Bill Burr
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LAST CHANCE Nasir Nasrallah: Poetic of Machines
Nasrallah’s solo show is a mythical exploration of the relationship between humans and machines. Through a collection of intricate drawings, paintings, publications, textiles, and installations, the UAE-based artist takes us on a journey into a world of mechanical creatures that [ ... ]
Free
Deep Blue: Man + Machine
A second pair of shows for this "immersive showcase that delves into the profound relationship between human creativity and cutting-edge artificial intelligence". Effectively it’s a three-hour mini-festival of technology as art that also provides a networking opportunity for practitioners, would-be [ ... ]
AED 280
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VIP Classical: Julia Kociuban and Sanaz Sotoudeh
VIP Classical: Julia Kociuban and Sanaz Sotoudeh
A piano recital in SAMIT Group's VIP Classical series presented as two halves: the Polish pianist Julia Kociuban starts with Chopin, the Ballade No.3 Op.47 followed by Mazurkas, Op.24; the three Polonaises Op.71; and finally the Andante spianato et grande [ ... ]
AED 500
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1 event,
1 event,
7 events,
LAST CHANCE Monika Grabuschnigg & Nour Malas: Four AM
A two-person show for the summer, cleverly pivoted on that terrible time to be awake – too early to get up, too late to get back to deep sleep ... Says the gallery's essay: "Grabuschnigg and Malas don’t just share [ ... ]
Free
LAST CHANCE Van Gogh x Japan The Immersive Experience
Van Gogh’s love for Japanese art ran deep: he admired the way Japanese artists lived in harmony with nature and the complete focus on their work, and he aspired to do the same. Although he only discovered Japan in the [ ... ]
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LAST CHANCE Victor Sitali: African Hues
An exhibition for the Zambian (but Dubai-based) artist in the hotel's lobby (why don't more hotels do this?) that promises "a wide range of bold artistic styles, mediums, and themes". Sitali says he takes inspiration from" the colourful nature of [ ... ]
Free
LAST CHANCE Women Expressions
A group show that "celebrates the unifying spirit of art, showcasing how these talented artists from different parts of the world have found common ground through their creativity and unique expressions" ... which sounds like a somewhat vaporous theme. Hopefully [ ... ]
Free
Andrew Schneider: N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars)
This immersive theatrical installation uses nearly 5,000 points of lights and hundreds of speakers (496-channel sound) to create an interactive theatrical cosmos where viewers become active explorers, discovering the traces of themselves in light, the universe, and those who have [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Brídín Clements Cotton and Michael Shiloh: Your Message Could Not Be Delivered
Works by artist, engineer, and NYUAD Associate Professor of Practice of Interactive Media Michael Shiloh; and artist, performing arts manager, and NYUAD Arts Instructor of Stage and Project Management Brídín Clements Cotton. What systems do we rely on daily? How does [ ... ]
Free
4 events,
LAST CHANCE Almaha Jaralla: Seham
A solo exhibition for the emerging Emirati artist, "a journey through Abu Dhabi’s constructed and social worlds from the 1980s until the present day" via a series of mixed media works on canvas – "intimate portraits as a window into [ ... ]
Free
Robert Santoré: Timeless
An exhibition that traces the Californian artist's evolution as a painter and printmaker, from early years of study in New York to his pursuit of new techniques and expressive styles with works that emphasise a bold colour palette and the [ ... ]
Free
2 events,
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Joanne McNally
Joanne McNally
McNally was a big hit with Vogue Williams in their Dubai Comedy Festival show My Therapist Ghosted Me; but she's genuinely funny on her own, too – described by The Sunday Times as "a truly gifted stand-up", and now capable [ ... ]
AED 295
1 event,
LAST CHANCE Spectrum Exhibition: Cohort One
An exhibition for the outcome of the first cohort of the MAS Spectrum Photography Residency. We're promised "a broad range of ideas, subjects, and techniques that span a spectrum of human experiences".
