Home | Sports - Talk and Film screening on 4 and 25 November 2017
Home: Food | Music | Sports is a series of events I developed and curated for the National Pavilion UAE, where I've been commissioned to come up with a programme in the UAE that can be in dialog with the curatorial theme of its exhibition and publication Rock, Paper, Scissors: Positions in Play that is currently showing at the Venice Biennale.
The programme I developed is mostly in dialogue with the publication Rock, Paper, Scissors: Positions in Play, which includes a series of written and visual essays by writers, curators, academics and artists.
The events inlcude a series of talks and film screenings acorss Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, addressing how food, music and sports contribute to building a sense of home and community.
The first set of events about food took place in September in Abu Dhabi, the second set of events about music was last month in Dubai and for the last set of events, we will be Sharjah talking about sports.
Talk
Home | Sports - Creating a sense of community through sports
Date: Saturday, 4th November, 4.30pm-5.30pm
Venue: Mini Golf Park at Al Majaz Waterfront, Sharjah (location map)
Daily play-offs in the neigborhood of Karama in Dubai. Image by WTD magazine, as appeared in the publication of "Rock, Paper, Scissors: Positions in Play".I will be in conversation with journalist John Dennehy anout how people create a sense of community through sports and playing in public spaces. Dennehy recently wrote an article about sand golf in the UAE and I am looking forward getting some insights and thoughts about sports and building communities.
After the talk, you can stay back and play a round of mini golf if you like.
John Dennehy is a journalist with The National newspaper in Abu Dhabi. He previously worked at newspapers in Ireland and the UK. His book: In a Time of War: Tipperary 1914-1918 was published in 2013.
The talk is free to attend and you can RSVP here.
Mini Golf Park at Al Majaz Waterfront, Sharjah
Film Screening
Home | Sports - Anwar Roma / The Lights of Rome
Date: Saturday, 25th November, 7.30 pm
Venue: Masrah Al Qasba / Al Qasba Theatre, Al Qasba, Sharjah (location map)
Held in collaboration with Image Nation Abu Dhabi, MAD Solutions and Maraya Art Centre, we will screening the documentary Anwar Roma / The Lights of Rome. After the film, I will be in coversation with the director of the film, Ali Khaled.
It is an incredibly endearing documentary and I hope you can join us that evening at Qasba Theatre to watch this film and listen to our conversation. It is free to attend, but please RSVP here.
Anwar Roma / The Lights of Rome
Director: Ali Khalid
UAE | 2016 | 72 min
Documentary | PG | Arabic with English subtitles
In Singapore, October 28th, 1989, a group of young footballers defied all odds and made history by qualifying for the World Cup in Italy, 1990. Their average age was 19, their country, The United Arab Emirates, was also just 19 years old.
This documentary explores the historical and emotive journey of the 'golden generation' whom to this date are the only United Arab Emirates football team to make it to the World Cup.