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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231005
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SUMMARY:Saudi Film Confex
DESCRIPTION: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”.\nWe’re promised 40\,000m2 of exhibition space with 100+ exhibitors in the four-day expo. Visitors will get to see “cutting-edge technologies\, platforms\, and approaches related to production\, post-production\, distribution\, and other opportunities that drive growth in the film industry”. Alongside is a conference – running over the first two days – that will have 50 keynote speakers; and the three-day workshop programme promises “practical training sessions led by specialists in the film industry’s value chain”.\nEntrance to the exhibition is free; we’re not sure about the conference and workshops.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/saudi-film-confex/
LOCATION:BLVD Expo\, Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia
CATEGORIES:Conference,Expo,Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231009
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SUMMARY:Matilda The Musical
DESCRIPTION: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\, “Once in a blue moon\, a show comes out blazing and restores your faith in broadway. Matilda the Musical is that show”. \nThe script by Tony Award-winning playwright Dennis Kelly is excellent\, sticking close enough to the original but making the most of the live-action theatricality of the stage; Tim Minchin’s original songs are terrific\, mixing wit with sing-along choruses. And it’s a Royal Shakespeare Company production\, which is itself an assurance of quality and professionalism. The premium ticket price should be worth it … \nMatilda The Musical is directed by Matthew Warchus. Sets and costumes are by Rob Howell\, with choreography by Peter Darling. All three are also Tony winners\, along with the lighting director Hugh Vanstone. Matilda the Musical plays daily at 8pm between 3 and 7 October\, with a 7.30pm show on 8 October; there are also 2pm matinées on 7 and 8 October\, though we understand these are now sold out (as ever\, there may be returns). The cast take a break on 9 October and performances resume on 10 to 15 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/matilda-the-musical-2/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Musical
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231005
DTSTAMP:20260515T171325
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SUMMARY:A Utopian Stage: Excavated Archives: Festival of Arts\, Shiraz-Persepolis
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition describes an open-ended\, evolving project that “explores how in the aftermath of the collapse of European hegemonies and the rise of the Global South a fluid artistic exchange was possible across geographies\, histories and forms in ways and on a scale that had never been possible before”. \nThe Festival of Arts was held around Shiraz every summer from 1967 to 1977; the ancient Persian ruins of Persepolis were a spectacular backdrop for what has been described as “one of the most adventurous and idiosyncratic festivals in the world” and “perhaps the most radical commissioning festival in history”\, a melting pot of traditional and avant-garde music\, theatre and performance. The festival\, which came to an end with the Iranian revolution\, featured artists from both East and West. \nThis exhibition includes archive film and photographs\, original theatre programmes and posters\, and the gallery describes the overall project as a “reconstruction of a complex space of international modernity … defined by the ‘third worldist’ sensibilities of the immediate post-colonial period”. The project examines how Shiraz-Persepolis acted as a contested site of competing solidarities and proliferating visions of an interconnected world; and how\, importantly\, it facilitated the encounter between international and local avant-gardes. “It is precisely the festival’s pronounced rejection of a tension-less\, homogenising fusion of cultures\, and its alignment with the principles of particularism\, cultural difference\, and alterity that demand our attention today.” \nTo 4 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-utopian-stage-excavated-archives-festival-of-arts-shiraz-persepolis/
LOCATION:Meem Gallery\, Umm Suqeim Rd\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231005
DTSTAMP:20260515T171325
CREATED:20230926T101848Z
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SUMMARY:Samuel Olayombo: Lotus Bloom Ranchers
DESCRIPTION:“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 palette knife to convey intricate 3D skin textures\, he pays homage to classic artists from Van Gogh and Arja Valimaki to El Dragg Okwoju and Barkley Hendricks; and he prefers to use traditionally ‘female’ colours\, like rose and pastel pinks\, to depict seemingly brute masculine subjects: “For me\, regardless of gender\, we are all equal and this is the major reason why I employ the colour pink in my paintings. I want to correct the notion that pink is feminine … I envision my portraits as an effort to change representations of masculinity\, and shift ideas on what it means to be a man.” \nTo 11 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/samuel-olayombo-lotus-bloom-ranchers/
LOCATION:Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery\, 796 Jumeirah Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231005
DTSTAMP:20260515T171325
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SUMMARY:Fereydoun Ave: A Mini-Retrospective
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIt makes a nice counterpoint to the major show currently at the Jameel\, which focuses on Fereydoun Ave as collector: this one looks at the man as artist. It shows a selection of works from Fereydoun Ave created over five decades\, reviewing his prolific life and expansive artistic practice. Over that time he has taken on many roles as an artist\, designer\, art director\, collector\, curator\, gallerist\, and art patron. Fereydoun Ave’s joint projects with artists\, galleries\, and institutions are an integral part of his practice. \n“Fereydoun Ave belongs to the dancers among artists – crossing cultural boundaries and mastering life with a lightness of being\, intuition and\, at times\, an element of calculation\,” writes Peter Fischer in Fereydoun Ave – Shah Abbas and his Page Boy (2016). “Ave strives to comprehend and make visible what he experiences by thinking in broad complexes of interrelated dimensions. \nTo 30 October. \nAbove: Fereydoun Ave\, Postcard from Iranestan\, Khalij Fars (2013)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fereydoun-ave-a-mini-retrospective/
LOCATION:Gallery Isabelle\, Unit 17\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Connecting Worlds: Acoustic Ocean & Forest Mind Film Screenings with Ursula Biemann
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAcoustic Ocean (2018\, 18 mins) is a poetic invitation to contemplate the ocean’s hidden symphony off the Arctic islands of Lofoten. Through a science-fictional lens\, Ursula Biemann unveils the intricate tapestry that binds life beneath the waves replete with nascent life forms\, imaginative interconnections\, and the evolution of the planetary ecosystem. \nForest Mind (2021\, 31 mins) unveils an intricate narrative woven in collaboration with the Inga community of the Amazonian forests of southern Colombia. Biemann’s longstanding relationship with these people gives rise to an indigenous university\, a testament to indigenous wisdom. Rooted in both scientific and shamanic perspectives\, Forest Mind champions an eco-centric world view\, bridging the realms of empirical knowledge and ancient wisdom.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/connecting-worlds-acoustic-ocean-forest-mind-film-screenings-with-ursula-biemann/
LOCATION:NYUAD Campus\, Conference Centre\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231004T200000
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SUMMARY:Emmie McLuskey: Creative Practices and Curation in Sound Art
DESCRIPTION: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 completely interlinked and inseparable from each other\, these multiple expressions\, regardless of form\, all come from a desire to communicate and process the nuance and complexity of our world alongside others. Collaboration is central to her work\, starting with a shared question or observation that she explores more deeply through practice; this has previously taken the form of publications\, events\, objects\, conversations and exhibitions; recent works have centred around interactions in and between bodies\, considering the systems that control and record them. This Sharjah Art Foundation talk outlines her approach and practice.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/emmie-mcluskey-creative-practices-and-curation-in-sound-art/
LOCATION:Sharjah Art Foundation — Calligraphy Square\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Sound art,Talk
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