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Saudi Film Confex

BLVD Expo Riyadh

The Saudi Film Commission’s new industry event is a four-day conference and exhibition that aims to “lay the foundations for the Kingdom’s future film industry ventures ... underpinned the growing economic role of the film industry in Saudi Arabia”. We’re [ ... ]

Free for exhibition

Matilda The Musical

Dubai Opera

The multi-award-winning musical (it has won more than 99 international awards) inspired by the Roald Dahl book touches down in Dubai for what has to be one of the highlights of the season. As the New York Post put it, [ ... ]

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Samuel Olayombo: Lotus Bloom Ranchers

Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery 796 Jumeirah Street, Dubai

“I cross the boundaries of traditional masculinity, macho culture, societal gender assertions and associations," says Samuel Olayombo, who works with oils, acrylics, charcoal and pastels to create vibrant and large-scale canvases of predominately male but non-gender normative portraits. Using a [ ... ]

Free

Fereydoun Ave: A Mini-Retrospective

Gallery Isabelle Unit 17, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Tehran's Dastan Gallery has worked with Fereydoun Ave since its establishment and has been part of many of his projects. In this exhibition, Dastan seeks to present a glimpse into the diverse and multidimensional world and practice of the artist. [ ... ]

Free

Connecting Worlds: Acoustic Ocean & Forest Mind Film Screenings with Ursula Biemann

NYUAD Campus, Conference Centre NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

Two short films by the Norwegian director Ursula Biemann that explore the profound connections of indigenous communities to their natural environments. Screenings will be followed by a Q&A with Biemann. Acoustic Ocean (2018, 18 mins) is a poetic invitation to [ ... ]

Free, but pre-register

Emmie McLuskey: Creative Practices and Curation in Sound Art

Sharjah Art Foundation -- Calligraphy Square Sharjah

Glasgow-based Emmie McLuskey works with sculpture, print, sound and performance to explore the physical embodiment of communication with a particular focus on systems of learning. McLuskey works across the roles of artist, programmer, writer and educator. She sees these as [ ... ]

Free