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Comment: 26 September 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest Tonight’s busy Lots of good things happening today (thursday): Candice Lin’s installation opens at the Jameel, there’s an open mike night at the Fridge (spot Dubai’s next big thing?) and a PowerPointless at [ … ]

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Comment: 19 September 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest Pitch perfect? The deadline for the Al Quoz Creative Entrepreneurship Competition for start-up entrepreneurs (must be less than two years from launch) has been extended by a month to 30 September. If you [ … ]

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Comment: 12 September 2024

This week’s editorial musings from magpie’s nest Move in the right direction The Junction is launching an eight-month Director’s Programme to train, mentor, and develop emerging directors, culminating in the opportunity to direct a full-length play in any language. It’s [ … ]

Creative economy

Meeting your makers

Dubai Culture’s Makers Month, last seen in May, is back with the ambition of “an initiative aimed at bringing together all makers, creative talent, and entrepreneurs under one umbrella to develop their skills, artistic capabilities, and various abilities … The [ … ]

Courses

Jewelled insights

Of course there’s a backstory to everything, but that’s especially true for the most intricate, elaborate, finely worked examples of art, design and craft that combine to produce luxury jewellery. The levels of skill, expertise and commitment at each stage [ … ]

Festival

Films for a greener future?

It’s good to see collaboration between the UAE’s cultural entities. In the case of national cultural representatives, with a role to play in introduction, exchange, and connection, there are often some very specific contributions that they can make in introducing [ … ]