Past Events

Past Event
Arab World Premiere
Asian Dub Foundation
Live in Concert
Tough jungle rhythms, dub basslines, wild guitar, and forceful high-speed raps drawn from South Asian roots

Past Event
Arab World Premiere
Asian Dub Foundation: La Haine
Film screening with live score
A landmark film gets a new live soundtrack of searing junglist beats, indo-dub bass lines, and funked-out guitars, for a unique and powerful journey between music and frames.

Past Event
Artist Talk
Uniting Communities For Racial Justice with Asian Dub Foundation and Fatiah Touray
Presented in partnership with NYUAD Office of Inclusion & Equity
Asian Dub Foundation shares their experiences and insights on the crucial role of intersectional coalition building in addressing injustices from anti-immigrant discrimination to Islamophobia to anti-Blackness.

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Music Workshop
CultureMove: 30 Years of Asian Dub Foundation - An Education Through Sound
With Asian Dub Foundation
Discover the practical and theoretical elements of Asian Dub Foundation’s work across their 30-year history.

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Workshop
Audio Holograms - Using Wave Field Synthesis in Live Performance
With Andrew Schneider
Learn about the Wave Field Synthesis sound design in this interactive workshop.

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Arab World Debut
Betsayda Machado and La Parranda el Clavo
Opening: Liwa Maritime Ensemble
Venezuelan Afro-Soul ‘Tambor’- a spirit-shaking percussion and voice celebration. The UAE’s Liwa Maritime Ensemble opens with a performance of Emirati cultural heritage

Past Event
Music & Dance Workshop
Afro-Venezuelan Dances: Parranda, Culo e' puya & Tambor de San Millán
Be immersed in the music and dance of the diverse regions and traditions of Afro-Venezuelan culture

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Workshop
Emirati Folk Art
With Liwa Maritime Ensemble
Learn about Emirati cultural heritage often carried out in occasions such as wedding processions and other celebration

Past Event
Arts Chat
Artist Support: Tools & Structures
Presented in partnership with NYUAD Art Gallery and NYUAD Career Development Center
Creating a support structure for artists in their communities and professional practice.

Past Event
Artist Talk
Andrew Schneider on Designing Experience and Performing Reality
Andrew Schneider shares his trajectory as an artist

Past Event
Arab World Premiere
N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars) - Andrew Schneider
Immersive Multimedia Theatrical Installation
Explore a one-of-a-kind immersive experience with thousands of reactive lights and hundreds of speakers creating an interactive theatrical cosmos.

Past Event
Abu Dhabi Choral Group’s summer revue
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Musical Theater for all
Monty Python’s retelling of the classic tale of King Arthur and his Knights of Camelot through music and dance.