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Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial

Calligraphy Square – Sharjah Art Museum Sharjah

This 12th edition of the Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial has the theme 'Balance' and features 297 works by 145 artists from around the world. It's always an interesting visit because of the range of styles and techniques on show, covering traditional [... more]

Free

Club Ocha: the Last Laughs of Summer

Basement, HIVE Jumeriah Village Circle, Dubai

A Comedy Kix gig with a strong bill – Imail Abdi, Valentina Danubio, Ahmad Kasidcomedy, Saeed Alnahdy and Enoud Metaweaa. Note that is a non-smoking room, and there’s no FnB – but you can bring your own booze (!) and [... more]

AED 57

Sounds of Other Shores: The Musical Poetics of Identity on Kenya’s Swahili Coast

NYUAD Institute Building Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

Andrew Eisenberg, Associate Professor of Music at NYUAD and Head of the Music Program there, combines oral history, ethnography, and musical analysis to explore how musicians in twentieth-century Mombasa used Arab and Indian musical influences to navigate questions of identity, [... more]

Free, but pre-register

Artist Talks: Moza Al Mazrouei – For Purposes Other than Intended

NYUAD Art Gallery Reading Room أبو ظبي

A conversation moderated by Sarah Almehairi exploring Moza Al Mazrouei's artistic practice across sculpture, film, mixed media, writing, and curation. Moving between research and fiction, observation and participation, the discussion touches on authorship, selfhood, and the structures of power that [... more]

Free, but pre-register

Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro

Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai

The Courtyard’s popular evening of elimination improv. Ten actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one with [... more]

Free