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a celebration of performing arts It’s that time of year again when Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) brings world-class theatre, dance, music, and exhibitions to the UAE capital’s shores. FACT has a run down of what to expect from the 12th edition of Abu Dhabi Festival (ADF), organised by ADMAF…
The Festival Recital Series
Ah Ruem Ahn
Othello: The Remix
Where: Emirates Palace M031 When: March 3 to 17 (various performances) Continuing its longstanding commitment to youth music, in 2015 Abu Dhabi Festival launches a brand new series of recitals by award-winning young laureates of classical music. Presented with selected ADMAF international strategic cultural partners, these intimate concerts offer a unique opportunity to experience tomorrow’s global virtuosos. During their visit to the UAE capital, these outstanding musicians will also engage and inspire Abu Dhabi’s talented young musicians through workshops in schools, universities and music centres.
Where: Emirates Palace M031 When: March 3 at 8pm. Ah Ruem Ahn studied in South Korea and Germany and has performed with the Madrid Symphony Orchestra, Dortmunder Philharmoniker and Morocco Philharmonic, among other orchestras, debuting at Carnegie Hall in 2013. She has received several prizes at international competitions including the second prize and silver medal at the 17th Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competition (2012). She’s a piano whizz likely to put on a spell-binding performance.
Where: Abu Dhabi Theatre, Breakwater When: March 5 at 8pm All the way from Chicago USA, hiphop duo, the Q Brothers, are giving a whole new modern-day interpretation to William Shakespeare’s Othello. Othello: The Remix is a fresh take on Shakespeare’s great tragedy, lyrically rewritten over original beats. MC Othello quits the ghetto and rises straight to the top, winning the respect of the music industry, the adoration of fans and the heart of the beautiful singer Desdemona. But he’s also attracted the spite of hip-hop purist Iago, who has something more sinister planned for Othello than a rap battle.
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