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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260915T170631Z
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SUMMARY:On Photography: The Shortest Shadow
DESCRIPTION:A three-day discussion-based practical seminar (evenings\, 6-9pm) investigating photography’s seeming constraint – its ‘short shadow’\, edging in on what already exists – and how that makes it a radical driver of modern art and thought. The seminar leader is Rohit Goel\, Director of the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR). \nThis course is free\, and all necessary materials are provided by Sharjah Art Foundation.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/on-photography-the-shortest-shadow/
LOCATION:Sharjah Art Foundation\, Flying Saucer\, Sharjah\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Photography,Workshop
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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
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTSTAMP:20260913T145220Z
CREATED:20260913T145220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T145220Z
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SUMMARY:Bashar Khalaf: The Field of Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Two series of works\, Junk Garden and Protective Shield\, from the Ramallah-born artist. “The Field of Dreams is an exploration of formations of ‘steel’ in the public space from the perspective of the relationship between the self\, the object\, and the other” says the gallery. “It can be viewed as an interactive space with the fragile reality in which humanity lives.” \nKhalaf’s dreaming energy gives steel junk – bulldozers\, vehicles\, surveillance cameras – an chance for self-reinvention; it confronts the machine with its own existence\, giving it a tragic form and allowing it reposition itself over time. The garbage bins in Protective Shield were used during the First Intifada to block street and provide shelter from bullets ; in contrast\, the colonial system used steel barrels filled with cement to seal off the entrances to villages and camps. \nTo 8 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bashar-khalaf-the-field-of-dreams-2/
LOCATION:Zawyeh Gallery\, Warehouse 27\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTSTAMP:20260915T174024Z
CREATED:20260915T174024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T174024Z
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SUMMARY:Artist's Room: Lulua Alyahya
DESCRIPTION:Marking her first solo exhibition in the UAE\, Lulua Alyahya’s Artist’s Room brings together new commissions\, loans and works from the Art Jameel Collection. Through her paintings\, Alyahya explores culturally embedded archetypes with tenderness\, humour and a critical inflection\, often engaging with representations of masculinity set against the natural and built environments of the Gulf; working on an intimate scale\, her layered\, gestural brushstrokes suggest a process of continual revision that contributes to the atmosphere and surreal quality of her paintings. \nTo 31 January. \nRight: Lulua Alyahya\, Skyscrapers (2023)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artists-room-lulua-alyahya/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260913T143550Z
CREATED:20260913T143550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T143550Z
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SUMMARY:Makers Days
DESCRIPTION:Dubai Culture’s Makers Days initiative is back – two days intended to promote creative manufacturing in Dubai by bringing together makers\, designers\, artists\, creative entrepreneurs\, manufacturers\, and fabricators with a view to promoting new opportunities for SMEs (both manufacturers and people who might want something made). It’s aiming to attract more than 150 participants for a programme of workshops\, talks\, panel discussions\, networking sessions; a Maker’s Connect programme will provide “curated mentorship opportunities”; and there will be guided visits to a selection of production facilities within the Al Quoz Creative Zone. \nApplogies for the lack of detail; we have gleaned this much from a press release but there doesn’t seem to be any online information either at Dubai Culture’s website or Alserkal’s. The programme will probably be published first on Instagram\, so maybe keep an eye on that. We’ll try to keep abreast of this and update when we can …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/makers-days/
LOCATION:Concrete\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Networking
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T160000
DTSTAMP:20260913T145812Z
CREATED:20260913T145812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T145812Z
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SUMMARY:Tour – Library Circles: Rend Beiruti
DESCRIPTION:Rend Beiruti guides visitors through her research display on the baqala as a vital urban entity in Dubai. The tour explores the histories of these neighbourhood grocery stores\, tracing how they have shaped and been shaped by the city’s rapid urban development over the past century. Through photographs\, mapping\, and archival documents\, the display brings together the findings of this urban investigation and considers the baqala as both an everyday space and a cultural signal. \nThis tour is limited to 15 people and will be conducted in English. Pre-register here.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/tour-library-circles-rend-beiruti/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
