Events / Festivals
Celebrating the Year of Zayed
Water in the Desert: A Zayed Legacy
In partnership with Cranleigh Abu Dhabi and the Ministry of Tolerance UAE
Based on Sheikh Zayed’s vision for a green desert, a new work featuring two opera singers and 80 school children.
Season 7
Rooftop Rhythms
Poetry / Spoken Word / Original Music
The Middle East’s longest-running poetry open mic night
CinemaNA - Contemporary Arab Cinema Series
Directed by Mohamed Al-Daradji
The Journey
Presented by Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and the NYUAD Film and New Media Program
Baghdad, 30 December, 2006. Sara, an unassuming young woman, enters Baghdad’s central train station with sinister intentions.
Interactive playground with live music for kids
Tangle – Polyglot Theatre
Family
Children weave and play creating an colorful world in this interactive artwork.
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.
UAE Debut
Judo and Balance & Imbalance - Bereishit Dance Company
Korean contemporary dance + live pansori music
Martial arts influenced contemporary dance by Korea’s internationally acclaimed, Bereishit Dance Company.
In Honor of UAE National Day
Hekayah | The Story
Poetry & Song - 4th annual edition
Poets, songwriters, and musicians celebrate the UAE’s cultural diversity and explore their heritage.
CinemaNA - Contemporary Arab Cinema Series
Written and Directed by Annemarie Jacir
When I Saw you
Presented by Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and the NYUAD Film and New Media Program
1967. The world is alive with change: brimming with reawakened energy, new styles, music and an infectious sense of hope.
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.