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SUMMARY:Monday Night Comedy: This Is Impro / Film Noir Improvised
DESCRIPTION:A two-act evening of spontaneous scenes and songs based on audience suggestions\, by some of our most experienced players and guests. After warming up with some fun games and scenes\, the improvisers bring the 1950’s Film Noir genre to life on stage using audience suggestions in an improvised murder mystery. “Heroes with blackened hearts and dames with revenge on their mind … everything is completely improvised each week\, and no two stories are the same. Join us amongst the murky underworlds where crime and passion cross swords and you’re never far from a man in a hat”. \nIt’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-film-noir-improvised/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260603T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260603T220000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro
DESCRIPTION:The Courtyard’s popular 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-67/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260606
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Inherited Lines
DESCRIPTION:Combining language\, heritage\, and expression\, the world of Arabic calligraphy offers centuries of tradition for artists to draw upon. Curated by DiarBid ArtHouse and presented by Dubai Culture and Alliance Française Dubai\, this exhibition features established artists\, calligraphers\, and instructors – including Hussam Abdelwahab\, Abdulrazzak Mahmoud\, and Bahman Zahedi – and works by emerging talents who graduated from Dubai Culture’s Arabic Calligraphy\, Ornamentation and Gilding Programme.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-inherited-lines/
LOCATION:La Galerie\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Calligraphy,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260120T105511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T105511Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Jorge Tacla: Time the destroyer is time the preserver
DESCRIPTION:While Jorge Tacla was only an adolescent during the 1973 coup against Chile’s democratically-elected socialist president Salvador Allende\, the upheaval left an irrevocable mark on his politics and practice. Titled after a line from a TS Eliot poem\, Tacla’s “most expansive presentation to date” examines how enduring truths can be excavated in the aftermath of a destructive incident. \nStructured as eight ‘chapters’\, the exhibition traces Tacla’s sustained challenge to the supposed hierarchies of human suffering\, false binaries of victim and perpetrator\, and the structural violence connecting seemingly disparate events; the paintings reassert the primacy of human memory and perception in navigating the complexities of representation and interpretation. By depicting buildings and landscapes ‘in negative’\, the artist defines form through absence\, “creating images that reflect on how events are inscribed within individual and collective consciousness”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-jorge-tacla-time-the-destroyer-is-time-the-preserver/
LOCATION:Al Mureijah Square\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260128T101401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T101401Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Nada Shabout of NYUAD’s al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art\, this exhibition investigates and celebrates the work and influence of one of the most important art movement of the mid-Century Middle East. Dr Shabout brings together work by the artists from the Baghdad Modern Art Group\, as well as those who the group influenced both at the time and in later generations.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-modern-art-group/
LOCATION:NYUAD Art Gallery\, Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260607T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260607T170000
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260420T152424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T152424Z
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SUMMARY:The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans
DESCRIPTION:New Orleans jazz – ragtime\, blues\, brass – in an intimate\, street-style bar setting. Shows last about an hour\, and there are performances at 6.30pm and 9pm. Note that there’s a AED 150 minimum spend on food and/or beverages in addition to the ticket price. \nSome promotions for this event call it ‘The Jazz Room’\, others have ‘We Call it Jazz’\, but both seem to have ‘A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans’ appended …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-jazz-room-a-journey-to-the-heart-of-new-orleans/
LOCATION:Belcanto Restaurant\, Dubai Opera\, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd\, Downtown Dubai\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1928528;55.2789648
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260608T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260608T220000
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260401T095855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T095855Z
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SUMMARY:Monday Night Comedy: This Is Impro / Film Noir Improvised
DESCRIPTION:A two-act evening of spontaneous scenes and songs based on audience suggestions\, by some of our most experienced players and guests. After warming up with some fun games and scenes\, the improvisers bring the 1950’s Film Noir genre to life on stage using audience suggestions in an improvised murder mystery. “Heroes with blackened hearts and dames with revenge on their mind … everything is completely improvised each week\, and no two stories are the same. Join us amongst the murky underworlds where crime and passion cross swords and you’re never far from a man in a hat”. \nIt’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-film-noir-improvised-2/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
GEO:25.177696;55.2504958
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260610T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260610T220000
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260401T094525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T094525Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro
DESCRIPTION:The Courtyard’s popular 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-68/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
GEO:25.177696;55.2504958
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260614
