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SUMMARY:UAENO: To This Land\, We Belong
DESCRIPTION:The UAE National Orchestra kicks off its second season with the World Premiere of three new Emirati compositions in a concert programme that invites audiences into a musical journey through the UAE from its founding story and landscapes to the traditions\, memories and ideas that continue to shape the country today. \nEach of the three composers has approached that story differently. The Founder’s Journey by Khalid Nassir opens the programme; a six-part work inspired by the journey and philosophy of the UAE’s Founding Father. Ali Kano turns to the landscapes and musical traditions of the Emirates with his Homeland Melodies concerto\, bringing oriental instruments into conversation with the Orchestra. The third work\, by Fayez Al Saeed\, brings Orchestra\, Choir and poetry togethe; featuring the poem Lightning\, Thunder & Longing by Arif Al Khajah\, the piece moves between memory and the present\, tracing how identity and belonging are carried forward through time. \nAhmed Farag conducts the full UAE National Orchestra and Choir. The concert is repeated in Dubai on 20 September.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uaeno-to-this-land-we-belong-2/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T220000
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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-40/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T220000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T213000
DTSTAMP:20260913T143403Z
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SUMMARY:Quiz Me Baby One More Time
DESCRIPTION:“The music quiz that refuses to take itself seriously.” The Courtyard promises “a night of big tunes\, tricky questions and questionable musical knowledge … Grab your team\, pick a name and get ready to battle it out for the top spot”. There’s also a Best Dressed Team Prize. As with all Courtyard evenings it’s free\, but you need to put your name on the guestlist (via the website). Sure to be a load of laughs.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/quiz-me-baby-one-more-time/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260825T145313Z
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SUMMARY:Spider's Web
DESCRIPTION:Agatha Christie’s second most successful play (The Mousetrap is probably uncatchable) is a country-house thriller-comedy with clues aplenty and a good helping of plot contrivances – including a most convenient hidden door in the study that of course leads to a secret passage – and a disappearing corpse. Sarah Potter directs for the Junction’s resident company H72 Productions. Should be good fun. \nThere are further performances tomorrow (19 September) and Sunday (20 September).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/spiders-web/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTSTAMP:20260916T105731Z
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SUMMARY:Doors of (Al Sha'biya)
DESCRIPTION:Through the doors of Al Sha’biya\, the traditional neighbourhoods that emerged in the 1970s\, this exhibition tells the stories of generations of Emirati families\, revealing the quiet ways people leave their mark on the places they call home. Organised by Manarat Al Saadiyat Photography Studio in collaboration with #AbuDhabiStreets.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/doors-of-al-shabiya/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Photography
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTSTAMP:20260916T110530Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T110530Z
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SUMMARY:MONOCHROMA 2
DESCRIPTION:You don’t see enough ceramic art outside the interiors business\, and then it just tends to be bowls; so this show by Double J Collective (“the first project based in Dubai exclusively dedicated to exhibit\, promote and sell fine craft and design creations”) in partnership with DCT Abu Dhabi is well worth encouraging. Few details\, apart from “emerging and established artists [who] come together within a shared black-and-white palette”\, but we are promised “diverse ceramic practices … in a dialogue shaped by material\, perspective and artistic expression”. To 18 October. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/monochroma-2/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTSTAMP:20260616T104411Z
CREATED:20260616T104411Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Tangerine Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Ayyam Gallery’s summer collective exhibition focuses on the colour orange: “occupying a unique space between intensity and comfort\, orange embodies both vitality and reflection. Associated with sunlight\, fire\, ripened fruit\, and shifting horizons\, the colour carries a rich spectrum of meanings that traverse cultures\, histories\, and emotional states …” For this show\, orange becomes a vehicle through which artists explore memory\, landscape\, identity\, and transformation: “the colour appears in varied forms\, guiding viewers through moments of energy and stillness while revealing its ability to shape perception and mood”. \nThe artists: \nTammam Azzam\nMouteea Murad’\nElias Izoli\nThaier Helal\nKhaled Akil\nAbdalla Al Omari \nSama Alshaibi\nFaisal Samra\nKais Salman\nKhaled Takreti\nAsaad Arabi\nOussama Diab\nLeila Nseir
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-tangerine-dreams/
LOCATION:Ayyam Gallery\, B11\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260917T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260917T220000
DTSTAMP:20260916T091013Z
CREATED:20260916T091013Z
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SUMMARY:The Comedy Lab
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat Comedy’s regular Thursday stop in Silicon Oasis promises “insane laughs every week”.  The door price of AED 99 includes one drink and popcorn.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-comedy-lab-21/
LOCATION:Radisson Red\, Dubai Digital Park\, Dubai Silicon Oasis\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260917T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260917T220000
DTSTAMP:20260913T143132Z
CREATED:20260913T143132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T143132Z
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SUMMARY:Very Furry – Open Mic Joke Jam
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat Comedy’s only open mic night: comedians test new jokes\, new performers take the stage\, and dog lovers are welcome to come along for a fun evening in JVC. Only 20 seats available. Free entry!
