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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260927T210000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260927T223000
DTSTAMP:20260913T163628Z
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SUMMARY:Barcelona Flamenco Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
DESCRIPTION:A Dubai date to follow its Abu Dhabi opener for the exciting Barcelona Flamenco Ballet – the iconic Prokofiev ballet reinterpreted as flamenco. This show is described as BFB’s “most ambitious and revolutionary project” to date\, addressing universal themes like the struggle between love and hate\, family and identity through the passion of flamenco allied to the subtleties of contemporary dance and the richness of jazz.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/barcelona-flamenco-ballet-romeo-and-juliet-2/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Ballet,Flamenco
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260926T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260926T220000
DTSTAMP:20260804T081655Z
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SUMMARY:Barcelona Flamenco Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
DESCRIPTION:Barcelona Flamenco Ballet does exactly what the name says – applies the style of flamenco in dance and music to create spectacular and passionate performances\, typically by reinterpreting iconic works. This one is described as BFB’s “most ambitious and revolutionary project” to date\, addressing universal themes like the struggle between love and hate\, family and identity through the passion of flamenco allied to the subtleties of contemporary dance and the richness of jazz. \nThis show has been reviewed enthusiastically in Europe and elsewhere; it should appeal effectively to fans of opera\, flamenco\, classical dance\, music\, and theatre alike.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/barcelona-flamenco-ballet-romeo-and-juliet/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Ballet,Flamenco
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTSTAMP:20260916T091559Z
CREATED:20260826T104811Z
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SUMMARY:The Marriage of Figaro Ballet
DESCRIPTION:The final performances of the Ukrainian National Ballet’s danced version of The Marriage of Figaro. The story is broadly retained\, the major dances and duets deploy the classical ballet vocabulary\, and the production uses lavish eighteenth-century costumes and palace settings; the music generally avoids the opera’s familiar arias and ensembles in favour of some of Mozart’s less-famous instrumental music\, supplemented by original composition. \nThere are performances at 2pm and 8pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-marriage-of-figaro-ballet-3/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:25.1928528;55.2789648
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T220000
DTSTAMP:20260826T104603Z
CREATED:20260826T104533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T104603Z
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SUMMARY:The Marriage of Figaro Ballet
DESCRIPTION:The Ukrainian National Ballet brings its version of The Marriage of Figaro to Dubai as a two-act comic ballet with a libretto by Yaremenko and Yuri Stanishevsky\, choreography and staging by Viktor Yaremenko\, and musical adaptation and additional composition by Oleksiy Baklan. \nIt’s based on Mozart’s opera\, but is a fully danced work with no singing; one review says it emphasises “hijinks rather than heartache\,” so we’re expecting something lighter and more overtly playful than the original. But the story is broadly retained\, the major dances and duets deploy the classical ballet vocabulary\, and the production uses lavish eighteenth-century costumes and palace settings; the music generally avoids the opera’s familiar arias and ensembles in favour of some of Mozart’s less-famous instrumental music\, supplemented by Baklan’s own composition. \nThere are further performances at 2pm and 8pm on 20 September.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-marriage-of-figaro-ballet-2/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:25.1928528;55.2789648
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260917T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260917T220000
DTSTAMP:20260826T104613Z
CREATED:20260826T104357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T104613Z
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SUMMARY:The Marriage of Figaro Ballet
DESCRIPTION:The Ukrainian National Ballet brings its version of The Marriage of Figaro to Dubai as a two-act comic ballet with a libretto by Yaremenko and Yuri Stanishevsky\, choreography and staging by Viktor Yaremenko\, and musical adaptation and additional composition by Oleksiy Baklan. \nIt’s based on Mozart’s opera\, but is a fully danced work with no singing; one review says it emphasises “hijinks rather than heartache\,” so we’re expecting something lighter and more overtly playful than the original. But the story is broadly retained\, the major dances and duets deploy the classical ballet vocabulary\, and the production uses lavish eighteenth-century costumes and palace settings; the music generally avoids the opera’s familiar arias and ensembles in favour of some of Mozart’s less-famous instrumental music\, supplemented by Baklan’s own composition. \nThere are further performances on 19 and 20 September.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-marriage-of-figaro-ballet/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:25.1928528;55.2789648
