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SUMMARY:Comedy@TGIF
DESCRIPTION:Dubomedy gigs are usually pretty good\, especially when the price is free (with a minimum spend of one drink or one food item) and a “fantastic” (their judgement) bill of stand-ups – “you never know who will drop by!” It’s at TGI’s in the Rove Downtown.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/comedytgif/
LOCATION:TGIFriday’s at the Rove Hotel Downtown\, 312 Al Mustaqbal Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Circus Baobab: Yé !
DESCRIPTION:A second and final performance for this spectacular piece from Circus Baobab\, a company of 13 talented young dancers and acrobats from Guinea and the diaspora. Circus Baobab works collaboratively to develop shows that blend traditional West African performance forms with contemporary circus skills and choreography. This is edgy\, exhilarating performance art in the service of social messages.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/circus-baobab-ye/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Circus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250510
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SUMMARY:Youth Takeover 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Jameel’s annual Youth Takeover is the manifestation of the Assembly\, an experimental learning programme designed to foster creative leaders aged 18 to 24 in the UAE\, “inviting the creation and curation of projects reflective of their generation’s areas of interest”. The Assembly 2024-2025 cohort comprises multimedia graphic designer Abrar Kebaili\, visual artist and designer Ayesha Fernandes\, multimedia designer and writer Desirée Barreto\, literary artist Ioanna Orphanide\, poet Jared Maxilom\, researcher and writer Manal Nadeem\, architect and researcher Omar Darwish\, exhibition designer Sanjushrree Subash\, and poet Syed Haider. \nThis year’s theme for the Youth Takeover – a physical takeover of spaces on the Jameel’s ground floor – is titled ‘Spoon Spade Shovel’. It covers experiments in how the Assembly members dig\, sift and stir through the world\, “offering a network of creative experiences as tools for excavation\, reflection and play … The exhibition presents a range of interdisciplinary works that use tools – literal and metaphorical – to question how we make and remake meaning”. These works sit uneasily beside one another\, but their differences are invitations rather than obstacles  “whether you sift or stir\, extract or excavate\, your experience will be shaped by the tool you reach for: its size\, scale\, heft and intent. You are invited to inhabit this instability and co-compose the meanings that emerge … What you take from this exhibition depends on what you bring to it”. \nThe artists are: \nAyesha Fernandes with Svabhu Kohli\nDesirée Barreto with Angie Pais and Mouza Al Hamrani\nIoanna Orphanide with Danae Orphanide and Ilya Akimov\nJared Maxilom with Halo-Halo Experiment\, Vinyl Souk and memoryall\nManal Nadeem with Khaled Esguerra and Jed Bacason\nOmar Darwish with Fatma Al Ali and Maitha Ali\nSanjushrree Subash with Danutė Vaitekūnaitė and Farheen Fatima\nSyed Haider with Hessa Lootah\, Souldier and Aqib Anwar \nBesides the commissioned artworks\, the Youth Takeover 2025 features a public programme. These are all free\, but re-registration is required: \n10 May 10 \n– Opening Preview and panel discussion with the Assembly 2024-2025 members and programme curators Abhirami Suresh and Nabeeha Sajjad\n– Musical Activation: Translating Oscillations by artist Mckie Alvarez\n– Musical Performance: ABRI \n11 May \n– Workshop: Synthesising Landscapes (Part 1) with Assembly members Ayesha Fernandes and Ioanna Orphanide \n17 May \n– Tour: Assembly-led exhibition tour\n– Workshop: Portable Beats – DIY Music with Pocket Operators. Music production workshop by artist PHO\, in collaboration with Vinyl Souk\n– Gathering: Storytelling – The Journey of Design by graphic designer Poorvaja Subramanian and Assembly member Abrar Kebaili\n– Musical Activation: Translating Oscillations by Madam Void \n18 May \n– Workshop: You may now sleep? by artist Henry Tan\n– Themed activation: me.me con by artist Fatima Raza and Assembly member Desiree Barreto \n24 May \n– Performance Tour: And the Tools Begin to Speak – Poets in Response to Spoon Spade Shovel by poets Ahmed Gihad Hamad\, Dania Dawn\, Jared Maxilom\, Malavika Suresh\, Pankaj Kanchandani\, Sarah Afaneh\, Shania Laude and Syed Haider\n– Performance: lorem ipsum 9-to-5 by Andres Ugartechea\n– Musical activation: Translating Oscillations by Joe Najm \n25 May \n– Tour: Assembly-led Youth Takeover 2025 tour\n– Workshop: Between the Gesture and the Ground by artists Aya Afaneh and Yoonsik Chico Park\n– Workshop: Dwelling in the In-between: A Workshop of Waiting\, Devotion and Movement by writer and performance artist Faraz Ali \n31 May \n– Tour and workshop: Family Saturdays at the Jameel by Assembly member Ayesha Fernandes\n– Workshop: Monuments and Enchantment – Inhabiting Urban Space by artist-researcher Maitha Ali\n– Musical activation: Translating Oscillations by PHO \n1 June  \n– Interactive performance: Synthesising Landscapes (Part 2) by artists Aakarsh Singh and Ahmed Bilal\n– Musical activation: Feedback Loops: A Sunset Sound Gathering by artists Cyrill Reaidy and Kirill Zhan of Moist Paper Party \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/youth-takeover-2025/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250511
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
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SUMMARY:Gravity & Other Myths: The Pulse
DESCRIPTION:Modern circus at its best from the top Australian company. An award-winning creative team of director Darcy Grant\, designer Geoff Cobham and composer Ekrem Eli Phoenix have extended and amplified the signature spirit of this rather unique company: visceral\, poetic\, heart-stopping feats with seemingly impossible levels of cooperation create an intricate\, organic synchronicity of human movement and sound … \nThere are shows at 2pm and 8pm today and at 5pm on 11 May.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/gravity-other-myths-the-pulse-2/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Circus
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250509T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250509T220000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
CREATED:20250501T103545Z
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SUMMARY:Mon Hymne à Piaf
DESCRIPTION:A second and final evening for this tribute to the iconic Edith Piaf\, led by the French-Lebanese singer Manel Mallat and directed by Kristian Abouanni. She is accompanied by an orchestra of 20 musicians\, conducted by top film composer Danny Bou-Maroun\, who has reimagined Piaf’s classics “with a cinematic touch” – expect archival footage projections and an impressive lighting design that promises to transport the audience into Piaf’s world …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mon-hymne-a-piaf-2/
LOCATION:Zabeel Theatre\, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray\, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250509T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250509T213000
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SUMMARY:Gravity & Other Myths: The Pulse
DESCRIPTION:Modern circus at its best\, with all the classic virtuosity and circus skills of some other troupes but without the overload of technology and glitz: this show brings together all three of the core ensembles of the Australian company with a choir of 30 voices in “the wholly Australian work of scale that we’ve been longing for”. The award-winning creative team of director Darcy Grant\, designer Geoff Cobham and composer Ekrem Eli Phoenix have extended and amplified the signature spirit of this rather unique company: visceral\, poetic\, heart-stopping feats with seemingly impossible levels of cooperation create an intricate\, organic synchronicity of human movement and sound … yep\, we are impressed. \nThere are further shows at 2pm and 8pm on 10 May and 5pm on 11 May.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/gravity-other-myths-the-pulse/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Circus
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250509T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250509T210000
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SUMMARY:Circus Baobab: Yé !
