The names
The night in lapis
Two peacocks turned to one another under strings of jasmine, brass lanterns either side, a band of blue-and-white tile at the foot, and a ground of deep lapis. The colour of a wedding night, held still.
Counting down
Until the night
00
Days
00
Hours
00
Minutes
00
Seconds
Their story
How it happened
- 01Summer 2024
The oud lesson
He was three months into learning and she was there to collect her sister. He played badly and she stayed anyway.
- 02Winter 2025
The courtyard
They found the house by accident, looking for somewhere else entirely, and did not look any further.
Where
Dar El Oud
Old Cairo
Friday 24 September 2027
The evening
How the night runs
- The door opens8:00
- Oud and mizmar9:00
- Dinner in the courtyard10:30