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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260925T200000
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SUMMARY:Politically Incorrect Comedy
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat Comedy’s regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel\, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/politically-incorrect-comedy-41/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
DTSTAMP:20260813T175704Z
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SUMMARY:Father Ted
DESCRIPTION:Two further performances for this stage adaptation of the near legendary Graham Linehan / Arthur Mathews TV series. Dubai Drama Group says “the show captures everything fans adore about the cult classic: razor-sharp dialogue\, joyfully absurd situations\, and characters who tumble headlong into chaos with divine enthusiasm …” There are shows at 3pm and 8pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/father-ted-2/
LOCATION:Theatre by QE2\, Queen Elizabeth 2\, Port Rashid\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Theatre
GEO:25.2621669;55.2810185
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
DTSTAMP:20260913T162754Z
CREATED:20260913T162754Z
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SUMMARY:Eman Al Hashemi: The Horizon We Inherit
DESCRIPTION:Al Hashemi’s practice examines what it means to remain human within increasingly automated systems of production and consumption – especiallyy seen through urban life in the Emirates. Al Hashemi works across ceramics\, printmaking and painting\, “investigating the systems through which contemporary experience is organized: the routes that structure daily movement\, the artificial illuminations that shape public space\, and the habitual routines through which urban environments are encountered and internalised … Central to this inquiry is the sun\, which recurs throughout the exhibition as both a defining condition of life in the UAE and a means of thinking through the relationship between body\, landscape\, and the built environment”. \nRight: Eman Al Hashemi\, Shams I\, Shams II\, Shams III (2026) 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/eman-al-hashemi-the-horizon-we-inherit/
LOCATION:Iris Projects\, Studio 20\, Madar 39\, MiZa\, Port Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
DTSTAMP:20260927T122644Z
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SUMMARY:Bernar Venet: Sculptures\, Furniture and Works on Paper
DESCRIPTION:A survey of works by the French artist\, “one of the most restless practitioners of his generation” as the gallery has it. Since the early 1960s Venet unusually broad range of media has included tar poured on to canvas and cardboard\, a heap of industrial coal claimed as sculpture\, paintings and drawings built from mathematical equations and scientific diagrams\, sound recordings\, photography\, performance\, poetry and stage design – and\, from the 1980s onward\, the Corten steel Arcs\, Angles and Indeterminate Lines for which he is now best known. This exhibition includes examples of three of those: sculptures in steel are shown alongside Venet’s furniture\, which translates the geometry of the sculptures into functional form\, and a group of works on paper that trace the conceptual logic running beneath it all. \nTo 31 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bernar-venet-sculptures-furniture-and-works-on-paper/
LOCATION:Waddington Custot\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260926T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260926T220000
DTSTAMP:20260804T081655Z
CREATED:20260804T081655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T081655Z
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SUMMARY:Barcelona Flamenco Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
DESCRIPTION:Barcelona Flamenco Ballet does exactly what the name says – applies the style of flamenco in dance and music to create spectacular and passionate performances\, typically by reinterpreting iconic works. This one is described as BFB’s “most ambitious and revolutionary project” to date\, addressing universal themes like the struggle between love and hate\, family and identity through the passion of flamenco allied to the subtleties of contemporary dance and the richness of jazz. \nThis show has been reviewed enthusiastically in Europe and elsewhere; it should appeal effectively to fans of opera\, flamenco\, classical dance\, music\, and theatre alike.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/barcelona-flamenco-ballet-romeo-and-juliet/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Ballet,Flamenco
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260926T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260926T220000
DTSTAMP:20260913T163300Z
CREATED:20260913T163300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T163300Z
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SUMMARY:Joke Hub
DESCRIPTION:A regular Mad Cat Comedy night – “Dubai’s wildest comedy show on Saturday” at “the first purpose built comedy room in the country”. The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joke-hub-35/
