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SUMMARY:The Mannequin
DESCRIPTION:A funny\, clever\, humane\, and ultimately entertaining show\, improvised by James Scarr and accompanied live by Paul Jones (who also wrote the music). “A stranger\, completely created using audience suggestions\, is imaginatively painted onto a mannequin. Then\, I tell his story …” Highly recommended. \nThere’s a second performance tomorrow (23 January).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-mannequin/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:The Comedy Lab
DESCRIPTION:MadCat Comedy’s regular stop in Silicon Oasis promises “insane laughs every week”. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-comedy-lab-10/
LOCATION:Radisson Red\, Dubai Digital Park\, Dubai Silicon Oasis\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Shamsa Al Omaira: Hard Like Tears\, Soft Like Glass
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition for Shamsa Al Omaira\, an Abu Dhabi based multidisciplinary artist and designer. Evocations of duality occupy a prominent position in her work; childhood bedding and memories of jelly desserts morph into soft-looking sculptures laced with hidden or overt symbols of harm in ceramic and glass shards. How precarious is childhood? \nAs part of the gallery’s programme\, Al Omaira was mentored by UAE-based curator and art critic Nadine Khalil over the last year\, resulting in a development of her practice and experimentation with new mediums\, including woodwork\, stitching and installation works. \nTo 30 April.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/shamsa-al-omaira-hard-like-tears-soft-like-glass/
LOCATION:Iris Projects\, Studio 20\, Madar 39\, MiZa\, Port Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Sikka Art and Design Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 14th edition of what has become one of Dubai Culture’s flagship initiatives is back in Al Shindagha Historic District\, this year with the theme ‘Imagining Dubai: Identities of the Future’. \nThe festival promises “a diverse array of artworks” in gallery and public art formats\, workshops\, panel discussions\, live performances\, food and retail markets\, “and other activities”. As usual there doesn’t seem to be any specific advance information – no website\, no overall directory/guide – but the press releases says there will be more than 250 artworks showing in 16 houses. To find out what’s out when the Instagram feed is probably your best option\, but with less than a week to go it was still full of last year’s info. \nStill\, Sikka is always worth the trip – especially as it’s free to enter.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sikka-art-and-design-festival-4/
LOCATION:Al Shindagha\, Dubai Creek\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Reel Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Reel Palestine returns to Cinema Akil for its 12th edition\, running from 23 January to 1 February\,. The programme this year has 29 screenings\, including two Academy Award–nominated titles\, reflecting the breadth of contemporary Palestinian cinema across fiction\, documentary\, and short form. \nMost screenings are followed by a Q&A with the director or cast. Alongside the film programme\, the festival also includes two weekends of the RP Souk and a series of workshops. \nTickets for most screenings are AED 60. Note that Quoz Arts Fest takes place on 24 and 25 January\, so you’ll also need a ticket for that (AED 100 per day) before you can get to Cinema Akil …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/reel-palestine/
LOCATION:Cinema Akil\, Warehouse 68\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260123T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260123T203000
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SUMMARY:Le mystère Picasso | The Mystery of Picasso: dir Henri-Georges Clouzot (1956)
DESCRIPTION:One of the best films about Picasso\, a documentary that captures his creative process by using novel filming techniques. The artist produced around 20 drawings and paintings specifically for the film\, using inks and paints that bled through the paper\, with a camera mounted at the back of the easel to capture the act of creation in real time. In the edit Clouzot employed a kind of stop-motion effect to speed up the process and depict the development of the works. \nThis should be a great accompaniment to the current Louvre show. It’s free\, but you will have to buy a museum general admission ticket.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/le-mystere-picasso-the-mystery-of-picasso-dir-henri-georges-clouzot-1956/
LOCATION:Louvre Abu Dhabi\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Film
