Events
Durub Al Tawaya collection of performances
Remote Abu Dhabi
Theater by Rimini Protokoll (Stefan Kaegi, Jörg Karrenbauer)
A performance walk in the streets and different venues in the city.
Season 7
Rooftop Rhythms
Poetry / Spoken Word / Original Music
The Middle East’s longest-running poetry open mic night
4th Annual Edition
Short+Sweet Abu Dhabi 2019
Theater
Welcome to the world of Short+Sweet. A more creative world – ten-minutes at a time!
5th Annual Edition
Imagine Science Film Festival
Feature films, experimental shorts, talks + exhibition
Crisis. Entropy. Extinction. Survival -- the theme for the 5th annual edition of Imagine Science Film Festival Abu Dhabi.
UAE Debut
Autobiography - Company Wayne McGregor
Contemporary Dance + Live Electronic Music by JLin
A cycle of choreographic portraits based on McGregor’s genomic sequence, illuminated through dance + live electronic music by JLin
UAE Debut
Mambo - Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Valentine’s Day dance
Relive the Palladium era of classic mambo with a Valentines dance starring four-time Grammy-award winner Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.
World Premiere commissioned by The Arts Center
Cuban-Khaleeji Project - Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra + guests
With guests Yazz Ahmed (Bahrain - UK) + Boom.Diwan (Kuwait) + Malika Zarra (Morocco - France) + Ali Obaid (UAE)
A musical exploration of the Arab, Moorish, and North African roots of Afro Latin and Afro Cuban music, and its links to the seafaring music of the Arabian Gulf.
A Festival of Music Between Worlds
Barzakh Festival - Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 / Alsarah & The Nubatones / Lekhfa / Altin Gün
Diverse global cultural streams come together on 1 stage on 2 separate days.
A musical meeting place of genre-shattering artists from diverse cultures, whose global-minded music reflects multiple influences and recombinant identities.
Part of Abu Dhabi Festival
Justin Kauflin
Jazz at the Festival
Piano extraordinaire performing his new album, Coming Home.
3rd Annual Edition
Manifold - A Festival of Musical Diversity
Presented by the NYUAD Music Program
A series of performances displaying aesthetic and cultural diversity in contemporary music.
UAE Debut
ink - Camille A. Brown & Dancers
Dance
An exploration of race, culture, and identity with African-American social dance, African, Tap, Jazz, Modern, and Hip-Hop.