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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241223
DTSTAMP:20260420T223320
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SUMMARY:The Nutcracker
DESCRIPTION:The final performances (at 2pm and 8pm) for Tchaikovsky’s all-time seasonal favourite\, as delivered by the Astana Opera Ballet and Orchestra. Choreography is by Yuri Grigorovich\, the set designs by Simon Virsaladze are described as “stunning”\, and the blurb promises that audiences will be transported “into a magical world where dreams come to life”. Which is what you want from a classical Christmas ballet danced in the classical manner. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-nutcracker-4/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241222T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241222T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223320
CREATED:20241202T152355Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Bik Van der Pol’s The poem that jumps the fence
DESCRIPTION:Artist duo Bik Van der Pol (Liesbeth Bik and Jos Van der Pol) engage in collaborative projects on how art constructs public spaces for speculative thought and collective creativity. The poem that jumps the fence features weekly performances on Abu Dhabi Beach and workshops connecting words and sand as real and symbolic material that binds our world; every Sunday afternoon\, a performer writes a poem in the sand\, only for it to fade away. During workshops in collaboration with local poets and writers\, participants generate text for the performances. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-poetry-workshop-1-in-between-us-within-bik-van-der-pols-the-poem-that-jumps-the-fence-2/2024-12-22/
LOCATION:Abu Dhabi Beach\, Al Hisn Street\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241222T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241222T190000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223320
CREATED:20241119T161916Z
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SUMMARY:Remote Abu Dhabi by Rimini Protokoll
DESCRIPTION:Rimini Protokoll pushes the boundaries of conventional theatre. During this performance walk within the collective’s ‘Remote X’ series (2013–ongoing)\, you are invited to explore the growing presence of artificial intelligence in future cities; for this tour\, designed specifically for Abu Dhabi\, you wear headphones (provided) and are guided by a computer-generated voice (in Arabic or English) into familiar and unfamiliar sites “that emerge as if from an imagined film”. \nThe starting point is the Landmark Tower on the Abu Dhabi Corniche Family Park. The Rimini Protokoll experience is remarkable and can be eye-opening; the collective has done Abu Dhabi a couple of times in the past\, as part of early Abu Dhabi Art extras\, and we’d heartily recommend the trip … \nThis is part of the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial. \nFuture dates: \n5 January\n19 January \n2 February\n9 February\n16 February \n6 April\n13 April\n20 April\n27 April \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/remote-abu-dhabi-by-rimini-protokoll-12/
CATEGORIES:Experience,Tour/Visit
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241222T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241222T190000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223320
CREATED:20241119T162935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T162935Z
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SUMMARY:Remote Al Ain by Rimini Protokoll
DESCRIPTION:Rimini Protokoll pushes the boundaries of conventional theatre. During this performance walk within the collective’s ‘Remote X’ series (2013–ongoing)\, you are invited to explore the growing presence of artificial intelligence in future cities; for this tour\, designed specifically for Al Ain\, you wear headphones (provided) and are guided by a computer-generated voice (in Arabic or English) into familiar and unfamiliar sites “that emerge as if from an imagined film”. \nThe starting point is Al Jahili Fort. \nThe Rimini Protokoll experience is remarkable and can be eye-opening; the collective has done Abu Dhabi a couple of times in the past\, as part of early Abu Dhabi Art extras\, and we’d heartily recommend the trip … \nThis is part of the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial. \nFuture dates: \n12 January\n25 January \n9 February\n23 February \n6 April\n13 April\n20 April\n27 April \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/remote-al-ain-by-rimini-protokoll-7/
CATEGORIES:Experience,Tour/Visit
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241222T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241222T190000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223320
CREATED:20241202T152711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T152711Z
UID:10011027-1734886800-1734894000@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Remote Abu Dhabi by Rimini Protokoll
DESCRIPTION:Rimini Protokoll pushes the boundaries of conventional theatre. During this performance walk within the collective’s ‘Remote X’ series (2013–ongoing)\, you are invited to explore the growing presence of artificial intelligence in future cities; for this tour\, designed specifically for Abu Dhabi\, you wear headphones (provided) and are guided by a computer-generated voice (in Arabic or English) into familiar and unfamiliar sites “that emerge as if from an imagined film”. \nThe starting point is the Landmark Tower on the Abu Dhabi Corniche Family Park. The Rimini Protokoll experience is remarkable and can be eye-opening; the collective has done Abu Dhabi a couple of times in the past\, as part of early Abu Dhabi Art extras\, and we’d heartily recommend the trip … \nThis is part of the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial. \nFuture dates: \n5 January\n19 January \n2 February\n9 February\n16 February \n6 April\n13 April\n20 April\n27 April \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/remote-abu-dhabi-by-rimini-protokoll-16/
