Information about Entertainment in Egypt

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Information About Entertainment In Egypt
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Arabic Music

• For the fans of arabic music and different types
  of oriental tunes, the cairo opera house and the
  sayed dervish theatre in alexandria are the best
  places to attend a live arabic music concert.
• In islamic cairo, especially on public holidays
  and during the holy month of ramadan, there are
  usually music evenings and theatre productions in
  beit zeinab khatoun a historical house located
  behind the famous azhar mosque, and beit el
  haraway, another famous house constructed in the
  17th century in islamic cairo.

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The Whirling Dervishes Tanoora Dance Show

• Whirling dervishes, or Tanoora dancing,
  performances absolutely encapsulate all that
  Egyptian culture is.
• Many Nile Cruise ships which travel from Luxor to
  Aswan, and vise versa, offer a Tanoora dance show
  as part of their entertainment program. The same
  goes for dinner cruise sailing down the Nile in
  Cairo.

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Belly Dancing Performances

• Although the origins of belly dancing in Egypt
  dates back to the Pharaonic period, most of
  today's performances depend primarily on the
  blending of folk, gypsy, and ottoman patterns of
  movements.
• Many Nile Cruise ships in Egypt in Luxor, Aswan,
  and Cairo offers their guests with a short belly
  dance performance. Moreover, nightclubs in many
  cities around the country, especially in larger
  hotels, have a permanent belly dance performance
  every night.

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The Sound and Light Shows in Egypt

• Almost every major historical site in Egypt
  provides a sound and light show with certain
  schedules and a number of languages.
• These sites include the Pyramids of Giza, the
  Karnak Temple, the Temple of Philae, and many
  other monuments.
• These performances begin as soon as the sun goes
  down and involve the historical site being
  illuminated by different colors and shades while
  a recorded voice tells the audience about the
  history and the mythology of the monument.

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Western Classical Music

• The main venue to listen to good western
  classical music would be the Cairo Opera House.
  Its main hall hosts regular performances of
  visiting international artists from all over the
  globe.
• In Alexandria, the theatre of Sayed Darwish and
  the Alexandria Conference Hall hosts some western
  musical concerts which are usually organized by
  the French, Italian, or the German consulates.
  Many cultural centers around Cairo organize a
  number of concerts for performing western music.
• Some of the major hotels in Cairo, Hurghada, and
  Sharm El Sheikh sometimes organize live classical
  western music to be performed during dinner in
  the main restaurant or in nightclubs and bars to
  entertain their guests.

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Bars and Discos in Egypt

• Although Egypt is considered to be an Islamic
  country, there are many bars around the country,
  other than these located inside five stars
  hotels, where the prices are far cheaper but
  never less enjoyable.
• Alexandria features a large number of bars, due
  to the fact that the city was host to a large
  number of foreigners in the 19th and the 20th
  centuries. There is the beautiful Cap d'Or Bar
  that  will make you feel like they are in a real
  Mediterranean taverna that belongs to the good
  old days.
• In Cairo, there severalbars especially in the
  areas of the Island of Zamalek and Mohadneseen.
  Examples of bars in these neighborhoods would
  include Deals, L' Aubergine, Tabasco, and Bull's
  Eyes which are usually attended by the wealthy
  youth of the city.

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The Rock and Jazz Performance in Egypt

• A few concerts for Jazz, Rock, and Pop are
  organized in Egypt, like the famous Jean Michael
  Jarre performance in the Pyramids during the
  celebration of the millennium. However, these
  events are quite rare. The only dedicated venue
  for the performance of live modern western music
  is the Cairo Jazz Club which is located in
  Agouza, near the Island of Zamalek in Cairo.
  There is usually a live band playing most nights.

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Casinos in Egypt

• Many of the five stars hotels in Egypt,
  especially in Sharm El Sheikh and Cairo, have a
  casino which is opened for non-Egyptians only.
  The games of these casinos are usually operated
  in US dollars or Euros.
• Examples of the hotelswith casinos in Egypt would
  include Semiramis Intercontinental and Marriott
  in Cairo, El Salamlek Hotel in Alexandria, and a
  large number of hotels and resorts in Sharm El
  Sheikh and Sinai. 

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