LOCATION:Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef\, Al Seef Street\, Umm Hurair 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTSTAMP:20260825T102036Z
CREATED:20260825T102036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T102036Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Nothing Worth Mentioning
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition featuring more than 40 works by 16 photographers (of different nationalities\, but all based in the UAE) that seek to find beauty and meaning in the small moments of everyday life\, personal rituals\, routines\, brief encounters\, simple gestures and humble places we often overlook. As the gallery puts it\, “It reminds us that sometimes the things we dismiss as ordinary are the things that tell us who we are\, where we come from\, and what we remember”. \nThe exhibition is curated by Ola Allouz\, herself an award-winning photographer; her idea for the exhibition grew from taking groups of photographers on trips to the village of Kumzar. For Allouz\, the moments around the table stayed with her the most\, sharing food\, stories\, laughter\, and conversation. That led to the question at the heart of the exhibition: ‘Can a feeling be archived?”’ \nThere are works by Abdallah Alastad\, Abdulla Al Ghurair\, Abdulla Alblooshi\, Aisha Esmaeilzadeh\, Akhilesh Nair\, April Ann Vocal\, Fatima Al Amiri\, Fatima Albudoor\, Judite Serafim\, Latifa Almazrouei\, Maitha Alqassmi\, Maria Khodzhamberdieva\, Mohamed Al Alawi\, Preschelle Ann Bigueras\, Sara Al Shamsi and Ola Allouz herself.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-nothing-worth-mentioning/
LOCATION:Kutubna Cultural Center\, Madina Avenues 17\, Nadd Al Hamar\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Photography
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260927T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260927T220000
DTSTAMP:20260919T093114Z
CREATED:20260919T092419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T093114Z
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SUMMARY:Mozart’s Greatest
DESCRIPTION:You can’t fault the UAENO’s ambition in naming this programme – the title almost precludes discussion. It includes three admittedly classic works\, but there must surely have been a strong case for others (we’d have gone for the Symphony No.41 ‘Jupiter’ as one of the greatest). Still\, it is a strong programme that highlights Mozart’s versatility as well as his technical skills\, ranging from the often dark intensity of the opener through virtuosity and musical brilliance to the dramatic intensity and emotional depth of Symphony No.40. \nAhmed Farag conducts the UAE National Orchestra\, with the Serbian pianist Nenad Ivović the soloist for the Piano Concerto. \nThe programme: \nOverture from Don Giovanni\, K.527\nPiano Concerto No.21 in C Major\, K. 467\nSymphony No.40 in G minor\, K.550
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mozarts-greatest/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Concert
GEO:25.1928528;55.2789648
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260927T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260927T220000
DTSTAMP:20260913T163422Z
CREATED:20260913T163422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T163422Z
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SUMMARY:Ali Al Sayed
DESCRIPTION:Dubomedy’s main man is always good value\, though the ticket price here does reflect his growing stature. Expect an evening of probably inappropriate jokes\, lots of banter with the audience\, and a general feel-good vibe. All seats must be pre-booked …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ali-al-sayed/
LOCATION:Social Distrikt\, The Pointe\, Palm Jumeirah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.1268007;55.1219323
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260927T210000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260927T223000
DTSTAMP:20260913T163628Z
CREATED:20260913T163628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T163628Z
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SUMMARY:Barcelona Flamenco Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
DESCRIPTION:A Dubai date to follow its Abu Dhabi opener for the exciting Barcelona Flamenco Ballet – the iconic Prokofiev ballet reinterpreted as flamenco. This show is described as BFB’s “most ambitious and revolutionary project” to date\, addressing universal themes like the struggle between love and hate\, family and identity through the passion of flamenco allied to the subtleties of contemporary dance and the richness of jazz.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/barcelona-flamenco-ballet-romeo-and-juliet-2/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Ballet,Flamenco
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260929
DTSTAMP:20260917T100723Z
CREATED:20260917T100723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T100723Z
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SUMMARY:Heritage and Horizons
