Educators, join us for special Student Matinee performances for select shows

We are so thrilled to welcome teachers and students to The Arts Center this Spring 2023 to experience amazing live performances and interactions with the performing arts.

The school matinee events are presented with the support of The US Mission to the UAE.

All school matinees are free of charge and are by invitation only. Each showing will be followed by a conversation with the artists. The performances are excerpted, specifically for student audiences, and the complete works will not be performed. Study guides with detailed information about the show and the artists will be shared with registered educators closer to the event.

To register your interest, reach out to Reem Saleh, Associate Director of External Relations and Partnerships, by email at rs7498@nyu.edu

Matinee Performances Include:

Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre: Last Ward Contemporary Dance

Presented with the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels

Dance blends with theater in this highly-visual performance that reflects on the universal experience of facing death.

• Date: Thursday, February 9th
• Time: 11:00am
• Location: The Red Theater at NYU Abu Dhabi
• Format: Dance-theatre performance and conversation
• Duration: 60 minutes including a conversation with the artists
• Age range: 12+

FIQ! – Groupe Acrobatique de Tanger

An otherworldly collection of acrobatic feats, figures, colors, music, sketches, headspins, and choreography explode in a colorful visual world created by Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj.

• Date: Thursday, April 27th
• Time: 11:00am
• Location: The Red Theater at NYU Abu Dhabi
• Format: Acrobatic Circus
• Duration: 60 minutes including a conversation with the artists
• Age range: All ages