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Events
Sarah Alagroobi: Slanted Dreamscape
Artbooth Gallery Centro Capital Center, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, Abu DhabiAlagroobi’s evocative, highly textured landscapes provide a glimpse into “a world where reality and imagination intersect”. Her practice celebrates the physical and metaphysical, using layers of acrylic to sculpt imagined landscapes that blur the boundaries between the tangible and the [ ... ]
Free
Gaye Su Akyol | TootArd
The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesClassic Arts Center programming for this End of Summer Dance Party in the Black Box theatre – a genre-defying concert that puts two very different kinds of artist in each half. From Gaye Su Akyol you get an innovative mix [ ... ]
AED 105Lucerne Festival Quintet with Alexander Malofeev
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesA second performance of this Abu Dhabi Classics chamber concert featuring the acclaimed young Russian virtuoso pianist Alexander Malofeev with musicians from the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. The programme includes Schubert’s Trout Quintet, Fauré’s Piano Quartet No.1, and Brahms’ Piano Quartet [ ... ]
From AED 100The UAE Classical Talents: A Night with Vivaldi
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe fifth season of the UAE Classical Talents, a programme of chamber music concerts aimed at promoting local artists, opens with a programme of Vivaldi's Four Seasons and his 'La Folia' (Vivaldi take on the well-known folk tune was written [ ... ]
AED 130LAST CHANCE Carpets of Eden, Gardens of Fantasy
Leila Heller Gallery Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThis exhibition of carpets designed by artists and curated by Behrang Samadzadegan is described by the gallery as "a territory where artists navigate unbridled fantasies ... Like architects of dreams, they go beyond the surface, delving into the unseen, weaving [ ... ]
FreeArt Here 2024
Louvre Abu Dhabi Saadiyat Island, Abu DhabiLouvre Abu Dhabi’s Art Here 2024, now in its fourth edition, has rapidly become a significant entry in the Middle East’s art exhibition calendar – a regional competition for 3D work that benefits from sponsorship by luxe watchmaker Richard Mille [ ... ]
AED 60
Andy Warhol, The Glam Factory
Foundry Downtown Boulevard Crescent, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, DubaiA collection of more than 100 of Warhol’s works, curated by Nada Ghandour, which aims to trace Warhol's rise from his modest beginnings in commercial illustration to his status as the Pope of Pop Art via screenprints, photos, and magazines [ ... ]
AED 100
Cineolio’s Cinenights
Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Al Jaddaf, DubaiAn evening of five short films, all subtitled in both Arabic and English: 12 Drawings a Day: dir Denis Chapon (Denmark, 2011: 5 mins) Experimental animation created on the reverse of used A4 sheets. Each day for three years drew [ ... ]
FreeGo Back for Murder
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAgatha Christie wrote more than a dozen plays as well as the novels that made her name, and this is one -- written in 1960, an adaptation of her story Five Little Pigs with Hercule Poirot removed from the story. [ ... ]
AED 120
TootArd | Gaye Su Akyol
The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesA second evening of the End of Summer Dance Party in the Black Box theatre – a genre-defying concert that puts two very different kinds of artist in each half. From Gaye Su Akyol you get an innovative mix of [ ... ]
AED 105The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Mövenpick Hotel JBR Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThis month's Laughter Factory tour kicks off at the Mövenpick as usual. The acts: Kate Barron a return to the UAE for the award-winning Canadian comic, sharp, witty and unfiltered Farhan Solo a Gulf debut for the "eccentric millennial Muslim" [ ... ]
AED 160Majd Kurdieh: Butterflies
Fann à Porter The Workshop, Villa 45, St. 23b, off Al Wasl Road (opposite Box Park), Jumeirah 2, DubaiA solo show for the Aleppo-born Lebanese-based artist with a very distinctive practice – he paints with cartoon-like characters to talk about the current state of the world, usually a boy (Fasoon) and a girl (Fasooneh) who are always smiling [ ... ]
FreeThe Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Al Habtoor Polo Resort Al Safa 5, Emirates Road 611, DubaiThis month's Laughter Factory tour drops in at Al Habtoor with the usual standup gig followed by a no-sitting afterparty with the chance to mingle with the acts (though not for long, they're booked at the Mövenpick at 8.30pm). On [ ... ]
AED 160Go Back for Murder
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesSecond performance of this Agatha Christie play. There's an unusual twist on the traditional murder mystery , the action moving from past to present and illuminating the danger of relying on personal testimony warped by time, prejudice and perception. Carla [ ... ]
AED 120The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Mövenpick Hotel JBR Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThis month's Laughter Factory tour gets a second show at the Mövenpick as usual. The acts: Kate Barron a return to the UAE for the award-winning Canadian comic, sharp, witty and unfiltered Farhan Solo a Gulf debut for the "eccentric [ ... ]
