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10 events,
In the last few years the Ras Al Khaimah Art Festival has grown into a solid contributor to the UAE’s arts and culture scene, with a community-oriented twist to the mix of exhibitions, performances, workshops and film screenings. There’s always [... more]
Free
This living expression of Abu Dhabi's Culture is always worth a visit. The emphasis is on heritage, so the Al Hosn programme includes traditional souks, performances (lots of ayyalah), food, coffee, kids’ workshops and more. It runs 4pm to 11pm [... more]
AED 35
The 14th edition of what has become one of Dubai Culture's flagship initiatives is back in Al Shindagha Historic District, this year with the theme ‘Imagining Dubai: Identities of the Future’. The festival promises "a diverse array of artworks" in [... more]
Free
Reel Palestine returns to Cinema Akil for its 12th edition, running from 23 January to 1 February,. The programme this year has 29 screenings, including two Academy Award–nominated titles, reflecting the breadth of contemporary Palestinian cinema across fiction, documentary, and [... more]
Per screening: AED 60
The 10th edition of the Xposure International Photography Festival features a wide-ranging agenda featuring 95 exhibitions, 3,200 artworks, and more than 570 events – among them 126 talks and panel discussions, 72 workshops, and 280 portfolio review sessions. There’s also [... more]
Free
Yasmina Reza's cult comedy classic uses three friends' reactions to an expensive all-white painting to examine the dynamics of friendship. Spoiler alert: it's not really about art per se – the white painting is just the catalyst, but it does [... more]
AED 130
A student-curated exhibition developed by students from the American University of Sharjah under the mentorship of Sheikh Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation, and drawing on works from Barjeel’s noted collection of modern and contemporary Arab [... more]
Free
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The third Mini Festival promises to transform 25hours Hotel One Central into a vibrant hub for alternative music, creativity, and community – six rooms, live bands, DJs and vinyl selectors, workshops and talks, film screenings, a record fair, and a [... more]
AED 200
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Dubomedy's standup night at Social Distrikt returns. This has become a bit of a fixture: good vibes, good comedy, and "you never know who will pop in". Recommended. It's free, but it's popular, so pre-booking is recommended to get a [... more]
Free, but minimum spend
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Known for his dramatic performances, an edgy take on classical crossover, and roguish good looks, the young Serbian piano virtuoso infuses classical music with dance beats while (mostly) keeping his intricate playing to the fore in his arrangements. Mrvica definitely [... more]
From AED 220
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4 events,
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The acclaimed Japanese choreographer, in town for his performance piece Ink in a couple of days' time, explores how movement becomes conversation. In this workshop, participants learn to sense and respond to the subtle messages within their own bodies and [... more]
Free, but request invitation
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A one-night special where male and female teams go head-to-head in fast, improvised games. No scripts, no planning — expect fierce rivalry, loads of mischief and some serious acting moves as the judges score each round. By the end of [... more]
Free
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4 events,magpie has long been a fan of the Sharjah Light Festival, the 14th edition of which runs 3 to 15 February. By contrast with the newer Manar Abu Dhabi and Dhai Dubai light art festivals, SLF generally takes a more [... more]
Free
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Behind the precision of robotics and the poetry of movement lies a story of resilience and grace. In this talk, Huang Yi reflects on how scarcity became a source of creativity and how gratitude continues to guide his work and [... more]
Free, but request invitation
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6 events,
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Open-air Khaleeji jazz from Boom.Diwan, led by Grammy-nominated guitarist and ethnomusicologist Ghazi Al Mulaifi. Blending Gulf traditions with live improvisation, Boom.Diwan brings a contemporary edge to regional music; for this performance they are joined by the Abu Dhabi Folklore & [... more]
Free, but pre-registration is recommended
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The UAE National Orchestra's second concert programme unfolds in three movements: Emerging Love, Passionate Love, and Eternal Love. There's no information about the music, but we're told that "at the heart of this journey, the ney traces a path of [... more]
From AED 150
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The Courtyard's popular evening of elimination improv. Ten actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one with [... more]
Free
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6 events,New work from the Saudi artist, who has been exhibited all over the Middle East since 1999. His practice is shaped by poetry from the Arab world and "the complex intersections between modern spaces and personal freedoms"; he aims to [... more]
Free
The Middle East's newest art fair opens with a core presentation of 87 galleries and 84 artists (more than half of whom come from the region) plus a Special Projects programme of nine large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations, and performances in [... more]
QAR150
An expressionist exploration of the city that captures Dubai as it is felt, rather than as it is seen. "Through expressive brushstrokes, colour becomes a language, revealing the city’s complexity – its energy, diversity, and profound contradictions." To 5 February.
