Upcoming Events
UAE Debut - Co-commissioned by The Arts Center
Movement LIVE | Meklit
with guests Cromwell Ojeda, Freek, and Ghaliaa Chaker
International and local stories of migration collide in a multimedia live music concert.
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.
Spoken word, poetry, live music
Rooftop Rhythms
11th Season
Speak your truth from the roof!
UAE Based Theater
Al Raheel | Departure by Reem Almenhali & Joanna Settle
Commissioned by The Arts Center and Cultural Foundation
Explore the reality of young Emirati women in a reprise production of this poetic contemporary theater work.
Contemporary Arab Cinema Series - 6th Season
CinemaNa
Presented by the NYUAD Film and New Media Program in partnership with The Arts Center
Provocative discussions centered on diverse films from the Arab world
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.
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 - Soul, Jazz, and Latin Pop concert
Raul Midón and Alex Cuba
With special guest Abdullah Al Shamsi
An evening of soul, jazz, and Latin pop sounds with two dazzling singer-songwriters and instrumentalists, featuring solo and duet sets.
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
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.