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SUMMARY:The Mannequin
DESCRIPTION:A second performance for this funny\, clever\, humane\, and ultimately entertaining show\, improvised by James Scarr and accompanied live by Paul Jones (who also wrote the music). “A stranger\, completely created using audience suggestions\, is imaginatively painted onto a mannequin. Then\, I tell his story …” Highly recommended.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-mannequin-2/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Politically Incorrect Comedy
DESCRIPTION:MadCat 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-21/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260123T203000
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SUMMARY:The Tasting Session Live: Reunion
DESCRIPTION:The Tasty Biscuits bring three years of soul and living-room setups to the stage\, with a soulful\, intimate showcase of original music and a guest roster that provides a who’s-who of indie music in the UAE – Gaya\, Abri\, Tac\, Ananya\, Shilpa Ananth\, Beatbox Ray\, Fabre\, Chinua Hawk\, Edenojie\, Dana Naidu. The Tasting Session Live is a self-produced concert series which has become the home for original music and collaborative performance in the country … Recommended.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-tasting-session-live-reunion/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Gig
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SUMMARY:Jesús Herrera Flamenco Ballet: Hamlet
DESCRIPTION:A flamenco ballet\, inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy and featuring more than 30 artists in total — dancers\, orchestra\, choir — under the direction of Spanish choreographer Jesús Herrera. It should be an interesting interpretation of the play: “movement replaces words and every gesture reflects the eternal human conflict between reason and passion”. The music is “inspired by” Mussorgsky\, merged with flamenco singing for “a collision of classical and contemporary worlds\, of light and shadow\, silence and rhythm”. There are shows at 5pm and 9pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/jesus-herrera-flamenco-ballet-hamlet/
LOCATION:Zabeel Theatre\, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray\, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Dance,Flamenco
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SUMMARY:Juliet Makhlouf: Admiring Ancestors
DESCRIPTION:More than 30 new paintings\, offering a comprehensive survey of the artist’s recent work. This show approaches ancestry as a living presence rather than a distant past\, reflecting on civilizations whose surviving traces – clay tablets\, systems of law and trade\, and foundational narratives such as the Epic of Gilgamesh – continue to shape collective human memory. The story of Syria is presented as inseparable from that of the wider Arab world\, formed through centuries of shared history\, values\, and belief. \nTo 8 February.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/juliet-makhlouf-admiring-ancestors/
LOCATION:Oblong Contemporary Art Gallery\, Al Khayat Art Avenue\, Al Quoz\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260124
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SUMMARY:Quoz Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:Quoz Arts Fest returns to Alserkal Avenue on 24 and 25 January with a mix of experimental art installations\, live music\, exhibitions\, “food experiences”\, and “encounters designed for all ages”. Basmah El Bittar\, Director of Alserkal Avenue\, reckons the 2026 Quoz Fest highlights the depth of regional talent – “artists whose work reflects the pulse\, perspective and creative energy of the region … local artisans whose craft and culinary expressions shape the cultural fabric of the festival …” \nThere’s no theme as such\, but the press release says “this edition foregrounds practices that invite movement\, collective listening\, and new modes of engaging with art in public spaces\, transforming the neighbourhood into a space for sound\, gesture\, and shared experience”. Which could cover just about any festival with a performance and visual art component\, but hey … \nMusic\nThis year’s music programme is led by the Palestinian hip-hop collective DAM and Gayathri Krishnan on Saturdays\, Lebanese singer-songwriter Yasmine Hamdan (indie-Arabic royalty) plus TootArd (below) on Sunday. Throughout the weekend\, Stage 2.0 offers a dedicated platform for the emerging and less well known\, a “space for experimentation\, exchange\, and new collaborations” as the blurb has it. \n \nThe Fridge Warehouse is also running two days of evening shows – Serena & The Velvet Chords and Calista Liaw on Saturday\, Imelda Gabs and Hosny on Sunday – with Open Mic