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260108T165515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T155613Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Urdu Worlds
DESCRIPTION:A contemporary art exhibition dedicated to the Urdu language: according to Ishara\, “the show explores how language provides the tools with which we create and shape our internal ‘worlds’. Words\, rather than simply describing our surroundings\, give rise to our private lived experiences and shared cultural understandings”. \nCurated by Hammad Nasar\, the exhibition is a visual conversation around language between Ali Kazim and Zarina (it’s also the first comprehensive presentation of Kazim’s works in the GCC). Born in Aligarh\, India\, Zarina weaves Urdu script\, proverbs and poetry into her delicate print works; Ali Kazim\, a multimedia artist based in Lahore\, Pakistan\, grounds his ‘Urdu world’ in a sense of place while exhibiting an eclecticism of influences that reflects the composite and layered history of the language.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-urdu-worlds/
LOCATION:Ishara Art Foundation\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260614T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260614T163000
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260312T181314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T104236Z
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SUMMARY:Space Cadet: dir Kid Koala (2025)
DESCRIPTION:A music-filled dialogue-free feature-length animation about a young astronaut and her guardian robot. Based on Kid Koala’s award-winning graphic novel\, it deals poignantly with love\, loss\, memories and the bonds that connect us … The film has an original score by Kid Koala (aka Eric San)\, original songs by Karen O and Mariana “Ladybug” Vieira\, and songs featuring vocalists Emilíana Torrini\, Martha Wainwright\, Meaghan Smith\, and Trixie Whitley.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/space-cadet-dir-kid-koala-2025/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260615T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260615T220000
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260401T095932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T100111Z
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SUMMARY:Monday Night Comedy: This Is Impro / Film Noir Improvised
DESCRIPTION:A two-act evening of spontaneous scenes and songs based on audience suggestions\, by some of our most experienced players and guests. After warming up with some fun games and scenes\, the improvisers bring the 1950’s Film Noir genre to life on stage using audience suggestions in an improvised murder mystery. “Heroes with blackened hearts and dames with revenge on their mind … everything is completely improvised each week\, and no two stories are the same. Join us amongst the murky underworlds where crime and passion cross swords and you’re never far from a man in a hat”. \nIt’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-film-noir-improvised-3/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
GEO:25.177696;55.2504958
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260617T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260617T220000
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260401T094614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T094614Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro
DESCRIPTION:The Courtyard’s popular 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-69/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
GEO:25.177696;55.2504958
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260618T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260618T200000
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260504T154014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T154014Z
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SUMMARY:Pencil In
DESCRIPTION:A writers’ group intended for writers to practice their craft without the pressures of producing a final outcome\, designed to provide a supportive environment for writers to write alone yet in a group. You’re invited to polish your writing skills while receiving valuable feedback from experienced peer reviewers in English and/or Arabic\, having active conversations with other like-minded writers\, and enjoying a safe space to share personal texts and works … \nThese sessions are free\, and drop-ins are welcome. It’s led by regular Sarah Afaneh\, a researcher and writer with a particular interest in decolonising knowledge production.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/pencil-in-10/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Words,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260620
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260414T180929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T180929Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Samar Hejazi: In Circulation
DESCRIPTION:For her first solo exhibition in the UAE\, curated by Nadine Khoury\, Samar Hejazi presents a body of work that explores how forms shift\, unravel\, and reassemble over time. Working across textile\, printmaking\, and spatial intervention\, her practice suggests that meaning is something continuously in flux; the exhibition unfolds through a series of open-ended questions around stability\, resilience\, and transformation. “Hejazi’s works carry traces of memory and labour\, where making becomes inseparable from thinking\, and material itself operates as a system of knowledge …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-samar-hejazi-in-circulation/
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:20260621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260428T105042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T105042Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Shalabia Ibrahim: Fields of Memory
DESCRIPTION:Born in Egypt and long based in Syria\, Ibrahim’s practice is deeply informed by the visual traditions of the Levant and the rural soul of the Nile. This exhibition\, curated by Randa Sadaka\, offers a vibrant tapestry of lived experience and imagination\, highlighting her use of colour – “her dense\, saturated palettes do more than fill space” says the gallery: “they structure the image and carry an immediate affective presence\, acting as an emotional anchor for the viewer”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-shalabia-ibrahim-fields-of-memory/
