Dubai Shopping Festival (Layali Dubai)
Photos courtesy of Groupe Djembe Rythm, Senegal
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| Country and Region | United Arab Emirates — Abu Dhabi |
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| Type of Festival | Dance, Drama, Music |
| Location of Festival | Dubai, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Festival Address Information | DSF Office Help desk |
| Festival Description | The Dubai Shopping Festival and Fringe events offer interesting and entertaining events that encompasses a series of festivals under the theme ‘A World of Festivals’. Various shows will be making their debut during the Dubai Shopping Festival and one of them is the internationally acclaimed Fringe Festival. As part of the Shopping Malls Festival, Fringe Festival features talented individuals from throughout the world who entertain audiences with theatre, comedy, visual arts, dance, and music. The combined edition of the DSF and the Fringe events play out over 45 days of family fun, entertainment and shopping that will offer retrospective glimpses of the 10 previous editions combining the best of the best and promises to be even bigger and better. |
| Festival Dates | January 24 - February 24, 2008 |
| Festival Links |
Festival Events:
Featured performer 2008:
- Groupe Djembe Rythm, from Dakar, Senegal will be performing at the Dubai Shopping Festival. Djembe Rythm Group (GDR) is composed of drummers, dancers, and singers performing the traditional arts of Senegal and Africa. GDR has performed at festivals throughout the world including: Belgium, Korea, Italy, Algeria, and more. For additional information contact Mr. Momar Gueye, the director HLM Las Palmas Villa, N° 944 Guédiawayeat, Dakar, Senegal, or by email at djemberythmdirector@yahoo.fr, or visit http://www.djemberythm.org
Other Sources:
Article and Reviews:
- Internationally Acclaimed Fringe Festival Back In Dubai For Second Consecutive Year (Dubai City Guide, January 2008)
http://www.dubaicityguide.com/geninfo/news_dtls.asp?newsid=10732 - Fringe Festival makes its debut in Dubai (AME Info, December 18, 2006)
http://www.ameinfo.com/105706.html
Practical Info:
Venues:
- Held at different venues around the city including
Mall of the Emirates
Deira City Centre
Bur Juman
Mercato Al Ghurair City
Ibn Battuta
Al Reef shopping malls
The Dubai Festival City
Zabeel Park
Night Souq
Madinat Jumeirah
Global Village
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