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SUMMARY:Cirque Du Liban: Fontana
DESCRIPTION: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\, and the watery additions do add to the circus skills on show. Thierry Antonios\, founder and Managing Partner at Cirque Du Liban\, described Fontana as “a perfect blend of creativity and strategic partnership\, enhancing the vibrant cultural tapestry of Abu Dhabi … we are excited to share this extraordinary experience with the audiences of Yas Island”. \nIt all happens in a purpose-built big top circus tent near twofour54. There are shows from 7 April to 26 May.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/cirque-du-liban-fontana/
LOCATION:Yas Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Circus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240528
DTSTAMP:20240426T110228Z
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SUMMARY:Youth Takeover 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Jameel’s annual handover of the arts centre to a selected cohort of young visionaries starts on Saturday 4 May and runs to Monday 27 May. There will be multiple artwork and installation “interventions” across the ground floor of the building\, both indoors and outdoors\, with a public programme of talks\, performances and more on the four weekends. \nThe Assembly is an annual experimental learning programme designed to foster creative leaders aged 18 to 24 in the UAE\, inviting the creation and curation of projects reflective of their generation’s areas of interest. This year’s learning programme was designed\, curated and facilitated by Abhirami Suresh\, Library and Youth Coordinator at Art Jameel\, in collaboration with Osemudiamen Ekore\, alumnus of The Assembly 2022-2023. The 2023-24 Assembly cohort members are … \nKarim el Atrache artist and philosopher-to-be\nMalavika Suresh spoken word poet and interdisciplinary researcher\nMariam Shamma interdisciplinary designer\nMarwan Ali architect\nNabeeha Sajjad multimedia designer\nRedha Al Hammad photographer\nSami Al Soloh artist\nToga Al Tahir interdisciplinary researcher \n  \nThe exhibition – (un)cooked:\nThe 11 original commissions by young artists represents a variety of “romantic and magnified versions of seemingly mundane experiences” that “challenge you to find the extraordinary in the ordinary and embark on a journey in discovering that the mundane is real\, raw and relevant in its simplicity”. The theme (un)cooked “expands on the portrayal of various interpretations of memories\, realities and fantasies”. The artists: \nKarim el Atrache and Klythm\nMalavika Suresh and Alysia Knowles\nMariam Shamma\nMarwan Ali and Nour Elbery\nNabeeha Sajjad and Ala Kheir\, Jawad Al Bdiwi\, Makki Rashid and Sarwa Abdul\nRedha Al Hammad and Dalia Mustafa\nSami Al Soloh\nToga Tahir\, Abdallah Abbas and Adiga Music Band \n  \nThe schedule:\nAll events are free\, but you’re advised to preregister via the links. \n4 May \n– discussion: (un)cooked panel with the Assembly 2023-2024 and programme curators Abhirami Suresh and Osemudiamen Ekore 6–7pm Lobby\n– performance: (Self)Serving by artist Assi Abogado 7.15–7.45pm\, Lobby\n– music: Filipino dream pop duo WYWY 7.45–8.30pm\, Jaddaf Waterfront Sculpture Park \n5 May  \n– interactive lecture: Stoicism by Dr Kurt Mertel\, Prof of Philosophy at AUS 5–6.30pm Lobby \n11 May \n– family tour and workshop: A Time-Capsule Exchange by Sami Al Soloh and Sarah Al Soloh 11am–2.30pm Lobby\n– poetry workshop day two: Self-Portrait in Verse two-day intensive poetry writing workshop with Danabelle Gutierrez and Malavika Suresh 11am–2.30pm Lobby \n12 May \n– poetry workshop day two: Self-Portrait in Verse two-day intensive poetry writing workshop with Danabelle Gutierrez and Malavika Suresh 11am–2.30pm Lobby \n18 May \n– exhibition: (un)cooked tour led by Youth Takeover Assembly members 3–4pm Lobby\n– supper club: let them eat cake by artist Farah AlZeer 4–6pm Sahaab\n– film screening + talk: And I Must Go with director/artist Nabeeha Sajjad\, photographer Ala Kheir\, filmmaker Makki Rashid\, creative producer Sarwa Abdul; moderated by Sophie Ziai 6–.730pm Lobby \n19 May \n– talk: Hudhud with artist Enas Al Faranjiya\, writer Nayla Tozin\, designer Rana Kassem\, artist Shaikha Al Salman; moderated by Bootleg Griot 4–5.30pm Lobby \n25 May \n– exhibition: (un)cooked tour led by Youth Takeover Assembly members 5–6pm Lobby\n– poetry: Self-Portrait in Verse – showcase and open mic by Malavika Suresh \n26 May \n– film screening + gathering: Magila by Toga Al Tahir 3–4pm Lobby \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/youth-takeover-2024/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240517
DTSTAMP:20240416T083116Z
CREATED:20240416T083036Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Elena Butko and Jasbir Saggu
DESCRIPTION:The chance to exhibit in an undeniable architectural icon designed by a starchitect (and priced to attract HNIs) doesn’t come along every day. ME Dubai’s Cultural Connections programme for the spring features vivid abstracts by Elena Butko and “multidimensional landscapes of the imagination” by Jasbir Saggu in the hotel’s third floor atrium.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/last-chance-elena-butko-and-jasbir-saggu/
LOCATION:ME Dubai\, The Opus by Omniyat\, Al Amal Street\, Business Bay\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240517
DTSTAMP:20240514T124414Z
CREATED:20240416T094301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T124414Z
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SUMMARY:Mona Ayyash: The Clock Doesn’t Care
