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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTSTAMP:20260913T140351Z
CREATED:20260913T140351Z
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SUMMARY:Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:The 35th edition of the book fair is its most festival-looking yet\, with more than 1\,400 events in total and six stages for sessions alongside 1\,350 exhibitors from 95 countries. The programme also brings together winners of this year’s major Arabic literary prizes\, musicians\, artists and cultural figures\, with notable sessions on Egyptian singer Nagat Al Saghira\, Egyptian painter Inji Efflatoun\, downtown Cairo’s famed Café Riche\, the Egyptian actor and singer Abdel Halim Hafez\, and the UAE’s use of space diplomacy. \nDon Quixote has been designated Book of the World (a newly intriduced accolade this year)\, the 8th-century scholar Al Khalil ibn Ahmad Al Farahidi is the fair’s Focus Personality\, and the culture of the Balkan region is being celebrated as Guest of Honour.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/abu-dhabi-international-book-fair/
LOCATION:ADNEC\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Book Fair
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTSTAMP:20260817T111753Z
CREATED:20260817T111753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T111753Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY The Glitch: Fragmented Becoming
DESCRIPTION:A Diarbid show for 35 artists “who explore identity as fluid\, layered\, and continuously evolving. Through fragmented\, distorted\, duplicated\, and incomplete forms\, the works examine how the self is shaped by memory\, displacement\, shifting environments\, and the uncertainties of contemporary life. The glitch functions as both a visual language and a metaphor for these shifting states …  By interrupting familiar forms and unsettling recognition\, it opens alternative ways of seeing and becoming. Fragmentation is approached not as loss\, but as a generative space where the familiar can be disrupted and the incomplete can remain open to new possibilities …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/last-chance-the-glitch-fragmented-becoming/
LOCATION:Al Shindagha Museum – House 353\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTSTAMP:20260825T102809Z
CREATED:20260825T102809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T102809Z
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SUMMARY:Stephan Kaluza: From Dust to Bloom
DESCRIPTION:Stephan Kaluza’s practice is fundamentally concerned with depictions of nature\, either as hyper-realistic oils or near-abstract renderings. These two modes of painting should be seen as different stages of the same subject in a process of transformation: disruptions creep in\, and appearances prove deceptive. Says the gallery: “At first glance\, the paintings appear to be precise\, almost preservative images of an intact world – until a second layer emerges\, sharply challenging what is being seen”. To 31 October. \nAbove: Stephan Kaluza\, Impact (2026)
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/stephan-kaluza-from-dust-to-bloom/
LOCATION:JD Malat Gallery\, ACT 2 Tower\, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd 13A \,Downtown Dubai\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://magpie.ae/staging4/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/stephan-kaluza-impact-2026.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTSTAMP:20260507T101506Z
CREATED:20260507T101506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T101506Z
UID:69114-1789516800-1789603199@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Kevork Mourad: The Echoes of Silent Bells
DESCRIPTION:A descendant of Armenian Genocide survivors and raised in Syria\, Mourad approaches his work with a profound sense of responsibility to preserve culture and history; his practice aims to give voice to places that no longer exist\, offering an interpretation of what has been lost while seeking ways that history and culture might be recovered\, at least within emotional memory.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/last-chance-kevork-mourad-the-echoes-of-silent-bells/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTSTAMP:20260507T102825Z
CREATED:20260507T102825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T102825Z
UID:69121-1789516800-1789603199@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Sultan Bin Fahad: Blue Note
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition by the Saudi artist embraces the experimentation of jazz\, commemorating its role as an audiovisual gathering for culture to flourish from and exact its designs on the world as it moved from older models of audiovisual art – “these musicians’ ancestral mixologies harmonising into an open-ended future\, its rhythm never finished …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/last-chance-sultan-bin-fahad-blue-note/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTSTAMP:20260913T150024Z
CREATED:20260913T144206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T150024Z
UID:71626-1789516800-1789603199@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Library Circles: Rend Beiruti
