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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260929
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SUMMARY:Heritage and Horizons
DESCRIPTION:The AD’Art artist collective with an exhibition celebrating the Sorbonne’s 20th anniversary – new works exploring heritage\, knowledge transmission\, and cultural dialogue\, through “diverse and personal artistic perspectives”. \nThe collective : \nAnne-Caroline Schoeller\nAnne-Marie Lacroix Raffy\nAnnunziata Tricarico\nCamille Lamelliere\nCarla Lemos\nMarina L’Hoir\nNathalie Guena\nNathalie Rousseau Laudou\nSoline Hardy\nThierry Jacquot\nZhang Tao \nGuest artists: \nFaezeh Mohammed Hassan\nNajat Makki\nTala H. Atrouni \nTo 11 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/heritage-and-horizons/
LOCATION:Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi\, Reem Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260928T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260928T210000
DTSTAMP:20260826T111238Z
CREATED:20260826T111238Z
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SUMMARY:Cotton Queen: dir Suzannah Mirghani (2025)
DESCRIPTION:In a cotton-farming village in Sudan\, teenage Nafisa is raised on heroic tales of British colonisers. But when a young businessman arrives from abroad with a new development plan and genetically engineered cotton\, Nafisa becomes the centre of a power play that will determine the future of the village … Screens as part of the CinemaNA series of contemporary Arab cinema.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cotton-queen-dir-suzannah-mirghani-2025/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260928T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260928T210000
DTSTAMP:20260925T070242Z
CREATED:20260917T102859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T070242Z
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SUMMARY:Blue Heron (Egy nyár emléke): dir Sophy Romvari (2025)
DESCRIPTION:A deeply personal portrait of childhood\, family fractures\, and the fragility of recollection from award-winning filmmaker Sophy Romvari\, who drew on her own experiences for her feature debut – a deeply personal portrait of childhood\, family fractures\, and the fragility of recollection. It’s a singular coming-of-age story\, masterfully chronicling the haze of a languid summer and the hyaline clarity of the moments that defined it. \nIn the late 1990s\, eight-year-old Sasha (Eylul Guven) and her Hungarian Canadian family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island\, but they struggle to deal with the increasingly dangerous behavioural issues of her older brother\, Jeremy (Edik Beddoes). Though Sasha overhears snatches of conversations – a distressed telephone call\, a meeting with a social worker – she never fully understands what’s happening around her. Perhaps she never will … \nPresented by Hind Mezaina’s Culturist Film Club.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/blue-heron-egy-nyar-emleke-dir-sophy-romvari-2025/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260929T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261001T200000
DTSTAMP:20260922T094803Z
CREATED:20260922T094724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T094803Z
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SUMMARY:Abstractions: A Journey Between Islamic and Contemporary Art
DESCRIPTION:Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is preparing the local audience for its 11 December opening with a series of events “for the public to engage with artists\, ideas and conversations that are shaping the new museum”. The mini-package closes with artist Rachid Koraïchi and curator Abdelkader Damani discussing abstraction as “a shared artistic language across cultures and time … Through reflections on calligraphy\, geometry and contemporary artistic practice\, the programme will offer audiences fresh perspectives on the connection between Islamic heritage and contemporary art\, revealing the connections and exchanges that continue to shape artistic expression today”. Preregister here. \nWarning: the PR bumf gave Louvre Abu Dhabi as the location (which makes sense) but the registration form says Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (which doesn’t). Good luck …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/abstractions-a-journey-between-islamic-and-contemporary-art/
LOCATION:Louvre Abu Dhabi\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260929T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260929T200000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101335Z
CREATED:20260928T101335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T101335Z
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SUMMARY:object for body / Body as an Object: A Laboratory of Transformation
DESCRIPTION:A performance workshop with Youness Atbane in advance of the UAE premiere of his work Untitled 14km on 1 and 2 October: “through collective experimentation\, participants will explore how everyday objects can be displaced from their usual functions to generate new associations through movement\, memory\, and imagination”. \nThe workshop is open to participants aged 16 and above with prior performance experience.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/object-for-body-body-as-an-object-a-laboratory-of-transformation/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Workshop
