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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261026
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SUMMARY:Sharjah Animation and Comics Conference
DESCRIPTION:The fourth edition of SACC returns to Aljada from 22-25 October with more than 150 activities – masterclasses\, workshops\, seminars\, talks and “hands-on experiences”. \nThere are separate programmes for Animation and Comics\, which rather begs the question of why the two have been rammed into the same schedule. The PR bumf says bringing the two programmes together “will allow participants to explore connections between animation and comics\, including character development\, visual storytelling\, adaptation\, publishing\, physical design and digital formats”\, but there are some obvious scheduling collisions … \nThe Animation stream is rather better developed\, exploring the craft and industry behind development and production for feature-length and short films and TV series; there will be masterclasses and workshops on writing\, drawing\, storyboarding\, character performance\, movement\, traditional and digital animation\, stop-motion\, dubbing\, and voice acting. Participants can also explore how physical performance and motion capture are translated into digital characters and how emerging technologies are being used in animation workflows. And industry sessions will look at issues like financing\, co-production\, international collaboration and distribution. \nThe Comics programme will enable participants can develop their skills in drawing\, cartooning\, character and world development\, visual storytelling and writing\, while exploring how comic ideas can be adapted across different formats. Sessions will also examine connections between comics and animation\, film\, CGI and physical character design. Publishing\, representation and international opportunities will feature alongside the business of comics and collectables. \nThe agenda for talks and workshops is pretty impressive\, with lots of practical experience and hard advice on offer along with some debating issues (like ‘Are we training animators for the real world?’). Elsewhere and new for this year are a meet-the-creators Artist Alley\, arcade and esports plus a board games area\, a cosplay competition\, card trading\, and DIY dubbing. And evening concerts will deliver music from Disney\, anime and other potentially relevant scores. \nEarly-bird passes may still be available. Otherwise you’ll pay full price: \n⚫ Four-day pass AED 450 (students AED 175)\n⚫ Business pass AED 750 (adds “exclusive business networking”)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sharjah-animation-and-comics-conference/
LOCATION:Aljada\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Animation,Comic art,Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261026
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SUMMARY:Carte Blanche
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition organised with Feminin Pluriel\, featuring the work of a selection of contemporary female artists. Participating artists were given carte blanche to explore their own creative perspectives; the result is seen in photography\, painting\, sculpture\, 3D and mixed media. \nArtists: \nAgnes Sheikh\nAlexandra Raynaud\nAlison Ladegaillerie\nBenedicte Joland-Chazelle\nBianca Dolman\nValerie Manouvrier \nThere are also two Guests of Honour: Patricia Millns and Khalil Abdulwahid Hassan. \nTo 13 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/carte-blanche/
LOCATION:La Galerie\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T130000
DTSTAMP:20261020T102803Z
CREATED:20261020T102803Z
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SUMMARY:Star Wars – Return of the Jedi: dir Richard Marquand (1983)
DESCRIPTION:The final part of the original Star Wars trilogy\, beautifully restored and featuring the whole gang plus some engaging newcomers – like Jabba the Hutt\, who has Han Solo in his clutches. That’s just the start of an epic conclusion to the saga\, with a new and more powerful Death Star requiring their attention and Luke Skywalker confronting Darth Vader for one last time … It’s complete in itself\, but Return of the Jedi also set the stage for the franchise’s continuation for decades to come.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-dir-richard-marquand-1983/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T160000
DTSTAMP:20261013T163751Z
CREATED:20261013T163517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T163751Z
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SUMMARY:Maktaba: Performance as is\, Performing with Yoonsik Chico Park
DESCRIPTION:Maktaba is 421’s monthly gathering dedicated to collective reading\, viewing\, and discussion across disciplines. This session moves from thinking about performance to thinking through it – using the body\, space\, gesture\, and relationality as sites for inquiry. \nThrough a combination of discussion\, readings\, and performance-based activities\, participants will move between theory and practice\, translate ideas into gestures\, actions\, scores\, interactions\, and durational exercises\, as well as explore how meaning is created through the act of performing. The seminar will culminate in a series of shared exercises that invite participants to leave their mark through performance while reflecting on what performance can reveal\, disrupt\, or make possible within our social and cultural contexts. \nLunch will be provided.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/maktaba-performance-as-is-performing-with-yoonsik-chico-park/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Performance,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T154500
DTSTAMP:20261020T102024Z
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SUMMARY:Casablanca: dir Michael Curtiz (1942)
DESCRIPTION:The original wartime weepie\, now beautifully restored to give maximum scope to the multi Oscar winner. Humphrey Bogart stars as Rick Blaine\, the cynical American owner of a nightclub in Vichy-controlled Casablanca on the eve of war; his one-time love Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman)\, walks into his club and back into his life. Ilsa’s husband is Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) who needs Rick’s help to get out to safety. Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo’s ticket out of the country … Essential viewing. Bring hankies.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/casablanca-dir-michael-curtiz-1942/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T180000