Free
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Huang Yi was last seen in Abu Dhabi in The Arts Center’s inaugural season, dancing with an industrial robot. This time he takes the ‘dance meets tech’ idea in new directions; in this collaboration with audiovisual pioneer Ryoichi Kurokawa, the [... more]
AED 105
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7 events,
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Dubomedy's Friday Night Comedy format comes to Abu Dhabi. "Audiences can expect big laughs, rotating killer line-ups, and a weekly comedy experience done right ..."
Free, but min spend of one item
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It looks as though the Junction has found another small gem – David Lindsay-Abaire's play, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, is a deeply moving yet surprisingly funny story about a family navigating love, loss, and the search [... more]
AED 120
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The Laughter Factory bookers are on a bit of a roll right now, which might be enough to justify the door price hike (from AED 160 to 175). The February tour has another good collection of standups: Paul Tonkinson Terrific [... more]
AED 175
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Another good-looking booking for the Jazz Studio series. Errico Cutolo is well known to Dubai's jazz aficionados, especially for nostalgia-soaked shows typically from the big band era. This one hints at Italian classics from his youth ... The price does [... more]
AED 200
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15 events,A group show with Adel Abidin, Daniele Genadry, Ali Kaeini, Katya Muromtseva, and Melissa Rios that explores "how landscape is transformed in an age of post-human thought, climate disruption, and hybrid perception ... This is a space where nature is [... more]
Free
Huma Shoaib has always been an interesting, thoughtful artist, creating patterns from sacred geometry and looking for analogies in life and nature. She often uses paper cut silhouettes layered with detailed graphite drawings that typically adds three-dimensional depth to otherwise [... more]
Free
The debut exhibition in the UAE by the emerging Egyptian artist draws inspiration from Hawam's hometown of El Mahalla El Kubra in Gharbeya Governorate – its countryside, colours, and the faces of people who shaped his early life. Working in [... more]
Free
"An avant-garde concept, electrifying soundscapes, and themed masks, bringing together art, architecture, and nightlife for a truly unique after-hours experience ..." Third time out for the Louvre's club night, featuring a DJ set from the Blaze at 10pm with techno [... more]
From AED 495
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The Jameel's introduction to careers in the creative sector, aimed primarily at school and college students, is back. Past editions were given to somewhat unwieldy titles, and this one continues the trend with Art as a Voice: How do you [... more]
Free
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An opportunity for writers – novelists, poets, journalists, bloggers, and more – to meet, exchange ideas, and network: "connect with fellow book lovers, spark new collaborations, and feel part of a shared creative space ... An evening of conversation, inspiration, [... more]
AED 25
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This UAE National Orchestra concert looks like a really interesting (and challenging) option – music by the baroque master composer rescored for the instruments, modes and sounds of the Arab world: "a musical dialogue emerges, as harpsichord converses with qanun and [... more]
From AED 250
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A second performance for H72's production of David Lindsay-Abaire's play about a family navigating love, loss, and the possibility of finding light in unexpected places. The final show is on 8 February.