GEO:24.5238948;54.4345558
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260929T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260929T220000
DTSTAMP:20260914T105512Z
CREATED:20260913T163738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T105512Z
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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-38/
LOCATION:Al Ain Palace Hotel\, Corniche Road\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTSTAMP:20260919T075419Z
CREATED:20260918T175636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T075419Z
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SUMMARY:Fabian Philandrianos and Pascal Navarro: Beyond the Gaze
DESCRIPTION:“An exhibition exploring the perception and relationship between the viewer and the artwork … an invitation to discover what may appear when we take the time to look beyond the surface.” The two French artists offer a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract\, the intimate and the universal\, movement and stillness: “from the intensity of a human gaze to the vastness of an imagined landscape\, the works encourage us to slow down\, look again and allow perception to shift”. \nTo 14 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fabian-philandrianos-and-pascal-navarro-beyond-the-gaze/
LOCATION:La Galerie\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260930T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260930T220000
DTSTAMP:20260916T135747Z
CREATED:20260916T135747Z
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SUMMARY:Comedy Night
DESCRIPTION:Funeral Home Comedy\, a newish name on the standup circuit\, has added to the comedy options in Abu Dhabi – well\, on Yas – with a a full night of laughs from top names (Roxy\, Obaid\, Ash Ahmed and Luca) plus an after-show DJ in a rather cool venue. The AED 1o0 door charge includes two drinks.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/comedy-night/
LOCATION:Rush Bar\, W Abu Dhabi\, Yas Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:24.4673877;54.6050141
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTSTAMP:20260913T153607Z
CREATED:20260913T153607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T153607Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY 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.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-mohamed-monaiseer-85-seconds-to-midnight/
LOCATION:Tabari Artspace\, Gate Village Level 2\, DIFC\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2135121;55.2823895
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261001T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261001T210000
DTSTAMP:20260928T095234Z
CREATED:20260928T095234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T095234Z
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SUMMARY:Youness Atbane: Untitled 14km
DESCRIPTION:The UAE premiere of a multidisciplinary work by the Moroccan artist Youness Atbane that combines dance theatre\, performance\, and installation in a satirical examination of how contemporary art engages with questions of identity – particularly what is framed as “Arab identity”. \nAtbane constructs an imagined exhibition at the fictional Museum of North Africa\, Middle East Contemporary Art. Within this setting\, an Arab-Andalusian poet\, a museum director\, a curator\, and a contemporary artist attempt to conceive an exhibition that re-examines modernism through two parallel lenses: the poetic legacy of the Arab-Andalusian era and the work of established contemporary Arab artists. \nTheir exchanges reveal the negotiations\, frictions\, and power dynamics involved in translating historical narratives into contemporary artistic frameworks. Through this constructed situation\, Untitled 14km questions legitimacy\, authority\, and representation within the global art system\, considering how identity is shaped through discourse\, competition\, and institutional validation\, contributing to a sharply witty examination of Orientalism in the arts. \nThere’s a second performance tomorrow (2 October).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/youness-atbane-untitled-14km/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261001T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261002T210000
DTSTAMP:20260929T071242Z
CREATED:20260928T100828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T071242Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Mohamed Abdelwahab
DESCRIPTION:Mohamed Abdelwahab was one of the voices who helped shape the musical heritage of the Arab world\, a pioneering composer who blended traditional Arabic melodies with Western influences and so helped to redefine the sound of Arabic music today. This UAENO concert invites audiences to rediscover a musical legacy that continues to resonate\, bringing familiar works to life in a new symphonic setting.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/an-evening-of-mohammed-abdel-wahab/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261001T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261001T220000
DTSTAMP:20260929T135149Z
CREATED:20260929T135149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T135149Z
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SUMMARY:You Think You Can Joke?
