Calling on local performers!

Calling on all local performers!

The 2^nd Annual Dubomedy International Performing Arts Festival (DIPAF) will be held from November 30- December 3, 2011. In their efforts to continue providing a platform for the local arts community, they are currently accepting entries from performing artists of all disciplines for slots in this year’s festival. The festival program will include a local theater night, poetry reading, music day, Arabic theater presentation, comedy night, free workshops, a dance competition and international headlining acts. Local artists will not only get the chance to be seen but to also take the stage with some big names. Dubomedy is very keen on representing the many different cultures of Dubai and invites artists from all backgrounds to participate in their Arabic, English and Hindi programs. The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2011.

The Dubomedy International Performing Arts Festival's goal is to unite and celebrate the diversity of the arts with the many cultural communities of the region all while having a great time. This Festival is unique in that it will feature an array of different genres of performing artists from talented local bands, dancers, theatre, poets, hip hop artists, actors, to international comedians and musicians, to everything in between. The performances will range from student showings to international professionals. This event will infuse nonstop performances with a series of free workshops in both English and Arabic over a 4 day period.

DIPAF’s producer, Ali Al Sayed of Dubai, said “We are hoping to include more Arabic Theater in this year’s Festival. Many people have yet to experience that side of us and we are happy to be able to provide a platform for more Arabic artists to shine.”

Last year over 100 performers took the stage and the local arts community waits, in great anticipation, for the upcoming line up to be announced. When asked if they could reveal any names, DIPAF’s Artistic Director Mina Liccione said “Nope, we aren’t spilling the beans just yet! Submissions are still coming in and we won’t make our final decision on local artists until the deadline hits. However, I can say that a really huge headliner has confirmed to perform as part of our Comedy Night and that we have added some really exciting additions to the program! We are really taking things to the next level this year.”

For more information please contact them on 04 374 6789 or LOL@vivadubai.com.

www.dipaf.com

FULL SCHEDULE: Dubomedy International Performing Arts Festival

DUBOMEDY INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL SCHEDULE - November 10-13, 2010

DAY 1:

Wed, Nov 10- Dubomedy Arts School Night
7:30pm Show at Dubai Community Theater- Free

Dubomedy Arts School always ends each session with a bang! “Mixed Tape- Comedy and Tap Dance Special” is a unique blend of Comedic monologues, Improv Games with audience suggestions, ensemble Tap Dance and Body Percussion Acts mixed with very special guest performances by Professional Salsa Dancers and Siohban’s Irish Dancers!

DAY 2:

Thurs, Nov 11- “From the Page to the Stage” Writing & Poetry Reading
7:00pm Show at Dubai Community Theater- Free

Student writers will present a series of works generated during the “From the Page to the Stage” Workshop.
Followed by our special Closing Act: Renowned American poet and published writer Nicholas Karavatos will present Inter-Media Spoken Word!

Thurs, Nov 11- LOCAL THEATER NIGHT!
9pm Show at Dubai Community Theater- Free

This show is a celebration of Local Theater in Dubai! Featuring an original short play by Dubai Drama Group, the dramatic chops of teens and young adults in the Youth Theatre Works and the surreal wit of British character actor Hartley Poole. Local theatre actor and director Jamal Iqbal will be presenting his ensemble piece ‘Musecal Chairs’ and writer/director Rajendra Aneja will be presenting a one-act play about migrant workers entitled ‘My Little Bit Life’.

DAY 3:

Friday, Nov 12- COMEDY DAY!
Please Note: All workshops are FREE
Location: SAE Institute

12:00-1:30pm- Experimental Theater Workshop hosted by Star Too Director Sol Abiad

1:30-2:30pm- Comedy in Arabia Panel- with Mina Liccione, Ali Al Sayed and Nitin Mirani

2:30-3:30pm – Arabic Comedy Workshop with Ali Al Sayed

3:30-4:30pm- Comedy Workshop with Saad Haroon

Friday, Nov 12- The BIG Comedy Show!
Show times: 7:30 and 10:00pm
Location: REEL Cinema in Dubai Mall
Tickets: 050 44 00 99 4 or LOL@vivadubai.com

Hosted by: Rohit Jayakaran - City 1016 FM

Opening Act: Salman Zahid Qureshi- Dubomedy Arts

Headliners: Ali Al Sayed- UAE Local Comedian Extraordinaire and Mina Liccione- Stomp, MTV, Funny Girls.
With our very special international guest….SAAD HAROON- Pakistan's Top English speaking Comic!!!!

DAY 4:

Sat, Nov 13- MUSIC DAY!
Please note: All Panel Discussions are Free
Location: SAE Institute

2:00-3:00pm- “Hip Hop in Arabia” Panel Discussion with Sal, DK and Kuwait’s Ya’koob Al Refaie

3:30-4:30pm- “ A Conversation with Abri and Rebecca Brianceau” – Local Soul Super Stars talk about the biz!

Sat, Nov 13- LOCAL MUSIC NIGHT!
Dubai Festival City- Floating Stage
Free Concert: 7:00-10:00pm

Featuring: Pull Box, Sach Holden, Ray Beat Boxer, Still Waters, Universal Rogue and our special guest from Kuwait- Ya’koob Al Refaie.
Headlining Musical Act: Behold the Locus

We'll see you there!!

DUBOMEDY FESTIVAL: Call for artist submissions

The First Annual Dubomedy International Performing Arts Festival will take place November 9-13, 2010 at numerous venues in Dubai.

We are currently accepting submissions from Local Musicians, Bands, Dance troupes, Theater troupes, Poets to be considered for performance slots in our First Annual Dubomedy International Performing Arts Festival. Space is very limited as we only have a few slots still open so please send us your proposal right away. Theater Pieces must be no longer than 10-15 minutes. Number of songs for Bands and Musicians will be determined individually. Dance Pieces must not exceed 10 minutes.

