Upcoming Events
Screen Adaptation of NYUAD Theater Program’s Annual Student Production
Ōta Shōgo's The Water Station
Written Adapted by and directed by Abhishek Majumdar. Performed and Created by the Ensemble.
Movement, sound, and silence paint a vivid journey of migration and the act of leaving home, not as a choice, but in desperation.
Khaleeji and Afro-Cuban Jazz
Boom.Diwan x Arturo O'Farrill
World Premiere presented by the NYUAD Arts & Humanities Division, co-commissioned by The Arts Center
Khaleeji and Afro-Cuban music meet in an evening of spiritual jazz for a live concert recording
Spoken word, poetry, live music
Rooftop Rhythms - The First Impressions Edition
Live at Louvre Abu Dhabi
Speak your truth from the roof!
Boundary shattering global sounds
Barzakh Festival 2023
Four bands over two nights
Discover new global sounds as powerful tradition-bearers and genre-shattering musicians converge over two evenings that blend cultures, styles, and genres.
UAE Debut
Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre: The Last Ward
Contemporary Dance - 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.
Piano Recital - Rachmaninoff 150th Anniversary Celebration
Rachmaninoff et al. - Ioannis Potamousis
Presented in partnership with the NYUAD Music Program
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff
UAE Debut
FIQ! - Groupe Acrobatique de Tanger
Acrobatic Circus
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.