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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240202T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240224T213000
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SUMMARY:Judit Böröcz\, Bence György Pálinkás and Máté Szigeti: Singing Youth
DESCRIPTION:The original Singing Youth is a larger-than-life memorial statue of three young people by Greek sculptor Memos Makris\, a political refugee in Hungary. In 1953\, the statue was installed in front of a sports stadium in Budapest; it still stands there today\, having survived the collapse of communism and later the demolition of the stadium and the construction of a replacement. \nIn this a cappella performance\, also titled Singing Youth\, a theatre maker\, visual artist and composer team up to bring the sculpture to life. Composed of excerpts from newspaper articles\, interviews and statements made by politicians over the years\, the lyrics present the sculpture as a witness to political upheaval\, current affairs and the use of arts and sports for political ends. \nThis is part of the second season of Perform Sharjah\, Sharjah Art Foundation’s performance programme that invites you “to encounter new experiences while exploring the heritage houses and art spaces of the city”. Perform Sharjah is curated by Sharjah Art Foundation’s Director of Performance and Senior Curator Tarek Abou El Fetouh. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/judit-borocz-bence-gyorgy-palinkas-and-mate-szigeti-singing-youth/
LOCATION:Sharjah Institute of Theatrical Arts\, Calligraphy Square\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240227
DTSTAMP:20250219T164417Z
CREATED:20250219T164417Z
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SUMMARY:Xposure International Photography Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:The ninth edition of the region’s largest\, broadest and generally most impressive festival of photography. It is based around a the exhibitions\, solo and group\, but importantly incudes a very full programme of authoritative talks and useful workshops; portfolio reviews and focus group sessions; film screenings\, guided tours\, and book signings; an accompanying trade show; the Xposure Awards; the Xposure Market Area\, selling festival merchandise\, prints\, and accessories; and\, new for this year\, the Conservation Summit – “a dedicated platform for addressing critical environmental issues through the lens of visual storytelling” that brings together conservationists\, photographers\, and filmmakers to discuss and promote sustainability and environmental awareness. \nFor this year\, Xposure moves to the Aljada development near the airport and the universities. This would seem to be a much cooler\, more dynamic and creatively inspiring destination\, much more open and less form than the Expo Centre (and it helps that Ajjada’s developer ARADA is the festival’s official partner: “ARADA’s visionary development provides an elevated experience\, setting the stage for a transformative celebration of photography and the visual arts”\, says the press bumf). \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/xposure-international-photography-festival-2025/
LOCATION:Aljada\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Festival,Photography
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240224
DTSTAMP:20240221T153004Z
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SUMMARY:Listening for Traces: Conflict\, Sound & Memory
DESCRIPTION:The brand new Rizq Art Initiative in Abu Dhabi continues to impress. Its second exhibition is an experimental examination of the enduring impact of conflict on people\, places\, language\, and relationships through the medium of sound; it’s curated by Cathy Lane\, Professor of Sound Arts at University of the Arts London\, and includes works from some of the world’s most notable sound artists (among them Cathy Lane herself). \n“Their diverse work reflects the cyclical nature of conflict\, the wounds of history and the potent feedback loop that continues to exert influence on today’s world”\, says the gallery; this should be a really interesting and potentially eye- (ear?-) opening show. \nThe artists: \nAbdullah Al Othman (KSA)\nAsma Ghanem (Palestine)\nAlexia Webster (South Africa)\nCathy Lane (UK)\nChristopher Marianetti (USA)\nAngus Carlyle (UK)\nJananne Al Ani (UK / Iraq)\nLouise K Wilson (UK)\nMartin John Callanan (UK)\nNour Sokhon (Lebanon)\nOpen Group (Ukraine)\nShirin Neshat (Iran)\nThomas Gardner (UK)\nUzma Falak (India)\nYara Mekawei (Egypt)\nHasan Hujairi (Bahrain)\nLawrence Abu Hamdan (Jordan)\nMeena Vari (India)\nSafeya Alblooshi (UAE)\nShafeena Yusuff Ali (India)\nSyma Tariq (UK) \nDuring the four-week exhibition a series of programmes and curatorial walkthroughs dive deeper into the relationship between conflict and its portrayal in sound art. \nTo 20 March. \nRight: Asma Ghanem / Christopher Marianetti / Alexia Webster: still from ‘Wall Piano’ (2018)
