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LAST CHANCE Shama Al Hamed: I Jump – Will I Stick the Landing?

Aisha Alabbar Gallery Warehouse C19, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

This first solo show by Shama Al Hamed, curated by Walter Williems, features a collection of paintings, sculptures, and installations that offers insight into the formative experiences and emotions that have shaped the artist's creative practice and artistic perspective. Says [ ... ]

Free

LAST CHANCE Nour Malas: Evil is Banal

Carbon 12 Dubai

Nour Malas’ solo exhibition starts with Hannah Arendt's quote about the Nazis' unconscionable acts of genocide: they were not exceptional but part of a wider belief that estimated some human lives as disposable. For Malas, displacement upheaves feelings of belonging; [ ... ]

Free

LAST CHANCE Hady Boraey: Migrants to the North

Fann à Porter The Workshop, Villa 45, St. 23b, off Al Wasl Road (opposite Box Park), Jumeirah 2, Dubai

The second solo show at this gallery for the Egyptian artist, featuring new works by the artist that delve into themes of memory, nostalgia, and childhood. Inspired by ancient Egyptian and Coptic art, Boraey heavily depends on metaphors, "taking his [ ... ]

Free

LAST CHANCE Mariana Oushiro: The Higher We Soar

Volery Gallery Maze Tower - 5201, Dubai International Financial Center, Dubai

This solo exhibition by the Japanese-Brazilian artist marks the culmination of her V-Residency programme at Volery, during which Oushiro has developed a new body of work that (according the gallery) "pushes the boundaries of abstraction, inviting the viewer into a [ ... ]

Free

Ali Pasandideh: Love Is the Beginning of Humanity

Kutubna Cultural Center Madina Avenues 17, Nadd Al Hamar, Dubai

A solo exhibition by the noted Iranian calligrapher Ali Pasandideh. Inspired by the poetry of Hooshang Ebtehaj (aka HE Sayeh) this collection of more than two dozen works in Nastaliq calligraphy explores the timeless link between love, humanity, and the [ ... ]

Free

Negative S P A C E

Villa 72, Al Fanna St Umm Suqeim 3, Dubai

A group exhibition curated by Nadine Khoury and Gaith Abdulla that examines the resilience and resourcefulness of artists working outside the confines of institutional representation. The exhibition brings together a diverse group of artists navigating the scarcity of creative spaces [ ... ]

Free
Ongoing

Candlelight: From Mozart to Chopin

Jumeirah Al Qasr Madinat Jumeirah, Umm Suqeim, Dubai

Aldo Dotti plays a 65 minute programme of piano favourites, outdoors at the Jumeriah Al Qasr's Céleste poolside restuarant. The programme: Mozart: Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K 331 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 [ ... ]

From AED 180

Akram Khan Company: Jungle Book reimagined

Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu Dhabi

The second and final performance for this bold adaptation of Kipling’s classic tale which explores urgent themes such as climate change and human displacement. Akram Khan and his team have reimagined the journey of Mowgli through the eyes of a [ ... ]

AED 150

A Thousand Tales

Dubai Opera

The second and final performance of this spectacular ballet based on characters from classic fairy tales (though probably not a thousand of them). It is danced by the Alberta Ballet Canada to choreography by Francesco Ventriglia; the set is by [ ... ]

From AED 450

Stars of Russian Ballet Gala

Zabeel Theatre Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent, Dubai

Classic dances from favourite ballets including Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, and The Flame of Paris by virtuoso Russian ballet dancers from Russia’s foremost companies: the Bolshoi, Mariinsky, Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko, and the D. Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera [ ... ]

From AED 420