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SUMMARY:Sharjah Film Platform 9
DESCRIPTION:Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual celebration of indie/experimental cinema returns for its ninth edition with a 10-day lineup of films (26 of them) plus talks and artist development programmes. Screenings and events will take place at Mirage City Cinema\, SAF’s open-air theatre in Arts Square\, with some showings at VOX Cinemas at City Centre Al Zahia. \nOpening the festival is Letters (2025)\, an anthology of 17 short films by Josef Khallouf reflecting on Lebanon’s recent history. The programme also includes David Bim’s To the West\, in Zapata (2025)\, which follows a Cuban crocodile hunter’s struggle to provide for his family; Azeem Rajulawalla’s More Punk Than Punk (2025)\, a portrait of a Pakistani punk artist whose music brings together personal expression and political concerns; Minimals in a Titanic World (2025) by Philbert Aimé Mbabazi\, exploring an emerging friendship in the shadow of grief; and Hind Saeed Al Basti’s Alia & Meera (2026)\, a story of two best friends whose small lie uncovers a family secret. \nThe festival closes with Larissa Sansour’s highly rated recent feature\, An Incomplete Drowning (2026)\, a contemplation on the fragility of objects and their capacity to hold history. \nThis edition also premieres two newly completed short films supported by the Sharjah Film Platform Short Film Production Grant. In I Broke a Vase (2026)\, Asim Abdulaziz explores the haunting legacy of a former journalist; Fatima Wardy’s White Musk (2026) looks at the tensions that arise when a child is compelled to parent their own parent. \nAlways central to SFP is the Competition section\, showcasing documentary and fiction films released within the past two years. Nominated by an international committee of filmmakers and industry professionals\, all titles here are being shown in the UAE for the first time; a number of screenings will be followed by Q&A sessions with the directors. \nFilms in the Competition section are eligible for the Sharjah Film Platform Awards across four categories: Documentary Feature\, Documentary Short\, Fiction Feature and Fiction Short. \nThe Director in Focus segment honours an iconic filmmaker through screenings of their landmark films. This year the accolade goes to Abderrahmane Sissako\, whose poetic films explore themes of exile and memory across Africa; a selection of his films will be screened\, among them Timbuktu (2014)\, Bamako (2006) and Black Tea (2024: still above). Sissako will share insights into his practice in a masterclass on 7 November. \nThe full programme is here; most feature tickets are a bargain AED 15\, some screenings are free.
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CATEGORIES:Festival,Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
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SUMMARY:Dubai Design Week
DESCRIPTION:Dubai Design Week goes from strength to strength as the region’s design festival and establishing Dubai’s position as the design capital of the Middle East. This time there’s a very busy\, very programme around d3 includes installations\, new commissions\, exhibitions\, talks\, workshops\, a marketplace\, and the region’s leading fair for contemporary design\, Downtown Design. \nThe Middle East’s leading mainly-B2B fair for contemporary and high-quality design is full of globally acknowledged design brands\, but there’s a lot of regional design talent on show too – more than in previous years\, we felt\, which is probably a measure of the increasing confidence and the opportunities available. Downtown Design has its own website (here)\, is open to the public midday to 8pm 5 to 8 November (to 6pm on the last day)\, and unlike most DDW features has an entrance charge – AED 80 per day\, AED 150 for four days. \nElsewhere exhibitions abound. Many are experimental\, even esoteric\, but most are genuinely stimulating and several are bursting with practicality. We particularly liked the UAE Designer Exhibition\, always a showcase of how younger designers are approaching the constraints and possibilities of applying materials to cultural identity; and Woods Bagot’s reflections on a busy 25 years in the region\, from hospitality design to urbanism. \nFive design practices have been selected for Abwab 2026\, DDW’s long-running commissioning programme – Dalia Rafeh\, Grace Shieh\, Kanaka Raghavan\, UBIK and VARUSSI\, founded by Owais Asif Khan and Samreen Junaid Wani. \nMoving away from its previous format of individual pavilion\, Abwab this time is a curated indoor group exhibition; its theme\, In Other Words\, seeks to look beyond language as speech or writing to the visual\, material and spatial systems through which knowledge\, memory and meaning are produced and exchanged. Audiences are able to move around\, between and through the works; so In Other Words considers language as something that can be inhabited\, inherited\, interrupted\, reassembled and understood differently according to where we stand. The responses to this brief are genuinely interesting – we particularly liked Dalia Rafeh’s Shhhhhhhh\, a 7m installation of red light that repeats the familiar Arabic letter ش and its association with the call for quiet. \nThe other big public-facing event is the Urban Commissions prize\, which this year went to Three Gardens and a Room from Reem Nassour’s NAO Architects studio – which “explores how the spaces around us can shape the way we feel\, move\, gather and connect”. The project reimagines the garden through interconnected environments arranged around a shared central space; it’s an exercise in deploying foliage\, colour\, shade\, thermal comfort\, materiality and filtered light to create variety for the visitor. \nAnd at the weekend (7-8 November\, ) the Marketplace will feature 80+ independent makers\, homegrown businesses and entrepreneurs\, alongside F&B and live performances. Always buzzy\, always interesting; check out the participants here. \n \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/dubai-design-week/
LOCATION:d3
CATEGORIES:Design fair
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTSTAMP:20261026T130340Z
CREATED:20261026T130340Z
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SUMMARY:Reem Al Mubarak: What We Left in the Sandbox
DESCRIPTION:“In this exhibition\, memory becomes material: what stays\, what fades\, and what changes with time … Through play and experimentation\, Reem returns to lived experiences\, reimagining them through the distance of memory and blurring the line between what is real and what is imagined.” Curated by Azza Aboualam.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/reem-al-mubarak-what-we-left-in-the-sandbox/
LOCATION:Rizq Art Initiative\, Leaf Tower\, Al Reem Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTSTAMP:20261102T114314Z
CREATED:20261102T114212Z
