Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi, managed by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, is set to host two stunning live music and dance shows this November that will bring the best of world culture to the emirate. Here is what you can expect to see at the Cultural Foundation next month. 

Fera by Maurice Louca and UAE Musicians 

Wed 2 Nov | 8pm 

Music Performance 

Fera is celebrated Egyptian musician and composer Maurice Louca’s new longform composition, picking up from where he left off in his last record Saet El Hazz (The Luck Hour). Featuring a tapestry of microtonal guitars, violins and percussion, this work adds more synthesisers and electronic explorations, taking it more into the acoustic/electric realm. Louca will be joined by Lebanese percussionist Khaled Yassine and Egyptian violinist Ayman Asfour. For this very special collaboration with the Cultural Foundation, celebrating Abu Dhabi’s designation as a UNESCO ‘City of Music’, Louca will create a new rendition of this composition in collaboration with Abu Dhabi-based musicians, including an Emirati percussion ensemble and guest musicians from the South Asian community. 

Elephant by Bouchra Ouizguen 

Sat 19 Nov | 8pm 

Contemporary Dance Performance 

In Elephant, the Moroccan choreographer Bouchra Ouizguen continues the research she has been carrying out with her company for ten years around the sound, rhythm and movement of the collective body as well as the individual. The show features four performers. 

Tickets for the performances start at 100 AED. For more details, and to purchase tickets, visit culturalfoundation.ae. 

A new season of live performances across music, theatre and dance for 2023 will be announced at a later date.  

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