'Variations': 10th International Summer Festival kicks off in Alex

This year the Variations festival will feature performing music groups, including Omar Khairat and the BA Orchestra, Eftekasat band, the Cultural Palace Arabic Choir, Sherif Moustafa and his musical group, Salalem band, and Meshwar Band among many others. Furthermore, the festival will also showcase a number of international and local visual arts exhibitions, like the Alexandria International Symposium for Sculpture in Natural Material “Three-Dimensional Ceramics”, and the Resident Artist Exhibition of Young Plastic Artists, to name a few. Bibliotheca Alexandria’s main theatre halls will be open to the public, featuring some performing artists like the Nubian Folk Dance Troupe, in addition to the screening of a number of films, including animated films from Spain. This year the festival will highlight some films of Egyptian director Youssef Chahine. The Programme includes: Friday, 1 July Alexandria International Symposium for Sculpture in Natural Material "Three-Dimensional Ceramics" Sixth Meeting BACC, West Exhibition Hall The Exhibition continues through 6 August 2011 Represented Countries: Egypt- Latvia Opening: 7:00 pm "Resident Artist Exhibition" Sixth Meeting BACC, East Exhibition Hall The Exhibition continues through 13 August 2011 Opening: 7:00 pm "First-Time Exhibition" Young Plastic Artists’ Sixth Meeting An exceptional and exclusive meeting for young Alexandrian artists BACC, East Exhibition Hall The exhibition continues through 13 August 2011 Opening: 7:00 pm Omar Khairat and the BA Orchestra Conductor Sherif Mohie Eldin Great Hall, 8:00 pm Saturday, 2 July Eftekesat band Small Theater, 8:00 pm Sunday, 3 July Cinema: Animation Film Forum, "Animation Films from Spain" The Screening is followed by a seminar with Mr. Coke Riobo in Cooperation with AIFA Egypt Auditorium, 7:00 pm Cultural Palace Arabic Choir Conductor: Mahmoud Abouzaid Small Theater, 9:00 pm Monday, 4 July MESHWAR Band Small Theater, 8:00 pm Tuesday, 5 July Nubian Folk Dance Troupe Great Hall, 8:00 pm Wednesday, 6 July Sherif Moustafa and his musical group Small Theater, 8:00 pm Thursday, 7 July Andromida Pink Floyd Night Small Theater, 8:00 pm Friday, 8 July Sweet Sound and BA Orchestra Conductor Mounir Nasr El-Din Great Hall, 8:00 pm Saturday, 9 Hamza Namira Great Hall, 8:00 pm Sunday, 10 Blavk Theama Great Hall, 8:00 pm Monday, 11 July Nagham Masry Small Theater, 8:00 pm Tuesday, 12 July Mohamed El-Sawwah and his Musical Group Small Theater, 8:00 pm Wednesday, 13 July Soot Fel Zahma Small Theater, 8:00 pm Thursday, 14 July Nesma Abdelaziz and her Musical Group Great Hall, 8:00 pm Friday, 15 July Light Music Concert BA Orchestra Violin Soloist and Conductor Khaled El-Showeikh Small Theater, 8:00 pm Saturday, 16 July Ressala band Great Hall, 8:00 pm Sunday, 17 July Arts School Concert Piano – Junior and Amateur Orchestras – Suzuki Great Hall, 8:00 pm Monday, 18 July Manal Mohie Eldin (Harp) Oriental Strokes Great Hall, 8:00 pm Tuesday, 19 July Cinema: Anger Movies Film: “Chaos, This is”, directed by Youssef Chahine Auditorium, 7:00 pm Wednesday, 20 July Cinema: Anger Movies Film: “Mowaten we Mokhber we Haramy”, directed by Dauod Abdel Sayed Auditorium, 7:00 pm Thursday, 21 July ZAMAN Band Great Hall, 8:00 pm Friday, 22 July Musicals BA Orchestra Conductor Nayer Nagui Great Hall, 8:00 pm Saturday, 23 July Sahra band Small Theater, 8:00 pm Sunday, 24 July Sehr El Shark - Belal El-Sheikh Small Theater, 8:00 pm Monday, 25 July Cinema: Anger Movies Film: “Ein Shams”, directed by Irahim El-Batout Auditorium, 7:00 pm Tuesday, 26 July Cinema: Anger Movies Film: “Heliopolis”, directed by Ahmed Abdullah Auditorium, 7:00 pm Wednesday, 27 July Fuego band Great Hall, 8:00 pm Thursday, 28 Massar Egbari Great Hall, 8:00 pm Friday, 29 July El Masreyeen Group Iman Younes, Hany Shnouda Accompanied by the BA Orchestra, Conductor Sherif Mohie Eldin Great Hall, 8:00 pm Saturday, 30 July Salalem band Small Theater, 8:00 pm