Circus has come a long way from the days of lion tamers, big tops and clowns with scary faces and big shoes. There’s no less entertainment today in ‘circus’ acts, but it tends to come either from embracing the extraordinary [ … ]
It’s good to see local arts centres collaborating on issues that might advance thinking and practice about the arts in the region. Three of them – Alserkal Arts Foundation from Dubai, 421 and NYUAD from Abu Dhabi – are responsible [ … ]
The weather’s getting more pleasant for long outdoor evenings, which means it’s time for The Arts Center at NYUAD to move some of its performance outside into the East Plaza. The first such al fresco event this season features two [ … ]
After two years of Covid-induced postponement, Sikka is back … and different. Some things remain the same, of course, including the location. The Festival again takes over Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood for its 10th edition, running from 15 – 24 [ … ]
The Arts Center at NYUAD has been running Hekayah | The Story for the past six years. The idea is simple: an annual celebration of the UAE’s diversity, realised as a programme of performances in different spheres by performers from [ … ]
Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Foundation has named the 16 recipients of its first Performing Arts Production Programme. The artists, who were selected from a regional open call that ran earlier this year, will get funding to produce a piece of performance [ … ]
Sharjah Art Foundation has cemented the emirate’s place in the contemporary art ecosystem primarily through two initiatives: the Sharjah Biennial (and the associated collection of works acquired after various SBs) and the annual March Meeting, its gathering of artists, curators [ … ]
The official UAE National Day Show would probably have been another live spectacular along the lines of last year’s Zayed Sports Stadium event, but Covid-19 restrictions may have forced a reappraisal that will produce a better show with a much [ … ]
There aren’t many mid-sized performance spaces in Dubai, especially not for theatre (which generally needs seats, a lighting rig, and backstage areas like green rooms and props stores). Dubai has small theatres in Al Quoz in the form of the [ … ]
Berklee Abu Dhabi has published its first programme of courses, with starts from 1 March. The full swath of Berklee courses at its US base covers a range of performance skills, including for instance musical theatre and composition, and many [ … ]
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