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Performing El-Lailah El-Kebirah (The Big Night) at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center holds a Performance of the Operetta El-Lailah El-Kebirah (The Big Night) presented by the Cairo Puppet Theater, from 7 to 9 January 2010. El-Lailah El-Kebirah is the most famous puppet operetta in Egypt, written by Salah Jahin, composed by Sayed Mekawy, and ...

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New Year’s Concert at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Arts Center holds its annual New Year’s Concert on Thursday, 31 December 2009, featuring the BA Orchestra and Choir, conductor Sherif Mohie Eldin, and soloists: Neveen Allouba (Soprano), Raouf Zidan (Tenor), and Ashraf Swelam (Baritone). The Concert starts at 8:00 pm at the ...

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Hieroglyphic Courses at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Ancient Egyptian Unit, Calligraphy Center, is organizing Hieroglyphic Courses from 10 January to 18 February 2010. These courses reflect the BA’s belief that learning the ancient Egyptian language is a step towards understanding the ancient Egyptian civilization. Courses were ...

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Le Barbier de Séville in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 30 December 2009. Participants will read Le Barbier de Séville (The Barber of Seville) by Caron de Beaumarchais . Following a traditional commedia dell' arte structure, the play involves a ...

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Intellectuals Meeting at the BA

Alexandria— The BA organizes on 29 and 30 December 2009 the Annual Intellectuals Meeting, stemming from the BA’s firm belief in the significant role played by intellectuals in supporting its mission. The Meeting features outstanding Egyptian intellectuals, thinkers and scientists to review the ...

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