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Art Circle Award

Alserkal Residency Project Space Warehouse 50, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Exhibition of the proposals shortlisted for the sixth edition of The Art Circle Award and the announcement of the overall winner. To 22 November .

Free

Artist Talks: Ways of Seeing, Ways of Being

NYUAD Art Gallery Reading Room Abu Dhabi

A conversation between Ziad Al Najjar and Sarah Almehairi exploring the artist's painting practice, which begins with the body as a site where space and perception are negotiated. Moving between abstraction and figuration, control and release, and the microscopic and [... more]

Free

SCHLiNGEL Abu Dhabi: day one

Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu Dhabi

SCHLiNGEL is an international film festival for children that has been running since 1996 in Chemnitz, Germany, showcasing the most exciting new productions for young people. This year's Abu Dhabi edition, the third, runs on 21, 23 and 24 October. The [... more]

AED 25

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

Un Air de Famille

The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

The second night (of three) for Culture Emulsion's production of this sharp and mordant comedy about the ties that unite (and sometimes suffocate). With cutting precision and biting humor, Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri's play shows us an ordinary family: terribly [... more]

AED 175

Ali Al Sayed Episode 2

Sharjah Media City Al Dhaid Rd, Sharjah

Dubomedy’s main man brings his new standup show to Sharjah (which doesn't get too many hits on the comedy circuit). Expect a masterclass in delivering standup in a club environment. The show is hosted by Mina Liccione with support from [... more]

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