slots between sets for new talent to showcase their work (if you’re interested there are still some slots available\, we hear). \nArt\nFrom the Lips to the Moon (below) is a “collaborative sonic journey” created for the festival by Pouya Ehsaei and Tara Fatehi – an immersive soundscape shaped by voice\, gesture\, and improvisation. And Jean-Baptiste André will present Floe\, a nomadic project bringing together a visual installation designed by Vincent Lamouroux that sets as a stage for a choreographed performance. \n \nThe biggie is Numen/For Use’s TAPE project at Concrete (top). This is a series of site-specific cocoon-like structures shaped through self-forming processes inspired by patterns found in nature – each installation begins as a set of linear trajectories stretched across the space\, before being diagonally wrapped in layers of elastic tape. Says the PR: “these installations dissolve the boundaries between sculpture and architecture\, turning viewers into participants and space into a shared organism …” This is the project’s first time in Dubai\, but it has been presented successfully in more than 10 cities around the world. \nCommunity et al\nJossa at Warehouse 45 has activity zones with fun soft structures for kids\, Mawaheb has a multimedia presentation of works by adults of determination\, and the Reel Palestine souk returns with 50+ vendors selling crafts and food rooted in Palestinian heritage. And there will be many curated pop-ups\, warehouse takeovers\, and “neighbourhood culinary concepts” across the lanes. \nExtras\nAlongside the ‘official’ programme (which you get in return for your entrance fee of AED 100 per day – no\, theren’t any discount if you buy a two-day pass) many of the Avenue’s regular venues are putting on shows of their own (with separate\, and therefore additional\, ticketing). They include Cinema Akil with Reel Palestine screenings starting this weekend\, and the Junction is running three fringe-ish shows (Hold on to your Butts\, La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class and Fly\, You Fools!) perhaps as a precursor to the fully-fledged fringe festival it plans to bring to Al Quoz later this year.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/quoz-arts-festival/
LOCATION:Alserkal Avenue\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class 
DESCRIPTION:A joyful lesson in theatre and a tribute to the theatrical talent of Italians for connecting to anyone\, transcending language barriers. Set partly in English and partly in Italian (and without subtitles)\, the show ironically demolishes preconceived notions of the difficulty of theatre language and highlights how communication problems can be solved with theatrical bodywork \nThe plot is simple enough\, based in the tradition of the comedy of errors: an actress receives a student for a private drama lesson in her apartment; he is eager to learn the tricks of the trade\, she is thrilled at the idea of making him fall in love with Italian theatre. The lesson falters on language problems\, and communication breaks down until the universal language of commedia dell’arte comes to the rescue … \nThere’s a second performance tomorrow (25 January) at 1.30pm. \nThis is one of three fringe-adjacent shows at the Junction today\, playing along with Hold on to Your Butts and Fly\, You Fools! as part of Quoz Arts Fest – so you’ll have to buy a ticket to get into the festival (one day pass AED 100\, two-day pass AED 200) as well as a ticket for the show. And the AED 120 price below is for a single performance; you can buy a two-show one-day pass for AED 199 and a three-show one-day pass for AED 299.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/la-lezione-di-teatro-the-acting-class-3/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Hold On To Your Butts
DESCRIPTION:Two blokes and a Foley artist deliver a high-energy shot-for-shot parody of the iconic 90s film Jurassic Park\, playing all the key characters (including most of the dinosaurs). Token low-budget costumes combined with the actors’ slick physicality\, vocal creativity and superfast pacing make it a breathless ride\, and there’s no doubting why the play has been such a big West End and fringe hit … \nThere’s a second performance tomorrow (25 January) at 7.30pm. \nThis is one of three fringe-adjacent shows at the Junction today\, playing along with La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class and Fly\, You Fools! as part of Quoz Arts Fest – so you’ll have to buy a ticket to get into the festival (one day pass AED 100\, two-day pass AED 200) as well as a ticket for the show. And the AED 120 price below is for a single performance; you can buy a two-show one-day pass for AED 199 and a three-show one-day pass for AED 299.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/hold-on-to-your-butts/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Dreams of Miyazaki
