NEOclassica by Vlad Rotberg
"A transformative musical experience at 360°" featuring a virtuoso pianist playing modern classics by the likes of Hans Zimmer, Yanni Chryssomallis, and Yann Tiersen, accompanied by ToDA's 360° visuals ...
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Events
Theatre of Digital Arts Souk Madinat Jumeriah, DubaiSaadiyat Nights: Googoosh
Saadiyat Nights Jacques Chirac Street, Saadiyat Island, Abu DhabiThis new open-air musical event series (in a purpose-built venue that will "boast a stunning backdrop of Saadiyat Island vistas" – though otherwise we're not sure exactly where it is) continues with a concert from the iconic Iranian pop singer. [ ... ]
From AED 200Ludovico Einaudi
A second night (of three) for the Italian composer and pianist, one of the best-selling classical artists of all time. He performs again on 21 January.
From AED250Essia Jaïbi: Metamorphoses #2
Sharjah Art Foundation -- Calligraphy Square SharjahA second performance of Essia Jaïbi's exploration of the memories seared into her mind since childhood – she locks her mother, Jalila Baccar, in the glass-walled dressing room of an imagined theatre and pressures her to address the audience. Devised [ ... ]
FreeLaughter Factory: ‘Start The Year, With 100% Guaranteed Happiness!’
Dukes The Palm Palm Dubai, DubaiThe final gig in the first Laughter Factory of the year. The comics: Keith Johnson LA-based, less frenetic and more thoughtful than many American comics Eleanor Tiernan top Irish comedian, loads of experience, a comedy festival regular Saanya Abbas staple [ ... ]
AED 160Jazz Quake by Lava
Theatre of Digital Arts Souk Madinat Jumeriah, DubaiAn evening of jazz at ToDA, which means immersive 360° visuals to accompany "four world-class jazzmen weave together jazz, pop & rock into a sonic earthquake", from Summertime and Moon river to Ain’t no sunshine ...
From AED 140Ludovico Einaudi
The final night (of three) for the Italian composer and pianist, one of the best-selling classical artists of all time.
From AED250Comedy at Melrose
Melrose Paramount Midtown, Al Mustaqbal Street, DubaiDubomedy's regular Sunday evening stand-up gig has quickly become established, not least because it's free (you do have to pre-register to get on the list) and always entertaining – you never know who you're going to see, and while the [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerEssia Jaïbi: Metamorphoses #2
Sharjah Art Foundation -- Calligraphy Square SharjahA final performance of Essia Jaïbi's exploration of the memories seared into her mind since childhood – she locks her mother, Jalila Baccar, in the glass-walled dressing room of an imagined theatre and pressures her to address the audience. Devised [ ... ]
Free
Hazem Harb: Gauze
Tabari Artspace Gate Village Level 2, DIFC, DubaiA solo show by the Palestinian visual artist, curated by Munira Al Sayegh, which "invites viewers to explore the profound connections between material, the body, the context and the artist’s personal journey as a Gazan native in exile". Gauze offers [ ... ]
Free
Revoir Paris: dir Alice Wincoer (2022)
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWincoer's gently searing drama is loosely based on the Bataclan concert hall attack in Paris in 2015 (her brother was a survivor). Virginie Efira is excellent as Mia, a woman struggling with the trauma of having survived a brutal assault [ ... ]
AED 35Politically Incorrect Comedy
The Clavichord Signature Hotel, Barsha Heights, DubaiAn all-new MadCatComedy lineup for this standup up "with a few international dropins". The ticket price includes a free drink.
