Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for March 13, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film creenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Aarti Jhurani rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE.
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Abu Dhabi
Film screening
Catch a screening of Rust & Bone at Cinema Space. Directed by Jacques Audiard, this 2012 drama is the story of Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts), who dreams of becoming a professional boxer. He meets the beautiful and confident Stephanie (Marion Cotillard), and they navigate a gritty relationship in a world where love and courage appear in many forms.
Tonight, 7.30pm, free with registration, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, register at cinemaspace-abudhabi.splashthat.com
Abu Dhabi
Yoga by the beach
Attend a session of Feed Your Soul: Yoga Supper Club at Asia de Cuba. Every Monday evening there is an outdoor yoga class by the beach held in association with Bodytree, followed by a detoxifying meal by the beach.
Every Monday, 6.15pm, Dh180, Asia de Cuba, The St Regis Hotel, Corniche, Abu Dhabi, reserve your spot at reservationsabudhabi@asiadecuba.com, or call 02 699 3333
Dubai
Art exhibition
See the exhibition Write Injuries on Sand and Kindness in Marble. Using the lens of aquamorphology, Turkish artist Hera Buyuktasciyan explores the infinite facets and shards of memory, historicity and time in a solo exhibition that examines the relationship between labour and productivity. Pictured: Reconstructors I
Opens today, 6pm to 9pm, then daily until April 6, 10am to 7pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed on Fridays), Green Art Gallery, Street 8, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 346 9305, www.gagallery.com
Dubai
Art exhibition
Check out the group exhibition Image of Self, which features works in a variety of media, including drawings, paintings and sculptures that reflect lessons learned about each individual through their self-portrait. Pictured: A photograph by Fereydoun Omidi
Daily until April 9, 10am to 6pm, Saturdays to Thursdays, Total Arts at the Courtyard, Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Quoz, 04 347 5050, www.facebook.com/totalartsuae
Dubai
Art exhibition
Check out the exhibition Unhomed by Helen Teede. Through her works, the artist explores the relationship between home and identity, and is inspired by personal experiences, having gone through the process of leaving her home. Pictured: Soul Structures
Opens today, and runs until May 13, 10am to 6pm, Saturdays to Thursdays (closed on Fridays), Showcase Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz Dubai, 04 379 0940, www.showcaseuae.com
Dubai
Art night
See exhibitions from local galleries, live art installations at DIFC Art Nights, a platform that brings together established and emerging artists, designers, photographers and musicians. Held under the theme Art Fresco, the latest edition of the bi-annual cultural platform will showcase Gate Avenue at DIFC, and what the first-of-its-kind development will offer the community at large.
Today, from 7pm to 10pm, free, DIFC Gate Village, Dubai, www.difc.ae
Abu Dhabi
Concert
Buy tickets to see Olly Murs perform at du Forum. The British singer comes to Abu Dhabi for the first time with his Spring Tour show. Hits include You Don't Know Love, Troublemaker, Heart Skips a Beat, Army of Two and Grow Up.
April 28, from Dh250, du Forum, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, www.ticketmaster.ae
Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Comedy festival
Book tickets to attend the Montreux Comedy Festival. The French-language comedy festival is bringing comedians, including PE, Sebastian Marx and Mike Ward, from across the world to the UAE. For the first time, there are also shows in English by comedians, including Ali Al Sayed (pictured) and Noman Hosni.
Tuesday and Wednesday, 8.30pm, Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi; Thursday, 8.30pm, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, ages 16+, tickets cost Dh195 from www.800tickets.com, www.culture-emulsion.com
Dubai
Exhibition
Check out the opening of the exhibition Colour Code #KIMONO. The exhibit explores the hidden meanings of Japanese kimonos and its colours, and also coincides with the Art Week Dubai and Galleries Night at Alserkal Avenue. Pictured: Your Story
Opens today, and runs until April 13, from 6pm today, and 11am to 7pm on other days, CHI-KA, H 69, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, www.chikaspace.com
Abu Dhabi
Performance
Get tickets for a musical performance of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox, a tale of greed, pride and the power of friendship featuring live music and songs the whole family will enjoy.
Saturday and Sunday, 11am on Saturday; 6pm on Sunday, from Dh175, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai; March 23, 5pm, from Dh150, ages 5+, Abu Dhabi Theatre, Corniche Breakwater, Abu Dhabi, www.800tickets.com
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