DESCRIPTION:A journey in 360° space through the worlds created by Hayao Miyazaki & Joe Hisaishi with the Armenian pianist Gayane Aslanyan. “In 60 minutes\, she will transport you to a realm of wonder and fantasy where imagination knows no bounds …” \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/dreams-of-miyazaki-3/
LOCATION:Theatre of Digital Arts\, Souk Madinat Jumeriah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Constant Adjustment
DESCRIPTION:This year’s film programme as part of the Jameel’s Night School 2026 has five shorts exploring how neighbourhoods and other places endure over time. through ways of property markets\, political erasure\, and the whim of human interest. The screening will be followed by a discussion between the programme’s curator Hind Mezaina and Todd Reisz\, leader of the Night School. \nThe programme: \nWunderland Kalkar dir Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoin (2024\, 5 mins) \nWunderland Kalkar is an amusement park built at a former nuclear power station in Germany. It was completed in 1985\, one year before the Chernobyl disaster; under pressure from local interest groups\, it was finally cancelled in 1991. What to do with an infrastructure now made obsolete but far too massive to be dismantled? \nAl Basateen | The Orchards dir Antoine Chapon (2025\, 25 mins) \nIn 2015\, the Basateen al-Razi district of Damascus was razed to the ground as punishment for the population’s uprising against the regime. Having lost everything\, two former residents recall their neighbourhood. \nOkay Keskidee! Let Me See Inside dir Rhea Storr (2025\, 19 mins) \nA personal account of Black community spaces in the UK\, focusing on a former arts centre that is now a luxury apartment development. Can the digital realm replace a physical community presence and produce an accessible archive for a new generation? \nThe Architect of Luxor dir Jocelyn Saab (1986\, 18 mins) \nThe architect and philosopher Olivier Sednaoui talks about his mud-brick house\, a project which brings together the infinitely small and the infinitely huge. He explains the project from the moulding of the very first mud brick to the life philosophy on which it is based: placing East and West under one single destiny. \nBad for a Moment dir Daniel Soares (2025\, 15 mins) \nA team-building event goes wrong and brings the owner of an architect studio face-to-face with the lower-class neighbourhood that his company is gentrifying. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/constant-adjustment/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Fly\, Your Fools!
DESCRIPTION:An irreverent high-energy high-physicality parody of Lord of the Rings (the film rather than the novel\, in fact). Intricate Foley work is matched by the sheer skill of the actors and the increasingly manic complexity of the situations – the Mines of Moria\, a gloriously OTT death for Boromir\, and four hobbits being played by three people are standout moments\, but there are many … (Why ‘Fly\, You Fools’? It’s what Gandalf said to the company just as the Balrog dragged him down. He didn’t mean flap your wings\, obvs – it was ‘fly’ in the sense of ‘flee’.) \nThere’s a second performance tomorrow (25 January) at 3pm. \nThis is one of three fringe-adjacent shows at the Junction today\, playing along with La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class and Hold on to Your Butts as part of Quoz Arts Fest – so you’ll have to buy a ticket to get into the festival (one day pass AED 100\, two-day pass AED 200) as well as a ticket for the show. And the AED 120 price below is for a single performance; you can buy a two-show one-day pass for AED 199 and a three-show one-day pass for AED 299.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fly-your-fools/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
CREATED:20260101T113455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260101T113455Z
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SUMMARY:UAE National Orchestra: The Beginning
DESCRIPTION:The UAENO’s inaugural concert series\, the first with its full ensemble of 70 musicians and 30 choir\, includes six dates around the Emirates in January with variations in the programme (though all include Nadim Tarabay’s specially commissioned symphony The Beginning) and a variety of guest soloists. The programme for Fujairah: \nAlexander Borodin Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances (arr Shakir Hassan)\nErcan Saatçi Alisamadim for Qanun and Orchestra\nNaseer Shamma Ishraq for Oud and Orchestra (arr Qoutayba Neaimi: soloist Mohamed Abozekry)\nNaseer Shamma Journey of Souls for Oud and Qanun (arr Abdel Aziz Shabakouh: soloists Abdulaziz Almadani\, oud; Omar Al Hadhrami\, qanun) \n[interval] \nNadim Tarabay The Beginning\, an Emirati Symphony for Orchestra and Choir \nFinal performance: \n• 29 January Sharjah Performing Arts Academy
