This year\u2019s music programme is led by the Palestinian hip-hop collective DAM<\/strong> and Gayathri Krishnan<\/strong> on Saturdays, Lebanese singer-songwriter Yasmine Hamdan<\/strong> (indie-Arabic royalty) plus TootArd<\/strong> (below) on Sunday. Throughout the weekend, Stage 2.0 offers a dedicated platform for the emerging and less well known, a \u201cspace for experimentation, exchange, and new collaborations” as the blurb has it.<\/p>\n The Fridge Warehouse is also running two days of evening shows \u2013 Serena & The Velvet Chords <\/strong>and Calista Liaw<\/strong><\/a> on Saturday, Imelda Gabs <\/strong>and Hosny<\/strong><\/a> on Sunday \u2013 with Open Mic slots between sets for new talent to showcase their work (if you\u2019re interested there are still some slots available, we hear).<\/p>\n From the Lips to the Moon<\/strong> (below) is a \u201ccollaborative sonic journey\u201d created for the festival by Pouya Ehsaei and Tara Fatehi \u2013 an immersive soundscape shaped by voice, gesture, and improvisation. And Jean-Baptiste Andr\u00e9 will present Floe<\/strong>, a nomadic project bringing together a visual installation designed by Vincent Lamouroux that sets as a stage for a choreographed performance.<\/p>\n The biggie is Numen\/For Use\u2019s TAPE<\/strong> project at Concrete (top). This is a series of site-specific cocoon-like structures shaped through self-forming processes inspired by patterns found in nature \u2013 each installation begins as a set of linear trajectories stretched across the space, before being diagonally wrapped in layers of elastic tape. Says the PR: \u201cthese installations dissolve the boundaries between sculpture and architecture, turning viewers into participants and space into a shared organism …\u201d This is the project\u2019s first time in Dubai, but it has been presented successfully in more than 10 cities around the world.<\/p>\n Jossa<\/strong> at Warehouse 45 has activity zones with fun soft structures for kids, Mawaheb<\/strong> has a multimedia presentation of works by adults of determination, and the Reel Palestine souk<\/strong> returns with 50+ vendors selling crafts and food rooted in Palestinian heritage. And there will be many curated pop-ups, warehouse takeovers, and \u201cneighbourhood culinary concepts\u201d across the lanes.<\/p>\n Alongside the \u2018official\u2019 programme (which you get in return for your entrance fee of AED 100 per day \u2013 no, theren’t any discount if you buy a two-day pass) many of the Avenue\u2019s regular venues are putting on shows of their own (with separate, and therefore additional, ticketing). They include Cinema Akil with Reel Palestine<\/strong><\/a> screenings starting this weekend, and the Junction is running three fringe-ish shows (Hold on to your Butts<\/strong><\/a>, La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class<\/strong><\/a> and Fly, You Fools!<\/a><\/strong>) perhaps as a precursor to the fully-fledged fringe festival it plans to bring to Al Quoz later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/magpie.ae\/staging4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TootArd-Live-4-A\u00a9Montecruz-Foto.webp\")
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