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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231219
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SUMMARY:Nowhere And Everywhere At The Same Time No.2
DESCRIPTION:Now this is an unexpected offering from Berklee: the revised version of William Forsythe’s Nowhere And Everywhere At The Same Time\, a kind of DIY performance piece that encourages you to experience space\, movement\, other people\, the absence of other people … \nThe original version was a dance piece created at Tate Modern in 2009\, devised by the eminent choreographer and performed by the dancers of his company. The Tate’s Turbine Hall was filled with dozens of metal pendulums suspended from wire rope; the dancers used the pendulums as catalysts for movement\, their bodies reacting to the objects\, and each other\, as they moved through the field. Forsythe has commented that the work’s choreography is “based on observations; so the dancers are observing the room\, observing each other\, and producing conclusions or expressing their observations”. By conceiving the Turbine Hall as both ‘nowhere and everywhere at the same time’\, this performance sought to unleash the kinetic and metaphorical potentials of the space. \nThe No.2 version does not involve a specific choreography or indeed dancers as such. The field of moving pendulums is retained\, and visitors are invited to move through them at will. In doing so\, they effectively generate an infinite range of individual choreographies. As the Berklee puts it\, “The spectators are free to attempt navigation in this statistically unpredictable environment but are requested to avoid coming in contact with any of the swinging pendulums. This task\, which automatically initiates and alerts the spectator’s innate predictive faculties\, produces a lively choreography of manifold and intricate avoidance strategies …” \nThe piece is accompanied by two of Forsythe’s short films. Solo (1997) is a performance for the camera by Forsythe himself that has close-ups and rapid cuts of his twisting body contrasted with overhead shots that capture his movements across a starkly lit stage. Antipodes I/II (2006) consists of two videos shown on facing screens suspended at different heights; on the raised screen\, Forsythe attempts to hold on to a table attached to the ceiling\, while in the second video he moves between two tables resting on the floor. The result\, which apparently dramatises Forsythe’s childhood belief that someone traveling to the South Pole risked falling off the planet\, subverts the relationship between embodiment and gravity. \nShould be fun. The performance/installation/movement piece is open between 8 November and 18 December; you need to book a one-hour time slot between 10am and 8pm (there is a maximum of 50 people per time slot so you should get the one you want).
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/nowhere-and-everywhere-at-the-same-time-no-2/
LOCATION:Berklee Abu Dhabi\, UAE Pavilion\, Saadiyat ISland\, Abu Dhabi
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231209
DTSTAMP:20231204T160911Z
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SUMMARY:Yoshihiko Tsutsumi: Intersections of Cosmos
DESCRIPTION:Yoshihiko Tsutsumi is an accomplished graphic designer and artist (and a professional antiques dealer\, gallerist and art director too\, as it happens). Influenced by the immersive environment of his uncle’s cinema billboard painting atelier in Kumamoto\, Japan\, he draws inspiration from the captivating interplay of colours and dripping marks on the studio floor. \nTsutsumi’s creative process “unfolds like a meticulously crafted spider’s nest\, guided by an equidistant grid that shapes the evolution of lines and forms\,” says the gallery. “This grid serves as a blueprint\, orchestrating the sequential connection of outlines\, akin to the organic process of cell reproduction found in living beings\, rocks\, and metals.” \nHis layer series explores phenomena materialising through the accumulation of colours\, and these are immediate and impactful; more discreet and perhaps more cerebral are his monochromatic series\, where white pencil traces dance over black canvases or vice versa\, mirrors an architectural process where elements are meticulously plotted and constructed. \nTsutsumi was one of the standouts in XVA’s September group show on capturing movement in art; he’s an interesting\, exciting painter. Recommended. \nTo 9 January. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/yoshihiko-tsutsumi-intersections-of-cosmos/
LOCATION:XVA Gallery\, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood\, Bur Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231211
DTSTAMP:20231204T095144Z
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SUMMARY:Bookish Winter Shopping Festival
DESCRIPTION:A three-day fair/sale of pre-owned books all related to “the hobbies and passions of reading and books” and book-themed merchandise by local artisans\, authors\, and crafters . Bookends is open 10am to 10pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/bookish-winter-shopping-festival/
LOCATION:Bookends\, Dubai Digital Park A3 Building\, Dubai Silicon Oasis\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Words
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231218
DTSTAMP:20231204T165306Z
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SUMMARY:Sharjah Film Platform 6
DESCRIPTION:The sixth edition of Sharjah Arts Foundation’s annual indie/experimental film festival\, which runs from 8 to 17 December\, features more than 50 films from around the world – a range of independent cinema and experimental filmmaking that “foregrounds the transformative role of cinema in our culture and community”. \nSome 30 of them are in the SFP6 Competition section for the Sharjah Film Platform Awards; all UAE premieres\, these films will be followed by Q&A sessions with the directors. \nSFP6 also offers a series of screenings that highlight noteworthy films produced in and around the region. This Out of Competition section includes Amjad Al Rasheed’s fiction feature Inshallah a Boy (2023) on 15 December and Sonia Ben Slama’s documentary Machtat (2023) the following evening. Three others we’d recommend: Goodbye Julia (dir Mohamed Kordofani\, 2023)\, screening on the opening evening; the powerful For My Country (dir Rachid Hami\, 2022: still above) showing on 10 December; and Animalia (dir Sofia Alaoui\, 2023) on 16 December. \nIn parallel with the film screenings is a series of public programmes that this year focuses on ideas of solidarity