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SUMMARY:Cotton Queen: dir Suzannah Mirghani (2025)
DESCRIPTION:In a cotton-farming village in Sudan\, teenage Nafisa is raised on heroic tales of British colonisers. But when a young businessman arrives from abroad with a new development plan and genetically engineered cotton\, Nafisa becomes the centre of a power play that will determine the future of the village … Screens as part of the CinemaNA series of contemporary Arab cinema.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cotton-queen-dir-suzannah-mirghani-2025/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260918T220000
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SUMMARY:UAENO: To This Land\, We Belong
DESCRIPTION:The UAE National Orchestra kicks off its second season with the World Premiere of three new Emirati compositions in a concert programme that invites audiences into a musical journey through the UAE from its founding story and landscapes to the traditions\, memories and ideas that continue to shape the country today. \nEach of the three composers has approached that story differently. The Founder’s Journey by Khalid Nassir opens the programme; a six-part work inspired by the journey and philosophy of the UAE’s Founding Father. Ali Kano turns to the landscapes and musical traditions of the Emirates with his Homeland Melodies concerto\, bringing oriental instruments into conversation with the Orchestra. The third work\, by Fayez Al Saeed\, brings Orchestra\, Choir and poetry togethe; featuring the poem Lightning\, Thunder & Longing by Arif Al Khajah\, the piece moves between memory and the present\, tracing how identity and belonging are carried forward through time. \nAhmed Farag conducts the full UAE National Orchestra and Choir. The concert is repeated in Dubai on 20 September.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uaeno-to-this-land-we-belong-2/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260912T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260912T223000
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SUMMARY:The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave
DESCRIPTION:The final performance of this award-winning contemporary dance from Aotearoa/New Zealand. Created by Oli Mathiesen with Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer and inspired by the energy and emotion of rave culture\, it’s a spectacle of stamina\, sweat\, and sheer willpower performed to a pulsating soundtrack of techno\, house and more by Detroit DJ Suburban Knight’s album Nocturbulous Behaviour. \nThe performance will be followed by a short dance party with DJ sets by Dubai’s very cool Analog Room.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-butterfly-who-flew-into-the-rave-3/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260911T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260911T223000
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SUMMARY:The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave
DESCRIPTION:Second of three performances for this award-winning contemporary dance from Aotearoa/New Zealand. Created by Oli Mathiesen with Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer and inspired by the energy and emotion of rave culture\, it’s a spectacle of stamina\, sweat\, and sheer willpower performed to a pulsating soundtrack of techno\, house and more by Detroit DJ Suburban Knight’s album Nocturbulous Behaviour. \nOli Mathiesen has described it as “an endurance-based dance work” that “embraces the movement vocabulary of techno and rave culture\, creating a contemporary nightclub experience expressed through three bodies … We like to think of it as a three-day rave condensed into 60 minutes of relentless\, seamless movement\, perfectly synced to every beat … The piece taps into that primal need to keep going\, keep pushing\, and chase more – no matter the cost”. \nIt runs Thursday to Saturday\, 10 to 12 September. Each performance will be followed by a short dance party\, with DJ sets by Dubai’s very cool Analog Room.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-butterfly-who-flew-into-the-rave-2/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260910T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260910T223000
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SUMMARY:The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning contemporary dance from Aotearoa/New Zealand\, one of the hits of Edinburgh 2025. Created by Oli Mathiesen with Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer and inspired by the energy and emotion of rave culture\, it’s a spectacle of stamina\, sweat\, and sheer willpower performed to a pulsating soundtrack of techno\, house and more by Detroit DJ Suburban Knight’s album Nocturbulous Behaviour. \nOli Mathiesen has described it as “an endurance-based dance work” that “embraces the movement vocabulary of techno and rave culture\, creating a contemporary nightclub experience expressed through three bodies … We like to think of it as a three-day rave condensed into 60 minutes of relentless\, seamless movement\, perfectly synced to every beat … The piece taps into that primal need to keep going\, keep pushing\, and chase more – no matter the cost”. \nIt runs Thursday to Saturday\, 10 to 12 September. Each performance will be followed by a short dance party\, with audiences invited to stay for DJ sets by Dubai’s very cool Analog Room.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-butterfly-who-flew-into-the-rave/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260905T193000
