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SUMMARY:Short+Sweet Dubai
DESCRIPTION:One of two 10-minute play festivals running concurrently in Dubai on six successive weekends with a basically similar format. This one is probably the more familiar name; it’s been running in Dubai for some years\, latterly as a franchise but now under direct control from the Short+Sweet organisation (the principle of a festival of 10-minute plays is common enough\, but S+S has put a lot of effort and experience into the format\, the rules\, the judging criteria\, and everything else you need for a successful event). Each of the S+S Dubai weekends (9-10 May is a break) features afternoon and evening sessions for 10 plays\, meaning you could see something around 80 microplays if you attended all weekend performances up to 16-17 May – the best return to compete for the top prizes on the Gala Weekend\, 23-24 May. \nTimes\, dates\, prices: \n3.00-5.00pm 19 April AED 100\n7.30-9.30pm 19 April AED 120\n3.00-5.00pm 25 April AED 100\n7.30-9.30pm 25 April AED 120\n3.00-5.00pm 26 April AED 100\n7.30-9.30pm 26 April AED 120\n3.00-5.00pm 2 May AED 100\n7.30-9.30pm 2 May AED 120\n3.00-5.00pm 3 May AED 100\n7.30-9.30pm 3 May AED 120\n3.00-5.00pm 16 May AED 150 People’s Choice Semi-Final 1\n7.30-9.30pm 16 May AED 150 People’s Choice Semi-Final 2\n3.00-5.00pm 17 May AED 150 Judge’s Choice Semi-Final 1\n7.30-9.30pm 17 May AED 150 Judge’s Choice Semi-Final 2\n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/shortsweet-dubai-2/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Alserkal Art Month: weekend 1
DESCRIPTION:Here’s the schedule for the first Sunday of Alserkal Avenue’s Art Month (18 April to 19 May): \n3-4pm Project Space KIDS’ WORKSHOP Animal Comic Creations\nParticipants (aged 7+) design their own comic-style story\, inspired by an animal of their choice featured in Qudwati\, a publication by Zayed National Museum \n4-5pm Common Room CONVERSATION From Symbols To Stories\nNassra Al Buainain from Zayed National Museum discusses the way that historical art — from symbols and motifs to colours and patterns — offers insight into how past societies in the Arabian Peninsula understood their world \n4pm start at The Yard TOUR Guided Galleries Tour\nIndependent curator Shannon Ayers Holden (who’s also Associate Director of Community Relations at Alserkal Avenue) leads a curated tour through selected Alserkal galleries \n5pm start at The Yard TOUR Slow Art Walk\nResearcher and archivist Faris Shomali leads a tour of three selected galleries that offers an alternative way to engage with art\, “taking the time to slow down and reflect rather than rushing to unpack or understand” \n5.30pm Firetti Contemporary PERFORMANCE Khozema Al Aaed: Deeper Than You Know\nA “performative installation” by Khozema Al Aaed (whose current show at Firetti has just ended) is an extension of his Maps & Cities Series. Al Aaed’s practice explores surfaces  – particularly that of the city – as living entities that bear the traces of human passage\, “where geography is reread as an emotional and mnemonic space rather than a purely architectural structure” \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/alserkal-art-month-weekend-1-2/
LOCATION:Alserkal Avenue\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Festival
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SUMMARY:Dreams of Rumi
DESCRIPTION:“An authentic fusion of drama\, choreography and music” – specifically\, an evening of music\, poetry and Dervish dancing in tribute to the poetic wisdom of Rumi\, delivered by a small ensemble within ToDA’s 360° impressive immersive visuals. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/dreams-of-rumi-3/
LOCATION:Theatre of Digital Arts\, Souk Madinat Jumeriah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260419T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260419T213000
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SUMMARY:X Fest DXB
DESCRIPTION:Second day for opening weekend of the Junction’s festival of short plays: each weekend features 10 to 11 original 10-minute plays\, meaning audiences will get the chance to see a diverse lineup of stories\, styles and performances in a single evening. Essentially you could see something up to 70 original microplays if you attended all weekend performances up to 16-17 May; the strongest return to the stage to compete for the top honours of the festival on the Finals Weekend\, 22-24 May. \nUpcoming times\, dates\, prices: \n7.30pm 25 April AED 120\n7.30pm 26 April AED 120\n7.30pm 2 May AED 120\n7.30pm 3 May AED 120\n7.30pm 9 May AED 150\n7.30pm 10 May AED 150\n7.30pm 16 May AED 120\n7.30pm 17 May AED 120\n7.30pm 22 May tbc\n7.30pm 23 May tbc\n7.30pm 24 May tbc\n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/x-fest-dxb-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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