GEO:25.216757;55.3309395
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T210000
DTSTAMP:20260913T144704Z
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SUMMARY:Meylas Aflam – A Celebration of Emirati Short Films
DESCRIPTION:An evening of cinema\, conversation and discovery\, celebrating the richness and diversity of contemporary Emirati filmmaking. The films: \nNoor dir Carlos Thabit Al Mawaly (2024\, 15 min) \nA young Emirati forms a special bond with a damaged pigeon and discovers the true meaning of love and loss … \nThe Battle dir Eman Al Sayed (2023\, 5 min) \nA young boy uses his gaming skills to navigate the complex relationship between his parents – with unexpected consequences … \nUnsaid dir Mansour Ahmed (2026\, 15 min) \nTwo old friends reunite over coffee\, food and a game of chess. As memories resurface\, a buried truth from their past emerges – one that is communicated not through confession\, but through the silence between them … \nYathoom dir Hana Kazim (2021\, 15 min) \nAfter a devastating car accident claims the lives of her father and brother\, 18-year-old Layla is consumed by survivor’s guilt and struggles to reconnect with her grieving mother. Her memories begin to distort as the boundary between nightmare and reality dissolves\, leading her towards a cosmic reckoning that could either shatter her world or set her free … \nA Small Dream dir Sarra’a Al Shehhi (2022\, 15 min) \nMaitha is obsessed with a simple dream: to swim. Torn between social expectations and her own desires\, the voice of her inner child only becomes louder as the obstacles increase … \nOug dir Abdulrahman Al Madani (2025\, 10 min) \nA childless Emirati couple set out to buy a gift for their newborn nephew\, only to find themselves caught between family expectations and social pressure to have children. When the husband’s overbearing mother arrives unannounced\, long-buried tensions rise to the surface … \nThe screenings will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers\, moderated by artist\, film curator and writer Hind Mezaina.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/meylas-aflam-a-celebration-of-emirati-short-films/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T210000
DTSTAMP:20260825T145617Z
CREATED:20260825T145552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T145617Z
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SUMMARY:Spider's Web
DESCRIPTION:A second night of performances for Agatha Christie’s play. It 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. \nThe final performances are tomorrow (20 September) at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/spiders-web-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T210000
DTSTAMP:20260913T150430Z
CREATED:20260913T150430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T150430Z
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SUMMARY:Shukran\, UAE
DESCRIPTION:The Dubai Camerata Singers presents “a musical love letter and tribute to the United Arab Emirates” in the shape of a programme of choral music from different cultures and traditions; the concert aims to reflect the stories of people who came to the UAE with dreams\, found community\, built meaningful lives\, and ultimately found a place to call home.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/shukran-uae/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T220000
DTSTAMP:20260803T154212Z
CREATED:20260803T154158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T154212Z
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SUMMARY:Dance of the Emerald Isle
DESCRIPTION:A “breathtaking” show “through the heart and soul of Ireland”. Created by Chris Hannon\, former Lord of the Dance Star and also responsible for the global hit Murphy’s Celtic Legacy\, this performance brings dancers\, musicians\, and singers together to capture “the magic of Ireland … Prepare to be enchanted”. \nThere’s a second show tomorrow (20 September) at 3.30pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/dance-of-the-emerald-isle/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Performance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T220000
DTSTAMP:20260913T150725Z
CREATED:20260913T150725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T150725Z
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SUMMARY:Joke Hub
DESCRIPTION:A regular Mad Cat Comedy night – “Dubai’s wildest comedy show on Saturday” at “the first purpose built comedy room in the country”. The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joke-hub-34/
LOCATION:Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef\, Al Seef Street\, Umm Hurair 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T220000
DTSTAMP:20260916T131404Z
CREATED:20260916T131404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T131404Z
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SUMMARY:HAHAHA Comedy night
DESCRIPTION:The Comedy Kix team does The H Dubai. There’s a AED 75 minimum spend.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/hahaha-comedy-night/
