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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:20250530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250531
DTSTAMP:20260419T091844
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Sama Alshaibi: طرس (Tterss)
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition of recent body work by one of the gallery’s stars. Alshaibi’s multimedia work explores spaces of conflict and the power struggles that reimagine Baghdad’s transformation – its peaks\, declines\, and latent possibilities. Baghdad becomes a site of physical presence and alternative visions – one that is “always mediated\, annotated\, and glimpsed through shifting thresholds” as Alshaibi puts it.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-sama-alshaibi-%d8%b7%d8%b1%d8%b3-tterss/
LOCATION:Ayyam Gallery\, B11\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250531
DTSTAMP:20260419T091844
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SUMMARY:Sharmila Dance Extravaganza 2025
DESCRIPTION:The annual show by Sharmila Dance Center\, one of the UAE’s longest-established dance schools\, is currently in its 24th year. A show for aspiring performers of all ages – from 7-year-olds to professional dancers – it always offers a whirlwind of different dance styles\, costumes\, and colours; and it usually sells out … There are shows at 2.30 and 7.30pm\, and further performances on 31 May and 1 June.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sharmila-dance-extravaganza/
LOCATION:Zabeel Theatre\, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray\, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250530T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250530T200000
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SUMMARY:Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
DESCRIPTION:The Vivaldi favourite was written as concerti for violin and orchestra\, but it’s often arranged for a quartet and this is what we’ll be getting here\, performed by Snezana Ivkovic’s String Quartet. The ambiance is (non-flammable) candleight\, of course. The performance lasts around an hour.  \nThe programme: \nConcerto No.1 in E Major\, Op. 8\, RV 269\, “Spring”Concerto No.2 in G minor\, Op.8\, RV 315\, “Summer”Concerto No. 3 in F Major\, Op.8 RV\, 293\, “Autumn”Concerto No. 4 in F minor\, Op. 8\, RV 297\, “Winter”La Folia \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/candlelight-vivaldis-four-seasons-4/
LOCATION:Ritz Carlton Grand Canal\, Al Maqta\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Chamber concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250530T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250530T220000
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SUMMARY:Shrek the Musical
DESCRIPTION:The second performance for the Abu Dhabi Choral Group’s Summer Revue. 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) is based on the first Shrek 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 31 May at 7.30pm and on 31 May and 1 June at 2pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/shrek-the-musical-2/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Musical
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250530T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250530T220000
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SUMMARY:Gad Elmaleh
DESCRIPTION:The Moroccan-Canadian comedian and actor celebrated as one of the funniest people in France brings a French-language show to the Abu Dhabi Comedy Season lineup. Boasting a career spanning acclaimed one-man shows\, international tours\, and French cinema\, Elmaleh has a reputation for anecdotal humour delivered with charm and wit.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/gad-elmaleh/
LOCATION:Etihad Arena\, Yas Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250530T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250530T220000
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SUMMARY:Saaniya Abbas: Hellarious
DESCRIPTION:The razor-sharp Dubai-based comedian previews her Edinburgh Fringe show\, her official solo debut. She’s no novice\, of course – she’s supported Jason Manford and Schalk Bezhuidenhout on tour\, has opened for Frankie Boyle too\, and she has more than 500\,000 followers on social media. We’re told that Hellarious “dives deep into the absurdities of divorce\, internet fame\, and identity\, wrapped in Saaniya’s signature wit and bite …’My mother always said I’d go to hell\, so I figured I might as well write a show about it'”. \nShe takes the show to Abu Dhabi tomorrow (31 May).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/saaniya-abbas-hellarious/
LOCATION:The Agenda\, Abdullah Omran Taryam St\, Media City\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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