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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241224
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SUMMARY:Art With Disabilities: From Frida Kahlo to Stevie Wonder - 11 Amazing Stories of People Who Changed the World
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition created by the Bulgarian immersive-experience specialists Poliforma\, using surround-sound and surround-visuals to celebrate “stories of people who have overcome\, adapted\, or ignored their limitations” through “captivating video inserts\, stunning 3D projections\, and four interactive installations”. Apparently it’s “a revolutionary digital art exhibition fully adapted for people with disabilities that celebrates resilience\, creativity\, and the ability to shape the world\, no matter the obstacles”. \nIt runs to 23 December. You book a one-hour slot; first available is 10am (1pm on Saturdays)\, last is 8pm (4pm Monday to Wednesday).
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/art-with-disabilities-from-frida-kahlo-to-stevie-wonder-11-amazing-stories-of-people-who-changed-the-world/
LOCATION:kanvas Dubai\, Unit 1\, Al Khayat Art Avenue\, 19th Street Al Quoz 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Experience
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241125
DTSTAMP:20241108T141815Z
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SUMMARY:Sharjah Film Platform 7
DESCRIPTION:Sharjah Arts Foundation’s annual indie/experimental film festival returns for its seventh edition\, featuring around 30 UAE premieres. \nMost are in the Competition section\, documentary and fiction films that have been nominated by an international committee of filmmakers and industry professionals. Highlights include … \n◊ Kamal Al Jafari’s documentary A Fidai Film (2024) which seeks to reclaim the looted memories of Palestinian history by using archival footage\n◊ Places of the Soul (2023) by Hamida Issa\, which follows an environmental expedition to Antarctica while juxtaposing its icy landscape with the deserts of the filmmaker’s home country\n◊ Pham Ngoc Lan’s fiction feature Cu Li Never Cries (2024)\, a black and white film interweaving personal and political histories in current day Vietnam\n◊ The Great Yawn of History (2024) by Iranian filmmaker Aliyar Rasti\, a story about a middle-aged religious man who goes on a quest for hidden treasure. \nAmong the other films showing are two supported by Sharjah Art Foundation – From Ground Zero (2024)\, an anthology of 22 short films created by filmmakers from Gaza; and Upshot (2024)\, a short directed by Maha Haj\, which tells a story of a solitary couple and the aftermaths of a painful past. \nThe Director in Focus segment honours regional directors for their lifetime achievements in global cinema. Honoured this year is Mohamad Malas\, noted for his moving films chronicling the modern history of Syria and its neighbours. Along with the screening of The Dream (1987)\, The Night (1992) and the global premiere of Oh Father\, I Am Youssef (2024)\, Malas will give a masterclass on the role of storytelling. \nPresented in parallel with the film screenings\, a series of public programmes provides opportunities for learning and gathering. This year’s programme focuses on notions of modernity in new African and Asian film\, cinema as resistance and resilience from Palestine and beyond\, as well as innovations in documentary filmmaking\, among other topics. \nAlso part of this year’s SFP is the Sharjah Film Platform Feature Fund that will award AED 500\,000 to one UAE-based scriptwriter\, director or lead/executive producer for the completion of an English- or Arabic-language narrative feature currently under production. Formerly known as the Pitching Forum\, the strengthened fund should now provide more comprehensive and robust support to filmmakers in the country. \nSFP7 runs 15 to 24 November at the open-air Mirage City Cinema in Sharjah’s historical quarter\, and indoors at VOX Cinemas at City Centre Al Zahia. The full programme is here; most feature screenings are a bargain AED 15\, some are free. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/sharjah-film-platform-7/
LOCATION:[various Sharjah locations]
CATEGORIES:Festival,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241116T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250419T193500
DTSTAMP:20250402T091143Z
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SUMMARY:Candlelight: From Mozart to Chopin
