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CLOSING TODAY Miramar Al Nayyar: Moving Through the Ether

Tabari Artspace Gate Village Level 2, DIFC, Dubai

A collection of abstract figurative works on canvas, "inviting viewers into a realm of recognition and constant metamorphosis ... Each 190 x 120cm canvas serves as a conduit for Miramar's endeavour to encapsulate the essence of the natural formations of [... more]

Free
Ongoing

More Than Honey: dir Markus Imhoof (2012)

Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi

“If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth," said Albert Einstein, "man would have no more than four years left to live". Well, all over the world bees have been dying for the past few years. Although the [... more]

Free, but pre-register

Stop Making Sense: dir Jonathan Demme (1984)

Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi

The best ever concert film? Certain one of the best; and one of the best suits, too ... Jonathan Demme captured the energy and artsy groove of David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison at their best. Shot [... more]

Free

Art History Evenings: Orientalism in Decorative Arts, Architecture and Fashion

BFAF Culture District, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

BFAF's art history lecture programme continues with art historian and researcher Maryam Jalali, who will explore how Eastern motifs and styles were romanticised in Western design from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Right: Fabio Fabbi, Women Resting on [... more]

Free, but pre-register

Les Monologues du V.

The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

A reprise of Culture Emulsion's careful and effective treatment of the Vagina Monologues; the dramatist Eve Ensler based her text on more than 200 interviews with women who confided their sensations, their traumas, their aspirations, their anxieties, their joys … [... more]

AED 110

PowerPointless

Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai

One of the most consistently funny of the Courtyard's classic improv gigs is back after a couple of months' hiatus: the speakers have to give a presentation on a slide deck they’ve never seen before, with the topic determined at [... more]

Free, but donations welcome