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HISTORY & TRADITIONS - THEATRE
 Fujairah gears up for international drama festival
Posted on 02/01/2012
Top Arab and international theatre personalities will take part in the Fujairah International Monodrama Festival starting on January 20, organisers said yesterday.
The festival will feature monologues from 12 Arab and international countries, with a guest list of more than 200 celebrities from across the globe.
Organisers also announced a new award — the Fujairah Award for Theatre Creativity. This is the tenth year of the festival, said Mohammad Saeed Al Danhani, Vice-Chairman of Fujairah
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 Emerging Emirati theatre artists showcase talent
Posted on 04/10/2011
Laughter of around 700 people rocked the opening night of the fifth edition of the Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre on Sunday at Al Mamzar.
The festival, held under the patronage of Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture, aims to promote Emirati and Arab theatre artists by providing a dedicated platform to showcase their talent.
"The significant strides made by the Festival is underscored by the strong participation from the theatre community, as well
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 Zayed's Dream ends US run
Posted on 25/07/2011
The American journey has come to an end after the curtain closed this week on the first US tour of Zayed and The Dream.
Created by the acclaimed Lebanese dance company Caracalla, the show is a theatrical adaptation of the life of Sheikh Zayed, the founding father of the UAE.
It has enjoyed global success since its 2008 debut in Abu Dhabi as part of the 37th National Day celebrations.
Zayed and the Dream, which was commissioned by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, has since
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 Zayed and the Dream debuts in US
Posted on 17/07/2011
Washington D.C. - Caracalla, the Lebanese dance company, Friday night brought its theatrical re-imagining of the life of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the founding of the UAE to an American audience for the first of four dates on US soil.
Zayed and the Dream, a lavish production that features more than 100 artists and dancers from as far afield as China, Spain and Ukraine, as well as across the Arab world, received a warm welcome by a typically cosmopolitan Washington crowd on the
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 Capital rolls out e-library for interviews with artists
Posted on 08/06/2011
A new initiative, ‘The Artists' Studio,' will be launched in Abu Dhabi, aiming to nurture creative thinking in the UAE and enhance Abu Dhabi's vision as an international capital of culture. Launched by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF), the initiative aims to build upon ADMAF's existing programme of live performances through an online library of interactive artist interviews.
The ever-growing library will document the journey of cultural innovation by many of the world's leading
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 Youth theatre festival to focus on promoting local artists
Posted on 19/05/2011
Dubai Culture has finalised the initial phase of preparations for the fifth edition of Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre (DFYT), a one-of-its-kind initiative held under the patronage of Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture.
The event, which is part of the Dubai Culture's plans to promote theatre talent in the UAE, will be held from October 1 to 10.
The Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre focuses on promoting Emirati and Arab theatre artists and enthusiasts by
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 Al Ain plans to set up public library
Posted on 28/04/2011
Fulfilling a long-standing demand of residents, the civic administration of Al Ain has decided to set up a public library in the city.
The project was announced during a visit by Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, the Rulers' Representative in the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi, to Al Ain Municipality. Dr Mattar Mohammad Al Nuaimi, Director General of Al Ain Municipality, briefed Sheikh Tahnoun on various planned and ongoing development projects in the city.
There is not even a single public
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 Emirati Opera singer Sara Al Qaiwani performs at Abu Dhabi Festival 2011
Posted on 24/03/2011
In a dazzling blend of Western and traditional Emirati culture, the Ensemble ACJW from The Academy - a programme of Carnegie Hall, The Julliard School and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education, performed live with young Emirati opera singer, Sara Al Qaiwani, at the debut of the spectacular Zaha Hadid Pavilion.
Sara's voice illuminated the futuristic music chamber as she performed Schubert's classic Shepherd on the Rock alongside clarinettist
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 Macbeth at Abu Dhabi Festival
Posted on 23/03/2011
The debut performance of Macbeth by Globe Education of Shakespeare's Globe was received with tremendous enthusiasm yesterday evening with leading stars Philip Cumbus as Macbeth and Emma Pallant as Lady Macbeth. As part of the Abu Dhabi Festival's educational outreach to students and schools across the nation, the Abu Dhabi theatre was packed with youngsters who had the opportunity to experience one of William Shakespeare's most gripping plays.
It has been exactly four centuries since ‘The
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![]() Sharjah Ruler's new stage play to raise curtain on the 21st Sharjah Theatre festival
Posted on 09/03/2011
The curtain will rise on the 21st Sharjah Theatre Festival on 17th March with the staging of the new play written by Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah H.H Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi.
The play entitled 'The Black Stone' (Al-Hajar Al-Aswad) will be directed by the well known theatre director from Tunisia Al Munsif Al Suwaisi. Announcing the 21st Sharjah Theatre Festival at a press conference yesterday, Chairman of the Sharjah Department of Culture and Information
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![]() UAE wins three top titles in Gulf Theatre Awards
Posted on 30/12/2010
UAE won the Best integrated Theatre Work Award in the 11th Gulf Theatre Festival concluded on Tuesday in Qatari capital Doha. UAE snatched also the awards for the Best Playwright and the Best Actor in a closely contested event that reflected the heritage and tradition of the Gulf region.
The stage play 'Saluqi' won the top award of the Best integrated theatrical work, while its writer Ismail Abdullah walked away with the Best Playwright Award. UAE's prolific theatre director and actor Hameed
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![]() Sheikh Sultan highlights the necessity to have a new theatrical movement
Posted on 30/11/2010
H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, addressed a speech to the dramatists all over the world in which he emphasised the necessity to have a new theatrical movement at a time when the call for cooperation and brotherhood began to recede.
In a speech to "Arab Theatre" magazine, Sheikh Sultan expressed his thanks and appreciation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation "UNESCO" in recognition of its great work
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 ADACH to show "Zayed and the Dream" in Dubai
Posted on 15/11/2010
The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) is organising three shows for the historical musical play "Zayed and the Dream" at the Palladium auditorium in Dubai Media City in celebration of the UAE's national day, according to ADACH in a press release.
The shows will take place on December 3, 4 and 5 as part of the international tour which started in Abu Dhabi, Beirut, Paris and London.
Upon orders from H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
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![]() First Emirati theatre actress honoured
Posted on 12/10/2010
Moza Al Mazroui, the first Emirati actress who took the courage to step into the stage encouraging several others to join her in the following years was honoured yesterday at the closing ceremony of the Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre.
Moza pioneered the female presence in the local stage plays and contributed to the promotion of the Emirati theatre movement.
Moza received Theatre Personality of the Year Award from H.H Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai
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 Over 2000 witness first show of Zayed and the Dream in London
Posted on 03/08/2010
In a house full stage, the first show of the musical historical play "Zayed and the Dream" was shown Sunday at London Coliseum. The 2360 seats of London's oldest theatre were fully booked by Arab community in England in addition to English and European play lovers in Briton.
The play is produced by Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) in coordination with renowned Lebanese Caracalla Dance Theatre.
More than 100 artist and poets are taking part in this illuminating artistic
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