DESCRIPTION:Aldo Dotti plays a 65 minute programme of piano favourites\, outdoors at the Jumeriah Al Qasr’s Céleste poolside restuarant. The programme: \nMozart: Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major\, K 331\nMozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major\, K.332 – I. Allegro\nMozart: “Queen of the Night” Aria (Der Hölle Rache) from The Magic Flute\, K.620\nBeethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor\, Op.67 – I. Allegro con brio\nBeethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor\, Op.27 No.2 (“Moonlight Sonata”) – I. Adagio sostenuto\nBeethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor\, Op.13 (“Pathétique”) – III. Rondo: Allegro\nLiszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat Major\, S.541\nChopin: Nocturne in E-flat Major\, Op.9 No.2\nChopin: Waltz in C-sharp Minor\, Op.64 No.2\nChopin: Scherzo in B-flat Minor\, Op.31 No.2 \nThe ticket includes a 20% discount on several of the hotel’s bars and restaurants on the same day; and for AED 530 you can include a three-course dinner at Pierchic too\, which itself is a pretty romantic location …
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/candlelight-from-mozart-to-chopin-2/
LOCATION:Jumeirah Al Qasr\, Madinat Jumeirah\, Umm Suqeim\, Dubai
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241126
DTSTAMP:20241104T174232Z
CREATED:20241104T173143Z
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SUMMARY:Alserkal Art Week
DESCRIPTION:Alserkal Art Week returns 17-25 November. As usual many of the galleries will be opening new shows during the week (we count ten: they’re listed separately in the Agenda)\, but the Alserkal Avenue people have been developing a programme themselves to provide lots more reasons to visit the Avenue – screenings\, performances\, open studios\, symposia\, workshops\, and slow art walks. This year there is a theme\, ‘Acts of Presence’\, to emphasise “the importance of togetherness and connection amidst an increasingly divided world”. \nOur pickouts:\nMade Present: Biographies of Artworks Defying the Ongoing Nakba Curated by Faris Shomali and Zaina Zarour\, this ‘research exhibition’ charts the survival of over ten Palestinian artworks\, foregrounding the extensive history of artists who have gone to great lengths to ensure their works remain visible. “While the history of Palestine’s art is often depicted as one of loss\, fragmentation\, colonial plunder\, and destruction\, this exhibition offers an alternative historiography – one in which these artworks defy attempts at erasure.” Warehouse 50\, details here. \nWalk With Me: Public Art Commissions Now in its second iteration\, this series of site-specific public art commissions (curated by Zoé Whitley and presented by Alserkal Arts Foundation) sited around the Avenue are intended to reflect on fragility\, resilience\, and public memory. There are four artists with work on show: Dima Srouji\, Asma Belhamar\, Abbas Akhavan and Vikram Divecha. Information here\, and there’s a tour of the works at 4pm on 17 November led by Whitley\, Divecha and Belhamar; free\, but register for a place here. \nSlow art walks A thoughtful amble through exhibitions\, public art\, and hidden corners of the Avenue. There are two\, both on 23 November; one at 4pm with writer/curator Yalda Bidshahri\, the other at 5pm with Priyanka Mehra of Ishara Art Foundation. We’re not sure where these start – A4 space is usually a good bet – and they don’t seem to need preregistration. \nMajlis Talks This edition of Majlis Talks is entitled ‘Acts of Presence: Stories of Africa’s Creative Leaders’. Curated by Charlotte Ashamu\, it is a series of four discussions and demonstrations with alternative voices from Ghana\, Ethiopia\, South Africa\, and Côte d’Ivoire. 17 November\, 5.30-7pm; free\, but register here. \nDomestic Departures: (Im)mobility\, loss and resilience in an uncertain world Recipients of Alserkal Arts Foundation Research Grants 2022-2024 present multidisciplinary projects that address permanence and belonging via conversations and research displays with six practitioners – Khalda El Jack\, Zainab Gaafar\, Lubnah Ansari\, Natasha Maru\, Rhea Shah\, and Maitha AlSuwaidi – using experimental cartography\, immersive installations\, and independent zines. On 23 November\, 2-6pm at Jossa by Alserkal; free\, but register here. \nOpen Studios Alserkal Arts Foundation will also be opening the studios of its current residents – sound artist Jad Saliba\, writer and visual artist Sinzo Aanza\, academic researcher and mixed-media artist Thlana Bazik\, and filmmaker Pallavi Paul. Warehouse 50. \nOur Future(s) This “immersive experience” presented by the Dubai Future Foundation and Museum of the Future\, invites visitors to contemplate our collective futures via an installation that engages audiences through key statements and delicate sound whispers\, representing the uncertainties that shape our shared future. “Through this reflective space\, the Foundation aims to better understand public sentiment\, helping to shape informed strategies and innovative solutions for a more resilient and sustainable world.” Warehouse A1\, information here. \nDissuader: Art and Design This exhibition of work by the Italian designer and artist Franco Perrotti is another collaboration with partners\, in this case the Gieffe Group and Italian Cultural Institute of Abu Dhabi. Central to the exhibition is Dissuader\, a monumental allegorical pigeon sculpted from stainless steel and birchwood\, symbolising the complex dynamics between humans and their environment. Warehouse 46.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/alserkal-art-week/
