Past Events
Past Event
Online Workshop in partnership with NYUAD Theater Program
Dramaturgy and Direction: Technique Workshop
Presented by Mubadala
In this workshop, Vandana Menon and Abhishek Majumdar will present their working process, from research to the creation of their collaborative projects.
Past Event
Online Workshop
Movement and Music: Technique Workshop
Presented in partnership with NYUAD Theater Program
Led by Abhijeet Tambe and Suresh Kaliyath, this workshop examines the connection between music and movement, with a focus on creating movement sequences to rhythm.
Past Event
Online Chat
Arts Chat: Innovating & Adapting to a Changing World in the Arts
Presented in partnership with NYUAD Art Gallery and NYUAD Career Development Center
How have artists and institutions created space for change and adaptability during this moment of transition?
Past Event
Middle East Premiere
It Ain’t Where You From – A film by Philip Rachid
Co-commissioned by The Arts Center and Shubbak Festival
Intimate stories of the Gulf’s emerging Hip-Hop scene
Past Event
Virtual salons
Fire this Time - Music and the Baldwin Protocol
Presented by National Sawdust (USA)
Poet and musician Lynne Procope launches a new series in partnership with National Sawdust that explores the intellectual and artistic legacy of James Baldwin.
Past Event
UAE Debut
ADCG - Scene It? Sing It!
Presented in partnership with Abu Dhabi Choral Group
An evening of songs from your favorite musicals
Past Event
Online Festival
It Ain’t Where You From at Shubbak Festival 2021
A window on contemporary Arab art and culture
Experience an ambitious programme of contemporary Arab arts and culture that reflects on people, connections, and ideas in a fundamentally unsettled world.
Past Event
Artist Talk
They Still Want to Kill Us: Exploring Systemic Racism within Institutions
Online Panel
Past Event
Spoken word, poetry, music
Rooftop Rhythms
9th Season
Spoken word done right
Contemporary Arab Cinema Series - 4th Season
CinemaNa
Presented by the NYUAD Film and New Media Program in partnership with Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and The Arts Center
Screenings of diverse films from the Arab world followed by provocative discussions.
Past Event
Artist Talk
Arts Chat: Building a Life as an Artist in the UAE
Presented in partnership with the NYUAD Career Development Center and The NYUAD Art Gallery
Three arts professionals share their personal journeys of being an artist in the UAE.
Past Event
Artistic Director and Creator: Christine Jones. Made by Many.
Theatre For One: Here We Are
Middle East Premiere
A personal theatrical experience - One on one, a short play unfolds for you.