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/very-furry-open-mic-joke-jam-5/
LOCATION:PrinBella Cafe\, Assel Blvd\, Jumeirah Village Circle\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.0590419;55.2141846
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTSTAMP:20260913T142626Z
CREATED:20260913T142626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T142626Z
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SUMMARY:Oussama Diab: Reimagined
DESCRIPTION:A solo show for the Palestinian-Syrian-Dutch artist that reinterprets celebrated masterpieces from Western art. Diab revisits iconic works by artists including Picasso\, van Gogh\, Michelangelo and van Dyck\, applying his own distinctive visual language to allow the images to speak to contemporary realities. Highlights of the exhibition are two striking reinterpretations of Picasso’s ‘Guernica’\, alongside ‘La Coiffure’ also after Picasso\, two sunflower paintings inspired by van Gogh\, and reinterpretations of Anthony van Dyck’s ‘Jupiter and Antiope’ and ‘Moses and the Serpent’. \nTo 31 October. \nRight: Oussama Diab\, Middleeastern Guernica (2026)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/oussama-diab-reimagined/
LOCATION:Artbooth Gallery\, Centro Capital Center\, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTSTAMP:20260913T142329Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T142329Z
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SUMMARY:Essence of Egypt
DESCRIPTION:A presentation of Palestinian artistic journeys shaped in Egypt and inspired by its art and culture\, featuring works by Nabil Anani\, Samira Badran\, Tayseer Barakat\, Mostafa Al Hallaj\, Kamel Al Moghani and Abdul Rahman Al Muzayyen that range from the 1960s to the early 2000s and present a diversity of media and approaches – from printmaking and etching to mixed media and leather. Considered together\, the works offer insight into the influence of mobility\, exchange and experimentation on the formation of modern Arab art. \nTo 25 November. \nRight: Nabil Anani\, Intifada (1988)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/essence-of-egypt/
LOCATION:Fann à Porter\, The Workshop\, Villa 45\, St. 23b\, off Al Wasl Road (opposite Box Park)\, Jumeirah 2\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260916T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260916T193000
DTSTAMP:20260913T141941Z
CREATED:20260913T141941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T141941Z
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SUMMARY:House to House: Articulating a Poetics of Translucence
DESCRIPTION:Shamma Al Bastaki – poet\, writer\, interdisciplinary artist and NYUAD alumna – discusses her latest poetry collection\, House to House. Drawing on memories spanning the 1940s to the 1980s\, Shamma traces the infra-ordinary details of daily life along the Dubai Creek\, bringing the voices\, values\, and stories of a generation into poetic form. Blending documentary poetics\, archival research\, and text-image practices\, Shamma reflects on her processes of listening\, translating\, and transducing\, as she transformed collective memory into poetry\, drawing\, and collage.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/house-to-house-articulating-a-poetics-of-translucence/
LOCATION:NYUAD Institute Building\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Talk
GEO:24.5530331;54.452415
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTSTAMP:20260913T150024Z
CREATED:20260913T144206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T150024Z
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SUMMARY:Library Circles: Rend Beiruti
DESCRIPTION:Rend Beiruti’s research display\, sharing insights into her investigation of the baqala neighbourhood grocery store as a vital urban entity in Dubai\, exploring its history\, its influence on urban development\, and its role as a cultural signal. Through photographs\, mapping\, and archival documents\, the display brings together the findings of this urban investigation and considers the ubiquitous baqala as both an everyday space and a cultural signal. To 11 January.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/library-circles-rend-beiruti/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTSTAMP:20260507T102825Z
