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AccommodationDesigned as a village complete with recreational and

dining facilities, Taba Heights covers an area of more than

for miion sqare meters, and stretches oer e m of

sand each. In addition, it oasts reathtaing iews of

four countries. The stunning landscapes are complemented

by award winning architecture, featuring hotel brands,

renowned for its matchless hospitality services. It includes

Hyatt, Marriott, Sote, InterContinenta, C Med, and The

Three Corners E Weaa Gof Resort.

There is also budget accommodation in Bir Sweir that

offers lots of small beach camps with a restaurant section.

Activities

From premium recreational facilities, innovative dining

options, and state-of-the-art facilities, the resort attends to

guests desires with impeccable services.

By night, there is a lively ambience both at the hotels and

in the uptown center with a variety of entertainment and a

unique Dine Around scheme allowing guests to experience

different dining venues during their stay.

Already popular for its serene nature, exotic beauty,

the ultimate in wellness and sightseeing adventures, Taba

Heights is a worldwide renowned resort for its unmatched

18-hole championship golf course in the region.

The main eisre in Taa is diing and snoreing. A hotes

organize diing trips as we as snoreing actiities. There

are also other water activities to enjoy, such as parasailing,

boat trips and banana boat rides.

You can also pamper yourself at the hotels top-notch

amenities and comforting wellness centers. Taba Heights

has introdced the one-of-a-ind Sat Cae in Egpt. The

Sat Cae extends oer 140m2, where 100m are dedicated

to the Sat Cae itsef. It aso featres 20m of reception and

the same for an outlet.

The concept behind the name is originated from the

actual resources used to build it. This tranquil space is a

unique chamber of the most precious source of health and

beauty, the Dead Sea salt, and the renowned ingredient

of Aeander the Great, the Siwa Oasis sat.

ShoppingThere are many gift shops located in the hotels for sou-

venirs, memorabilia and local craft items.

Eating Out

With its ariet of rios hotes Taa Heights offers an

timate dining eperience with more than 14 restarants

and ars with deightf cisine. For an Orienta eening

Fing Carpet ocated ptown wi ring o the harmon

of Egptian hospitait and warm Eropean wecome in

a cozy restaurant and pub with the option of an outdoor

terrace. Orienta and continenta dishes present an amaz-

ing mi of deicate aors and generos portions. Aso

Caste Zaman arond 10 mintes from Taa Heights offers

dramatic mountainous views of four countries. They spe-

cialize in food slowly roasted in earthen pots.For a nice

evening, Pub Tandoori located uptown is a Traditional

Engish P sering Indian speciaties indoor or otdoor

with spectacular views of the resort, golf course, s ea, and

montains. Spice oers wi enjoy dishes cooed to per fec-

tion in a Tandoori oven and accompanied by authentic

Naan, Crry and Dah. The p is a friendy pace to watch

your favorite sport on giant screens.

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CONFIDENT WITH THE

EGyPTIAN TOuRISM FuTuRE,

HIlTON WORlDWIDE

ExECuTIvES MET EGyPTIAN

MINISTER OF TOuRISM,H.E

MOuNIR FAkHRy AbDEl NOuR

Ian Carter, Hiton Wordwide President Goa

Operations, Rdi Jagersach er, Hiton

Wordwide Area President Operations MEA

and Haitham Nassar, Ramses Hiton Genera

Manager recently had a meeting with the

Egptian Minister of Torism, H.E. Monir

Fahry Ade Nor discssing the companys

role, cooperation and development to the

ftre of the Egptian torism.

As the leading hospitality company, Hilton

Wordwide wi tae a afrmatie strategies

and approaches with its Egypt teams to pro-

mote tourism in the coming crucial phase

within the Egypt and its feeder and potentia

feeder marets.

Hiton Wordwide operates 16 hotes in Egypt

and another 3 hotels in the pipeline ready for

operation by 2012.

The visit came as a result of the strong belief

of the Hiton Wordwide top eecties with

the importance of its Egptian portfoio as

a strategic asset to the company and it

nderpins their condence in the ong-term

resiience of the Egptian torism maret.