Free
4 events,
LAST CHANCE Made in Tashkeel 2023
This year’s iteration of Tashkeel's summer exhibition – the largest ever – celebrates the impact of Tashkeel on the UAE sector over 15 years and includes work from longtime members, instructors, artists-in-residence, workshop participants and past exhibitors. The selected works [ ... ]
Free
Gerda Carina: Gold Codes
A series of abstract acrylics by photographer-turned-painter Gerda Carina that contain ‘codes’ to attract what you most need in life. This is Dubai, so most feature gold paint or gold leaf “because Gerda believes it holds a very special kind [ ... ]
Free
Andrew Schneider: N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars)
This immersive theatrical installation uses nearly 5,000 points of lights and hundreds of speakers (496-channel sound) to create an interactive theatrical cosmos where viewers become active explorers, discovering the traces of themselves in light, the universe, and those who have [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
LAST CHANCE Brídín Clements Cotton and Michael Shiloh: Your Message Could Not Be Delivered
Works by artist, engineer, and NYUAD Associate Professor of Practice of Interactive Media Michael Shiloh; and artist, performing arts manager, and NYUAD Arts Instructor of Stage and Project Management Brídín Clements Cotton. What systems do we rely on daily? How does [ ... ]
Free
5 events,
LAST CHANCE Press Print!
A group show that celebrates printmaking practices in the UAE, especially "the inherent experimental potential and various techniques available to artists working today". From the gallery's press release: Dubai-based illustrator and printmaker Azim Al Ghussein experiments with image making methods [ ... ]
Free
LAST CHANCE A Summer Allegory
A group exhibition with a seasonal theme: "summer is when all positive feelings surface allowing for a better appreciation of everything we do,” says the curatorial statement. “A Summer Allegory aims to encompass this summer’s glamour through a selection of [ ... ]
Free
Josh Rowell: Moral Codes
Rowell’s first solo exhibition in the Middle East, curated by Celine Azem, invites viewers to contemplate the moral codes that shape our society. At the heart of the exhibition lies an installation of Rowell's Painting Language series, interpretations of Aesop's [ ... ]
Free
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Betsayda Machado and La Parranda el Clavo
Betsayda Machado and La Parranda el Clavo
Building on their participation in The Arts Center’s virtual online season in 2021 with the world premiere of their documentary Las Cantoras, Betsayada Machado leads her group in close harmonies, polyphonic melodies and call and response – a spirit-shaking celebration [ ... ]
AED 105
2 events,
6 events,
Chopin’s Best Works
Chopin favourites by candlelight, a recital for solo piano by Aldo Dotto. These concerts are "a series of classical music concerts aimed at democratising access to classical music by allowing people all over the world to enjoy live candlelit music [ ... ]
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LAST CHANCE Assadour: Etchings
In the seventh instalment of Meem's ongoing series of exhibitions focused on printmaking in the Arab world, the gallery is showing 15 etchings by Lebanese-Armenian artist Assadour. His artworks reflect his own heritage and tumultuous upbringing, seamlessly blended into a [ ... ]
Free
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Summer Soliloquies: A Writers’ Soiree
Summer Soliloquies: A Writers’ Soiree
421’s first Writer’s Soiree promises a chance to meet and connect with other writers in Abu Dhabi – "an evening of food, reading, and greeting".
Free but pre-register
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Rosie Holt: The Woman’s Hour
Rosie Holt: The Woman’s Hour
This should be interesting. Rosie Holt is a actress and writer who’s best known as a satirist with a massive Twitter presence for her roles as a parody Johnson-worshipping MP (surely not modelled on Nadine Dorries?). This show includes a [ ... ]
From AED 150
3 events,
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Berlin Philharmonic String Quintet
Berlin Philharmonic String Quintet
We don't know who exactly will be playing, but we're promised five leading members of the Berlin Philharmonic in what we're told is their premiere performance. Most quintets have two violins, viola and cello augmented by either a second viola [ ... ]
From AED 75
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2 events,
Tagreed Darghouth: Gardens & Jungles
The title of Tagreed Darghouth’s solo show references controversial remarks made by Josep Borrell, the outspoken foreign policy chief of the European Union; he described Europe as an idyllic garden of prosperity, contrasting it with the rest of the world [ ... ]
Free
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Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
The Hungarian State Opera/Ballet company’s second show for its Dubai sojourn is Puccini’s tragic opera, and we’re promised that “elegance meets artistry for an unforgettable evening of beauty and grace”. In turn-of-the-century Nagasaki, the dashing American naval officer Pinkerton (Boldizsár [ ... ]