CREATED:20260507T102825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T102825Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Sultan Bin Fahad: Blue Note
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition by the Saudi artist embraces the experimentation of jazz\, commemorating its role as an audiovisual gathering for culture to flourish from and exact its designs on the world as it moved from older models of audiovisual art – “these musicians’ ancestral mixologies harmonising into an open-ended future\, its rhythm never finished …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-sultan-bin-fahad-blue-note/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTSTAMP:20260507T101506Z
CREATED:20260507T101506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T101506Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Kevork Mourad: The Echoes of Silent Bells
DESCRIPTION:A descendant of Armenian Genocide survivors and raised in Syria\, Mourad approaches his work with a profound sense of responsibility to preserve culture and history; his practice aims to give voice to places that no longer exist\, offering an interpretation of what has been lost while seeking ways that history and culture might be recovered\, at least within emotional memory.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-kevork-mourad-the-echoes-of-silent-bells/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260915T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260915T220000
DTSTAMP:20260913T141533Z
CREATED:20260913T141533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T141533Z
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SUMMARY:The Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat’s standup team at their regular stop at the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-comedy-lab-easy-tiger-36/
LOCATION:Al Ain Palace Hotel\, Corniche Road\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:24.4991661;54.3699819
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTSTAMP:20260825T102809Z
CREATED:20260825T102809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T102809Z
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SUMMARY:Stephan Kaluza: From Dust to Bloom
DESCRIPTION:Stephan Kaluza’s practice is fundamentally concerned with depictions of nature\, either as hyper-realistic oils or near-abstract renderings. These two modes of painting should be seen as different stages of the same subject in a process of transformation: disruptions creep in\, and appearances prove deceptive. Says the gallery: “At first glance\, the paintings appear to be precise\, almost preservative images of an intact world – until a second layer emerges\, sharply challenging what is being seen”. To 31 October. \nRight: Stephan Kaluza\, Impact (2026)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/stephan-kaluza-from-dust-to-bloom/
LOCATION:JD Malat Gallery\, ACT 2 Tower\, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd 13A \,Downtown Dubai\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTSTAMP:20260817T111753Z
CREATED:20260817T111753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T111753Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY The Glitch: Fragmented Becoming
DESCRIPTION:A Diarbid show for 35 artists “who explore identity as fluid\, layered\, and continuously evolving. Through fragmented\, distorted\, duplicated\, and incomplete forms\, the works examine how the self is shaped by memory\, displacement\, shifting environments\, and the uncertainties of contemporary life. The glitch functions as both a visual language and a metaphor for these shifting states …  By interrupting familiar forms and unsettling recognition\, it opens alternative ways of seeing and becoming. Fragmentation is approached not as loss\, but as a generative space where the familiar can be disrupted and the incomplete can remain open to new possibilities …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-the-glitch-fragmented-becoming/
LOCATION:Al Shindagha Museum – House 353\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2048493;55.2707828
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260914T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260914T220000
DTSTAMP:20260913T141105Z
CREATED:20260913T141105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T141105Z
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SUMMARY:Monday Night Comedy: This Is Impro & Sing It!
