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Tamaas times

It’s part of the job of a new arts centre to create new traditions – regular, loyalty-building events that deliver something understandable and familiar while exemplifying what the organisation stands for. In its 11 years of operation, NYUAD’s Arts Center [… more]
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Ten-minute showdown

Just how many short play festivals does one town need? The answer may become clearer during April and May, when Short+Sweet Dubai goes head to head with X Fest DXB. The backstory is that The Junction in Alserkal Avenue, which [… more]
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magpie Weekly issue 7.11 / 27 Nov 2025

This week’s editorial musingsfrom magpie’s nest The quote: Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Huxley … Art Dubai intro info Art Dubai’s 20th anniversary edition (17–19 Apr) – the first under new Fair Director Dunja Gottweis – gets [… more]