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SUMMARY:Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFF)
DESCRIPTION:The 12th Edition of SIFF takes place 6 to 11 October at VOX Cinemas in City Centre Al Zahia with what looks like a strong lineup – 76 films (chosen from 1\,740 submissions!) representing 26 countries. South Korea is participating as a Country of Honor\, giving audiences the opportunity to explore the way Korean cinema’ has become a major contributor to South Korea’s creative economy\, soft power\, and tourism industry. \nThey include three Middle East premieres – animated feature Miss Moxy (dir Wip Vernooij and Vincent Bal\, Netherlands)\, the story of a cat who has to find her way back home with a couple of unlikely friends; Sarah Talab’s Saudi feature Hajeer\, about a young musician whose life is turned upside down after suffering a childhood illness that causes him to lose his hearing; and Seryeong Jeong’s 2:15PM\, a remarkable poignant tale that you should really see if you can. Ten-year-old Hyunsu comes across six-year-old Jo Minha\, who has been isolated from the world by her abusive father; understanding the power of kindness\, Hyunsu sneaks visits to Jo Minha at precisely 2:15pm each day for a fleeting ten minutes together … \nOn the sidelines\, SIFF Pop-Up will be hosted in Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation Park with a series of activations and workshops aiming to encourage the young to get involved with film. \nThe website is less than helpful at the moment: right now you can’t tell exactly what’s showing when\, or how much the tickets might be. Hopefully it will get sorted out …
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/sharjah-international-film-festival-for-children-youth-siff/
LOCATION:Vox Cinema\, City Center Al Zahia\, University Road\, Al Zahia\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Family/kids,Festival,Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251012
DTSTAMP:20250923T170359Z
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SUMMARY:The Shape of Things to Come
DESCRIPTION:A striking collection of artists feature in this group show\, with works by El Anatsui\, Iman Issa\, Abdoulaye Konaté\, Adam Pendleton\, Yinka Shonibare and Carrie Mae Weems. Curated by Japan-based American curator Dexter Wimberly\, the exhibition responds to “the shifting realities of modern life including political upheaval\, technological change\, cultural exchange and environmental crisis\, reinforcing art’s role as a tool for insight and change”. To 10 January. \nRight: Adam Pendleton\, Untitled (WE ARE NOT) (2024)
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-shape-of-things-to-come/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251012
DTSTAMP:20251013T100422Z
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SUMMARY:Art Here 2025
DESCRIPTION:The fifth edition of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Art Here exhibition\, featuring six artworks by seven artists shortlisted for the Richard Mille Art Prize\, has been curated by guest curator Sophie Mayuko Arni under the theme Shadows – “exploring the interplay between light and absence\, visibility and concealment\, and the layered dimensions of memory\, identity\, and transformation”. \nThis year’s edition invited proposals from artists based in the GCC and Japan\, along with artists from the MENA region with a GCC connection. There were more than 400 submissions\, from which six were shortlisted for the Richard Mille Art Prize; the winner will be announced in December. \nThe exhibits: \nI remember a light: sculpture by Palestinian architect\, artist\, and researcher Ahmed Alaqra that reimagines shadows as urban traces\, referencing the traditional mashrabiya lattice screen. Made of stacked acrylic cubes containing 3D-printed shapes from shadow photographs of Sharjah\, the sculpture transforms fleeting encounters of light and architecture into enduring sculptural artifacts. \nEcho: an interactive light installation by Emirati artist and musician Jumairy. Visitors encounter a still water pond\, a single flower\, and ambient sound; reimagining the myth of Echo and Narcissus\, the work uses light and shadow to transform absence into intimacy and invite a deeper encounter with memory and the unconscious. \nskadw: an immersive audiovisual installation of light\, fog\, and sound by Japanese artist Ryoichi Kurokawa. Shadows are transformed into sculptural form; a single beam cuts through shifting mist\, creating ever-changing patterns of shadow and resonance. Inspired by the Japanese concept of Ma\, the beauty of negative space\, the work invites viewers into a meditative environment where absence becomes presence. \nTree Studies: the Kuwaiti-Pakistani artist Hamra Abbas has an installation of 31 stone inlay sculptures inspired by trees found in Pakistan and in the UAE\, including olive\, pomegranate\, and cherry. Using her distinctive lapis-on-lapis technique to create shadow-like foliage\, the works balance realism and abstraction. \nA Sundial for the Night Without End: a sculptural sundial conceived for a world after the sun by Japanese artist Rintaro Fuse. Formed from polished stainless steel\, the work reflects its surroundings while aligning three gnomons to past\, present\, and future North Stars. Installed beneath the museum’s dome\, it transforms cosmic time into a meditation on memory\, absence\, and the persistence of eternity. \nDancing shadows: a pavilion of swaying stainless-steel mesh\, inspired by traditional Kawachi weaving. Supported by slender columns\, the structure creates shifting patterns of shadow and light. Using recycled industrial material\, the architect duo YOKOMAE et BOUAYAD (Takuma Yokomae from Japan and Ghali Bouayad from Morocco) have created an installation that blends Tokyo and Marrakesh design traditions\, offering a poetic space where architecture moves like nature. \nTo 28 December.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/art-here-2025/
LOCATION:Louvre Abu Dhabi\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T113000
DTSTAMP:20251002T104114Z
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SUMMARY:Matty Grey: 101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People
DESCRIPTION:Matty Grey’s award-winning show for the Dubai Comedy Festival has a dangerousy seductive title. We’re promised outrageously funny antics\, gross-out games\, and “hilarious tips on how to drive grown-ups crazy (in the best way)”. There’s a second show tomorrow (12 October).
