50 events found.
Events
The Jazz Garden: Bruce Johnson
The Arena, Montgomerie Gulf Club Al Thanayah Fourth - 10 7th Street, DubaiTalented soul and R&B singer, originally from Indianapolis but with a style honed in France. He performs with the regular resident jazz band, the Alexey Cheremizov Quartet. Should be another good night for this end-of-season gig. Doors open at 7pm, [ ... ]
From AED 125Rooftop Rhythms #99 Grand Slam Finale Competition / Season Closing
Marketplace, NYUAD Campus Abu DhabiThe Middle East’s best (and longest-running) poetry and performance open mic night winds up its 11th season with original material from spoken word artists, poets, and musicians. Rooftop Rhythms is hosted by founder Dorian Paul Rogers, with opening and closing [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register onlineCandlelight Concert: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Rixos Premium Dubai JBR Jumeirah Beach Residences, Al Mamsha Street, DubaiOne of the most successful production in the Candlelight Concerts series – "classical music concerts aimed at democratising access to classical music by allowing people all over the world to enjoy live music candlelit performances". The Vivaldi favourite was written [ ... ]
From AED150Candlelight Abu Dhabi: Best of Chopin
The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFever brings its candlelight classical music recitals to Abu Dhabi for the first time – "a series of classical music concerts aimed at democratising access to classical music by allowing people all over the world to enjoy live candlelit music [ ... ]
From AED 150Fête de la Musique
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFête de la Musique is an annual global celebration of music, organised in France by the Ministry of Culture and in more than 1,000 cities around the world by Alliance Françaises. It's a day where free, live music would be [ ... ]
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Ali Al Sayed: CancelD Culture
Theatre at Mall of the Emirates Level 2, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesCelebrating his 15th anniversary in comedy (and, as it happoens, his birthday), Ali Al Sayed's new English-language standup gig is pitched as his most daring and honest solo show yet – "Ali comedically highlights the Arab and Muslim perspective through [ ... ]
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Culture Bus: Al Sadeem Observatory
421 Arts Campus Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThe 421 Culture Bus is taking a stargazing trip to the observatory on the outskirts of the city to observe the cosmos using traditional and smart telescopes. We're promised a unique experience using traditional and smart telescopes; included in the [ ... ]
AED 180Urinetown
Sharjah Performing Arts Academy University City, SharjahYou can’t deny the ambition of the Musical Theatre and Production Arts students of Sharjah Performing Arts Academy – they’re doing the Tony award winner Urinetown, a satirical musical that attacks corporate greed, rampant exploitation and unsustainable lifestyles. There’s a [ ... ]
Free but pre-registerMonday Night Comedy: This Is Impro
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesExactly what it says: a regular Monday evening of scenes, stories and narrative improvisation influenced by audience suggestions and featuring the Courtyard Playhouse's most experienced improv performers. Classic Courtyard stuff. It's free, but you need to put your name on [ ... ]
Free but donations welcome
Assadour: Etchings
Meem Gallery Umm Suqeim Rd, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesIn the seventh instalment of Meem's ongoing series of exhibitions focused on printmaking in the Arab world, the gallery is showing 15 etchings by Lebanese-Armenian artist Assadour. His artworks reflect his own heritage and tumultuous upbringing, seamlessly blended into a [ ... ]
FreeUrinetown
Sharjah Performing Arts Academy University City, SharjahA second performance for this satirical musical by SPAA students; the story is set in a dystopian future, where a chronic water shortage means that public loos have been extravagantly privatised. The plot hinges on a rebellion led by a [ ... ]
Free but pre-registerSpectrum Exhibition: Cohort One
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAn exhibition for the outcome of the first cohort of the MAS Spectrum Photography Residency. We're promised "a broad range of ideas, subjects, and techniques that span a spectrum of human experiences". To 4 September.