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uae-national-orchestra-the-beginning-5/
LOCATION:Ras Al Khaimah Cultural Centre Theatre\, Al Hisn Rd\, Dafan Al Nakheel\, Ras Al Khaimah
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T090636Z
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SUMMARY:Palestine 36 : dir Annemarie Jacir (2025)
DESCRIPTION:The UAE premiere of Annemarie Jacir’s full-length historical drama\, shortlisted for this year’s Academy Awards and one of the two films selected for the inaugural Sharjah Film Platform Feature Fund. \nAs villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule in 1936 while new Jewish immigrants arrive escaping antisemitism in Europe\, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and his work in a restless Jerusalem. Things spiral towards a decisive moment for the British Empire – and the region’s future …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/palestine-36-dir-annemarie-jacir-2025/
LOCATION:Mirage City Cinema\, Al Mureijah Art Spaces\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T233000
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
CREATED:20260102T114848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T114848Z
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SUMMARY:Joke Hub
DESCRIPTION:A regular MadCat Comedy night – “Dubai’s wildest comedy show on Saturday” (sic). The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joke-hub-16/
LOCATION:Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef\, Al Seef Street\, Umm Hurair 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.2558677;55.310187
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
CREATED:20250920T120814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T121952Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Mamluks: Legacy of an Empire
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition on the rich heritage of the Mamluk Sultanate\, a dynasty that ruled a vast expanse of territory encompassing the most significant Islamic holy sites for more than 250 years (1250–1517)\, with more than 270 works  gatheredfrom 34 museums and cultural institutions in 13 countries – including objects of art\, glasswork\, metalwork\, ceramics\, textiles\, coinage\, manuscripts and more. Manuel Rabaté\, the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s director\, emphased the international nature of the Mamluk empire: “This exhibition delves into the interactions of the Mamluk Sultanate with Asia\, Africa and Europe\, revealing how interconnected the world was at that time\, and how remarkably aligned in spirit it was with the cosmopolitan nature of contemporary Abu Dhabi”. \nFirst shown at the Musée du Louvre as the first major European showcase dedicated to the Mamluk Sultanate\, this edition of Mamluks: Legacy of an Empire is curated by Dr. Souraya Noujaim\, Director of the Department of Islamic Art at Musée du Louvre (General Curator)\, and Dr. Carine Juvin\, Curator for the Medieval Near East Collection\, Department of Islamic Art\, at Musée du Louvre (Scientific Curator)\, with the support of Fakhera Alkindi\, Senior Curatorial Assistant at Louvre Abu Dhabi.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-mamluks-legacy-of-an-empire/
LOCATION:Louvre Abu Dhabi\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.5302924;54.4451578
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
CREATED:20251012T133740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251012T133740Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Nja Mahdaoui: the Choreographer of Letters
DESCRIPTION:This focused retrospective surveys over six decades of practice by the Tunisian multimedia artist Nja Mahdaoui\, an influential figures in Arab modern art who repurposed Arabic calligraphy into a visual and abstract contemporary art form. This show\, o-curated by Michaela Watrelot\, head curator and director of exhibitions at Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, and the artist’s daughter Molka Mahdaoui\, bridges tradition and modernity to signify notions of identity and heritage.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-nja-mahdaoui-the-choreographer-of-letters/
LOCATION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, Cultural District Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.5335392;54.4095952
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