DESCRIPTION:Vertiginous human pyramids\, bodies being thrown seven metres into the air\, barely believable hand-on-hand acrobatics\, combat\, contortions and more – stunning circus skills\, and all threaded through with a strong sense of place and a passionate exploration of pollution\, power and control over a rare resource: water. The show is Yé ! – which translates as ‘water’ in Susu\, Yoruba and other West African languages – and it comes from Circus Baobab\, a company of 13 talented young dancers and acrobats from Guinea and the diaspora. Circus Baobab works collaboratively to develop shows that blend traditional West African performance forms with contemporary circus skills and choreography. This is edgy\, exhilarating performance art in the service of social messages – but boy\, is it entertaining too. \nYé ! is directed by Yann Ecauvre (he’s also responsible – with Jérémy Manche – for the show’s music). An innovative\, self-taught performer\, Ecauvre is the co-founder of Cirque Inextremiste\, a French circus company renowned for its high-risk performances and signature use of unconventional props. He started working on the show that became Yé ! in 2021\, collaborating with Bakala Camara and the company’s acrobatic specialist Damien Droin. The artists demonstrated their skills to them in the lively working-class Dixinn district and at the Centre Culturel Franco-Guinéen\, and from that Ecauvre and Droin developed a story centred on environmental themes – particularly water scarcity and pollution. \nEcauvre’s direction for Yé ! has a pared-back\, contemporary feel that probably breaks with more traditional\, more exuberant African performance styles. And he has clearly taken inspiration from the everyday lives of the young acrobats\, infusing the show with the kind of urgent environmental and social themes that impact their lives while also maintaining the essential sense of collective energy and physical virtuosity. \nThe result is true performance art: we can marvel at the strength\, the dexterity\, the sheer ability of the artists\, and we can applaud the choreography that creates structures and patterns from the human body. But it’s easy to see that these have real purpose: the acrobats and dancers hold and support each other\, the physical structures they create echo the social structures we need. As the handout puts it\, “interpersonal relations are often the only comfort against the pull of nothingness. Immobility becomes synonymous with death”. \nThis performance will be followed by a post-show Q&A moderated by Chinasa Ezugha\, Assistant Arts Professor of Live Art/Art as Social Practice and a Co-Director of Live Art Development Agency\, London. \nCircus Baobab’s Yé ! is on stage again on Saturday 10 May at 3pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ye/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Circus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250512
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SUMMARY:Reading for Pleasure Conference
DESCRIPTION:The second edition of this Emirates Literature Foundation conference brings together a diverse selection of educators and experts from across the globe\, including some of the most influential voices in the fields. The aim: to discuss and offer guides to best practice with the overall aim of fostering a love of reading amongst children. This year’s theme\, Beyond the Classroom\, focuses on the need to extend the scope of reading and associated activities\, considering such issues as reading with STEM\, inclusivity\, the impact of AI on reading\, and topics as explorative as reading art and keeping culture alive for children. Perhaps the tone will be set by the opening session\, which has the title ‘Reading in schools – we’re doing it wrong’; librarian and library adviser Alan Jacques has the hot seat for this one\, which he’s amplified as ‘Literacy rates are up and yet global statistics show that reading level are down … what’s happening?’ \nThe conference runs afternoons only 9 to 11 May. It is definitely one for librarians\, teachers and other professionals\, but there will be important learnings for parents too …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/reading-for-pleasure-conference/
LOCATION:Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences\, Al Razi St\, Umm Hurair 2\, Dubai Healthcare City\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Conference,Words
GEO:25.2316835;55.3221155
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250508T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250508T220000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T103503Z
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SUMMARY:Mon Hymne à Piaf
DESCRIPTION:A tribute to the iconic Edith Piaf\, led by the French-Lebanese singer Manel Mallat and directed by Kristian Abouanni. She is accompanied by an orchestra of 20 musicians\, conducted by top film composer Danny Bou-Maroun\, who has reimagined Piaf’s classics “with a cinematic touch” – expect archival footage projections and an impressive lighting design that promises to transport the audience into Piaf’s world … There’s a second show tomorrow (9 May).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mon-hymne-a-piaf/
LOCATION:Zabeel Theatre\, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray\, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250508T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250508T213000
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SUMMARY:UAE Classical Talents: A Piano and Flute Recital Night
DESCRIPTION:The last concert of the UAE Classical Talents Season 2024/2025 features the return of Magadalena Wajdzik (piano) and Carlos Teixeira (flute) in a programme with works by Bach\, Mozart\, Fauré and Poulenc As usual\, concert curator Stéphane Ferrault will illuminate that musical journey with stories and anecdotes about the music (The timing includes a half-hour cocktail reception to start; the AF member’s price is AED 130.)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uae-classical-talents-a-piano-and-flute-recital-night/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Recital