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/listening-for-traces-conflict-sound-memory/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Sound art
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240224
DTSTAMP:20240125T160011Z
CREATED:20240125T160011Z
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SUMMARY:Aya Haidar: Battlegrounds
DESCRIPTION:The inaugural exhibition of the Lebanese-British artist at this gallery\, where she has recently joined the roster. \nAya Haidar’s practice addresses themes related to womanhood\, invisible labour\, forced displacement\, Homeland and territory\, social constructs and inequalities; positioned at the intersection of art\, politics\, and society\, her work explores her web of experiences as a mother\, woman\, artist\, and humanitarian worker. \nBattlegrounds portrays women and their bodies as sites of battle\, caught in crossfire and subjected to the ultimate sacrifice under patriarchy\, hegemony\, and conflict rings. Womanhood\, motherhood\, and domesticity unfold through textiles as the primary medium\, with the exhibition including both retrospective works and newly produced pieces. \nTo 18 April.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/aya-haidar-battlegrounds/
LOCATION:Tabari Artspace\, Gate Village Level 2\, DIFC\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240224
DTSTAMP:20240206T144934Z
CREATED:20240206T144934Z
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SUMMARY:Mandy El-Sayegh : A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
DESCRIPTION:The inaugural solo exhibition at Lawrie Shabibi for London-based artist Mandy El-Sayegh is a combination of painting\, installation\, video\, sound\, and performance that showcases her characteristic ‘bricolage’ approach\, connecting disparate visual cultural knowledge to create new meanings. \nSays the gallery: “El-Sayegh rebels against and liberates images and text from centralised commodification structures\, exploring a fusion of various actions\, creating an immersive audio-visual experience that weaves together ancestral\, familial\, and collective visual data from diverse sources such as ephemera\, textiles\, literature\, newspapers\, and printed materials …” \nAs part of the project\, sound artist Sami El-Enany has been commissioned to craft a spatialised\, multi-channel sound work in response to the themes explored in El-Sayegh’s art. \nThe exhibition is curated by Sara Raza. \nTo 28 March. \nRight: Mandy El-Sayegh\, 
Deeds for the dead (2023) \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/mandy-el-sayegh-a-rose-is-a-rose-is-a-rose-is-a-rose/
LOCATION:Lawrie Shabibi\, Unit 21\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240224
DTSTAMP:20240212T085521Z
CREATED:20240212T085521Z
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SUMMARY:Between Fiction and Dreams
DESCRIPTION:A group show by three artists from Karakalpakstan\, an autonomous area of Uzbekistan: Bakhtiyar Serekeyev\, Timur Shardimetov and Salomat Babajanov. “They introduced the rebellious spirit of expressionism and uninhibited painting into local art\, which was very traditional in themes and intonation” says the gallery\, which has always specialised in artists from the region. To 23 May. \nRight: Bakhtiyar Serekeyev\, Lunch (2018)
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/between-fiction-and-dreams/
LOCATION:Andakulova Gallery\, Unit 18\, P4 Level Damac Park Towers\,  DIFC \, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240304
DTSTAMP:20240220T180637Z
CREATED:20240220T152335Z
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SUMMARY:Sikka Art and Design Festival 2024
