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SUMMARY:Barcelona Flamenco Ballet: Carmen
DESCRIPTION:BFB reinterprets Bizet’s iconic work with flamenco elements that effectively adapt the original to the realities of contemporary society. “The values that make Carmen a woman of our time\, along with the adaptation of music and flamenco ballet infused with the distinctive signature of David Gutiérrez\, place the work within a new paradigm — that of the universal myth and 21st-century flamenco.” \nCarmen is pain\, passion and a cry for freedom\, all emotions that flamenco represents; and of course the story by Prosper Mérimée is rooted in the flamenco world of Carmen the gypsy and her love for Escamillo the bullfighter. The show mixes flamenco singing (with contemporary flourishes of jazz) with the original music; the choreography fuses flamenco ballet with contemporary dance. \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. \nIt runs for around 80 minutes\, and three’s a second performance on 7 September.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/barcelona-flamenco-ballet-carmen/
LOCATION:Zabeel Theatre\, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray\, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Flamenco,Performance
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SUMMARY:Barcelona Flamenco Ballet: Carmen
DESCRIPTION:Second and final performance for Barcelona Flamenco Ballet’s reworking of Bizet’s iconic work with flamenco elements that effectively adapt the original to the realities of contemporary society. “The values that make Carmen a woman of our time\, along with the adaptation of music and flamenco ballet infused with the distinctive signature of David Gutiérrez\, place the work within a new paradigm — that of the universal myth and 21st-century flamenco.” This 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-carmen-2/
LOCATION:Zabeel Theatre\, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray\, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent\, Dubai
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250919T193000
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SUMMARY:Benji Reid: Find Your Eyes
DESCRIPTION:With Find Your Eyes\, Benji Reid has made a performance that is unlike any you will have seen. Other artists have approached the creative process itself as performance; but no one else has combined photography\, choreography and theatre to make such striking\, often surreal images to tell an emotional rollercoaster of a story. \nFind Your Eyes draws on Benji Reid’s work both as an award-winning photographer and a pioneer of hip hop theatre to create images in real time in front of the audience. He sits at the centre of the stage\, his ‘studio’\, with three dancers posing for the camera; as he shoots his models\, the iamges appear on large screens. The performance priogresses with the photoshoot becoming more and more elaborate\, interwoven with episodes of Reid’s own life … \n“This performance is a meditation on tragedy and immense joy\,” says Reid. “It serves as a conversation with myself to unearth where I’ve been all these years – a dialogue about struggling with alcohol\, grappling with the immense pain of my mother’s stroke\, and contending with the depths of mental health struggles\, shame\, and guilt. However\, this work is also a celebration of evolution\, a journey of moving forward\, finding breath\, discovering love\, and embracing life’s beautiful imperfections.” \nThis Arab World premiere is presented with the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels; there’s a second show tomorrow (Saturday 20 September).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/find-your-eye/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance
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SUMMARY:Benji Reid: Find Your Eyes
DESCRIPTION:The second performance of a remarkable show that combines photography\, choreography and theatre to tell an emotional rollercoaster of a story. \nFind Your Eyes draws on Benji Reid’s work both as an award-winning photographer and a pioneer of hip hop theatre to create images in real time in front of the audience. He sits at the centre of the stage\, his ‘studio’\, with three dancers posing for the camera; as he shoots his models\, the images appear on large screens. The performance priogresses with the photoshoot becoming more and more elaborate\, interwoven with episodes of Reid’s own life.  … \nSays Reid: “This performance … serves as a conversation with myself to unearth where I’ve been all these years – a dialogue about struggling with alcohol\, grappling with the immense pain of my mother’s stroke\, and contending with the depths of mental health struggles\, shame\, and guilt. However\, this work is also a celebration of evolution\, a journey of moving forward\, finding breath\, discovering love\, and embracing life’s beautiful imperfections.” \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/benji-reid-find-your-eyes/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance
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