LOCATION:Artbooth Gallery\, Centro Capital Center\, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260504T111104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T111104Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Shalabia Ibrahim: Fields of Memory
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition curated by Randa Sadaka\, promising “a rare and intimate journey into a visual language shaped by the intersections of Egyptian and Syrian modernities”. Born in Egypt and long based in Syria\, Ibrahim’s practice is informed by the visual traditions of the Levant and the rural soul of the Nile; stylised figures and simplified forms create compositions that are both accessible and symbolic. “Shalabia’s work allows the ordinary to exist within a shared visual memory\,” says curator Randa Sadaka. “Everyday gestures and familiar faces are elevated\, becoming archetypes of continuity and renewal.”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-shalabia-ibrahim-fields-of-memory-2/
LOCATION:Artbooth Gallery\, Centro Capital Center\, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.4176064;54.4408235
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260622T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260622T220000
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260401T100032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T100107Z
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SUMMARY:Monday Night Comedy: This Is Impro / Film Noir Improvised
DESCRIPTION:A two-act evening of spontaneous scenes and songs based on audience suggestions\, by some of our most experienced players and guests. After warming up with some fun games and scenes\, the improvisers bring the 1950’s Film Noir genre to life on stage using audience suggestions in an improvised murder mystery. “Heroes with blackened hearts and dames with revenge on their mind … everything is completely improvised each week\, and no two stories are the same. Join us amongst the murky underworlds where crime and passion cross swords and you’re never far from a man in a hat”. \nIt’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-film-noir-improvised-4/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260624T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260624T220000
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260401T094701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T094701Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro
DESCRIPTION:The Courtyard’s popular 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-70/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
GEO:25.177696;55.2504958
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B Al Quoz 1 Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1:geo:55.2504958,25.177696
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260628
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260629
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260113T092721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T092721Z
UID:10013262-1782604800-1782691199@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Jumana Emil Abboud: The Storyteller and the Obedient Tide
DESCRIPTION:Jumana Emil Abboud’s first solo exhibition in the Emirates draws on the lineage of Palestinian folktales and their continued resonance in the present – how stories inhabit landscapes\, shape personal histories and collective memory\, and create an enchanted relationship to the landscape. \nThe works in this show are like traces and fragments left by the tide’s ebb and flow; “they drift across time and geography\, fact and mythology\, and are grounded in the context of the Palestinian struggle for liberation and return” says the gallery. “Mirroring the exhibition’s title\, the tide’s devotion to the moon’s pull and the storyteller’s slow telling prompt the central question of the exhibition: how do we carry light\, across oceans\, across ruins\, across silence\, without letting it be extinguished?”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-jumana-emil-abboud-the-storyteller-and-the-obedient-tide/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.216757;55.3309395
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Jaddaf:geo:55.3309395,25.216757
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260701
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260401T115753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T115812Z
UID:10013574-1782777600-1782863999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Elusive Territories
DESCRIPTION:Elusive Territories is group show for 15 prominent Palestinian artists whose work examines the relationship between exile\, memory\, and homeland – three dynamics that constantly engage with one another\, especially at this critical time. Says the gallery: “Throughout the exhibition\, elusive yet persistent glimpses of an absent homeland emerge from between the cracks of the abstraction. For these artists\, abstraction becomes a tool for piecing together fragments of Palestine\, in an ongoing process of identity formation journey …” \nParticipating artists: \nYazan Abu Salameh|\nNabil Anani\nTayseer Barakat\nKamal Boullata\nBenji Boyadgian\nSamia Halaby\nKhaled Hourani\nMohammed Joha\nBashir Makhoul\nSliman Mansour\nHosni Radwan\nRana Samara\nRuba Salameh\nSamir Salameh\nVera Tamari
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-elusive-territories/
LOCATION:Zawyeh Gallery\, Warehouse 27\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Zawyeh Gallery Warehouse 27 Alserkal Avenue Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Warehouse 27\, Alserkal Avenue:geo:55.2246127,25.1431157
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260705
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260427T155319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T155319Z
UID:10013673-1783123200-1783209599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Safwan Dahoul – The Eye: An Aperture Into the Soul
DESCRIPTION:Safwan Dahoul’s most recent body of work continues his Dream series – an ongoing body of work investigating the dream state that he began back in the late 1980s\, exploring “the physical and psychological effects of alienation\, solitude\, and longing that punctuate the human experience at various stages in life”. This solo show features the beautiful and usually melancholic monochromatic style which has become characteristic of Dahoul; it also includes more experimental works that are being shown in the UAE for the first time.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-safwan-dahoul-the-eye-an-aperture-into-the-soul/
