Enrique Iglesias returns to the United Arab Emirates with a concert at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on November 1, 2025, marking a new chapter in his connection with audiences in the region. A few years after his last appearance, the most celebrated Latin artist of his generation brings back to the stage the songs that have defined more than two decades of his career. With a bilingual repertoire that blends romantic ballads and dance rhythms, Iglesias has built a transnational dimension that goes far beyond his Spanish and Cuban roots. From his early years in the 1990s to worldwide hits such as Hero and Bailando, he has maintained a central role in the international pop scene, forging collaborations with urban music icons and constantly renewing his image. His presence in Abu Dhabi confirms the city’s growing importance as a hub for major global music events. The Yas Island arena, already home to international productions, once again becomes a meeting point between local audiences and global stars. Iglesias, who has always used language and musical genre as tools of connection, brings to the Emirates the essence of his artistic journey: music designed to cross cultural and linguistic boundaries.
Rumi: The Musical arrives in Dubai in June 2026 following its London debut. The production explores the encounter between Rūmī and Shams of Tabriz through contemporary musical theatre, focusing on inner transformation and emotional conflict rather than biographical storytelling.
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.
At Sharjah Art Foundation, Ahaad Alamoudi examines repetition as a condition of the present. Through Gulf symbols, pop imagery and looping gestures, Sunkissed reflects on a cultural landscape suspended between memory, development and temporal fatigue.
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.