AED 70
Fridge Concert Series 42: Bull Funk Zoo | DJ Frezidante
The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThis should be a good night: Bull Funk Zoo is usually excellent, mixing hard rock with funk and some indie strains of occasional psychedelia. But frankly it is mostly hard rock: "imagine a big bad bull rocking out, fornicating & [ ... ]
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Rouge (Red Soil): dir Farid Bentoumi (2020)
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAn occupational nurse in a chemical plant turns whistleblower over toxic discharges but has to balance fighting for the truth against the risk of alienating her entire family. The result could be a goodies vs baddies thriller or a dogmatic [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
On the Roster
Elmarsa Gallery 23 Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA suitably explicit title for a group show of Elmarsa artists – or to put it another way, "a comprehensive exploration of the artistic endeavours undertaken by the gallery's esteemed cadre of represented artists". On display: Jellal Ben Abdallah, Nejib [ ... ]
Free
Le Petit Prince
Dubai OperaA spectacular dance/circus interpretation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s fable of an aviator who lands in the middle of the desert and meets the Little Prince, who’s travelling from one planet to another looking for his sheep. We're told that this [ ... ]
From AED250Posters for Gaza
Zawyeh Gallery Warehouse 27, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiAn exhibition of posters produced specifically for this exhibition by 26 artists who come together to shed light on the ethnic cleansing and horrific massacres taking place in the Gaza Strip and to demand the recognition of Palestinian rights to [ ... ]
FreeDhai Dubai Light Art Festival
Al Wasl Plaze Expo City, DubaiDubai is finally getting a light festival. The inaugural Dhai Dubai Light Art Festival features installations by seven established Emirati artists and runs for 10 nights (26 January to 4 February, 6 to 11pm) in Expo City's Al Wasl Plaza. [ ... ]
FreeReel Palestine 2024
Cinema Akil Warehouse 68, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiThe UAE's annual festival of Palestinian stories delivered via independent and alternative cinema is back, and with massively enhanced relevance. The films, mostly in Arabic with English subtitles, are ... The Teacher dir Farah Nabulsi (2023) A Palestinian school teacher [ ... ]
Mostly AED 52.50UAE Classical Talents: A Night at La Belle Époque
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA new year of Alliance Française’s series of chamber recitals by locally based musicians continues with the return of soprano Isabel Cañada Luna, accompanied by two UAE Classical Talents newcomers – Enkhmaa Tuvshin (cello) and Pin-Chun Linis (piano) – in [ ... ]
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Le Petit Prince
Dubai OperaA second performance of this spectacular dance/circus interpretation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s fable of an aviator who lands in the middle of the desert and meets the Little Prince, who’s travelling from one planet to another looking for his sheep. [ ... ]
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Chinese New Year: The National Ballet of China
Emirates Palace Abu DhabiThis Arab World Premiere kicks off this year’s Abu Dhabi Festival. It’s a reimagined version of The Nutcracker, and it is an established part of the repertoire of a company noted for its dazzling hybrid of western ballet and Chinese [ ... ]
From AED 150Village Comedy
The Irish Village 31A Street, Al Garhoud, DubaiStandup at The Irish Village, featuring two sharp Irish comics – Ian Coppinger and Eric Lalor – plus Dubai's very own Miqdaad Dohadwala.
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Radouan Mriziga: Libya
Sharjah Art Foundation, Bait Obaid Al Shamsi Arts Square, SharjahIn Libya, Radouan Mriziga collaborates with dancers to elaborate on transgenerational shared histories and epistemologies from an Amazigh perspective, where the memories of the body play a pivotal role (the Amazighs are the indigenous inhabitants of the North African littoral, [ ... ]
Free
Schalk Bezuidenhout: Keeping Up!