DESCRIPTION:A standup open mic where fresh and regular comics take the stage; newbies are getting three minutes\, the more established comics get six. There’s a minimum spend of AED 70.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/you-think-you-can-joke/
LOCATION:Champions Sports Bar\, Four Points By Sheraton\, Dubai Production City\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTSTAMP:20260804T140500Z
CREATED:20260804T140500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T140500Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Habeeb Abu-Futtaim: The Ongoing Performance of Melancholia and Songs in Solitude
DESCRIPTION:Two interconnected exhibitions\, both curated by Mo Reda and supported by the Department of Painting and Printmaking at VCUarts Qatar. Together\, The Ongoing Performance of Melancholia and Songs in Solitude mark the culmination of a two-month residency at Bayt AlMamzar; they present several different bodies of work developed over the past ten years\, drawing from an artistic practice shaped by sustained research\, investigation\, and critical inquiry. \nWorking across painting\, installation\, performance\, video\, and writing\, Abu-Futtaim investigates the construction and performance of collective identities\, examining how inherited symbols\, political imaginaries\, and cultural narratives become internalized as expressions of belonging. Songs in Solitude reflects on the intimate space of artistic practice through playfulness\, imagination\, intimacy\, and selfhood; The Ongoing Performance of Melancholia turns outward to examine the inherited performances of collective identity and the burden of unrealized political futures. Between them the exhibitions move between the personal and the political\, revealing how solitude\, memory\, and collective imagination continually shape one another.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-habeeb-abu-futtaim-the-ongoing-performance-of-melancholia-and-songs-in-solitude/
LOCATION:Bayt AlMamzar\, House 2\, 26 Street\, Al Mamzar\, Deira\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2769434;55.3338022
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTSTAMP:20260929T180716Z
CREATED:20260929T180649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T180716Z
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SUMMARY:showCACE
DESCRIPTION:The projects exhibition for seniors of Zayed University’s College of Arts and Creative Enterprises – usually among the best student/grad work you see in the UAE. Covers animation\, graphic design\, interior design and visual arts. To 8 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/74838/
LOCATION:Zayed University\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2048493;55.2707828
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261002T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261002T210000
DTSTAMP:20260928T095437Z
CREATED:20260928T095437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T095437Z
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SUMMARY:Youness Atbane: Untitled 14km
DESCRIPTION:The second evening for this work that combines dance theatre\, performance\, and installation in a satirical examination of how contemporary art engages with questions of identity – particularly what is framed as “Arab identity”. Atbane constructs an imagined exhibition at the fictional Museum of North Africa\, Middle East Contemporary Art\, where an Arab-Andalusian poet\, a museum director\, a curator\, and a contemporary artist attempt to conceive an exhibition that re-examines modernism through two parallel lenses: the poetic legacy of the Arab-Andalusian era and the work of established contemporary Arab artists. \nThrough this constructed situation\, Untitled 14km questions legitimacy\, authority\, and representation within the global art system\, considering how identity is shaped through discourse\, competition\, and institutional validation\, contributing to a sharply witty examination of Orientalism in the arts.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/youness-atbane-untitled-14km-2/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261002T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261002T220000
DTSTAMP:20260930T115113Z
CREATED:20260917T095725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T115113Z
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SUMMARY:You Don’t Need a Therapist
DESCRIPTION:… not when you have three comedians on the stage\, eager and willing to hear your problems and turn them into funny scenes and stories on the fly. Fully improvised\, totally interactive. The first runout for this show a couple of months ago was a storming success and sold out. Stars Basel Yafi\, Ahmed Al Fadil\, Ahmed Achrafi (Ash). \nSold out but there may be returns.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/you-dont-need-a-therapist-vol-1/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTSTAMP:20261002T120452Z
CREATED:20261002T120452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T120452Z
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SUMMARY:A Way Through: Archive of Resilience
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition born out of the question: how will this time be remembered and who will tell the stories of the people who live here? It’s one of the outcomes of Kutubna’s initiative Documenting Culture in the Gulf in a Time of War\, an oral history project centring the experiences of diverse people living in the Khaleej. More than 40 artists and other contributors from different generations and cultural backgrounds are showing 70 works\, including journals\, poems\, short stories and publications\, embroidery\, crochet\, collage\, paintings\, digital works and photographs; their contributions speak of resilience\, protection\, unity\, faith\, gratitude\, and hope\, while also reflecting moments of fear and uncertainty and a deeper connection to home. \nTo 7 December.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-way-through-archive-of-resilience/