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250508T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250508T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
CREATED:20250506T101752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T114856Z
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SUMMARY:Curators Talk: Nada Raza
DESCRIPTION:The latest in the NYUAD Art Gallery’s series of conversations with curators features Nada Raza\, Director of the Alserkal Arts Foundation. She’ll be giving an overview of her curatorial journey as a divided ‘South Asian’; her PhD was on transcultural connections\, particularly between the Gulf and South Asia\, which should make for an interesting perspective. She will also share her quite extensive experiences with commissioning and exhibiting art; she began her career in 2005 at The Third Line in Dubai\, moved to the international art curatorial team at Tate Modern\, came back to Dubai for a role as Curatorial Advisor at Alserkal Avenue and then as Alserkal Arts Foundatiuon’s director.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/curators-talk-nada-raza/
LOCATION:NYUAD Art Gallery Reading Room\, أبو ظبي\, United Arab Emirates
GEO:24.5231545;54.433868
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250509
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SUMMARY:A Room of One’s Own
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Duygu Demir\, NYUAD assistant professor of Art History and curator at the Art Gallery\, this exhibition features new work by current MFA students Maha Alasaker\, Yuehan Dai\, Nour Elbery\, Almaha Jaralla\, Tooba Shaikh\, and Shaima Shamsi that has been developed over the past year. A Room of One’s Own invites viewers to consider the possibilities that emerge when artists are given the freedom to create; the exhibition borrows its title from Virginia Woolf’s 1929 essay\, which argued that creative work requires both physical space and material support; the works on show reflect on personal and shared histories\, examining themes such as colonialism\, displacement\, systems of power\, environmental transformation\, and the boundaries\, mental and physical\, that define experience. To 25 May.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-room-of-ones-own/
LOCATION:NYUAD Project Space\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250507T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250507T220000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro
DESCRIPTION:The Courtyard’s most peopular evening of elimination improv. Ten 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 knocked out. Eventually only one remains\, to be crowned the Maestro. “Fast-paced\, unpredictable\, and hilarious” says the promo\, and you couldn’t argue with that. As with all Courtyard improv evenings it’s free\, but you need to put your name on the guestlist (via the website); and it’s first-come first-served\, so get there early to grab a seat. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/wednesday-night-impro-maestro-48/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250507
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250508
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SUMMARY:Mohamed Al Astad: Rust & Waves
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition showcasing the artistic journey of the Emirati artist known for his ability to capture maritime heritage and coastal landscapes through the interplay between nature and time; he characteristically incorporates elements of rust\, waves\, and the textures of the sea to evoke a sense of history and cultural identity. To 15 June.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mohamed-al-astad-rust-waves/
LOCATION:Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi\, Reem Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250505T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250505T220000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
CREATED:20250428T091449Z
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SUMMARY:Monday Night Comedy: This Is Impro
DESCRIPTION:Exactly 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 plus guests. Classic Courtyard improv. It’s free\, but you need to put your name on the guestlist (via the website) – it’s first-come first-served\, so get there early enough to grab a seat.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/monday-night-comedy-this-is-impro-24/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250504T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250504T210000
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SUMMARY:SFP Montage: day two
DESCRIPTION:SFP Montage is a series of special projects and initiatives linked to Sharjah Arts Foundation’s annual Sharjah Film Platform (SFP) festival that forges new associations among the works and expands their reach beyond Sharjah. This evening’s films: \nUpshot dir Maha Haj (2024\, 34 min: still above)  \nAfter suffering unimaginable loss\, Suleiman and Lubna retreat to an isolated farm; there they tend to their crops and engage in impassioned debates about their five children’s life choices. One day\, a stranger arrives to reveal a harrowing truth from their past … Arabic with English subtitles \nCu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc (Cu Li Never Cries) dir Phạm Ngọc Lân (2024\, 92 min) \nAfter collecting the ashes of her estranged husband from Germany\, Mrs Nguyen travels back to Hanoi with Cu Li\, his pet pygmy slow loris. On her return\, she finds her pregnant niece rushing into marriage and fears the young woman is making the same mistakes that she did … The film weaves together the present with the complexities of Vietnamese history by interspersing the old woman’s longing for the past with the couple’s uncertain future. Vietnamese with Arabic and English subtitles
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sfp-montage-day-two/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250504T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250504T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
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SUMMARY:Collected Histories: Personal Archives and Documentation
