Art | The American University in Cairo

Allegra String Quartet: Classical Goes Pop!

Enjoy your favorite pop songs played by a classical string quartet. The Allegra Quartet performs hits by Radiohead, Britney Spears, Adele, Ed Sheeran, and more! Musicians include: Moura Mikhail, violin; Aly Albahrawy, violin; Judith Uttendorfer, viola; and Mohamed Ahmed, cello.

Mar

American Music by Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

An American in Egypt is a concert of music for orchestra by American composers, performed by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra, conducted by John Baboukis, professor of music at AUC. It will include a set of five jazzy ragtime compositions by the great African-American composer Scott Joplin, arranged for piano and orchestra, with Egyptian pianist Mirette Hanna, and two newly-composed pieces...

Apr

Al-Sira Al-Helaleya

8:30 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Reviving heritage Al-Sira Al-Helaleya With Warsha Theater troupe Lyrical verses that tell epic tales, performed by masters of the craft. Falaki Theater, 8:30 pm Free and open to the public In Commemoration of the World Heritage day Al-Warsha Theatrical Ensemble led by director Hassan Al-Geretly will be presenting the revival of the heritage of the Hilaly biography on stage, wh...

Mar

Arab Women Playwrights and Directors: Archives and Memories

Mar 18 – Mar 20

10:00 am

AUC Tahrir Square

Come and learn about the struggles that women playwrights and directors go through and how they can defy inequality and misrepresentation in the theater scene in the Arab world.

Mar

Laila Bahgat: Inspirational Sufi Songs

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Laila Tarek Bahgat aims to inspire hope in her listeners. Inspirational Sufi Songs offers listeners a chance to reflect on life’s spiritual journey. In this concert, Laila will present some of her original compositions and songs, as well as a few classics. This program is the culmination of Laila’s dedication to Sufi repertoire and her passion for setting Sufi poetry to music. Musicians are Sha...

Mar

The Earth Turns

Mar 9 – Mar 14

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC New Cairo

The Earth Turns a climate-inspired performance developed by The American University in Cairo in the lead-up to the COP27 Climate Conference.

Feb

Innovative Designs of Ancient Scripts: Views from the 21st Century

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Dr. Ahmed Mansour, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's Writing and Scripts Center will be giving a talk on the ancient scripts present in Egypt, with a focus on hieroglyphs, both ancient and those found in a contemporary setting. He is an Egyptologist by study, and a researcher in the history of Arabic printing and in the history of writing. He published The Bulaq Press in 2005, a monogra...

Mar

Visions Film Festival

Mar 9 – Mar 18

10:00 am – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

In its 6th edition of shedding light on young filmmakers from Egypt and the region, 32 short films will shine on the big screen to an audience of movie critics, industry professionals and film buffs.

Feb

Graphic Design Open Studio: Senior Show Exhibition

Feb 19 – Mar 9

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

Check out the comprehensive body of work produced by AUC's graphic design students over the past semester.

Feb

Pawel Kuzma and Rowies Aziz: The Curious Case of Classical Guitar

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

The Curious Case of Classical Guitar is a journey through the enchanting universe of music through the eyes of two guitarists. Paweł Kuźma and Rowies Aziz, both experienced and passionate musicians, will present diverse forms of classical music. From Baroque to Jazz, from Poland to Argentina, from solo to duet, from Western Classics to Modern Latin—Kuźma and Aziz will traverse these territorie...