DTSTAMP:20261021T131700Z
CREATED:20261013T160003Z
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SUMMARY:UAENO: Romantic Masters
DESCRIPTION:The UAE National Orchestra continues its active schedule with the second performance of a good-looking programme of contrasting music from three great Romantic composers – lively melodies from Rossini in the overture to The Barber of Seville\, technical virtuosity and expressive range in Mendelssohn’s violin concerto (with Hungarian violinist Júlia Pusker making her UAENO debut as the soloist)\, and the richness of a full Brahms symphony. Umberto Clerici conducts. \nThe programme: \nRossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville\nMendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor\nBrahms: Symphony No.2
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uaeno-romantic-masters-2/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T203000
DTSTAMP:20260616T113400Z
CREATED:20260616T113044Z
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SUMMARY:Dubai Bibliophiles: Poetry Session – Vote for Your Favorites
DESCRIPTION:Discuss the top seven poems (from a list of 50) that have received the most votes by members. As with any such list\, it’s highly debatable – way too many US poets\, way too few from MENASA (including the UAE\, of course) but selecting the best ever is not the point … You can of course participate whether you’ve voted or not. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/dubai-bibliophiles-poetry-session-vote-for-your-favorites/
LOCATION:The Coffee Club\, Times Square Center\, 4B Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Book club,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T200000
DTSTAMP:20261003T144438Z
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SUMMARY:Joke Jam
DESCRIPTION:The Pepp’s regular early-evening showcase of Dubai’s local comedy talent\, always with four standups on stage.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joke-jam-4/
LOCATION:Pepperoni Comedy Club\, 25 Jump Street 25h Hotel\, One Central World Trade Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T213000
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SUMMARY:Comedy at the Speakeasy
DESCRIPTION: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 front row is a decision you may come to regret”. The door price includes one drink.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/comedy-at-the-speakeasy-9/
LOCATION:Moon Bar\, Mina Al Salam\, Madinat Jumeriah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.135127;55.185968
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T213000
DTSTAMP:20261019T103318Z
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SUMMARY:Book Cellar Dubai: The Sea\, The Sea
DESCRIPTION:Iris Murdoch’s Booker winner The Sea\, The Sea (1978) is arguably her best book\, a novel of obsession\, memory\, and self-deception. An interesting and accessible choice from one of Dubai’s most interesting book clubs …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/book-cellar-dubai-the-sea-the-sea-2/
LOCATION:Le Brasserie sur le Boulevard\, Kempinski The Boulevard\, Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Book club
GEO:25.2009027;55.2762294
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T194500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T220000
DTSTAMP:20261003T120804Z
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SUMMARY:Moulin Rouge! Le Musical
DESCRIPTION:Second performance of Culture Emulsion’s Francophone take on the Baz Luhrmann film\, bringing 1900s Montmartre to the stage for a tragic love story with a modern pop soundtrack.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/moulin-rouge-le-musical-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Musical
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T220000
DTSTAMP:20261020T094202Z
CREATED:20261019T111754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T094202Z
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SUMMARY:Russell Peters Live
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian comedian plays Abu Dhabi in the middle of his latest world tour. It’s sure to be a good night; he manages to make these arena-scale gigs feel really quite intimate\, thanks to a mix of sharp crowd work\, mimicry\, and relatable family-and-culture jokes that will offend no-one. For some\, the inclusion of so much stereotype-based humour can seem a bit dated. But for fans\, it all comes across as affectionately recognisable … \nMore good news: the support comes from Dubai’s own Mina Liccione.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/russell-peters-live/
LOCATION:Etihad Arena\, Yas Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T220000
DTSTAMP:20261006T104210Z
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SUMMARY:Mallika Taneja: Do You Know This Song?
DESCRIPTION:Surrounded by toys and objects from her childhood\, Mallika Taneja uses a harmonium and a microphone to look for what she has lost – a singer and her songs. As she moves between this tale of searching\, singing and grief\, Taneja invites the audience to travel with her through song. \nThis is part of the fifth edition of Perform Sharjah\, Sharjah Art Foundation’s season of curated performances that serve as an engaging space for exploring\, remembering and imagining – “treating the body as a site of artistic inquiry\, the programme shifts fluidly between intimate reflection and collective experience”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mallika-taneja-do-you-know-this-song-2023/
LOCATION:Sharjah Performing Arts Academy\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261025T220000
DTSTAMP:20261020T095800Z
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SUMMARY:Ali Al Sayed
DESCRIPTION:Dubomedy’s main man is always good value. Expect an evening of probably inappropriate jokes\, lots of banter with the audience\, a general feel-good vibe\, and something of a masterclass in delivering standup in a club environment. All seats must be pre-booked …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ali-al-sayed-2/
LOCATION:Social Distrikt\, The Pointe\, Palm Jumeirah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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