DESCRIPTION:Rend Beiruti’s research display\, sharing insights into her investigation of the baqala neighbourhood grocery store as a vital urban entity in Dubai\, exploring its history\, its influence on urban development\, and its role as a cultural signal. Through photographs\, mapping\, and archival documents\, the display brings together the findings of this urban investigation and considers the ubiquitous baqala as both an everyday space and a cultural signal. To 11 January.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/library-circles-rend-beiruti/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260916T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260916T193000
DTSTAMP:20260913T141941Z
CREATED:20260913T141941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T141941Z
UID:71604-1789581600-1789587000@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:House to House: Articulating a Poetics of Translucence
DESCRIPTION:Shamma Al Bastaki – poet\, writer\, interdisciplinary artist and NYUAD alumna – discusses her latest poetry collection\, House to House. Drawing on memories spanning the 1940s to the 1980s\, Shamma traces the infra-ordinary details of daily life along the Dubai Creek\, bringing the voices\, values\, and stories of a generation into poetic form. Blending documentary poetics\, archival research\, and text-image practices\, Shamma reflects on her processes of listening\, translating\, and transducing\, as she transformed collective memory into poetry\, drawing\, and collage.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/house-to-house-articulating-a-poetics-of-translucence/
LOCATION:NYUAD Institute Building\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Talk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTSTAMP:20260913T142329Z
CREATED:20260913T142329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T142329Z
UID:71608-1789603200-1789689599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Essence of Egypt
DESCRIPTION:A presentation of Palestinian artistic journeys shaped in Egypt and inspired by its art and culture\, featuring works by Nabil Anani\, Samira Badran\, Tayseer Barakat\, Mostafa Al Hallaj\, Kamel Al Moghani and Abdul Rahman Al Muzayyen that range from the 1960s to the early 2000s and present a diversity of media and approaches – from printmaking and etching to mixed media and leather. Considered together\, the works offer insight into the influence of mobility\, exchange and experimentation on the formation of modern Arab art. \nTo 25 November. \nAbove: Nabil Anani\, Intifada (1988)
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/essence-of-egypt/
LOCATION:Fann à Porter\, The Workshop\, Villa 45\, St. 23b\, off Al Wasl Road (opposite Box Park)\, Jumeirah 2\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTSTAMP:20260913T142626Z
CREATED:20260913T142626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T142626Z
UID:71612-1789603200-1789689599@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Oussama Diab: Reimagined
DESCRIPTION:A solo show for the Palestinian-Syrian-Dutch artist that reinterprets celebrated masterpieces from Western art. Diab revisits iconic works by artists including Picasso\, van Gogh\, Michelangelo and van Dyck\, applying his own distinctive visual language to allow the images to speak to contemporary realities. Highlights of the exhibition are two striking reinterpretations of Picasso’s ‘Guernica’\, alongside ‘La Coiffure’ also after Picasso\, two sunflower paintings inspired by van Gogh\, and reinterpretations of Anthony van Dyck’s ‘Jupiter and Antiope’ and ‘Moses and the Serpent’. \nTo 31 October. \nAbove: Oussama Diab\, Middleeastern Guernica (2026)
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/oussama-diab-reimagined/
LOCATION:Artbooth Gallery\, Centro Capital Center\, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260917T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260917T220000
DTSTAMP:20260826T104613Z
CREATED:20260826T104357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T104613Z
UID:70905-1789675200-1789682400@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:The Marriage of Figaro Ballet
DESCRIPTION:The Ukrainian National Ballet brings its version of The Marriage of Figaro to Dubai as a two-act comic ballet with a libretto by Yaremenko and Yuri Stanishevsky\, choreography and staging by Viktor Yaremenko\, and musical adaptation and additional composition by Oleksiy Baklan. \nIt’s based on Mozart’s opera\, but is a fully danced work with no singing; one review says it emphasises “hijinks rather than heartache\,” so we’re expecting something lighter and more overtly playful than the original. But the story is broadly retained\, the major dances and duets deploy the classical ballet vocabulary\, and the production uses lavish eighteenth-century costumes and palace settings; the music generally avoids the opera’s familiar arias and ensembles in favour of some of Mozart’s less-famous instrumental music\, supplemented by Baklan’s own composition. \nThere are further performances on 19 and 20 September.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-marriage-of-figaro-ballet/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://magpie.ae/staging4/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/figaro2.webp
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260917T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260917T220000
DTSTAMP:20260913T143132Z
CREATED:20260913T143132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T143132Z
UID:71617-1789675200-1789682400@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Very Furry – Open Mic Joke Jam
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat Comedy’s only open mic night: comedians test new jokes\, new performers take the stage\, and dog lovers are welcome to come along for a fun evening in JVC. Only 20 seats available. Free entry!
