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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250510
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SUMMARY:Youth Takeover 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Jameel’s annual Youth Takeover is the manifestation of the Assembly\, an experimental learning programme designed to foster creative leaders aged 18 to 24 in the UAE\, “inviting the creation and curation of projects reflective of their generation’s areas of interest”. The Assembly 2024-2025 cohort comprises multimedia graphic designer Abrar Kebaili\, visual artist and designer Ayesha Fernandes\, multimedia designer and writer Desirée Barreto\, literary artist Ioanna Orphanide\, poet Jared Maxilom\, researcher and writer Manal Nadeem\, architect and researcher Omar Darwish\, exhibition designer Sanjushrree Subash\, and poet Syed Haider. \nThis year’s theme for the Youth Takeover – a physical takeover of spaces on the Jameel’s ground floor – is titled ‘Spoon Spade Shovel’. It covers experiments in how the Assembly members dig\, sift and stir through the world\, “offering a network of creative experiences as tools for excavation\, reflection and play … The exhibition presents a range of interdisciplinary works that use tools – literal and metaphorical – to question how we make and remake meaning”. These works sit uneasily beside one another\, but their differences are invitations rather than obstacles  “whether you sift or stir\, extract or excavate\, your experience will be shaped by the tool you reach for: its size\, scale\, heft and intent. You are invited to inhabit this instability and co-compose the meanings that emerge … What you take from this exhibition depends on what you bring to it”. \nThe artists are: \nAyesha Fernandes with Svabhu Kohli\nDesirée Barreto with Angie Pais and Mouza Al Hamrani\nIoanna Orphanide with Danae Orphanide and Ilya Akimov\nJared Maxilom with Halo-Halo Experiment\, Vinyl Souk and memoryall\nManal Nadeem with Khaled Esguerra and Jed Bacason\nOmar Darwish with Fatma Al Ali and Maitha Ali\nSanjushrree Subash with Danutė Vaitekūnaitė and Farheen Fatima\nSyed Haider with Hessa Lootah\, Souldier and Aqib Anwar \nBesides the commissioned artworks\, the Youth Takeover 2025 features a public programme. These are all free\, but re-registration is required: \n10 May 10 \n– Opening Preview and panel discussion with the Assembly 2024-2025 members and programme curators Abhirami Suresh and Nabeeha Sajjad\n– Musical Activation: Translating Oscillations by artist Mckie Alvarez\n– Musical Performance: ABRI \n11 May \n– Workshop: Synthesising Landscapes (Part 1) with Assembly members Ayesha Fernandes and Ioanna Orphanide \n17 May \n– Tour: Assembly-led exhibition tour\n– Workshop: Portable Beats – DIY Music with Pocket Operators. Music production workshop by artist PHO\, in collaboration with Vinyl Souk\n– Gathering: Storytelling – The Journey of Design by graphic designer Poorvaja Subramanian and Assembly member Abrar Kebaili\n– Musical Activation: Translating Oscillations by Madam Void \n18 May \n– Workshop: You may now sleep? by artist Henry Tan\n– Themed activation: me.me con by artist Fatima Raza and Assembly member Desiree Barreto \n24 May \n– Performance Tour: And the Tools Begin to Speak – Poets in Response to Spoon Spade Shovel by poets Ahmed Gihad Hamad\, Dania Dawn\, Jared Maxilom\, Malavika Suresh\, Pankaj Kanchandani\, Sarah Afaneh\, Shania Laude and Syed Haider\n– Performance: lorem ipsum 9-to-5 by Andres Ugartechea\n– Musical activation: Translating Oscillations by Joe Najm \n25 May \n– Tour: Assembly-led Youth Takeover 2025 tour\n– Workshop: Between the Gesture and the Ground by artists Aya Afaneh and Yoonsik Chico Park\n– Workshop: Dwelling in the In-between: A Workshop of Waiting\, Devotion and Movement by writer and performance artist Faraz Ali \n31 May \n– Tour and workshop: Family Saturdays at the Jameel by Assembly member Ayesha Fernandes\n– Workshop: Monuments and Enchantment – Inhabiting Urban Space by artist-researcher Maitha Ali\n– Musical activation: Translating Oscillations by PHO \n1 June  \n– Interactive performance: Synthesising Landscapes (Part 2) by artists Aakarsh Singh and Ahmed Bilal\n– Musical activation: Feedback Loops: A Sunset Sound Gathering by artists Cyrill Reaidy and Kirill Zhan of Moist Paper Party \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/youth-takeover-2025/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250530
DTSTAMP:20260419T105402
CREATED:20250513T160216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T160216Z
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SUMMARY:Workspace Dubai 2025
DESCRIPTION:Index Dubai sprawls around the Dubai World Trade Centre\, with its best and most focused element being this ‘workplace solutions’ tradeshow-within-a-show. More than 100 designers and brands will be promoting their workplace furniture\, technology and equipment; the accompanying Workspace Summit explores trends in the industry\, such as AI\, remote collaboration tools and wellness-focused design.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/workspace-dubai-2025/
LOCATION:Dubai World Trade Centre\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Design
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250530
DTSTAMP:20260419T105402