LOCATION:H Bar\, The H Dubai Hotel\, 1 Sheikh Zayed Road\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260825T151100Z
CREATED:20260825T145801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T151100Z
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SUMMARY:Spider's Web
DESCRIPTION:The final performances for H72 Productions’ treatment of the Agatha Christie play – 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. There are shows at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/spiders-web-3/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260407T140543Z
CREATED:20260407T134814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T140543Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Shezad Dawood: Skin of Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Shezad Dawood’s 25-year career spans painting\, textiles\, sculpture\, ceramics\, film\, performance and digital media. Fascinated by ecologies and architecture\, his work connects art\, science\, music\, environmentalism and technology to explore both alternative histories and futures\, through a process of continuous world-building expressed as an explosion of colour and multi-layered narratives; and that should make this first mid-career retrospective of the artist a must-visit. The exhibition\, which is curated by Jessica Cerasi\, features more than 40 works including painting\, sculpture\, monumental film installations\, and interactive virtual reality experiences.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chnace-shezad-dawood-skin-of-dreams/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260521T161140Z
CREATED:20260521T161140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T161140Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Laila Majid and Inaam Zafar: Body Quotidian
DESCRIPTION:Recent works by Laila Majid and Inaam Zafar that explore the human body and its presence in contemporary life through metaphor and symbolism. In Majid’s practice\, sculptural and photographic works unfold through slow revelation; Zafar’s practice explores themes of death and decay\, while foregrounding the body as a perishable entity. Bringing together these works\, Body Quotidian explores how light\, material\, gesture and atmosphere filters bodily experience; Moving between domestic scenes and abstraction\, the exhibition reflects on the quiet\, everyday moments through which the body continues to shape how we see and inhabit the world. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-laila-majid-and-inaam-zafar-body-quotidian/
LOCATION:Al Mureijah Square\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260915T175453Z
CREATED:20260915T175329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T175453Z
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SUMMARY:Artist's Room: Shezad Dawood
DESCRIPTION:Dawood’s New Dream Machine Project centres on a 3m-high rotating and flickering light sculpture\, an homage to artist and writer Brion Gysin’s Dreamachine; driving the mechanism is a perforated cylinder emitting pulses of light at the frequency of the brain’s alpha waves\, said to induce altered states of consciousness. Originally commissioned for the Abraaj Group Art Prize in 2011 and first presented at Art Dubai that same year\, the work is part of the Art Jameel Collection and has rarely been exhibited since. \nHere the sculpture is presented alongside two smaller Recyclages prototypes and archival materials tracing the project’s history. \nTo 31 January.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artists-room-shezad-dawood/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260915T180055Z
CREATED:20260915T175944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T180055Z
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SUMMARY:Artist's Room: Walid Siti
DESCRIPTION:This Artist’s Room traces forty years of Walid Siti’s practice\, including new sculptural commissions and material from the artist’s studio. Across his body of work\, structural forms mirror geological formations\, rising summits\, Mesopotamian ziggurats\, and the Tower of Babel\, all alluding to a persistent\, often reckless\, human drive toward ascension. A newly commissioned large-scale sculpture\, Registry of the Lived\, reflects on the troubled history of Kurdistan\, displayed alongside the War Series\, an early ensemble of drawings and etchings from the 1980s made during Siti’s years of exile. \nTo 31 January. \nRight: Walid Siti\, Mountains(2013)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artists-room-walid-siti/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T153000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T170000
DTSTAMP:20260803T154326Z
CREATED:20260803T154326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T154326Z
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SUMMARY:Dance of the Emerald Isle
DESCRIPTION:A second and final chance to catch this “breathtaking” show that brings dancers\, musicians\, and singers together to capture “the magic of Ireland … Prepare to be enchanted”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/dance-of-the-emerald-isle-2/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T173000
DTSTAMP:20260915T172928Z
CREATED:20260915T172518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T172928Z