CATEGORIES:Experience,Tour/Visit
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241222T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241222T220000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223320
CREATED:20241203T163047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T163150Z
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SUMMARY:Home Alone: dir Chris Columbus (1990)
DESCRIPTION:The original and the best of the Home Alone franchise\, funny and slightly sad because eight-year-old Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left behind while his family heads to Paris for Christmas and they simply don’t notice that he’s not there … He does a great job defending the family home from two bumbling burglars on Christmas Eve\, though. \nThere are further screenings on 28 and 31 December.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/home-alone-dir-chris-columbus-1990/
LOCATION:25hours Hotel Dubai One Central\, Trade Center Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241224T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241224T220000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223320
CREATED:20241203T161247Z
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SUMMARY:The Mask of Zorro: dir Martin Campbell (1998)
DESCRIPTION:Antonio Banderas\, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones have great fun in this easy-to-watch action/adventure movie. Hopkins is Zorro\, escaping from prison to find his long-lost daughter (Zeta-Jones) and avenge the death of his wife. He is aided by his successor (Banderas)\, who is pursuing his own vendetta while falling in love with Zeta-Jones …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-mask-of-zorro-dir-martin-campbell-1998-3/
LOCATION:25hours Hotel Dubai One Central\, Trade Center Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241226T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241226T213000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223320
CREATED:20241203T155001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T155001Z
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SUMMARY:Bye Bye Tiberias: dir Lina Soualem (2022)
DESCRIPTION:Thirty years ago\, Hiam Abbass left her native village in Galilee to follow her acting dream in France. Camera in hand\, her daughter Lina questions her mother’s bold choices and the way the women in her family – who she has left behind – have influenced her life. The result is an intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bye-bye-tiberias-dir-lina-soualem-2022-3/
LOCATION:Cinema Akil in 25hours Hotel\, Trade Center St\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241228
DTSTAMP:20260420T223320
CREATED:20241015T120427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T134644Z
UID:10010730-1735257600-1735343999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Laal Collection Volume II
DESCRIPTION:The latest instalment of this exhibition features Fereydoun Ave’s extraordinary collection of modern and contemporary Iranian and international art\, from 1959 to the present – a potent (and highly recommended) reflection of the collector’s personal journey\, connections\, sensibilities\, and experiences. The Laal Collection (named after the artist/collector’s mother) is rooted in the idea of accessibility and public engagement\, offering a unique glimpse into works collected across three pivotal eras—before\, during\, and after the Islamic Revolution.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chnace-laal-collection-volume-ii/
LOCATION:Total Arts at the Courtyard\, Al Quoz\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1514047;55.250782
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241227T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241227T193000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223320
CREATED:20241202T155300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T155300Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Frying Pan Adventures Public Art and Street Food
DESCRIPTION:A guided walking tour of Madinat Zayed with seven stops for (carb-heavy!) street food plus visits to four of the public art installations. “Together\, these artworks and the food we share tell a story of connection\, bringing people together through creativity and culture …” The tour takes between three and a half and four hours; dress appropriately\, and wear comfortable shoes. Meet outside Masjid Fatah in Madinat Zayed. \nFuture dates: \n29 December\n4 January \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-frying-pan-adventures-public-art-and-street-food-7/
CATEGORIES:Experience,Tour/Visit
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241228T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241228T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241202T153600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T193130Z
UID:10011032-1735408800-1735416000@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: FLEX* by Load na Dito
