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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

Solos on the Barge

Perform Sjarjah Barge Sharjah

For three days (20, 21 and 22 December, 5-9pm each day) a barge moored in Sharjah's historic port across from the Bait Obaid Al Shamsi will host several short performances and monologues from classical Arab theatre delivered by professional actors. [... more]

Free, but pre-register

The Nutcracker

Dubai Opera

Tchaikovsky’s all-time seasonal favourite is back, as delivered by the Astana Opera Ballet and Orchestra. Choreography is by Yuri Grigorovich, the set designs by Simon Virsaladze are described as "stunning", and the blurb promises that audiences will be transported "into [... more]

From AED 290
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

CLOSING TODAY Fashionarte

Chaka Arts Dubai

This month-long exhibition for Goshopia aims to “reimagine sustainable fashion as museum-worthy wearable art ... FashionArte represents a significant milestone in Dubai's sustainable fashion movement, offering visitors the unique opportunity to experience eco-conscious fashion through an artistic lens while supporting [... more]

Free

Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial: FLEX* by Load na Dito

FLEX* is a talking and listening game created by Manila-based curatorial and research initiative Load na Dito; participants explore the meaning of words based on personal experiences while moulding clay. Inspired by the city’s ubiquitous gift shops, the accompanying installation will [... more]

Free, but pre-register

Bye Bye Tiberias: dir Lina Soualem (2022)

Cinema Akil in 25hours Hotel Trade Center St, Dubai

Thirty years ago, Hiam Abbass left her native village in Galilee to follow her acting dream in France. Camera in hand, her daughter Lina questions her mother’s bold choices and the way the women in her family – who she [... more]

Free