CREATED:20251113T092031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T092623Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Al Burda Exhibition: The Shape of Meaning
DESCRIPTION:In response to the Nja Mahdaoui retrospective in the main gallery at BFAF\, this exhibition presents loans from the Ministry of Culture’s Al Burda exhibitions from 2008 to 2023. Al Burda was/is an annual exhibition where contemporary artists engage with the cultural and semantic power of the written word while experimenting with form and medium; this exhibition provides a dialogue between calligraphy as abstract form and as linguistic tradition\, showing how artists today both inherit and reinvent tradition.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-al-burda-exhibition-the-shape-of-meaning/
LOCATION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, Cultural District Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.5335392;54.4095952
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
CREATED:20260112T190746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T103654Z
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SUMMARY:Karn:Warrior 
DESCRIPTION:Now this sounds like a lot of fun – an immersive hi-tech retelling of the story of the Mahabharata epic hero Karn. Raised in a humble village\, unaware of his noble birth\, a stable boy among princes\, Karn’s journey leads to the legendary Kurukshetra War\, where Krishna reveals his true origins and Karn must face his sworn enemy Arjun … \nThis production is described as “like stepping inside a video game”. Karn:Warrior is produced by ANT Management with a raft of Dubai theatre notables – direction by Alex Broun\, fight routines choreographed by Narsimha “Nattu” Chouhan\, movement by Gillian Rhodes (who also stars)\, stunning big-screen LED visuals by Montel Goodrick Maiava\, music by Daniel Faber (who we think is responsible for Male Fireworks\, a track on magpie’s go-to playlist\, and who certainly is one of the people behind the Rair oxygen-and-water enterprise) … \nAlex Broun described the show to us as “a uniquely modern take on the story”. It’s not just the video game setting: “most of the main characters in the Mahabharata are male\, but we have cast three exceptional female actors to play all the roles. This brings a very different take on these legendary stories\, highlighting moments and ideas that are often glossed over in other versions …” We’re promised that “Karn:Warrior is fast moving\, explosive and highly entertaining 60 minutes – it will literally be leaping off the QE2 stage. One you definitely shouldn’t miss.” \nThere are multiple characters but just three actors. Newcomer Anita Nayyar plays Karn; Rochelle Goodrick is Arjun\, Karn’s arch enemy\, and takes other roles including Duroydhan\, his benefactor; Gillian Rhodes plays more than 10 different parts ranging from an eight-year-old girl to an 80-year-old guru. \nIt plays for one day only\, with shows at 2pm and 7pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/karnwarrior/
LOCATION:Theatre by QE2\, Queen Elizabeth 2\, Port Rashid\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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GEO:25.2621669;55.2810185
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260125T133000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260125T143000
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
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SUMMARY:La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class 
DESCRIPTION:The second performance for this joyful lesson in how theatre can transcend language barriers. An actress receives a student for a private drama lesson in her apartment; he is eager to learn the tricks of the trade\, she is thrilled at the idea of making him fall in love with Italian theatre. The lesson falters on language problems\, and communication breaks down until the universal language of commedia dell’arte comes to the rescue … \nThis is one of three fringe-adjacent shows at the Junction today\, playing along with Hold on to Your Butts and Fly\, You Fools! as part of Quoz Arts Fest – so you’ll have to buy a ticket to get into the festival (one day pass AED 100\, two-day pass AED 200) as well as a ticket for the show. And the AED 120 price below is for a single performance; you can buy a two-show one-day pass for AED 199 and a three-show one-day pass for AED 299.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/la-lezione-di-teatro-the-acting-class-4/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260125T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260125T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
CREATED:20260112T184508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T190829Z
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SUMMARY:Fly\, Your Fools!
