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SUMMARY:Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial
DESCRIPTION: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 and contemporary calligraphy as well as decorative art. To 15 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sharjah-calligraphy-biennial/
LOCATION:Calligraphy Square – Sharjah Art Museum\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Calligraphy
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SUMMARY:Sounds of Other Shores: The Musical Poetics of Identity on Kenya's Swahili Coast
DESCRIPTION: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\, belonging\, and community on Kenya’s Swahili coast – how musical style became a space for expressing and negotiating what it meant to be Swahili in colonial and postcolonial Kenya. An NYUAD Institute talk.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sounds-of-other-shores-the-musical-poetics-of-identity-on-kenyas-swahili-coast/
LOCATION:NYUAD Institute Building\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Artist Talks: Moza Al Mazrouei – For Purposes Other than Intended
DESCRIPTION: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 shape how we see and understand the world. \nThis part of the NYUAD Art Gallery’s Artist Talks\, an artist-to-artist conversation series founded and curated by Sarah Almehairi. The series brings together creatives based in or affiliated with the UAE to discuss their practices\, forming part of Almehairi’s broader effort to expand cultural discourse and further connect the local art community. \nRight: Moza Al Mazrouei\, Bring Back the Queen (2024: film still)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artist-talks-moza-al-mazrouei-for-purposes-other-than-intended/
LOCATION:NYUAD Art Gallery Reading Room\, أبو ظبي\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261007T200000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro
DESCRIPTION: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 the lowest score is knocked out. Eventually only one remains\, to be crowned the Maestro. “Fast-paced\, unpredictable\, and hilarious” says the promo\, and you couldn’t argue with that. As with all Courtyard improv evenings it’s free\, but you need to put your name on the guestlist (via the website); and it’s first-come first-served\, so get there early to grab a seat.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/wednesday-night-impro-maestro-2/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
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