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Red seaCoast of egypt

With a spectacular location embracing an oasis ofverdant greenery in the heart of cinnamon mountainsand the turquoise water, Taba is a holiday destination inits own right. It offers a unique environment inspired bynatural surroundings. Located on Sinais Eastern Red Seashore, just 450km from Cairo, Taba is famous for its naturalbeauty and sandy beaches.

Getting Thereyo can get to Taa car, s or direct ight. The internationa

marina of Taba also allows for boats and yachts to come and go.

Transportation includes mini buses and taxis. There are also buses from

Cairo, two in the morning and two at night.

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Dahab

Dahab is located in the Sinai Peninsula,approximately 100 km north of the more famousSharm-el-Sheikh and borders the Red Sea.Originally, a small fshing village, Dahab shotto fame in the 1960s as a hippie haven. Today,most of the international hotel chains are rep-resented in Dahab but it still retains the chilledout atmosphere. A plethora of reasonably pricedaccommodation and eateries means thatit is an ideal destination to spend a long andrelaxed holiday.The name Dahab comes from

the Arabic for gold, which in turn refers to thegolden colored sands at the Dahab beaches.

Getting ThereThere is no airport at Daha, howeer, torists can to

Sharm E Sheih and tae a s. The ses operate from

7.30 am to 11 pm and the jorne taes aot one hor.

Aternatie, o can hire a car or tai ca from Cairo or

Sharm, and enjoy the scenery on the way.

Accommodation

From dget hotes to mid-range to e-star chains,

Dahab has it all. Majority of the hotels come with a sce-

nic sea-view. The more luxurious accommodation is to be

found in the new part of the town, referred to as Dahab

Cit. Apart from the famos names in hospitait, there are

aso mid-price ranged hotes where there are wind and ite

srng opportnities.

If o are not ooing to sprge, choose from a nmer

of ed and reafast options that are aaiae.

Activities

Denitey a destination for a sorts of water actiities andwater sports, Daha is a faorite with windsrfers, snore-

ers and divers from all over the world.

The coastline along Dahab provides some of the best div-

ing and snoreing eperiences. Whether an eperienced

diver or just starting out, the gentle conditions and excellent

visibility means that everyone can enjoy the experience.

The diving is mainly from the shore, with a number of local

gide otts aaiae to enhance the eperience.

The most famos sites are the Canon and the be Hoe

(about 20 minutes drive north of Dahab). The tops of the

reefs are teeming with ife, maing them ne snoreing des-

tinations when the sea is cam. Its easy to nd haf-day tors

to both sites, and your hotel should be able to provide you

with transportation. One can aso opt to tae snoreing

and die safaris to the near Ras A Gam and Naq,

as we as oernights to Ras Mohammad Nationa Par.

Diving at the Bells Diving Spot in the Blue Hole is an

adrenaline pumping drive and one that requires at least

an Adance Open Water Certicate.

Mashraba has fewer people during the low season, but is

never really busy. Also worthwhile are the reefs off the south-

ern end of Mashraba. The water is very shallow at the reefs

near the be lagoon-so, if o are the ind who needs to

freqent empt ot the water from the face-mas, then

you can touch bottom easily here. The local favourites are

Abu Helal and the Hutts beautiful and dived much less

often than the other sites.

Above The WaterThe stiff reeze on the water maes Daha a popar

windsrng ocation as we. If o are into water sports,

pedaos, aas and jet sis can e rented at the northern

end of Masbat and at the holiday villages on the lagoon.

Out Of The WaterCame Safaris

Came safaris are a popar trip, sa to a near

oasis, and sometimes involving a night stop. It can be a

ery adentros experience with tans, eqipment, as we

as, people being piled onto the camels, traveling to sites

north and south of Dahab.

Mount Sinai is well worth a visit, especially at either sunrise

or sunset, when the colours bring the sandy mountains to

life. A couple of days trip will allow you the opportunity to

seep nder the stars and wae p at the crac of dawn for

an early morning dive. A camel safari into the spectacular

montains ining the coast, especia the Ras A Gam

Protectorate is a beautiful experience.