DESCRIPTION:The second performance for this irreverent high-energy high-physicality parody of Lord of the Rings (the film rather than the novel\, in fact). Intricate Foley work is matched by the sheer skill of the actors and the increasingly manic complexity of the situations – the Mines of Moria\, a gloriously OTT death for Boromir\, and four hobbits being played by three people are standout moments\, but there are many … (Why ‘Fly\, You Fools’? It’s what Gandalf said to the company just as the Balrog dragged him down. He didn’t mean flap your wings\, obvs – it was ‘fly’ in the sense of ‘flee’.) \nThis is one of three fringe-adjacent shows at the Junction today\, playing along with La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class and Hold on to Your Butts as part of Quoz Arts Fest – so you’ll have to buy a ticket to get into the festival (one day pass AED 100\, two-day pass AED 200) as well as a ticket for the show. And the AED 120 price below is for a single performance; you can buy a two-show one-day pass for AED 199 and a three-show one-day pass for AED 299.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fly-your-fools-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260125T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260125T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
CREATED:20260112T184523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T184643Z
UID:10013245-1769369400-1769373000@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Hold On To Your Butts
DESCRIPTION:The second performance for this affectionate high-energy shot-for-shot parody of the iconic 90s film Jurassic Park\, with two blokes and a Foley artist delivering all the key characters (including most of the dinosaurs). Token low-budget costumes combined with the actors’ slick physicality\, vocal creativity and superfast pacing make it a breathless ride\, and there’s no doubting why the play has been such a big West End and fringe hit … \nThis is one of three fringe-adjacent shows at the Junction today\, playing along with La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class and Fly\, You Fools! as part of Quoz Arts Fest – so you’ll have to buy a ticket to get into the festival (one day pass AED 100\, two-day pass AED 200) as well as a ticket for the show. And the AED 120 price below is for a single performance; you can buy a two-show one-day pass for AED 199 and a three-show one-day pass for AED 299.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/hold-on-to-your-butts-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260126T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260126T193000
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
CREATED:20260119T141302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T141302Z
UID:10013312-1769450400-1769455800@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Museums\, Social Media\, and Public Space
DESCRIPTION:This NYUAD Institute talk considers how artworks operate across different contexts\, from museums and galleries to public spaces and digital circulation. Drawing on over 15 years of experience\, Bahia Shehab reflects on how audience engagement shifts when art is encountered within institutional settings versus when it is publicly displayed and exposed to everyday life. Through examples from projects in cities such as New York\, Istanbul\, Marrakesh\, and Hawaii\, the talk looks at how art travels\, remains relevant across geographies\, and is shaped by social media. \nThe speaker is a practising artist and a professor of practice in design (and founder of the graphic design programme) at The American University in Cairo\, where she developed a full design curriculum mainly focused on the visual culture of the Arab world.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/museums-social-media-and-public-space/
LOCATION:NYUAD Institute\, NYU Abu Dhabi\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Talk
GEO:24.5238948;54.4345558
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260128
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
CREATED:20260113T091320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T092815Z
UID:10013257-1769472000-1769558399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Darvish: Enrapture
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition is described by the gallery as “a visual dialogue\, suspended between Occidental heritage and Oriental sensibilities” and “rooted in the belief that love is a direct conduit to the Divine – a state that dissolves societal constructs and expectations\, dismantling the walls they build between our true nature and the infinite …”\nDarvish acts as the living thread that ties the paintings together\, his presence an unfolding rhythm that draws the room into a single\, shared frequency. “The work represents a quiet refusal to be shaped or subdued by worldly constructs. Turning away from the discordant noise of the mundane\, the artist aligns instead with a primordial pulse ­– a deep\, indwelling frequency that guides the spirit into a state of heightened clarity …” \nAbove: Darvish\, Fly-By (2026)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/darvish-enrapture/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260128
DTSTAMP:20260418T160818
CREATED:20260113T091453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T091608Z
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SUMMARY:Ayad Alkadhi: Sunken Republic
DESCRIPTION:Based in New York\, Alkadhi has academic degrees in art\, engineering\, and design – and as a result brings a multidisciplinary approach to a practice that engages with the cultural and political realities of global and Middle Eastern events. \nThis exhibition reflecting the turbulence of political conflict\, social unrest\, and survival. Figures twist and merge\, anatomical precision is disrupted by drips\, neon bursts\, and dissolving edges\, battle scenes or fever dreams are evoked\, echoes of historical grandeur meet ghostly overlays and street art grit … The result\, as the gallery puts it\, is “a diasporic\, hybrid language that defies categorisation”. \nAbove: Ayad Alkadhi The Four Horsemen (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ayad-alkadhi-sunken-republic/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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