Apropos of music: Meditation on a personal love for Chopin

The Poet of the Piano, Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, is part of the international musical consciousness; he is timeless with … More

Swan Lake: Dreamy poetry, seductive magic on Cairo and Alexandria stages

Tchaikovsky’s famed ballet is performed in Cairo between 10 and 13 January followed by Alexandria performances on 17 and 18 … More

Aditi Mangaldas performed ‘Uncharted Seas’ in Cairo and Alexandria, as part of the India by the Nile festival In her … More

Part of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival’s programming, the Disabled Theatre was staged on 21 and 22 March at AUC’s … More

In 2016, Egypt saw many economic and legal changes that impacted arts and culture scene. The cultural players will now … More

With the ant being his mascot, or logo, Keizer’s large body of work includes thematic content that ranges from political … More

On 20 June, Children Choir operating under the Association of Upper Egypt for Education and Development performed at Talaat Harb … More

Syrian cultural activist and managing director of Al Mawred Al Thaqafy talks about her passions and how, following the months-long … More

Girls and women from Egypt’s unique Al Nour Wal Amal Orchestra talk about their lives, joys and challenges embedded in … More

This year, the India by the Nile festival brought several components addressing Egypt’s Bollywood lovers, uncovering – or reasserting – … More

Reaching out to audiences across the world, the Globe Theatre’s Hamlet manages to capture people of all cultural backgrounds and … More

The easiest natural thing to some, a completely impossible feat to others, the ability to sing in tune requires musical … More

Prior to his first concerts in Egypt since 2008, renowned Lebanese musician Marcel Khalife talks with Ahram Online about his … More

On Wednesday 24 September Sonam Kalra and the Sufi Gospel Project fused music with spirituality in a unique performance at … More

Exceptional profusion of artistic festivals in the first months of 2014, points to a new reality we cannot overlook and … More

Prior to his visit to Egypt in April 2014, in his home in Delhi, Sudhir Tailang, renowned Indian cartoonist talks … More

On 10 February the historical Manasterly Palace in Cairo hosted Andrei Gavrilov, the world-renowned Russian pianist, who performed Chopin and … More

The Pussy Riot controversy follows the classical mould of the struggle for freedom of expression, and unveils a typical authoritarian … More

The 27th Beiteddine Art Festival kicked off on 28 June with Kan Ya Ma Kan (Once Upon a Time), a … More

Bahaa Taher, one of the most renowned contemporary writers in the Arab World and winner of the most prestigious literary … More

Hearing about a stir provoked by Boris Godunov on the stage of Mariinsky Theatre, it is hard not to draw … More

A medical doctor, musician, philosopher, writer, poet and painter, Tarek Ali Hassan describes himself simply as ‘somebody who loves human … More