• Members of the Red Bull Flying Bach dance troupe perform on Sydney Harbour’s Fort Denison during a photo call in Sydney on September 9, 2014. The group, in Australia as part of their world tour, perform acrobatic dance to the classical music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach with combined with electronic beats. Pictured are (L-R) Tim Mandriamanantena, Anna Holmstrom, Nordine-Dany Grimah and Yamine Manaa. Jason Reed / Reuters
    Members of the Red Bull Flying Bach dance troupe perform on Sydney Harbour’s Fort Denison during a photo call in Sydney on September 9, 2014. The group, in Australia as part of their world tour, perform acrobatic dance to the classical music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach with combined with electronic beats. Pictured are (L-R) Tim Mandriamanantena, Anna Holmstrom, Nordine-Dany Grimah and Yamine Manaa. Jason Reed / Reuters
  • A model is prepared backstage before the thirteen year old designer Isabella Rose Taylor Spring/Summer 2015 collection during New York Fashion Week on September 9, 2014. Lucas Jackson / Reuters
    A model is prepared backstage before the thirteen year old designer Isabella Rose Taylor Spring/Summer 2015 collection during New York Fashion Week on September 9, 2014. Lucas Jackson / Reuters
  • Actor Benedict Cumberbatch poses at the The Imitation Game gala at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto on September 9, 2014. Mark Blinch / Reuters
    Actor Benedict Cumberbatch poses at the The Imitation Game gala at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto on September 9, 2014. Mark Blinch / Reuters
  • Actor Robert Pattinson poses for photographs on the red carpet for the new movie Maps To The Stars during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on September 9, 2014. Nathan Denette / AP photo
    Actor Robert Pattinson poses for photographs on the red carpet for the new movie Maps To The Stars during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on September 9, 2014. Nathan Denette / AP photo
  • Gene Simmons, left, and Eric Singer of the band Kiss perform during the Fashion Rocks 2014 concert in the Brooklyn borough of New York on September 9, 2014. Carlo Allegri / Reuters
    Gene Simmons, left, and Eric Singer of the band Kiss perform during the Fashion Rocks 2014 concert in the Brooklyn borough of New York on September 9, 2014. Carlo Allegri / Reuters
  • Singer Miley Cyrus walks with designer Jeremy Scott after a presentation of his Spring/Summer 2015 collection during New York Fashion Week on September 10, 2014. Lucas Jackson / Reuters
    Singer Miley Cyrus walks with designer Jeremy Scott after a presentation of his Spring/Summer 2015 collection during New York Fashion Week on September 10, 2014. Lucas Jackson / Reuters
  • British busker ‘Grumpy Queen Victoria’ poses for a photograph during the Sentosa Buskers Festival 2014 in Singapore on September 11, 2014. The festival features over 19 different local and international buskers from Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada. Wallace Woon / EPA
    British busker ‘Grumpy Queen Victoria’ poses for a photograph during the Sentosa Buskers Festival 2014 in Singapore on September 11, 2014. The festival features over 19 different local and international buskers from Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada. Wallace Woon / EPA
  • A woman takes a picture of a sculpture The Russet-feathered Bird announces the Apparition of the Dazzling Beatuiful Women by Spanish artist Joan Miro as she stands next to his painting Women in front of Schooting Star during an exhibition in Vienna September 11, 2014. The Miro exhibition From Earth to Sky runs from September 9 until January 11, 2015 in the Albertina Museum in Vienna. Leonhard Foeger/ Reuters
    A woman takes a picture of a sculpture The Russet-feathered Bird announces the Apparition of the Dazzling Beatuiful Women by Spanish artist Joan Miro as she stands next to his painting Women in front of Schooting Star during an exhibition in Vienna September 11, 2014. The Miro exhibition From Earth to Sky runs from September 9 until January 11, 2015 in the Albertina Museum in Vienna. Leonhard Foeger/ Reuters
  • Artists perform during the premiere of the show Magic Circle in the National Circus of Ukraine in Kiev, Ukraine on September 11, 2014. The circus is one of the oldest in the Ukraine. Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA
    Artists perform during the premiere of the show Magic Circle in the National Circus of Ukraine in Kiev, Ukraine on September 11, 2014. The circus is one of the oldest in the Ukraine. Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA
  • Guest ballet teacher Benito Marcelino (front) stretches during a training session with the Greek National Opera ballet in Athens September 11, 2014. According to local media, the national opera has significantly increased its production in the last few years, achieving a raise in its profits and attracting more spectators, during a tough austerity period for Greeks. Picture taken September 11, 2014. Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
    Guest ballet teacher Benito Marcelino (front) stretches during a training session with the Greek National Opera ballet in Athens September 11, 2014. According to local media, the national opera has significantly increased its production in the last few years, achieving a raise in its profits and attracting more spectators, during a tough austerity period for Greeks. Picture taken September 11, 2014. Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters
  • People visit the Van Gogh Alive exhibition in St. Petersburg, September 11, 2014. More than 3,000 images associated with the life and work of Van Gogh are on display during the exhibition. Alexander Demianchuk / Reuters
    People visit the Van Gogh Alive exhibition in St. Petersburg, September 11, 2014. More than 3,000 images associated with the life and work of Van Gogh are on display during the exhibition. Alexander Demianchuk / Reuters
  • Paola Dominguin presents a creation from Francis Montesinos’ Spring/Summer 2015 collection during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid September 12, 2014. Susana Vera / Reuters
    Paola Dominguin presents a creation from Francis Montesinos’ Spring/Summer 2015 collection during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid September 12, 2014. Susana Vera / Reuters
  • Lady Gaga arrives at Dubai International Airport on September 8, 2014 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Francois Nel / GC Images
    Lady Gaga arrives at Dubai International Airport on September 8, 2014 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Francois Nel / GC Images

In pictures: The week that was in Arts&Life ending September 14


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Saturday's schedule at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

GP3 race, 12:30pm

Formula 1 final practice, 2pm

Formula 1 qualifying, 5pm

Formula 2 race, 6:40pm

Performance: Sam Smith

FIXTURES

All times UAE ( 4 GMT)

Friday
Saint-Etienne v Montpellier (10.45pm)

Saturday
Monaco v Caen (7pm)
Amiens v Bordeaux (10pm)
Angers v Toulouse (10pm)
Metz v Dijon (10pm)
Nantes v Guingamp (10pm)
Rennes v Lille (10pm)

Sunday
Nice v Strasbourg (5pm)
Troyes v Lyon (7pm)
Marseille v Paris Saint-Germain (11pm)