LOCATION:Ayyam Gallery\, B11\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ayyam Gallery B11 Alserkal Avenue Dubai United Arab Emirates;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=B11\, Alserkal Avenue:geo:55.2246127,25.1431157
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260708
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260420T154541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T154620Z
UID:10013644-1783382400-1783468799@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Supermarket
DESCRIPTION:A great idea from Foundry Downtown – a group exhibition featuring artists based in the UAE who are not (currently) represented by galleries. The organisers describe it as “for the first time\, a selling exhibition structured around accessibility\, discovery\, and dialogue. The project seeks to encourage a broader public to engage with contemporary art with greater confidence and curiosity\, while offering artists an opportunity to present their work in a context that is both visible and commercially supportive …” \nIn that context\, the title represents a quite deliberate borrowing from retail – though the curators are keen to emphasise that doesn’t mean crudely reducing art to merchandise rather than “critically asking what it means to ‘shop’ for art at a moment when value is shaped not only by artistic quality\, but also by visibility\, narrative\, and systems of legitimacy”. Still\, it is a selling exhibition\, with works at “an accessible price point” …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-supermarket/
LOCATION:Foundry Downtown\, Boulevard Crescent\, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1914041;55.2704724
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Foundry Downtown Boulevard Crescent Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Boulevard Crescent\, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard:geo:55.2704724,25.1914041
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260716
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260506T084833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T084833Z
UID:10013742-1784073600-1784159999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Farshid Shafiey\, Atieh Sohrab\, Baran Shafiey: All in the Family
DESCRIPTION:A group show for three artists whose work here explores the dialogue that emerges between generations of artists\, revealing how personal histories\, cultural memory\, and individual artistic languages intersect. Through painting and illustration\, the artists reflect on themes of identity\, everyday life\, and imagination\, offering viewers an intimate glimpse into the visual worlds that shape their creative practices. \nWith a background spanning painting\, illustration\, graphic design\, and animation\, Shafiey approaches art as a space for creative freedom and visual storytelling; his compositions often embrace humour and spontaneity\, drawing inspiration from cultural references and philosophical ideas. Sohrabi draws on her extensive experience in illustration to construct images that balance narrative sensitivity with refined visual language; her works often evoke moments of quiet reflection\, where delicate compositions and subtle details convey emotional depth and personal memory. Shafiey\, the youngest of the three\, presents figurative paintings that explore narrative\, colour\, and ornamentation. Through her exploration of form\, perspective\, and storytelling\, Baran creates scenes that draw from everyday experiences while opening space for imagination and interpretation.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-farshid-shafiey-atieh-sohrab-baran-shafiey-all-in-the-family/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260731
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260421T112230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T112246Z
UID:10013647-1785369600-1785455999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Noor Al Suwaidi: The Sky Forgets\, the Heart Remembers
DESCRIPTION:In this exhibition of a new body of work\, curated by Cima Azzam\, Noor Al Suwaidi approaches colour as a field of sensation where form appears and dissolves within shifting tonalities – “figures hover at the edge of abstraction; colour gathers\, disperses\, and returns again … allowing forms to surface briefly before receding again\, like a feeling remembered but never fully named”. Alongside the paintings\, monochrome marble-like sculptures introduce a contrasting presence with absence of colour to offer a quiet counterpoint to the chromatic intensity of the canvases. And the gallery itself has been tuned to suit: “deep maroon walls hold the paintings in a state of quiet intensity … the architecture of the space has been softened. Surfaces are sanded and corners eased into gentle curves. The room no longer insists on edges. Instead\, it moves with a quieter rhythm that echoes the sensibility of the works themselves …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-noor-al-suwaidi-the-sky-forgets-the-heart-remembers/
LOCATION:Maraya Art Centre\, Al Qasba\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.322311;55.3762336
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Maraya Art Centre Al Qasba Sharjah;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Qasba:geo:55.3762336,25.322311
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260731
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260421T113025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T113025Z
UID:10013649-1785369600-1785455999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Salmah Al Mansoori: Who I Become
DESCRIPTION:Rooted in her surroundings\, the work of Salmah Al Mansoori\, an Emirati artist from Abu Dhabi\, begins with acts of noticing: fragments\, residues\, and overlooked materials drawn from everyday life. These are reworked into new forms that carry both personal and collective memory; handmade paper\, infused with desert grasses\, palm fibres\, and natural pigments\, holds traces of landscape and labour\, while extending the life of what might otherwise disappear. Documentation gives way to transformation; what begins as an act of collecting becomes a process of reconfiguration\, where materials shift\, forms evolve\, and associations remain open. \nCurated by Cima Azzam and featuring artworks loaned by Firetti Contemporary\, the presentation reflects an ongoing exploration of memory\, material\, and place.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-salmah-al-mansoori-who-i-become/
LOCATION:Maraya Art Centre\, Al Qasba\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.322311;55.3762336