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SUMMARY:The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Fanfaraï
DESCRIPTION:A terrific start to the new season at The Arts Center – a high-octane double bill featuring two bands\, both making their Gulf debuts\, who really know how to deliver. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (above) is the pioneering group that brought funk to traditional New Orleans jazz : the New Orleans-based Grammy Award winners blend traditional jazz and bebop with funk and R&B/soul – lots of energy\, lots of musicality\, and how can a band that includes both a tuba and a bass sax not deliver a good time all round? And Fanfaraï (below) is a kind of French/North African equivalent\, a brass and percussion ensemble founded in 2005 and based in France with musicians from a variety of cultural backgrounds who merge Arab-Berber\, Afro-Cuban\, Latin\, and jazz sounds with reggae and funk – and as the name indicates\, there’s going to be a lot of brass and a real overlay of raï (their 2018 album Raï is not Dead says it like it is). This will be a great evening …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-dirty-dozen-brass-band-fanfarai/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260625T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260625T220000
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SUMMARY:UAENO Season One Finale: Rhythm Without Borders
DESCRIPTION:This second and last performance of the UAE National Orchestra’s Season One Finale programme promises “a vibrant celebration of diversity through music” under the baton of Ahmed Farag . It includes exciting contributions from the Western canon alongside compositions from oud master (and director of the Emirates Musical Ensemble) Abdulaziz Almadani – The Fiftieth Samaei\, a piece that reimagines the historic samai form through a contemporary lens – and Qoutayba Neaimi’s specially commissioned orchestral suite celebrating the UAE’s musical heritage through arrangements of familiar songs by Emirati composers. \nThe programme: \n\nBernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story\nMárquez Danzon No.2\nAbdulaziz Almadani The Fiftieth Samaei\nSaint-Saëns Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah\nQoutayba Neaimi Suite for Orchestra and Choir of Famous Emirati Songs
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/rhythm-without-borders-2/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260614T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260614T163000
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SUMMARY:Space Cadet: dir Kid Koala (2025)
DESCRIPTION:A music-filled dialogue-free feature-length animation about a young astronaut and her guardian robot. Based on Kid Koala’s award-winning graphic novel\, it deals poignantly with love\, loss\, memories and the bonds that connect us … The film has an original score by Kid Koala (aka Eric San)\, original songs by Karen O and Mariana “Ladybug” Vieira\, and songs featuring vocalists Emilíana Torrini\, Martha Wainwright\, Meaghan Smith\, and Trixie Whitley.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/space-cadet-dir-kid-koala-2025/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260613T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260613T213000
DTSTAMP:20260601T133700Z
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SUMMARY:Fatima | MINOVA
DESCRIPTION:Two examples of the next wave of UAE artistry in one evening of deeply personal\, genre-blurring performances. Fatima\, better known as FAFA\, is an artist from Abu Dhabi with roots in both the UAE and Honduras; through sonic storytelling that blends R&B and soul with Arabian jazz\, she aims to guide the listener toward truth and peace from within. Viral indie-star MINOVA brings raw\, melancholic storytelling to life\, bridging the gap between intimate bedroom recordings and global electronic pop appeal.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fatima-minova/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260611T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260611T213000
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SUMMARY:Yahael Camara Onono: Mandé Maqamāt 
DESCRIPTION:Beyond trade routes and history books lies a deeper current: shared rhythms\, spiritual traditions\, and cultural echoes that have travelled for centuries across deserts and oceans alike. Mandé Maqamāt invites audiences into a world where the Gulf meets the vast musical landscapes of West Africa; the award-winning West African percussionist Yahael Camara Onono (founder and bandleader of the Balimaya Project) is joined by a collective of virtuosos from the region and its diaspora to transform The Black Box into a laboratory of spontaneous exploration with an evening of deep Mandé grooves\, soaring Arabic maqamāt\, and fearless improvisation.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/yahael-camara-onono-mande-maqamat/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260608T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260608T220000
