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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTSTAMP:20261013T175014Z
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SUMMARY:Kirill Makarov: Unveiled – Painting in the Age of Post-Produced Reality
DESCRIPTION:Makarov’s solo exhibition responds to the mediated nature of contemporary reality by reconstructing armed conflict environments from fragments of media imagery circulating in a post-analogue world. Working across figurative painting and digital media\, Makarov explores the relationship between virtual and physical environments through immersive compositions that combine traditional painting with ultraviolet printing\, augmented reality\, and video games. Photographs and individual frames extracted from videos the artist found online are treated as spatial coordinates\, allowing scenes to be reassembled as three-dimensional settings\, with varying degrees of precision depending on the quality and quantity of the source material. \nTo 10 March. \nImage: Kirill Makarov\, Ornament (2024)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/kirill-makarov-unveiled-painting-in-the-age-of-post-produced-reality/
LOCATION:Dom Art Projects\, Al Khayat Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261027T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261027T200000
DTSTAMP:20261023T110321Z
CREATED:20261013T165909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261023T110321Z
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SUMMARY:Localized Futures: The Arts
DESCRIPTION:421’s season of talks and panel discussions developed in collaboration with afikra\, Localized Futures\, explores the future of key cultural and civic sectors through a regional lens – challenging the dominant global narrative by looking at the complexities\, innovations\, and solutions inherent to the MENA region. Across four sessions on Collective Heritage\, Cities & Communities\, Education\, and The Arts\, the series brings together institutional leaders\, policy shapers\, and cultural pioneers to spotlight the people actively building these futures today. \nFor this session on The Arts\, we’re told the speakers will share their perspectives on arts patronage\, the role of independent platforms\, and the responsibility cultural institutions carry in making space for both established and emerging voices. It looks a good panel for that – Faisal Al Hassan\, director of 421 Arts Campus; Stephanie Rosenthal\, director of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Project; Vilma Jurkute\, founding Director of Alserkal and now an independent advisor connecting culture\, urbanism & community; and Shaikha Nawar Al Qassimi\, Vice President of Sharjah Art Foundation. The moderator is Mikey Muhanna\, founder and Executive Director of afikra. \nThe panel discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and refreshments. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/localized-futures-the-arts/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Panel discussion,Urbanism
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261027T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261027T220000
DTSTAMP:20261003T124652Z
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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-4/
LOCATION:Al Ain Palace Hotel\, Corniche Road\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261027T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261027T220000
DTSTAMP:20261013T164823Z
CREATED:20261013T164752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T164823Z
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SUMMARY:Fridge Concert Series 50: The Season 50 Special
DESCRIPTION:This special gig brings Concert Series alumni and fan favourites back to the stage for one-off collaborations and extended jams. The artists will be announced ahead of the night\, and “you never know who might walk on next”. Food for the night comes from CarniStore\, The Fridge’s neighbour at Alserkal Avenue. The evening is unticketed and free\, but registration is required and spaces are expected to fill up fast.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fridge-concert-series-50-the-season-50-special/
LOCATION:The Fridge Warehouse\, Warehouse 5\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Gig
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20261019T114159Z
CREATED:20261019T114002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T114159Z
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SUMMARY:𝗔𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗜 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗷𝗮𝗵
DESCRIPTION:ATypI is the Association Typographique International\, the nonprofit global forum for type and typography. It was established in 1957 to unite European type manufacturers at a time of technological change and to promote typography education and awareness in general. Its annual conference has taken place every year since its foundation\, but this is its first time in the Middle East. \nThe programme has four packed days of keynote lectures\, talks\, workshops\, exhibitions\, and “cultural experiences” celebrating typography across languages\, cultures\, and disciplines. The theme is Between — Tradition | Transition | Transformation\, “exploring how typography moves across scripts\, disciplines\, tools\, cultures\, and time”. In fact the sessions look rather less staid and academic than this implies. \nThe member price is $650 for the four days\, and there’s a $300 rate for students.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%a7%f0%9d%98%86%f0%9d%97%bd%f0%9d%97%9c-%f0%9d%9f%ae%f0%9d%9f%ac%f0%9d%9f%ae%f0%9d%9f%b2-%f0%9d%97%a6%f0%9d%97%b5%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%97%b7%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%97%b5/