From AED 425
4 events,
Najat Makki: The Scent of Memories
The second solo exhibition with this gallery for a pioneering figure within the local art community investigates the relationship between colour and the memories associated with specific places. In this new body of work, Makki layers colours on top of [ ... ]
Free
Letters of Light
Held in partnership with Bibliothèque nationale de France and France Muséums, this exhibition will spotlight the Holy Books of the three Abrahamic religions – the Quran, the Christian Bible, and the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) – exploring the historical context in [ ... ]
AED 60
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Connecting Minds Book Club: Sandra Piesik
Connecting Minds Book Club: Sandra Piesik
The second outing for this now-regular LitFest-style session with “renowned authors from around the world” features the award-winning architect, author and scientist Sandra Piesik in conversation with urbanists and curators Ahmed and Rashid bin Shabib. The conversation will centre on [ ... ]
AED 50
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Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
A second performance of the Hungarian State Opera’s version of Puccini’s tragic opera. Boldizsár László is Pinkerton, Csilla Boross is the tragic Cio-Cio-san; the production is directed by director Miklós Gábor Kerényi, with János Kovács conducting the Hungarian State Opera [ ... ]
From AED 425
3 events,
Andrew Schoultz: Quantum Storm Rainbow
Set against the backdrop of Dubai's vibrant art scene, Schoultz's solo exhibition delves into the intricate interplay of weather, technology, and societal dynamics, refracted through a rich spectrum of tones and colours. Says the gallery: "The title itself encapsulates the [ ... ]
Free
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Documenting a Performing Arts History
Documenting a Performing Arts History
The Arts Center at NYUAD has produced a commemorative five-volume bilingual book The Arts Center – Building a performing arts community on Saadiyat Island to mark its development from before its official beginning in 2015 to its current position as [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
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1 MINUTE TO KILLIT: The Launch!
1 MINUTE TO KILLIT: The Launch!
Another Dubomedy comedy night with alumni of its stand-up courses – they each get just one minute to make you laugh, there will be prizes, there's an after party, and it's free with no minimum spend (you need to pre-register, [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
4 events,
LAST CHANCE Timur Akhmedov: Kaleidoscope
A solo exhibition for the respected Uzbek artist with new works alongside some that have already been seen. Akhmedov's style is a surreal symbolism that is almost fairytale-like and frequently depicts the artist (and others) as characters in a story, [ ... ]
Free
A Century of Iconic Arab Music
The Candlelight concerts experience – music with illumination provided by thousands of candles -- is applied to Arabic music by the Fusion Al Arab Group, presenting works such as Tehaddoh El bashar by Rashed Al-Majed, Umm Kulthum's Ana Fi Intizarak. [ ... ]
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Art & Sustainability with Sawsan Al Bahar
Art & Sustainability with Sawsan Al Bahar
In this artist's talk Sawsan Al Bahar discusses the connection between art and sustainability, offering insights into her creative process and her work. The talk is at CB2, the high-end furniture and interiors store when Firetti is showing some of [ ... ]
Free
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Selfdrive Laughter Factory: The ‘Sweety Darling’ Tour
Selfdrive Laughter Factory: The ‘Sweety Darling’ Tour
Three good standups (two British, one American) for the latest Laughter Factory tour: Jack Gleadow – energetic and quirky performances that feature a mix of physical comedy, witty storytelling, and audience interaction (“if you like Lee Evans you will love [ ... ]
AED 160
4 events,
Candlelight: Beethoven’s Best Works
Aldo Dotto plays a recital of what does indeed look like 1 pretty good selection of the composer's works for piano, all lit by candlelight. The programme: ♦ Piano Sonata op.13 'Pathetique' – 1st movement ♦ "Für Elise" (Bagatelle no.25 [ ... ]
From AED 150
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Selfdrive Laughter Factory: The ‘Sweety Darling’ Tour
Selfdrive Laughter Factory: The ‘Sweety Darling’ Tour
Three good standups (two British, one American) for the latest Laughter Factory tour: Jack Gleadow – energetic and quirky performances that feature a mix of physical comedy, witty storytelling, and audience interaction (“if you like Lee Evans you will love [ ... ]
AED 160
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Buika – An Evening for the Soul
Buika – An Evening for the Soul