Jeep Safaris

If o are ooing for a ess strenos form of trae than

on the ac of a came, then there is the option of a jeep

safari. The most popar is a trip to the Coored Canon,

etween St. Catherine and Nweia.

Roc Ciming

Roc ciming is another sport that one can try at Daha.

There are sports ciming in Wadi Gnai near Daha, Trad,

ciming in St. Catherine and word-cass odering oppor-

tunities too.

Yoga & Yoga Safaris

Holidaying in Dahab means that you do not have to

give up your exercise routine; in fact the fresh energy here

maes it a good pace to earn oga. yo can either tae

any of the rooftop casses or een comine it with a snore-

ing or deep desert safari.

SightseeingBeing a beach resort, there are no sights per say, how-

eer, o can tae tors from Sharm E Sheih to lor to

see the vaey of the kings, lxor Tempe and other famossights (14 hor trip) or to Cairo and chec ot the sights

there (14 hor trip).

Being a Beach idlerThere are plenty of cafes and shelter at the Blue Hole

although there is no actual beach. Its really nice though

to sit out in one of the many resting areas and relax with

a coo drin after a snore. The aid-ac ie at Daha

means that you can never feel guilty about spending your

time soaing the sn or reading a oo on the each.

ShoppingThere are plenty of shops around in Dahab, especially

aong the edge of the sea. lie most torist-oriented towns,

Dahabs shops sell all sorts of souvenirs, clothes, sheesha

pipes, jewelry, bags, craftsetc. Alabaster, jewelry boxes

and each wear mae for good ys in DahaIf yo are in

for the ong ha at Daha, then the Ghazaa Maret is the

place where you can buy just about anything you might

need-from hers and spices to taeware and too its.

Eating OutBeing a seaside resort, the quality and variety of the seafood is

ast and most of the restarants dispay the sh that they hae on

offer; yor choice wi then e cooed to per fection.bt the eating

in Dahab is not limited to seafood only, there are many eateries

offering cuisines from all over the world, including an Indian res-

tarant, sering a range of spicy crries and ay naan read.For

an unusual dining experience, opt for a traditional Bedouin dinner,

cooed in the desert on an open re. Jma, a bedoin from the

Mziena trie maes eceent food in his wadi cose to Daha.

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Nuweiba

The town of Nuweiba is the most relaxing and nature-lovingarea of the Sinai Peninsa. With hard an concrete

establishments, Nuweiba is characterized by sandy clear

beaches, warm weather all year round and eco-friendlylodges.

Getting ThereThe coastal city, which means springs in Arabic, is

ocated arond 150 m north of the Red Sea resort Sharm

E Sheih, 70 m soth of Taa and 465 m sotheast from

Cairo. There are no direct ights to Nweia; the est

option is to rent a car and enjoy an amazing road trip along

the coorf Red Sea Montains. Howeer, yo can aso get

there y s; ses are operated y East Deta coaches, orthe net aternatie is to to Sharm E Sheih airport and

rent a car to Nuweiba.

Accommodation

Some modern hotels can be found in Nuweiba, although

to experience the real Nuweiba, you need to stay at one of

the hut villages, where you are one with nature. Swisscare

Nweia Resort Hote, Hiton Nweia Cora Resort and

Earia beach Resort, cater to those who want a rios

stay. All hotels feature diving clubs.

If you opt for a Bedouin-style accommodation, then

o can tr an of Tarain iage, Haia viage, bawai

viage or Ras Shitan. The are we nown for its camps

with huts.

For a complete environment-friendly experience, they

you should stay at Basata, an eco-friendly camp with a

mix of grass huts and newer bungalows located at the very

edge of where the beach runs into the desert. You can

either coo or own meas (with food o ring in or pr-

chase there) in the common itchen or resere a seat for

the set meal each evening.

Activities

The most popar actiit in Nweia is diing and snoreing.Dont miss the chance to see an array of incredibly unique

marine life. A small reef is located south of Tarabin, other-

wise etter snoreing and diing is fond at Ras Shitan.

Came tres are fond aong the town and can e

arranged from the Bedouins at Tarabin. You can just ride

along the beach or go into the mountain interior. You

can aso organize desert safaris and tres to the Coored

Canon and a smaer Canon.