LOCATION:University of the Arts\, University City\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Typography
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
DTSTAMP:20260925T071328Z
CREATED:20260916T081312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T071328Z
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SUMMARY:MAWASIM: 20 Years of Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art
DESCRIPTION:Christie’s first live auction of fine art in Abu Dhabi takes place on 1 November\, preceded by two viewing days open to all. There will be more than 70 works from six decades of museum-quality art that traces the evolution of artistic practices across the Middle East and North Africa. \nHighlights include … \nPaul Guiragossian\, Noces (1958-59) A vibrant wedding scene that reflects Guiragossian’s enduring themes of home\, community and human connection; the work was exhibited at his first major exhibition in Lebanon in 1959. Estimate: $300\,000-500\,000 \nSamia Halaby\, Yesterday (1978) An important work from Samia Halaby’s 1970s\, when the Palestinian-American artist forged her distinctive language of geometric abstraction. Estimate: $200\,000-300\,000 \nMohamed Melehi\, A30 (1962: right) From Mohamed Melehi’s seminal 1960–62 series of ‘black works’\, reflecting his experimentation with the bianco e nero technique and his engagement with Zen and Sufi. Estimate:$100\,000-150\,000 \nNadia Saikali\, Mandala Bleu Nuit (1982) From an important mature phase of Saikali’s work\, characterised by its meditative and spiritual abstraction. Four other works from the Barjeel Art Foundation are also offered in the sale.  Estimate: $30\,000-50\,000 \nMarwan Kassab-Bachi\, Kopf (Head) (1987) A pivotal moment in the evolution of Marwan’s portraiture\, moving from the horizontally stretched facial landscapes of the 1970s towards the vertical\, frontal heads that became a defining motif of his mature practice. Estimate: $200\,000-300\,000 \nInji Efflatoun\, Untitled (1987) One of Inji Efflatoun’s last works\, representing the culmination of the Egyptian modernist’s practice\, characterised by a lyrical synthesis of nature and the built environment through expressive colour and line. One of eight works from the Dalloul Collection offered in the auction. Estimate: $40\,000-60\,000 \nThe auction will be accompanied by a programme of previews\, talks and educational events; details to be announced “in due course”\, but signing up for Christie’s mailers will presumably get you advance information.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mawasim-20-years-of-modern-and-contemporary-middle-eastern-art/
LOCATION:The Abu Dhabi Edition\, Al Bateen Marina\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Auction,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261028T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261028T200000
DTSTAMP:20261013T161621Z
CREATED:20261013T161621Z
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SUMMARY:UAENO: One Big Family
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the UAE Year of the Family 2026\, the UAE National Orchestra brings audiences of all ages together for a joyful and interactive concert. Rhythm games\, listening challenges and conversations with the narrator invite families and first-time concertgoers to become part of the performance.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uaeno-one-big-family-2/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert,Family/kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261028T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261028T220000
DTSTAMP:20261019T143641Z
CREATED:20261019T143641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T143641Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro
DESCRIPTION:The Courtyard’s popular evening of elimination improv. Ten actors converge for a night of scenes\, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5\, and the one with the lowest score is knocked out. Eventually only one remains\, to be crowned the Maestro. “Fast-paced\, unpredictable\, and hilarious” says the promo\, and you couldn’t argue with that. As with all Courtyard improv evenings it’s free\, but (a) donations are welcome ; (b) you need to put your name on the guestlist (via the website); and (c) it’s first-come first-served\, so get there early to grab a seat.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/wednesday-night-impro-maestro-5/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261030
DTSTAMP:20261002T145238Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T145238Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Talal Moualla: The Table of Absence