CREATED:20250520T074821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T074821Z
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SUMMARY:Bruno Sfeir: The Return to Essence
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition for the Lebanese-Uruguayan painter. We’re promised “a profound journey through imagination\, memory\, and abstraction … With this poetic metaphor\, the artist gestures toward a body of work that resists confinement. His paintings\, like the river he evokes\, flow freely between movements\, influences\, and inner visions”. To 13 July. \nAbove: Bruno Sfeir\, Herding the cattle (2023)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bruno-sfeir-the-return-to-essence/
LOCATION:Artbooth Gallery\, Centro Capital Center\, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T153000
DTSTAMP:20260419T105402
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SUMMARY:A Tale of Two Sisters: dir Kim Jee-woon (2003)
DESCRIPTION:After a stint in a mental hospital\, Korean teen Su-mi reunites with her beloved sister Su-yeon and they return to live at their family home. The girls’ father has remarried\, and the siblings are immediately resentful of his new wife. As the sisters try to resume their regular lives\, strange events plague the house\, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion … This beautifully shot psychological horror movie has a stunning soundtrack by Lee Byung-woo. \nThis film screens as part of the ninth edition of the Korean Film Festival\, presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Cultural Center. This year’s festival has the theme ‘Music’ and showcases a selection of Korean films that highlight the power of music in storytelling. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-tale-of-two-sisters-dir-kim-jee-woon-2003-2/
LOCATION:Mohammed Bin Rashid Library\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T190000
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SUMMARY:The Host: dir Bong Junho (2006)
DESCRIPTION:A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul’s Han River after toxic waste had been dumped in it\, The victim’s loving family is thrust into battle with the creature to rescue her .. This film by the director of Parasite focuses on humanising the dysfunctional family at the heart of a story that avoids obvious villains\, and though it is loaded with allegories the narrative zips along … The film also has a quirky soundtrack by Lee Byung-woo. \nThis film screens as part of the ninth edition of the Korean Film Festival\, presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Cultural Center. This year’s festival has the theme ‘Music’ and showcases a selection of Korean films that highlight the power of music in storytelling. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-host-dir-bong-junho-2006/
LOCATION:Mohammed Bin Rashid Library\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T105402
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SUMMARY:Pencil In
DESCRIPTION:A writers’ group intended for writers to practice their craft without the pressures of producing a final outcome\, designed to provide a supportive environment for writers to write alone yet in a group. You’re invited to polish your writing skills while receiving valuable feedback from experienced peer reviewers in English and/or Arabic\, having active conversations with other like-minded writers\, and enjoying a safe space to share personal texts and works … \nYour peer reviewers / group leaders this time are Maha Alkindi and Shahad Alsaqqaf\, both Emirati writers and poets who are well known from open mic events. \nThese sessions are free\, drop-ins are welcome\, and you even get a free cup of coffee.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/pencil-in-6/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Words,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T210000
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CREATED:20250516T075635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T075708Z
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SUMMARY:Bring Your Boss Corporate Academy Training Session
DESCRIPTION:A free taster session for the Courtyard’s corporate training courses aimed at “business leaders\, HR professionals\, and curious teams to experience” for them to expeirence “how we use improvisation to build real-world workplace skills like collaboration\, communication\, and leadership”. It’s part workshop\, part networking\, and part comedy night – the evening wraps up with a performance of the totally excellent improv show PowerPointless\, where presenters improvise presentations on slide decks they’ve never seen before.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bring-your-boss-corporate-academy-training-session/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv,Professional development,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T230000
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SUMMARY:For the Love of the Levant
