Events / Festivals
Durub Al Tawaya collection of performances
Remote Abu Dhabi
Theater by Rimini Protokoll (Stefan Kaegi, Jörg Karrenbauer)
A performance walk in the streets and different venues in the city.
Season 7
Rooftop Rhythms
Poetry / Spoken Word / Original Music
The Middle East’s longest-running poetry open mic night
4th Annual Edition
Short+Sweet Abu Dhabi 2019
Theater
Welcome to the world of Short+Sweet. A more creative world – ten-minutes at a time!
Imagine Science Film Festival
Opening Feature
Three Identical Strangers
Preceded by the short film Mira
Three strangers are reunited by astonishing coincidence after being born identical triplets, separated at birth, and adopted by three different families.
Presented by Maestro Rony Rogoff
Chamber Music Concert Series
Hosted by the NYUAD Division of Arts and Humanities
An evening of chamber music with leading UAE based virtuosos.
Imagine Science Film Festival
Feature Film
K2 and the Invisible Footmen
Preceded by the short film Ex Nihilo
Located on the border between Pakistan and China, K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth. For many climbers, it is an even greater prize than Everest, with limited routes, a steeper ascent, and a harder push to its summit.
Imagine Science Film Festival
Shorts Film Program
Evolving Eyes and Revised Societies
7 Short Films
How we see the world shapes the world in turn.
Imagine Science Film Festival
Shorts Film Program - Family Matinee
Conversations with Nature
7 Short Films
Sensations of plants! Oryxes going home! Unique human-animal bonds!
Imagine Science Film Festival
Feature Film and Awards Ceremony
The Experimental City
Preceded by the short film Seoul Machine City
The Minnesota Experimental City project was a futuristic attempt to solve urban problems by creating a full-size city from scratch in the isolated woods of northern Minnesota.
UAE Debut
Autobiography - Company Wayne McGregor
Contemporary Dance + Live Electronic Music by JLin
A cycle of choreographic portraits based on McGregor’s genomic sequence, illuminated through dance + live electronic music by JLin
UAE Debut
Mambo - Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Valentine’s Day dance
Relive the Palladium era of classic mambo with a Valentines dance starring four-time Grammy-award winner Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.
World Premiere commissioned by The Arts Center
Cuban-Khaleeji Project - Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra + guests
With guests Yazz Ahmed (Bahrain - UK) + Boom.Diwan (Kuwait) + Malika Zarra (Morocco - France) + Ali Obaid (UAE)
A musical exploration of the Arab, Moorish, and North African roots of Afro Latin and Afro Cuban music, and its links to the seafaring music of the Arabian Gulf.