DESCRIPTION:Collected Histories\, a project co-founded by Hind Mezaina and Jasmine Soliman\, aims to foster discussion on personal documentation and archiving “with an ultimate goal of inspiring and supporting individuals to become ‘citizen archivists’ by cataloguing\, and exploring ways to self-publish and preserve personal collections”. The project includes talks\, workshops\, and public film screenings – which this evening includes all three. \nFilms\nFour short films focused on archives\, memories\, and identity followed by a short discussion between Mezaina\, Soliman and the audience. \nDon’t Get Too Comfortable dir Shaima Al Tamimi (2021\, 9 min) Questioning the continuous pattern of movement amongst Yemenis in diaspora\, the filmmaker fuses archival photographs and sourced footage\, calling attention to the collective feeling of statelessness and sense of being felt by migrants. \nWhere Am I From? / Ana min wein? dir Nouf Aljowaysir (2022\, 13 min) The filmmaker explores her identity by tracing her childhood and family memories by constructing her genealogical journey using two different voices\, her own and an AI ‘narrator’\, revealing stereotypes and biases derived from its algorithmic composition. \nStill Processing dir Sophy Romvari (2020\, 17 min) A box of stunning family photos unseen for decades awakens lost memories as they are viewed for the first time on camera. \nThe Flowers Stand Silently\, Witnessing dir Theo Panagopoulos (2024\, 17 min) When a filmmaker of Palestinian descent based in Scotland unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wildflowers\, he decides to reclaim the footage. The film questions the role of image-making as a tool of both testimony and violence when connected to entanglements between people and the land. \nWorkshop\nThe workshop will explore the importance of archival self-representation\, the objects we keep and why.  Attendees should bring at least one item from their personal archive – family photos\, letters\, diaries\, heirlooms. This event is open to all\, and no prior knowledge about archival practice is required.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/collected-histories-personal-archives-and-documentation/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250504T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250504T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
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SUMMARY:Collected Histories: Personal Archives and Documentation
DESCRIPTION:Collected Histories\, a project co-founded by Hind Mezaina and Jasmine Soliman\, aims to foster discussion on personal documentation and archiving “with an ultimate goal of inspiring and supporting individuals to become ‘citizen archivists’ by cataloguing\, and exploring ways to self-publish and preserve personal collections”. The project includes talks\, workshops\, and public film screenings – which this evening includes all three. \nFilms\nFour short films focused on archives\, memories\, and identity followed by a short discussion between Mezaina\, Soliman and the audience. \nBetween Delicate and Violent dir Şirin Bahar Demirel (2023\, 15 min) Experimental documentary that considers hands as memory places that can both accumulate and transfer memories – what some artists call “hand memory\,” triggered when they begin painting\, sculpting\, or drawing and retained in the body rather than the brain … \nMy Father dir Pegah Ahangarani Farahanilran (2023\, 19 min) A personal essay from the director\, examining the life of her father as a revolutionary filmmaker and activist in Iran and the impact of the execution of his friend Davood … \nAt Home But Not At Home dir Suneil Sanzgiri (2019\, 11 min) An experimental essay about anti-colonial solidarity\, based on the story of the director’s father and his Goan heritage to question the construction of artifice\, memory\, and identity through the moving image. \nRankin Street\, 1953 dir Naeem Mohaieman (2013\, 8 min) Mohaiemen’s projects all revolve around modern history\, with a particular focus on South Asia and the 1970s. Merging personal and national histories\, Mohaiemen explores the gaps in historical memory. \nWorkshop\nThe workshop will explore the importance of archival self-representation\, the objects we keep and why.  Attendees should bring at least one item from their personal archive – family photos\, letters\, diaries\, heirlooms. This event is open to all\, and no prior knowledge about archival practice is required.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/collected-histories-personal-archives-and-documentation-2/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250504T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250504T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
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-2/2025-05-04/
LOCATION:Abu Dhabi Beach\, Al Hisn Street\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
CREATED:20250402T132356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T132356Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Calder / Hiquily: Balancing Act
DESCRIPTION:A clever juxtaposition of works by two masters of the poetry of balance and movement that reveals unexpected harmonies between the artistic languages of Alexander Calder and Philippe Hiquily. Calder’s gouaches on paper\, with their bold colours and rhythmic compositions\, provide a visual counterpoint to Hiquily’s sculptural explorations of balance\, weightlessness\, and abstraction. These works\, essential to Calder’s creative process\, exhibit the same principles that animate his mobiles\, two of which are included in this exhibition – New Old Universe (1953)\, an elegant example of his ‘constellations’\, and Caged Stone on Yellow Stalk (1966)\, a rare standing mobile. With these works are four of Hiquily’s Girouette mobiles\, each representing a different season.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-calder-hiquily-balancing-act/
LOCATION:Opera Gallery\, DIFC\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T083500Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Alla Abdunabi: Are your memories of me enough for you?