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SUMMARY:Music and Sound Club: Session #1 Tape Loop Manipulation
DESCRIPTION:Sharjah Art Foundation’s Music and Sound Club is a series of fortnightly hands-on workshops and meetup sessions form anyone interested in music and sonic arts. In this first workshop on Tape Loop Manipulation\, participants woll learn how to open\, splice and reattach cassette tape to build an endless loop; from those basics they will go on to explore “how this tactile analogue technique can unlock novel creative approaches to sound design and music composition”. \nThe sessions are free\, and all materials are provided.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/music-and-sound-club-session-1-tape-loop-manipulation/
LOCATION:SAF Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Music,Sound art
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T190000
DTSTAMP:20260915T171442Z
CREATED:20260915T171224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T171442Z
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SUMMARY:Portfolio Reviews for Illustrators
DESCRIPTION:An opportunity for feedback from a successful UAE-based illustrator – Ibrahem Swaid (Noobovich)\, whose work spans comics\, games and visual development. This session is suitable for intermediate-level illustrators or comic artists working in character design\, digital painting and concept art; you are encouraged to come to the session with a clear goal or specific questions you would like addressed. \nIt’s free\, but you must apply in advance to community@sharjahart.org with a minimum of five artworks (or a link to a website containing five of your works).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/portfolio-reviews-for-illustrators/
LOCATION:Sharjah Art Foundation\, Flying Saucer\, Sharjah\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comic art,Illustration,Workshop
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T213000
DTSTAMP:20260913T151233Z
CREATED:20260913T151233Z
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SUMMARY:Comedy at the Speakeasy
DESCRIPTION:The Mad Cat team does the rather cool Moon Bar at the Sana Restaurant in Mina Al Salam – a great venue: quite intimate\, few distractions. Featuring surprise drop-ins\, fresh material\, and “the kind of moments that only happen in a room full of people who chose live entertainment over another night of scrolling”. The door price includes one drink.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/comedy-at-the-speakeasy-5/
LOCATION:Moon Bar\, Mina Al Salam\, Madinat Jumeriah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T210000
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SUMMARY:Spirit of the East: The Art of Oriental Fusion
DESCRIPTION:“A journey of ancient tradition and modern innovation” Spirit of the East is a contemporary musical collaboration built around the original compositions of oud maestro and composer Hooman Shirali\, bringing together the colors of Eastern music with contemporary sounds\, improvisation\, and the individual expression of each artist. Hooman is joined by tabla master Sandu\, Kadir on saxophone\, and soprano Yana Mann – with the backdrop of ToDA’s immersive 360o background visuals.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/spirit-of-the-east-the-art-of-oriental-fusion-2/
LOCATION:Theatre of Digital Arts\, Souk Madinat Jumeriah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T220000
DTSTAMP:20260913T152012Z
CREATED:20260913T152012Z
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SUMMARY:UAENO: To This Land\, We Belong
DESCRIPTION:Ahmed Farag conducts the full UAE National Orchestra and Choir for the start of its second season\, a concert programme of three new Emirati compositions that offer 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. \nThe 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.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uaeno-to-this-land-we-belong/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Concert
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922
DTSTAMP:20260428T095345Z
CREATED:20260428T095043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T095345Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY In Abstracto\, In Concreto: On Memory and Presence
DESCRIPTION:A summer-long group show for Luke Agada\, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones\, Ludovic Nkoth\, and Naila Opiangah\, curated by Brice Arsène Yonkeu – whose curatorial statement defines the show as “an encounter with works on paper and paintings that move between visibility and erasure\, between the surfaces of lived experience and the abstractions of memory”. It goes on: “the exhibition is less concerned with depicting bodies in their recognisable form than with asking how the body … becomes a vessel for history\, inheritance\, and imagination”; and “rather than presenting a singular mode of figuration or abstraction\, the exhibition unfolds as a spectrum of strategies. Within this spectrum\, three interwoven threads emerge: Memory and Inheritance\, where surfaces register the weight of what is passed down and endured; Myth and Imagination\, where hybrid or surreal forms generate new lineages; and Presence and Care\, where the body is both affirmed and protected as a site of tenderness and resilience.”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-in-abstracto-in-concreto-on-memory-and-presence/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922