DESCRIPTION:A two-act evening of improvised spells\, scenes\, and songs\, entirely based on audience suggestions and featuring the Courtyard Playhouse’s most experienced improv performers plus guest performer and improv instructor Andrew Gentilli from the UK. After warming up with some games and scenes\, the team will attempt to put together an improvised full-length musical extravaganza right in front of your very eyes – and of course it will be diferent every time\, since it’s entirely based on audience suggestions. This one features international guest performer and improv instructor Andrew Gentilli. \nIt’s free\, but you need to put your name on the guestlist (via the website) – it’s first-come first-served\, so get there early enough to grab a seat.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/monday-night-comedy-this-is-impro-sing-it/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260914T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260914T210000
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SUMMARY:BASE39 Creative Accelerator Gallery Showcase
DESCRIPTION:A grad show for Base39’s first accelerator cohort of designers. An evening of celebration\, connection\, and emerging design talent is promised. RSVP through this link.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/base39-creative-accelerator-gallery-showcase/
LOCATION:Base39\, Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SPARK)\, Sharjah
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260913T210000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260913T220000
DTSTAMP:20260825T143338Z
CREATED:20260825T143338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T143338Z
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SUMMARY:Bassem Youssef: Testing Stuff
DESCRIPTION:Last of a run of six shows with the Egyptian-American standup\, actor\, TV host\, and former cardiothoracic surgeon trying out new material – he’ll probably have honed it by now\, so this is probably the one to catch.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bassem-youssef-testing-stuff-6/
LOCATION:Pepperoni Comedy Club\, 25 Jump Street 25h Hotel\, One Central World Trade Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.2194872;55.2844808
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260913T210000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260913T220000
DTSTAMP:20260804T112423Z
CREATED:20260804T112423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T112423Z
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SUMMARY:Blind Symphony
DESCRIPTION:A concert with a difference – venue is absolutely dark\, and each audience member dons a light-blocking mask. The idea of course is that without visual perception your full attention is on the sound: “the most subtle musical nuances\, delicate vibrations\, and inner rhythms become clearer and more intense\,” as the blurb puts it. “Even familiar compositions reveal themselves in a new\, deeper\, and more powerful way under these conditions.” \nThe programme features works by JS Bach\, Arvo Pärt\, Philip Glass\, Max Richter\, and Ludovico Einaudi. It’s performed by a chamber ensemble (we don’t know exactly who) “enriched with rare instruments collected from different cultures around the world”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/blind-symphony/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Concert
GEO:25.118107;55.200608
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260913T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260913T200000
DTSTAMP:20260825T143134Z
CREATED:20260825T143134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T143134Z
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SUMMARY:Bassem Youssef: Testing Stuff
DESCRIPTION:First of two final shows where the Egyptian-American standup\, actor\, TV host\, and former cardiothoracic surgeon tries out new material. He’s on again at 9pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bassem-youssef-testing-stuff-5/
LOCATION:Pepperoni Comedy Club\, 25 Jump Street 25h Hotel\, One Central World Trade Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.2194872;55.2844808
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTSTAMP:20260913T140351Z
CREATED:20260913T140351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T140351Z
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SUMMARY:Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:The 35th edition of the book fair is its most festival-looking yet\, with more than 1\,400 events in total and six stages for sessions alongside 1\,350 exhibitors from 95 countries. The programme also brings together winners of this year’s major Arabic literary prizes\, musicians\, artists and cultural figures\, with notable sessions on Egyptian singer Nagat Al Saghira\, Egyptian painter Inji Efflatoun\, downtown Cairo’s famed Café Riche\, the Egyptian actor and singer Abdel Halim Hafez\, and the UAE’s use of space diplomacy. \nDon Quixote has been designated Book of the World (a newly intriduced accolade this year)\, the 8th-century scholar Al Khalil ibn Ahmad Al Farahidi is the fair’s Focus Personality\, and the culture of the Balkan region is being celebrated as Guest of Honour.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/abu-dhabi-international-book-fair/
LOCATION:ADNEC\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Book Fair
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTSTAMP:20260603T095504Z