Free
Welcome Home / Marhaba al Sah
ME by Meliá The Opus by Omniyat, Al Amal Street, Business Bay, DubaiA continuation of the interesting Useless Palace exhibition, a specific group show by ten artists staged in the desert by popup gallery InLoco (who are due to move into a permanent Al Quoz location this autumn) in the desert last [ ... ]
FreeUrinetown
Sharjah Performing Arts Academy University City, SharjahFinal performance for this satirical musical by SPAA students; the story is set in a dystopian future, where a chronic water shortage means that public loos have been extravagantly privatised. The plot hinges on a rebellion led by a cleaner [ ... ]
Free but pre-registerWednesday Night Impro: Maestro
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesTen actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one with the lowest score is eliminated. Eventually only [ ... ]
Free but donations welcomeVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesH72 Productions has found another interesting play for its current season. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, a comedy by the American writer Christopher Durang, has been praised as a humorous adaptation of Chekhovian themes that doesn't require any [ ... ]
AED 100
A Summer Allegory
XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA group exhibition with a seasonal theme: "summer is when all positive feelings surface allowing for a better appreciation of everything we do,” says the curatorial statement. “A Summer Allegory aims to encompass this summer’s glamour through a selection of [ ... ]
FreeVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA second performance (of three) for this bittersweet comedy by H72 Productions. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, a play by the American writer Christopher Durang, has been praised as a humorous adaptation of Chekhovian themes that doesn't require [ ... ]
AED 100Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe third and final performance of this bittersweet comedy by the American writer Christopher Durang. Praised as a humorous adaptation of Chekhovian themes that doesn't require any familiarity with Chekhov, its story revolves around the relationships of three middle-aged single [ ... ]
AED 100Monday Night Comedy: This Is Impro
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesExactly what it says: a regular Monday evening of scenes, stories and narrative improvisation influenced by audience suggestions and featuring the Courtyard Playhouse's most experienced improv performers. Classic Courtyard stuff. It's free, but you need to put your name on [ ... ]
Free but donations welcomeKarama Arts Club: 2023 Summer Soirée
25hours Hotel Dubai One Central Trade Center Street, DubaiKarama Arts Club winds up what sounds like a successful first year with "a Summer Soirée that's hotter than the middle of August" – a chance to network with the cream of Dubai’s creatives over a few a drink with [ ... ]
From AED 65Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesTen actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one with the lowest score is eliminated. Eventually only [ ... ]
Free but donations welcome
First Gentleman: dir Hayato Kawai (2021)
RAK Chamber of Commerce of Industry Al Nakheel, Ras al KhaimahHiyori (Kei Tanaka) is an ornithologist whose wife Rinko (Miki Nakatani)) unexpectedly becomes prime minister – making him the first gentleman of the country. Unexpected circumstances complicate things in this romantic comedy. This is part of Japan Film Week, co-hosted [ ... ]
Neko Ninja: dir Takeshi Watanabe (2017)
RAK Chamber of Commerce of Industry Al Nakheel, Ras al KhaimahCat ninja action – the adventures of a rogue ninja and a fat cat who he believes is the feline form of his legendary but long-disappeared and ninja father ... This is part of Japan Film Week, co-hosted by the [ ... ]
Little Nights, Little Love: dir Rikiya Imaizumi (2019)
RAK Chamber of Commerce of Industry Al Nakheel, Ras al KhaimahRomantic drama based on the collected short stories of Kotaro Isaka that follows the lives of 27-year-olds Sato and Minako and those around them – friends, colleagues, children – over a 10 year period, showing how love, hope and friendship [ ... ]
Children of the Sea: dir Ayumu Watanabe (2019)
RAK Chamber of Commerce of Industry Al Nakheel, Ras al KhaimahFantasy animated adventure – a young girl is drawn into a mystery involving sea life around the world, in which two boys are somehow involved. This is part of Japan Film Week, co-hosted by the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al [ ... ]
Artists Talk I: Brian Gonzales, Diego Mendoza, Hala El Abora, ji-Hye Kim
Aisha Alabbar Gallery Warehouse 101, Al Quoz 2, DubaiAs part of the programme for Press Print!, the gallery's current show, four of the participating artists talk about their creative process, inspiration, and the stories behind their works in the exhibition. (The other four artists in the exhibition are [ ... ]
FreeArtists Talk II: Brian Gonzales, Diego Mendoza, Hala El Abora, ji-Hye Kim
Aisha Alabbar Gallery Warehouse 101, Al Quoz 2, DubaiAs part of the programme for Press Print!, the gallery's current show, four more of the participating artists talk about their creative process, inspiration, and the stories behind their works in the exhibition.
Free
Chopin’s Best Works
Theatre of Digital Arts Souk Madinat Jumeriah, DubaiChopin favourites by Candlelight, a recital for solo piano by Aldo Dotto. These concerts are "a series of classical music concerts aimed at democratising access to classical music by allowing people all over the world to enjoy live candlelit music [ ... ]
From AED 150
Van Gogh x Japan The Immersive Experience
Van Gogh’s love for Japanese art ran deep: he admired the way Japanese artists lived in harmony with nature and the complete focus on their work, and he aspired to do the same. Although he only discovered Japan in the [ ... ]
From AED 110
In the Heart of Another Country: the Diasporic Imagination Rises
Al Mureijah Square SharjahOriginally shown at Deichtorhallen Hamburg, this exhibition exploring the concept of home has been expanded for its Sharjah Art Foundation visit with the addition of recent acquisitions and newly restored works of art from the Foundation's own collection. The exhibition [ ... ]
FreeThe Piano Alchemy
Theatre of Digital Arts Souk Madinat Jumeriah, DubaiNeoclassical music from the trio of Kiann (piano and compositions), Marilies Guschlbauer (cello), and Alessandra Toni (vocal). We’re promised a seamless fusion of smooth classical harmonies with contemporary styles, all inside ToDA’s immersive 360° visual environment.
From AED 200
Dreams of Rumi
Theatre of Digital Arts Souk Madinat Jumeriah, DubaiAn evening of music, poetry and Dervish dancing in tribute to the poetic wisdom of Rumi, delivered by a small ensemble within ToDA’s 360° impressive immersive visuals.