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/very-furry-open-mic-joke-jam-5/
LOCATION:PrinBella Cafe\, Assel Blvd\, Jumeirah Village Circle\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTSTAMP:20260616T104411Z
CREATED:20260616T104411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T104411Z
UID:69939-1789689600-1789775999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Tangerine Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Ayyam Gallery’s summer collective exhibition focuses on the colour orange: “occupying a unique space between intensity and comfort\, orange embodies both vitality and reflection. Associated with sunlight\, fire\, ripened fruit\, and shifting horizons\, the colour carries a rich spectrum of meanings that traverse cultures\, histories\, and emotional states …” For this show\, orange becomes a vehicle through which artists explore memory\, landscape\, identity\, and transformation: “the colour appears in varied forms\, guiding viewers through moments of energy and stillness while revealing its ability to shape perception and mood”. \nThe artists: \nTammam Azzam\nMouteea Murad’\nElias Izoli\nThaier Helal\nKhaled Akil\nAbdalla Al Omari \nSama Alshaibi\nFaisal Samra\nKais Salman\nKhaled Takreti\nAsaad Arabi\nOussama Diab\nLeila Nseir
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/last-chance-tangerine-dreams/
LOCATION:Ayyam Gallery\, B11\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTSTAMP:20260913T162558Z
CREATED:20260913T162558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T162558Z
UID:71711-1789689600-1789775999@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:MONOCHROMA 2
DESCRIPTION:You don’t see enough ceramic art outside the interiors business\, and then it just tends to be bowls; so this show by Double J Collective (“the first project based in Dubai exclusively dedicated to exhibit\, promote and sell fine craft and design creations”) in partnership with DCT Abu Dhabi is well worth encouraging. Few details\, but we’re promised that “diverse ceramic practices come together in a dialogue shaped by material\, perspective and artistic expression”. To 18 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/monochroma-2/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260825T145313Z
CREATED:20260825T145313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T145313Z
UID:70891-1789759800-1789765200@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Spider's Web
DESCRIPTION:Agatha Christie’s second most successful play (The Mousetrap is probably uncatchable) is a country-house thriller-comedy with clues aplenty and a good helping of plot contrivances – including a most convenient hidden door in the study that of course leads to a secret passage – and a disappearing corpse. Sarah Potter directs for the Junction’s resident company H72 Productions. Should be good fun. \nThere are further performances tomorrow (19 September) and Sunday (20 September).
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/spiders-web/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T213000
DTSTAMP:20260913T143403Z
CREATED:20260913T143403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T143403Z
UID:71619-1789761600-1789767000@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Quiz Me Baby One More Time
DESCRIPTION:“The music quiz that refuses to take itself seriously.” The Courtyard promises “a night of big tunes\, tricky questions and questionable musical knowledge … Grab your team\, pick a name and get ready to battle it out for the top spot”. There’s also a Best Dressed Team Prize. As with all Courtyard evenings it’s free\, but you need to put your name on the guestlist (via the website). Sure to be a load of laughs.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/quiz-me-baby-one-more-time/
LOCATION:Courtyard Playhouse\, Street 4B\, Al Quoz 1\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T220000
DTSTAMP:20260826T104603Z
CREATED:20260826T104533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T104603Z
UID:70911-1789761600-1789768800@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:The Marriage of Figaro Ballet
DESCRIPTION:The Ukrainian National Ballet brings its version of The Marriage of Figaro to Dubai as a two-act comic ballet with a libretto by Yaremenko and Yuri Stanishevsky\, choreography and staging by Viktor Yaremenko\, and musical adaptation and additional composition by Oleksiy Baklan. \nIt’s based on Mozart’s opera\, but is a fully danced work with no singing; one review says it emphasises “hijinks rather than heartache\,” so we’re expecting something lighter and more overtly playful than the original. But the story is broadly retained\, the major dances and duets deploy the classical ballet vocabulary\, and the production uses lavish eighteenth-century costumes and palace settings; the music generally avoids the opera’s familiar arias and ensembles in favour of some of Mozart’s less-famous instrumental music\, supplemented by Baklan’s own composition. \nThere are further performances at 2pm and 8pm on 20 September.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-marriage-of-figaro-ballet-2/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://magpie.ae/staging4/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/figaro1.webp
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T220000
DTSTAMP:20260913T144843Z
CREATED:20260913T144843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T144843Z
UID:71634-1789761600-1789768800@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Politically Incorrect Comedy
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat Comedy’s regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel\, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/politically-incorrect-comedy-40/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTSTAMP:20260913T145220Z
CREATED:20260913T145220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T145220Z