DESCRIPTION:For more than five decades\, the Syrian artist\, poet\, and critic Talal Moualla has approached the image not simply as representation\, but (says the gallery) “as a form of thought … Moving between painting\, criticism\, poetry and research\, his practice asks how the visible can carry an idea\, shape consciousness\, and open new ways of understanding human existence. The Table of Absence brings this lifelong enquiry to one of its most distilled forms”. \nIn Moualla’s work\, the table is a symbolic structure\, a place where human beings recognise one another’s presence – “around it coexist memory and mourning\, intimacy and estrangement\, love and betrayal\, birth and death … Yet as the enquiry deepens\, even the table begins to disappear. It is reduced to a circle\, a plate\, a geometric sign\, a pale field\, until it approaches emptiness itself”. So “the image no longer delivers an answer; it becomes a way of thinking through the question”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-talal-moualla-the-table-of-absence/
LOCATION:K Gallery\, Al Barari\, Seventh Heaven\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T123000
DTSTAMP:20261022T105508Z
CREATED:20261022T105508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T105508Z
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SUMMARY:Story of Art II: The Great Obsessions – Standing Together\, Paul Guiragossian
DESCRIPTION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation’s monthly lecture series\, led by Dr Michaela Watrelot\, BFAF Curator and Director of Exhibitions\, returns with a second series – this one on individual artists rather than art movements. Nine monthly lectures\, running to next June\, will each look closely at a single artist whose work was shaped by a figure\, a place\, a face or an artistic problem to which they kept returning. \nThis opener considers Paul Guiragossian\, subject of a current exhibition at BFAF. Guiragossian made the human figure the core of his visual language; the lecture traces the figure from intimate portraits of his mother and family to increasingly distilled compositions in which individual bodies merge into a collective human presence. Even as the figure dissolves into upright passages of colour and gesture\, humanity never disappears. \nImage: Paul Guiragossian\, L’Echarpe (1990)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/story-of-art-ii-the-great-obsessions-standing-together-paul-guiragossian/
LOCATION:Bassam Freiha Art Foundation\, Cultural District Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T190000
DTSTAMP:20261019T142210Z
CREATED:20261019T141927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T142210Z
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SUMMARY:First Chapter Launch
DESCRIPTION:The launch event for the sixth cycle of ELF’s First Chapter\, the only global-standard professional development scheme in the region for writers. Meet this year’s mentors\, discover what’s in store for the new cohort\, and celebrate the release of The Squatters\, the debut novel from former First Chapter fellow Saba Brelvi.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/first-chapter-launch/
LOCATION:Fiker Institute\, 42 17th St\, Al Quoz\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Words
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T200000
DTSTAMP:20261003T144351Z
CREATED:20261003T144351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T144351Z
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SUMMARY:Joke Jam
DESCRIPTION:The Pepp’s regular early-evening showcase of Dubai’s local comedy talent\, always with four standups on stage.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joke-jam-3/
LOCATION:Pepperoni Comedy Club\, 25 Jump Street 25h Hotel\, One Central World Trade Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261029T220000
DTSTAMP:20261003T125024Z
CREATED:20261003T124905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T125024Z
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SUMMARY:The Comedy Lab
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat Comedy’s regular Thursday stop in Silicon Oasis promises “insane laughs every week”.  The door price of AED 99 includes one drink and popcorn.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-comedy-lab-2/
LOCATION:Radisson Red\, Dubai Digital Park\, Dubai Silicon Oasis\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTSTAMP:20260925T071028Z
CREATED:20260818T142601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T071028Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Hisham Sharif: Allusive Veil
DESCRIPTION:Sharif’s first solo exhibition in the UAE presents an autobiographical and very personal series of works about the struggles of private and artist life in a closed society – “a vulnerable\, nuanced presentation of life”. The Bahraini artist uses colour to convey privacy and intimacy\, “expressive hues that meld harsh truths with illusions of what could be … Sharif’s approach ensures that his depiction of these taboos is conveyed through humble depictions that preserve a certain Oriental sensibility\, avoiding the shock value or censorship they might otherwise provoke. The scenes are all about ambiance\, a haze of what was\, what is\, and what could be”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/70784/
LOCATION:Ayyam Gallery\, B11\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20261028T132416Z
CREATED:20261021T083323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T132416Z
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SUMMARY:Al Quoz Creative Entrepreneurship Forum
