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SUMMARY:Nowhere And Everywhere At The Same Time No.2
DESCRIPTION:Now this is an unexpected offering from Berklee: the revised version of William Forsythe’s Nowhere And Everywhere At The Same Time\, a kind of DIY performance piece that encourages you to experience space\, movement\, other people\, the absence of other people … \nThe original version was a dance piece created at Tate Modern in 2009\, devised by the eminent choreographer and performed by the dancers of his company. The Tate’s Turbine Hall was filled with dozens of metal pendulums suspended from wire rope; the dancers used the pendulums as catalysts for movement\, their bodies reacting to the objects\, and each other\, as they moved through the field. Forsythe has commented that the work’s choreography is “based on observations; so the dancers are observing the room\, observing each other\, and producing conclusions or expressing their observations”. By conceiving the Turbine Hall as both ‘nowhere and everywhere at the same time’\, this performance sought to unleash the kinetic and metaphorical potentials of the space. \nThe No.2 version does not involve a specific choreography or indeed dancers as such. The field of moving pendulums is retained\, and visitors are invited to move through them at will. In doing so\, they effectively generate an infinite range of individual choreographies. As the Berklee puts it\, “The spectators are free to attempt navigation in this statistically unpredictable environment but are requested to avoid coming in contact with any of the swinging pendulums. This task\, which automatically initiates and alerts the spectator’s innate predictive faculties\, produces a lively choreography of manifold and intricate avoidance strategies …” \nThe piece is accompanied by two of Forsythe’s short films. Solo (1997) is a performance for the camera by Forsythe himself that has close-ups and rapid cuts of his twisting body contrasted with overhead shots that capture his movements across a starkly lit stage. Antipodes I/II (2006) consists of two videos shown on facing screens suspended at different heights; on the raised screen\, Forsythe attempts to hold on to a table attached to the ceiling\, while in the second video he moves between two tables resting on the floor. The result\, which apparently dramatises Forsythe’s childhood belief that someone traveling to the South Pole risked falling off the planet\, subverts the relationship between embodiment and gravity. \nShould be fun. The performance/installation/movement piece is open between 8 November and 18 December; you need to book a one-hour time slot between 10am and 8pm (there is a maximum of 50 people per time slot so you should get the one you want).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/nowhere-and-everywhere-at-the-same-time-no-2/
LOCATION:Berklee Abu Dhabi\, UAE Pavilion\, Saadiyat ISland\, Abu Dhabi
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231218
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SUMMARY:Sharjah Film Platform 6
DESCRIPTION:The sixth edition of Sharjah Arts Foundation’s annual indie/experimental film festival\, which runs from 8 to 17 December\, features more than 50 films from around the world – a range of independent cinema and experimental filmmaking that “foregrounds the transformative role of cinema in our culture and community”. \nSome 30 of them are in the SFP6 Competition section for the Sharjah Film Platform Awards; all UAE premieres\, these films will be followed by Q&A sessions with the directors. \nSFP6 also offers a series of screenings that highlight noteworthy films produced in and around the region. This Out of Competition section includes Amjad Al Rasheed’s fiction feature Inshallah a Boy (2023) on 15 December and Sonia Ben Slama’s documentary Machtat (2023) the following evening. Three others we’d recommend: Goodbye Julia (dir Mohamed Kordofani\, 2023)\, screening on the opening evening; the powerful For My Country (dir Rachid Hami\, 2022: still above) showing on 10 December; and Animalia (dir Sofia Alaoui\, 2023) on 16 December. \nIn parallel with the film screenings is a series of public programmes that this year focuses on ideas of solidarity and resistance. Featuring regional and international filmmakers\, the panel sessions and talks will touch on the Nakba and the Palestinian experience of rupture\, African cinema and the postcolonial condition as well as the ways in which cinema can convey the spirit of defiance in the face of oppression. \nThe talks programme is at Sharjah Institute of Theatrical Arts in Al Mureijah Square. Download the full details here. \nThe accompanying SFP Industry Hub for industry professionals again has a Pitching Forum\, a feature scriptwriting competition with an open call; the Script Lab\, a professional scriptwriting course; and an annual initiative to support regional and international film distribution. \nSFP6 screenings take place in Mirage City Cinema\, SAF’s open-air theatre in Al Mureijah Square\, and VOX Cinemas at City Centre Al Zahia. Films are booked individually at AED 15 each (there doesn’t seem to be a multi-screening pass). \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sharjah-film-platform-6-2/
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CATEGORIES:Festival,Film
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231215
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SUMMARY:Alfiz Sabirov: Ayu Bala
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition of 3D work by the Turkic artist\, sculptures distinguished by a variety of shapes and volumes\, unexpected combinations of materials and textures. Says the gallery: “Sabirov has created his own mythology\, elaborated in detail and embodied in a multitude of images. It is a world of gods and warriors\, oriental princesses and animal-totems born in the artist’s imagination … Animals that figure in the most ancient Turkic philosophy\, Tengriism\, are endowed with new magical properties and sometimes get new names”. \nTo 15 February.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/alfiz-sabirov-ayu-bala/
LOCATION:Andakulova Gallery\, Unit 18\, P4 Level Damac Park Towers\,  DIFC \, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Sculpture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231215
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SUMMARY:Keigo Nakamura: Confronted with Light\, Baroque in Shadow is Revealed
DESCRIPTION:Nakamura’s first exhibition in the Middle East offers a chance to experience his exploration of light and life – presented as a dialogue with the inner self\, guiding the viewer to their own ‘light of life.’ Mirrors in his art symbolise self-reflection and the perception of others\, “capturing … the essence of life itself”. The small\, flickering light at the centre of these works represents universal warmth and connection. \nTo 9 January. Note that Volery is open by appointment only. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/keigo-nakamura-confronted-with-light-baroque-in-shadow-is-revealed/
LOCATION:Volery Gallery\, Maze Tower - 5201\, Dubai International Financial Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Colorful Threads: The Interwoven Worlds of Art and Culture in the Western Indian Ocean
DESCRIPTION:The third symposium in the Africa Institute’s four-part Colorful Threads season – co-organized by Prita Meier\, Associate Professor of Art History at NYU\, and Laura Fair\, Professor of African History at Columbia University – considers the momentous cultural interactions and microeconomies of exchange among the Eastern African coastline and the islands of the western Indian Ocean; we have come to understand that these places were also important sites for creativity and imagination. \nFrom the rich artistic traditions of music\, photography\, theatre\, dance\, ritual life\, and spirit possession performances (to mention only a few examples)\, this symposium aims to decipher the fine print of an intricately interwoven oceanic tapestry. The focus on aesthetic sensibilities and cultural logic will necessarily engage questions of power\, representation\, production\, consumption\, and “the systems of signification emerging from a panoply of cultural forms and consciousnesses”. \nThis forum will bring scholars from various academic disciplines and geographical locations to ponder both symbolic and cultural capital. The full programme is here. \nIt’s free and open to the public (pre-registration is required). It will also be livestreamed. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/colorful-threads-the-interwoven-worlds-of-art-and-culture-in-the-western-indian-ocean/
LOCATION:Africa Hall\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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SUMMARY:Laughter Factory: 'Endless Fun\, End of Season\, Parties'
DESCRIPTION:The second weekend of pre-Christmas standup jollity with Maher Barwany\, Imah\, Elsey de Almeida and Mark Maier. The remaining tour schedule: \n15 December Radisson Hotel DAMAC Hills Dubai\n16 December Dukes The Palm Dubai \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/laughter-factory-endless-fun-end-of-season-parties-3/
LOCATION:Park Rotana\, Khalifa Park\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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