The US-based Spanish singer, poet, composer, and music producer Concha Buika, known for her characteristic fusion of flamenco with copla, jazz, soul, and African polyrhythms, brings her new show to Abu Dhabi for a one-off performance. She has a stunning [ ... ]
From AED 175
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Candlelight: Beethoven’s Best Works
Candlelight: Beethoven’s Best Works
The title of this concert certainly sets the bar high, though it seems a pretty good selection of the composer's works for piano. The pianist is Magdalena Wajdzik, and the other plus is the way these recitals are lit by [ ... ]
From AED 150
2 events,
LAST CHANCE Giampiero Romanò: Fragile, Handle with Care
Romanò combines artistic creativity with his skills in restoration and preservation. He works with antique mirrors and frames, transforming used pieces of framed mirrors into whole new entities; “Romanò’s ‘mirrors could look rich and beautiful, yet they are extremely fragile, [ ... ]
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Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: dir Mel Stuart (1971)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: dir Mel Stuart (1971)
The original and still the best musical version of Roald Dahl’s classic story of Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum), a little boy with no money but a good heart, who dreams wistfully of being able to buy the candy that other [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
4 events,
Memory is the Seamstress
A group exhibition curated by Murtaza Vali, featuring works by Hangama Amiri, Cian Dayrit, Melissa Joseph, Lebohang Kganye, Jagdeep Raina and Raed Yassin. “Memory is the seamstress, and a capricious one at that. Memory runs her needle in and out, [ ... ]
Free
Abdalla Al Omari: Unsuspecting State
A solo exhibition featuring recent work by Abdalla Al Omari – his second solo show at the gallery, but his first as a represented artist. Al Omari is clever with his use of scale and composition in representing the mundane [ ... ]
Olaf Breuning & Edgar Orlaineta: Yours or Mine?
This is looking like a major show for Carbon 12, with two of its mid-career stars; the gallery believes the works of Edgar Orlaineta (b.1972, Mexico) and Olaf Breuning (b.1970, Switzerland) “weave a captivating narrative of hybridity and environmental consciousness [ ... ]
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The Quiet Girl: dir Colm Bairéad (2022)
The Quiet Girl: dir Colm Bairéad (2022)
Nominated for Best International Feature at the 2023 Oscars Colm Bairéad’s beautifully understated feature debut finds a young girl coming to terms with loss and the importance of family in rural Ireland. Nine-year-old Cait (a terrific debut by Catherine Clinch) [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
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3 events,
Rabee Kiwan: Black II
Following the success of his previous exhibition at this venue, Black I, this new solo show for the Syrian artist delves into the realm of human emotions and experiences. As well as paintings with an engaging interplay of colors tframed [ ... ]
Free
Samia Halaby: Lasting Impressions
The big autumn exhibition at the Sharjah Art Museum is a major retrospective for the NY-based Palestinian Samia Halaby, featuring around 180 works of various sizes from abstract paintings and sculptures to documentary drawings and digital works. Internationally recognised as [ ... ]
Free
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Symposium: In the Heart of Another Country
Symposium: In the Heart of Another Country
Art scholars and museum leaders are invited to take part in this English-language symposium on representation and exhibition-making, sustainability and accessibility, and the significance of public collections. It’s held in tandem with the current exhibition In the Heart of Another [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
2 events,
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Asian Dub Foundation / La Haine
Asian Dub Foundation / La Haine
Cine-conert with Asian Dub Foundation layering their edgy alternative breakbeats over Mathieu Kassovitz’s landmark 1995 cinema classic of crime and social pressure in the banlieus. The band’s musical accompaniment to La Haine has attracted widespread acclaim. Has to be unmissable. [ ... ]
AED 105
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Selfdrive Laughter Factory: The ‘Sweety Darling’ Tour
Selfdrive Laughter Factory: The ‘Sweety Darling’ Tour
Three good standups (two British, one American) for the latest Laughter Factory tour: Jack Gleadow – energetic and quirky performances that feature a mix of physical comedy, witty storytelling, and audience interaction (“if you like Lee Evans you will love [ ... ]
AED 160
5 events,
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The Youth Orchestra: Concert for Children
The Youth Orchestra: Concert for Children
The Youth Orchestra is such a good idea: the International Music Institute— one of the oldest music schools in the country, founded in 1994 -- runs it as a free-of-charge programme for would-be music students in the United Arab Emirates, [ ... ]