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Maraya Art Centre Al Qasba Sharjah;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Qasba:geo:55.3762336,25.322311
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260813
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260421T120159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T120216Z
UID:10013653-1786492800-1786579199@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE A Journey into Architecture Archives: Tunis\, Baghdad\, Damascus
DESCRIPTION:As part of its ongoing institutional programming\, Sharjah Architecture Triennial presents what it terms a “new chapter” in a long-term research initiative dedicated to architectural archives in the Arab world. Building on the inaugural 2023 exhibition\, which focused on Beirut\, Cairo and Rabat\, Journeys into Architecture Archives was developed to foster knowledge production about the region from within its own communities\, while contributing to the development of a shared archival database. The project\, again curated by Lebanese architect George Arbid\, brings together rare archival materials\, physical models and newly commissioned documentary films to explore histories\, memories and unrealised futures across three pivotal Arab cities.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-a-journey-into-architecture-archives-tunis-baghdad-damascus/
LOCATION:Al Qasimiyah School\, Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Research
GEO:25.3447854;55.4028485
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Al Qasimiyah School Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St Sharjah;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St:geo:55.4028485,25.3447854
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260427T185450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T185450Z
UID:10013676-1788134400-1788220799@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE A Return to Presence
DESCRIPTION:Described by the gallery as “a significant new exhibition” and “a return to the essential experience of art as presence\, encounter\, and shared space”\, this show features a curated selection of 50 newly arrived 2D and 3D works by Annalù\, Stefano Bombardieri\, Cveto Marsič\, Umberto Ciceri\, Giuseppe Maiorana\, Robert Hromec\, Youn Kyoung Cho and Gustavo Vélez.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-a-return-to-presence/
LOCATION:Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery\, Al Khayat Art Avenue\, Al Quoz\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.0796205;55.1224096
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery Al Khayat Art Avenue Al Quoz Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Khayat Art Avenue\, Al Quoz:geo:55.1224096,25.0796205
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260504T120608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T120608Z
UID:10013723-1789257600-1789343999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Time That Grows Slowly
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition based around site-specific installations and considering ecological\, feminist\, philosophical\, and postcolonial concerns. The core inspiration however is “philosophical reflections of time as growth rather than movement … Time\, as humans experience it\, is inseparable from the vegetal. The oxygen we breathe\, the food we consume\, the rhythms of agriculture and settlement — all are shaped by plant life. Yet this dependency remains largely invisible”.  The curator\, Alexander Burenkov\, suggests that the exhibition “proposes a toolkit for slowing down\, a reorientation of our sensorium to the rhythms of plants\, the creation of space for vegetal attunement\, reflection and contemplation in dynamic urban conditions\, and the raising of questions about how duration\, memory\, and lived experience are produced within such environments …” \nThe artists: \nMaha Alasaker Kuwait / UAE\nSrijon Chowdhury Bangladesh / USA\nOdonchimeg Davaadorj Mongolia / France\nPatricia Domínguez Chile\nLouis Guillaume France\nMevlana Lipp Germany\nSulafa Mohammed UAE\nTabita Rezaire France / French Guiana\nShaima Shamsi Saudi Arabia / Bahrain / UAE\nFarah Soltani Iran / UAE\nAntoine Renard France\nNadia Waheed Saudi Arabia / Pakistan / USA
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-time-that-grows-slowly/
LOCATION:Dom Art Projects\, Al Khayat Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1399294;55.2285748
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dom Art Projects Al Khayat Avenue Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Khayat Avenue:geo:55.2285748,25.1399294
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260504T121510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T121510Z
UID:10013725-1789257600-1789343999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Petr Kirusha: Every moment is a fresh beginning
DESCRIPTION:A solo show featuring works that Petr Kirusha developed during his residency at Dom Art Projects. At a time of heightened geopolitical tension between the US and Iran\, Kirusha documented the landscapes of Al Quoz and the rapidly changing cityscape of Dubai – observations that evolved into paintings and works on paper. “Working with a post-digital approach to colour\, he leaves the white of the paper active — like a blank screen — and employs a technique that preserves luminosity in the lower layers of paint”. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-petr-kirusha-every-moment-is-a-fresh-beginning/
LOCATION:Dom Art Projects\, Al Khayat Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1399294;55.2285748
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dom Art Projects Al Khayat Avenue Dubai;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Al Khayat Avenue:geo:55.2285748,25.1399294
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTSTAMP:20260507T213915
CREATED:20260507T101506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T101506Z
UID:10013744-1789516800-1789603199@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Kevork Mourad: The Echoes of Silent Bells
DESCRIPTION:A descendant of Armenian Genocide survivors and raised in Syria\, Mourad approaches his work with a profound sense of responsibility to preserve culture and history; his practice aims to give voice to places that no longer exist\, offering an interpretation of what has been lost while seeking ways that history and culture might be recovered\, at least within emotional memory.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-kevork-mourad-the-echoes-of-silent-bells/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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