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SUMMARY:An Evening With Xu Zhong
DESCRIPTION:Xu Zhong\, one of China’s most distinguished conductors and pianists\, takes the baton with the UAE National Orchestra for a concert of shared artistry and cultural exchange. The programme: \nLiu Tieshan and Mao Yuan Dance of The Yao People\nBrahms Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor\, Op. 102: soloists Eric Picard (cello) Nicolas Koeckert (violin)\nBeethoven Symphony No.5
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/an-evening-with-xu-zhong/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260602T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260602T210000
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SUMMARY:The Voice of Hind Rajab: dir Kaouther Ben Hania (2025)
DESCRIPTION:Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania has created a docudrama that reconstructs the horrifying true story of five-year-old Hind Rajab as she is bombarded by the Israeli army in Gaza in 2024. Rajab survived the original assault by the IDF\, which killed six family members and two paramedics\, and she stayed on the phone for hours to the Palestine Red Crescent Society desperately begging for help. Rajab’s heart-wrenching voice is real; the film fictionally reconstructing the drama of the emergency responders in their call centre office. \nThis is a powerful film\, greeted with a 23-minute standing ovation when shown at the Venice Film Festival last autumn. It also begs a few questions about whether the mix of fiction and fact is at all exploitative; but you can make your own minds up about that … It is presented here by the NYUAD Film and New Media Program and screening as part of the CinemaNA series of contemporary Arab cinema. \nVery highly recommended.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-voice-of-hind-rajab-dir-kaouther-ben-hania-2025/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260303T213000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260303T230000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Ramadaniyyat: Naïssam Jalal and Hazem Shaheen
DESCRIPTION:Flutist and vocalist Naïssam Jalal and oud master Hazem Shaheen have been friends and collaborators for nearly 20 years\, composing and performing an intimate\, meditative repertoire that uses just their two instruments and brings together the classical Arabic tradition of improvised taqsim and modern jazz. \nBorn in Paris to Syrian parents\, Naïssam Jalal is one of the leading figures on the contemporary jazz scene – the leader of four groups\, a prolific composer\, and with 10 albums to her name (including one with a very cool track featuring Archie Shepp). In 2024\, Jalal was named best French flutist by Jazz Magazine. \nHazem Shaheen is an Egyptian oud player\, singer\, and composer. He studied at the Bait Al Oud and subsequently taught there before moving on to Cairo Opera House. He has albums with his band Eskenderella and as a solo performer. \nJalal and Hazem Shaheen have done many concerts together but only one album (Liqaa\, in 2018: it’s very fine). This concert for Ramadan should provide a magical opportunity to experience them and their very distinctive music. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ramadaniyyat-naissam-jalal-and-hazem-shaheen/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260225T213000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260225T230000
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SUMMARY:UAENO: Echoes of Time – Ibn Arabi
DESCRIPTION: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 symphonic poem by Nadim Tarabay\, the composer who was also commissioned for the UAENO’s symphony The Beginning. \nIbn Arabi’s major teachings emphasize the concept of unity of existence (wahdat al-wujud)\, the idea that all beings are interconnected manifestations of the same divine reality\, encouraging a deep understanding of the self and God through love and spiritual discovery; Echoes of Time seeks a musical response to these ideas\, where the music becomes reflection and connection with Arabic and Western instruments plus voices “invite the audience to experience time as emotion\, where silence and melody carry meaning”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uaeno-echoes-of-time-ibn-arabi-2/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260215T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260215T153000
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SUMMARY:Kavan
