A piece of artwork from Hossein Irandoust's Spirituality in Motion exhibit of Sufi dances and gatherings. Courtesy: Pro Art UAE and Hossein Irandoust
A piece of artwork from Hossein Irandoust's Spirituality in Motion exhibit of Sufi dances and gatherings. Courtesy: Pro Art UAE and Hossein Irandoust
A piece of artwork from Hossein Irandoust's Spirituality in Motion exhibit of Sufi dances and gatherings. Courtesy: Pro Art UAE and Hossein Irandoust
A piece of artwork from Hossein Irandoust's Spirituality in Motion exhibit of Sufi dances and gatherings. Courtesy: Pro Art UAE and Hossein Irandoust

5 things to Do Today: enjoy a live action show for the family


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Enjoy a live action show with two robbers, one ladybird and a farmyard of fun – all based on the award-winning picture book What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. From Dh110, Centrepoint Theatre, Ductac, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, 04 341 4777, info@artforall.ae.

See an exhibition by the renowned contemporary Iranian artist Hossein Irandoust. Spirituality in Motion depicts Sufi dance and gatherings and explores Islam and Sufism. Opens today at 7.30pm, then runs daily until March 30, from 10am to 9pm, Saturdays to Thursdays; 2pm to 9pm on Fridays, Pro Art Gallery, Palm Strip Shopping Mall, Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai, www.proartuae.com.

View the exhibition The Hero Inside Programme, a showcase of comic arts, animation and digital works by students from Abu Dhabi schools and New York University Abu Dhabi. A part of the Abu Dhabi Festival, the exhibition runs from 6pm to 9pm at The Space, TwoFour54, opposite Khalifa Park, Abu Dhabi, www.abudhabifestival.ae.

Enjoy a cultural event that includes hip-hop, poetry, comedy, theatre and more. This Is Palestine includes a photography exhibit, the auction of Jamal Al Mahamel's Camel of Burdens, stand-up comics, music by Turab and excerpts from Najla Said's one-woman, off-Broadway play Palestine. Opens today, at 7pm, then runs until March 19, Meydan IMAX Theatre, Dubai, www.alhoush.com/palestine.

Find works by more than 25 artists, both contemporary and traditional, in a variety of media at the Art Hub Affordable Art Sale. From 9am to 8pm, today; 9am to 2pm, tomorrow, Art Hub, Mussaffah, Abu Dhabi, 02 551 5005, www.adah.ae.