Art | The American University in Cairo

Laptop Ensemble in Concert: The Spacial Experiment

Music inspired by technological and musical experimentation performed by the first-ever AUC Laptop Ensemble, led by Dr. David Rafferty, professor of music technology. This performance is in fulfillment of the 1-credit course MUSC 2640 Chamber Ensemble: Laptop Ensemble.

Dec

Arab Music Night

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Traditional Arab music performed by the Arab Music Ensemble and AUC Cairo Arab Choir, directed by Alaa Abdelsalam and Wael El Mahallawy.

Nov

Mood of Oud: 4th Anniversary Concert

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Mood of Oud is a musical project founded by the Egyptian oud player Michael Onsy. This concert features original compositions in which the oud is the storyteller supported by a string quintet, piano, bass guitar, percussion and drums. Free and open to the public.

Nov

Bank of Anxiety

Nov 7 – Nov 18

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Get a taste of Tawfiq al-Hakim’s dark humor in this play that centers around two friends, Adham and Shaaban, who set up a private bank focused on the currency of anxiety.

Oct

No Exit

Oct 18 – Oct 26

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Step into the existentialist realm of Jean-Paul Sartre's masterpiece, No Exit (Huis Clos), where three characters, inextricably entwined in each other's stories, embody the notion that people can be both our salvation and our torture.

Oct

Film Screening and Philosophical Discussion

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Join Rodrigo Brum (Film), Addison Ellis (Philosophy), Euan Metz (Philosophy), for a screening of Ousmane Sembéne’s Black Girl (1966) and a lively discussion of the philosophical issues that the film raises. All welcome! A Senegalese woman is eager to find a better life abroad. She takes a job as a governess for a French family, but finds her duties reduced to those of a maid after the family...

Sep

Japanese Tea Workshop

Sep 20 – Dec 6

11:30 am

AUC New Cairo

Learn more about the art of preparing a bowl of green powdered tea (Matcha) in a formal way using traditional Japanese and local utensils.

Sep

Towards Genero(c)ity: A Talk by Manuel de Rivero

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Our Graphic design program presents an exciting talk held by Manuel de Rivero. Manuel de Rivero is a distinguished architect, urbanist, and chair of the 2019 Prince Claus Awards Jury. He is the co-founder of 51-1 Arquitectos and Supersudaca. His work has been widely published, and he speaks at international architecture events, including a TED Talk.

Sep

A Talk by the “Queen of Books”: Irma Boom

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

The Graphic Design program presents: Irma Boom public talk happening on September 19th in AUC Tahrir Cultural Center at 7 PM. *attendees must register for event. https://btfyt9z7rz3.typeform.com/MobileLabEgypt More about Irma Boom and why you should attend it: • Irma boom is a Dutch graphic designer and she specializes in bookmarking and over her career she has created more than 300 b...

Sep

UNDER CTRL Graphic Design Exhibition

Sep 3 – Oct 15

9:00 am

AUC New Cairo

Join us for an exciting show featuring the works of the graduating class and get inspired by their innovative designs, which tackle social, educational and environmental issues.