and resistance. Featuring regional and international filmmakers\, the panel sessions and talks will touch on the Nakba and the Palestinian experience of rupture\, African cinema and the postcolonial condition as well as the ways in which cinema can convey the spirit of defiance in the face of oppression. \nThe talks programme is at Sharjah Institute of Theatrical Arts in Al Mureijah Square. Download the full details here. \nThe accompanying SFP Industry Hub for industry professionals again has a Pitching Forum\, a feature scriptwriting competition with an open call; the Script Lab\, a professional scriptwriting course; and an annual initiative to support regional and international film distribution. \nSFP6 screenings take place in Mirage City Cinema\, SAF’s open-air theatre in Al Mureijah Square\, and VOX Cinemas at City Centre Al Zahia. Films are booked individually at AED 15 each (there doesn’t seem to be a multi-screening pass). \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/sharjah-film-platform-6-2/
LOCATION:[various Sharjah locations]
CATEGORIES:Festival,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231208T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231208T200000
DTSTAMP:20231205T090413Z
CREATED:20231205T090413Z
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SUMMARY:From Ink to Action
DESCRIPTION:This pop-up touring exhibition\, part of the British Council’s creative commissions under its Culture Responds Global Programme\, showcases 12 comic artists from the Arab region. Their work highlight ecological challenges and offers a unique artistic perspective on how we can collectively contribute to a more sustainable future. The artists: \nMehdi Annasi\nTracy Chahwan\nZeinab Fasiki\nNoha Habaieb\nBernard Hage (Art of Boo)\nMai Koraiem \nLena Merhej\nFouad Mezher\nSeif Eddine Nechi\nMo Salah\nShennawy\nSelim Zerru \nIncidentally\, this show is organised with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival\, a highly recommended (and highly professional) celebration of comic art held for three days in September in the somewhat unlikely environs of the English Lake District … \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/from-ink-to-action/
LOCATION:Warehouse 58\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Comic art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231208T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231208T213000
DTSTAMP:20231206T112738Z
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SUMMARY:Rusted Stars
DESCRIPTION:A science fiction musical: long ago people left an uninhabitable earth to make a life in the stars. That sort of worked\, but after centuries the infrastructure of their colonies is in disrepair and standards of living are crumbling. Then one day they receive a transmission from earth: could it be worth returning? Could it be a home for humanity once again? The investigators find there a primitive agrarian society led by the young Queen Amara\, absolute ruler of a feudal society and the figurehead of the Earth Mother religion. Will she and her people be prepared to share the only planet they’ve known\, with the people who once abandoned it? \nNoha Shahwan’s Prologue Productions is responsible. An independent UAE-based production company founded just last year but calling on many years of experience in theatre\, films\, TV and music\, Prologue did the entertaining Will You Marry (With) Me at the Junction this summer\, and was also active in Short + Sweet 2023. Prologue says Rusted Stars will be the first original musical play to be produced in the UAE. \nThe idea and production is by Rohan K Jain; Tariq Abouzeid directs; the score is by Caio Kehyayan\, book by Terry Newman\, lyrics by Newman and Ty Christian. \nThere are further performances at 8pm on 9 December and at 2.30 and 8pm on 10 December. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/rusted-stars/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231208T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231208T220000
DTSTAMP:20231205T164236Z
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SUMMARY:Slava’s Snowshow
DESCRIPTION:One of the best seasonal shows around – a whimsical blur of laughter\, awe\, and magic that has already been seen by more than 12 million theatre-goers around the world\, reportedly receives a standing ovation following every single performance\, and so far has clocked up more than 25 international awards (among them a West End Laurence Olivier award for Best Entertainment\, a Drama Desk Award in New York\, and a Broadway Tony nomination). \nIt’s also wowed the critics: “the most fun in the theatre you will ever experience” (The Guardian) and “a thing of rare theatrical beauty not to be missed” (Daily Telegraph). The New York Times came up with “simply thrilling … unmissable … induces waves of giggles and sighs of pleasure”. And the Financial Times gave us “Slava’s Snowshow achieved something I’ve rarely seen: a spontaneous eruption of playful energy which lifted the entire audience in a bubble of pure delight. Magic!” All of which is spot on. \nEssentially it’s a group of clowns wearing green and one clown wearing yellow\, in “a celebration of winter and snow”. But Slava Polunin\, the show’s creator\, has created something special from the fabric of dreams and fairy tales in a kaleidoscope of events\, colours\, sounds\, “spaces” and “times”. As Variety put it\, “Slava’s Snowshow is to clowning what Cirque du Soleil is to the circus … Slava’s Snowshow is as theatrical as it is simple\, as involving as it is inspiring”. \nThere are just five shows in Dubai: \n8 December 8pm\n9 December 3pm and 8pm\n10 December 3pm and 8pm \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/slavas-snowshow/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Family/kids,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231208T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231208T223000
DTSTAMP:20231205T134215Z
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SUMMARY:Laughter Factory: 'Endless Fun\, End of Season\, Parties'
DESCRIPTION:Pre-Christmas standup jollity with Maher Barwany\, Imah\, Elsey de Almeida and Mark Maier. The tour schedule: \n8 December Movenpick JBR Dubai\n9 December Movenpick JBR Dubai\n14 December Park Rotana Abu Dhabi\n15 December Radisson Hotel DAMAC Hills Dubai\n16 December Dukes The Palm Dubai
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/laughter-factory-endless-fun-end-of-season-parties/
LOCATION:Mövenpick Hotel JBR\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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