Our top picks of things to see and do this summer in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
Exhibitions:
Dubai: Art Print III - Meem Gallery http://meemartgallery.com/exhibitions_details.php?id=72
Abu Dhabi: But We Cannot See Them: Tracing a UAE Art Community, 1988-2008 - NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery http://www.nyuad-artgallery.org/en_US/exhibitions/but-we-cannot-se ... Show More
Oct 2022
Ep 2 - Netflix, Boundaries and Film in the Arab world
In this episode I explore the world of film in the Arab world and talk to directors and producers who are pushing the boundaries. I speak to Jordan’s Tima Shomali, director of an Arabic language original Netflix series Al Rawabi School for Girls, a huge hit about teenage girls an ... Show More
43m 35s
Apr 2024
Sole DXB: Bringing Street Culture to Dubai | Rajat Malhotra
Rajat Malhotra — partner at Sole DXB: Dubai's annual footwear, music, art and lifestyle festival — comes on the afikra podcast to talk about bringing street culture to his home city. He shares what it was like starting the festival alongside his co-founders, reflects on his favor ... Show More
1h 1m
Oct 2023
Sinemada Kahramanın Yolculuğu
Sinemaseverlerin her yıl heyecanla beklediği Filmekimi, bu sene de Paribu’nun ana sponsorluğunda sinemalara geliyor. 22. kez düzenlenen festival, 13-22 Ekim tarihlerinde İstanbul’da, 20-22 Ekim’de ise İzmir’de seyirciyle buluşuyor. Filmekimi programında Cannes’dan Venedik’e, Loca ... Show More
51m 10s
Feb 2024
Decolonizing & Decentering Theater in the Arab World | Laila Soliman
A captivating conversation with theater director and playwright Laila Soliman about theater, cultural discourse and decolonization across the Arab world. Using three of her major works – Zigzag, La Grande Maison and her first opera Woman at Point Zero – as reference, we discuss w ... Show More
59m 39s
Dec 2019
Isabella Boylston on Maya Deren and Talley Beatty
Art critic Alastair Sooke, in the company of some of the leading creatives of our age, continues his deep dive into the stunning works in the Museum of Modern Art's collection, whilst exploring what it really means “to see” art. Today's edition features the choice of American bal ... Show More
13m 58s