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Dubai, UAE, 3 September 2025: Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), in collaboration with the Dubai National Theatre, has concluded the ‘Acting and Directing in Open Spaces – A Creative Outdoor Workshop,’ held under the Dubai Performing Arts program. The initiative was created to empower emerging talent, giving participants the opportunity to strengthen their skills in acting, directing, and storytelling.
The workshop underlines the Authority’s ongoing commitment to enriching the performing arts scene, fostering an environment that sparks innovation, and advancing Dubai’s status as a global center for culture, an incubator for creativity, and a thriving hub for talent.
Led by theatre expert Dr. Thamer Al Arbid and hosted at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, the program welcomed 31 students and theatre enthusiasts. Attendees underwent focused training on techniques designed for open and unconventional venues, sharpening their skills in audience engagement. Sessions also covered the fundamentals of script analysis, staging, scene design, movement, and actor direction.
In addition, the course encouraged new ways of thinking about space and production, inspiring experimentation and teamwork. Through hands-on exercises and short showcases, participants honed their artistic practice while exploring innovative approaches to bringing performances to life in outdoor and alternative settings.
Curating Culture
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority was launched on 8th March 2008 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The Authority enables and develops the cultural and creative sectors in the emirate as the custodian entity, based on its cultural responsibility towards Dubai and to help define it in both a local and global context.
Under the leadership of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture, the Authority is committed to enriching the cultural scene of the emirate, firmly rooted in the heritage of the United Arab Emirates. It is working on building bridges of constructive dialogue between various civilizations and cultures to enhance Dubai’s position as a global center for art and culture, an incubator for creativity, and a thriving hub for talent.
The Authority is also committed to reviving Dubai’s history and highlighting the image of its contemporary cultural fabric through a series of innovative cultural initiatives, events and projects, as well as the cultural, historical and heritage assets it sponsors. This includes the management of five of the city’s notable heritage monuments, six museums, and eight branches of Dubai Public Libraries.
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