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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:20240524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240525
DTSTAMP:20240524T155308Z
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SUMMARY:Houda Bakkali: Digital Art\, Digital Culture
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition that aims to demonstrate the power of digital art to break spatial\, temporal and generational borders\, “creating synergies between different audiences and making art not only timeless\, but also universal\, close and understandable”. It features work by Bakkali alongside educational information about digital art\, creative process and the uses of art and new technologies. Says the artist: “Digital art is not a trend\, it is the present and the future. My art represents the need to tell stories through captivating and surprising environments\, in which the viewer can immerse themselves\, as is the case with augmented reality. It’s a way to experience a variety of sensations and emotions with my artwork. It also allows me to expand the story and give it life or several lives\, as many as I want. In addition\, it’s a way to create more fun and unique environments\, involving the viewer in the artwork and making it grow over time with new stories\, settings and characters. \nTo 31 July.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/houda-bakkali-digital-art-digital-culture/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Abu Dhabi\, Al Bateen\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240524T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240524T183000
DTSTAMP:20240520T145947Z
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SUMMARY:All That Breathes: dir Shaunak Sen (2022)
DESCRIPTION:From their makeshift bird hospital in their tiny basement\, two brothers —  Mohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad – try to care for thousands of the black kites that struggle in New Delhi’s smog-choked skies. As environmental toxicity and civil unrest escalate\, this documentary shows how the relationship between this Muslim family and the neglected bird provides a poetic commentary on the city’s collapsing ecology and rising social tensions. The Rotten Tomatoes consensus calls the film “a poetic tribute to tenacity” that makes “a broader point about finding triumph within tragedy”. Hindi with English subtitles. \nThis film screens in the sixth edition of the Manarat’s CinemaMAS film festival\, curated this time by filmmaker and visual artist Scandar Copti – head of the Film and New Media program at NYU Abu Dhabi from 2014 to 2017. Currently\, he is still teaching filmmaking at NYUAD while working on an upcoming feature film. \nIndividual films on weekdays are AED 30 per head\, weekends are AED 50 per day\, and there’s an all-inclusive ticket at AED 150.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/all-that-breathes-dir-shaunak-sen-2022/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240524T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240524T203000
DTSTAMP:20240520T150256Z
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SUMMARY:Nezouh: dir Soudade Kaadan (2022)
DESCRIPTION:Fourteen-year-old Zeina lives with her mother and father in Damascus\, one of the few remaining families in a devastated neighbourhood. Covert visits from a local boy offer Zeina glimpses of freedom outside the oppressive control of her father – but her escape comes as much through her imagination as it does through her connection with the boy. Nezouh finds real poetry in the dust and wreckage of the city. Arabic with English subtitles. \nThis film screens in the sixth edition of the Manarat’s CinemaMAS film festival\, curated this time by filmmaker and visual artist Scandar Copti – head of the Film and New Media program at NYU Abu Dhabi from 2014 to 2017. Currently\, he is still teaching filmmaking at NYUAD while working on an upcoming feature film. \nIndividual films on weekdays are AED 30 per head\, weekends are AED 50 per day\, and there’s an all-inclusive ticket at AED 150.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/nezouh-dir-soudade-kaadan-2022/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240524T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240524T210000
DTSTAMP:20240522T140205Z
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SUMMARY:The UAE Classical Talents: A Night of Harp and Piano
DESCRIPTION:A cocktail reception (8-8.30pm) followed by a recital from two artists who have been a hit in the Classical talents series – pianist Magdalena Wajdzik and harpist Erdinç Komsu. They will be performing works by Chopin\, Tchaikovsky\, Debussy and Hasselmans. \n(The price here – which includes the cocktail reception – is for non-members; AF members pay AED 110.) \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-uae-classical-talents-a-night-of-harp-and-piano/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Recital
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240524T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240524T213000
DTSTAMP:20240508T121025Z
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SUMMARY:Bassem Youssef and Maz Jobrani
DESCRIPTION:The Egyptian surgeon-turned-satirist Bassem Youssef and the American comedian-turned-actor Maz Jobrani actually make a good double act\, as seen/heard on various podcasts\, chat shows and interviews\, though for this Abu Dhabi Comedy Week we’d expect them to be doing successive stand-up routines. Recommended\, either way.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/bassem-youssef-and-maz-jobrani/
LOCATION:Etihad Arena\, Yas Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240524T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240524T220000
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SUMMARY:L'hôtel du libre-échange
DESCRIPTION:A second show for this Feydeau farce set in a notorious hotel\, with a motley group of guests entering and exiting rooms that are only sometimes the right ones … Performed by students of Culture Emulsion’s Dubai-based drama school as part of its annual Tous en Scène festival of Francophone theatre.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/lhotel-du-libre-echange-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Goodbye Julia: dir Mohamed Kordofani (2023)
DESCRIPTION:Mona is a retired singer in a tense marriage in Northern Sudan. Wracked by guilt after covering up a murder\, she tries to make amends by taking in the dead man’s southern Sudanese widow\, Julia\, and her son\, Daniel. Mona can’t confess her transgressions to Julia\, so she tries to adjust to a new status quo — but the country’s turmoil is going to find its way into her home and make her come face to face with her sins … The Cineuropa review said: “Mohamed Kordofani offers up wonderful snapshots\, overviews and explanations of all the nuances of the acute Sudanese situation of the time”. Recommended. Arabic with English subtitles. \nThis film screens in the sixth edition of the Manarat’s CinemaMAS film festival\, curated this time by filmmaker and visual artist Scandar Copti – head of the Film and New Media program at NYU Abu Dhabi from 2014 to 2017. Currently\, he is still teaching filmmaking at NYUAD while working on an upcoming feature film. \nIndividual films on weekdays are AED 30 per head\, weekends are AED 50 per day\, and there’s an all-inclusive ticket at AED 150.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/goodbye-julia-dir-mohamed-kordofani-2023/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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