DESCRIPTION:“A heartfelt evening of art and advocacy” organised by Dubomedy and RAW Coffee in collaboration with the Palestinian Business Council. Ali Al Sayed hosts a bill that includes comedy from him and Mina Liccione\, plus Charles Hbeiliny\, Isra Abu Zayed\, and the totally excellent Yara Abou Dalha Ghoussoub; poetry by Nathalia Khawand and Jennah Fakhouri; and “music & flow” from Danny Aridi\, Tala Tutunji\, and Aram Jameel. There will also be a pop-up ‘Souk of Love’\, “a soulful artisan marketplace filled with curated crafts and meaningful finds”. \nAdmission is free\, but donations are welcome – all will go towards Anera and Dubai Cares\, supporting ongoing humanitarian efforts in the region.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/for-the-love-of-the-levant/
LOCATION:RAW Coffee Company\, 7A Street\, Al Quoz\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Music,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T220000
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CREATED:20250506T150337Z
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SUMMARY:Shrek the Musical
DESCRIPTION:The always excellent Abu Dhabi Choral Group\, the city’s best-established and best-regarded community theatre company\, offers this “hilarious and heartwarming” adaptation of the popular film\, a successful Broadway and West End musical (music by Jeanine Tesori\, book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire). It’s based on the first film\, albeit with elements of the sequels: so we have the grumpy but lovable ogre embarking on a quest to rescue the feisty Princess Fiona for the scheming Lord Farquaad. Along the way\, Shrek is joined by a lively cast of fairytale characters\, including his wisecracking sidekick Donkey. There’s a message – “they challenge stereotypes\, discover the meaning of friendship\, and prove that beauty lies within … Shrek The Musical celebrates individuality and self-acceptance” but it’s the jokes\, the repartee\, the songs and the sheer fun that will get you applauding for encores … \nThere are further shows on 30 and 31 May at 7.30pm and on 31 May and 1 June at 2pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/shrek-the-musical/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Musical
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T213000
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SUMMARY:PowerPointless Networking Night
DESCRIPTION:One of the most consistently funny of the Courtyard’s classic improv gigs is back after a couple of months’ hiatus: the speakers have to give a presentation on a slide deck they’ve never seen before\, with the topic determined at random by the Wheel of Destiny. Each presentation will be rated by a panel of judges and the winner applauded as the PowerPointless champion. Afterwards there’s a chance to mingle with the presenters and the Courtyard’s Corporate Team for an iftar (and a chance to find out more about the Courtyard’s Corporate Academy). \nIt’s free\,but you need to put your name on the guestlist via the website. It’s first-come first-served\, so get there early to grab a seat. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/powerpointless-networking-night-4/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Improv
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T220000
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SUMMARY:Echoes of Earth – Nature Voices in Motion\, Sound and Light
DESCRIPTION:An “immersive performance” that blends classical music\, theatrical narrative and video projections “to awaken the senses and inspire environmental consciousness … in a powerful celebration of the natural world and a moving reflection on the collective responsibility to protect it”. Created by environmentalist Cyril Escaravage in association with clarinetist and composer Stéphane Ferrault\, both of whom feature in the performance (as actor and musician respectively)\, Echoes of Earth includes works by Debussy\, Chopin\, Ravel and Glass. \nEscaravage has quoted Erik Orsena in outlining his approach  “Before we understand\, we have to explain. To explain\, you have to marvel. To marvel\, you have to tell”. He says it’s the spectacle of marvelling at nature’s beauties and mysteries\, to explain what is happening before our eyes\, and to show that we can act … \nPresented in partnership with Emirates Nature—WWF\, Climate Fresk\, and Chalhoub Group and previously been performed at Dubai College and the Theatre of Digital Art (ToDA)\, the event marks a major moment in SUAD’s initiatives for 2025 being designated the Year of Ocean.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/echoes-of-earth-nature-voices-in-motion-sound-and-light/
LOCATION:Zayed Theatre\, SUAD Campus\, Hazza Bin Zayed St\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T220000
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SUMMARY:Just Being Koy
DESCRIPTION:The ever popular Jo Koy’s brings his current tour to the big stage at Etihad Arena as part of Abu Dhabi Comedy Week. Expect an evening of Filipino culture-centric anecdotes drawn from a colourful family and a load of life experiences\, delivered with wit and a lot of laughs …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/just-being-koy/
LOCATION:Etihad Arena\, Yas Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250529T220000
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SUMMARY:Stand-up Comedy Night
DESCRIPTION:“Dubai’s funniest comics” gig in Business Bay\, courtesy of the comedykix  crowd.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/stand-up-comedy-night/
LOCATION:Bay Club\, DoubleTree by Hilton\, Business Bay\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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