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An Evening with Alana Barraj

Past Event

Broadway Anthems, Movie Classics, & more

An Evening with Alana Barraj

Cabaret Show

Thursday, Apr 12 @ 8pm

Celebrate stage and silver screen classics. Best known for her powerful vocals, Alana Barraj presents a reprise of some of her favorite moments with Abu Dhabi Choral Group (ADCG), original works, and folk & pop hits rounded off with some of her infamous banter.

CinemaNA - Wajib Screening

Past Event

CinemaNA - Arab Cinema

Written and Directed by Annemarie Jacir

CinemaNA - Wajib Screening

Presented by Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and NYU Abu Dhabi

Tuesday, Apr 10 @ 7:30 pm

Abu Shadi is a divorced father and a school teacher in his mid-sixties living in Nazareth. After his daughter’s wedding, in one month, he will be living alone. Shadi, his architect son, arrives from Rome after years abroad to help his father with delivering the wedding invitations to each guest, in hand, as per local Palestinian custom. As the estranged pair spend the day together, the tense details of their relationship come to a head challenging their fragile and very different lives.

Emil Sein & Kiori Kawai: The Gathering

Past Event

Manifold - A Festival of Musical Diversity

Presented by the NYUAD Music Program

Emil Sein & Kiori Kawai: The Gathering

Music, Video and Performing Arts

Wednesday, Apr 4 @ 8pm

Saxophonist-clarinetist Emil Sein mixes music, dance, film, and interactive technology in this innovative contemporary concert, developed in collaboration with acclaimed performer/choreographer/installation artist Kiori Kawai.

Clare Lesser, David Lesser, & Laura Chapple: An Epigram and a Madrigal…

Past Event

Manifold - A Festival of Musical Diversity

Presented by the NYUAD Music Program

Clare Lesser, David Lesser, & Laura Chapple: An Epigram and a Madrigal…

World and Regional Premieres

Tuesday, Apr 3 @ 8pm

Soprano Clare Lesser and pianist David Lesser are joined by guest cellist Laura Chapple for a trio recital featuring world and regional premieres of works by Previn, Rorem, Lesser, Tavener, and Wyttenbach.

Sherine Tohamy & Al Sharq Ensemble

Past Event

Manifold - A Festival of Musical Diversity

Presented by the NYUAD Music Program

Sherine Tohamy & Al Sharq Ensemble

Traditional Arab and International Music

Monday, Apr 2 @ 8pm

Acclaimed oud player Sherine Tohamy presents her own compositions in addition to a collection of traditional Arab and international musical pieces with some of the finest musicians from Egypt and the Arab world.

Carlos Guedes & Laetitia Morais: Music for Visuals. Visuals for Music

Past Event

Manifold - A Festival of Musical Diversity

Presented by the NYUAD Music Program

Carlos Guedes & Laetitia Morais: Music for Visuals. Visuals for Music

Live and Pre-recorded Music and Video

Sunday, Apr 1 @ 8pm

A concert exploring different types of audiovisual relationships between live and pre-recorded music, and live and pre-recorded video.

The Bach Project

Past Event

The Abu Dhabi Festival Recital Series:

The Bach Project

Arab World Debut

Wednesday, Mar 28 @ 8pm

An epic evening of the complete Bach concertos for two, three and four pianos performed by masters and prodigies from the esteemed Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Belgium. Part of The Abu Dhabi Festival Recital Series.

Ragamala Dance Company - Written in Water - Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy, Co-Artistic Directors

Past Event

Middle East Premiere - Co-commissioned by The Arts Center

Ragamala Dance Company - Written in Water - Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy, Co-Artistic Directors

Multidisciplinary work combining dance, music, and projections

Wednesday & Thursday, Mar 21 & 22 @ 8pm

Classical bharatanatyam meets digital projection in Written in Water, which brings the Indian board game, Paramapadam (Snakes & Ladders), to vivid life. With a live score that interweaves maqam with Carnatic music, the choreography unfolds upon large-scale projections of original paintings by Chennai-based visual artist Keshav.

Marjorie Prime

Past Event

Imagine Science Film Festival

Feature Film

Marjorie Prime

Festival closing

Saturday, Mar 10 @ 7:30pm

What would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance?

Hybrid Futures Panel

Past Event

Imagine Science Film Festival

Panel Discussion

Hybrid Futures Panel

March 10, 2018

Scientist-artist panelists discuss their hybrid fields of work.

Hybrid Creatures

Past Event

Imagine Science Film Festival

Short Film Program

Hybrid Creatures

Matinee

Saturday, Mar 10 @ 2pm

Conversations between the human, animal, and technological worlds.

Unrest

Past Event

Imagine Science Film Festival

Feature Documentary

Unrest

Friday, Mar 9 @ 7:30pm

When doctors tell Jennifer Brea that her illness is “all in her head” she turn the camera on herself and seeks answers about the mysterious condition commonly known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

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