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Art With Disabilities: From Frida Kahlo to Stevie Wonder – 11 Amazing Stories of People Who Changed the World

kanvas Dubai Unit 1, Al Khayat Art Avenue, 19th Street Al Quoz 1, Dubai

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]

AED 99

Imprinted Narratives. Stories of a Nation Through Postal Stamps

Etihad Museum 1 Jumeirah St, Dubai

Dubai Culture has an interesting way to celebrate the UAE's 53rd National Day: this exhibition, curated by researcher and architect Rashed Al Mulla, revisits key moments in the UAE's history through examples of the country's postage stamps that highlight achievements [... more]

General admission AED 25
Ongoing

Candlelight: From Mozart to Chopin

Jumeirah Al Qasr Madinat Jumeirah, Umm Suqeim, Dubai

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]

From AED 180

Pencil In

421 Arts Campus Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi

We love this idea -- it's a writers’ group intended for writers to practice their craft without the pressures of producing a final outcome, designed to provide a supportive environment for writers to write alone yet in a group. You're [... more]

Free

Hekayah | The Story

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

What does 'home' mean to you? Your country, your city, your family? Abu Dhabi is conventionally but accurately described as a melting pot of people from all over the world, and if anything NYU Abu Dhabi represents even more of [... more]

Free

Casablanca Beats: dir Nabil Ayouch (2021)

Cinema Akil in 25hours Hotel Trade Center St, Dubai

Nabil Ayouch’s grittily authentic tale of a rapper turned teacher helping his students find their creative voices is a class act. It manages to combine familiar cinematic tropes like 'strength through making music' and the inspirational teacher with a taste [... more]

Free

PowerPointless League of Legends

Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai

Season-ending special for one of the most consistently funny of the Courtyard's classic improv gigs, a feast of wit, spontaneity, and sheer bravery: "fearless guest presenters from this year’s past shows ... gather to compete in the ultimate showdown of [... more]

Free