Dubai Art Season, the annual city-wide showcase of arts and culture is now underway. The umbrella-term, which encompasses all the art events in Dubai such as Art Dubai, Design Days Dubai, Sikka Art Fair, the Emirates Airline Festival for Literature and many, many more, is colloquially known as March Madness. This year, Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the vice chairman of the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has extended her patronage to the season, which brings together artists from around the world over two months of many hundreds of events.
Dubai Art Season officially began on March 1, when Sheikha Latifa said: “Over its past two editions, Dubai Art Season has evolved as a city-wide celebration of arts. The calendar of diverse activities defines the cultural identity of Dubai through its unmatched showcase of events that inspire and engage the community. With Dubai Art Season, we are driving a global dialogue in the creative scene by welcoming international artists to Dubai, and highlighting the rich creative scene of Dubai through the works of our emerging and established talents.
“Dubai Art Season will continue to be a central pillar in our strategy to supporting the Dubai Plan 2021 announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, with the goal of establishing Dubai as a city of Happy, creative and empowered people.”
To stay ahead of all the cultural happenings downlaod the Dubai Culture app. For more information, log on to: www.dubaiculture.gov.ae; or follow on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DubaiCultureArtsAuthority; Twitter: @DubaiCulture; YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/DubaiCulture; and Instagram: @dubaiculture
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Formula Middle East Calendar (Formula Regional and Formula 4)
Round 1: January 17-19, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 2: January 22-23, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 3: February 7-9, Dubai Autodrome – Dubai
Round 4: February 14-16, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 5: February 25-27, Jeddah Corniche Circuit – Saudi Arabia
Bert van Marwijk factfile
Born: May 19 1952
Place of birth: Deventer, Netherlands
Playing position: Midfielder
Teams managed:
1998-2000 Fortuna Sittard
2000-2004 Feyenoord
2004-2006 Borussia Dortmund
2007-2008 Feyenoord
2008-2012 Netherlands
2013-2014 Hamburg
2015-2017 Saudi Arabia
2018 Australia
Major honours (manager):
2001/02 Uefa Cup, Feyenoord
2007/08 KNVB Cup, Feyenoord
World Cup runner-up, Netherlands
MATCH INFO
Uefa Champions League semi-final, first leg
Barcelona v Liverpool, Wednesday, 11pm (UAE).
Second leg
Liverpool v Barcelona, Tuesday, May 7, 11pm
Games on BeIN Sports
Specs
Engine: Dual-motor all-wheel-drive electric
Range: Up to 610km
Power: 905hp
Torque: 985Nm
Price: From Dh439,000
Available: Now
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
Volvo ES90 Specs
Engine: Electric single motor (96kW), twin motor (106kW) and twin motor performance (106kW)
Power: 333hp, 449hp, 680hp
Torque: 480Nm, 670Nm, 870Nm
On sale: Later in 2025 or early 2026, depending on region
Price: Exact regional pricing TBA
The design
The protective shell is covered in solar panels to make use of light and produce energy. This will drastically reduce energy loss.
More than 80 per cent of the energy consumed by the French pavilion will be produced by the sun.
The architecture will control light sources to provide a highly insulated and airtight building.
The forecourt is protected from the sun and the plants will refresh the inner spaces.
A micro water treatment plant will recycle used water to supply the irrigation for the plants and to flush the toilets. This will reduce the pavilion’s need for fresh water by 30 per cent.
Energy-saving equipment will be used for all lighting and projections.
Beyond its use for the expo, the pavilion will be easy to dismantle and reuse the material.
Some elements of the metal frame can be prefabricated in a factory.
From architects to sound technicians and construction companies, a group of experts from 10 companies have created the pavilion.
Work will begin in May; the first stone will be laid in Dubai in the second quarter of 2019.
Construction of the pavilion will take 17 months from May 2019 to September 2020.
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