Suhoor Cultural Events
Ramadaniyyat
Music, talks, & exhibitions at NYUAD
Come together this Ramadan. Join us at NYUAD for a series of cultural events spanning talks, music, and exhibitions.
Come together this Ramadan. Join us at NYUAD for a series of cultural events spanning talks, music, and exhibitions.
Presented in collaboration with NYUAD Institute and NYUAD Art Gallery.
Each event is followed by a community suhoor.
April 11th at 9:30pm – CinemaNa film screening of Before We Forget by Nawaf Al Janahi. Followed by a Q&A with the director, moderated by Nezar Andary. Strangled by debt, a hard-luck man takes the son he can’t support and the father who suffers from memory loss on a road trip to find a buried treasure that could solve all their problems.
April 14th at 9:30pm – Khaleeji rhythms and sounds in musical conversation with global jazz. Featuring Boom.Diwan (Kuwait/UAE) in a two-part collaboration with guests Nduduzo Makhathini (South Africa) and Jean-Michel Pilc (France/US/Canada).
April 15th at 9:30pm – Experience the beauty of oud and violin in an evening of virtuosic sounds with Simon Shaheen, one of the most significant Arab musicians, performers, educators, and composers of his generation.
Previously in this Event Series
Suhoor Music Event
Simon Shaheen
Virtuoso Arabic Classical oudist and violinist
Internationally acclaimed oud and violin virtuoso Simon Shaheen dazzles listeners with classical Arabic sounds.
Suhoor Music Event
Boom.Diwan x Nduduzo Makhathini x Jean-Michel Pilc
Global Collaboration - Supported by the US Mission to the UAE
Khaleeji rhythms and sounds in musical conversation with global jazz featuring Boom.Diwan (Kuwait/UAE) in a two-part collaboration with guests Nduduzo Makhathini (South Africa) and Jean-Michel Pilc (France/US/Canada).
Contemporary Arab Cinema
Before We Forget by Nawaf Al Janahi
Presented with Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and the NYUAD Film and New Media Program
A live conversation with Emirati filmmaker Nawaf Al Janahi, accompanied by his film, Before We Forget.