Abu Dhabi is getting a new “curatorial platform dedicated to showcasing emerging artistic practices and cultivating new collector communities”, which in practice means opportunities for both early-stage artists to show work and “a new generation of collectors” to buy it. [... more]
You don’t see enough ceramic art outside the interiors business, and then it just tends to be bowls; so this show by Double J Collective (“the first project based in Dubai exclusively dedicated to exhibit, promote and sell fine craft [... more]
The second in the original Star Wars trilogy (the third, Return of the Jedi, is coming soon) was directed by Irvin Kershner, who added a bit of depth and emotion to the action in the tragic second act of the [... more]
Stanley Kramer wasn't afraid to confront social issues considered too controversial for the major studios. In Inherit the Wind he tackled the creationism v evolution debate. Acting legends Spencer Tracy and Fredric March go toe-to-toe in a titanic courtroom battle, [... more]
A warm coming-of-age story about independence and believing in yourself, from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli: 13-year-old witch leaves home with her talking cat to spend a year training in a seaside town, where she starts a flying delivery service [... more]
The 15th feature in the One Piece Film series, based on the manga series of the same name. A new adventure begins for Luffy and his crew when mysterious pop superstar Uta unveils her identity — and launches a misguided [... 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]
"Welcome to the world's worst therapy session" ... Mad Cat Comedy's main man Miqdaad Dohadwala offers spurious advice, reliably delivers actual laughs.
Dubomedy's highly successful comedy gig at Hushh in Social Distrikt. We're promised "an evening of big laughs and great vibes with your favorite comedy tribe"; and indeed much of that seems to be the case ... It's free, but there's [... more]
The Emmy-winning comedian praised by the New York Times for redefining international comedy, Vir Das is back at the Coca-Cola Arena this time for the Dubai Comedy Festival. He's well worth seeing, though this is a very big house for [... more]
This is a participative play about a person in an unnamed city who has stopped working; the audience must work together to figure out why. Performed entirely by the audience, work.txt – a sell-out show staged in nine countries in [... more]
The final night in this week of club standup for Dubai Comedy Festival. Tonight should be good: Denise hosts, and all three visiting headliners are on the bill (Reem Edan, Laurie Douglas, Dinara Kerey) along with Tudor and Anand Raman.
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