UID:71637-1789776000-1789862399@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Bashar Khalaf: The Field of Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Two series of works\, Junk Garden and Protective Shield\, from the Ramallah-born artist. “The Field of Dreams is an exploration of formations of ‘steel’ in the public space from the perspective of the relationship between the self\, the object\, and the other” says the gallery. “It can be viewed as an interactive space with the fragile reality in which humanity lives.” \nKhalaf’s dreaming energy gives steel junk – bulldozers\, vehicles\, surveillance cameras – an chance for self-reinvention; it confronts the machine with its own existence\, giving it a tragic form and allowing it reposition itself over time. The garbage bins in Protective Shield were used during the First Intifada to block street and provide shelter from bullets ; in contrast\, the colonial system used steel barrels filled with cement to seal off the entrances to villages and camps. \nTo 8 November.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/bashar-khalaf-the-field-of-dreams-2/
LOCATION:Zawyeh Gallery\, Warehouse 27\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260913T143550Z
CREATED:20260913T143550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T143550Z
UID:71622-1789776000-1789948799@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Makers Days
DESCRIPTION:Dubai Culture’s Makers Days initiative is back – two days intended to promote creative manufacturing in Dubai by bringing together makers\, designers\, artists\, creative entrepreneurs\, manufacturers\, and fabricators with a view to promoting new opportunities for SMEs (both manufacturers and people who might want something made). It’s aiming to attract more than 150 participants for a programme of workshops\, talks\, panel discussions\, networking sessions; a Maker’s Connect programme will provide “curated mentorship opportunities”; and there will be guided visits to a selection of production facilities within the Al Quoz Creative Zone. \nApplogies for the lack of detail; we have gleaned this much from a press release but there doesn’t seem to be any online information either at Dubai Culture’s website or Alserkal’s. The programme will probably be published first on Instagram\, so maybe keep an eye on that. We’ll try to keep abreast of this and update when we can …
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/makers-days/
LOCATION:Concrete\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Networking
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T160000
DTSTAMP:20260913T145812Z
CREATED:20260913T145812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T145812Z
UID:71643-1789830000-1789833600@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Tour – Library Circles: Rend Beiruti
DESCRIPTION:Rend Beiruti guides visitors through her research display on the baqala as a vital urban entity in Dubai. The tour explores the histories of these neighbourhood grocery stores\, tracing how they have shaped and been shaped by the city’s rapid urban development over the past century. Through photographs\, mapping\, and archival documents\, the display brings together the findings of this urban investigation and considers the baqala as both an everyday space and a cultural signal. \nThis tour is limited to 15 people and will be conducted in English. Pre-register here.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/tour-library-circles-rend-beiruti/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T210000
DTSTAMP:20260913T144704Z
CREATED:20260913T144704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T144704Z
UID:71631-1789844400-1789851600@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Meylas Aflam – A Celebration of Emirati Short Films
DESCRIPTION:An evening of cinema\, conversation and discovery\, celebrating the richness and diversity of contemporary Emirati filmmaking. The films: \nNoor dir Carlos Thabit Al Mawaly (2024\, 15 min) \nA young Emirati forms a special bond with a damaged pigeon and discovers the true meaning of love and loss … \nThe Battle dir Eman Al Sayed (2023\, 5 min) \nA young boy uses his gaming skills to navigate the complex relationship between his parents – with unexpected consequences … \nUnsaid dir Mansour Ahmed (2026\, 15 min) \nTwo old friends reunite over coffee\, food and a game of chess. As memories resurface\, a buried truth from their past emerges – one that is communicated not through confession\, but through the silence between them … \nYathoom dir Hana Kazim (2021\, 15 min) \nAfter a devastating car accident claims the lives of her father and brother\, 18-year-old Layla is consumed by survivor’s guilt and struggles to reconnect with her grieving mother. Her memories begin to distort as the boundary between nightmare and reality dissolves\, leading her towards a cosmic reckoning that could either shatter her world or set her free … \nA Small Dream dir Sarra’a Al Shehhi (2022\, 15 min) \nMaitha is obsessed with a simple dream: to swim. Torn between social expectations and her own desires\, the voice of her inner child only becomes louder as the obstacles increase … \nOug dir Abdulrahman Al Madani (2025\, 10 min) \nA childless Emirati couple set out to buy a gift for their newborn nephew\, only to find themselves caught between family expectations and social pressure to have children. When the husband’s overbearing mother arrives unannounced\, long-buried tensions rise to the surface … \nThe screenings will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers\, moderated by artist\, film curator and writer Hind Mezaina.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/meylas-aflam-a-celebration-of-emirati-short-films/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T210000
DTSTAMP:20260825T145617Z
CREATED:20260825T145552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T145617Z
UID:70894-1789846200-1789851600@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Spider's Web
DESCRIPTION:A second night of performances for Agatha Christie’s play. It is a country-house thriller-comedy with clues aplenty and a good helping of plot contrivances – including a most convenient hidden door in the study that of course leads to a secret passage – and a disappearing corpse. Sarah Potter directs for the Junction’s resident company H72 Productions. Should be good fun. \nThe final performances are tomorrow (20 September) at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/spiders-web-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T210000
DTSTAMP:20260913T150430Z
CREATED:20260913T150430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T150430Z