AED 160
Way of the Forest
421 Arts Campus Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThis travelling edition of the Colomboscope arts festival features work by 19 artists from South Asia and Africa. Taking over Galleries 1 and 2 inside 421 Arts Campus, it focuses on interdependence, custodianship, and restorative practices across rainforests, wilderness, mountain [ ... ]
Free
Mary Poppins: dir Robert Stevenson (1964)
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesA newly restored print of the multiple Academy Award winner, starring Julie Andrews as the magical nanny and Dick Van Dyke as a most unlikely chimney sweep. Fantastical adventures follow as the spirited nanny turns every chore into a game [ ... ]
FreeGo Back for Murder
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe final performance for this Agatha Christie play. There's an unusual twist on the traditional murder mystery , the action moving from past to present and illuminating the danger of relying on personal testimony warped by time, prejudice and perception. [ ... ]
AED 120
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Dubai OperaIt's 200 years since Betthoven's Ninth premiered, and this performance by the Polish National Opera Orchestra with the Dubai Festival Choir under the baton of Patrick Fournillier should provide a suitable tribute to what is undoubtedly a masterpiece of Western [ ... ]
From AED 260Comedy Mix-Tape
Melrose Paramount Midtown, Al Mustaqbal Street, DubaiDubomedy's improv evening is back with "a hilarious mash-up of stand-up and improv ... You never know who will pop in". It's free but fills up fast, so RSVP to get a seat.
Free, but pre-registerComedy Mix-Tape
Paramount Hotel Midtown Al Mustaqbal Street, Business Bay, DubaiDubomedy's improv evening is back with graduates of Dubomedy's workshops plus special guests in "a hilarious mash-up of stand-up and improv". This is a double-header, with shows at 6pm and 8.30pm; they're free (with a minimum spend of one drink [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Armageddon Time: dir James Gray (2022)
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesJames Gray’s deeply personal coming-of-age tale, set in 1980s New York, boasts fine performances from Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong as the parents and Anthony Hopkins dispensing twinkly grandfatherly wisdom – and, as a sixth-grader making his way through school [ ... ]
FreeMonday Night Comedy: This Is Impro
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesExactly what it says: a regular Monday evening of scenes, stories and narrative improvisation influenced by audience suggestions and featuring the Courtyard Playhouse's most experienced improv performers plus guests. Classic Courtyard improv. It's free, but you need to put your [ ... ]
Free but donations welcome
Ökozid | Ecocide: dir Andres Veiel (2020)
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesIt is the year 2034: drought and flooding are destroying the livelihoods of millions of people. The International Court of Justice has had to evacuate from The Hague to Berlin, where the climate catastrophe becomes the subject of legal proceedings. [ ... ]
FreeComedy Night @ Ting Irie
Ting Irie, Mamsga al Saadiyat Mamsha Al Saadiyat, Cultural District, Abu Dhabi"UAE’s top established and new comedians light up the stage with laughter" at Ting Irie Abu Dhabi every other Tuesday (best to check their Instagram account @tingirieauh just to be sure). This time there's a Fineral Home theme ("die laughing"); [ ... ]
AED 95Narratives of Belonging
Al Safa Art & Design Library Al Safa Park, Jumeriah 3, DubaiThe second edition of this open-call Dubai Culture exhibition for Emirati creatives “explores what it means to belong – whether to a place, an object, a practice, or something beyond the physical, like a memory ... By exploring the fluid [ ... ]
Free
Putting the Record Straight: The Lost Women of Art History
Society Dubai Jumeirah Street, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe second in this seven-part lecture series by art historian Rose Balston on female artists from the 16th through to the 18th century – “women who have not only been side-lined, but literally (and shockingly) blocked out of history”, mainly [ ... ]
AED 250Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe Courtyard's regular 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 [ ... ]
Free but donations welcome
Candice Lin: Night Stone
Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, DubaiThe LA-based artist’s first solo exhibition in West Asia. In Night Stone, a large one-room installation, Candice Lin uses ceramic sculptures, textile works and a site-specific mural to connect the contemporary trade of manganese between Australia and China with the [ ... ]
Free
Magnus Gjoen: The Future of The Past
Mestaria Gallery Unit 35, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiGjoen invites the viewer to explore the delicate balance between history and modernity, as envisioned through a distinctive style that fuses street art influences with pop culture and fine art – symbols and themes from the Renaissance and Baroque are [ ... ]
From Abu Dhabi to Paris: A Symphony of Voices and Keys
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi Reem Island, Abu DhabiThe noted Emirati mezzosoprano Fatima Alhashmi is accompanied by the French pianist Marie Sontag for a programme of French arias.
