"Amidst the unsettled times of an uprising in Iran, grappling with uncertainties, sadness, and paradoxes, artist Amir Khojasteh sought solace in his studio and tried to make sense of what was happening ... In this topsy-turvy world, the artist persisted [ ... ]
A rare chance to see an unusual, indeed exceptional hip hop artist at work. Oddisee has always ploughed his own furrow – making his own music for the last 20 years and running his own label now, avoiding the temptations [ ... ]
The regular Alliance Française ciné-apéro evening (a glass of wine and canapés before the screening) this month features Desclou's psychological/political thriller; a young couple with political aspirations more or less accidentally kill a violent driver on a remote country road. [ ... ]
“If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth," said Albert Einstein, "man would have no more than four years left to live". Well, all over the world bees have been dying for the past few years. Although the [ ... ]
The best ever concert film? Certain one of the best; and one of the best suits, too ... Jonathan Demme captured the energy and artsy groove of David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison at their best. Shot [ ... ]
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 eliminated. Eventually only [ ... ]
A collection of abstract figurative works on canvas, "inviting viewers into a realm of recognition and constant metamorphosis ... Each 190 x 120cm canvas serves as a conduit for Miramar's endeavour to encapsulate the essence of the natural formations of [ ... ]
BFAF's art history lecture programme continues with art historian and researcher Maryam Jalali, who will explore how Eastern motifs and styles were romanticised in Western design from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Above: Fabio Fabbi, Women Resting on [ ... ]
A reprise of Culture Emulsion's careful and effective treatment of the Vagina Monologues; the dramatist Eve Ensler based her text on more than 200 interviews with women who confided their sensations, their traumas, their aspirations, their anxieties, their joys … [ ... ]
One of the most consistently funny of the Courtyard's classic improv gigs is back after a couple of months' hiatus: the speakers have to give a presentation on a slide deck they’ve never seen before, with the topic determined at [ ... ]
A solo show for the French-born LA-based street artist who started filming graffiti art and subsequently became an artist in his own right after an off-hand suggestion from Banksy. As it happens, many of the 10 works on show here [ ... ]
A duo exhibition for Emirati artist Mohamed Yousif and Kenyan sculptor Maggie Otieno that "celebrates the grounded connections between the practices of the two artists and the cross-cultural exchange between the Middle East and Africa". Or as curator Shamma Al [ ... ]
Ninety minutes of unplanned improv, performed (in French, of course) by students of Culture Emulsion's Dubai-based drama school as part of its annual Tous en Scène festival of Francophone theatre.
An Arab World Premiere for Ballet Hispánico, the largest Hispanic cultural organisation in the States. The company (and subsequently its associated School of Dance and Community Arts Partnerships) was founded in 1970 to challenging stereotypes and demonstrate the joy and [ ... ]
Hans Zimmer is probably best known for some of the most listened-to soundtracks in the history of cinema – The Lion King, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Dune - but his live show is also pretty special. [ ... ]
Riffing on the interwoven relationship between cities, the natural environment and the sacred, this show presents work by 12 artists and collectives working across diverse contexts of urban, rural, domestic, communitarian, public and non-material spaces. In this show are works [ ... ]
A short exhibition of work by the Scottish Mawaheb artist, his first solo show. To 6 June.
A stage version of Michel Audiard's screenplay. Former mobster Fernand is living a quiet life, but things change when a dying friend asks him to take care of both his daughter and his shady business ... Gripping stuff. Performed (in [ ... ]
A second and final Abu Dhabi performance for Ballet Hispánico, the largest Hispanic cultural organisation in the States. The company (and subsequently its associated School of Dance and Community Arts Partnerships) was founded in 1970 to challenging stereotypes and demonstrate [ ... ]
An update of the show he did at this venue a month or two ago; Shawn Chidiac, aka ‘My Parents are Divorced', is doing this chat-plus-comedy evening once a month at VOX Cinemas Mercato Mall until the end of the [ ... ]
The second of two spectacular shows where the multi-instrumentalist composer Hans Zimmer recreates some of his exceptional film scores – The Lion King, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Dune – arranged for live performance with a large [ ... ]
A newly-restored print of one of Hollywood's classics – romantic, witty, a great director, and full of stars: Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn lead in this Cinderella story of a gauche girl who returns from a trip to [ ... ]
"Wit, charm, and boundless humour" are promised from this "hilarious stand-up comedy show" by Saleh Al-Nawawy. It's also a podcast, and "one or two" audience members will be interviewed on stage. There'll be a guest comic too, though we don't [ ... ]
The second performance for this Michel Audiard play. Former mobster Fernand is living a quiet life, but things change when a dying friend asks him to take care of both his daughter and his shady business ... Gripping stuff. Performed [ ... ]
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 stuff. It's free, but you need to put your [ ... ]
A reprise of Culture Emulsion's version of Francis Veber's highly successful modern French farce. Pierre Brochant is one of the Parisian businessmen who have a weekly 'idiots' dinner', where guests bring along a dimwit who can be ridiculed. Brochant finds [ ... ]
A regular monthly evening of improv and stand-up hosted by Rushdi. The bar's set pretty high: "from side-splitting stand-up to mesmerising improv, the finest comedic artists from near and far come to showcase their talent."