DESCRIPTION:The AD’Art artist collective with an exhibition celebrating the Sorbonne’s 20th anniversary – new works exploring heritage\, knowledge transmission\, and cultural dialogue\, through “diverse and personal artistic perspectives”. \nThe collective : \nAnne-Caroline Schoeller\nAnne-Marie Lacroix Raffy\nAnnunziata Tricarico\nCamille Lamelliere\nCarla Lemos\nMarina L’Hoir\nNathalie Guena\nNathalie Rousseau Laudou\nSoline Hardy\nThierry Jacquot\nZhang Tao \nGuest artists: \nFaezeh Mohammed Hassan\nNajat Makki\nTala H. Atrouni \nTo 11 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/heritage-and-horizons/
LOCATION:Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi\, Reem Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260928T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260928T210000
DTSTAMP:20260826T111238Z
CREATED:20260826T111238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T111238Z
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SUMMARY:Cotton Queen: dir Suzannah Mirghani (2025)
DESCRIPTION:In a cotton-farming village in Sudan\, teenage Nafisa is raised on heroic tales of British colonisers. But when a young businessman arrives from abroad with a new development plan and genetically engineered cotton\, Nafisa becomes the centre of a power play that will determine the future of the village … Screens as part of the CinemaNA series of contemporary Arab cinema.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cotton-queen-dir-suzannah-mirghani-2025/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
GEO:24.5238948;54.4345558
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260928T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260928T210000
DTSTAMP:20260925T070242Z
CREATED:20260917T102859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T070242Z
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SUMMARY:Blue Heron (Egy nyár emléke): dir Sophy Romvari (2025)
DESCRIPTION:A deeply personal portrait of childhood\, family fractures\, and the fragility of recollection from award-winning filmmaker Sophy Romvari\, who drew on her own experiences for her feature debut – a deeply personal portrait of childhood\, family fractures\, and the fragility of recollection. It’s a singular coming-of-age story\, masterfully chronicling the haze of a languid summer and the hyaline clarity of the moments that defined it. \nIn the late 1990s\, eight-year-old Sasha (Eylul Guven) and her Hungarian Canadian family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island\, but they struggle to deal with the increasingly dangerous behavioural issues of her older brother\, Jeremy (Edik Beddoes). Though Sasha overhears snatches of conversations – a distressed telephone call\, a meeting with a social worker – she never fully understands what’s happening around her. Perhaps she never will … \nPresented by Hind Mezaina’s Culturist Film Club.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/blue-heron-egy-nyar-emleke-dir-sophy-romvari-2025/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260929T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261001T200000
DTSTAMP:20260922T094803Z
CREATED:20260922T094724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T094803Z
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SUMMARY:Abstractions: A Journey Between Islamic and Contemporary Art
DESCRIPTION:Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is preparing the local audience for its 11 December opening with a series of events “for the public to engage with artists\, ideas and conversations that are shaping the new museum”. The mini-package closes with artist Rachid Koraïchi and curator Abdelkader Damani discussing abstraction as “a shared artistic language across cultures and time … Through reflections on calligraphy\, geometry and contemporary artistic practice\, the programme will offer audiences fresh perspectives on the connection between Islamic heritage and contemporary art\, revealing the connections and exchanges that continue to shape artistic expression today”. Preregister here. \nWarning: the PR bumf gave Louvre Abu Dhabi as the location (which makes sense) but the registration form says Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (which doesn’t). Good luck …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/abstractions-a-journey-between-islamic-and-contemporary-art/
LOCATION:Louvre Abu Dhabi\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
GEO:24.5302924;54.4451578
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260929T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260929T200000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101335Z
CREATED:20260928T101335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T101335Z
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SUMMARY:object for body / Body as an Object: A Laboratory of Transformation
DESCRIPTION:A performance workshop with Youness Atbane in advance of the UAE premiere of his work Untitled 14km on 1 and 2 October: “through collective experimentation\, participants will explore how everyday objects can be displaced from their usual functions to generate new associations through movement\, memory\, and imagination”. \nThe workshop is open to participants aged 16 and above with prior performance experience.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/object-for-body-body-as-an-object-a-laboratory-of-transformation/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Workshop
