Desi Laughs
A Hinglish show in the Dubai Comedy Festival featuring Gursimran Khamba and Nitinn R Miranni.
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- Dubai Opera Studio Downtown Dubai, Dubai
PETTEE: storybox
The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates‘Pettee’ is a word with multiple meanings in the languages of millions of people (Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi) but one is instantly recognised: container, and by extension box, briefcase, casket, coffin … It is a word with weight for [ ... ]
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Chinedu Unaka: Time Well Spent Tour
Dubai Opera Studio Downtown Dubai, DubaiChinedu is a rising star on the international comedy circuit, and this Dubai Comedy Festival gig for his current touring show should help ... The LA-based comedian, actor, and writer has recently gained acclaim for performances on Comedy Central Presents [ ... ]
AED 180LAST CHANCE Farah Al Qasimi: Toy World
The Third Line Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe Third Line's fourth solo exhibition with Farah Al Qasimi, Brooklyn based but Abu Dhabi born, is a collection of still and moving images in colour and – for the first time – black and white too. “Black and white [ ... ]
Free
Torn
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe world premiere of a new play written and directed by the award-winning Australian writer/director Alex Broun, well known to Dubai audiences for the past 15 or so years (not least from his promotion of and participation in the Short [ ... ]
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Cineolios Cinenights at Mohammed Bin Rashid Library
Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Al Jaddaf, DubaiAnother free MBR Library film night organised by shorts specialist Cineolio, this one featuring four short films that embody diverse cultures and reflect different visions from around the world: The Coin dir Siqi Song (2019, 7 min) Stop-motion animation by [ ... ]
FreeSpencer & Vogue
Dubai OperaReality royalty bring their podcast to the stage for the Dubai Comedy Festival: Spencer Matthews (Made In Chelsea, etc) and Vogue Williams (Dancing with the Stars, Stepping Out etc) are engagingly chatty and very funny about the detail of their [ ... ]
From AED 250PETTEE: storybox
The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesA second performance for this show where dancers and fabricated landscape lead the audience into an immersive world of movement and music and flight, where bodies unbend, lunge and soar, to unseal and unpack years of youth, where multiple futures, [ ... ]
AED 105Comedy Bizarre 6
Dubai Opera Studio Downtown Dubai, DubaiThis Dubai Comedy festival showcase provides nightly entertainment from an eclectic mix of (mostly local) standups at a pretty good price. Tonight it’s Moncef Boumaza, Sahar Ali, Adi Thomas, Amr Elassal, Sadiq Saboowala, Shaddy Gaad, and Yash Bhardwaj, hosted by Salman [ ... ]
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Alfred Adriaan: Unfit and Forty
Roxy Cinemas Dubai Hills Dubai Hills Mall, Al Khail Road, DubaiRelatable comedy for many from the likeable, hard-working South African stand-up with his new one-man show. He’s turned 40, is middle-aged and married, and has a few complaints about the situation … A Dubai Comedy Festival gig.
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Mo Gilligan
Dubai OperaMo Gilligan is black, British and very funny – he’s very good at observational comedy with a very distinctive take on British culture, especially from his home milieu (South London). He says his influences include Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock; [ ... ]
From AED 195LAST CHANCE Ana Mazzei: How to disappear
Green Art Gallery Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe Brazilian artist has been given regular solo shows at Green Art Gallery every couple of years, and they're always interesting. Her widely (and sometimes wildly) experimental practice appropriates different materials, connecting to the environments in which she works; art, [ ... ]
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Omran Younis: Rise of the Cactus
Fann à Porter The Workshop, Villa 45, St. 23b, off Al Wasl Road (opposite Box Park), Jumeirah 2, DubaiA new body of work in this solo exhibition from Syrian artist Orman Younis offers "a poignant social commentary on his surroundings, the human condition, and current state of political affairs in the region" that "combines ideas of post-Modernism with [ ... ]
FreeTorn
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA second day of performances (4pm, 7.30pm, 9.30pm) for this world premiere of a new play written and directed by the award-winning Australian writer/director Alex Broun, well known to Dubai audiences for the past 15 or so years (not least [ ... ]
From AED 100Emirati Showcase
Roxy Cinemas Dubai Hills Dubai Hills Mall, Al Khail Road, DubaiA selection of local standup talent from the UAE for this English-language Dubai Comedy Festival gig – Abdallah Alansari, aka the Emirati Puppet Master; Ali Saleh Awadh; Abdalla Al Qassab; Saif Almherie; and Obaid Ali Obaid.
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Riaad Moosa: Live in Dubai
Roxy Cinemas Dubai Hills Dubai Hills Mall, Al Khail Road, DubaiSouth Africa’s favourite doctor-turned-comedian, Riaad Moosa is back in town for a Dubai Comedy Festival gig. He’s very good on observational comedy and he’s not short of an opinion or two, based particularly on his experiences as a Muslim and [ ... ]
AED 180Comedy Bizarre 7
Dubai Opera Studio Downtown Dubai, DubaiThis Dubai Comedy festival showcase provides nightly entertainment from an eclectic mix of (mostly local) standups at a pretty good price. Tonight it’s Joshua Dias, John Hague, Bronwyn Byrnes, Sadiq Saboowala, and Rami Salame, hosted by Yash Bhardwaj.