Mae sre to pa a isit to Caste Zaman, ocated on a

hill just north of town. The place serves as a rest house and

enjoys a magical view of the coast. You can lounge by

the poo, eperience tantaizing meas and coctais or tr

the sauna.

ShoppingYou will probably run into the many Bedouin women, who

eisre wa the each and se man traditiona handi-

crafts, sch as scares, jewer, ets and ags. So, mae

sure to grab a few souvenirs. Along the Tarabin beach there

are a cluster of shops selling souvenirs and artifacts, espe-

cially the handmade Bedouin rugs and silver.

Eating OutCamps and hotes hae their own restarants, et

there are a couple of places where you can eat out Dr.

Shishea which is a restarant with a arge men and

litte Prince Coffee shop where yo can order jices, coffee

and a arge ariet of ice cream aors.


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Dring the wees of and foowing the demonstrations, an nprecedented comingtogether of Egptian Msims and Christians has een witnessed at the grassroots ee as an inter-reigiosmoement of the two faiths wored together side side to re-shape their amazing contr. Hosted atthe historic St. Johns Chrch in Maadi/Cairo, with the desire to honor the iding of ridges etweenMsims and Christians that has taen pace, the CARAvAN arts initiatie comes ot of a i sion that the Artscan be one of the most effective mediums to enhance understanding and encourage friendship. To beofcia opened on Ma 12 at 7 PM yosra, the ceerated Egptian m actress and the united Nations

Resident Coordinator to Egpt, James Rawley, 45 premier Midde Eastern and Western isa artists wicome together for the ehiition hed inside St. Johns Chrch, each smitting wor reecting the theme,M Neighor. A dierse range of artists wi participate, from one of Egpts eading contemporarartists, Mohammed Aa, to rising star Reda Ade Rahman, to epatriate artists britt botros Ghai andRoand Prime.Specia gest artists to the CARAvAN Festia incde Mohammed Antar, world renownedNe (Midde Eastern Fte) paer for a cosing concert (Ma 18th at 7:00 PM). Other specia gests incdeKhaled El Khamissi, est-seing Egptian athor of the internationa accaimed noe Tai.The initiatiehas generated attention from the global media and art world. Attendance is free and 20% of all art salesof the M Neighor ehiition go to Midde Eastern charities.

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afteR 25 JanuaRy Visiting shaRM el sheikhand huRghada

In March 2011 the maret research nit at the Egptian Torist Athorit was assigned to mae a research to proe

the torists that isited Egpt after the eents of 25th Janar and the impact of the reotion on torism.

Research has been designed to assess:

Proe of torists that isited Egpt after the reotion.

Perceptions of Egpt as a torist destination after the reotion.

Motiations and intentions towards isiting Egpt these das

The effectieness of sing of the 25th Janar eent in promoting Egpt.

Summary

Most of the respondents were repeaters and families

The most isitors of Hrghada were Germans, whie british torists were the most isitors in Sharm E Sheih

German torists were more worried aot the sitation in Egpt than british and Rssians torists.

Most respondents came for the beach, weather & diving

Promotion should focus on the friendly locals

Reotion shodnt e sed in promoting an destination in Egpt.

Socia media for each maret shod e monitored and sed in promotion.

Hurgada :

Most of the respondents were repeaters, however, the main reason for some cancellations were due to their govern-

ments warnings. Most respondents had ooed their hoidas efore the reotion.

From the tourists point of view, the revolution had no impact on tourism in Hurghada, and most respondents didnt

fee an difference efore and after the reotion. A respondents did not nd it positie to point to the reotion

in Egpts torist ads, t one respondent epressed the necessit of the PR in this phase, ecase news channes

give only news about the negative things happening in the world.

Sharm El Sheikh :

Rests of the po was that 35% of the interiewees were isiting Egypt for the rst time, whie 65% were repeaters. First

time isitors made ooings after the reotion. The isitors adised that Sharm e Sheih shod e promoted as a

family destination, for its friendly welcoming people, value for money, climate and safety. As for the young people,

Sharm E Sheih wod e promoted for sca diing and sea actiities.The ong peope nd that isiting Egpt

wi not e affected the eents in the Midde East whie the oder torist sees that peope are worried to come.

