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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522
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SUMMARY:Cats
DESCRIPTION:The second weekend for the spectacular (and spectacularly successful) Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. Look for decent songs\, great choreography and staging\, and a well-paced plot (not always the case with musicals …) Friday/Saturday prices start at AED 160\, Sunday it’s a bargain AED 90 – though obviously those aren’t the greatest seats\, and they don’t currently seem to be bookable on the website \nFriday 22 May 8.30pm\nSaturday 23 May 2.30pm\nSaturday 23 May 8.30pm\nSunday 24 May 12.30pm
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cats-2/
LOCATION:Etihad Arena\, Yas Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Musical
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTSTAMP:20260223T175311Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Anthony Akinbola: Get Well Soon
DESCRIPTION:Durags are stretchable fabrics worn over the head to shape and protect the hair; in Akinbola’s practice\, they are both culturally loaded objects and a material he can reconfigure. For this solo show\, Akinbola assembles durags into compositions that are drawn from the structure of classical floral still-life paintings. Translating this genre into fabric allows the image to form through construction; petals emerge through stitching\, density\, and layering. The flower is not painted; it is built. \nAlongside the floral arrangements\, Akinbola works through another motif: bricks. Says the gallery: “The brick pattern … introduces a different register: a wall\, a structure\, a longing. It gestures toward the search for something that lasts\, and toward the idea of home as legacy … The title Get Well Soon operates as both a cue and a condition\, an everyday phrase that carries hope and uncertainty at once”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-anthony-akinbola-get-well-soon/
LOCATION:CARBON 12\, 17th Street\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260524T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260524T173000
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SUMMARY:Lakelands! dir Robert Higgins a Patrick McGivney (2022)
DESCRIPTION:Cian is a dairy farmer\, amateur sportsman and committed hedonist never slow to hit the pub after training. After roping two pals into yet another nightclub bender\, he’s subjected to a brutal alleyway beating that leaves him with concussion and struggling for his bearings in life. With a laconic quip for every eventuality\, Cian won’t open up to those around him or be frank with himself about the fact he is suffering. The return of Grace\, a former almost-girlfriend and now a nurse in London\, helps him find some sensitivity in the search for his own identity. \nThis Irish film shows as part of the European Film Festival\, organised by the Delegation of the European Union to the UAE in partnership with the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah Art. Through a curated selection of titles ranging from award-winning productions to emerging voices in European cinema\, and with impressively discounted ticket prices\, the Festival aims to highlight the richness and diversity of Europe’s film landscape.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/lakelands-dir-robert-higgins-a-patrick-mcgivney-2022/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260524T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260524T194000
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SUMMARY:Promis le Ciel | Promised Sky: dir Erige Sehiri (2025)
DESCRIPTION:Sehiri’s intimate drama follows four generations of Ivorian immigrant women as they find solidarity\, conflict and sometimes a sense of displacement in one another’s company. We’re dropped into the lives of Marie (Aïssa Maïga)\, Naney (Debora Lobe Naney) and Jolie (Laetitia Ky)\, as the three roommates care for a little girl\, Kenza (Estelle Kenza Dogbo)\, a displaced child who appears to have miraculously survived a migrant shipwreck before the three women found her. Female relationships are complicated enough as is\, even between those on a level playing field; but in their adopted home in Tunisia none of the women are equals from a socio-economic standpoint … \nScreens in the Manarat al Saadiyat’s week-long CineMas “alternative film festival”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/promis-le-ciel-promised-sky-dir-erige-sehiri-2025/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260524T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260524T203000
DTSTAMP:20260519T162516Z
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SUMMARY:Théotime Gillot: Hommage à Haydn
DESCRIPTION:Another hit for the Steinway Series bookers\, with the exciting French pianist in a programme that pays homage to Haydn via some of the master’s own piano works and pieces from composers that he inspired. The programme: \nGeorge Benjamin Meditation on Haydn’s name\nJoseph Haydn Thème and Variations in F Minor\, Hob XVII: 6\nMaurice Ravel Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn\nJoseph Haydn Sonata in C Major\, Hob XVI: 50 \nIntermission \nPaul Dukas Prélude Élégiaque sur le nom de Haydn\nJoseph Haydn Sonata in D Major\, Hob XVI: 24\nClaude Debussy Hommage à Haydn\nJoseph Haydn Sonata in E-flat Major\, Hob XVI: 52
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/theotime-gillot-hommage-a-haydn/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera Studio\, Downtown Dubai\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Recital
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260524T190000
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SUMMARY:The Queen and the Smokehouse: dir Iga Lis (2025)
DESCRIPTION:In a bustling seaside town\, Miecia – known as  “Queen” – has run her smokehouse for over forty years: a beloved fixture in the community\, it is a meeting place for all\, a lifeline for some\, and a small empire built on her dedication. So when failing health forces Miecia to step back\, the future of the smokehouse and of those who depend on it begins to unravel … \nThis Polish film shows in the Foundation’s Imaging Room as part of the European Film Festival\, organised by the Delegation of the European Union to the UAE in partnership with the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah Art. Through a curated selection of titles ranging from award-winning productions to emerging voices in European cinema\, and with impressively discounted ticket prices\, the Festival aims to highlight the richness and diversity of Europe’s film landscape.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-queen-and-the-smokehouse-dir-iga-lis-2025/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260524T190000
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SUMMARY:Stelios: dir Yorgos Tsemberopoulos (2024)
DESCRIPTION:This film is a tribute to the near-legendary singer\, Stelios Kazantzidis\, whose voice touched the hearts of all Greeks around the world; it’s a touching story of a refugee child from Pontus in northeastern Anatolia\, who managed to survive and thrive against all odds\, thanks to his immense talent and resilience in the face of social and personal challenges. Music\, love\, family\, friends\, fishing\, creativity\, people of the night\, hardcore fans\, and intense conflicts come together to create the mosaic of his life. \nThis Greek film shows as part of the European Film Festival\, organised by the Delegation of the European Union to the UAE in partnership with the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah Art. Through a curated selection of titles ranging from award-winning productions to emerging voices in European cinema\, and with impressively discounted ticket prices\, the Festival aims to highlight the richness and diversity of Europe’s film landscape.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/stelios-dir-yorgos-tsemberopoulos-2024/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Film
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