FreeThe Fridge Open Mic
The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe Fridge's Open Mic night was open to singers, musicians, bands, instrumentalists and performers, bands as well as solo performers. Always a chance to discover some hot new talent ...
Free (we think)The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
The Club Al Mina, Abu DhabiThis month's Laughter Factory tour moves on to its now-regular Abu Dhabi stop. On the stage: Kate Barron a return to the UAE for the award-winning Canadian comic, sharp, witty and unfiltered Farhan Solo a Gulf debut for the "eccentric [ ... ]
AED 160PowerPointless Networking Night
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesOne of the most consistently funny of the Courtyard's classic improv gigs is back after a couple of months' hiatus: the speakers have to give a presentation on a slide deck they’ve never seen before, with the topic determined at [ ... ]
Free, but donations welcomeLAST CHANCE Pascal Navarro: From the winter nights of Oslo to the golden lights of Dubai
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAn exhibition of Navarro's abstract paintings. The artist says he considers himself primarily a colourist, and the sun of Dubai has led him towards a palette of golden colours, with light shades, infused with the energy and movement that characterise [ ... ]
FreeThe Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Radisson DAMAC Hills Hessa Street Dubailand, DubaiThe penultimate date for this month's Laughter Factory tour. The acts: Kate Barron a return to the UAE for the award-winning Canadian comic, sharp, witty and unfiltered Farhan Solo a Gulf debut for the "eccentric millennial Muslim" (he was good [ ... ]
AED 160
Antonio Dias: The Search for an Open Enigma
Sharjah Art Foundation – Bait Al Serkal Arts Square, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesWork by Antonio Dias (1944–2018), an artist who relentlessly transgressed material and conceptual boundaries, tackling complex sociopolitical issues across diverse mediums. Drawing upon Hélio Oiticica’s 1969 analysis of Dias’ practice, the title embraces the versatile, ever-changing and subversive nature of [ ... ]
Free
Vantage Point Sharjah (VPS 12)
Sharjah Art Foundation, Bait Obaid Al Shamsi Arts Square, SharjahSharjah Art Foundation’s annual photography exhibition returns for its 12 edition. Under the theme 'If I Were Another' (derived from a Mahmoud Darwish poem), this year’s exhibition addresses intimate individual experiences and the weight of collective memory, proposing empathy as [ ... ]
Free
William Kentridge: A Shadow of a Shadow
Sharjah Art Foundation – Bait Al Serkal Arts Square, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesKentridge’s first major solo exhibition in the region features a survey of 17 performances by the artist, spanning a period from the late 1980s to the present and showcasing a wide range of his work. They include his interpretations of [ ... ]
Free
Improv Party 2
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe Junction's experiment with improv gets another outing; last time out the "unscripted and unexpected live improvised theatrical show" was pretty good, by all accounts. Individual tickets are AED 100, but you can buy two for AED 160 ...
AED 100The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Dukes The Palm Palm Dubai, DubaiLast gig for this month's Laughter Factory tour. The acts: Kate Barron a return to the UAE for the award-winning Canadian comic, sharp, witty and unfiltered Farhan Solo a Gulf debut for the "eccentric millennial Muslim" (he was good on [ ... ]
AED 160LAST CHANCE At the Edge of Land
Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, DubaiThis group exhibition, curated by Lucas Morin, highlights unexpectedly interconnected geographies, resources and commodities, moving between land and sea to tell stories of conflict, erosion and extraction; it's based on works from the Art Jameel Collection plus loans and new [ ... ]
Free
Nabil Anani: The Land and I
Zawyeh Gallery Warehouse 27, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiNabil Anani has been focussed on painting landscapes for over two decades. His work demonstrates how the land is central to his identity and existence, and how it is also integral to its people; in The Land and I, Anani [ ... ]