From AED 200Talk: Maha Alsharif – Collecting Prints
Aisha Alabbar Gallery Warehouse 101, Al Quoz 2, DubaiMaha Alsharif from the MA in Art Business faculty at ZU talks about the nuances of the print market and the value and significance of limited edition prints regionally and internationally. This talk is part of the programme for Press [ ... ]
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Omar Kamal
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiWith influences ranging from Sinatra’s jazz and swing to Arab idols like Mohammed Abdel Wahab and Fairuz, Omar Kamal’s broad repertoire and emotional delivery promise to make for an enchanting evening. Kamal’s vocals have been described as powerful, emotive, and [ ... ]
From AED 300
Siwon Ghim: The Sense of Living
Korean Cultural Center, Yas Yas Creative Hub P2, Yas Island, Abu DhabiAbstract paintings by the Seoul-bawed artist, a Slade graduate who has “consistently expressed her determination to define her identity through her artwork". Said Siwon Ghim: "For The Sense of Living, I have carefully selected paintings that exemplify my ever-changing internal [ ... ]
FreeSAF Book Club: Readings on diaspora and migration
Al Mureijah Square SharjahThis SAF Book Club meeting begins with a tour of the current Al Mureijah Art Spaces exhibition, the rather good In the Heart of Another Country. The show is about diaspora and migration, and that's the theme of the book [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Victor Sitali: African Hues
Le Meridien Fairway Al Garhoud Road, DubaiAn exhibition for the Zambian (but Dubai-based) artist in the hotel's lobby (why don't more hotels do this?) that promises "a wide range of bold artistic styles, mediums, and themes". Sitali says he takes inspiration from" the colourful nature of [ ... ]
FreeWomen Expressions
Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery Al Khayat Art Avenue, Al Quoz, DubaiA group show that "celebrates the unifying spirit of art, showcasing how these talented artists from different parts of the world have found common ground through their creativity and unique expressions" ... which sounds like a somewhat vaporous theme. Hopefully [ ... ]
FreeSohni Mahiwal
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAn award winning treatment by Yusra Irfan of an epic love story, timed for the Independence Day weekend of India and Pakistan, and set in Punjab (which is part of both). Sohni Mahiwal (or Suhni Mehar) is a established tragic [ ... ]
AED 100Sohni Mahiwal
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe second and final performance of this epic love story, timed for the Independence Day weekend of India and Pakistan. Sohni Mahiwal (or Suhni Mehar) is a long-established tragic romance from Sindh and Punjab, dating back to the 10th century [ ... ]
AED 100
Bill Burr
Etihad Arena Yas Island, Abu DhabiThe Emmy-nominated US comedian gets a big stage for his quick wit, dark humour, and unrivalled storytelling with rants about relationship advice, sports and the Illuminati ...
From AED 250
Star Wars: A New Hope dir George Lucas (1977)
Cinema Akil Warehouse 68, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiThe first, and arguably the best – if only because of the impact of the opening titles. Universally acknowledged as a landmark in action films and featuring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher in their prime (plus Alec Guinness [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerCandlelight: Beethoven’s Best Works
Raffles The Palm West Crescent, Palm Jumeirah, 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 [ ... ]
From AED 150
Aftersun: dir Charlotte Wells (2022)
Cinema Akil Warehouse 68, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiCharlotte Wells’ stunning feature debut movingly portrays a father-daughter relationship. Calum (Paul Mescal) and Sophie (Frankie Corio) are on a week’s holiday in Turkey; it’s a chance for the two to re-bond, and they do. Twenty years later, Sophie's tender [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerSummer Editions 23
Mestaria Gallery Unit 35, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiA curated exhibition of work from six artists -- energetic street and pop art fusion from Mr Brainwash, capturing iconic cultural moments; Dan Pearce's innovative mixed-media explosions; intricate hyperrealistic paintings of figures by Craig Alan; textured tales of city life [ ... ]
Candlelight Concert: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Raffles The Palm West Crescent, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesOne of the most successful productions in the Candlelight Concerts series of "classical music concerts aimed at democratising access to classical music by allowing people all over the world to enjoy live music candlelit performances". The Vivaldi favourite was written [ ... ]
From AED200Bellissima | Beautiful: dir Luchino Visconti (1951)
Cinema Akil Warehouse 68, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiA newly restored print of this black-and-white classic. It’s a pointed satire on the film industry; Maddalena (Anna Magnani) is a screenstruck mother convinced of the star potential of her daughter Maria (Tina Apicella) and desperate to escape of everyday [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Sudarshan Shetty: Only Life, Myriad Places
Ishara Art Foundation Alserkal Avenue, DubaiThis major solo exhibition for Sudarshan Shetty celebrates the global premiere of the artist’s latest film One Life Many with the first-ever survey of Shetty’s moving image works, including rarely seen videos, multimedia installations and sculptures. A key motif is [ ... ]
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