former, as well as upbeat indie pop hits from the latter.
Get ready to be inspired by some of Egypt's most talented female artists with Art d’Egypte’s Kaon exhibition at the Arts’ Hub in Zamalek. Taking place from tomorrow through Thursday, 23 March, the exhibition is held in celebration of International Women's Day.