AED 75LAST CHANCE Posters for Gaza
Zawyeh Gallery Warehouse 27, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiAn exhibition of posters produced specifically for this exhibition by 26 artists who come together to shed light on the ethnic cleansing and horrific massacres taking place in the Gaza Strip and to demand the recognition of Palestinian rights to [ ... ]
FreeTorn
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe final day of performances (7.30pm and 9.30pm) for this world premiere of a new play written and directed by the award-winning Australian writer/director Alex Broun. Torn is described as "a sexy, fast-paced, brutal, funny and at times moving dissection [ ... ]
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Dubai Singers & Orchestra: Verdi Requiem
Emirates Palace Abu DhabiWhat looks like the largest and most ambitious concert yet – in nearly 60 years of performance – for Dubai Singers & Orchestra. Some 90 singers and a 60-piece orchestra will perform the seven-part requiem mass, one of classical music’s [ ... ]
From AED 150Comedy at Melrose
Melrose Paramount Midtown, Al Mustaqbal Street, DubaiDubomedy's regular Sunday evening stand-up gig has quickly become established, not least because it's free (you do have to pre-register to get on the list) and always entertaining – you never know who you're going to see, and while the [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerComedy Bizarre 8
Dubai Opera Studio Downtown Dubai, DubaiThis Dubai Comedy festival showcase provides nightly entertainment from an eclectic mix of (mostly local) standups at a pretty good price. Tonight it’s Sahar Ali, Adi Thomas, Maher Barwany, Tabarak Razvi, Amr Elassal, and Imah Dumagay, hosted by Liz Bains.
AED 75LAST CHANCE Moataz Nasr: Bottle Neck
Burj Al Arab DubaiNew and existing 3D work by the Egyptian artist, whose practice aims to explore the intersection of tradition and globalisation and the impact of political and economic development. The title Bottle Neck reflects “the overload of information that creates a [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Bye Bye Tiberias: dir Lina Soualem (2022)
The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThirty years ago, Hiam Abbass left her native village in Galilee to follow her acting dream in France. Camera in hand, her daughter Lina questions her mother’s bold choices and the way the women in her family – who she [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerMonday 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 stuff. It's free, but you need to put your [ ... ]
Free but donations welcomeLAST CHANCE CC: cARTpets
XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesOutsider artist CC, better known to his mum as Alireza Asbahi, shows his latest collection of carpets and hangings. It's quirky, interesting art that collages and layers materials and shapes. His works have the same kind of raw energy that [ ... ]
Free
Sound On: PODTALKS DXB 1
Warehouse Four Al Quoz, DubaiFirst in a series of seminars on podcasting organised by Warehouse Four and professional AV equipment supplier Advanced Media. Each will feature a keynote presentation by a prominent podcaster, focussing hopefully on the process of producing compelling content, followed by [ ... ]
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Délicieux: dir Éric Besnard (2020)
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe French do films about food really rather well. This tale of a pioneering restaurant around the time of the Revolution is a sweet and savoury tribute to food, pleasure and égalité at a particularly piquant moment in French history, [ ... ]
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Fridge Concert Series season 43: Lexie | Ryan Keen
The Fridge Warehouse Warehouse 5, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiThe Fridge Concert Series has always been A Good Thing – typically new(ish) and local(ish) artists given a decent set in a well-equipped space with a supportive audience. Season 43 kicks off with Dubai-based British singer/songwriter Lexie, offering pop and [ ... ]
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BRED Abu Dhabi
Yas Bay Yas Island, Abu DhabiThe second edition of "the Middle East’s neo-culture festival" aims to celebrate the region’s art, fashion and musical tastes (specifically grime and hip-hop) with local and international artists, local and international food outlets, gaming, basketball showdowns, streetwear stalls, curated art, [ ... ]
From AED 75(De)Constructing the Virtual Character in Motion Pictures
NYUAD Campus, Conference Centre NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesIn the last 30 years, virtual characters in motion pictures have grown from a novelty to a staple of movie-making. This talk for the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute examines is by Luca Fascione, a senior ray tracing engineer for NVIDIA; [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerWednesday Night Impro: Maestro
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesTen actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one with the lowest score is eliminated. Eventually only [ ... ]
Free but donations welcome
Alice Sara Ott: Echoes of Life
Dubai OperaThe remarkable young German-Japanese pianist has been winning awards since she was seven; this performance sounds equally impressive in its own way, an autobiographical musical journey built around Chopin's 24 Preludes (the CD also has seven contemporary works to complete [ ... ]
From AED 190Elena Butko and Jasbir Saggu
ME Dubai The Opus by Omniyat, Al Amal Street, Business Bay, DubaiThe chance to exhibit in an undeniable architectural icon designed by a starchitect (and priced to attract HNIs) doesn't come along every day. ME Dubai's Cultural Connections programme for the spring features vivid abstracts by Elena Butko and "multidimensional landscapes [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE Elham Shafaei & Sara Al Haddad: Threads of Existence