DESCRIPTION: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 with Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar (1891-1956)\, an Indian economist\, barrister\, social reformer\, and political thinker and activist. \nThe storyline\, which is carried exclusively in poetry and song (hence the ‘opera’ tag)\, concerns a young man called Bejul and his journey to becoming a Shahir\, a politically-aware performance poet; it’s a path from acceptance of the status quo\, including compliance with the social norms like gender and caste\, to a gradual realisation that many of the constraints in his life are actually man-made and not predetermined. Although the caste system provides the framework\, the piece can be seen as more generally about deep-rooted inequalities in society – “and every society has such inequalities” as the director Abhishek Majumdar told us. \nRead our backgrounder here.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/kavan-3/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260214T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260214T213000
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SUMMARY:UAENO: Russian Classics
DESCRIPTION:A UAE National Orchestra concert featuring three classic Russian works that speak of emotion\, imagination and human resilience. The programme looks nicely balanced: \n Shostakovich Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Folk Themes\nStravinsky Pulcinella Suite\nTchaikovsky Symphony No.5
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uaeno-russian-classics/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260214T193000
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SUMMARY:Kavan
DESCRIPTION: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 ideas associated with Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar (1891-1956)\, an Indian economist\, barrister\, social reformer\, and political thinker and activist. \nThe storyline\, which is carried exclusively in poetry and song (hence the ‘opera’ tag)\, concerns a young man called Bejul and his journey to becoming a Shahir\, a politically-aware performance poet; it’s a path from acceptance of the status quo\, including compliance with the social norms like gender and caste\, to a gradual realisation that many of the constraints in his life are actually man-made and not predetermined. Although the caste system provides the framework\, the piece can be seen as more generally about deep-rooted inequalities in society – “and every society has such inequalities” as the director Abhishek Majumdar told us. \nRead our backgrounder here. There is a final performance of Kavan on Sunday 15 February at 2pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/kavan-2/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260213T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260213T210000
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SUMMARY:Kavan
DESCRIPTION: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 working on the research and practice of performing and fine arts with a focus on collaborations between Asian\, African\, and Middle Eastern artists and communities. \nNalanda’s Abhishek Majumdar directs this show\, which is described as an ‘Ambedkarite Opera’ – Ambedkarism being the set of ideas associated with Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar (1891-1956); an Indian economist\, barrister\, social reformer\, and political thinker and activist\, he is particularly associated with criticism of the caste system and a passionate belief in individual freedom. Majumdar is keen to emphasise that it not simply an anti-caste show: “a satirical opera gives us a way to speak about deep-rooted inequalities in society – and every society has such inequalities” he told us. \nThe storyline\, which is carried exclusively in poetry and song (hence the ‘opera’ tag)\, concerns a young man called Bejul whose father is a Lok Shahir\, an Ambedkarite people’s poet. After Bejul’s father gets killed\, his religious mother dissuades him from following in his father’s footsteps. The play is about Bejul becoming a Shahir\, a politically-aware performance poet; it’s a journey from acceptance of the status quo\, including compliance with the social norms like gender and caste\, to a gradual realisation that many of the constraints in his life are actually man-made and not predetermined. \n“Shahiri Jalsa provided our structure\,” Majumdar said. “Jalsas are songs of the Dalits\, Shahiri is the performance form\, both are associated with Ambedkarites. Over time Jalsa has also borrowed from outside music. So we leaned into it\, with all its contemporary and modern influences\, and created the piece out of that.” \nRead the rest of our backgrounder and interview with Abhishek Majumdar here. There are further performances of Kavan on Saturday 14 February at 7.30pm and Sunday 15 February at 2pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/kavan/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Opera
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SUMMARY:Hijra: dir Shahad Ameen (2025)
