WHAT’S ON THIS WEEKEND
Aqua Kaleidoscope
The Petra Museum Amazing Nabataean Water Engineering A friend told me about this wonderful exhibition. It is really interesting. It explores the mysteries of Nabataean water engineering techniques using exhibits of water pipes excavated from Petra and reconstructed using state of-the-art digital 3D images. You can learn all about the people who built Petra, the Nabataeans; skillful nomadic tribes with hydraulic engineering and other clever water management technologies.
Nabati Poetry
Saadiyat Cultural District Abu Dhabi
A beautiful form of poetry
Originating among the Bedouin of the Arabian Peninsula and distinguished by its use of colloquial Arabic, rather than the formal Arabic found in most contemporary writing and classical Arabic is Nabati poetry. I found the language of Nabati poetry to be simple, clear and direct. The exhibition was quite good and I recommend it. However, personally, I prefer a more formal approach to poetry.
Oliver Twist
savoy Theatre
The magic has gone
If you’re a history fan like me, and if you like Charles Dickens books, then please do yourself a favour and stay well away from this dreadful play. The actors try hard but the dialogues are dull, the plot does not match the book and the whole thing goes on for far too long – almost three hours. Don’t waste your time or your money. It was really bad.
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