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Ammar Al Attar: Silent Residues

Iris Projects Studio 20, Madar 39, MiZa, Port Zayed, Abu Dhabi

The first solo exhibition for a key figure of the contemporary avant-garde in the UAE, curated by Nasser Abdullah. This series engages with abandoned and derelict spaces across the Emirates in a playful, insightful way. Often using desert settings and [ ... ]

Free

Benji Reid: Find Your Eyes

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

With Find Your Eyes, Benji Reid has made a performance that is unlike any you will have seen. Other artists have approached the creative process itself as performance; but no one else has combined photography, choreography and theatre to make [ ... ]

AED 105

La Bohème

Dubai Opera

A second performance of the Hungarian State Opera’s classic production of the classic Puccini tale of artists, dreamers, and lovers in 19th-century Paris. Praised for its authenticity and emotional depth, this production is a genuine piece of theatrical heritage … [ ... ]

From AED 240

We Might Be Drunk

Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef Al Seef Street, Umm Hurair 1, Dubai

Someone at MadCat Comedy is having fun thinking of titles for their shows … This one features the always excellent Liz Bains, Mad Cat’s main man Miqdaad, “and other heavy hitters you don't wanna miss”. The door price includes one [ ... ]

AED 80

The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club

Radisson DAMAC Hills Hessa Street Dubailand, Dubai

The last weekend for the September Laughter Factory tour. The acts: Peter Flanagan Hit Irish comic fresh from a critically acclaimed show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Expect “great storytelling" with "warmth and shamrock panache” delivered via razor-sharp writing (he's [ ... ]

AED 160