DESCRIPTION: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\, forcing Janna and Sitti into a tense search that stretches across Saudi Arabia\, crossing old pilgrimage routes and confronting strangers\, unforgiving landscapes\, long-buried family secrets\, and Sitti’s rich and complicated past … \nTheir harsh journey begins to mirror the spiritual trials of Hajj itself. While Hijra is undoubtedly entertaining\, it goes further – exploring culture\, the ties that binds families together\, and the deep intergenerational gulfs between the women. We come to see those rifts as nuanced rather than a judgement on the old ways; it’s been described as a critique of the notion that older generations of women were not free\, or that elders in general are backward. \nThis thoughtful\, engaging film screens in the CinemaNA contemporary Arab cinema series presented by the NYUAD Film and New Media Program.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/hijra-dir-shahad-ameen-2025/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260207T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260207T213000
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SUMMARY:Vivaldi: A Journey East
DESCRIPTION: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 violin answers the oud\, finding shared language”. We don’t know exactly which Vivaldi works have provided the source material\, or indeed who provided the arrangements\, but it’s bound to be worth the ticket price …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/vivaldi-a-journey-east/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260205T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260205T213000
DTSTAMP:20260128T141026Z
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SUMMARY:Huang Yi: Ink
DESCRIPTION: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 lines from a hundred artworks by renowned calligrapher Tong Yang-Tze are dismantled and reconstructed to explore the various textures that can be found between body\, sound\, visual\, and space. \nHuang digs into his cultural roots to find a wild language of movement\, turning dancers’ bodies into brushes that paint marks on stage. Kurokawa transforms the inkblots into luminous tracks\, echoing and merging with the unique brushstrokes of Tong\, constructing a continuous flow of paintings via holographic projection. On stage\, dancers trace ephemeral gestures that echo the movement of a calligrapher’s brush\, while Kurokawa’s responsive sound and visual environment amplifies each motion\, dissolving the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds. The result is a hypnotic performance that unfolds like a living painting\, at once precise\, fluid\, and emotionally charged. \nBill Bragin\, Executive Artistic Director at The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi\, said: “Huang Yi’s duet with the robot KUKA dazzled audiences in our inaugural season a decade ago\, so it feels especially meaningful to welcome him back as we enter our second decade. Ink shows how his work has continued to grow\, using technology in striking and unexpected ways\, while still feeling lyrical and deeply human. We are delighted to welcome him back to Abu Dhabi and to share this extraordinary Middle East premiere of a performance mixing with the ancient art of calligraphy\, and contemporary multimedia art and robotics.” \nInk is an original production of Huang Yi Studio +\, co-commissioned by the National Taichung Theater and National Theater\, Taipei in Taiwan. It is presented in Abu Dhabi with the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ink/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance
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SUMMARY:Dance Workshop: Huang Yi - Whispers of the Body: a Workshop on Awareness and Movement Dialogue
DESCRIPTION: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 those of others. Through guided improvisation and mindful exploration\, participants will discover how awareness can transform into expressive\, organic motion. \nThe workshop is suitable for participants aged 18+\, with experience in dance.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/dance-workshop-huang-yi-whispers-of-the-body-a-workshop-on-awareness-and-movement-dialogue/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260129T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260129T230000
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SUMMARY:Tamaas Festival – Yasmine Hamdan | Al-Qasar | Maruja Limón
DESCRIPTION:The Arts Center’s mini-Womad for artists who mix modern/Western ideas with traditional/regional styles returns with three good-looking acts (each of whom will play for about an hour\, which makes the door price a bit of a bargain). \nYasmine Hamdan (above) is Arabic-indie royalty: she’s been music since the late 1990s\, earning international acclaim as a solo singer-songwriter\, producer\, and composer; her apparently effortless merging of elements from a variety of sources from pan-Arabic pop and poetry to clubby electronica via soul and West Coast guitar is seen to good effect on the rather good album she released last September. \nAl-Qasar was started between Los Angeles and Paris in 2016 by US-French producer Thomas Attar and now has a core of Turkish psychedelic rock singer Sibel\, Iraqi-French drummer Adrien Al-Aiedy and French bassist Guillaume Theoden. It’s clever rock ‘n’ roll\, mainly guitar-led with propulsive drumming and more than a touch of North African trance (no obvious drum machines\, though). 2024’s album Uncovered\, their second\, is full of good things and loads of variety\, which bodes well for the live show … \nMaruja Limón is a six-piece band from Barcelona with a fusion of flamenco\, pop\, and Latin. Te como la cara is the band’s latest album\, released a year ago; you’ll recognise flamenco\, salsa and rumba\, but also electronica and pop. It’s fast\, super-rhythmic\, good fun and very danceable. (Incidentally the album title translates literally as ‘I eat your face’ which my Catalan friend tells me is slang for ‘I really\, really like you’.) \nTickets are reportedly selling fast … \nRead our full-length backgrounder on the Tamaas Festival here.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/tamaas-festival-yasmine-hamdan-al-qasar-maruja-limon/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260123T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260123T220000