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260612T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260612T223000
DTSTAMP:20260512T090231Z
CREATED:20260512T083700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T090231Z
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SUMMARY:100th Anniversary of Maya Plisetskaya
DESCRIPTION:Maya Plisetskaya (1925 – 2015) was a Bolshoi star as dancer and choreographer. As a dancer\, she developed “an individual\, iconoclastic style that capitalised on her electrifying stage presence” as ballet historian Tim Scholl put it. “Her very personal style was angular\, dramatic\, and theatrical … Those who saw Plisetskaya’s first performances in the West still speak of her ability to wrap the theatre in her gaze\, to convey powerful emotions in terse gestures”. Another commentator wrote that “she began by creating her own style and ended up creating her own theatre”. \nThis gala programme\, celebrating the centenary of her birth\, is danced by soloists from some of Russia’s most prestigious ballet theatres including the Bolshoi and the Mariinsky; the evening will feature pieces from her repertoire that have become part of ballet history\, the kind of technically demanding roles in which she excelled – Alberto Alonso’s Carmen Suite\, the Dying Swan\, Don Quixote; excerpts from Swan Lake\, Sleeping Beauty\, The Stone Flower\, Yakobson’s Spartacus\, Raymonda\, Walpurgis Night\, Shurale\, Laurencia; and the choreographic miniature Melody from the opera Orpheus and Eurydice.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/100th-anniversary-of-maya-plisetskaya/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Ballet
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260317T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260317T220000
DTSTAMP:20260503T111832Z
CREATED:20260503T111832Z
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SUMMARY:Modanse
DESCRIPTION:The Bolshoi prima Svetlana Zakharova returns to Dubai Opera with dancers from the Bolshoi company for a one-night-only presentation of her touring double bill. The main piece is Gabrielle Chanel\, an hour-long bio-ballet featuring 80 costumes created by the eponymous couture house for scenes from Chanel’s life; the evening opens with Mauro Bigonzetti’s Come un Respiro\, an attempt to translate the sense of human breath within its choreography and score (which is based on music by Handel).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/modanse-2/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:25.1928528;55.2789648
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260308T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260308T220000
DTSTAMP:20260223T135512Z
CREATED:20260223T135512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T135512Z
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SUMMARY:Modanse
DESCRIPTION:The Bolshoi prima Svetlana Zakharova returns to Dubai Opera with dancers from the Bolshoi company for a one-night-only presentation of her touring double bill. The main piece is Gabrielle Chanel\, an hour-long bio-ballet featuring 80 costumes created by the eponymous couture house for scenes from Chanel’s life; the evening opens with Mauro Bigonzetti’s Come un Respiro\, an attempt to translate the sense of human breath within its choreography and score (which is based on music by Handel).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/modanse/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:25.1928528;55.2789648
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260112T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260112T220000
DTSTAMP:20251209T175837Z
CREATED:20251209T175837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T175837Z
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SUMMARY:Romeo and Juliet
DESCRIPTION:The Russian State Ballet Mari El\, a company known for its commitment to classical ballet technique\, is touring a repertoire of ballet standards in the UAE. It has gained a reputation for the quality and accessibility of its performances; so this one should be on the button. Music by Sergei Prokofiev\, classic choreography by Konstantin Ivanov – a former Bolshoi soloist who is the State Ballet Mari El’s creative and administrative director.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/romeo-and-juliet-5/
LOCATION:Zabeel Theatre\, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray\, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:25.0977637;55.1249239
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260112
DTSTAMP:20251209T171035Z
CREATED:20251209T171035Z
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SUMMARY:The Nutcracker
DESCRIPTION:The Russian State Ballet Mari El is touring a selection of classic ballets around the UAE this week. This time it’s Tchaikovsky’s evergreen seasonal favourite “in a dazzling production that blends classic choreography with fresh expression”. There are shows at 2pm and 7pm\, which sounds like hard work for the corps de ballet … As usual with Zabeel Theatre shows\, ticket holders get a 20% discount on food and drink at the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-nutcracker-6/
LOCATION:Zabeel Theatre\, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray\, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:25.0977637;55.1249239
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260110T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260110T200000
DTSTAMP:20251209T121325Z
CREATED:20251209T121325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T121325Z
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SUMMARY:Cinderella