AED 120
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Culture Emulsion’s production (in French, of course) of the popular comedy by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière that premiered in 2010 and went on to become a successful film adaptation. It’s a story about names and family relationships; [... more]
AED 75
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The February Laughter Factory tour has another good collection of standups: Paul Tonkinson Terrific live performer with an effervescent style and some great caricatures in his repertoire. A former (double winner) Time Out Comedian of the Year Pierre Hollins Another [... more]
AED 175
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Maria Laura may be well established in Dubai, but she's originally from Cuba; and it shows in her passion for music – which covers multiple genres, including pop, RnB, and soul. She's a good jazz singer, too, especially of course [... more]
AED 200
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13 events,The most comprehensive solo exhibition to date of Brazilian artist Leda Catunda outside her home country. Sharjah Art Foundation is presenting four decades of Catunda’s practice, tracing the transformation of her art from figurative painting to hybrid forms that explore [... more]
Free
More than 30 new paintings, offering a comprehensive survey of the artist’s recent work. This show approaches ancestry as a living presence rather than a distant past, reflecting on civilizations whose surviving traces – clay tablets, systems of law and [... more]
Free
While Jorge Tacla was only an adolescent during the 1973 coup against Chile’s democratically-elected socialist president Salvador Allende, the upheaval left an irrevocable mark on his politics and practice. Titled after a line from a TS Eliot poem, Tacla’s "most [... more]
Free
The motifs of the sun and its intense heat as well as the sand and its pervasive orange hue often serve to represent and condense the Gulf’s complex ecologies and aspirations. This selection of recent and newly commissioned works by [... more]
Free
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The Jameel's introduction to careers in the creative sector, aimed primarily at school and college students, continues with its mix of stands run by potential employers and educators (over 30 UAE organisations and universities) and a busy programme of workshops [... more]
Free
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Dubomedy's standup night at Social Distrikt – good vibes, good comedy, and "you never know who will pop in". Recommended. It's free, but it's popular, so pre-booking is recommended to get a seat. And there's a minimum spend of one [... more]
Free, but minimum spend
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The February Laughter Factory tour has another good collection of standups: Paul Tonkinson Terrific live performer with an effervescent style and some great caricatures in his repertoire. A former (double winner) Time Out Comedian of the Year Pierre Hollins Another [... more]
AED 175
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The Expo City-funded all-women ensemble celebrates Chinese New Year under the Al Wasl Dome: "blending the elegance of a symphonic performance with the beauty of traditional East Asian melodies, the concert captures the joy, hope, and togetherness that define this [... more]
Free
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Final performance for H72's production of David Lindsay-Abaire's play about a family navigating love, loss, and the possibility of finding light in unexpected places.
AED 120
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Japanese pianist Fuko Ishii demonstrates why she was the winner of the 17th Grieg International Piano Competition in 2022. Praised for her sensitivity and colour, she has put together an all-Grieg recital programme that highlights the composer’s variety: Norwegian Dances, [... more]
AED 250
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4 events,This solo show includes works created over several years, using acrylic, pastel, ink, charcoal, and found materials such as wood, fabric, and recycled objects. At the centre of the exhibition is the recurring image of the chair, appearing as a [... more]
Free
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421's Winter season of talks and panel discussions developed in collaboration with afikra, Localized Futures, explores the future of key cultural and civic sectors through a regional lens – challenging the dominant global narrative by looking at the complexities, innovations, and [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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MadCat’s standup team at their regular stop at the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi's Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks ...
AED 99
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8 events,
Animenia returns to Manarat Al Saadiyat with five days of cosplay, music, food, and J-pop culture – “step inside a world inspired by the hidden corners of Neo-Tokyo, where glowing signs, colourful characters, and offbeat discoveries bring anime culture to [... more]
AED 95
The debut solo exhibition in the Middle East for the Chinese-born London-based artist, known for her luscious sweeps of colour and a mordant wit (“Good Girls Go To Heaven, Cool Girls Go Everywhere”). This show presents a new body of [... more]
Free
Works resulting from a year of profound transformation initiated by the artist’s journey to Nepal, "where inner awareness and self-observation became central to her practice". Radchenko’s visual language combines painting, collage, symbolism, and layered cultural references, creating compositions that are [... more]
Free
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This adventure-ish drama, written as well as directed by Shahad Ameen, follows Saudi grandmother Sitti travelling from Taif to Mecca to perform Hajj with her two granddaughters, 12-year-old Janna and 18-year-old Sarah. But before they reach their destination, Sarah disappears, [... more]
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The Courtyard's popular evening of elimination improv. Ten actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one with [... more]
Free
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The February Laughter Factory tour has another good collection of standups: Paul Tonkinson Terrific live performer with an effervescent style and some great caricatures in his repertoire. A former (double winner) Time Out Comedian of the Year Pierre Hollins Another [... more]
AED 175
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Madcat brings "Dubai's wildest comedy night" to the Fanzone Sports Bar on Palm Jumeirah– "insane laughs" are promised. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks ...
AED 99
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8 events,Inspired by the experience of living and working alongside people from across the globe in the UAE, this exhibition by the UAE-based Guatemalan artist on a theme that will resonate with many expats – where actually is 'home'? It features [... more]
Free
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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 invited to polish your writing skills [... more]
Free
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The classic Studio Ghibli / Hayao Miyazaki animated fantasy – young girl inadvertently enters the world of kami (spirits of Japanese Shinto folklore). Almost universally praised and frequently appears in Best Films lists. Part of the Movies Under the Stars [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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It's that time of year again, and the Courtyard is celebrating it with three consecutive nights of long-form impro based on anecdotes that follow real stories from the audience about relationships shaped by one kiss and everything that follows. "It’s [... more]
Free
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Specialising in Arabic classical music, the Omani singer Sama Al Taei brings to life the repertoires of Fairouz, Umm Kulthum, Warda Al Jazairia, and Mohamed Abdelwahab – "a captivating musical journey through the heart of Arabic musical heritage".
