A series of brand new and unstaged plays, the public outcome of the first performance residency hosted at Bayt AlMamzar; run by theatre group 63Kolektib, the residency paired six emerging playwrights with six early- to mid-career directors to develop six [... more]
An ambitious large-scale group exhibition dedicated to mapping and navigation systems, "telling stories of fast cars and donkeys, spinning globes and street barricades, cosmic highways and broken bridges ... delves into topographies, transit lines and simulated landscapes to engage critically [... more]
A group exhibition for six artists – Aya Afaneh, Sarah Afaneh, Sarah Brahim, Amir Hazim, Yoonsik Chico Park, and Andrew Riad – exploring how language is formed through the body, voice, gesture, and mark making practices. Each contributes a distinct [... more]
The first institutional solo exhibition by Emirati artist Juma Alhaj is the culmination of his participation in 421 Arts Campus' Artistic Development Program. Grounded in reading, journaling, and philosophical inquiry, it explores themes of reflection, solitude, and self-discovery; the exhibition [... more]
A group show curated by Deniz Kirkali and Elham Puriya Mehr that brings together works in video, sound installations, and performance that explore “alternative infrastructures for knowledge-making such as whispers, murmurs, hums, gossip, and storytelling”. The artists include Aliaskar Abarkas, [... more]
Classy comedy with Abz Ali, featuring Luca Cupani and Obeid. Hosted by Roxy Yekta.
A beautiful restoration of this family classic for its 55th anniversary, based on the Roald Dahl book and staring Gene Wilder having a lot of fun with his role as the magical maker of scrumptious sweets. Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum), [... more]
This epic study of family, love, and betrayal is one of Visconti’s most revered works; it's also one of the defining films of a new realism in Italian cinema, unafraid to confront the hypocrisies of the ruling class, the squalor [... more]
Sharjah Art Foundation’s Music and Sound Club is a series of fortnightly hands-on workshops and meetup sessions form anyone interested in music and sonic arts. This second workshop is a two-parter – on 4 and 18 October – that introduces [... more]
Yet another strong-looking bill for this month's Laughter Factory tour: Marlon Davis – one of the UK’s rising comedy talents, breezily confident and good at observational comedy George Zach – standup whose credits extend beyond the comedy club circuit to [... more]
The Mad Cat team does the rather cool Moon Bar at the Sana Restaurant in Mina Al Salam – a great venue: quite intimate, few distractions. Featuring surprise drop-ins, fresh material, and “the kind of intimate room where sitting in the [... more]
The UAENO's tribute to a pioneering composer who blended traditional Arabic melodies with Western influences comes to Sharjah with a concert that invites audiences to rediscover familiar works in a new symphonic setting.
With Amin and Obaid. "Two comedians take turns on the stage, and by the end of the night you’ll still be trying to figure out how these two ended up on the same bill ..."
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