UID:71646-1789846200-1789851600@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Shukran\, UAE
DESCRIPTION:The Dubai Camerata Singers presents “a musical love letter and tribute to the United Arab Emirates” in the shape of a programme of choral music from different cultures and traditions; the concert aims to reflect the stories of people who came to the UAE with dreams\, found community\, built meaningful lives\, and ultimately found a place to call home.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/shukran-uae/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Concert
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T220000
DTSTAMP:20260803T154212Z
CREATED:20260803T154158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T154212Z
UID:70343-1789848000-1789855200@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Dance of the Emerald Isle
DESCRIPTION:A “breathtaking” show “through the heart and soul of Ireland”. Created by Chris Hannon\, former Lord of the Dance Star and also responsible for the global hit Murphy’s Celtic Legacy\, this performance brings dancers\, musicians\, and singers together to capture “the magic of Ireland … Prepare to be enchanted”. \nThere’s a second show tomorrow (20 September) at 3.30pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/dance-of-the-emerald-isle/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T220000
DTSTAMP:20260913T150725Z
CREATED:20260913T150725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T150725Z
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SUMMARY:Joke Hub
DESCRIPTION:A regular Mad Cat Comedy night – “Dubai’s wildest comedy show on Saturday” at “the first purpose built comedy room in the country”. The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/joke-hub-34/
LOCATION:Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef\, Al Seef Street\, Umm Hurair 1\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260825T151100Z
CREATED:20260825T145801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T151100Z
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SUMMARY:Spider's Web
DESCRIPTION:The final performances for H72 Productions’ treatment of the Agatha Christie play – a country-house thriller-comedy with clues aplenty and a good helping of plot contrivances (including a most convenient hidden door in the study that of course leads to a secret passage) and a disappearing corpse. There are shows at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/spiders-web-3/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260826T104811Z
CREATED:20260826T104811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T104811Z
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SUMMARY:The Marriage of Figaro Ballet
DESCRIPTION:The final performances of the Ukrainian National Ballet’s danced version of The Marriage of Figaro. The story is broadly retained\, the major dances and duets deploy the classical ballet vocabulary\, and the production uses lavish eighteenth-century costumes and palace settings; the music generally avoids the opera’s familiar arias and ensembles in favour of some of Mozart’s less-famous instrumental music\, supplemented by original composition. \nThere are further performances at 2pm and 8pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/the-marriage-of-figaro-ballet-3/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Ballet
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://magpie.ae/staging4/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/figaro4.webp
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260407T140543Z
CREATED:20260407T134814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T140543Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Shezad Dawood: Skin of Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Shezad Dawood’s 25-year career spans painting\, textiles\, sculpture\, ceramics\, film\, performance and digital media. Fascinated by ecologies and architecture\, his work connects art\, science\, music\, environmentalism and technology to explore both alternative histories and futures\, through a process of continuous world-building expressed as an explosion of colour and multi-layered narratives; and that should make this first mid-career retrospective of the artist a must-visit. The exhibition\, which is curated by Jessica Cerasi\, features more than 40 works including painting\, sculpture\, monumental film installations\, and interactive virtual reality experiences.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/last-chnace-shezad-dawood-skin-of-dreams/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTSTAMP:20260521T161140Z
CREATED:20260521T161140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T161140Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Laila Majid and Inaam Zafar: Body Quotidian
DESCRIPTION:Recent works by Laila Majid and Inaam Zafar that explore the human body and its presence in contemporary life through metaphor and symbolism. In Majid’s practice\, sculptural and photographic works unfold through slow revelation; Zafar’s practice explores themes of death and decay\, while foregrounding the body as a perishable entity. Bringing together these works\, Body Quotidian explores how light\, material\, gesture and atmosphere filters bodily experience; Moving between domestic scenes and abstraction\, the exhibition reflects on the quiet\, everyday moments through which the body continues to shape how we see and inhabit the world. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/last-chance-laila-majid-and-inaam-zafar-body-quotidian/
LOCATION:Al Mureijah Square\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T153000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260920T170000
DTSTAMP:20260803T154326Z
CREATED:20260803T154326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T154326Z
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SUMMARY:Dance of the Emerald Isle
DESCRIPTION:A second and final chance to catch this “breathtaking” show that brings dancers\, musicians\, and singers together to capture “the magic of Ireland … Prepare to be enchanted”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/staging4/event/dance-of-the-emerald-isle-2/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Performance
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