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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250927
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SUMMARY:Swan Lake
DESCRIPTION:Two performances today – 2pm and 8pm – for the classic Tchaikovsky ballet\, done in the classic style by the Hungarian National Ballet with the Hungarian National Opera Orchestra. There are final performances tomorrow (Sunday 28 September) at 1pm and 7pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/swan-lake-4/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250928
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SUMMARY:Talal Al Najjar: Mesh & Mayhem
DESCRIPTION:Talal Al Najjar’s works feel very contemporary\, not just in his use of materials and technologuy but also in his concerns and ambitions. He produces sculpture\, video\, sound\, CGI animation\, painting\, and installation\, in addition to writing and curation; his is a research-driven interdisciplinary practice that seeks to recontextualise material culture\, artefacts\, and imagery. This ‘defamiliarisation’\, overlaid with irony and seen through an absurdist lens\, prompts anthropological and material questions. Primary concerns include ideas around simulation\, postproduction\, poor images\, counter-futurisms\, and the contention of postmodern conditions. \nSays the gallery: “The exhibition confronts the way simulation infiltrates geography and biology – where the mesh becomes both structure and rupture\, at once a connective tissue and a site of collapse …” \nTo 24 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/talal-al-najjar-mesh-mayhem/
LOCATION:Tabari Artspace\, Gate Village Level 2\, DIFC\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250929
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SUMMARY:FIELDWORK: Cultural Histories\, Rural Futures
DESCRIPTION:A two-day symposium reflecting on agrarian knowledge\, cultural memory\, and the role of rural communities in shaping their own futures. Through talks\, lectures\, screenings and site visits\, the programme engages with urgent questions around how land is used\, who works it\, and what happens when these relationships are disrupted.  It considers histories of farming\, migration\, and policy as they relate to rural life\, while reflecting on our responsibility to recognise the agency\, resilience and knowledge embedded in farming life. \nThe symposium runs in conjunction with the current exhibition by Asunción Molinos Gordo\, The Peasant\, the Scholar and the Engineer. \nThe speakers: \nAsunción Molinos Gordo research-based artist working to generate a less urban-centric way of understanding progress\nAnahi Alviso-Marino Biso scholar and researcher whose work focuses on cultural production across cities of the Arabian peninsula throuhg publication\, films\, exhibitions\, and game-type protocols in public programmes\nNezar Andary filmmaker\, writer\, and curator who has been Artistic Director of the Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival and the artistic director of the Performing Books Season with the House of Wisdom\nRami Zurayk scholar activist specialising in ecosystem management and food systems. He co-founded the Arab Food Sovereignty Network\nRafael SM Paniagua works\, teaches\, researches\, and creates at the intersection of aesthetics\, the arts\, and philosophy\, focusing on the social dimension of art and minor cultures\nAndrea Pacheco Chilean curator and independent researcher based in Madrid\, whose work explores contemporary debates on memory\, migration\, diaspora\, and transnational identities \nThe symposium runs 3 to 7pm on Saturday\, 11am to 6pm on Sunday. It’s free\, but pre-registration is requested via this link.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fieldwork-cultural-histories-rural-futures/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250927T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250927T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T080946
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SUMMARY:Dear Children\, Sincerely...
DESCRIPTION:The second and final performance of this eclectic ensemble production\, a collaboration between Stages Theatre Group\, Sri Lanka and Mashirika\, Rwanda. Dear Children\, Sincerely (DCS) is an ongoing research project\, initiated in Sri Lanka in 2015\, which gathers stories from people born in the 1930s and presents them to younger generations through live performance. More than 70 senior citizens have been interviewed through the DCS project and so far more than two dozen stories exploring the parallel colonial and post-colonial histories of Rwanda and Sri Lanka have been created for performance. \nThe international cast  has been reunited after ten years for this performance of three of the plays: \nSeven Decades Deep: an historical journey that moves between Rwanda and Sri Lanka from 1930 to 1990 with tales of colonisation\, independence\, exile\, insurrections and genocide. \nMy Family Marriage: a humorous merging of traditional wedding customs from the two countries\, exploring how older Rwandan and Sri Lankan generations experienced family and matrimony. \nUpside Down Land: drawing from Rwanda’s and Sri Lanka’s dark histories of genocide\, pogroms and civil war\, this story delves into the complete physical and psychological collapse of a society subjected to prolonged anarchy and terror. \nIt is directed by the noted Sri Lankan playwright\, director and activist Ruwanthie de Chickera\,
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/dear-children-sincerely-2/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250927T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250927T213000
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SUMMARY:Agatha Christie: Black Coffee
DESCRIPTION:Second performance for Agatha Christie’s spy/theft/murder thriller. with legendary detective Hercule Poirot assessing the case. There are further performances at 2.30 and 7.30pm on 28 September.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/agatha-christie-black-coffee-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250927T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250927T213000
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SUMMARY:Mid-Autumn Festival: A Moonment to Remember
DESCRIPTION:A spectacular celebration of Chinese acrobatics from the Dezhou Acrobatic Troupe from Shandong Province. This 90-minute show with 25 performers and 12 acts\, blending traditional Chinese choreography with modern acrobatic techniques – like the dazzling Flying Fork (stunning aerial feats) and the heart-stopping Leaping Over the Dragon Gate (jumping through hoops stacked over 2m high).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mid-autumn-festival-a-moonment-to-remember/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Acrobatics,Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250927T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250927T233000
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SUMMARY:Joke Hub
DESCRIPTION:A regular MadCat Comedy night – “Dubai’s wildest comedy show on Saturday” (sic). The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joke-hub-7/
LOCATION:Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef\, Al Seef Street\, Umm Hurair 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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