• Hekayah | The Story

    The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    The Arts Center's 11th annual celebration of the many meanings of 'home' – your country, your city, your family, the place where you happen to be now ... As always it's a celebration UAE's National Day, Eid al Etihad, with [ ... ]

    AED 105
  • Claire & Antho: Souvenirs

    Sharjah Arts Foundation, Arts Square Al Shuweiheen, Sharjah

    Conceived and performed by the French duo Claire & Anthony, Souvenirs transforms Sharjah’s open spaces into a stage where silhouettes, music and dance intertwine. Blending physical theatre, shadow play, dance, and live video projection, the piece explores the invisible baggage [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Claire & Antho: Souvenirs

    Sharjah Arts Foundation, Arts Square Al Shuweiheen, Sharjah

    A second performance for this Perform Sharjah event. Blending physical theatre, shadow play, dance, and live video projection, the piece explores the invisible baggage we carry – memories, regrets, dreams – with cinematic beauty and quiet humour. Both playful and [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Radouan Mriziga: Magec / The Desert

    Sharjah Art Foundation, Bait Obaid Al Shamsi Arts Square, Sharjah

    Blending dance, sound and imagery, Mriziga crafts a meditative reflection on landscape and memory, where the desert emerges as both a physical terrain and a symbolic stage. A Sharjah Art Foundation co-production with the Kunsten festival des arts in Brussels, [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • LAST CHANCE Manar Abu Dhabi 2025

    [various Abu Dhabi locations] Abu Dhabi

    Manar Abu Dhabi returns for its second edition with the theme The Light Compass, presenting 19 newly commissioned light-based artworks by Emirati and international artists Key locations include Jubail Island, Souq Al Mina, and, for the first time, Al Ain’s [ ... ]

    Free
  • Eugen Khmara: Two Worlds

    The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    The Ukrainian pianist and composer (multiple awards, six studio albums, performances around the world) is back at the Fridge with a new show:  working between two grand pianos, he performs pieces that explore the wonder of childhood and the vast [ ... ]

    AED 175
  • The Studio 

    The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    An interesting experiment in open-access open-ended performance by The Junction. It's a kind of open mic for any kind of performance: you can pitch for a slot for whatever it is you want to do (anything goes, apparently) – book [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Dreams of Rumi

    Theatre of Digital Arts Souk Madinat Jumeriah, Dubai

    "An authentic fusion of drama, choreography and music" – specifically, an evening of music, poetry and Dervish dancing in tribute to the poetic wisdom of Rumi, delivered by a small ensemble within ToDA’s 360° impressive immersive visuals.    

    From AED 200