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 [... more]
Sharjah Arts Foundation’s annual indie/experimental film festival returns for its seventh edition, featuring around 30 UAE premieres. Most are in the Competition section, documentary and fiction films that have been nominated by an international committee of filmmakers and industry professionals. [... more]
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 [... more]
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 [... more]
The seventh edition of Sharjah Art Foundation’s Focal Point art book fair – the region’s only art book fair, we think – features local and international publishers with book launches, talks, workshops and musical performances during its run (22 to [... more]
The inaugural Tanweer Festival promises “a three-day celebration that transcends language, culture, and borders” on 22, 23 and 24 November in the desert at Mleiha, itself a treasure of visual and archaeological significance. ‘Tanweer’ means something like ‘enlightenment’, and the [... more]
The Jameel’s annual festival for eco-consciousness and sustainability is back for its fifth iteration. Expect activities for all ages themed around botanical, sustainable and eco-conscious living with hands-on workshops, tours, talks and demonstrations, plus new interactive art installations, experiential performances [... more]
Twelve paintings by the Italian artist featuring his trademark explosions of vivid colour, including his take on the UAE flag (above). He says his works place attention not on the subject, but rather on the gesture: "painting becomes the intermediary, [... more]
A free weekend of solid professional development for creatives, hosted at GPP from 8.30am to 5pm on each day and run by Getty Images Middle East – hear from Getty Images’ people on what visuals are in demand by companies [... more]
Aldo Dotti plays a 65 minute programme of piano favourites, outdoors at the Jumeriah Al Qasr's Céleste poolside restuarant. The programme: Mozart: Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K 331 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 [... more]
Rediscover Abu Dhabi's natural environment through the imagination of local participants. This workshop starts with a game-like activity (ink battle), then progresses to group activities on large pieces of paper. Participants can share local folktales and stories that take place [... more]
The 16th edition of Abu Dhabi Art has 102 galleries, the largest number to date. It has five principal sectors: Modern & Contemporary: for established galleries (who have been operating for at least seven years) with curatorial framework for booth [... more]
Poets and writers Robert Deguzman and Trixie Balangao guide participants in using sense perception and body remembrance in a workshop mediated by the ocean. One of five poet-led workshops in the context of The poem that jumps the fence (2024) [... more]
Rimini Protokoll pushes the boundaries of conventional theatre. During this performance walk within the collective’s ‘Remote X’ series (2013–ongoing), you are invited to explore the growing presence of artificial intelligence in future cities; for this tour, designed specifically for Abu [... more]
Rimini Protokoll pushes the boundaries of conventional theatre. During this performance walk within the collective’s ‘Remote X’ series (2013–ongoing), you are invited to explore the growing presence of artificial intelligence in future cities; for this tour, designed specifically for Al [... more]
A candlelit performance on the Raffles' Royal Lawn. This programme of Beethoven favourites lasts around 65 minutes: ♦ 'Für Elise' (Bagatelle no.25 in A minor) ♦ Piano Sonata No.21 (Waldstein) – 1st movement ♦ Piano Sonata op. 27 No.2 (Moonlight) [... more]
The second evening for this interesting recital programme by Laura Peribáñez (cello) and Luca Maringola (piano). The programme: Rogelio Huguet I Tagell Artero: 'Flamenco' from Suite Espagnole No.1 (solo cello) Rachmaninoff: 'Vocalise' (arranged for cello and piano) Granados: 'Andaluza' Spanish [... more]
... and not just The Snowman: the completely brilliant animated film will be shown with live on-stage musical accompaniment by the National Youth Orchestra under the baton of Jonathan Barrett, but they will also be playing a concert of traditional [... more]
Tania Candiani's contribution to the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial features an inflatable mobile stage that moves across the city, transforming urban spaces into hubs for collective exchange and endowing these spaces with renewed significance. The performers for this live [... more]
A great coming-of-age movie – teen destined for ballet stardom discovers hip hop dance. She finds a new passion that challenges everything she knows. Torn between ballet and hip-hop, Kaya must decide which path to follow: the one set by [... more]
The Igor Moiseyev Ballet is a novel ensemble that blends classical ballet with folk dance. Founded by Moiseyev just before WW2, the company is credited with creating a new dance genre; it now led by Elena Shcherbakova. There are performances [... more]
The second performance of this Complices Théâtre production of Neil Simon’s farce. A group of friends gathers for a dinner party, only to find that something is not quite right – the kitchen staff have vanished, the hostess is missing, [... more]
The fnal gig of this month's Laughter Factory tour. The acts: Stephen Grant hard-working emcee, a genius British comic Allyson June Smith another of the current crop of really good Canadian comics, back by popular demand (as they say) Denisa [... more]
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