On April 24, 2026, Christina Aguilera will perform live at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena in a concert that brings back to the stage one of the most recognisable figures in pop over the past twenty-five years. The artist arrives with a show built around her core repertoire, centred on the songs that defined the early 2000s and that remain the backbone of her musical identity. The setlist revolves around the singles that shaped her career, from Genie in a Bottle to Beautiful, Fighter and Dirrty, tracks that helped redefine the role of the female pop performer in a more explicit, physical and vocally driven direction. At the centre of the concert is the voice, the element that has always distinguished Aguilera within the mainstream panorama, drawing more from soul and R&B than from the lighter pop of her contemporaries. The show is conceived as a high-intensity live performance, supported by a solid but restrained stage production that leaves space for execution and direct interaction with the audience. This is neither a relaunch nor a purely nostalgic exercise, but a coherent re-presentation of a repertoire that continues to work live, thanks to a stage presence that remains central and a level of technical control that is still the artist’s main strength.
Art Dubai 2026 marks its twentieth edition, reaffirming its role as a key platform for artistic practices from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. Through curated sections and an extensive talks programme, the fair offers a critical perspective on the geographies and genealogies of contemporary art.
The Zayed National Museum will open in December 2025 (TBC) in Abu Dhabi, in the expanding Saadiyat Cultural District. The building, designed by Foster + Partners, features five tapered steel towers inspired by the wings of a falcon, a symbol of Emirati identity, and is poised to become a new architectural and cultural landmark in the region.
At Jameel Art Centre in Dubai, Global Positioning System examines mobility as an uneven and unstable experience. Through maps, infrastructures and disrupted routes, the exhibition reflects on the circularity of movement and the limits of contemporary systems of orientation.
The Task of the Mythologist introduces Anahita Razmi’s practice, focused on the cultural transfer of images and gestures. Through appropriation, irony and conceptual rigor, her work challenges fixed notions of identity and dominant narratives. Razmi explores myth as an unstable structure, constantly open to reinterpretation.
The art of hospitality is a thread running through every experience at the Bvlgari Resort Dubai. Relaxing, thoughtful, and elevated, the new exclusive Bvlgari offers are crafted as refined multifaceted escapes capturing all the best of the Resort. A beautiful way to reconnect or immerse oneself in the distinctive charms of Dubai while experiencing unparalleled Italian hospitality in the heart of the UAE.