• 421 Winter 2023 Exhibitions Closing Program

    421 Arts Campus Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    An evening session at 421, with guided tours of the current shows (5-5.30pm Of Mythic Proportions, led by the artist, Mahshid Rafiei: 5.45-6.30pm And The Mirrors Are Many, led by curator Mona Al-Jadir and including a performance by Reem Almenhali). [ ... ]

    Free
  • Sophiya Khwaja: Nooks of Power

    Tashkeel Alserkal Avenue Warehouse 58, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

    This solo exhibition – her first in the UAE – marks the completion of Sophiya’s journey on the Tashkeel Critical Practice Programme, mentored by Salima Hashmi and Dawn Ross. Nooks of Power aims to investigate the ways in which humans [ ... ]

    Free
  • Dorsa Asadi: Strange Fruit

    Green Art Gallery Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    A first solo show for the Tehran-based artist, who had exhibited little outside Iran before Green Art Gallery brought her to Art Dubai 2022. Asadi works across a variety of media, including, ceramic sculpture, painting, drawing and embroidery; material is [ ... ]

    Free
  • Fridge Concert Series 40: Karman Line / WYWY

    The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    For the 40th Fridge Concert Series, the Fridge's people have paired new acts with alumni of past concert series for one-off guest collaborations – "merging voices, genres and artistic styles to create memorable music moments". Karman Line, who will be [ ... ]

    AED 80
  • Fridge Concert Series 40: Oxygen Trio by Tarek Skaikar / Imbue

    The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    For the 40th Fridge Concert Series, the Fridge's people have paired new acts with alumni of past concert series for one-off guest collaborations – "merging voices, genres and artistic styles to create memorable music moments". This gig celebrates International Jazz [ ... ]

    AED 80
  • Well Hot

    Volery Gallery Maze Tower - 5201, Dubai International Financial Center, Dubai

    A show by a diverse group of artists from the UK's Moosey Gallery that promises to showcase "the best of contemporary art". The title is a playful nod to the Dubai climate rather than any statement about the artists, but [ ... ]

    Free
  • Katia Al Tal: Appearance

    XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    A solo show for the abstract sculptures of the Jordanian-French artist. Appearance explores the intrinsic essence of the artist’s vision and the experiences which led to the creation of these vessels – “a culmination of time specks that are made [ ... ]

    Free
  • Dubomedy Secret Comedy Show

    Melrose Paramount Midtown, Al Mustaqbal Street, Dubai

    The official launch of Dubomedy's new weekly gig at Melrose, the bar in Business Bay's Paramount Midtown. The 'secret' bit is the line-up: "you never know who will drop in ..." RSvP recommended since space is limited.

    Free, but pore-registration recommended
  • PechaKucha | On Space

    Etihad Museum 1 Jumeirah St, Dubai

    A dynamic lineup shares perspectives on space and the UAE's role in exploring it. “From stunning space photography to inspiring strategies for promoting STEM education, our speakers will take you on a journey through the cosmos and offer a glimpse [ ... ]

    Free but preregister
  • Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse / Rachid Ouramdane: Corps extrêmes

    The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    It’s not often that a dance piece involves a climbing wall on the stage. But then it’s not often you’ll come across a dance piece that tests the ensemble’s physical strength, emotional barriers, and trust in each other in quite [ ... ]

    AED 105
  • Almost, Maine

    The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    John Cariani’s play is made up of a series of interconnected vignettes that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical New England town called Almost. A charming exploration of love's many facets, filled with wit, warmth, and unexpected surprises, [ ... ]

    AED 100
  • The Jazz Night with Lady J

    Theatre of Digital Arts Souk Madinat Jumeriah, Dubai

    Jazz at the Theatre of Digital Art with Lady J and her trio. We're promised "a sparkling arrangement of the Grooviest Classics together with jazzed-up Radio Hits in 360° space" ...

    AED 180
  • Jason Manford LIVE!

    Emirates Palace Auditorium Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    The effortlessly entertaining Jason Manford is always good value – aimable, quick-witted, good at sharp observational comedy ... Recommended.

  • Sooshi Mango: Off the Boat in Dubai

    Coca-Cola Arena City Walk, Dubai

    The long-established Australian comedy troupe (two brothers, and their best mate) comes loaded with classic comedy references – the likes of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, the Marx Brothers Laurel and Hardy – and an act that is usually rooted [ ... ]

    From AED 199
  • The Voyage Within

    Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery 796 Jumeirah Street, Dubai

    A group show with Virginie Ellis, Osama Elolemy, Omar A. Hussein and Amit Kar. To 8 July.

    Free
  • A Journey into Architecture Archives: Beirut, Cairo, Rabat

    Al Qasimiyah School Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St, Sharjah

    A Sharjah Architecture Triennial exhibition, curated by architect George Arbid, that highlights three institutions in the Arab world that hold and preserve key regional architecture archives – the Arab Center for Architecture (ACA) in Beirut (co-founded by Arbid), the Rare [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse / Rachid Ouramdane: Corps extrêmes

    The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    A second performance of this extraordinary dance piece choreographed by Rachid Ouramdane, an ambitious, captivating work about confronting danger, mastering the self, the beauty of flight and the desire to escape the chains of gravity; acrobats, rock climbers, flyers, slackliners [ ... ]

    AED 105
  • Almost, Maine

    The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    A second evening for the H72 production of John Cariani’s play, a series of interconnected vignettes that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical New England town called Almost. A charming exploration of love's many facets, filled with wit, [ ... ]

    AED 100
  • Wash My Soul in the River’s Flow: dir Philippa Bateman (2022)

    Al Hamra Cinema Al Arouba Street, Sharjah

    This Australian documentary explores the personal relationship and musical partnership of First Nations singer-songwriters Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter as they rehearse and perform for the 2004 premiere of Kura Tungar—Songs from the River, presented in collaboration with Paul Grabowsky [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Danú presents: The Dictator

    Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    The Dictator is an interpretation in English of the play by the late, great Lebanese playwright Issam Mahfouz. This timely absurdist tale, set in a claustrophobic  fictional world, tells the story of a tyrant (the General, played by Aida Laubach) [ ... ]

    Free
  • Stuart Taylor

    Mövenpick Hotel JBR Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Top South African comedy from a standup who claims more than 25 years in the business (including seven as host of a hit SABC travel show). He was a founding member of the influential Cape Comedy Collective in 1999, but [ ... ]

    AED 160
  • Almost, Maine

    The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Two final performance for H72's production of John Cariani’s play, made up of a series of interconnected vignettes that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical New England town called Almost. It's a charming exploration of love's many facets, [ ... ]

    AED 100
  • Culture Bus: Maraya Arts Centre

    421 Arts Campus Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    The excellent 421 Culture Bus is visiting Sharjah for the Maraya's current exhibitions (3-4pm) and a guided tour of Al Noor Island (4.15-5pm). There'll be plenty of time for a pre-gallery lunch at Al Qasba (not included in the bus [ ... ]

    AED 30