LOCATION:Alserkal Avenue\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Open studio,Talk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241124
DTSTAMP:20241025T122018Z
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SUMMARY:Al Ain Book Festival 2024
DESCRIPTION:AABF has changed its nomenclature from ‘book fair’ to ‘book festival’ for 2024\, but this is till an important date for Arab-language publishers – and the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC)\, which organises it\, has reported a “significant” increase in publisher registration requests for this 15th edition: the 260 registrations represents better than a twothirds increase on 2023. AABF promotes the Arabic language as “a fundamental pillar of cultural identity\, and a repository of the values\, traditions\, and the rules of conduct (Sanaa’)\, upon which the UAE was founded and from which its unique development journey began – a journey that starts and ends with the human being”. Last year’s fair attracted more than 95\,000 visitors. \nThe ‘festival’ element implies that there will be a lot of sideshows and associated events\, but right now the website is still promoting 2023 and we can’t tell you what they might be. No doubt this will be rectified nearer the time … Note that these dates are a change to the original schedule\, which had AABF opening on 18 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/al-ain-book-festival-2024/
LOCATION:Hazza bin Zayed Stadium\, Al Ain
CATEGORIES:Festival,Words
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T210000
DTSTAMP:20241105T104950Z
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SUMMARY:Abu Dhabi Art: day two
DESCRIPTION:The 16th edition of Abu Dhabi Art has 102 galleries\, the largest number to date. It has five principal sectors: \nModern & Contemporary: for established galleries (who have been operating for at least seven years) with curatorial framework for booth presentations. This is the main section\, with more than 30 galleries showing \nSpecial Projects: solo or dual artist presentations by individual galleries – we count 28 of these \nEmerge: for artworks priced under $3\,000 – nine participants this year \nBidaya: for emerging galleries (operating for less than three years) who are first-time participants. There are two exhibitors \nFocus: galleries invited to participate with specific artists chosen by a guest curator. There are Focus sectors for Hong Kong\, Latin America\, Women Artists and Sustainability (some very interesting selections here\, curated by Riccarda Mandrini) \nThis year there’s also a new regional section called Something Bold\, Something New; eight participating galleries – most of them regular participants in Abu Dhabi Art – will present works by modernist artists “whose practices and legacies are long overdue recognition and appreciation”. \nSilk Road; Drifting Identities is another new section\, this one for artists and galleries from Central Asia and the Caucasus. “These seem important debuts\, because they open long-forgotten discussions around the Silk Road\, which has come to represent a journey of self-discovery for travellers\, a search for identity\, and a time of metamorphosis”. \nThe Collectors Salon is perhaps the most interesting innovation. It’s described as a response to the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s lead in exploring connections between civilisations and cultures across time; so eight exhibitors will present manuscripts\, astrolabes\, historical objects\, rare books and 19th century Orientalist paintings. \nAs well as the conventional art fair\, Abu Dhabi Art places a lot of emphasis on its public engagement programme – installations\, commissions\, exhibitions\, talks and events throughout the year. Worth catching are the Beyond Emerging Artists exhibits at the Manarat (this programme provides three emerging artists in the UAE – Dina Nazmi Korchid\, Simrin Mehra Agarwal\, Fatima Al Ali – with a platform from which to realise ambitious art projects) and installations in Al Ain (site-specific artworks at Al Ain Oasis and Al Jahili Fort)
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/abu-dhabi-art-day-two/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art/design fair
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T190000
DTSTAMP:20241029T090006Z
CREATED:20241029T085326Z
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SUMMARY:NYU Abu Dhabi MFA Open Studios
DESCRIPTION:A chance to see what the NYUAD MFA in Art and Media programme is all about – meet students and faculty\, learn more about the programme\, check out the application process and available scholarships (available for all students\, with some getting up to 100 percent tuition aid). \nThe MFA in Art and Media is a full-time\, interdisciplinary\, studio-based course that sits at the crossroads of practice and theory\, tradition and change in the arts. The only program of its kind in the region\, it aims to provide students with the knowledge\, tools\, and hands-on experience to prepare for life as a professional artist or art academic.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/nyu-abu-dhabi-mfa-open-studios-3/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Professional development