DESCRIPTION:FLEX* is a talking and listening game created by Manila-based curatorial and research initiative Load na Dito; participants explore the meaning of words based on personal experiences while moulding clay. Inspired by the city’s ubiquitous gift shops\, the accompanying installation will feature your colourful clay forms that record participants’ hand gestures during the game. \nThe location is here\, on Hamdan bin Mohammed Street opposite the Cultural Foundation. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/flex/2024-12-28/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241228T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241228T220000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241203T163254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T163254Z
UID:10011189-1735416000-1735423200@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Home Alone: dir Chris Columbus (1990)
DESCRIPTION:The original and the best of the Home Alone franchise\, funny and slightly sad because eight-year-old Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left behind while his family heads to Paris for Christmas and they simply don’t notice that he’s not there … He does a great job defending the family home from two bumbling burglars on Christmas Eve\, though. \nThere’s a further screening on 31 December.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/home-alone-dir-chris-columbus-1990-2/
LOCATION:25hours Hotel Dubai One Central\, Trade Center Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241228T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241228T220000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241203T164626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T164626Z
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SUMMARY:Home Alone: dir Chris Columbus (1990)
DESCRIPTION:The original and the best of the Home Alone franchise\, funny and slightly sad because eight-year-old Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left behind while his family heads to Paris for Christmas and they simply don’t notice that he’s not there … He does a great job defending the family home from two bumbling burglars on Christmas Eve\, though. \nThere’s a further screening on 31 December.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/home-alone-dir-chris-columbus-1990-4/
LOCATION:25hours Hotel Dubai One Central\, Trade Center Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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GEO:25.2188322;55.2840813
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241229
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241230
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20240816T103530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T103530Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Way of the Forest
DESCRIPTION:This travelling edition of the Colomboscope arts festival features work by 19 artists from South Asia and Africa. \nTaking over Galleries 1 and 2 inside 421 Arts Campus\, it focuses on interdependence\, custodianship\, and restorative practices across rainforests\, wilderness\, mountain cultivations\, and riverine wetlands. It invites approaching the forest as a multispecies school – moving from the lexicon of plunder\, reckless supremacy\, and extinction\, to embrace its lessons in organic networks of mutual aid and restorative balance. As the blurb has it: “This exhibition is an intricate study of our eroding ecological histories\, of lost environmental wisdoms\, monstrous developmental agendas\, and ghosts of extraction. It endeavours to plot legacies of colonization of resources and minds that operate in disguise. Within mutating landscapes\, artists question who owns forest lands\, who gets displaced\, and who is restricted from sites marked for conservation …” \nParticipating artists are Rakibul Anwar\, Moza Almatrooshi\, Shiraz Bayjoo\, U. Arulraj\, Jayatu Chakma\, Nahla al Tabbaa\, Pathum Dharmarathna\, Sangita Maity\, Karachi LaJamia\, Sanod Maharjan\, Saodat Ismailova\, Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah\, Sarmila Sooriyakumar with Pirainila Krishnarajah\, Otobong Nkanga\, MTF Rukshana\, Tamarra Jayasundera\, Karunasiri Wijesinghe\, Kulagu Tu Buvongan\, and Thava Thajendran. \nOriginally presented in Colombo in January 2024\, the exhbition has been adapted to engage audiences in the UAE. It’s the second time that 421 has partnered with Colomboscope\, a collaboration exemplifies 421’s “commitment to fostering cultural dialogue\, forging new modes of institutional support\, and inspiring ways of thinking about art and its role in addressing global challenges”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-way-of-the-forest/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241229T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241229T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241202T152355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T193340Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Bik Van der Pol’s The poem that jumps the fence
DESCRIPTION:Artist duo Bik Van der Pol (Liesbeth Bik and Jos Van der Pol) engage in collaborative projects on how art constructs public spaces for speculative thought and collective creativity. The poem that jumps the fence features weekly performances on Abu Dhabi Beach and workshops connecting words and sand as real and symbolic material that binds our world; every Sunday afternoon\, a performer writes a poem in the sand\, only for it to fade away. During workshops in collaboration with local poets and writers\, participants generate text for the performances. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-poetry-workshop-1-in-between-us-within-bik-van-der-pols-the-poem-that-jumps-the-fence-2/2024-12-29/
