A creative space for design and innovation in textile arts. It is an extension of the Sadi Art and Design initiative program, which began in 2016 with the aim of encouraging creativity and innovation in the field of textiles, drawing inspiration from Kuwait’s colorful and rich weaving heritage.

In partnership with Equate.

For the first time in Kuwait, at the renowned Games & Media Entertainment Expo, A New World: intimate music from FINAL FANTASY features your favorite character themes, battle medleys, and more! The New World Players versatile and dynamic chamber ensemble, and acclaimed piano soloist Benyamin Nuss perform FINAL FANTASY music from throughout the game series, conducted by Eric Roth. An exclusive, officially licensed production with legendary game developer SQUARE ENIX, these A New World concerts will feature our freshest arrangements and beloved FINAL FANTASY classics!

In attendance will be FINAL FANTASY X and FINAL FANTASY XIII composor Masashi Hamauzu. You can also visit them at their booth located inside of GX 2019

For tickets, click [Here]

Join us for a day filled with action on April 19th from 3PM – 10 PM. Access to the grandstand, kids zone and food trucks will be available. Entry free of charge, don’t miss out.

The GX2019 cosplay contest will take place at the Fairgrounds on Thursday April 18 at 9pm.

Tickets sold at the door, for more information click [Here]

Join us this Thursday for the closing event of Sami Mohammad's exhibition and for an artist talk about his work and artistic direction.

Closing reception: Thursday 18 April

Time: 6:00 pm

Artist Talk: 7:00 pm

Location: Contemporary Art Platform

The 6th annual Games & Media Entertainment Expo will be held at the Kuwait International Fairgrounds Hall 4A from April 18-20.

Tickets sold at the door, for more information click [Here]

Neo Geo World Tour is coming to Kuwait Battle Royale / GX 2019 in Kuwait in April 2019!

Featured tournaments include The King of Fighters '98 and XIV. The winners of the KOF '98 and XIV tournaments will represent the Neo Geo World Tour - Kuwait Stop to compete in the Global Finals in 2019.

Tournament & Signup Details:

https://www.fikraevents.com/eventregister/38 KOF XIV tournament starts 6pm Apr 19th, 2019

KOF '98 tournament starts 6pm Apr 20th, 2019

(contestants need to arrive 1h before tournament starts!)

Metal Slug Score Attack (Stage 1) before and after any of the above tournaments start/finish.

Address:
Kuwait International Fairgrounds,
Hall 4A, Kuwait

More details about Kuwait Battle Royale / GX 2019 can be found at:
https://www.fikraevents.com/subevents/24

*KOF98 and KOF XIV qualifier spots for the global finals in this stop are restricted to only residents of the Middle East and Africa region. Everybody is welcome to participate in all tournaments though.

**Valid Kuwait Battle Royale / GX 2019 entry ticket is necessary to participate and not included in the registration!

Join us as we celebrate Khaleejesque's 10 year anniversary where we'll unveil our new editorial direction and showcase our first AR art exhibit "Breaking Khaleeji Cultural Myths", featuring a collection of 10 limited edition posters by 10 creatives from the Arab Gulf.

More than a decade after the release of his debut album, Grammy® Award winner Wouter Kellerman is recognised as one of South Africa’s foremost musicians, with an extensive, and growing, global following.

Over the course of seven albums, and through many high-profile live performances and collaborations, Kellerman has steadfastly built on the rigorous classical training of his youth, to create a signature sound that’s earned him both critical praise and multiple awards.

Among these was becoming the second only individual South African to win a Grammy® Award since Miriam Makeba was honoured by the Recording Academy in 1966.

His songwriting was a particular highlight of Love Language with “The Long Road”, a solo flute piece written by Kellerman for Nelson Mandela, winning the Global Peace Song Award in the public-voted Acoustic/Contemporary Music category

The Department of Music & Drama and The American University of Kuwait proudly present:
The Seagull
A classic Russian drama exploring life’s big questions

Black Box Theater, AUK Campus

17 April 2pm and 7pm;
18 & 19 April 7pm;
20 April 3pm and 7pm

5 KD
Recommended for Ages 13 and up


The Seagull is a powerful, classic play written in 1895 by famed Russian playwright, Anton Chekhov. Acted by AUK students, and directed by Assistant Professor of Drama, Yassi Jahanmir, The Seagull provides an emotional reflection on daily life and the big questions that dwell beneath our lived experiences. By challenging the definitions of life, love, and art, The Seagull continues to have relevance by asking audience to consider the human existence. The Seagull is an affecting and tragic show that will run from April 17-20, 2019 in AUK’s Black Box Theater.

Show Synopsis: The Seagull takes place on a country estate, where family and friends gather to share their art, play some games, and revel in “divine country boredom.” Love is in the air, but there are dark clouds in grey skies: no one is happy, because everyone seems to love someone who doesn’t love them back. As they discuss life, love, and art, the characters shed light onto the ubiquitous melancholia of the human existence and question what it really means to be alive.

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a medical doctor by trade, but is most remembered for his short stories and plays. He wrote five major plays, the first being the The Seagull, that are famous for their startling realism. The plays were originally directed by Konstantin Stanislavsky, the “father” of modern acting, and Chekhov’s literary ability to capture quotidian habit, subtle subtext, and melancholic pining helped to shape realistic acting as we know it today.

Director Biography: Yassi is an Assistant Professor of Drama at the American University of Kuwait and has previously directed in NYC, California, and Arizona. Some favorite directing projects include: The Love for Three Oranges, West Side Story, Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters, Come and Go, Venus, and The Servant of Two Masters. She holds a PhD in Theater and Performance Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.