LOCATION:Kutubna Cultural Center\, Madina Avenues 17\, Nadd Al Hamar\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1887983;55.3840009
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
DTSTAMP:20260930T114549Z
CREATED:20260930T114549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T114549Z
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SUMMARY:The Kolektibols
DESCRIPTION:A series of brand new and unstaged plays\, the public outcome of the first performance residency hosted at Bayt AlMamzar; run by theatre group 63Kolektib\, the residency paired six emerging playwrights with six early- to mid-career directors to develop six original 30-minute works through workshops\, writing\, direction and rehearsal. \nPerformances start at 6pm on 3 and 4 Oct. Attendance is free\, but you must prebook (and seats are going fast).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-kolektibols/
LOCATION:Bayt AlMamzar\, House 2\, 26 Street\, Al Mamzar\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Theatre
GEO:25.2959701;55.3419302
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T183000
DTSTAMP:20260928T142459Z
CREATED:20260928T142459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T142459Z
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SUMMARY:Anywhere\, Everywhere
DESCRIPTION:A series of conversations around the Global Positioning System exhibition: artists and researchers will discuss cartography and navigation as instruments of power that enable transport and trade\, shape worldviews\, annotate belonging and transformation. \nSpeakers include Fatma Al Ali\, Vikram Divecha\, Suha Hassan\, Mohammed Kazem\, Ahmet Öğut\, Tina Sherwell\, Vishwa Shroff\, Tatyana Zambrano\, and Art Jameel curators Indranjan Banerjee and Lucas Morin.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/anywhere-everywhere/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Symposium
GEO:25.216757;55.3309395
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T213000
DTSTAMP:20260930T114926Z
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SUMMARY:Scream If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th on Elm Street
DESCRIPTION:Improv with a twist (probably of the knife in the heart). “Our Sinister plans are coming to fruition. For one night only\, we will turn your Smile into consent\, as we host an Insidious night of improvisation for the Psycho in you. The Thing is\, it’s all about you. Always has been. You could try to Get Out. But this may just be your Final Destination …” and so on. Has to be a pretty unmissable evening …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/scream-if-you-know-what-i-did-last-friday-the-13th-on-elm-street/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T220000
DTSTAMP:20260929T164340Z
CREATED:20260929T164303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T164340Z
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SUMMARY:Laughter Lounge by 3albaraka: Pew! Pew!
DESCRIPTION:Improv “where anything can happen and the audience becomes part of the show”. Which is sort of how improv is defined\, though in this case the title suggests there may be an extra element of ray guns and Star Wars references … \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/laughter-lounge-presents-pew-pew/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.118107;55.200608
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T220000
DTSTAMP:20260929T140329Z
CREATED:20260929T140329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T140329Z
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SUMMARY:HAHAHA Comedy night
DESCRIPTION:The Comedy Kix team does The H Dubai (“your Saturday is now sorted”). There’s a AED 75 minimum spend.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/hahaha-comedy-night-2/
LOCATION:H Bar\, The H Dubai Hotel\, 1 Sheikh Zayed Road\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.2301922;55.2868171
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261004T220000
DTSTAMP:20260929T170234Z
CREATED:20260929T170234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T170234Z
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SUMMARY:Comedy ColABZ with Abz Ali
DESCRIPTION:Classy comedy with Abz Ali\, featuring Luca Cupani and Obeid. Hosted by Roxy Yekta.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/comedy-colabz-with-abz-ali/
LOCATION:Reunion DXB\, Signature Tower 3\, Business Bay\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.18457;55.2674034
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
DTSTAMP:20260427T153441Z
CREATED:20260427T153441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T153441Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Global Positioning System
DESCRIPTION:An ambitious large-scale group exhibition dedicated to mapping and navigation systems\, “telling stories of fast cars and donkeys\, spinning globes and street barricades\, cosmic highways and broken bridges … [it] delves into topographies\, transit lines and simulated landscapes to engage critically with the infrastructure of movement and navigation”. Set against real and imagined geographies and landscapes\, the exhibition asks questions about the infrastructures that enable transport and trade\, the promises of speed and progress\, the meaning of home\, and what ‘navigation’ means when the destination is not a place but a memory … It is curated by Indranjan Banerjee and Lucas Morin (both exhibition curators at the Jameel) and features 30 artists. A second ‘chapter’ of the exhibition runs at Hayy Jameel in Jeddah to 26 October featuring 22 artists – a third of whom are from the Dubai roster\, with new names making up the balance.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-global-positioning-system/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.216757;55.3309395
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
DTSTAMP:20260813T153959Z
CREATED:20260813T153959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T153959Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Phenomenological Alphabet
