Date: 15/11/2026

Venue: Cultural Foundation

- Something wicked / brilliant / rocking / thrilling this way comes! It’s the one with the Dagger! Shakespeare’s thrilling, chilling tragedy - Macbeth - in an exciting, easy-to-understand musical adaptation arrives in Abu Dhabi as part of an international tour. The acknowledged masters of Shakespeare for children, young people and families - Shakespeare 4 Kidz - bring their acclaimed musical thriller to Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation in a dynamic new actor-musician production. S4K’s MACBETH i...

Date: 20/11/2026

Venue: Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental

- This dazzling company of dancers presents a programme that brings together the work of three different choreographers. Skilfully contrasted in style, it showcases every element of the dancers’ abilities. The offbeat energy and playfulness of Twyla Tharp’s Sextet is followed by the gravely transcendental, intellectual questing of Ratmansky’s Serenade after Plato’s Symposium and concludes with Balanchine’s grand classicism in his Theme and Variations, set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious music. Initi...

Date: 20/11/2026

Venue: Cultural Foundation

Thikr: Night of Remembering by Akram Khan Company Thikra: Night of Remembering is a contemporary dance production by highly-acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan created in collaboration with award-winning visual artist Manal AlDowayan.   Thikra draws inspiration from AlUla’s ancient landscapes, mythology and cultural heritage to evoke the idea that “without a past, there is no future.”   Featuring an all-female ensemble of contemporary voices and Bharatanatyam dancers, the production explores th...

Date: 26/11/2026

Venue: Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental

- The University of Navarra Symphony Orchestra come together with dancers and actors in a unique fusion of disciplines. The result is a groundbreaking meeting of flamenco and Arab poetic traditions. An Arab girl embarks on a journey of discovery, studying the ancient botanical theory of flowers. Her intellectual approach contrasts with the instinctive love of a Spanish florist for the flowers themselves, their scents and colours. Poetry, Spanish and Arab dance and flamenco rhythms all come tog...

Date: 29/11/2026

Venue: Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental

- In honour of the 125th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi’s passing, this magnificent Opera Gala brings together the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra under the masterful direction of Giacomo Sagripanti, with celebrated soprano Maria Agresta and distinguished tenor Giorgio Berrugi. The programme journeys through Verdi’s most iconic works, from the grandeur of Nabucco and I Vespri Siciliani to the passion of Otello and La Traviata. Intertwining powerful overtures, arias and duets, the concert pays trib...

Date: 09/12/2026

Venue: Cultural Foundation

- Arab World Premiere Hailed by the Süddeutsche Zeitung as “the most beautiful tenor voice since Luciano Pavarotti”, French tenor Benjamin Bernheim comes to Abu Dhabi Festival 2026 for an intimate recital with his long-standing artistic partner, Canadian pianist Carrie-Ann Matheson. From the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to the historic reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, Bernheim has brought his voice to some of the world’s most significant stages and occasions. Inspired by t...

Date: 12/12/2026

Venue: Cultural Foundation

- Experience an unforgettable evening with music legend Enrico Macias, a rare and emotional event that celebrates a lifetime of extraordinary artistry. For more than six decades, Macias has touched hearts around the world with his timeless voice and songs filled with love, nostalgia, and human connection. This exceptional concert brings together his greatest classics and most beloved melodies, performed live in an intimate and elegant setting. As this tour is expected to be one of his final i...