DESCRIPTION:The 12th edition of Sikka runs from 23 February to 3 March 2024 at the Al Shindagha Historic Neighbourhood (it’s moved from Al Fahidi to simplify access and increase the range and number of exhibits and event spaces – all part of sprucing up the festival and making it generally more Official). There’s a lot going on – lots of murals and outdoor installations\, lots of art and photography exhibitions\, live performances\, film screenings\, poetry evenings\, workshops\, “homegrown F&B concepts”\, and a programme of panel talks by our friends at Karama Arts Club. \nBut if you’d like to find out exactly what’s happening when and where\, don’t bother with the website at sikkartandesign.com – it seems to be inactive. There’s no Twitter/X or Facebook presence with the promised @sikkaplatform account. And Sikka’s Instagram is enthusiastic and busy but skimpy in terms of hard information. \nThat leaves the Dubai Culture page for the Sikka festival. It looks good but in fact it’s full of lorem ipsums and placeholder images\, which is frankly a bit shoddy. If you persevere with clicks on ‘Your Guide to Sikka 24’ you will get to a page from where you might think you can download the full programme … but no. You can in fact download a PDF for day one but the other links are all dead or barely sentient (try the ‘Sikka Houses’ page\, but prepare to be disappointed quite quickly). Don’t bother clicking on ‘Download the full programme here’\, or ‘Register’\, or ‘Download your Sikka map here’; they don’t go anywhere. (And the map lower down the page shows the old Al Fahidi location by default\, but at least you can drag it over to Al Shindagha.) \nSeveral events are capacity-limited\, though\, so registration will definitely be required for those. Since preregistration doesn’t seem to be available\, perhaps there’s an onsite facility for personal visitors. \nThe lack of information and the duff website are really disappointing. Sikka has always had a cool\, open-access\, let’s-do-it-here vibe\, and even if that’s being organised away the festival is bound to be a fun visit. Still\, it would be better if we knew some more about the timed events or those that do need prebooking. \nThe festival is free to enter. It’s open from 4pm and closes at midnight on weekends\, 11pm weekdays. Access is best via Metro (the Al Ghubaiba stop) or cab (book online with code SIKKA50 to get your Hala Taxi trip at half price).
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/sikka-art-and-design-festival/
LOCATION:Al Shindagha\, Dubai Creek\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240223T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240225T233000
DTSTAMP:20240221T210156Z
CREATED:20240220T095846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T210156Z
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SUMMARY:All the Wild Things
DESCRIPTION:A weekend of regional films that explore the climate crisis\, cureated for 421 by Cinema Akil. As well as . This expansive program includes film screenings\, talks\, workshops\, activations\, and family-friendly screenings too. The mini festival includes screening of feature-length and short films across narrative\, documentary\, and experimental genres; there will also be panel discussions and Q&As on topics inspired by the films screened. \nFor adults the films are screened outside; for kids the screenings take place indoors (and include snacks and drinks). \n\nThe films: \n23 Feb 4pm Children of the Sea (dir Ayumu Watanabe\, 2019) Manga animation sold out \n23 Feb 7pm The Golden Wings of Watercocks (dir Muhammad Quayum\, 2022) Trapped in poverty by social exploitation and climate injustice\, the rice farmers of the marshland regions of Bangladesh struggle to survive \n23 Feb 9.45pm Wild Relatives (dir Jumana Manna\, 2018) Fascinating documentary on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault\, which stores seeds deep beneath the Arctic permafrost as a backup should disaster strike \n24 Feb 4pm Ainbo (dir Richard Claus & Jose Zelada\, 2021) Animated story of the epic journey of a young hero and her Spirit Guides\, a cute armadillo and a goofy oversized tapir\, on a quest to save their home in the Amazon rainforest \n24 Feb 6pm Short Film Program: Earth Presses against Us \n24 Feb 7pm Costa Brava\, Lebanon (dir Mounia Akl\, 2021) A family leave the polluted environment of Beirut\, hoping to build a utopian existence in the mountains \n24 Feb 9.15pm Honey\, Rain and Dust (dir Nujoom Alghanem\, 2016) The Emirati director’s much-lauded study of honey-harvesting traditions in the mountains of the UAE \n25 Feb 6pm Short Film Program: Earth Presses against Us \n25 Feb 7pm Aya (dir Simon Coulibaly Gillard\, 2021) Documentary-style study of a young woman’s love for her birthplace\, a fictional island off the Ivory Coast \n25 Feb 9.15pm Taming the Garden (dir Salomé Jashi\, 2021) Documentary following trees transported from the coast of the Republic of Georgia to a politician’s private garde at great expense and inconvenience
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/all-the-wild-things/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Environment,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240223T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240223T213000
