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Al Etihad
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Al Etihad
Circus Baobab brings spectacular African dance and acrobatics to Abu Dhabi for Yé! - a show with an environmental message
8 May 2025 00:21 ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)Circus Baobab is unlike any circus you've ever is an exhibition of dance and the unimaginable acrobatic feats the human body is capable of, pushing the boundaries of kinesiology with its gravity-defying stunts and mind-boggling bodily it's all on display in Abu Dhabi - for the first time - at the Red Theater, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, on Saadiyat Island, on May production Yé! is a captivating fusion of contemporary performance and age-old African ritual dances, in which the troupe of 13 acrobats perform hand-to-hand lifts, symbolic pyramids, and animal-inspired choreographed movement while integrating traditional drumming and masked unique form of art carries a profound dialogue with the past, incorporating history, heritage and modern expressions to create a new and evolving poetry of movement.Yé! uses the African circus to highlight pressing environmental concerns, calling for collective action to preserve the world for future project began in 2021 when Damien Droin and Yann Ecauvre worked with Bakala Camara of Circus Baobab in Conakry, creative exchanges led to a performance that explores water, environmental change and human responsibility in a modern result is an evocative stage piece blending ancient traditions with contemporary environmental acrobatics and dance, Yé! invites the audience on a journey exploring environmental challenges and reflecting on a changing performers bring to life the environmental crises we face, questioning reality and our place in the changing acrobats and dancers are lifted high, they represent humanity's defiance against nature's forces, portraying resilience and unity in the face of overwhelming performers' acrobatic feats represent humanity's defiance against nature's forces, symbolising resilience and unity. They are lifted and flung across the stage, reaching heights of over 20 feet. Prepare to be amazed.
Al Etihad
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Al Etihad
Sibling duo tell a story on two pianos, at the Abu Dhabi Festival
16 Apr 2025 01:07 ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)The remarkable piano duo of Katia and Marielle Labèque have devised an original and innovative musical programme for the 2025 Abu Dhabi French sisters will be performing at the Red Theater, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island, on Wednesday, April 16, at classical musicians have played with major international orchestras, with renowned conductors, with Baroque ensembles and have showcased an array of music from 20th and 21st century siblings are renowned for their musical synchronicity and energy, first gaining international acclaim for their recording of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue", which sold over half a million are regular guests with the Berlin Philharmonic, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus, London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Dresden Staatskapelle, Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Vienna have worked with major composers including Thomas Adès, Louis Andriessen, Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, Bryce Dessner, Philip Glass, Osvaldo Golijov, György Ligeti and Olivier Labèques founded their own label KML Recordings, which joined Deutsche Grammophon in formed a special relationship with the composer Philip Glass, whose music begins and finishes their recital, "First In La Belle et la Bête", inspired by Jean Cocteau's film, and then in a work inspired by Cocteau again, his novel "Les Enfants Terribles". In sync with the storytelling theme, the central work of their programme is Ravel's "Ma Mère l'Oye" (Mother Goose), with its exquisite fairytale episodes.