DESCRIPTION:The forum\, now in its fourth annual edition\, promises two days of conversations\, practical workshops and opportunities to connect organised by Dubai Culture: “from building a brand and finding funding to exploring AI and telling your story\, the programme offers fresh perspectives and practical tools to help move your ideas forward … Whether you’re starting something new or growing a project you love\, come meet others making things happen”. \nThe programme (downloadable PDF here) looks really good – a packed two days with lots of been-there done-that speakers. We hear some places are still available: register here (it’s free).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/al-quoz-creative-entrepreneurship-forum-2/
LOCATION:Al Khayat Avenue\, 10 19 Street\, Al Quoz\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Creative Industries,Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
DTSTAMP:20261028T101647Z
CREATED:20261026T121008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T101647Z
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SUMMARY:Sharjah Film Platform 9
DESCRIPTION:Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual celebration of indie/experimental cinema returns for its ninth edition with a 10-day lineup of films (26 of them) plus talks and artist development programmes. Screenings and events will take place at Mirage City Cinema\, SAF’s open-air theatre in Arts Square\, with some showings at VOX Cinemas at City Centre Al Zahia. \nOpening the festival is Letters (2025)\, an anthology of 17 short films by Josef Khallouf reflecting on Lebanon’s recent history. The programme also includes David Bim’s To the West\, in Zapata (2025)\, which follows a Cuban crocodile hunter’s struggle to provide for his family; Azeem Rajulawalla’s More Punk Than Punk (2025)\, a portrait of a Pakistani punk artist whose music brings together personal expression and political concerns; Minimals in a Titanic World (2025) by Philbert Aimé Mbabazi\, exploring an emerging friendship in the shadow of grief; and Hind Saeed Al Basti’s Alia & Meera (2026)\, a story of two best friends whose small lie uncovers a family secret. \nThe festival closes with Larissa Sansour’s highly rated recent feature\, An Incomplete Drowning (2026)\, a contemplation on the fragility of objects and their capacity to hold history. \nThis edition also premieres two newly completed short films supported by the Sharjah Film Platform Short Film Production Grant. In I Broke a Vase (2026)\, Asim Abdulaziz explores the haunting legacy of a former journalist; Fatima Wardy’s White Musk (2026) looks at the tensions that arise when a child is compelled to parent their own parent. \nAlways central to SFP is the Competition section\, showcasing documentary and fiction films released within the past two years. Nominated by an international committee of filmmakers and industry professionals\, all titles here are being shown in the UAE for the first time; a number of screenings will be followed by Q&A sessions with the directors. \nFilms in the Competition section are eligible for the Sharjah Film Platform Awards across four categories: Documentary Feature\, Documentary Short\, Fiction Feature and Fiction Short. \nThe Director in Focus segment honours an iconic filmmaker through screenings of their landmark films. This year the accolade goes to Abderrahmane Sissako\, whose poetic films explore themes of exile and memory across Africa; a selection of his films will be screened\, among them Timbuktu (2014)\, Bamako (2006) and Black Tea (2024: still above). Sissako will share insights into his practice in a masterclass on 7 November. \nThe full programme is here; most feature tickets are a bargain AED 15\, some screenings are free.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sharjah-film-platform-9/
LOCATION:[various Sharjah locations]
CATEGORIES:Festival,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261030T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261030T200000
DTSTAMP:20261003T144319Z
CREATED:20261003T144319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T144319Z
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SUMMARY:Joke Jam
DESCRIPTION:The Pepp’s regular early-evening showcase of Dubai’s local comedy talent\, always with four standups on stage.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joke-jam-2/
LOCATION:Pepperoni Comedy Club\, 25 Jump Street 25h Hotel\, One Central World Trade Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261030T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261030T210000
DTSTAMP:20261026T131421Z
CREATED:20261026T131308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261026T131421Z
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SUMMARY:The Big Wooden Whoopsie
DESCRIPTION:“Comedy is just tragedy plus time. It’s been 3\,000 years. We’re legally allowed to be hilarious.” This original comedy – written and co-directed by top Dubai photo/videographer Ovidiu Dugulan – surveys the final stretch of a ten-year siege of Troy\, a job that should’ve taken three days … It’s good to see an original comedy\, written and produced locally\, and staged with a substantial cast of 12 actors (and possibly a big if badly built wooden horse). \nThere are further performances on 31 October and 1 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-big-wooden-whoopsie/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261030T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261030T210000
DTSTAMP:20261027T115524Z
CREATED:20261027T115524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T115524Z