LOCATION:Abu Dhabi Beach\, Al Hisn Street\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Workshop
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241229T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241229T193000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241202T155316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T155316Z
UID:10011166-1735488000-1735500600@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Frying Pan Adventures Public Art and Street Food
DESCRIPTION:A guided walking tour of Madinat Zayed with seven stops for (carb-heavy!) street food plus visits to four of the public art installations. “Together\, these artworks and the food we share tell a story of connection\, bringing people together through creativity and culture …” The tour takes between three and a half and four hours; dress appropriately\, and wear comfortable shoes. Meet outside Masjid Fatah in Madinat Zayed. \nFuture dates: \n4 January \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-frying-pan-adventures-public-art-and-street-food-8/
CATEGORIES:Experience,Tour/Visit
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241229T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241229T213000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241203T154340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T154422Z
UID:10011179-1735502400-1735507800@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Goodbye Julia: dir Mohamed Kordofani (2023)
DESCRIPTION:Mona is a retired singer in a tense marriage in Northern Sudan. Wracked by guilt after covering up a murder\, she tries to make amends by taking in the dead man’s southern Sudanese widow\, Julia\, and her son\, Daniel. Mona can’t confess her transgressions to Julia\, so she tries to adjust to a new status quo — but the country’s turmoil is going to find its way into her home and make her come face to face with her sins … The Cineuropa review said: “Mohamed Kordofani offers up wonderful snapshots\, overviews and explanations of all the nuances of the acute Sudanese situation of the time”. Recommended. \nArabic with English subtitles.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/goodbye-julia-dir-mohamed-kordofani-2023-3/
LOCATION:Cinema Akil in 25hours Hotel\, Trade Center St\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241231T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241231T220000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241203T163346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T163346Z
UID:10011191-1735675200-1735682400@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Home Alone: dir Chris Columbus (1990)
DESCRIPTION:The original and the best of the Home Alone franchise\, funny and slightly sad because eight-year-old Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left behind while his family heads to Paris for Christmas and they simply don’t notice that he’s not there … He does a great job defending the family home from two bumbling burglars on Christmas Eve\, though.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/home-alone-dir-chris-columbus-1990-3/
LOCATION:25hours Hotel Dubai One Central\, Trade Center Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250105
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241105T112123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T112123Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Farid Abu Shakra: Threads of Landscape — Engraved Narratives
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition of works that fuse engraving\, embroidery\, and landscape\, presented by Gallery One\, Ramallah. In Abu Shakra’s work\, landscapes are more than geographical representations: “they are woven tapestries of experience and narrative”\, says the gallery. “Each piece captures a layered perspective\, where fine lines and punctuated textures convey the enduring presence of land and community … The engravings draw from traditional forms while experimenting with contemporary techniques\, creating a visual language that is both timeless and strikingly relevant … Landscape is not merely a backdrop; it is an active storyteller\, revealing the layered histories and enduring spirit of the communities it represents”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-farid-abu-shakra-threads-of-landscape-engraved-narratives/
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;VALUE=DATE:20250104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250113
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241205T103525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T170748Z
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SUMMARY:Al Marmoom: Film in the Desert Festival
DESCRIPTION:The fourth edition of Dubai Culture’s mini film festival takes place for nine days in January at the Al Marmoom Conservation Reserve. Under the theme ‘Where Stories Come to Life’\, it aims to provide an innovative platform for filmmakers to showcase their work. \nThe Al Marmoom Short Film Competition provides the main raison d’être\, with entries in four categories: documentaries\, animation\, live-action\, and films created using artificial intelligence. \nAs well as film screenings the programme includes live performances\, workshops\, talks\, panel discussions\, public art\, and “immersive experiences” with a family zone\, a marketplace\, a digital art exhibition\, competitions and the usual “homegrown F&B concepts” (aka F&B).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/al-marmoom-film-in-the-desert-festival/