AED 50
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MadCat Comedy's regular stop in Silicon Oasis promises "insane laughs every week", with a Ramadan-friendly later-than-usual start. The door price of AED 99 includes one drink and popcorn.
AED 99
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11 events,
Modern and contemporary works from Syria, Lebanon, North Africa, and the UAE selected from the impressive private collection of Fairouz and Jean-Paul Villain – a pair of collectors for whom the acquisition of works has been a way of engaging [... more]
Free
Khozema Al‑Aaed's solo exhibition reimagines cartographies, reminding us that land absorbs our movements, our wounds, our hopes, "becoming a living archive of human presence" as the gallery puts it. "The compositions resemble traces of cities once inhabited, imagined, or departed. [... more]
Free
New work by the Spanish artist, which the gallery says marks a pivotal moment in his practice. They were created in his new studio in Cádiz, surrounded by olive, almond, and orange trees, allowing nature to enter physically and psychologically; [... more]
Free
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This free-to-attend event for the UAE's creative community – including "leading creators, designers, press, influencers, and key industry partners" – is NVIDIA's sixth such gathering; previous venues were in KSA, Egypt, Turkey, and Abu Dhabi (back in February 2024). The [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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Wes Anderson at his best: outlandish humour, artistic sensibilities, genuine filmic expertise, slightly kitschy ... The madcap adventure is breathlessly entertaining and is graced by an excellent actors' ensemble, with Ralph Fiennes in particualr having a great time stretching his emotional [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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This interesting production is the UAE premiere of a groundbreaking collaboration by the Mumbai-based music and street theatre group Yalgaar Sanskrutik Manch, whose work centres on caste, inequality and social justice; and the Nalanda Arts Studio from Bangalore, an organisation [... more]
AED 105
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Second of three consecutive nights of improvised anecdotes that follow real stories from the audience about relationships shaped by one kiss and everything that follows. "It’s funny, tender, and sharply observant about the choices we make in love" says the [... more]
Free
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The February Laughter Factory tour has another good collection of standups: Paul Tonkinson Terrific live performer with an effervescent style and some great caricatures in his repertoire. A former (double winner) Time Out Comedian of the Year Pierre Hollins Another [... more]
AED 175
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MadCat Comedy's regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
AED 80
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16 events,
The first solo exhibition in the Emirates for the Münster-based Tatar artist Nazilya Nagimova brings together new works created specifically for her solo project at NIKA Project Space, plus selections from earlier projects. Nagimova explores memory, migration, and the search [... more]
Free
Reprise of a show commissioned by the NYUAD Arts Center and first performed there last summer, Metro Diaries invites audiences to step into a world that reflects the rhythm of daily metro rides through evocative performances that blend spoken word, [... more]
AED 130
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A day full of gallery adventures, stories, and hands-on activities for families. It begins with a collective exploration of the idea of 'ripples', riffing on the current 421 exhibition Rays, Ripples, Residue; the tour concludes with a reading of Colorful [... more]
Free
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This hands-on workshop centres on the emotional significance of giving, inviting participants to think about the significance of floral gestures and craft enduring flower offerings. Inspired by the ongoing exhibition Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook: The Bouquet and the Wreath, it begins with [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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This two-hour writing workshop engages directly with Bady Dalloul’s ongoing exhibition Self-Portrait with a Cat I don’t have, inviting participants to explore how objects, the concept of home and experiences of migration inform personal and cultural identity. It includes guided writing [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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Live action animated comedy featuring a mouse that gets adopted by a (human) family. A fun family film, with a great cast (Geena Davis and Hugh Laurie as the parents, Michael J Fox voicing Stuart). Part of the Movies Under the [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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Leaving the disorder and pollution of Beirut, Soraya and Walid have built an idyllic life in the mountains for the family. All seems to be going well until a supposedly ecological landfill is constructed right next to their property ... [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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A roundtable conversation reflecting on the work and legacy of pioneering Thai artist Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, subject of the ongoing exhibition The Bouquet and the Wreath (ends 6 March). The discussion, which ranges over curatorial, artistic, and critical perspectives on Rasdjarmrearnsook's practice [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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A UAE National Orchestra concert featuring three classic Russian works that speak of emotion, imagination and human resilience. The programme looks nicely balanced: Shostakovich Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Folk Themes Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5
