Month: January 2026

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magpie Weekly issue 7.16 / 29 Jan 2026

29 January 2026
The quote: Just remember: what you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening Donald Trump … What’s a Tamaas Festival? It’s happening this evening in NYUAD’s East Plaza, it features three terrific acts (Yasmeen Hamdan, Maruja LimĂłn, Al-Qasar), and it looks a bargain [… more]
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Tamaas times

28 January 2026
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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magpie Weekly issue 7.15 / 22 Jan 2026

22 January 2026
The quote: You only go around once, but if you play your cards right, once is enough Frank Sinatra … Festival time (contd) The Sikka Art and DesignFestival (Al Shindagha, to 1 Feb) is one you can largely take on trust – you’ll probably [… more]
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Ten-minute showdown

21 January 2026
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]