AED 50
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The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
It was a classic Alec Guinness Ealing comedy film of the 1950s and then a Coen Brothers remake (with massive infrastructure alterations) of 2004. Then in 2011 Graham Linehan adapted the 1955 original for the stage; it's recognisable, and you [ ... ]
AED 120
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Asian Dub Foundation: Live in Concert
Asian Dub Foundation: Live in Concert
A full-on concert featuring ADF's tough jungle rhythms, dub basslines, wild guitar, and forceful high-speed raps drawn from South Asian roots. Expect a wild ride (they’ve been called heirs to The Clash) and be prepared to dance. Tickets are AED [ ... ]
AED 105
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Selfdrive Laughter Factory: The ‘Sweety Darling’ Tour
Selfdrive Laughter Factory: The ‘Sweety Darling’ Tour
Three good standups (two British, one American) for the latest Laughter Factory tour: Jack Gleadow – energetic and quirky performances that feature a mix of physical comedy, witty storytelling, and audience interaction (“if you like Lee Evans you will love [ ... ]
AED 160
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That Place
That Place
This looks interesting: a series of monologues by women on the theme of "that place we escape to – in our mind – when sh*t hits the fan". It's a development of the Express Yourself sessions that have been running [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
4 events,
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Rhythm of Life – Music for Wellbeing and Positivity
Rhythm of Life – Music for Wellbeing and Positivity
The second concert in a series that aims to promote wellbeing and positivity through music, this one featuring celebrated father-daughter duo Srinivas and Sharanya in a retro Bollywood show with R.D.Burman-Kishore Kumar classics plus some of their own film songs [ ... ]
AED 100
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The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
A second performance for Graham Linehan's adaptation of the 1955 Ealing comedy film: "an action-packed black comedy" with the imaginative, immovable Mrs Wilberforce faced by a corrupt gang of five evildoers. "With only a parrot and one of the dimmest [ ... ]
AED 120
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Selfdrive Laughter Factory: The ‘Sweety Darling’ Tour
Selfdrive Laughter Factory: The ‘Sweety Darling’ Tour
Last chance to catch three good standups (two British, one American) on the latest Laughter Factory tour: Jack Gleadow – energetic and quirky performances that feature a mix of physical comedy, witty storytelling, and audience interaction (“if you like Lee [ ... ]
AED 160
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That Place
That Place
Second performance for this series of monologues by women on the theme of "that place we escape to – in our mind – when sh*t hits the fan". Features Afaf Bibi, Aida Laubach, Aishwarya Searing & TRE Dancers, Alana Hicks, [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
5 events,
LAST CHANCE In the Heart of Another Country: the Diasporic Imagination Rises
Originally shown at Deichtorhallen Hamburg, this exhibition exploring the concept of home has been expanded for its Sharjah Art Foundation visit with the addition of recent acquisitions and newly restored works of art from the Foundation's own collection. The exhibition [ ... ]
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LAST CHANCE Tsuyoshi Hisakado
In his first exhibition in the Middle East and South Asia, co-produced by Art Jameel with the Japan Foundation, Japanese artist Tsuyoshi Hisakado’s solo exhibition in Galleries 4-8 focuses on large-scale conceptual installations that span techniques and materials including sound, [ ... ]
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LAST CHANCE Tsuyoshi Hisakado: Polite Existence
Now we think this could be one of the highlights of the art year locally: it will be Tsuyoshi Hisakado’s first exhibition in the region (he shows mainly in his native Japan and the Pacific Rim, with a foray to [ ... ]
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Marie Kiyone
Marie Kiyone
The young Japanese pianist has been a laureate of many national and international piano competitions, has performed with well-known orchestras and chamber musicians, and regularly gives recitals in many countries. This one has a substantial programme of Chopin and Liszt [ ... ]
AED 500
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The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
The final performance for Graham Linehan's adaptation of the 1955 Ealing comedy film: "an action-packed black comedy" with the imaginative, immovable Mrs Wilberforce faced by a corrupt gang of five evildoers. "With only a parrot and one of the dimmest [ ... ]
AED 120
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0 events,
0 events,
7 events,
Some seasons: Fereydoun Ave and the Laal Collection, 1959-2019