DTSTAMP:20260630T143119Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T143119Z
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SUMMARY:Ahmad Tallaa: The Living Archive
DESCRIPTION:Built from layers of sand collected in the UAE\, chalk powder\, pigments\, and acrylic\, the surfaces of Ahmad Tallaa’s large-scale portraits at the centre of this show are dense and almost sculptural – as the gallery puts it\, “Faces do not sit on the canvas so much as emerge from within it\, as though the act of painting were one of excavation rather than construction. Cracks\, scars\, and accumulated marks become evidence of time’s passage …” \nTo 11 November. \nRight: Ahmad Tallaa\, Untitled (2026)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ahmad-tallaa-the-living-archive/
LOCATION:Firetti Contemporary\, Unit 29\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260921T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260921T220000
DTSTAMP:20260913T153246Z
CREATED:20260913T153246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T153246Z
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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-2/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260923
DTSTAMP:20260913T153446Z
CREATED:20260913T153446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T153446Z
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SUMMARY:Mohamed Monaiseer: 85 Seconds To Midnight
DESCRIPTION:Monaiseer’s solo show examines history through cycles\, repetition and flows\, while testing the unstable boundary between imagination and reality. The title references the current status of the Doomsday Clock and its measurement of humanity’s proximity to catastrophe; notions of war\, occupation and imperial power have long animated his practice\, and here he considers how they recur across contexts and generations\, altering borders\, enemies and technologies while preserving familiar structures of domination. \nThe exhibition comprises drawings\, paintings\, sculptures and textile works\, as well as a video installation. Recurring motifs in these works are absorbed from literary fiction\, popular storytelling and contemporary media. And dark humour runs through them; for Monaiseer it is a means of examining the performance of power and the fantasies through which conflict can be romanticised\, rehearsed and projected. \nElsewhere\, pixelated figures and fragmented grids evoke the digital mediation of contemporary warfare and our era of misinformation\, in which information is increasingly manipulated and corrupted online. Monaiseer has previously engaged with the historical construction of conflict; in these works he considers how conflict reaches us through technology\, through compressed images\, screens\, news feeds and endlessly circulating footage\, producing realities that are experienced at a distance and often manipulated. \nTo 1 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mohamed-monaiseer-85-seconds-to-midnight/
LOCATION:Tabari Artspace\, Gate Village Level 2\, DIFC\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260922T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260922T220000
DTSTAMP:20260914T105520Z
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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-37/
LOCATION:Al Ain Palace Hotel\, Corniche Road\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260924
DTSTAMP:20260913T172825Z
CREATED:20260804T134049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T172825Z
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SUMMARY:Amir Khojasteh: May the Tree No Longer Burn When I Wake
DESCRIPTION:Amir Khojasteh’s third solo exhibition with the gallery presents the first body of work he has developed after leaving his home country\, Iran. To 5 November. \nRight: Amir Khojasteh\, Garden Landscape #2 (2026) \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/amir-khojasteh-may-the-tree-no-longer-burn-when-i-wake/
LOCATION:CARBON 12\, 17th Street\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260924
DTSTAMP:20260818T142450Z
CREATED:20260818T142104Z
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SUMMARY:Hisham Sharif: Allusive Veil
DESCRIPTION:Sharif’s first solo exhibition in the UAE presents an autobiographical and very personal series of works about the struggles of private and artist life in a closed society – “a vulnerable\, nuanced presentation of life”. The Bahraini artist uses colour to convey privacy and intimacy\, “expressive hues that meld harsh truths with illusions of what could be … Sharif’s approach ensures that his depiction of these taboos is conveyed through humble depictions that preserve a certain Oriental sensibility\, avoiding the shock value or censorship they might otherwise provoke. The scenes are all about ambiance\, a haze of what was\, what is\, and what could be”. \nTo 30 October. \nRight: Hisham Sharif\, Behind the Mirror (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/hisham-sharif-allusive-veil/
LOCATION:Ayyam Gallery\, B11\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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