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T164000
DTSTAMP:20241119T171640Z
CREATED:20241119T171640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T171640Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Identity and Reshaping Public Space
DESCRIPTION:A panel discussion on the shared sociocultural topics of Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s Wsh Wsh (2024) and Nicholas Galanin’s In every language there is Land / En cada lengua hay una Tierra (2024). Abu Hamdan reimagines the intimate soundscapes of Damascene fountains\, transforming public spaces into havens for hidden dialogue; Galanin’s work engages with colonial history and Indigenous resilience\, inviting dialogue on language and the enduring connection to land and water. \nSpeakers: \nLawrence Abu Hamdan\nNicholas Galanin\nZeinab Alhashemi\nModerator Reem Fadda \nThis Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial event will be at the Carpet Souq hub.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-identity-and-reshaping-public-space/
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T201500
DTSTAMP:20241119T170847Z
CREATED:20241119T170728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T170847Z
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SUMMARY:Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: Functionality\, Space\, and Public Art
DESCRIPTION:This conversation extends from artist Christopher Joshua Benton’s Where Lies My Carpet Is Thy Home (2024)\, a vibrant\, collaboratively made astroturf carpet developed with merchants from Abu Dhabi’s carpet souq and inspired by their stories and lives. The audience can learn how the work was made and how it reflects a carpet’s life cycle – from collecting wool to dyeing fibres to selling it in the souq. \nSpeakers: \nChristopher Joshua Benton\nDeepak Unnikrishnan\, NYUAD Associate Arts Professor of Literature and Creative Writing\nKatia Arfara\, NYUAD Assistant Professor of Theatre\, Performance Studies\nModerator Carmen Salah Hassan \nThis Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial event will be at the Carpet Souq hub. The conversation will be followed by performances: \n6.45pm Poetry reading by Banin Amini (Afghanistan)\n6.55pm Poetry reading by Daniel Tajwer (Pakistan)\n7.15 – 8.15pm Mohammad Paktiawal and Bakhti Jan Tappay (Afghan folk band)
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/public-art-abu-dhabi-biennial-functionality-space-and-public-art/
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T223000
DTSTAMP:20241108T162754Z
CREATED:20241108T162754Z
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SUMMARY:Fridge Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:An open mic gig for local musicians playing 10-minute performance slots. If you want to play\, online registrations open on 18 November; or turn up from 6.30pm on the night and you might get a slot.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/fridge-open-mic/
LOCATION:The Fridge\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Music,Open mic
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241121T220000
DTSTAMP:20241119T164928Z
CREATED:20241119T164928Z
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SUMMARY:Black Box Cinema x Public Matter
DESCRIPTION:Since 2014\, Black Box Cinema (founded and managed by Abu Dhabi-born actor and director Nawaf Al Janahi) has presented Arab-language short films since 2014. Screenings are at the Biennial Hub on Abu Dhabi Beach. In this Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial programme: \nBig Day: dir Ahmed Samir (2022\, Egypt: 15 mins) A wedding is turned upside down after rumours spread that the groom is planning to run away. \nLong Trip: dir Ali Kadhum (2021\, Belgium\, Iraq: 13 mins) After the death of his father\, Dries must make a fundamental decision to either cremate the body or return it for a traditional burial in his birth country. \nMid-Way: dir Rola Shamas (2022\, Lebanon: 10 mins) The trains have arrived. But\, in the midst of this rush to nowhere\, are we listening to birds To rivers? To ourselves? \nSabeel: dir Khalid Al Mahmood (2010\, UAE: 20 mins) Two small boys live in the mountains of the UAE. Spending their days tending their vegetables and then selling produce on the road\, they have to earn enough money to buy medicine for their sick grandmother. \nUnveiling Selma: dir Mariam Al Serkal and Maaria Sayed (2022\, UAE: 15 min) Between domestic chores\, a neglectful husband\, and an innocent daughter\, 35-year-old Selma decides to free herself and rediscover her womanhood. \nFuture screenings: \n16 December\n17 December\n18 December
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/black-box-cinema-x-public-matter-2/
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