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Cirque Du Liban: Fontana

Yas Island Abu Dhabi

Cirque du Liban comes to Yas with "the first travelling water circus in the Middle East ... live entertainment, breathtaking artistic performances in a tailor-made aqua theatre, waterfalls cascading, artists diving and performing mind-blowing Aquatic experience". The previews look great, [... more]

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BRED Abu Dhabi

Yas Bay Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

The second edition of "the Middle East’s neo-culture festival" aims to celebrate the region’s art, fashion and musical tastes (specifically grime and hip-hop) with local and international artists, local and international food outlets, gaming, basketball showdowns, streetwear stalls, curated art, [... more]

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Cirque Du Soleil: CRYSTAL

Etihad Arena Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

"This mesmerising amalgamation of acrobatic excellence" is "a truly breathtaking entertainment phenomenon", opines the organiser's press release. Even allowing for the hyperbole, there’s a good chance that all that will be true: it’s Cirque du Soleil, after all, and for [... more]

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Dubomedy’s 16th Birthday Block Party!

Warehouse Four Al Quoz, Dubai

The title more or less says it all – a celebration for one of Dubai's best established comedy outfits with "an epic mash-up of comedy, music and urban arts to celebrate Dubomedy's Sweet 16". DJ Trina handles the sounds, there [... more]

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Bull

The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

A second performance of Dubai Drama Group's production of Mike Bartlett’s Bull – a masterclass in the nastier side of capitalism, an hour of backbiting and baiting, collusion and malice, needling growing into outright aggression as three business people wait [... more]

AED 100

Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna

Dubai Opera

Dubai Opera describes this as "a landmark musical event certain to leave an indelible imprint on the region's artistic tapestry". With allowances for hyperbole, the PR writer could be right; the MusicAeterna orchestra (and its associated choir) is been the primary [... more]

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Peggy Gou: Masquerave

Louvre Abu Dhabi Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

A long evening session of feel-good techno and house from the uber-hip Berlin-based South Korean DJ/producer. Why masquerave? Because you get to wear masks, from a collection inspired by the animal characters in the Louvre's current From Kalila Wa Dimna [... more]

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