DESCRIPTION:A second performance by the Russian State Ballet Mari El\, again Prokofiev and again one of the classics. We’re promised magnificent costumes and sets plus the dancers’ skill and classical technique.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cinderella/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:24.4856096;54.357172
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260109T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260109T220000
DTSTAMP:20251209T121501Z
CREATED:20251209T120152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T121501Z
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SUMMARY:Romeo and Juliet
DESCRIPTION:This is a true classic of ballet\, and it is always danced best by a company that follows the classical tradition rigorously – which is what you traditionally get from Russian companies\, of course. This production is not from the Moscow State Ballet\, despite what the publicity claims; it is however from the Russian State Ballet Mari El\, a company based in Mari El republic; established in the early 2000s\, the company is known for its commitment to classical ballet technique and has gained a reputation for the quality and accessibility of its performances; so this one should be on the button. Music by Sergei Prokofiev\, classic choreography by Konstantin Ivanov – a former Bolshoi soloist who is the State Ballet Mari El’s creative and administrative director.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/romeo-and-juliet-3/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:24.4856096;54.357172
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251222
DTSTAMP:20251118T174503Z
CREATED:20251118T173956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T174503Z
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SUMMARY:The Nutcracker
DESCRIPTION:The final performances (at 2pm and 8pm) of the seasonal favourite\, delivered by the Astrakhan Theater Opera and Ballet in a suitably classical manner and of course featuring some of the best-loved music that Tchaikovsky ever wrote … \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-nutcracker-14/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:25.1928528;55.2789648
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251221
DTSTAMP:20251118T173818Z
CREATED:20251118T173818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T173818Z
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SUMMARY:The Nutcracker
DESCRIPTION:Two further performances (at 2pm and 8pm) for the seasonal favourite\, delivered by the Astrakhan Theater Opera and Ballet in a suitably classical manner and of course featuring some of the best-loved music that Tchaikovsky ever wrote … \nThe final performances are tomorrow (21 December). \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-nutcracker-13/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:25.1928528;55.2789648
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251220
DTSTAMP:20251118T173609Z
CREATED:20251118T173609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T173609Z
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SUMMARY:The Nutcracker
DESCRIPTION:Two further performances (at 2pm and 8pm) for the seasonal favourite\, delivered by the Astrakhan Theater Opera and Ballet in a suitably classical manner and of course featuring some of the best-loved music that Tchaikovsky ever wrote … \nThere are further performances as follows: \n20 December 2pm and 8pm21 December 2pm and 8pm \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-nutcracker-12/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:25.1928528;55.2789648
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251218T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251218T220000
DTSTAMP:20251118T173639Z
CREATED:20251118T171211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T173639Z
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SUMMARY:The Nutcracker
DESCRIPTION:Tchaikovsky’s all-time seasonal favourite is a Dubai Opera staple for the time of year\, delivered on this occasion by the Astrakhan Theater Opera and Ballet – one of the newer Russian classical companies\, but one with a decent reputation for traditional works danced in the classical manner. Besides\, you can’t really go wrong with the cute story of Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker Prince journeying through snow-covered kingdoms and the Land of Sweets to some of the best-loved music that Tchaikovsky ever wrote … \nThere are further performances as follows: \n19 December 8pm20 December 2pm and 8pm21 December 2pm and 8pm \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-nutcracker-11/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:25.1928528;55.2789648
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251106T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251106T220000
DTSTAMP:20251020T162438Z
CREATED:20251020T161747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T162438Z
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SUMMARY:Roberto Bolle and Friends
DESCRIPTION:A production that has become one of the most acclaimed dance galas in the world; Roberto Bolle\, recognised as one of the great ballet stars of his time\, is not only the leading performer of the evening but also its Artistic Director; he aims to select only the best dancers to take part in his gala. \nThis extraordinary event is presented by his company\, ArteDanza\, with sponsorship from Mapei and the support of the Italian Embassy.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/roberto-bolle-and-friends/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
GEO:25.1928528;55.2789648
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