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Hiton Opens

Zamae Residence

Hiton Hotes & Resorts opened its 16th hote

in Egypt - Hiton Zamae Residence Cairo. The

88-room and 76-site property oerooing the

Nie competed a uS$20 miion renoation to

conert to the Hiton Hotes & Resorts rand.

Sitated on Zamae Isand, Hiton Zamae

Residence Cairo is ocated etween down-town Cairo and Giza, approximatey 20 m

from Cairo Internationa Airport. It featres e

restaurants including an all-day dining restau-

rant, specialty restaurant, coffee shop, pastry

shop and poo caf. Gests can aso mae se

of three meeting rooms, a business centre and

a health club and spa.

db fivl,My 14 21Daha Internationa Festia of Water Sports, Ctre and Desert Adentre, wi e hed thismonth. The wee-ong eent has een organized memers of the Daha Resort (90 m Northof Sharm E Sheih) commnit to showcase what this eatif sma resort town has to offer.The festival will bring together all aspects of the activities, water sports, culture and adventures.This incdes: Diing, wind srng, ite srng, snoreing, free diing, desert adentres (safaris,came race), bedoin ctra eents (read maing, msic night and desert tres).Among othereents wi e roc ciming, qad iing, oga and other heaing arts casses, art ehiition, craft

marets, moies and docmentaries, a chidrens circs, treasre hnts, games, parties, ie msicand DJs. The majorit of the eents dring the festia wi e free for a isitors.

roccoFortEhotElstoopEnpropErty inluxorRocco Forte Hotes annonced it has entered into a contract to hep refrish and then operate the lxor Hote in Egypt

from 2013 as a luxury hotel.

Occpying an otstanding ocation in the heart of the city, adjacent to the famos lxor tempe, The lxor Hote is cr -

renty cosed and scheded to open mid 2013 foowing an extensie refrishment. bit in 1880 y John Coo, son of the

trae pioneer Thomas Coo, the hote proided a gamoros retreat for distingished gests, incding Eropean royaty

and the famiy of the Mohamed Ay Pasha, the fonder of modern Egypt.

The 82-room property wi e the companys second hote in Egypt. The Shepheard hote in Cairo, wi join Rocco Forte

Hotes in 2013 once a f renoation has taen pace. Together these andmar hotes wi proide an idea pairing for the

signicant nmers of internationa torists comining isits to the contrys ancient and modern capitas.

thEEgyptianmusEumExtEndsFridaysvisitinghourstill4 pm

Egypts Antiqities Ministry annonced that the Egyptian Msem wi extend Fridays isiting hors ti 4 pm instead of 2

pm, as of Apri 29th, 2011. The isiting hors wi remain nchanged dring weedays from 9 am ti 7 pm. Dr. Zahi Hawas,

Minister of State for Antiqities said that the decision comes after the continos increase in torists nmers to the Egyptian

Msem and the toristic sites that reach 2000 torists per day. On his part, Dr, Tare E Awady, Director of the Egyptian

Msem added that the Egyptian msems doors wi e opened dring wee days ti 7 pm, whie an eary cosing on

Fridays is scheduled for cleaning and maintenance purposes.

RenoVationsattheContinentalResoRthuRghadaThe Continenta Resort Hrghada has competed a renoation project, exected y one of the most famos Interior

designers companies in Egypt. The renoation pan incded the foowings: changing a frnishings in the rooms and add -

ing new eectronic eqipment. Aso the swimming poo and hotes oy nderwent a compete renoation. Oer and

above the childrens playground has been equipped with high quality, safe and hygiene toys

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Downtown.