Two UAE-based artists reflect on "identity and the eternal quest for belonging within the ebb and flow of time". Sara Al Haddad creates delicate yarn and fibre works that embody the passage of time and hint at her inner struggles; [ ... ]
FreeFéminin Pluriel: Beyond the City – Chapter 2
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates"A most exotic dreamlike journey" promises the blurb for this successor to the first Beyond the City show last November. Art collective Féminin Pluriel returns with work by Bénédicte Gimonnet; collective memebrs Alison Ladegaillerie, Agnès Sheikh, Alexandra Raynaud, Bénédicte Joland-Chazelle, [ ... ]
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Khaled Akil: The Infinite & The Finite
Ayyam Gallery B11, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA solo show for the artist’s recent work – which aims to depict “the unseen, the felt, and the omnipresent”. Akil creates his compositions through dozens of thin layers, creating depth while avoiding impasto; “the drying process presents and provokes [ ... ]
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Oussama Diab and Wadeei Khaled: A Real Bad Dream
Centro Capital Centre by Rotana Al Khaleej Al Arabi St, Abu DhabiTales of displacement and resilience from the Palestinian-Syrian Dutch artist Oussama Diab and Palestinian Wadeei Khaled. "Viewers are invited to explore the delicate terrain of individual and collective memories, manifested in the rich variety of Diab and Khaled’s artworks." The [ ... ]
FreePowerpointless
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesImprovised PowerPoint presentations. The speakers face a live audience, presenting slides they’ve never seen before, on a topic determined at random by our ‘Wheel of Destiny’. Virtually guaranteed to be funny ... It's free, but you need to put your [ ... ]
Free but donations welcomeLAST CHANCE Laura Lappi: Metamorphosis
Firetti Contemporary Unit 29, Alserkal Avenue, DubaiThe first solo exhibition in the MENA region for the Finnish artist. Her work draws inspiration from ancient basilicas, cathedrals, and other Scandinavian wooden structures. Using wood as her primary medium, Lappi establishes a direct connection to her homeland and [ ... ]
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Gold and Treasures: 3,000 Years of Chinese Ornaments
L’ÉCOLE Middle East Building 10, Dubai Design District, DubaiL'ÉCOLE Middle East – Van Cleef and Arpels' school of jewellery arts– is celebrating its opening in Dubai Design District with this spectacular exhibition. The clue is of course in the name: the pieces on show (a hundred or so [ ... ]
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Cirque Du Soleil: CRYSTAL
Etihad Arena Yas Island, Abu Dhabi"This mesmerising amalgamation of acrobatic excellence" is "a truly breathtaking entertainment phenomenon", opines the organiser's press release. Even allowing for the hyperbole, there’s a good chance that all that will be true: it’s Cirque du Soleil, after all, and for [ ... ]
From AED 175Artists’s Talk: Khaled Akil & Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
Ayyam Gallery B11, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA conversation between Khaled Akil and Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi supporting the Aleppo-born artist’s first solo show at the gallery. Akil began his career with photography "and gradually liberated himself through different media"; his work suggests that this will be [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerBull
The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesDubai Drama Group reprises its 2023 production of Mike Bartlett’s Bull – a title which may be short for bullshit, but which also suggests bullying and bullfighting. Both of those are highly relevant. Three business people wait to hear which [ ... ]
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The UAE Classical Talents: A Night of Immortal French Melodies
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA cocktail reception (8-8.30pm) followed by a recital by the multitalented tenor Joseph Terterian and his pianist Nareg Abajian. We're promised "a unique crossover night of music diversity" from France, including arias by Bizet, Gounod and Massenet; songs made famous [ ... ]
AED 130The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Mövenpick Hotel JBR Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThis month's Laughter Factory standup tour has a genuinely good selection of acts: Ron Josol a winner at the Just for Laughs festival, has toured with Kevin Hart Julian Dean "deliciously twisted ... a stream of seriously good gags ... [ ... ]
AED 160The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
Mövenpick Hotel JBR Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA second night on JBR for this month's Laughter Factory standup tour. The comics: Ron Josol a winner at the Just for Laughs festival, has toured with Kevin Hart Julian Dean "deliciously twisted ... a stream of seriously good gags [ ... ]
AED 160Dubomedy’s 16th Birthday Block Party!
Warehouse Four Al Quoz, DubaiThe title more or less says it all – a celebration for one of Dubai's best established comedy outfits with "an epic mash-up of comedy, music and urban arts to celebrate Dubomedy's Sweet 16". DJ Trina handles the sounds, there [ ... ]
FreeBull
The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesA second performance of Dubai Drama Group's production of Mike Bartlett’s Bull – a masterclass in the nastier side of capitalism, an hour of backbiting and baiting, collusion and malice, needling growing into outright aggression as three business people wait [ ... ]
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Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna
Dubai OperaDubai Opera describes this as "a landmark musical event certain to leave an indelible imprint on the region's artistic tapestry". With allowances for hyperbole, the PR writer could be right; the MusicAeterna orchestra (and its associated choir) is been the primary [ ... ]
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