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CLOSING TODAY Carpets of Eden, Gardens of Fantasy

Leila Heller Gallery Dubai

This exhibition of carpets designed by artists and curated by Behrang Samadzadegan is described by the gallery as "a territory where artists navigate unbridled fantasies ... Like architects of dreams, they go beyond the surface, delving into the unseen, weaving [... more]

Free

Chicago

Etihad Arena Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

The second weekend of performances for “the most exciting musical of its generation” (The Times). First seen in 1975 and still an all-round stunner, it is based on a 1926 play by one-time reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins and is built [... more]

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Art Here 2024

Louvre Abu Dhabi Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Art Here 2024, now in its fourth edition, has rapidly become a significant entry in the Middle East’s art exhibition calendar – a regional competition for 3D work that benefits from sponsorship by luxe watchmaker Richard Mille [... more]

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Giselle

Dubai Opera

A third performance for the Polish National Ballet and Orchestra’s take on 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 [... more]

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Andy Warhol, The Glam Factory

Foundry Downtown Boulevard Crescent, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard, Dubai

A collection of more than 100 of Warhol’s works, curated by Nada Ghandour, which aims to trace Warhol's rise from his modest beginnings in commercial illustration to his status as the Pope of Pop Art via screenprints, photos, and magazines [... more]

AED 100

Cineolio’s Cinenights

Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Al Jaddaf, Dubai

An evening of five short films, all subtitled in both Arabic and English: 12 Drawings a Day: dir Denis Chapon (Denmark, 2011: 5 mins) Experimental animation created on the reverse of used A4 sheets. Each day for three years drew [... more]

Free

Go Back for Murder

The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Agatha Christie wrote more than a dozen plays as well as the novels that made her name, and this is one -- written in 1960, an adaptation of her story Five Little Pigs with Hercule Poirot removed from the story. [... more]

AED 120

TootArd | Gaye Su Akyol

The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

A second evening of the End of Summer Dance Party in the Black Box theatre – a genre-defying concert that puts two very different kinds of artist in each half. From Gaye Su Akyol you get an innovative mix of [... more]

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The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club

Mövenpick Hotel JBR Dubai

This month's Laughter Factory tour kicks off at the Mövenpick as usual. The acts: Kate Barron a return to the UAE for the award-winning Canadian comic, sharp, witty and unfiltered Farhan Solo a Gulf debut for the "eccentric millennial Muslim" [... more]

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