LOCATION:Al Marmoom Conservation Reserve\, Dubai
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250104T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250104T193000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241202T155346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T155346Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Frying Pan Adventures Public Art and Street Food
DESCRIPTION:A guided walking tour of Madinat Zayed with seven stops for (carb-heavy!) street food plus visits to four of the public art installations. “Together\, these artworks and the food we share tell a story of connection\, bringing people together through creativity and culture …” The tour takes between three and a half and four hours; dress appropriately\, and wear comfortable shoes. Meet outside Masjid Fatah in Madinat Zayed.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-frying-pan-adventures-public-art-and-street-food-9/
CATEGORIES:Experience,Tour/Visit
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250104T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250104T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241202T153600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T193130Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: FLEX* by Load na Dito
DESCRIPTION:FLEX* is a talking and listening game created by Manila-based curatorial and research initiative Load na Dito; participants explore the meaning of words based on personal experiences while moulding clay. Inspired by the city’s ubiquitous gift shops\, the accompanying installation will feature your colourful clay forms that record participants’ hand gestures during the game. \nThe location is here\, on Hamdan bin Mohammed Street opposite the Cultural Foundation. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/flex/2025-01-04/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250104T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250106T211500
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241028T172504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T172513Z
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SUMMARY:A Writer on Honeymoon
DESCRIPTION:In a special commission by Sharjah Art Foundation for Perform Sharjah\, theatre director Ahmed El Attar collaborates with the noted actor Sayed Rajab to adapt a one-act play by the controversial playwright Ali Salem. In this contemporary adaptation\, the plot revolves around a prominent writer whose honeymoon with his much younger wife gradually descends into an intractable mess due to his belief that he is being monitored by an intelligence agency.\n\n\n\nThere are performances on 4 and 5 January.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-writer-on-honeymoon-2/
LOCATION:Sharjah Institute of Theatrical Arts\, Calligraphy Square\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250106
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241025T103128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T104207Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Thaier Helal: Navigating Through Nothing
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition featuring Helal’s most recent body of work and a pivotal moment in the artist’s evolution\, a more straightforward yet deeply expressive style without the constraints of his previous methods. The new approach\, characterized by loose\, dynamic strokes\, invites viewers to engage with the artwork instinctually; “by focusing on the expressive potential of each stroke\, he draws on the tradition of abstraction\, where the act of painting becomes a narrative in itself” as the gallery puts it.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-thaier-helal-navigating-through-nothing/
LOCATION:Ayyam Gallery\, B11\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250105T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250105T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241202T152355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T193340Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Bik Van der Pol’s The poem that jumps the fence
DESCRIPTION:Artist duo Bik Van der Pol (Liesbeth Bik and Jos Van der Pol) engage in collaborative projects on how art constructs public spaces for speculative thought and collective creativity. The poem that jumps the fence features weekly performances on Abu Dhabi Beach and workshops connecting words and sand as real and symbolic material that binds our world; every Sunday afternoon\, a performer writes a poem in the sand\, only for it to fade away. During workshops in collaboration with local poets and writers\, participants generate text for the performances. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-poetry-workshop-1-in-between-us-within-bik-van-der-pols-the-poem-that-jumps-the-fence-2/2025-01-05/
LOCATION:Abu Dhabi Beach\, Al Hisn Street\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250105T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250105T190000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241119T161217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T161217Z
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SUMMARY:Remote Abu Dhabi by Rimini Protokoll