Tel: (02) 2576 8086

Time: 8 pm

Ethnic MsicConjunt Instrumental BCN 216

- Barcelona, in cooperation withGoethe Institute

Ewart Memorial Hall, AUC Downtown.Tel: (02) 2615 1219Time: 7 pm

Mdy 2d

Percussion MusicNesma Abdel Aziz - andher ensemble

Open Air Theater, Cairo Opera Grounds

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

Wdsdy 4t

Dance ShowMan in the Mirror - The Michael

Jackson Show

Main Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 4 - 7 May & 10-13 May at 8 pm

8th & 9th May matinee and soiree shows

Tusdy 5t

BalletEl Leila El Kabeera Performance

- Cairo Opera Ballet Company. Amilestone in the Egyptian musical her-itage, written by famous poet of collo-quial Arabic, Salah Jahin.Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria

Fdy 1st

Art ExhiitionStill Life- Amr Heibes new workGrafti and new expressionism givesthe viewer a sense of disorientation.

Although it represents scenes of dailylife, time and space remain und

ned, almost suspended.

Mashrabia Gallery o Contemporary Art,

8 Champollion St. Downtown.

Tel: (02) 2578 4494

Time: Exhibition until 7 April

Sudy 1st

video ExhiitionCouncil of Exhibitions- By Soren

Thilo Funder

Rawabet Theater, Hussein Meamar St.

Al Darassa

Tel: (02) 2362 5057

Time: 8 pm

Sudy 8t

Art Exhiition

In Visible Cities - Artist DamonKowarsky. For the artist, the cityexcites because of its collective anduniversal character and the greatvariety of its forms. The exhibition isbased on Kowarskys time in Cairo,visits to Damascus, Chicago, NewYork and Melbourne.

Mashrabia Gallery o Contemporary Art,8 Champollion St. Downtown.Tel: (02) 2578 4494

Exhibition until June 2nd.

Msic ConcertWust El Balad Band- Egypt

Geneina Theater, Azhar Park, Salah Salem Street,

Al Darassa

Tel: (02) 2362 5057

Time: 8 pm

Mdy 9t

Msic ConcertDhafer Youssef - Tunisia


Al Darassa

Tel: (02) 2362 5057

Time: 8 pm

Tusdy 10t

Art ExhiitionBlack Cat - Artist Mohsen Shaa-lan. The artist used the black cat as a

symbol in his paintings sometimes asbetrayal, injustice or corruption sym-bols.

Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St.Zamalek. (of Brazil St.).

Tel: (02) 2736 7544

Wdsdy 11t

Art ExhiitionSunrise - Egyptian artist Hosam

Amin. Exhibition of the eclectic con-temporary art.

Italian Cultural Institute, 3 El Sheikh El Marsay

St. Zamalek

Tel: (02) 2735 8791

Time: 7 pm

Italian Film ScreeningBianco E Nero - Directed by CristinaComencini. Drama (2008)

Auditorium, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Shatby St.Alexandria

Tel: (03) 483 9999

Time: 7 pm

Theater -Festival ofOne-Act PaysLabyrinth- by Fernando Arrabal.Directed by Seif Abel Salam. Tragedy:

A Tragedy - by Will Eno. Directed byBerfu Turkmenoglu

Malak Gabr Arts Theater, AUC Center or the Arts,

New Cairo Campus

Tel: (02) 2615 1219

Time: 6 pm.

Tusdy 12t

Theater - Festival ofOne-Act PaysA Separate Peace,by Tom Stoppard.Directed by Nadeen Lotayef

Families - An original play in Arabicby Moustafa Khalil. Directed by Nezar

Alderazi.

Malak Gabr Arts Theater, AUC Center or the Arts,

New Cairo Campus

Tel: (02) 2615 1219

Time: 6 pm. Also on May 18th

Tel: (03) 480 0138

Time: 8 pm. Also on May 6th & 7th

RecitaSong Recital- Ragaa El Din

Small Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132Time: 8 pm

Study 7t

Cassic MsicEdouard Lalo & Tchaikovsky - Sym-phonie Espagnole for Violin & Orches-tra, Symphony No. 5 in E minor. SoloistYasser El Sara. Conductor: Marcello

Mottadelli

El Gomhouria Theater, Abdeen SquareTel: (02) 2739 0132Time: 8 pm

Msic ConcertMashrou3 Leila- Lebanon - Startedout as a music workshop at the Amer-ican University of Beirut in 2008, anopen platform for students of archi-tecture and design, somewhere toexperiment with sounds and makethings audible. In the various per-formances, Mashrou Leila is a con-

stant attempt to taste and produce,more than happy to harvest anyonefrom the audience as a guest in theirencores.