From AED 250
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The second performance (of three) for this interesting collaboration between the Mumbai-based music and street theatre group Yalgaar Sanskrutik Manch and the Nalanda Arts Studio from Bangalore. Kavan is described as an ‘Ambedkarite Opera' – Ambedkarism being the set of anti-caste [... more]
AED 105
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Second of three consecutive nights of improvised anecdotes that follow real stories from the audience about relationships shaped by one kiss and everything that follows. "It’s funny, tender, and sharply observant about the choices we make in love" says the [... more]
Free
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10 events,Works by Yoshi (Aisha Al Ali), Ammar Al Banna, Ahmed Al Kuwaiti and Shaikha Al Shamsi. The theme is time as both a material and emotional presence, expressed through processes of transformation, memory, repetition, and decay – so time not [... more]
Free
Metro Diaries invites audiences to step into a world that reflects the rhythm of daily metro rides through evocative performances that blend spoken word, dance, and live soundscapes; the experience unfolds in vignettes that capture fleeting connections, moments of solitude, [... more]
AED 130
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The final performance of this interesting collaboration between the Mumbai-based music and street theatre group Yalgaar Sanskrutik Manch and the Nalanda Arts Studio from Bangalore. Kavan is described as an ‘Ambedkarite Opera' – Ambedkarism being the set of anti-caste ideas associated [... more]
AED 105
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This workshop on subjective storytelling invites participants to experiment with a range of approaches to speaking, writing, or otherwise responding to artworks, by way of the ongoing exhibition (and newly published monograph) Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook: The Bouquet and the Wreath (ends [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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First of two stand-up sessions by Dubomedy's finest – graduates of Dubomedy's Fall Stand-up Workshops plus special guests perform fresh new material. Free, but (a) pre-register because spaces are limited and go fast; and (b) there's a minimum spend of [... more]
Free
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Anyone who has read Kurt Vonnegut’s powerful SF-infused semi-autobiographical anti-war satire is free to join this Dubai Bibliophiles Book Club meetup. Centring on the infamous WWII firebombing of Dresden, this darkly humorous American cult classic still feels relevant and profoundly [... more]
Free
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Second performance for this francophone Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Stéphane Brismontier and featuring Culture Emulsion's theatre school players. It's described as "d'après l'oeuvre de William Shakespeare", so we're expecting an adaptation that hopefully omits some of the duller jokes [... more]
AED 110
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Second of two stand-up sessions this evening by Dubomedy's finest – graduates of Dubomedy's Fall Stand-up Workshops plus special guests perform fresh new material. Free, but (a) pre-register because spaces are limited and go fast; and (b) there's a minimum [... more]
Free
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1 event,
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MadCat’s standup team at their regular stop at the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi's Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks ...
AED 99
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0 events,
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2 events,
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The Courtyard's popular evening of elimination improv. Ten actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one with [... more]
Free
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Madcat brings "Dubai's wildest comedy night" to the Fanzone Sports Bar on Palm Jumeirah– "insane laughs" are promised. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks ...
AED 99
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2 events,
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Bassam Freiha Art Foundation continues its monthly lecture series led by Dr Michaela Watrelot, BFAF Curator and Director of Exhibitions. This time the focus is on one of the most transformative movements in modern art, using works of Monet, Renoir, Degas, [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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MadCat Comedy's regular stop in Silicon Oasis promises "insane laughs every week", with a Ramadan-friendly later-than-usual start. The door price of AED 99 includes one drink and popcorn.
AED 99
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2 events,
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Dubomedy's Friday Night Comedy format on Al Hudayriyat. "Audiences can expect big laughs, rotating killer line-ups, and a weekly comedy experience done right ..."