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SUMMARY:The Tasting Session Live: Reunion
DESCRIPTION:The Tasty Biscuits bring three years of soul and living-room setups to the stage\, with a soulful\, intimate showcase of original music and a guest roster that provides a who’s-who of indie music in the UAE – Gaya\, Abri\, Tac\, Ananya\, Shilpa Ananth\, Beatbox Ray\, Fabre\, Chinua Hawk\, Edenojie\, Dana Naidu. The Tasting Session Live is a self-produced concert series which has become the home for original music and collaborative performance in the country … Recommended.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-tasting-session-live-reunion/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Gig
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260118T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260118T213000
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SUMMARY:Aakash Odedra: Songs of the Bulbul
DESCRIPTION:Aakash Odedra returns to the Arts Center with his latest work\, an hour of beautiful\, engrossing virtuoso dance from a single dancer that unashamedly embodies emotions – mostly joy\, some reflection\, a tinge of sadness and pain – in a piece that ultimately describes a journey towards unity with the divine that is the core of Sufism. You don’t have to believe in the spiritual to feel the story\, though; the dancing\, the choreography\, the music\, the lighting are all that good. \nIn Persian tradition the bulbul is the bird we know as the nightingale\, famous for its melodious song and symbolising beauty\, love\, and even springtime in many cultures. The beauty of the bulbul’s singing is supposed to increase as it nears the end of its life\, mirroring the way physical boundaries can be transcended as we move towards enlightenment and the divine. \nTo extract the most powerful melody from the caged bird\, a bulbul underwent a gruelling process of ‘training’. “It was first placed in a pitch-black room so that it would sing out of a desperate longing for light to touch its feathers once more. This was followed by several harsh stages of deprivation. Finally\, in the last stage\, the bird’s eyes were removed. Blinded and broken\, the bird realised its only remaining option was to leave its mortal body by singing one final\, powerful\, and melancholic song – leaving its earthly cage behind to transcend to a higher realm where it could no longer be confined”. \nSongs of the Bulbul shows us this progress from within a minimal but highly effective set designed by Emanuele Salamanca that includes a bank of (electric) candles and endless rose petals. It’s all set off by Fabiana Piccioli’s exquisite\, atmospheric lighting; watch out for the dramatic blinding sequence … \nThe score is by Rushil Ranjan (from the Orchestral Qawwali Project) that weaves classical Indian rhythms with modern orchestral textures. It’s played (in a recording) by co-commissioners Manchester Camerata.  Principal choreography is by Rani Khanam\, a distinguished kathak dancer with more three decades of professional experience and numerous accolades to her name. \nOriginally staged at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2024\, Songs of the Bulbul has been touring in Britain to rave reviews (we saw it somewhat arbitrarily in Norwich). After Abu Dhabi it moves on to three dates in Australia and one in Florida. \nThe performance will be followed by a Q&A with Aakash Odedra and Dr Alka Bagri of the Bagri Foundation\, co-presenter of Songs of the Bulbul. \nOur feature on Songs of the Bulbul is here.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/aakash-odedra-songs-of-the-bulbul/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260114T210000
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SUMMARY:Boom.Diwan with Nduduzo Makhathini\, Liany Mateo\, and Elé Howell
DESCRIPTION:An evening of new music from Boom.Diwan’s forthcoming album\, which is being recorded this week. The style is their characteristic merging of Kuwaiti maritime and desert traditions with the improvisational energy of jazz. Joining the ensemble are some distinguished collaborators\, all of whom have played with Boom-Diwan before in concert or on record – South African pianist and Blue Note artist Nduduzo Makhathini\, bassist Liany Mateo\, and drummer Elé Howell.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/boom-diwan-with-nduduzo-makhathini-liany-mateo-and-ele-howell/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251127T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251127T230000