GEO:24.5238948;54.4345558
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END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260929T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260929T220000
DTSTAMP:20260914T105512Z
CREATED:20260913T163738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T105512Z
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SUMMARY:The Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat’s standup team at their regular stop at the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-comedy-lab-easy-tiger-38/
LOCATION:Al Ain Palace Hotel\, Corniche Road\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTSTAMP:20260919T075419Z
CREATED:20260918T175636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T075419Z
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SUMMARY:Fabian Philandrianos and Pascal Navarro: Beyond the Gaze
DESCRIPTION:“An exhibition exploring the perception and relationship between the viewer and the artwork … an invitation to discover what may appear when we take the time to look beyond the surface.” The two French artists offer a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract\, the intimate and the universal\, movement and stillness: “from the intensity of a human gaze to the vastness of an imagined landscape\, the works encourage us to slow down\, look again and allow perception to shift”. \nTo 14 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fabian-philandrianos-and-pascal-navarro-beyond-the-gaze/
LOCATION:La Galerie\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260930T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260930T220000
DTSTAMP:20260916T135747Z
CREATED:20260916T135747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T135747Z
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SUMMARY:Comedy Night
DESCRIPTION:Funeral Home Comedy\, a newish name on the standup circuit\, has added to the comedy options in Abu Dhabi – well\, on Yas – with a a full night of laughs from top names (Roxy\, Obaid\, Ash Ahmed and Luca) plus an after-show DJ in a rather cool venue. The AED 1o0 door charge includes two drinks.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/comedy-night/
LOCATION:Rush Bar\, W Abu Dhabi\, Yas Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:24.4673877;54.6050141
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTSTAMP:20260913T153607Z
CREATED:20260913T153607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T153607Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Mohamed Monaiseer: 85 Seconds To Midnight
DESCRIPTION:Monaiseer’s solo show examines history through cycles\, repetition and flows\, while testing the unstable boundary between imagination and reality. The title references the current status of the Doomsday Clock and its measurement of humanity’s proximity to catastrophe; notions of war\, occupation and imperial power have long animated his practice\, and here he considers how they recur across contexts and generations\, altering borders\, enemies and technologies while preserving familiar structures of domination. \nThe exhibition comprises drawings\, paintings\, sculptures and textile works\, as well as a video installation. Recurring motifs in these works are absorbed from literary fiction\, popular storytelling and contemporary media. And dark humour runs through them; for Monaiseer it is a means of examining the performance of power and the fantasies through which conflict can be romanticised\, rehearsed and projected. \nElsewhere\, pixelated figures and fragmented grids evoke the digital mediation of contemporary warfare and our era of misinformation\, in which information is increasingly manipulated and corrupted online. Monaiseer has previously engaged with the historical construction of conflict; in these works he considers how conflict reaches us through technology\, through compressed images\, screens\, news feeds and endlessly circulating footage\, producing realities that are experienced at a distance and often manipulated.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-mohamed-monaiseer-85-seconds-to-midnight/
LOCATION:Tabari Artspace\, Gate Village Level 2\, DIFC\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2135121;55.2823895
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261001T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261001T210000
DTSTAMP:20260928T095234Z
CREATED:20260928T095234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T095234Z
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SUMMARY:Youness Atbane: Untitled 14km