DESCRIPTION:For her first solo exhibition\, the culmination of the artist’s participation in the 2024 cycle of the 421 Artistic Development Program\, Ayyash presents a collaborative video piece focusing on small body movements. Created with a group of actors\, dancers\, and performance artists selected through an open call\, the piece is a study of repetitive non-functional movements\, without purpose or productivity\, that questions the tension between passing time and wasting time. \nThe collaborators filmed themselves responding to movement prompts\, encouraging them to consider what ‘doing nothing’ looks like; Ayyash extracts fragments of the collected footage and edits them to be layered one over the other or side-by-side\, constantly changing\, accumulating\, and subtracting. The everyday and the mundane are themes highlighted in work\, as the bodies are stuck repeating their movements in a loop\, going nowhere. Without a clear narrative to hold the spectator’s attention\, the exhibition serves as a playful inquiry into the objective nature of time. \nThis project grew from the artist’s earlier participation in the Homebound Residency Program in 2020\, where she produced a video work titled Folding Bellies in collaboration with five participants from the UAE art community. \nTo 25 August.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/mona-ayyash-the-clock-doesnt-care/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Video
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240517
DTSTAMP:20240514T124112Z
CREATED:20240416T095300Z
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SUMMARY:On a Timeline: 2024 MFA Graduate Show
DESCRIPTION:Marking the third year of collaboration and an expanded partnership between 421 Arts Campus and NYUAD\, this exhibition of work by students completing the two-year Master of Fine Arts in Art and Media at NYUAD showcases research and experimentation by the 2024 MFA cohort “who visualise questions and ideas in expansive ways that provide valuable insights into our contemporary global condition”. Featured are projects by Sara Alahbabi\, Ciel Arbour-Boehme\, Zara Mahmood\, Fatima Al Romaithi\, and Farah Soltani. \nSays 421: “This collaboration between 421 and NYUAD supports the production of emergent contemporary practices from the region through facilitating explorations by MFA graduates. The yearly exhibition offers graduate students a platform to showcase their artistic research and growth developed throughout their academic program\, emphasising the significance of sharing their work with the broader community.” \nTo 25 August.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/on-a-timeline-2024-mfa-graduate-show/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Video
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240517
DTSTAMP:20240507T114611Z
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SUMMARY:Arnaud Rivieren: Steel Life
DESCRIPTION:Rivieren’s second solo show at Custot is a continuation of his previous exhibition\, Natural Sublime\, featuring new organic forms and new production processes On show are 14 new and existing works; “through recognisable and nostalgic organic shapes\, we find ourselves communicating with an inert nature\, creating a sense of distorted and dissonant memory” says the blurb. To 19 July.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/arnaud-rivieren-steel-life/
LOCATION:Waddington Custot\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240517
DTSTAMP:20240514T163319Z
CREATED:20240514T163319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T163319Z
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SUMMARY:Suanjaya Kencut: Re-Charge
DESCRIPTION:Kencut’s first solo show in the Middle East explores personal challenge and transformation\, described by the gallery as “a pivotal moment in Kencut’s artistic journey— a deliberate pivot from external inspirations to an introspective examination of the struggles that define the human condition”. In his works\, Kencut visualises the often suffocating pressure of personal and societal expectations that can lead to burnout; the viewer is invited to navigate the tumultuous journey from overwhelming distress to the serene shores of recovery and self-acceptance. To 14 June. \nRight: Suanjaya Kencut\, Feel the Sky (2024)
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/suanjaya-kencut-re-charge/
LOCATION:Volery Gallery\, Maze Tower - 5201\, Dubai International Financial Center\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240516T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240516T200000
DTSTAMP:20240426T143430Z
CREATED:20240426T143430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T143430Z
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SUMMARY:DuoCalva
DESCRIPTION:A rare chance to catch the Swiss ‘cellocomedy’ duo outside Europe. Alain Schudel and Daniel Schaerer are excellent cellists in their own right\, but on the stage with pieces by the likes of Mozart\, Strauss\, Holst and David Bowie (ok\, maybe just Major Tom) they provide an accessible family-friendly musical treat. This is a good pick (and a good price) in the Abu Dhabi Classics series.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/duocalva/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Family/kids,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240516T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240516T200000
DTSTAMP:20240509T142758Z
CREATED:20240509T142719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T142758Z
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SUMMARY:Art Expression Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop\, led by the Guatemalan artist and art therapist Emilie Dubois\, promises “a transformative journey towards self-discovery and emotional expression” based on colour mapping – participants assign vibrant colours to elements that bring them joy\, “visually mapping their sources of happiness in a symbolic and creative manner … As concentric layers of colour form around a central symbol\, the artwork illustrates the depth and interconnectedness of these positive influences\, fostering self-awareness and providing a lasting reminder of one’s strengths and joys”. This does actually work …
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/art-expression-i-workshop-with-emilie-dubois/
LOCATION:BFAF\, Culture District\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Art therapy,Workshop
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