DESCRIPTION:Alla Abdunabi’s first solo exhibition presents a new body of work that critiques and engages with simulacra\, a concept used in philosophy and cultural studies to analyse how symbols shape our perceptions of what is accepted as “real.” \nAlla Abdunabi is participating in the 2025 cycle of the 421 Artistic Development Program\, an annual capacity-building initiative that provides early-career artists in the UAE with the opportunity to explore new techniques\, test ideas\, and create a cohesive body of work for their first solo exhibition.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-alla-abdunabi-are-your-memories-of-me-enough-for-you/
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:20250504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
CREATED:20250128T081724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T082053Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Abdullah Al Saadi: Sites of Memory\, Sites of Amnesia
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of ten works by the influential Khor Fakkan artist\, one of the “Pioneer Five” who bolstered the contemporary art scene in the UAE in the 1980s and influenced a generation of artists in the region. Curated by Tarek Abou El Fetouh\, this show offers a reflection on his decades-long artistic practice; expanding on the work initially presented in the UAE National Pavilion at the 2024 Biennale di Venezia in 2024.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-abdullah-al-saadi-sites-of-memory-sites-of-amnesia/
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:20250503T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250503T220000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
CREATED:20250403T104852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T142614Z
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SUMMARY:Theeb: dir Gedir Naji Abu Nowar (2014)
DESCRIPTION:Theeb (‘Wolf’) is a young Bedouin boy living in a remote part of the Ottoman Empire in 1916. When his older brother has to escort a British officer across the desert\, Theeb tags along for the adventure – and experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age on the perilous journey. \nThe film screens in dialogue with the ongoing Abdullah Al Saadi exhibition Sites of Memory\, Sites of Amnesia as part of a programme curated by researcher and scholar Rasha Salti that invites audiences to reflect on the intricate interplay between remembrance and forgetting\, evoking profound connections to collective and personal histories.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/theeb-dir-gedir-naji-abu-nowar-2014-2/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250503T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250503T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
CREATED:20250501T094501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T095335Z
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SUMMARY:SFP Montage: day one
DESCRIPTION:SFP Montage is a series of special projects and initiatives linked to Sharjah Arts Foundation’s annual Sharjah Film Platform (SFP) festival that forges new associations among the works and expands their reach beyond Sharjah; two award-winning films from the seventh edition of SFP will be screened at NYUAD: The Screening Room on each of 3 and 4 May. Tomorrow’s films are fiction; this evening’s are both documentaries: \nSurveilling a Crime Scene dir Alana Hunt (2023\, 22 min) \nShot on Super 8mm\, this short examines the lives of non-indigenous people in Miriwoong Country\, Australia\, to frame colonisation as not only a historical phenomenon but also a continuous and present violence. English with Arabic subtitles \nCoconut Head Generation dir Alain Kassanda (2023\, 89 min: still above) \nEvery Thursday a group of students from the University of Ibadan organises a film club\, transforming a small lecture hall into a political assembly. Reclaiming the expression ‘coconut head generation’ – a derisive term for stubborn and brainless youth – the students assert their right to intellectual freedom while honing their critical voice. English\, Pidgin\, Yoruba and French with Arabic subtitles
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sfp-montage-day-one/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250503T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250503T190000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
CREATED:20250428T142652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T085115Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Abu Dhabi has been chosen as the host city for the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize – “in recent years\, the UAE’s growing presence in the global arts and culture landscape\, and openness in supporting the works of international architects provides a backdrop of newness\, reflecting the diversity within our mission and the selection of our Laureates and Jurors\,” said Tom Pritzker\, director of the Pritzker Foundation. “As three iconic buildings\, each designed by Pritzker Laureates\, Jean Nouvel\, Norman Foster and Frank Gehry\, redefine the skyline of this city\, Abu Dhabi lends a natural extension to our programme.” \nThis lecture by Liu Jiakun\, 2025 Pritzker Prize Laureate\, will have the title “On Land: A Model For Community”. It will be followed by a panel discussion including his three immediate predecessors: Riken Yamamoto\, David Chipperfield\, and Francis Kéré. “An informal reception will follow.” Should be good.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/2025-pritzker-architecture-prize-laureate-lecture/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250503T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250503T163000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
CREATED:20250429T071422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T071422Z