DESCRIPTION:The UAE premiere of a multidisciplinary work by the Moroccan artist Youness Atbane that combines dance theatre\, performance\, and installation in a satirical examination of how contemporary art engages with questions of identity – particularly what is framed as “Arab identity”. \nAtbane constructs an imagined exhibition at the fictional Museum of North Africa\, Middle East Contemporary Art. Within this setting\, an Arab-Andalusian poet\, a museum director\, a curator\, and a contemporary artist attempt to conceive an exhibition that re-examines modernism through two parallel lenses: the poetic legacy of the Arab-Andalusian era and the work of established contemporary Arab artists. \nTheir exchanges reveal the negotiations\, frictions\, and power dynamics involved in translating historical narratives into contemporary artistic frameworks. Through this constructed situation\, Untitled 14km questions legitimacy\, authority\, and representation within the global art system\, considering how identity is shaped through discourse\, competition\, and institutional validation\, contributing to a sharply witty examination of Orientalism in the arts. \nThere’s a second performance tomorrow (2 October).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/youness-atbane-untitled-14km/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261001T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261002T210000
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Mohamed Abdelwahab
DESCRIPTION:Mohamed Abdelwahab was one of the voices who helped shape the musical heritage of the Arab world\, a pioneering composer who blended traditional Arabic melodies with Western influences and so helped to redefine the sound of Arabic music today. This UAENO concert invites audiences to rediscover a musical legacy that continues to resonate\, bringing familiar works to life in a new symphonic setting.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/an-evening-of-mohammed-abdel-wahab/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261001T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261001T220000
DTSTAMP:20260929T135149Z
CREATED:20260929T135149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T135149Z
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SUMMARY:You Think You Can Joke?
DESCRIPTION:A standup open mic where fresh and regular comics take the stage; newbies are getting three minutes\, the more established comics get six. There’s a minimum spend of AED 70.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/you-think-you-can-joke/
LOCATION:Champions Sports Bar\, Four Points By Sheraton\, Dubai Production City\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTSTAMP:20260804T140500Z
CREATED:20260804T140500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T140500Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Habeeb Abu-Futtaim: The Ongoing Performance of Melancholia and Songs in Solitude
DESCRIPTION:Two interconnected exhibitions\, both curated by Mo Reda and supported by the Department of Painting and Printmaking at VCUarts Qatar. Together\, The Ongoing Performance of Melancholia and Songs in Solitude mark the culmination of a two-month residency at Bayt AlMamzar; they present several different bodies of work developed over the past ten years\, drawing from an artistic practice shaped by sustained research\, investigation\, and critical inquiry. \nWorking across painting\, installation\, performance\, video\, and writing\, Abu-Futtaim investigates the construction and performance of collective identities\, examining how inherited symbols\, political imaginaries\, and cultural narratives become internalized as expressions of belonging. Songs in Solitude reflects on the intimate space of artistic practice through playfulness\, imagination\, intimacy\, and selfhood; The Ongoing Performance of Melancholia turns outward to examine the inherited performances of collective identity and the burden of unrealized political futures. Between them the exhibitions move between the personal and the political\, revealing how solitude\, memory\, and collective imagination continually shape one another.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-habeeb-abu-futtaim-the-ongoing-performance-of-melancholia-and-songs-in-solitude/
LOCATION:Bayt AlMamzar\, House 2\, 26 Street\, Al Mamzar\, Deira\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTSTAMP:20260929T180716Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T180716Z
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SUMMARY:showCACE
DESCRIPTION:The projects exhibition for seniors of Zayed University’s College of Arts and Creative Enterprises – usually among the best student/grad work you see in the UAE. Covers animation\, graphic design\, interior design and visual arts. To 8 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/74838/
LOCATION:Zayed University\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2048493;55.2707828
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261002T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261002T210000
DTSTAMP:20260928T095437Z
CREATED:20260928T095437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T095437Z
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SUMMARY:Youness Atbane: Untitled 14km