Over the past five decades, artist, curator, designer and collector Fereydoun Ave (b. 1945) has assembled a singular collection of modern and contemporary Iranian art inflected by personal history, friendship, sensibility and circumstance. A linchpin figure, Ave returned to Iran in 1970 [ ... ]
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Sahand Hesamiyan: Prolepsis
The Third Line's third solo exhibition with Sahand Hesamiyan is a collection of sculptures that celebrate his dedication to steel as a 3D medium and shine a light on a number of long-cherished yet unrealised projects. While Hesamiyan is known [ ... ]
Saher Nassar: The Front Side Strikes the Most
Soldiers undergo rigorous training, sometimes bordering on indoctrination, to execute commands often beyond their personal desires or intentions. They become pieces in a domino effect, operating in environments they cannot control. The latest works by Saher Nassar examine the psychology [ ... ]
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Victor Ekpuk: INTERwoven TEXTures
The Nigerian-American artist’s solo debut in the Middle East is an exhibition of painting and sculpture that continues his exploration of Nsibidi, an ancient Nigerian graphic communication system. A tribute to the power of dialogue and collective human experiences, this [ ... ]
Free
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Alserkal Lates
Alserkal Lates
The new season's first open-all-evening mini-festival at Alserkal Avenue. It's the mix as before, only more so – the galleries are staying open late, most with brand new shows, and so are the eateries and coffee shops. But added to [ ... ]
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Cry, the Beloved Country: dir Zoltan Korda (1951)
Cry, the Beloved Country: dir Zoltan Korda (1951)
Canada Lee is the black parish priest in the backcountry of South Africa, who travels to Johannesburg to support his son accused of murdering a prominent white man. With the assistance of clergyman Reverend Msimangu (Sidney Poitier), he eventually meets the [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
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Vir Das: Mind Fool Tour
Vir Das: Mind Fool Tour
The top Indian comic comes to Dubai fairly regularly, and he's always reliably funny. “No artist embodies the globalisation of stand-up like Vir Das” said the New York Times; “there is a mixture of audacity and humility in Das's comedy” [ ... ]
From AED 150
3 events,
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Miriam Fares, Ahmed Saad, Ayed & Dj Aseel
Miriam Fares, Ahmed Saad, Ayed & Dj Aseel
A pretty cool lineup for the UAE graduation concert– "the ultimate afterparty", as the blurb puts it, and it's open to the public too. with headliners Myriam Fares, Ahmed Saad, Ayed and DJ Aseel. Acclaimed artist, Myriam Fares, known as [ ... ]
From AED 95
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Curating Art with Maria Firetti
Curating Art with Maria Firetti
The eponymous founder of Firetti Contemporary Gallery talks about understanding value and choosing art if you're a novice collector (always interesting to hear the views of a galerist on such subjects). The talk is at CB2, the high-end furniture and [ ... ]
Free
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Rooftop Rhythms: Season 12 Opening
Rooftop Rhythms: Season 12 Opening
The Middle East’s longest-running (and best, and best-supported) poetry (and other performance) open mic event enters its twelfth season. You get culturally-diverse voices with a lineup that features up-and-coming spoken word artists, poets, and musicians presenting original material, typically on [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
4 events,
LAST CHANCE Tales Under the Gate
DIFC’s open-air Sculpture Park returns for a second edition. Many galleries are showing work, among them several who aren't located in DIFC – like Firetti Contemporary, Leila Heller Gallery, and Oblong Gallery – and some of those who are (Opera [ ... ]
Free
LAST CHANCE Tagreed Darghouth: Gardens & Jungles
The title of Tagreed Darghouth’s solo show references controversial remarks made by Josep Borrell, the outspoken foreign policy chief of the European Union; he described Europe as an idyllic garden of prosperity, contrasting it with the rest of the world [ ... ]
Free
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Bebel Gilberto: Songs My Father Loved
Bebel Gilberto: Songs My Father Loved
The Brazilian chanteuse presents a musical love letter to her father João Gilberto, one of the originators of bossa nova, featuring a deeply personal collection of songs he made famous. With her rich, smoky voice, Bebel has developed a distinctive [ ... ]
AED 105
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Wow Music Fest
Wow Music Fest
Live EDM DJing with a genuinely great bill. Headliners are Paul van Dyk (above) and genre-hopping duo Infected Mushroom; support comes from Weekend Heroes (hi-energy progressive house and techno) and the excellent progressive PsyTrance project Invisible Reality. Top local lad DJ [ ... ]
From AED 174
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