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/matty-grey-101-ways-to-annoy-your-parents-and-other-really-old-people/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Family/kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T113000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T123000
DTSTAMP:20251002T104327Z
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SUMMARY:Jonny Awsum: The Kids Show
DESCRIPTION:Feel-good musical comedy for the Dubai Comedy Festival\, “guaranteed to get all ages singing and laughing along”. Each show finishes with a meet and greet session with Jonny and a photo opportunity with the bowler hats from ‘This is a Musical’ … There’s a second show tomorrow (12 October).
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/jonny-awsum-the-kids-show/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Family/kids
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T193000
DTSTAMP:20251001T134011Z
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SUMMARY:Amer Zahr
DESCRIPTION:The Palestinian-American comedian (and author\, political activist and adjunct professor at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law) brings more than 10 years of comedy experience to this Dubai Comedy festival gig. He was great at last year’s Festival\, too\, and is well worth the price of admission …
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/amer-zahr/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T193000
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SUMMARY:Laser Kiwi: Rise of the Olive
DESCRIPTION:“The world’s only surreal sketch circus” comes to the Dubai Comedy Festival. This award-winning trio brings world-record bounce juggling\, jaw-dropping aerial acts\, Jenga stunts\, and plenty of pimento-stuffed olives in a wildly inventive show that blends next-level circus skills with a lot of laughs … Recommended\, and there’s a second show tomorrow (12 October).
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/laser-kiwi/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T213000
DTSTAMP:20250904T101353Z
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SUMMARY:Édith par Jil Aigrot
DESCRIPTION:The ‘Edith’ is Edith Édith\, and singer Jil Aigrot provided Piaf’s voice in the Oscar-winning La Vie en Rose. This production\, which has already been a success when staged in Dubai some months ago\, takes audiences on a journey through Piaf’s life and music – and along the way\, her iconic songs like “La Vie en Rose”\, “Non\, Je Ne Regrette Rien” and “Mon Dieu” are brought vividly to life by Aigrot’s powerful vocals and an accompanying trio. Recommended.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/edith-par-jil-aigrot/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T213000
DTSTAMP:20251007T140110Z
CREATED:20251007T140110Z
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SUMMARY:Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
DESCRIPTION:The fourth edition of Sharjah Art Foundation’s Perform Sharjah programme of performances opens with Muhanad Kareem’s adaptation of the 2009 novel by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk. \nIn a remote village\, surrounded by a dense forest full of wild animals\, a series of mysterious murders begins to claim the lives of hunters. As the killings escalate\, the quiet tension builds into a confrontation between humanity and nature … \nPerforming on a minimal yet striking set\, the actors draw the audience into a world suspended between illusion and reality. Through its narrative\, the play deliberates on the pervasive violence that shapes our world\, and its impact on both current and future generations. \nThe performance is in Arabic and will be preceded by an opening reception.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/drive-your-plow-over-the-bones-of-the-dead/
LOCATION:Africa Hall\, Al Manakh\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251011T220000
DTSTAMP:20250930T114958Z
CREATED:20250930T114030Z
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SUMMARY:The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:The October Laughter Factory tour looks a good one. The acts: \nJimmy McGhie Gold-plated comedy from a UK standup who’s performed all round the world (he’s been a hit in Dubai too). Highly recommended \nKaren Bayley Well-established (over a decade on the circuit) and particularly good with a smallish crowd: “saucy yet smart\, warm yet wicked\, she balances playful charm with a spiky edge that wins over men and women alike” \nTabarak Dubai-based comedic firecracker. Expect high-octane energy and “unfiltered charm” … \nThe rest of the schedule: \n12 Oct The Club Abu Dhabi (7pm start)\n13 Oct Aura Skypool\n15 Oct The Strand\n16 Oct The Bay\, Al Hamra Golf Club RAK\n17 Oct Radisson DAMAC Hills\n18 Oct Dukes The Palm \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-laughter-factory-premium-comedy-club-62/
LOCATION:Studio One Hotel\, Dubai Studio City\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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