Entertainment | Performing & Visual Arts
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Friday May 4
The world as they see it
Seven artists explore topics ranging from the lives of Saudis who built their country's oil industry to gender equations in society
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Friday May 4
High society portrait painter
Johan Zoffany's eye for detail and emotion made him the Jane Austen of English painting
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Tuesday May 1
UAE comedy: Who needs Russell Peters?
Thanks to a talented group of locally-based gagmeisters, Dubai's stand-up comedy scene is growing like the smiles on their audiences' faces. We spoke to the leading lights about whether the city is ready to take things to the next level
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Friday Apr 27
A panorama of Indian art
A group of established and emerging artists showcase their country's diversity and culture
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Friday Apr 20
Resurrecting the past
Two Dubai-based Iranian artists try to preserve the rich maritime heritage of the city
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Friday Apr 20
Cracking the ‘white cube'
Three artists use items from their home to redefine the notion of art
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Friday Apr 20
Toulouse-Lautrec's new home
Albi's 13th-century Palais de la Berbie now houses the famous French artist's works that bare Belle Époque-era Paris
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Saturday Apr 14
Hate lifting weights? Give ballet a try
The graceful dancing discipline that uses every inch of the body and burns as many calories as half an hour in the gym
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Friday Apr 13
The business of art in the Middle East
Egyptian Mahmoud Said's painting The Whirling Dervishes set a world record when it sold for $2.54 million in 2010. Iranian artist Sohrab Sepehri sold a work for $662,500 and Syrian artist Louay Kayyali broke his own record with her painting that sold for $194,500. Suchitra Bajpai Chaudhary finds out why collectors are queuing up to buy art from the region
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Friday Apr 13
Moulding in the mind
World-renowned glass-blower Jean-Claude Novaro goes to great lengths to stay free of influences, relying solely on his imagination
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Friday Apr 13
Mohammad Melehi: I do not feel a painter's block
Moroccan artist Mohammad Melehi speaks about his works, influences and the market pressures he has to endure
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Sunday Apr 8
Ne-Yo, Leona and Taio entertain 15,000
15,000 people show up for the first Atelier Live Dance Arena festival, where eight acts including Ne-Yo, Leona Lewis and Taio Cruz give it their all
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Saturday Apr 7
Stars descend on Dubai for Atelier Live
Eight musical hot shots wow 15,000 music lovers at Dubai Sports City
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Friday Apr 6
Contrasts and colours
Gary Schmid's photos of India capture its rich traditions and the invincible spirit of the poor
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Friday Apr 6
Waiting for lift-off
Lebanese filmmakers Joanna Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige pay tribute to their country's space pioneers, while raising questions about the changes that stifle their land today
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Friday Apr 6
Still life laden with satire
Othman Moussa’s works reflect the anger and turmoil felt by the people of the Middle East
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Wednesday Apr 4
Unique glass art exhibit opens in Dubai
Work of renowned French glass blower Jean Claude Novaro on display
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Monday Apr 2
Toni's still got it
The Dubai World Cup has many memorable moments every year — seeing the craziest outfit, meeting friends, watching fireworks — but the very brief spatter of rain that timed itself with Toni Braxton's concert was high on my list this year.
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Friday Mar 30
Collectors' edition
The Samawi cousins offer viewers a peek into the minds of artists they have grown to love
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Friday Mar 30
A break in the pattern
Two artists use different media to explore the common theme of ornamentation, and the lack of it, in art and architecture
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Friday Mar 30
Scenes from a receding past
Patrick Flavin's works are heavy on detail, revealing the painstaking process of their creation
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Monday Mar 26
Ensemble of flower art for aficionados
A collection of artworks depicting the subtlety of flowers by Mona Naqsh has been opened
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Sunday Mar 25
Pakistan's Mona Naqsh opens first solo show in Dubai
Dubai show features an array of 30 new paintings which showcases Naqsh's style
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Friday Mar 23
When the war found her
Letizia Battaglia's images of mafia wars in Palermo capture politics of the most incendiary kind
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Friday Mar 23
Critiquing a globalised nation
Indian artists delve into attitudes and dreams of their countrymen in a state of flux
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