Last night, to celebrate the extension of the exhibition Emirati Expressions: Realised, Saadiyat Island exploded into a riot of sound as Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) organised Artscape, a evening of art, literature, theatre and music.The night featured poetry readings from celebrated UAE poets such as Mohammed Al Mazrouei and Rawdah Al Bloushi and performances by Habib Ghloum and Yasser Al Neyadi. Naseer Shamma, the celebrated oud player also brought much applause with his moving performance.
Other artists that performed at Artscape included Hassan Sharif, Adel Khozam, Ebtisam Abdulaziz, Ameena Dheiban, Iman Mohammed, Cristiana di Marchi, Ahmed Rashed, Jamal Al Mullah, Nasser Al Thaheri, Mariam Al Saa'edi and Khaled Al Jaberi among others.
Maisa Al Qassimi, programmes manager for TCA Abu Dhabi's Museums Department, and co-curator of Emirati Expressions: Realised says: "We have been overwhelmed by the popularity of the exhibition, Emirati Expressions: Realised, since its opening and we were proud to present Artscape to art lovers in the UAE, which used the thematic artworks of the exhibition as a source of inspiration."
* Emirati Expressions: Realised, which presents the previously unrealised projects of six Emirati artists, will run for an additional two weeks until February 1st.