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SUMMARY:Discover Kinusaiga: a Japanese Fabric Art Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Kinusaiga is a Japanese art formakin to collage or patchwork\, where fabric – originally silk – is wrapped around a carved wood or foam base to create images (often landscapes or patterns) without any need for traditional sewing. This hands-on workshop provides an introduction to this interesting and versatile art/craft; no prior experience is needed\, and all materials will be provided.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/discover-kinusaiga-a-japanese-fabric-art-workshop/
LOCATION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, Cultural District Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Textiles,Workshop
GEO:24.5335392;54.4095952
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250502T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250502T220000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
CREATED:20250424T125130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T125130Z
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SUMMARY:Khaleeji Jazz
DESCRIPTION:A slightly belated World Jazz Day celebration in the form of a concert by Grammy Award-winning Egyptian oriental jazz pioneer Fathy Salama with a world premiere of his latest work. He will be joined by the noted bassist André Segone and distinguished Norwegian saxophonist Trygve Seim plus a team of drummers from the UAE \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAuditorium\, ground floor\nFind us on the map
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/khaleeji-jazz/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert,Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250502T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250502T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T141808Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Morning
DESCRIPTION:Successful 40s-ish photographer Mat (James Cuningham) takes us on a heart-warming\, epiphanic journey in this one-man show\, written by Nick Warren and directed by Jenine Collocott. On learning that his girlfriend is pregnant\, a stunned Mat goes for a jog in his neighbourhood to do some thinking. Straying from his regular route he ventures into an unknown and rundown section of the city where he makes a gruesome discovery that changes everything … This fast-paced show is infused with the kind of wit\, acute observation\, real suspense\, imminent danger\, selfish need\, and poignant humanity that are the basic elements of urban life in contemporary South Africa\, where it’s a multiple award winner.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sunday-morning-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250501T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250501T190000
DTSTAMP:20260420T075916
CREATED:20250424T105212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T105212Z
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SUMMARY:A Tribute to Quincy Jones
DESCRIPTION:The Abu Dhabi Festival in collaboration with Berklee Abu Dhabi pay tribute to musical legend Quincy Jones (a close friend of the Festival) in a special session of Riwaq Al Fikr – ADMAF Talks. The evening features insights from long-time collaborator Badr Jafar plus Berklee tutors including Ron Savage\, Sean K Skeete\, and Terri Lyne Carrington; the moderatir is the Grammy-nominated Mayssa Karaa.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-tribute-to-quincy-jones/
LOCATION:Berklee Abu Dhabi\, UAE Pavilion\, Saadiyat ISland\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Conversation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T163321Z
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SUMMARY:Sharjah Animation Conference
DESCRIPTION:SAC returns for its third annual edition\, again organised in collaboration with Italy’s Bergamo Animation Days (BAD)\, with an extensive (indeed\, impressive) programme of trends\, cutting-edge technologies\, and game-changing opportunities\, This year there’s a substantial Japanese influence – Studio Ghibli notables\, anime in many of the sessions\, an afternoon of cosplay … \nOverall\, it’s a chance for enthusiasts\, current and would-be professionals and industry folk to mingle with some of the world’s best animators – more than 70 of them\, say the organisers\, with the full list here. Headliners include Masayuki Miyaji and Tamiya Terashima\, both associated with Studio Ghibli; Tom Bancroft of Pencilish Animation Studios\, known for his work on Disney classics like Mulan and Aladdin; and the celebrated character designer Sandro Cleuzo\, known for Anastasia\, Tarzan\, and Chip’n Dale (his workshop predictably sold out early\, sadly\, and so has Bancroft’s). \nKhoula Al Mujaini\, Executive Director of SAC\, described animation as “a universal language that transcends borders\, cultures\, and generations … Through SAC\, we aim to celebrate this remarkable art form\, inspire new generations of creatives\, and provide a space where industry leaders can connect\, collaborate\, and push the boundaries of animated storytelling”. \nMost of the artist led workshops are hands-on and/or quite technical\, which justifies the extra costs applied to them. But the standard AED 139 four-pass does give you access to 30+ talks\, panel discussions and roundtables; lots of activations (which usually means people trying to sell you stuff\, but in entertaining fashion); and three live music gigs\, include one “live anime concert”. There’s also a “shared creative space to draw and collaborate”. And of course there will be many screenings.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sharjah-animation-conference-2/
LOCATION:Expo Centre Sharjah\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Animation,Conference
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