DESCRIPTION:Rimini Protokoll pushes the boundaries of conventional theatre. During this performance walk within the collective’s ‘Remote X’ series (2013–ongoing)\, you are invited to explore the growing presence of artificial intelligence in future cities; for this tour\, designed specifically for Abu Dhabi\, you wear headphones (provided) and are guided by a computer-generated voice (in Arabic or English) into familiar and unfamiliar sites “that emerge as if from an imagined film”. \nThe starting point is the Landmark Tower on the Abu Dhabi Corniche Family Park. The Rimini Protokoll experience is remarkable and can be eye-opening; the collective has done Abu Dhabi a couple of times in the past\, as part of early Abu Dhabi Art extras\, and we’d heartily recommend the trip … \nThis is part of the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial. \nFuture dates: \n19 January \n2 February\n9 February\n16 February \n6 April\n13 April\n20 April\n27 April \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/remote-abu-dhabi-by-rimini-protokoll-7/
CATEGORIES:Experience,Tour/Visit
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250107
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20240924T132825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T132825Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Abdoulaye Konaté: Sambadio
DESCRIPTION:This solo show for the pioneering Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté is inspired by the final track of Ali Farka Touré’s iconic 1976 album Le Jeune Chansonnier du Mali. The song Sambadio celebrates farmers with lyrics reflecting a father’s passionate plea for his son to honour the earth. In a similar vein\, Konaté’s latest works draw upon themes of Bedouin culture\, integrating motifs that pay tribute to their relationship with the land. \nKonaté creates large-scale textile-based installations using woven and dyed materials native to his homeland Mali. His abstract and figurative tableaux explore both aesthetic language and diverse socio-political and environmental issues; this show includes a new monumental work 9m wide.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-abdoulaye-konate-sambadio/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1399294;55.2285748
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250107
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241111T153931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241111T155223Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Eman Alhashemi: Superficial Transactions
DESCRIPTION:Alhashemi’s second solo exhibition at the gallery is her first after returning from the States with a Master’s in Fine Arts. Curated by Nasser Abdullah\, this exhibition presents a series of works that build on her previous experiences\, “appearing as annotations and reflections that encapsulate different phases she has undergone since the beginning of her career”. From her early days with hand-printing and producing repetitive editions\, she has moved on to sculpture and ceramics\, then performance art and multimedia video; her practice is characterised by an ability to embrace mistakes and inconsistencies across editions\, a reconciled perspective on imperfection and difference that echoes the diversity of human nature.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chnace-eman-alhashemi-superficial-transactions/
LOCATION:Aisha Alabbar Gallery\, Warehouse C19\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1196663;55.217749
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250107
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241112T135635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T135635Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Khalif Tahir Thompson / Summer Wheat: Jewels
DESCRIPTION:The first in The Gallery Collective\, a series of sort-of gallery takeovers whereby Sotheby’s Dubai is giving its DIFC exhibition space over to a series of local galleries in a two-year run starting in November. Every six to eight weeks\, a partner gallery will curate a show in the space. First up is Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery with a two-hander\, showing the works by NYC-based Khalif Tahir Thompson (“emotionally charged pieces\, characterised [by] a vivid colour palette\, explore themes of identity\, cultural heritage\, and personal narrative”) and the American Summer Wheat’s (“textured\, vibrant paintings [that] focus on femininity\, labour\, and community through bold\, figurative compositions and innovative use of materials”).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-khalif-tahir-thompson-summer-wheat-jewels/
LOCATION:Sotheby’s Dubai\, DIFC Gate Village Building No3\, Unit 01\, Level B2\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2135121;55.2823895
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250107
DTSTAMP:20260420T223321
CREATED:20241211T095416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T095416Z
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SUMMARY:Marina Fedorova: Cosmodreams | Elementa
DESCRIPTION:A solo show for Marina Fedorova featuring painting\, graphics\, limited-edition colour prints\, 3D printing\, and augmented-reality pieces. Says the gallery: “Fedorova creates a diverse space that connects the distant cosmos with everyday life\, providing critical reflections on the evolution of human civilization and technological progress … The artist draws inspiration from the elemental forces that make up the fundamental components of existence: water\, air\, and earth. Her works often feature mists\, waterfalls\, and billowing clouds\, creating a distinctive mood and offering a rich context for her artistic expressions”. \nTo 20 January. \nAbove: Marina Fedorova\, Waterfall (2023)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/marina-fedorova-cosmodreams-elementa/
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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