Al Habtoor Polo Resort Al Safa 5, Emirates Road 611, DubaiFollowing a couple of sell-out UAE shows in 2022, Schalk Bezuidenhout is back in town – older and now married, but still keen to stay “hip with the youth”. But can he ‘keep up’? Bezuidenhout, one of the most exciting [ ... ]
AED 160Le Petit Prince
Dubai OperaTwo more performances of this spectacular dance/circus interpretation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s fable of an aviator who lands in the middle of the desert and meets the Little Prince, who’s travelling from one planet to another looking for his sheep. [ ... ]
From AED250
Tom Butler: Monochrome Metropolis
Mestaria Gallery Unit 35, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiIn a departure from his usual vibrant collages, Butler's new work speaks of meticulous craftsmanship in fine line ink and graphite to create detailed contemporary representations of some of Dubai’s most well-known cityscapes: “upon deeper reflection, a captivating and intricately [ ... ]
FreeChinese New Year: The National Ballet of China
Emirates Palace Abu DhabiTwo further performances for this Abu Dhabi Festival opener, a reimagined version of The Nutcracker from a company noted for its dazzling hybrid of western ballet and Chinese culture. Tchaikovsky’s score is the backbone to a colourful tale brought to [ ... ]
From AED 150
Candlelight: Beethoven’s Best Works
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe title of this concert certainly sets the bar high, though it seems a pretty good selection of the composer's works for piano. The pianist is Magdalena Wajdzik, and the other plus is the way these recitals are lit by [ ... ]
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Quoz Arts Fest
Alserkal Avenue Al Quoz 1, DubaiQuoz Arts Fest returns for its 11th edition, filling Alserkal Avenue with music, food and family-friendly fun for two days. The Quoz Encore stage for emerging musicians of all ages and backgrounds is back, and in total there are more [ ... ]
Weekend pass AED63Firdaus Orchestra’s Mini Maestros
Firdaus Studio Al Forsan Zone, Expo City Dubai, DubaiAn introduction to music generally and the orchestra in particular by Expo City Dubai’s all-female Firdaus Orchestra via a concert of classically arranged music for children aged 0 to 6 years old and their parents. The programme includes a range [ ... ]
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Closing event: Plaited Time – A Talk + Sonic Interlude with Lubaina Himid, Magda Stawarska, Omar Kholeif
Al Mureijah Art Spaces Al Mureijah Square, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesJoin Turner Prize-winning artist Lubaina Himid (above right) and collaborator Magda Stawarska (left) as they talk about their rather good SAF exhibition Plaited Time / Deep Water with the exhibition's curator, Dr Omar Kholeif. They will delve into the role [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerThe Jazz Night with Winck
Theatre of Digital Arts Souk Madinat Jumeriah, DubaiToDA transforms into a jazz venue for live performance accompanied by a 360° immersive show: this time it's Luisa Winck with keyboard and drums in a 90-minute set. Expect a range from soulful ballads to upbeat foot-tappers ... [ ... ]
From AED 170
Rayyane Tabet: The Return
Sharjah Art Foundation, Flying Saucer Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesThis performance piece traces the 50-year journey of a marble sculpture depicting a bull’s head, using interviews as well as inventory lists, photographs, legal documents and other evidence presented to the New York Supreme Court from investigations that lasted for [ ... ]
FreeSchalk Bezuidenhout: Keeping Up!
Mövenpick Hotel JBR Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe excellent Afrikaans funnyman is back in town – older and now married, but still keen to stay “hip with the youth”. But can he ‘keep up’? This is the second of his two shows in Dubai.