DESCRIPTION:The second evening for this work that combines dance theatre\, performance\, and installation in a satirical examination of how contemporary art engages with questions of identity – particularly what is framed as “Arab identity”. Atbane constructs an imagined exhibition at the fictional Museum of North Africa\, Middle East Contemporary Art\, where an Arab-Andalusian poet\, a museum director\, a curator\, and a contemporary artist attempt to conceive an exhibition that re-examines modernism through two parallel lenses: the poetic legacy of the Arab-Andalusian era and the work of established contemporary Arab artists. \nThrough this constructed situation\, Untitled 14km questions legitimacy\, authority\, and representation within the global art system\, considering how identity is shaped through discourse\, competition\, and institutional validation\, contributing to a sharply witty examination of Orientalism in the arts.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/youness-atbane-untitled-14km-2/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261002T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261002T220000
DTSTAMP:20260930T115113Z
CREATED:20260917T095725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T115113Z
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SUMMARY:You Don’t Need a Therapist
DESCRIPTION:… not when you have three comedians on the stage\, eager and willing to hear your problems and turn them into funny scenes and stories on the fly. Fully improvised\, totally interactive. The first runout for this show a couple of months ago was a storming success and sold out. Stars Basel Yafi\, Ahmed Al Fadil\, Ahmed Achrafi (Ash). \nSold out but there may be returns.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/you-dont-need-a-therapist-vol-1/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004
DTSTAMP:20261002T120452Z
CREATED:20261002T120452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T120452Z
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SUMMARY:A Way Through: Archive of Resilience
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition born out of the question: how will this time be remembered and who will tell the stories of the people who live here? It’s one of the outcomes of Kutubna’s initiative Documenting Culture in the Gulf in a Time of War\, an oral history project centring the experiences of diverse people living in the Khaleej. More than 40 artists and other contributors from different generations and cultural backgrounds are showing 70 works\, including journals\, poems\, short stories and publications\, embroidery\, crochet\, collage\, paintings\, digital works and photographs; their contributions speak of resilience\, protection\, unity\, faith\, gratitude\, and hope\, while also reflecting moments of fear and uncertainty and a deeper connection to home. \nTo 7 December.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-way-through-archive-of-resilience/
LOCATION:Kutubna Cultural Center\, Madina Avenues 17\, Nadd Al Hamar\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
DTSTAMP:20260930T114549Z
CREATED:20260930T114549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T114549Z
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SUMMARY:The Kolektibols
DESCRIPTION:A series of brand new and unstaged plays\, the public outcome of the first performance residency hosted at Bayt AlMamzar; run by theatre group 63Kolektib\, the residency paired six emerging playwrights with six early- to mid-career directors to develop six original 30-minute works through workshops\, writing\, direction and rehearsal. \nPerformances start at 6pm on 3 and 4 Oct. Attendance is free\, but you must prebook (and seats are going fast).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-kolektibols/
LOCATION:Bayt AlMamzar\, House 2\, 26 Street\, Al Mamzar\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T183000
DTSTAMP:20260928T142459Z
CREATED:20260928T142459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T142459Z
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SUMMARY:Anywhere\, Everywhere
DESCRIPTION:A series of conversations around the Global Positioning System exhibition: artists and researchers will discuss cartography and navigation as instruments of power that enable transport and trade\, shape worldviews\, annotate belonging and transformation. \nSpeakers include Fatma Al Ali\, Vikram Divecha\, Suha Hassan\, Mohammed Kazem\, Ahmet Öğut\, Tina Sherwell\, Vishwa Shroff\, Tatyana Zambrano\, and Art Jameel curators Indranjan Banerjee and Lucas Morin.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/anywhere-everywhere/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Symposium
GEO:25.216757;55.3309395
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261003T213000
DTSTAMP:20260930T114926Z
CREATED:20260929T134524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T114926Z
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SUMMARY:Scream If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th on Elm Street
DESCRIPTION:Improv with a twist (probably of the knife in the heart). “Our Sinister plans are coming to fruition. For one night only\, we will turn your Smile into consent\, as we host an Insidious night of improvisation for the Psycho in you. The Thing is\, it’s all about you. Always has been. You could try to Get Out. But this may just be your Final Destination …” and so on. Has to be a pretty unmissable evening …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/scream-if-you-know-what-i-did-last-friday-the-13th-on-elm-street/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
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