What should your proposal include?

*Contact information
*Description of proposed performance- including length, number of performers, technical needs
*Artist, Band or Troupe Bio
*Videos and photos
*Your script (if applicable)

When should you send your proposals?

All materials must be received BEFORE October 7, 2010 for consideration. Please send them to LOL@vivadubai.com.

What will the Festival entail?

The Dubomedy International Performing Arts Festival's goal is to unite and celebrate the diversity of the arts with the many cultural communities of the region all while having a great time. This Festival is unique in that it will feature an array of different genres of performing artists from talented local bands, dancers, theatre, poets, hip hop artists, actors, to international comedians and musicians, to everything in between. The performances will range from student showings to international professionals. This event will infuse nonstop performances with a series of free workshops in both English and Arabic over a 5 day period.

Full Festival Line-Up will be coming your way very soon! Hold onto your seats Dubai!

Fall Class Schedule: Comedy 101, NYC Tap & Body Beats, Improv, Writing & Performance

DUBOMEDY ARTS PROUDLY PRESENTS THEIR FALL, 2010 COURSE CALENDAR!

We offer professional training in Comedy, Improvisation, Stand-Up, Writing & Performance, NYC Tap Dance and Body Beat all year round for kids, teens and adults. From just to fun to professional coaching! Classes are lead by Stomp and Cirque veteran, MTV Alumni, Award-winning American physical comedienne and choreographer; Mina Liccione. Our new "From the Page to the Stage": WRITING & PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP will be co-lead by a group of professional writers, directors and performance based artists including Jamil Abu Warda, Nick Karavatos, Mohammed Rahmo, Sol Abiad along with Mina Liccione..

WHAT: We are kicking off our third school year with a brand new session of Comedy, Improv, Writing & Performance and NYC Tap & Body Beats classes. Each session runs 9 weeks and commences with a final performance in the Kilachund Theater at DUCTAC. Please reserve your place now!

WHEN: We hold classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, between September 15- November 11, 2010. Next batch will start in January, 2011.
*Final performances on November 10-11, 2010 at 7:30pm in the Kilachund Theater at DUCTAC as part of Dubomedy's 1st Performance Festival.

CLASS SCHEDULE:

~SATURDAYS CLASSES: Comedy and Tap & Body Beats- All Levels
September 18- November 11 at Dubai Community Theater in Mall of Emirates. Final performances will be on November 10-11, 2010.

10:00-11:00am- Laugh Out Loud! Comedy for Kids
Kids Comedy Club is full of joke telling, comedic storytelling, traditional clown routines and more. This class is all about boosting confidence, communication skills and finding their own comedic voice! The session ends with a final show for friends and family!

11:30-12:30pm- NYC Tap & Body Beats: Level I for Teens and Adults. This class is perfect for beginners or those who haven’t tapped in a long time and need a refresher.

12:30-1:30pm- NYC Tap & Body Beats: Level II for Adults and Teens. This class will focus on more intermediate level technique and choreography. This class is open to those who have completed Level I or by permission of instructor.

1:30-2:55pm- Comedy 101: Saturday Morning Funnies!
Our signature open level Comedy Class for Adults! This course will teach you the basics of Improvisation, Physical Comedy and Stand Up Comedy writing and performance. Each student will also get a private coaching session as well as a chance to perform in a energy packed end of session show at Dubai Community Theater.

3:30-4:30pm- NYC Tap & Body Beats: Level III. This is an advanced level training course as well as Performance Troupe.
* This class is by audition only

~MONDAY EVENINGS: NEW WRITING & PERFORMANCE CLASS!!!!!
September 20- November 8. Final performance and readings on November 10-11, 2010.

7:15-9:15pm-"From the Page to the Stage": Writing & Performance Workshop
This new course will focus on diverse genres of writing geared towards performance. The workshop will emphasize on the balance between text and performance- how they build upon and interact with eachother. A team of professional writers, directors, poets and performance based artists including: Jamil Abu Warda, Nick Karavatos, Sol Abiad as well as Mina Liccione will co-lead this course. There will be a series of unique writing sessions along with assignments that allow the students to explore a variety of "individual writing voices". Writing genres and seminars will include: Script writing for Theater, Poetry and Spoken Word, Storytelling- from fiction to non-fiction, Creating text, scripts and dialogue from Improvisational Exercises, Character development tools, How to transform personal stories into TV Scripts taught by a longstanding TV Producer. The final few classes will focus on ways to take your words from the page to the stage- hence PERFORMANCE skills including Meisner Acting Technique, How to direct actors, Physicalization of stories and Rhythmic Training. This workshop will commence will a final showing and/or reading of the works created during this creative process. The "best" works of the bunch will be chosen to develop into full length performance pieces as well as considered for a new series of short film projects set for 2011.

~WEDNESDAY EVENINGS: IMPROV & THEATER SPORTS!
September 15- November 10 at KADOMZ STUDIOS IN MARINA MALL. Final performances November 10-11, 2010 at 7:30pm in DUCTAC.

7:30-9:00pm- WEDNESDAY NIGHT IMPROV! - Intermediate- Advanced level training
All improvisation, all the time! We will warm up with Comedic Improv Games then focus on competitive theater games and improvisational structures for team performance “matches”. The goal of this class is to create a performance based Improv Troupe that will perform around the UAE at different events and venues. Each session includes a Public Improv Performance as well as a final match performed in the end of session show.

MORE INFO/REG: LOL@vivadubai.com

REGISTRATION: All Classes will be posted on Time Out Tickets very soon. We will also hold a series of open registrations in September. To secure your place please send an e-mail to LOL@vivadubai.com with your name, contact info and which class/es you will be attending.