AED 160
Shane Todd: MUMMY
Theatre by QE2 Queen Elizabeth 2, Port Rashid, DubaiThe reliably funny Northern Irish comic is currently touring his new standup show – from here he zips over to Australia and New Zealand, then to mainland Europe for a few more dates, all before the end of March ... [ ... ]
From AED 125
Le Petit Prince
Dubai OperaTwo final performances for this spectacular dance/circus interpretation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s fable of an aviator who lands in the middle of the desert and meets the Little Prince, who’s travelling from one planet to another looking for his sheep. [ ... ]
From AED250Beauty and the Beast: dir Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise (1991)
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesA newly restored print of Disney's family-friendly animation: the beast (an enchanted prince, of course) tries to win the love of the young and beautiful Belle with the help of the caste's enchanted staff (who have been transformed into a [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Culture Bus: Quoz Arts Festival
421 Arts Campus Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThe 2024 series of 421's Culture Bus trips from Abu Dhabi kicks off with a visit to the second day of Quoz Arts Fest. You'll get three hours on site: 2pm: Depart from 421 3.30pm: Arrive at Quoz Arts Fest [ ... ]
AED 30Karama Arts Club: In the UAE Frame – Photography
25hours Hotel Dubai One Central Trade Center Street, DubaiThe intelligent networking session for creative peers continues its 'Arts Unfiltered' panel series, this time delving into photography in the UAE. "We aim to cover a broad range of topics, then open up to the floor to hear your questions [ ... ]
Free with a drinks package
NEOclassica with Arash Behzadi
Theatre of Digital Arts Souk Madinat Jumeriah, DubaiArash Behzadi plays his own compositions, "neoclassical musical narratives reflecting the ups and downs of life ... Passion, love, yearning, heartache and solace: all these feelings will come alive", accompanied by ToDA's 360° visuals. The excellent Soren Lyng Hansen guests [ ... ]
From AED 190Drinks & Comedy
Emirates Sports Hoel Al Hebiah Fourth, Park-A2, Dubai Sports City, DubaiIt's always a pleasure to come across an explicit title. This is a free Comedy Kix standup gig with a bill that includes Noha Bashir, Yash Bhardwaj, Rula Korban, Valentina Danubio (aka 'the ukulady'), Amr Abbas, Rami Salamé and of [ ... ]
FreeRayyane Tabet: The Return
Sharjah Art Foundation, Flying Saucer Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesA second performance for this piece that traces the 50-year journey of a marble sculpture depicting a bull’s head, using interviews as well as inventory lists, photographs, legal documents and other evidence presented to the New York Supreme Court from [ ... ]
Free
Past Lives: dir Celine Song (2023)
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCeline Song's first feature has been nominated in two of this year's Oscar categories (Best Motion Picture category and Best Original Screenplay – but criminally not Best Director). It's the story of a modern romance; Na Young’s family emigrated from [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Fridge Concert Series 42: Billu and the Brownies | Chelsey Chantelle
The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAnother good local band, Billu and the Brownies delivers high-energy dance vibes like few others. Also on the bill is sultry-voiced soul/R&B songstress Chelsey Chantelle.
AED 70Ballet Gala: The National Ballet of China
Dubai OperaTwo performances at Dubai Opera for a company that is noted for its dazzling hybrid of western ballet and Chinese culture. The programme includes Chinese New Year, its reimagined version of The Nutcracker, followed by excerpts from La Bayadère, the [ ... ]
From AED 350Dark Times
Radisson DAMAC Hills Hessa Street Dubailand, DubaiA Comedy Kix standup gig, promising "a night of bold, dark humour with the brilliantly witty stage actor and comedian Sadiq Saboowala". He is indeed good, and he can indeed be pretty dark ... Also on the bill: Sunil Mashari [ ... ]
AED 85Funeral Home Comedy
Ting Irie, Mamsga al Saadiyat Mamsha Al Saadiyat, Cultural District, Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi needs a regular comedy night. This one is new to us, but by all accounts delivers an excellent standup night at an undoubtedly great location ("the UAE’s first Jamaican Restaurant & Lounge"). We're promised acts from Abu Dhabi, [ ... ]
AED 95Emirates Litfest
Festival City DubaiThe UAE’s biggest and best literary event is back, with the usual cornucopia of writers, creators and thought leaders – a total of around 160 events at Festival City from 31 January to 6 February. The line-up includes the 2023 [ ... ]
[Various prices]Ballet Gala: The National Ballet of China
Dubai OperaThe second performances at Dubai Opera from a company that is noted for its dazzling hybrid of western ballet and Chinese culture. The programme includes Chinese New Year, its reimagined version of The Nutcracker, followed by excerpts from La Bayadère, [ ... ]
From AED 350