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SUMMARY:Yasemin Tekgürler: Journey Home
DESCRIPTION:A pop-up exhibition by the New York-based Turkish artist in the hotel’s lobby exploring migration\, memory\, identity and the meaning of belonging – “for me\, home is not necessarily a place we return to\, but something we carry\, recreate\, and discover through movement and connection\,” says the artist. The exhibition features mixed-media works inspired by ebru\, the art of marbling on water\, with sculptural boats symbolising the memories\, dreams and experiences we carry through life. To 14 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/yasemin-tekgurler-journey-hom/
LOCATION:Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown\, Marasi Drive\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTSTAMP:20261105T145351Z
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SUMMARY:Tatiana Chalhoub: The Trees Now Stand Unpruned and Wild
DESCRIPTION:Bringing together personal histories and material experimentation\, this exhibition – the  first in the UAE by the Brazilian artist – reflects on growth\, rupture and renewal\, revealing how fragments of the past can take root in unexpected ways. With new paintings\, glazed ceramics and ceramic collages that drawing on the lush vegetation of her native Rio de Janeiro and the desert landscapes of the UAE\, Chalhoub explores the intersections of nature\, memory and material transformation; at its heart is the tree\, a recurring motif that carries both formal and deeply personal significance. \nTo 12 January. \nImage: Tatiana Chalhoub\, Árvore com tronco laranja (Tree with orange trunk) (2026) \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/tatiana-chalhoub-the-trees-now-stand-unpruned-and-wild/
LOCATION:Gallery Isabelle\, Unit 17\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261207
DTSTAMP:20261105T134112Z
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SUMMARY:Children's Biennial
DESCRIPTION:What a good idea this is: the Abu Dhabi Festival is running the first outdoor children’s art biennale in the Middle East Under the theme How the World Feels\, the Biennale will explore how children experience the world through touch\, sound\, movement and light. \nFeaturing works and workshops by UAE-based artists and an international collaboration with National Gallery Singapore\, the Biennale – curated by Dana Almazrouei – will offer family sessions\, workshops and an interactive guide Nine participating artists are Alia AlShamsi\, Aya Afaneh\, Hana El-Sagini\, Moza Almatrooshi\, Moza Almazrouei\, Meera Almazrooei\, Nada Almosa and Sarah Afaneh\, plus Indonesian artist Eko Nugroho; says the blurb\, “they will transform Umm Al Emarat Park into a space where audiences of all ages can encounter art through touch\, sound\, movement and light … Through open-ended experiences\, children are invited to experiment\, question\, collaborate\, imagine and create their own meanings”. \nSays Dana Almazrouei: “We wanted to ask the kind of questions adults often stop asking: what stories lie beneath the soil? How does sound travel through a park? Working with each artist\, we thought first about how a child would experience the piece\, and what they might carry with them afterwards … Play is how children come to understand the world. As historian Johan Huizinga observed\, play creates temporary worlds shaped by shared rules and imagination\, and that’s what we hope this park becomes. It isn’t just a way to make art accessible; it’s how children think\, discover and build their own stories\, together.”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/childrens-biennial/
LOCATION:Umm Al Emarat Park\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Family/kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T210000
DTSTAMP:20261027T131718Z
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SUMMARY:Sirocco et le Royaume des courants d'air: dir Benoît Chieux (2023)
DESCRIPTION:This slightly trippy animation features two intrepid sisters\, four-year-old Juliette and eight-year-old Carmen\, who discover a passage into the extraordinary world of their favourite book\, Kingdom of the Air Streams. Transformed into cats and separated from each other\, the girls will have to be bold and daring to find their way back to each other and to their real world; but they have to deal with Sirocco\, the master of winds and storms. Is he as scary as they fear? The Variety review suggested the film could be seen as France’s answer to a film like Spirited Away — “and yet\, there’s an originality to it that keeps things surprising”. Unusurprisingly\, it’s in French.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sirocco-et-le-royaume-des-courants-dair-dir-benoit-chieux-2023/
LOCATION:Zayed Theatre\, SUAD Campus\, Hazza Bin Zayed St\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T214500
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SUMMARY:The Ugly One
DESCRIPTION:When the extent of his ugliness is revealed\, Lette turns to a plastic surgeon for help – but when the bandages come off\, Lette soon learns that there is such a thing as too beautiful … As appearances take centre stage\, the boundaries between individuality\, acceptance and transformation begin to blur. \nTranslated from the original German\, Marius von Mayenburg’s very dark comedy about beauty\, identity and getting ahead in life “makes its points with the lightest of touches” (The Guardian). The Junction did this play a year ago to much acclaim; Gillian Rhodes again directs\, with a very good set by Lina Younes. The production features Audrey Jegu\, Keenan McFadzean\, Patrick Albrecht and Sadiq Saboowala. \nThere are further performances 7 and 8 November at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-ugly-one-3/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T220000
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SUMMARY:Politically Incorrect Comedy
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat Comedy’s regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel\, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/politically-incorrect-comedy-5/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261106T220000
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Another good-looking bill for this month’s Laughter Factory tour\, with some ace local comics joining the international imports: \nJohn Fothergill\nNicole Drinkwater\nValentina Danubio\nAhmed Kasid \nThe rest of the schedule: \n7 November Studio One Hotel 8.30pm\n8 November The Club\, Abu Dhabi 7pm\n13 November Radisson DAMAC Hills 8.30pm\n14 November Studio One Hotel 7pm\n14 November Dukes The Palm 8.30pm \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-5/
LOCATION:Grand Millennium Barsha Heights\, Sheikh Zayed Road - Exit 36\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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