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition for six artists – Aya Afaneh\, Sarah Afaneh\, Sarah Brahim\, Amir Hazim\, Yoonsik Chico Park\, and Andrew Riad – exploring how language is formed through the body\, voice\, gesture\, and mark making practices. Each contributes a distinct artistic perspective on how meaning and communication are created.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-phenomenological-alphabet/
LOCATION:NYUAD Arts Centre Project Space
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
DTSTAMP:20260925T070917Z
CREATED:20260916T063349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T070917Z
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SUMMARY:Juma Alhaj: Revelation
DESCRIPTION:The first institutional solo exhibition by Emirati artist Juma Alhaj is the culmination of his participation in 421 Arts Campus’ Artistic Development Program. Grounded in reading\, journaling\, and philosophical inquiry\, it explores themes of reflection\, solitude\, and self-discovery; the exhibition marks “a significant and ambitious evolution in his practice” according to the gallery\, expanding beyond painting into installation for the first time. \nVisitors experience it barefoot (the space is carpeted); throughout the exhibition\, Alhaj’s abstract inscriptions\, encompassing both writing and image\, extend across glass\, fabric\, light\, and architecture – “shifting with the environment and the movement of visitors through the exhibition”. \nTo 10 January. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/juma-alhaj-revelation/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.5224833;54.3877183
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
DTSTAMP:20260925T070912Z
CREATED:20260916T063800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T070912Z
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SUMMARY:Archipelago of Whispers
DESCRIPTION:A group show curated by Deniz Kirkali and Elham Puriya Mehr that brings together works in video\, sound installations\, and performance that explore “alternative infrastructures for knowledge-making such as whispers\, murmurs\, hums\, gossip\, and storytelling”. \nThe artists include Aliaskar Abarkas\, Ruba Al-Sweel\, Farah Al Qasimi\, Gizem Karakaş\, Yen Chun Lin\, Omar Mismar and Ayman Zedani; they have approached communication from distinct perspectives\, from whispered confessions to an endangered whale song\, language games\, dreams\, and participatory performance. \nTo 10 January. \nRight: Omar Mismar\, Root and branch #3 \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/archipelago-of-whispers/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.5224833;54.3877183
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261004T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261004T123000
DTSTAMP:20260928T091321Z
CREATED:20260928T091321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T091321Z
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SUMMARY:Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: dir Mel Stuart (1971)
DESCRIPTION:A beautiful restoration of this family classic for its 55th anniversary\, based on the Roald Dahl book and staring Gene Wilder having a lot of fun with his role as the magical maker of scrumptious sweets. Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum)\, a lad with no money and a good heart\, wins one of five coveted Golden Tickets to visit Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory with the chance to win a lifetime supply of chocolate. Coated with flavourful tunes and constantly dazzling production design\, this effervescent musical is a real treat.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/willy-wonka-the-chocolate-factory-dir-mel-stuart-1971/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261004T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261004T143000
DTSTAMP:20260928T090449Z
CREATED:20260928T090449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T090449Z
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SUMMARY:Rocco and His Brothers (Rocco e i Suoi Fratelli): dir Luchino Visconti (1960)
DESCRIPTION:This epic study of family\, love\, and betrayal is one of Visconti’s most revered works; it’s also one of the defining films of a new realism in Italian cinema\, unafraid to confront the hypocrisies of the ruling class\, the squalor in urban living\, and the collision between generations. Rocco and His Brothers is the story of a tight-knit family that moves from Italy’s rural south to metropolitan Milan in search of a better life – with alarming\, unforeseen consequences. Operatically weaving the stories of five brothers across a vast canvas\, the film is an acknowledged influence on Coppola’s Godfather films; the extraordinary cast including Alain Delon\, Renato Salvatori\, Katina Paxinou\, Annie Girardot and Claudia Cardinale\, and this print has been beautifully restored to its original version.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/rocco-and-his-brothers-rocco-e-i-suoi-fratelli-dir-luchino-visconti-1960/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261004T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261004T173000
DTSTAMP:20260915T173250Z
CREATED:20260915T173134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T173250Z
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SUMMARY:Music and Sound Club: Session #2 AI and Music Technology
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. This second workshop is a two-parter – on 4 and 18 October – that introduces some of the most accessible AI tools available to musicians and sound artists\, “modern software environments that let you innovatively integrate contemporary technology into your creative workflow and compositional method”. \nThe sessions are free\, and all materials are provided.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/music-and-sound-club-session-2-ai-and-music-technology-2/
LOCATION:SAF Photography Gallery\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Music,Sound art
GEO:25.351671;55.396596
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