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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240826
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Mona Ayyash: The Clock Doesn’t Care
DESCRIPTION:In her first solo exhibition\, Mona Ayyash presents a collaborative video piece with a group of actors\, dancers\, and performance artists\, focusing on small body movements. Selected through an open call\, the artist’s collaborators committed to a long-term creative process where they contributed to the work by filming themselves responding to movement prompts\, encouraging them to consider what ‘doing nothing’ looks like. The resulting work is a study of repetitive non-functional movements\, without purpose or productivity; it questions the tension between passing time and wasting time.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/last-chance-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:20240825
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY On a Timeline: 2024 MFA Graduate Show
DESCRIPTION:Marking the third year of collaboration and an expanded partnership between 421 Arts Campus and NYUAD\, the 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”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/last-chance-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:20240825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240826
DTSTAMP:20240822T151423Z
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SUMMARY:Cirque Dreams: Elysion
DESCRIPTION:“A breathtaking journey through a land of pure imagination and wonder … an extraordinary adventure into a world of fantasy and awe” promises the blurb\, adding “the audience is transported to an ethereal garden atmosphere\, alive with animated creatures that embody the tranquillity and chaos of nature”. \nIf you think the description of the show – a “vivid\, three-dimensional world is filled with astonishing acrobatics\, captivating choreography\, and beautiful costumes” – sounds like Cirque du Soleil\, you’d be right; although started independently\, Cirque Dreams was acquired by Cirque du Soleil’s owners in 2018 and runs as a kind of junior operation. Its shows are still spectacular demonstrations of modern circus arts and high-tech staging (especially lighting)\, but they tend to be smaller and perhaps less pretentious than the parent company’s productions. \nThe current show apparently draws inspiration from the concept of Elysium\, “a place of perfect happiness and eternal peace” – in Greek mythology it was the paradise where heroes went if the gods had conferred immortality of them. In the Cirque Dreams interpretation with the adapted name it’s rather different\, a garden setting “where every creature\, from the tiniest insect to the grandest display\, contributes to the tapestry of life … The fusion of an immersive production design\, other-worldly costume designs\, and the unparalleled skill of our performers brings this blissful garden to life”. \nThe lustre have gone from the ‘new circus’ idea\, and it’s unlikely that Elysion will “redefine the boundaries of circus artistry and theatricality” as the press release suggests; but it should still make for a decent evening’s entertainment – especially with tickets starting at a modest AED 75. \nThere are two shows a day at 3pm and 6.30pm in a purpose built tent in Al Ain Square\, right by Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium. The upcoming dates: \n30 August 3pm and 6.30pm\n31 August 3pm and 6.30pm\n1 September 3pm and 6.30pm \n6 September 3pm and 6.30pm\n7 September 3pm and 6.30pm\n8 September 3pm and 6.30pm
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/cirque-dreams-elysion-3/
LOCATION:Al Ain Square\, Al Ain\, Eastern Region\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Circus
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240825T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240825T200000
DTSTAMP:20240723T103903Z
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SUMMARY:Closing Program: Spring 2024 Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:Most exhibitions open with a bang and close with much less fanfare\, so 421 is to be commended for marking the end of its current shows – Mona Ayyash: The Clock Doesn’t Care and On a Timeline: 2024 MFA Graduate Show – with a programme featuring tours and workshops that give audiences a final chance to experience the exhibitions: \n\n2-5pm: Writing on Watching & Waiting – workshop by Mona Ayyash\n5-6pm: Full guided tour of both exhibitions\n6-8pm: “light dinner”\n\nMona Ayyash’s creative writing workshop mirrors the themes in her exhibition. Attendees are encouraged to observe\, contemplate\, and write as performers engage in a fictional narrative that questions the notion of wasting time\, waiting\, and doing nothing; as with a life drawing session\, participants engage in group discussions and collective creative writing while observing people. \nThe workshop is charged-for at AED 60 (book here) but the exhibition tours are free.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/closing-program-spring-2024-exhibitions/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Tour/Visit,Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240825T173000
DTSTAMP:20240819T130758Z
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SUMMARY:The Sound of Music: dir Robert Wise (1965)
DESCRIPTION:One of the best loved films of its time\, this sumptuous adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway show gets renewed punch from a newly restored print of the film. Julie Andrews is of course Maria\, the spirited young governess for the seven unruly von Trapp children (and their father\, played against type by Christopher Plummer). The film deservedly won five Oscars\, including Best Picture\, Best Director and Best Original Music Score.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-sound-of-music-dir-robert-wise-1965/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240825T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240825T193000
DTSTAMP:20240822T142114Z
CREATED:20240731T114449Z
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SUMMARY:Dubomedy's Stand-up Showcase 1
DESCRIPTION:Graduates of Dubomedy’s Summer Stand-up Intensive course take the stage to perform their best new material. Always good\, and always a chance to spot the next big standup star … It’s free\, though there’s a minimum order of one drink or food item; it fills up quickly\, so pre-registration is recommended. Note that there’s a second round at 8pm too.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/dubomedys-stand-up-showcase-2-1/
LOCATION:Melrose\, Paramount Midtown\, Al Mustaqbal Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240825T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240825T220000
DTSTAMP:20240822T141959Z
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SUMMARY:Dubomedy's Stand-up Showcase 2
DESCRIPTION:A second tranche of graduates of Dubomedy’s Summer Stand-up Intensive course take the stage to perform their best new material (the first group were on at 6pm). Always good\, and always a chance to spot the next big standup star … It’s free\, though there’s a minimum order of one drink or food item; it fills up quickly\, so pre-registration is recommended.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/dubomedys-stand-up-showcase-2-2/
LOCATION:Melrose\, Paramount Midtown\, Al Mustaqbal Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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