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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:20240518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240524
DTSTAMP:20240507T150426Z
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SUMMARY:Modern and Contemporary Art Dubai
DESCRIPTION:This online-only Christie’s sale takes place 9-23 May but includes a selection of the works in an exhibition at its DIFC base between 18 and 23 May (10am to 7pm each day). We don’t know exactly what will be on view\, but the sale includes works by notable female artists like Manal Al Dowayan\, Helen Khal\, Monir Farmanfarmaian\, Etel Adnan and Fahrelnissa Zeid; sculptural pieces by Kader Attia\, Mehdi Moutashar and Romuald Hazoumè; and “experiments into figuration\, abstraction and materiality” by Aboudia\, Oscar Murillo and Nabil Nahas\, plus “significant works by modern masters” including Marwan\, Abdul Halim Radwi\, Mohamed Melehi and Ahmed Cherkaoui.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/modern-and-contemporary-art-dubai/
LOCATION:Christie’s Dubai\, DIFC\, Gate Village\, Building 5\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240518T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240518T113000
DTSTAMP:20240510T095629Z
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SUMMARY:The Comedy Breakfast Club: Yolks and Jokes!
DESCRIPTION:Love this idea – breakfast coffee with a side of family-friendly comedy and games. This Abu Dhabi Comedy Week gig will be hosted by fan-favourite Adi Thomas and features stand-up with Nadim and Josh\, musical comedy with Valentina\, and “comedy magic” with Ash. It’s free\, but there’s a minimum purchase of one beverage or one food item per person (which sounds like an eminently reasonable deal).
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-comedy-breakfast-club-yolks-and-jokes/
LOCATION:Table Top Tavern\, 114 Khalifa Bin Zayed The First Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240518T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240518T143000
DTSTAMP:20240507T101224Z
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SUMMARY:Untamed Pages II
DESCRIPTION:The second in a series of playwriting workshop for writers\, artists and performers. Playwright and artist Rebecca Crookshank invites participants to create a scene structured around the rituals of a dinner; “through playful experimentation building on the shared celebration of kinship and mythologies from our everyday lives\, we ask for writers and actors to experiment together\, each bringing a significant character in history that holds personal meaning.” Participants will design the ambiance\, from the place settings to the menu and consider who they would invite to this figurative table\, envisioning characters from history – what might they say\, and how might they interact with others around them. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/untamed-pages-ii/
LOCATION:Alserkal Arts Foundation\, Warehouse 50/51\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Theatre,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240518T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240518T143000
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SUMMARY:Improv Comedy Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Improvisation is the art of thinking on your feet\, and while it’s an essential tool for performers who get involved with audience interaction it’s useful more generally for verbal and physical communication and team collaboration. This workshop\, billed as part of Abu Dhabi Comedy Week\, will focus on the nuts and bolts of improv comedy\, short-form games\, and exercises you can take away; it’s open to all levels (min age 15) and is led by teacher/comedian Mina Liccione from Dubomedy. Looks a bit of a bargain at AED 50. \nThere is a second session on 25 May.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/improv-comedy-workshop/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Improv,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240518T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240518T233000
DTSTAMP:20240425T151000Z
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SUMMARY:Blue Fever meets Motown
DESCRIPTION:A second fun evening for entertainment from Abu Dhabi’s very own a cappella group with The Retromaniacs Band plus a buffet dinner. Tickets are AED 200 for members\, AED 220 for the rest of us; they’re available at The Club reception.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/blue-fever-meets-motown-2/
LOCATION:The Club\, Al Mina\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240517T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240517T213000
DTSTAMP:20240515T121324Z
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SUMMARY:Othello
DESCRIPTION:You can’t fault the Junction’s resident H72 theatre company for lack of ambition; Othello is an expansive play\, full of big characters and demanding powerful acting to deliver Shakespeare’s tale of jealousy\, interpersonal politics and social commentary. We know little of this show – it wasn’t featuring on the Junction’s website when we were compiling the Agenda – but anything directed by Gautam Goenka is going to be worth seeing. \nThere are shows on 17\, 18 and 19 May.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/othello/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240518T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240518T213000
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SUMMARY:Aziz Ansari
DESCRIPTION:The award-winning actor\, director\, writer\, and comedian is so much more than the Parks and Recreation character he shed nearly ten years ago; much more indicative of his current style is the Netflix series Master of None (2015–2021) that he created. This gig represents a strong opener for the Abu Dhabi Comedy Week programme\, organised by DCT Abu Dhabi and Miral with Live Nation Middle East.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/aziz-ansari/
LOCATION:Etihad Arena\, Yas Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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