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Alia Ahmad: Aspects [مظاهر]

Lawrie Shabibi Unit 21, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

The first solo exhibition in the UAE for the Saudi Arabian artist presents a new body of paintings and watercolours that seeks to "peel back the layers in order to expose her personal vocabulary". Her point of departure is the [... more]

Free

Armin Najib: -continuum

Aisha Alabbar Gallery Warehouse C19, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Najib is a multidisciplinary artist from Iran whose practice includes painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, and art jewellery but primarily revolves around kinetic mechanisms and magnetic fields. His fascination with magnetism, ergonomic placement elements, and environmental sensing has led him to [... more]

Free

Kaikhan Salakhov: Astral Space Exploration ‐ The Cosmic Renaissance

Firetti Contemporary Unit 29, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Salakhov's work is “a profound exploration of the intersection between science, art, and spirituality, using sacred geometry to illuminate deep cosmic truths”. On show are 36 “meticulously crafted” acrylic paintings that reimagine Renaissance art through a modern lens, blending classical aesthetics [... more]

Free

I Kept The Night Vigil …

Leila Heller Gallery Dubai

Subtitled ‘Exploring Women’s Voices Across and Beyond the Middle East’, this exhibition – curated by Behrang Samadzadegan – is inspired by the evocative poetry of al-Khansa, who eloquently conveyed the nuances of grief, strength, and transformation. Says the gallery: “the exhibition resonates [... more]

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Sumayyah Samaha: Lines and Forms

Leila Heller Gallery Dubai

A range of works from the Lebanese-born NYC-based artist that are rooted in spontaneity and the intuitive interplay between forms and lines. The exhibition continues an exploration of form, line, and colour in a series that began in 2014 and continues [... more]

Free

Maria Jose Benvenuto: Nature’s Pulse

Leila Heller Gallery Dubai

A series of vibrant abstracts inspired by the landscape of North Head National Park in Manly, Australia, the area where Benvenuto works. The series is guided by intuition and emerges directly from the subconscious, drawing on the deep reservoirs of [... more]

Free

Bound: Textiles Between Loss and Repair

Green Art Gallery Dubai

The last in a series of exhibitions investigating contemporary approaches to fibre art curated by Murtaza Vali, this group show builds on notions of nurture and care long associated with cloth – which envelopes our bodies from our first breath [... more]

Free

Giselle

Dubai Opera

The ultimate tragic/romantic ballet – beautiful young peasant girl fall in loves with a disguised nobleman but goes mad and dies of heartbreak when his true identity is revealed by a rival; she then becomes a ghost, one of a [... more]

From AED 432

Lucerne Festival Quintet with Alexander Malofeev

Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi

A chamber concert featuring the acclaimed young Russian virtuoso pianist and composer Alexander Malofeev, joined by four musicians from the Lucerne Festival Orchestra to give us Schubert’s Trout Quintet, Fauré’s Piano Quartet No.1, and Brahms’ Piano Quartet No.3. There's a [... more]

From AED 100

Wednesday Night Impro: Maestro

Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai

The Courtyard's regular evening of elimination improv. Ten actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one with [... more]

Free but donations welcome