opening today at storefront for art and architecture is refuge, a photo show of dutch photographer bas princen [on until jun 26]. the work on display is the result of extensive research in five cities in the middle east and turkey: istanbul, beirut, amman, cairo and dubai. it’s a documentation of the spatial products of refuge, ranging from migrant worker camps to gated satellite cities in the desert or the proximity between abject poverty and extreme wealth. location: 97 kenmare street [nolita].



© bas princen - mokkatam ridge - recycling city, cairo [2009]

the 100 live festival of electronic music is back in cairo on may 14-15 with a slew of gigs and video screenings at the event’s two venues, darb 1718 [1] and cairo jazz club [2]. participating musicians and artists include telepoetic, john kannenberg and mohamed allam. location [1]: 3 sharia kasr el sham [al fakhareen]. location [2]: 197 sharia 26 july [mohandesseen].

event: 100live electronic music festival
date: may 7-9 [8pm-11.30pm]
location: rawabet theater, 11 hussein el memari street [downtown]
lineup includes: magdi mostafa, bikya, ramsi lehner, telepoetic, kareem lotfy

if you always wondered what egyptian rock sounds like, head for the rawabet theater on fri - apr 17 [8pm-late] where hugely popular cairo bands cairokee and baraka play. location: 11 hussein el memari street [downtown].

bustling cairo shifts into photo gear on dec 17 - jan 14 when photocairo4 unfolds with exhibitions, screenings, presentations, residencies, a workshop and a temporary publishing house. this year’s edition, dubbed the long shortcut, explores the dynamics between informal and official modes of operation that continue to shape the social reality in this region and beyond. its main exhibition is held at four different venues across town and features works of more than 20 egyptian and international photographers, including mahmoud khaled, ala’ younis, ahmed kamel, heidrun holzfeind and raed yassin. venue locations:

townhouse gallery, 10 nabrawy street [downtown].
e-mobilia building, 23 sherif street, apt. 468 [downtown]
hungarian cultural institute, 13 gawad hosni street [downtown]
contemporary image collective, 20 safeya zaghloul street [mounira]