Un Ballo in MaSchera

One o the most amous operas by Giuseppe Verdi, the greatestItalian opera composer o the 19th century. The Opera is in threeacts with text by Antonio Somma. It was completed in 1859 andtells the true story o Swedish King Gustavus III, who was shotin 1792 at a masked ball in Stockholm. As the censor in Naplesprotested that the assassination o a king could not be shown onstage, Verdi was orced to change the locale rom 18th century,Stockholm to 17th century Boston and also the main characterrom King Gustavus III to Count Riccardo.Un Ballo in Maschera is a masterpiece o variety o style; it blendstragedy and comedy, lightness, drama and humor. The operassuccess lies in its delicate balance o musical personalities. It isnotable or the shortness and intensity o its principal arias and theabsence o grand design. The opera begins with a short Preludeillustrated by ballet dancers. It includes many amous numbers;

the tenor-aria La rivedr nell estasi in act I, the baritone-ariaEri tu che macchiavi quellanima in act III and the soprano-aria, Consentimi, O Signore one o Verdis simple but eectivemelodic arches.

Show starts at 8 pm

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WagnerS DieWalkreA stellar cast comes together orthis second installment o RobertLepages new production o theRing cycle, conducted by JamesLevine. Bryn Terelis Wotan, lordo the Gods. Deborah Voigt adds

the part o Brnnhilde to her extensive Wagnerian repertoire at the Met. JonasKaumann and Eva-Maria Westbroek star as the twins, Siegmund and Sieglinde,and Stephanie Blythe is Fricka. James Levine; Deborah Voigt, Eva-Maria Westbroek,Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaumann, Bryn Terel, Hans-Peter Knig

Expected Running time: 5 hours, 15 minutes.Perormance starts at 7 pm

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Ewart Memorial Hall, AUC Tahrir Square.

Tel: (02) 2615 1219

Time: 7 pm.

OperaUn Ballo in Maschero - Cairo Opera

Company, Cairo Opera Orches-tra. One of the famous operas byGuiseppe Verdi.

Main Hall, Cairo Opera HouseTel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm. Also on May 19th, 20th & 22nd

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Art ExhiitionThe Green, the Street and theScent of Life - Artist Barbara Arm-bruster. The exhibition will be a com -bination of drawings, video artand plant project with the GermanSchool in Cairo students. Ambrusterswork is about cultural, societal struc-tures, spaces and identities within ourglobal world.

Saarkhan Gallery, 6 Brazil St. Zamalek.

Tel: (010) 544 6611

Time: Exhibition until June 15th

Cassic MsicCairo Symphony Orchestra -

Stravinsky: LHistoire du Soldat. YasserGhanem (violin), Yong Ki Choi (Clari-net), Anatoly Kisselev (Bassoon), TarekRaouf (Trumpet), Zafar Azimov (Trom-bone), Sherif Elian (Double Bass), Dan-iel Murat (Percussion)

Small Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132Time: 8 pm

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Film Festival11th Independent Film Festival -

New shorts from Egypt. Debut lms

Goethe Institute, Bustan St. Downtown.Tel: (02) 25759877Time: Also Monday 23rd

Photographic ExhiitionMister Presidents Circus - John

Perkins, a British photographer, hasbeen following the circus around

Egypt for four years. He has accumu-lated a series of photographs depict-ing their lives on and off stage.

First Floor,Townhouse Gallery o contemporary art10 Nabrawy Street of Champollion Street,Downtown - Cairo | Tel: +20 2 2576 8086Time: Opening at 7 pm

TheaterTahrir Monologues - A simulation of

the 18 days of Revolution through nar- rative performance.

RawabetTheater, Hussein Meamar St. Downtown.

Tel: (02) 2576 8086

Time: Until May 26th

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Film ScreeningBasurama - A collective dedicated

to both cultural investigation and pro-duction. Basurama researches thecracks found within the generation-consumption process that raises ques-tions not only about how we exploit

resources, but also about how weconceive, work and perceive reality.