Free, but min spend of one item
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MadCat Comedy's regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
AED 80
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2 events,
The marmite comedian is back in town with his latest touring show (a stop between dates in Europe and Australia). It's his trademark up-yours to civility – if he hasn't amended the setlist for Dubai you should expect a flurry [... more]
From AED250
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Joseph is Joseph Terterian, purveyor of 'popera' – classics delivered with his operatically powerful voice; Le Petit Orchestre is just what is says, a variable-sized but always compact band of strings, drums, double bass and backing vocals. They really are [... more]
AED 150
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4 events,An extended solo exhibition for the Syrian-French artist, curated by Art Jameel’s Lucas Morin. Self-portrait with a cat I don’t have is Bady Dalloul’s first institutional solo exhibition in the United Arab Emirates. Blending autobiographical anecdotes with stories of individuals [... more]
Free
A group exhibition with 15 Arab artists that explores the element of air and its various states through the lens of Arabic terminology, specifically Sukoon, Hawaa, Naseem and Riyah. The exhibition, curated by Dirwaza Curatorial Lab, invites audiences to reconnect [... more]
Free
A solo show celebrating the work of Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, a massively influential figure in the development of contemporary art in the UAE. He was part of the UAE's first generation of contemporary artists from the late 1980s, an avant-garde [... more]
Free
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Dubomedy's highly successful comedy gig at Hushh in Social Distrikt, later than usual because of Ramadan. "Fantastic lineups, big laughs, and great vibes ... Come hungry, leave happy."
Free, but min spend of one item
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1 event,
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MadCat’s standup team at their regular stop at the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi's Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks ...
AED 99
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2 events,This exhibition of works from the Dubai Collection features artists whose art reimagines landscape and invites a slower, more attentive way of seeing. To 8 March. The fourth edition of Dubai Collection Nights will take place during the second week [... more]
Free
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This Ramadan Suhoor talk, hosted by NYU Abu Dhabi in partnership with the Abrahamic Family House as part of the AFH Dialogue | Ramadan Edition, will explore themes of belonging, resilience, and the power of literature to foster shared humanity [... more] |
3 events,Works resulting from a year of profound transformation initiated by the artist’s journey to Nepal, "where inner awareness and self-observation became central to her practice". Radchenko’s visual language combines painting, collage, symbolism, and layered cultural references, creating compositions that are [... more]
Free
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The Courtyard's popular evening of elimination improv. Ten actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one with [... more]
Free
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The UAE National Orchestra continues its inaugural season with a concert inspired by the words of Ibn Arabi, the Arab scholar, Sufi mystic, poet, and Muslim philosopher from 12th and 13th century al-Andalus. This is the world premiere of a [... more]
AED 150
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6 events,The self-styled "World’s Biggest Book Sale” is returning to Sound Stages, Dubai Studio City, from 26 February to 8 March, open daily 10am to midnight with something like two million titles in various genres on sale with prices from AED [... more]
Free
More than 50 women graduates have contributed their stories and photographs to this oral history project exploring the experiences of women film graduates in India and the “unremembered” stories of women’s labour in film. Surabhi Sharma, NYUAD Associate Dean for [... more]
Free
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Back for a new season, it’s one of the most consistently funny of the Courtyard's classic improv gigs: the speakers have to give a presentation on a slide deck they’ve never seen before, with the topic determined at random by [... more]
Free
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February's Reading Village selection is a beefy one – Kiran Desai's The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, described by the organisers as "sprawling, layered, and unapologetically thick" and shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize. Meet at the excellent Batliwala & [... more]
Free
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We came late to Yash Bhardwaj's Flamingo Live comedy club, which we now regret: the man himself is a mainstay of the Dubai comedy scene (appearing this month with the Laughter factory tour), the acts are generally good, and this [... more]
AED 70
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MadCat Comedy's regular stop in Silicon Oasis promises "insane laughs every week", with a Ramadan-friendly later-than-usual start. The door price of AED 99 includes one drink and popcorn.
AED 99
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4 events,
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Founded by Emirati filmmaker and curator Nawaf Al Janahi in 2020, Cineolio‘s mission is focused on promoting short films and expanding their audience reach internationally. Its Cinenights screening series presents a diverse selection of short films on the big screen, [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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MadCat Comedy's regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
AED 80
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Post-iftar comedy with the MadCat crew – which in this case means Luca Capani, Roxy Yekta, Denise Alexe, Ahmed Kasid and MadCat's main man Miqdaad D. The AED 75 per person door price is redeemable on F&B at AMG Kaffeehaus. [... more]
AED 75
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2 events,
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A special Ramadan film screening of Zainab Shaheen's debut feature, a coming-of-age story that doubles as a love letter to the landscapes of the UAE. Suhail is a young Emirati with autism, living alone in the Fujairah mountains after his [... more]
Free, but pre-register
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