CREATED:20260603T095453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T095504Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Ahmad AlAttar: Human in the Loop
DESCRIPTION:Human in the Loop is a sound-based interactive installation that takes the form of a game of hide-and-seek between visitors and an unseen algorithm. Hanging ropes are suspended from the ceiling and visitors are invited to pull on them; each pull interrupts the continuous ambient sounds of nature with a brief\, glitch-like sound. At first\, these responses may feel random\, but with repetition\, patterns begin to emerge; and when the correct rope is found\, the system responds with a distinct and heightened auditory moment – a brief reward that signals discovery. Almost immediately\, the algorithm relocates\, hiding once again within the field of ropes\, and the search resets. \nSo what begins as playful interaction gradually becomes an act of careful listening and navigation. Human in the Loop reflects a contemporary paradox: we take pleasure in interaction even as it draws us deeper into technological rhythms that are increasingly difficult to step away from. \nAhmad AlAttar\, currently is a Senior Robotics Engineer at Dubai Future Labs\, was a participant in the 2024 cycle of the 421 Artistic Development Program (ADP)\, facilitated by Jolaine Frizzell. During preparation for the exhibition he was also mentored by Khalid AlAwadhi\, Founder & CEO of Remal\, and Dr Pradeep Sharma\, Director of the Arts\, Culture and Heritage program at the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation. \nTo 13 September.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-ahmad-alattar-human-in-the-loop/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTSTAMP:20260512T091803Z
CREATED:20260512T091803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T091803Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Rana Begum: Boundless Geometry
DESCRIPTION:Selected works from the Farjam Collection. Through a refined language of Minimalist abstraction\, the London-based artist blurs the boundaries between sculpture\, painting and architecture – “bringing together works that explore light\, colour\, perception\, and spatial experience\, the exhibition reflects Rana Begum’s distinctive visual language\, where geometry becomes fluid\, atmospheric\, and deeply sensory … Through shifting reflections\, layered structures\, and luminous surfaces\, Boundless Geometry invites viewers into a contemplative encounter with form\, movement\, and space”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-rana-begum-boundless-geometry/
LOCATION:Farjam Foundation\, Gate Avenue 3\, GF-97\, DIFC\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2135121;55.2823895
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTSTAMP:20260504T121510Z
CREATED:20260504T121510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T121510Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Petr Kirusha: Every moment is a fresh beginning
DESCRIPTION:A solo show featuring works that Petr Kirusha developed during his residency at Dom Art Projects. At a time of heightened geopolitical tension between the US and Iran\, Kirusha documented the landscapes of Al Quoz and the rapidly changing cityscape of Dubai – observations that evolved into paintings and works on paper. “Working with a post-digital approach to colour\, he leaves the white of the paper active — like a blank screen — and employs a technique that preserves luminosity in the lower layers of paint”. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-petr-kirusha-every-moment-is-a-fresh-beginning/
LOCATION:Dom Art Projects\, Al Khayat Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTSTAMP:20260504T120608Z
CREATED:20260504T120608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T120608Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Time That Grows Slowly
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition based around site-specific installations and considering ecological\, feminist\, philosophical\, and postcolonial concerns. The core inspiration however is “philosophical reflections of time as growth rather than movement … Time\, as humans experience it\, is inseparable from the vegetal. The oxygen we breathe\, the food we consume\, the rhythms of agriculture and settlement — all are shaped by plant life. Yet this dependency remains largely invisible”.  The curator\, Alexander Burenkov\, suggests that the exhibition “proposes a toolkit for slowing down\, a reorientation of our sensorium to the rhythms of plants\, the creation of space for vegetal attunement\, reflection and contemplation in dynamic urban conditions\, and the raising of questions about how duration\, memory\, and lived experience are produced within such environments …” \nThe artists: \nMaha Alasaker Kuwait / UAE\nSrijon Chowdhury Bangladesh / USA\nOdonchimeg Davaadorj Mongolia / France\nPatricia Domínguez Chile\nLouis Guillaume France\nMevlana Lipp Germany\nSulafa Mohammed UAE\nTabita Rezaire France / French Guiana\nShaima Shamsi Saudi Arabia / Bahrain / UAE\nFarah Soltani Iran / UAE\nAntoine Renard France\nNadia Waheed Saudi Arabia / Pakistan / USA
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-time-that-grows-slowly/
LOCATION:Dom Art Projects\, Al Khayat Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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