Tag: Performing Arts Dubai
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THE WOLVES
A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score…
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Courtroom Drama on Dubai’s Stage
The Accused – a play by Jeffrey Archer Written by Vaida Wippermann Theatre stage performance is one of the art forms that has the most intimate connection with the audience. H72 Production, the largest community theatre group in the UAE, is bringing this connection to the next level. The courtroom drama The Accused by Jeffrey…
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Performances for Infants by Dansema and Birutė Banevičiūtė
by Monika Jašinskaitė “Dansema’s productions are restructured experiences that help introduce brand-new spectators to art and entertainment.” Donald Hutera, “The Times” Introduction When we say that we present the theatre for babies, we mostly get two types of reactions – an enthusiastic “finally my baby’s got to experience a real theatre!”, or wondering “why would…
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The Permanent Way
A Heartbreaking Chronicles of British Railway Written by Vaida Wippermann This May, Dubai Drama Group (DDG) is returning to stage with the contemporary topic and the first verbatim theatre production, where the script is constructed from the testimonies of witnesses of the real event – the denationalization of British Railways. It is also the first…
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE PERFORMANCE: TRIPLE BILL PREMIERE
“I would like those people who have never seen dance to come and watch it. I want my work to be one step closer towards more people to acknowledge, understand and love dance.” — Lana Fahmi (dancer and choreographer of “The Fall) When the stages in the whole world are dreaming to reopen, we are…
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Theatre Festival Short+Sweet Dubai kicks in this weekend for the 9th time!
By Vaida Wippermann Returning to The Junction in Alserkal Avenue from 22nd January to 20th March, 2021, with a record 120+ plays, Short+Sweet 2021 Dubai will be showcasing 10 minute plays written by remarkable writers from not only all over the world but also enthusiastic thespians from the local theatre community. DATE: 22nd January to…
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Our Top Pick of the season – contemporary dance performances “MURMUR 2.0” and “#JeSuis” – live-streamed online this week
“Even if you don’t know a lot about dance, that’s really immediate that you can recognize what a spectacular performer he is” (Bill Bragin) The choreographer of both performances, the acclaimed British dancer Aakash Odedra, has a long-term relationship with NYUAD. We spoke with Bill Bragin, the executive artistic director of the Arts Center at…
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Dance and Theatre Season 2020-2021 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
As the performing arts in the UAE are growing (COVID-19 being just a temporary interruption), we have missed a platform dedicated just to them – a platform which would help to keep a track on what’s happening and give food for thought. And as they say, if you miss something – create it! Therefore, we…
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