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SUMMARY:Fouad Boussouf and CCN du Havre Normandie: Näss (People)
DESCRIPTION:The UAE premiere of Näss (People) by Moroccan choreographer Fouad Boussouf and his company Le Phare – CCN du Havre Normandie is an encounter between the raw energy of 1970s Moroccan music and the physical intensity of contemporary hip-hop. \nInspired by the influential 1970s Moroccan group Nass el Ghiwane\, Näss draws a connection between cutting social commentary in the Maghreb and a contemporary search for identity and roots within hip-hop culture in the banlieues. Näss also channels the individual strengths of its seven performers to create a collective\, trance-like work that is at once physical and meditative. \nFor Boussouf\, dance is pure impulse\, momentum\, movement – concepts which also define his artistic journey\, driven by his innate curiosity and his desire to escape. His early years in an isolated Moroccan village represented a clean\, monastic simplicity; but when he was seven\, his family moved to France and he found he had to learn quickly about a new culture and societal codes. As a teenager\, he found hip hop and that became the building blocks for his personal style of movement and then choreography. \nAppointed director of Le Havre’s Centre Chorégraphique National in 2022\, he has continued to develop a street dance aesthetic that channels spontaneity and nonstop movement. \nNäss is presented with the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef and Arpels.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fouad-boussouf-and-ccn-du-havre-normandie-nass-people/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261030T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261030T220000
DTSTAMP:20261003T125421Z
CREATED:20261003T125421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T125421Z
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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-4/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
GEO:25.0965195;55.1738621
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261030T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261030T220000
DTSTAMP:20261028T095246Z
CREATED:20261028T095246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T095246Z
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SUMMARY:Laughter Lounge by 3albaraka: Pew! Pew!
DESCRIPTION:Improv “where anything can happen and the audience becomes part of the show”. Which is sort of how improv is defined\, though in this case the title suggests there may be an extra element of gun-fingers … The 3albaraka guys have settled nicely into this theatre (so not a club) setting; recommended. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/laughter-lounge-by-3albaraka-pew-pew/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.118107;55.200608
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20260821T084512Z
CREATED:20260821T084512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T084512Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Amna AlMemari\, Lubnah Ansari\, MG\, Andrew Riad: Infrared
DESCRIPTION:This group show is the culmination of the second edition of NIKA Project Space’s Open Studio programme: four artists based in the UAE were invited to develop new bodies of work in dialogue with the space\, one another\, and the public. Curated by Rahel Aima\,  the exhibition brings together projects developed during the residency themed around the observer effect – “in which a wave becomes a particle and the body becomes a tongue through ritual\, accumulation\, and the heat of the eye … Rather than producing works in response to a prescribed theme\, the participating artists continued investigations proposed during the Open Studio application process. Over the course of the residency\, these projects evolved through experimentation\, research\, conversation\, and material exploration\, offering a glimpse into artistic practice as an unfolding process”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-amna-almemari-lubnah-ansari-mg-andrew-riad-infrared/
LOCATION:NIKA Project Space\, Unit 11 Al Khayat Avenue\, 19th Street Road — Al Quoz 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1399294;55.2285748
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20260825T103108Z
CREATED:20260825T103108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T103108Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Stephan Kaluza: From Dust to Bloom
DESCRIPTION:Stephan Kaluza’s practice is fundamentally concerned with depictions of nature\, either as hyper-realistic oils or near-abstract renderings. These two modes of painting should be seen as different stages of the same subject in a process of transformation: disruptions creep in\, and appearances prove deceptive. Says the gallery: “At first glance\, the paintings appear to be precise\, almost preservative images of an intact world – until a second layer emerges\, sharply challenging what is being seen”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-stephan-kaluza-from-dust-to-bloom/
LOCATION:JD Malat Gallery\, ACT 2 Tower\, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd 13A \,Downtown Dubai\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1926401;55.2716753
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20260913T142837Z
CREATED:20260913T142736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T142837Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Oussama Diab: Reimagined