Factory Space, Townhouse Gallery, HusseinMeemar St. DowntownTel: (02) 2576 8086

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Modern MusicSobhi Bidair & FriendsSmall Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

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OperaDie Walkure - Live Opera from Met-

ropolitan Opera. Expected runningtime: 5 hours.

Small Hall, Cairo Opera HouseTel: (02) 2739 0132

Theater - Festivalof One-Act PaysAll Four Plays. Families, Labyrinth,

Tragedy, A Separate Peace.

Malak Gabr Arts Theater, AUC Center or the

Arts, New Cairo Campus. Tel: (02) 2615 1219

Time: 6 pm. Also on May 17th

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MusicCairo Choral Society. Schuberts

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All Saints Cathedral, Zamalek

Time: Opening at 8 pm

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DanceLizt Alfonso Dance Company -

Cuba

Main Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm. Also on May 25th & 27th

Film Festival11th Independent Film Festival -

Documentary lm programme of thefestival DOK Leipzig, presented byCarolin Ziemann

Goethe Institute, El Bustan St. Downtown.Tel: (02) 25759877Time: 7 pm

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Arabic MusicSehr El Shark Ensemble - Belal El

Sheikh

Open Air Theater, Cairo Opera GroundsTel: (02) 2739 0132Time: 8 pm

OperaRita- Cairo Opera Company. A

comedy opera in one act.

Small Hall, Cairo Opera HouseTel: (02) 2739 0132Time: 8 pm

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DanceLizt Alfonso Dance Company -

CubaAlexandria Opera HouseTel: (03) 480 0138Time: 8 pm

MusicNador Quartet - Hungary

Small Hall, Cairo Opera HouseTel: (02) 2739 0132Time: 8 pm

The LizT ALfonso DAnce compAny

Lizt Alonso Dance Cuba, is a genuine expression o the mixture which identies Cuban culture. The companys perormancescombine, in an original way, elements o famenco, ballet and contemporary dance with Spanish and Aro-Cuban rhythms.Established in 1991 by director choreographer Lizt Alonso, the company is a resident ensemble at Havanas Grand Theatre.Comprising o an all emale ensemble, and accompanied by a live band, Lizt Alonso Dance Cuba stands out or itscoordination and perection. The company has perormed all over the world, including in Egypt and received rave reviewsrom both audiences and critics.

maninThe mirror

The michAeL JAckson show

The troupe celebrates the amazing music o the King o Pop, Michael Jackson, ina high-octane theatrical spectacular that spans over three decades o the great-est hits in pop history.With an international cast o world-class perormers, Manin the Mirror eatures the incredible music o Michael Jackson with jaw-droppingspecial eects, eye popping multimedia displays, breathtaking vocals and explo-sive choreography.Featuring all o Michaels number one hits, this spellbindingmusical show takes the audience on a musical journey through the career o oneo the greatest entertainers o all time.Songs include Bad, Thriller, Beat it, Black or White, Earth Song, Smooth Criminal,Wanna Be Startin Somethin, Billie Jean, Man and many moreFeaturing a cast o magnicent Singers, Dancers and Musicians.

4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 May 2011- Soire8, 9 May 2011 - (Matine & Soire)

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El-Leila El-Kebira is a milestonein the Egyptian musical heritagewritten by the amous poet ocolloquial Arabic Salah Jahin(1930-1986), and composedby one o the traditional music

gures Sayed Mekkawy (1928-1997). The work describes a topic very near to thecommon mans ritual lie, Mulid , (or Mawlid) which is one o the important publicestivals celebrating the birthday o Sus saints (e.g. Al Imam El-Hussein and El SayedEl Badawy). This event usually lasts or seven days ending with the great night (El-LeilaEl-Kebira) and always gathers many people rom other villages and cities in Egypt. Itis also accompanied by a variety o olk music perormances occurring in the streetsand alleys by the saints tomb.EL-Leila EL-Kebira has gone through dierent adapta-tions. Originally, it was broadcasted on the Egyptian radio in 1957 as a musicaltableau. Three years later, it was adapted or the puppet theater on TV. In 2001,Abdel Moneim Kamel presented it in a new version as a one-act show where themarionette puppets turn into live-dancers; and the puppet theater to a big stage.

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