DTSTAMP:20240115T102100Z
CREATED:20240115T102100Z
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SUMMARY:The Jazz Night with Lady J
DESCRIPTION:ToDA transforms into a jazz venue for live performance accompanied by a 360° immersive show: this time it’s Lady J & her trio in a 90-minute set. “Expect a sparkling arrangement of the Grooviest Classics together with jazzed-up Radio Hits in 360° space. And get ready to dance …” \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-jazz-night-with-lady-j-4/
LOCATION:Theatre of Digital Arts\, Souk Madinat Jumeriah\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240223T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240223T213000
DTSTAMP:20240206T134101Z
CREATED:20240206T134101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T134101Z
UID:51073-1708718400-1708723800@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:The UAE Classical Talents: A Night of Eastern and Western Echoes – Jelena Matvejevskaja (piano) and Nicolas Mann (violin)
DESCRIPTION:The latest in this fourth Alliance Française series of concerts highlighting locally-based classical musicians features two returnees in an East-meets-West programme – works by Bach\, Bloch\, Sarasate\, Pärt\, Lecuona\, Berliner and Tchaikovsky. (The price here is for non-members; AF members pay AED 110.) \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-uae-classical-talents-a-night-of-eastern-and-western-echoes-jelena-matvejevskaja-piano-and-nicolas-mann-violin/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Recital
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240223T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240223T220000
DTSTAMP:20240123T131914Z
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SUMMARY:Le Dîner de Cons
DESCRIPTION:The fifth and final performances of the culture Emulsion production of Francis Veber’s highly successful modern French farce. Pierre Brochant is one of the Parisian businessmen who have a weekly ‘idiots’ dinner’\, where guests bring along a dimwit who can be ridiculed. Brochant finds an excellent candidate in François Pignon\, but things start to go wrong when the businessman finds Pignon is a gaffe-prone walking disaster … Of course it’s in French. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/le-diner-de-cons-5/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240222T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240222T230000
DTSTAMP:20240306T125128Z
CREATED:20240206T154305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240306T125128Z
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SUMMARY:The Phantom of the Opera
DESCRIPTION:Continuing its policy of attracting established blue-chip touring performances\, Dubai Opera is running Broadway Entertainment Group’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s critically acclaimed musical for a three-week run. \nThe story is based on Gaston Leroux’s classic novel of a musical genius known only as ‘The Phantom’ who haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House in the 19th century. Mesmerised by the talent and beauty of the young soprano Christine\, the Phantom grooms her as his protégé – but that doesn’t go too well\, and his obsession sets the scene for a dramatic collision of jealousy\, madness and passion. \nThe show\, which celebrated 37 years last October\, has won over 70 major theatre awards – it’s Lloyd-Webber’s most successful – and reportedly has been seen by more than 160 million people worldwide; now it’s our turn … There are performances between 22 February and 10 March (not Mondays)\, with shows at 8pm on weekdays and 2pm and 8pm on Saturdays\, 2pm and 7.30pm on the Sundays. Tickets look a tad pricey\, but this is a lavish production with a big cast and a 2h45m run time that could well justify the cost. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-phantom-of-the-opera-2/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Musical
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240223T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240223T230000
DTSTAMP:20240220T144839Z
CREATED:20240220T121924Z
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SUMMARY:Politically Incorrect Comedy
DESCRIPTION:A Mad Cat Comedy gig: local standups “with a few international dropins”. The ticket price includes a free drink. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/politically-incorrect-comedy-3/
LOCATION:The Clavichord\, Signature Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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