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Reading for Pleasure Conference

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences Al Razi St, Umm Hurair 2, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai

The second edition of this Emirates Literature Foundation conference brings together a diverse selection of educators and experts from across the globe, including some of the most influential voices in the fields. The aim: to discuss and offer guides to [ ... ]

Free, but pre-register

Circus Baobab: Yé !

The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

Vertiginous human pyramids, bodies being thrown seven metres into the air, barely believable hand-on-hand acrobatics, combat, contortions and more – stunning circus skills, and all threaded through with a strong sense of place and a passionate exploration of pollution, power [ ... ]

AED 105

Gravity & Other Myths: The Pulse

Dubai Opera

Modern circus at its best, with all the classic virtuosity and circus skills of some other troupes but without the overload of technology and glitz: this show brings together all three of the core ensembles of the Australian company with [ ... ]

From AED 290

Mon Hymne à Piaf

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

A second and final evening for this tribute to the iconic Edith Piaf, led by the French-Lebanese singer Manel Mallat and directed by Kristian Abouanni. She is accompanied by an orchestra of 20 musicians, conducted by top film composer Danny [ ... ]

AED 195