DESCRIPTION:A solo show for the Palestinian-Syrian-Dutch artist that reinterprets celebrated masterpieces from Western art. Diab revisits iconic works by artists including Picasso\, van Gogh\, Michelangelo and van Dyck\, applying his own distinctive visual language to allow the images to speak to contemporary realities. Highlights of the exhibition are two striking reinterpretations of Picasso’s ‘Guernica’\, alongside ‘La Coiffure’ also after Picasso\, two sunflower paintings inspired by van Gogh\, and reinterpretations of Anthony van Dyck’s ‘Jupiter and Antiope’ and ‘Moses and the Serpent’.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/markclosing-todaymark-oussama-diab-reimagined/
LOCATION:Artbooth Gallery\, Centro Capital Center\, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:24.4176064;54.4408235
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20260927T122903Z
CREATED:20260927T122903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T122903Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY 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.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-bernar-venet-sculptures-furniture-and-works-on-paper/
LOCATION:Waddington Custot\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.2048493;55.2707828
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20261003T110251Z
CREATED:20261003T110251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T110251Z
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SUMMARY:Salah Elmur: Just as the Heart of a Mango is a Stone
DESCRIPTION:Bringing together paintings\, archival photographs\, sketches and ephemera produced after 2018\, this exhibition offers an immersive encounter with Salah Elmur’s world\, “one where memory\, landscape and identity merge and ripple through time” as the Jameel puts it. \nThrough paintings that intertwine memory and myth\, Elmur reflects on his upbringing near the Blue Nile. These build upon the photographic legacy of his family’s Studio Kamal in Khartoum; Elmur repurposes archival images\, offering subjects who are captured twice\, once through film and again in painting\, a new way of being seen. \nCurated by Zain Al Saie and Qutouf Elobaid. \nTo 14 March. \nImage: Salah Elmur\, Fire Behind the Mountain (2025)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/salah-elmur-just-as-the-heart-of-a-mango-is-a-stone/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261031T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261031T122500
DTSTAMP:20261028T134049Z
CREATED:20261026T095820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261028T134049Z
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SUMMARY:The Curse of the Were-Rabbit: dir Nick Park & Steve Box (2005)
DESCRIPTION:Full-length Wallace & Gromit action that won Aardman an Oscar for animation. Our plasticine heroes’ latest business venture is a humane pest-control outfit called Anti-Pesto\, but a mysterious superbunny-shaped beast is decimating the town’s vegetable plots and threatens Lady Tottington’s Giant Vegetable Competition … A wild ride\, full of inventive fun and good jokes with the inevitable Wallace & Gromit charm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-curse-of-the-were-rabbit-dir-nick-park-steve-box-2005/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261031T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261031T200000
DTSTAMP:20261003T144152Z
CREATED:20261003T144121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T144152Z
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SUMMARY:Joke Jam
DESCRIPTION:The Pepp’s regular early-evening showcase of Dubai’s local comedy talent\, always with four standups on stage.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joke-jam/
LOCATION:Pepperoni Comedy Club\, 25 Jump Street 25h Hotel\, One Central World Trade Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.2194872;55.2844808
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261031T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261031T210000
DTSTAMP:20261026T131500Z
CREATED:20261026T131500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261026T131500Z
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SUMMARY:The Big Wooden Whoopsie
DESCRIPTION:Second performance (of three) for this original comedy. Written and co-directed by top Dubai photo/videographer Ovidiu Dugulan\, it surveys the final stretch of a ten-year siege of Troy\, a job that should’ve taken three days …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-big-wooden-whoopsie-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261031T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261031T213000
DTSTAMP:20261026T122042Z
CREATED:20261026T122042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261026T122042Z
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SUMMARY:Bait Al Oud Strings Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Bait Al Oud Abu Dhabi presents the third edition of its Strings Orchestra Concert\, an evening that features outstanding students and graduates\, professional musicians\, and guest artists: “experience melodies and voices coming together as the energy of young talent meets the experience of accomplished performers”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bait-al-oud-strings-orchestra/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert
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