AUC Tahrir Square

American Music by Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra

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

Musalsalat: Romance and more...

8:30 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Screening and Songs Musalsalat: Romance and more... An entertaining look at how Ramadan musalsalat series have dealt with issues of love over the years. Curated clips from popular musalsalat by Osama Anwar Okasha and live performances of their theme songs Free and open to the public

Apr

Ala Ray Al-Mathal

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

A Performative Experience Ala Ray Al-Mathal على رأى المثل Colloquial Sayings Enjoy and learn all about the expressions Egyptians use to convey deep knowledge about every aspect of life passed down through the year. Free and open to the public Enjoy and learn all about the expressions Egyptians use to convey deep knowledge about every aspect of life passed down through the years… ...

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

It's Not Your Fault: A Book Launch and Signing

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join us for a book launch and signing of the newly released book co-authored by AUC faculty members Jilian Campana and Dina Amin and The Cairo Writers Lab.

Mar

Make Some Noise

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Book your ticket now and enjoy a night with the quick-witted, award-winning Ahmed Ahmed returning to Om El Donya with a brand-new hilarious show.

Mar

Exploring Times of Uncertainty and Future Projections for Syrian Refugee Mothers in Canada

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

CMRS Upcoming seminar on March 15, 2023. Tahrir Campus ,Hill House 602, from 6.30 - 8 pm Title of the talk: "Exploring Times of Uncertainty and Future Projections for Syrian Refugee Mothers in Canada" Laila Omar, PhD Candidate Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada About the talk: How do Syrian refugee mothers settling in Canada imagine their futures in this ne...

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

Time Machine Tahrir: Zaii Zaman

8:30 pm – 10:30 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Zaii Zaman is an ensemble that, as its name indicates, remains faithful to many traditions of Arabic music through the format of the ensemble and the music they perform.

Mar

The Future of Curation

10:00 am

AUC Tahrir Square

An exciting town hall-style meeting with Deborah Mack from the Smithsonian Institution (the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, based in Washington DC)

American Music by Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra

Musalsalat: Romance and more...

Ala Ray Al-Mathal

Al-Sira Al-Helaleya

It's Not Your Fault: A Book Launch and Signing

Make Some Noise

Exploring Times of Uncertainty and Future Projections for Syrian Refugee Mothers in Canada

Arab Women Playwrights and Directors: Archives and Memories

Time Machine Tahrir: Zaii Zaman

The Future of Curation

AUC New Cairo

New York Office