TimeOut Abu Dhabi – April 24, 2019

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Art &

Culture

Edited by Paul Clifford

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Why you need to check out the sensational dance

and film events coming to NYU Abu Dhabi.

By Harriet Shephard

Emotional

journeys

THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING cool going on at

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, and April’s

schedule has been particularly brilliant.

But there are even more great things to

come, with three amazing events all packed

into the last few days of the month.

On April 28, contemporary dance piece

Vitae is coming to The Black Box theatre.

This engaging dance performance has

been choreographed by NYUAD theatre and

economics student Kevin Ke, and his debut

work tells the story of an aspiring artist.

Performed by ten dancers, the show is split

into three chapters.

The Àrst explores beginnings and endings,

the next takes the audience on a journey of

birth and exploration, and the Ànal chapter

sees everything descend into chaos.

In fact, it’s a huge couple of days for anyone

who appreciates dance.

On April 29, you can catch the French

hip-hop dance show Danser Casa in The

Red Theater.

Full of infectious energy and stirring

music, it transports the audience over to the

Moroccan city of Casablanca and depicts the

burning desires of the young dancers who

live there.

Choreographed by Mourad Merzouki and

Kader Attou (both pioneers of Casablanca’s

vibrant dance scene) the piece covers a whole

range emotions.

At times the tension in the air is almost

overwhelming, while at the same time an

intense love runs through the plot.

This is street dancing in its purest form, and

it will quite simply take your breath away.

You’ll be on the edge of your seat as you

watch the story unfold, and marvel at the

skills of these talented dancers.

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