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SUMMARY:Hekayah | The Story
DESCRIPTION:The Arts Center’s 11th annual celebration of the many meanings of ‘home’ – your country\, your city\, your family\, the place where you happen to be now … As always it’s a celebration UAE’s National Day\, Eid al Etihad\, with a curated selection of artists from diverse backgrounds bringing stories of our communities to life through the lens of their histories\, heritages\, and cultures. \nMC Shahad Alsaqqaf hosts this year’s lineup: \nAdel Awad spoken word (India)\nKenan Adnawi music (Syria)\nMaha Alkindi spoken word (UAE)\nMaisoon Mubarak music (Egypt)\nMalavika Suresh spoken word (India)\nNathalia Khawand spoken word (Lebanon)\nNima Elnour spoken word (Sudan/USA)\nNurzy music (Lebanon)\nOmar Awbu music (Palestine/USA)\nRei Co dance (Philippines)\nRosan Reodica spoken word (Philippines)\nSandra Ivette music (Cuba) \nSOLD OUT but there may be returns …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/hekayah-the-story-3/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251114T220000
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SUMMARY:Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper / Maryna Krut
DESCRIPTION:A really interesting evening of contrasting but complementary music by performers who are all making their UAE debuts. \nBallaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper \nMalian virtuoso Ballaké Sissoko has taken over the mantle of greatest living kora master\, with an ability to unlock every possible nuance on the kora with subtleties rarely heard on any instrument. Derek Gripper is a classical guitarist from South Africa whose own love of the kora set him transcribing and recording some of the greatest works of the instrument. The two met in 2022 in Paris; they have no common verbal language yet managed to perform a complete show together with completely improvised music. Their performances and recordings since then are all achieved without any verbal communication\, just a mutual love of their shared repertoire and the possibilities of the plucked string; the result is not unlike classical chamber music\, with the music flowing freely between improvisation and quotation. \nMaryna Krut \nThe war in Ukraine transformed Maryna Krut from being a performer updating a beautiful tradition of music to being a witness testifying to people around the world about the devastating conflict in her homeland. She uses her powerful voice and her command of the bandura\, a traditional Ukrainian instrument that looks like a cross between a lute and a zither\, to fuse the music of her country with jazz and other influences to bring the story and culture of Ukraine to the world. \n \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ballake-sissoko-derek-gripper-maryna-krut/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Gig
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251106T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251106T210000
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SUMMARY:Kenan Adnawi: moonlight road
DESCRIPTION:Kenan Adnawi is a Syrian virtuoso oud player\, composer\, and improviser known for blending traditional Middle Eastern music with classical\, jazz\, and contemporary styles. His solo oud performances are a mesmerizing journey through Arabic maqamat\, unfolding from introspective modal improvisation into vibrant\, experimental rhythms. His technical mastery and emotive phrasing create an immersive experience that bridges traditional oud heritage with global influences.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/kenan-adnawi-moonlight-road/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251104T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251104T220000
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SUMMARY:My Driver and I: dir Ahd Kamel (2024)
DESCRIPTION:The last in NYUAD Arts Center’s fall film season\, a series which explores history\, identity\, and belonging through Arab and international cinema\, while offering audiences the chance to engage directly with filmmakers is inspired by the childhood of Saudi writer-director-producer Ahd Kamel. Set in Jeddah in the 1980s and 90s\, the film traces the unlikely friendship between a rebellious Saudi teenager and her Sudanese driver\, capturing the ways independence and belonging are negotiated in everyday life. He drives her in a car\, but ultimately enables her to take the wheel of her own life’s journey. \nKamel said\, “My Driver and I is my most personal film\, an act of remembrance and gratitude. It’s about friendship that transcends social roles\, about love that hides in everyday moments\, and about the silent bonds that shape us long after the person is gone. In telling this story\, I wanted to honour Mohi\, my driver\, who was never just that – he was family\, he was home.” \nThe screening will be followed by a live conversation with Kamel.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/my-driver-and-i-dir-ahd-kamel-2024/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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