A second performance for Culture Emulsion's version of Francis Veber's highly successful modern French farce. Pierre Brochant is one of the Parisian businessmen who have a weekly 'idiots' dinner', where guests bring along a dimwit who can be ridiculed. Brochant [ ... ]
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 eliminated. Eventually only [ ... ]
A weekend of films for children and the young, presented by the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region as a taster version of the well established SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival held in Chemnitz, Germany. The Abu Dhabi version runs over the weekend of [ ... ]
Solo exhibition that offers "a unique perspective on the beauty of nature and the urgent need for environmental stewardship". To 14 July.
A collection of digital and painted art from ChefBurger (aka Mano Gonzalez) that "offers a unique opportunity to experience the convergence of diverse cultures through compelling portraits, French masterpieces, and a profound reverence for nature". Included is a new series [ ... ]
Another season of Emirati and Korean short films starts. The programme: Why is my Grandfather's Bed in our Living Room? dir Sarah Alhashimi (2021: 7 mins) An Emirati family recalls the loss of their ancestral house to urban modernisation; it [ ... ]
BFAF's art history lecture programme continues with Zayed National Museum director Peter Magee, exploring how the excavation and interpretation of archaeological sites in the ancient Near East was contoured by Orientalist thought and practice. In particular he focuses on the [ ... ]
A film for the 80th anniversary of D-Day and inspired by true events, The Last Rifleman is a moving drama starring Pierce Brosnan in one of his best roles as a WWII veteran living in a care home in Northern [ ... ]
Deloris Van Cartier seeks refuge in a convent after witnessing a crime, and her vibrant personality and musical prowess injects the convent’s choir with infectious energy and harmony. It's based of course on the Whoopi Goldberg movie of the same [ ... ]
A return to Dubai for this touring one-hour version of Tchaikovsky's best-loved ballet, seen here at couple of years ago. It's danced by a company called Worldstars; it's a well established touring outfit that aims to preserve the classical ballet [ ... ]
A weekend of films for children and the young, presented by the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region as a taster version of the well established SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival held in Chemnitz, Germany. The Abu Dhabi version runs over the weekend of [ ... ]
Deloris Van Cartier seeks refuge in a convent after witnessing a crime, and her vibrant personality and musical prowess injects the convent’s choir with infectious energy and harmony. It's based of course on the Whoopi Goldberg movie of the same [ ... ]
The tenth anniversary of the Emirates Community Symphony Orchestra is being celebrated with a programme of crowdpleasers. Jonathan Grover conducts, the piano soloist for the Chopin is Jelena Matveyshaja. Entrance is free, just email ecsosymphony@gmail.com with the number of tickets [ ... ]
Three nights of exuberant musical theatre to wind up Culture Emulsion’s annual Tous en Scène festival of Francophone theatre. The action takes place on an isolated island in the titular luxury hotel; the owner, who disappeared ten years ago, has [ ... ]
A solo exhibition of works by Manolo Valdés, the Spanish artist known for his unique approach of drawing from art history to create his paintings, prints, and sculptures in a signature style of pared-down forms and unrefined mark-making. Through meticulous [ ... ]
Last day of this weekend of films for children and the young, presented by the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region as a taster version of the well established SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival held in Chemnitz, Germany. The Abu Dhabi version runs over [ ... ]
Last chance to catch Deloris Van Cartier seeking refuge in a convent after witnessing a crime, where her vibrant personality and musical prowess injects the convent’s choir with infectious energy and harmony. It's based of course on the Whoopi Goldberg [ ... ]
An exhibition of Soviet animation film by Priit Parn, Fyodor Khitruk, Andrey Khrzhanovsky, Yuri Norshtein, and Robert Sahakyants; and post-soviet video art, paintings, installations, objects and works on paper by Blue Noses, Diana Kapizova, Nikolay Koshelev, Alina Kugush, Katerina Lukina, [ ... ]
A second performance of this exuberant Francophone musical comedy to wind up Culture Emulsion’s annual Tous en Scène festival of Francophone theatre. The action takes place on an isolated island in the titular luxury hotel; the owner, who disappeared ten [ ... ]
Another standup evening for Dubai, this one promising "a hilarious evening of unfiltered laughter". Free entry, but there's a minimum spend of AED 75
NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery is celebrating its ten-year anniversary with a characteristically interesting exhibition. In Real Time is a dynamic show – over the course of three months the curators will be adding artists, and the artists and performers [ ... ]
Silver’s entertaining debut was an unexpected hit, achieving instant critical acclaim after a screening at the 1975 Cannes Festival. Carol Kane is outstanding as a Jewish immigrant arriving in late 19th-century New York, to live in a tenement apartment on [ ... ]
Before the Ocean Master met its demise at the Gadani shipbreaking yards in Pakistan, filmmaker and artist Hira Nabi gave it a voice and staged conversations between the vessel and the labourers dismantling it. The stories exchanged between the workers [ ... ]
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