Upcoming Events
December 2022
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.
February 2023
Barzakh Festival 2023
A World Premiere and a UAE Debut
Lemma
Boundary shattering global sounds
Propulsive Algerian Saharan rhythms leads an exciting cross-boundary musical conversation.
Barzakh Festival 2023
Two UAE Debuts
Sahra Halgan | TBD
Boundary shattering global sounds
Psych rock infused traditional songs of Somaliland crosses boundaries in an exciting showcase of cultural traditions.
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
April 2023
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.
Past Events
November 2022
A Celebration of Culture and Heritage
Hekayah | The Story
UAE National Day Celebration
Hekayah | The Story brings together poets, singers, and musicians to celebrate UAE National Day
NYUAD Theater Program Fall Mainstage Production
Temporary People
A Multidisciplinary Docu-fictive performance grounded in Deepak Unnikrishnan's novel Temporary People
Explore the silence, rage, joy, and musicality of language in a collaboration that celebrates the vulnerability of Abu Dhabi's temporary people on stage.
Spoken word, poetry, live music
Rooftop Rhythms
11th Season
Speak your truth from the roof!
CinemaNa
Contemporary Arab Cinema
Huda’s Salon by Hany Abu-Assad
Presented by the NYUAD Film and New Media Program
A live conversation with Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad, accompanied by his film, Huda’s Salon.
UAE Debut - Part of Abu Dhabi City of Music
Raul Midón and Alex Cuba
Opening set by Fafa
An evening of soul, jazz, and Latin pop sounds with two dazzling singer-songwriters and instrumentalists, featuring solo and duet sets.
October 2022
UAE Premiere - Contemporary and Urban Dance
What The Day Owes To The Night (Ce Que Le Jour Doit A La Nuit) - Cie Hervé Koubi
With the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
An extraordinary whirlwind of movement blending contemporary and urban dance with martial arts
UAE Debut
Cosmic Music: A Contemporary Exploration of the Music of John and Alice Coltrane - Ravi Coltrane
GRAMMY award nominee
Acclaimed saxophonist Ravi Coltrane reimagines the spiritual and ecstatic music of two jazz pioneers.
CinemaNa
Contemporary Arab Cinema
Daughters of Abdul-Rahman by Zaid Abu Hamdan
Presented by the NYUAD Film and New Media Program
A live conversation with Jordanian filmmaker Zaid Abu Hamdan, accompanied by his film, Daughters of Abdul-Rahman
September 2022
Theater from the UAE
Al Raheel | Departure From Reem Almenhali & Joanna Settle
Commissioned by The Arts Center and Cultural Foundation and presented with official support of the US Mission to the UAE
A contemporary performance examining identity, womanhood, and potential futures.
UAE Debut
Set and Reset/Reset and Last Shelter - Candoco Dance Company
Presented with the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
Intimacy, virtuosity, and precision embodied in movement by the world’s foremost inclusive dance company.
UAE Debut - Co-commissioned by The Arts Center
MOVEMENT Live | Meklit
with guests Cromwell Ojeda, Freek, and Ghaliaa
International and local stories of migration collide in a multimedia live music concert.
June 2022
UAE Debut
Kinan Azmeh CityBand
Music Concert
An enthralling fusion of Syrian sounds and rhythms with Western classical and jazz