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Alexandra Mansilla

Always searching for ideas, inspiration, and talented people. In love with cartoons, sun, and Ted Lasso

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Abu Dhabi
Art

The Week Of Art Comes To Abu Dhabi

And this week takes you from a design fair in a former airport to people who can show you what it takes to make a boat

by Alexandra Mansilla13 Nov 2026
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Dubai
Abu Dhabi

Your Week In Dubai: November 10–16

Pizza by the Creek, an exhibition you can play and a weekend that takes you to the dance floor

by Alexandra Mansilla9 Nov 2026
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Heritage

How Al Ain Keeps Its Heritage In Use

In Al Ain, old water channels still feed date gardens, and a former family home has room for a pottery wheel

by Alexandra Mansilla7 Nov 2026
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Dubai
Events

Your Week In Dubai: November 3–9

Design takes over the city, with a neighbourhood exhibition, vintage shopping and coffee inside a flower along the way

by Alexandra Mansilla2 Nov 2026
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Photography
Interview

Habib Saleh: "Photos Say More About Us Than What We See In The Frame"

How walks with a camera led the Lebanese photographer back to his family’s story

by Alexandra Mansilla1 Nov 2026
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Dubai
Food

Where To Have Breakfast In Dubai? We Asked the Locals

From sourdough pastries to Levantine spreads, a little help for anyone who wakes up hungry

by Alexandra Mansilla29 Oct 2026
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Dubai
Events

Your Week In Dubai: October 27–November 1

New art, a fresh coffee stop and the return of outdoor cinema

by Alexandra Mansilla26 Oct 2026
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Photography
Dubai

Corners Of the City: Dubai Through the Lens Of Local Photographers

When familiar places take on new meanings, ordinary moments become stories

by Alexandra Mansilla24 Oct 2026
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Art

A Different Picture Of Sudan: Four Women Artists To Know

Forget the usual narratives — these four women are showing Sudan through a completely different lens

by Alexandra Mansilla23 Oct 2026
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Cinema
Music

There Is Life Before Addis Ababa. And There Is Life After

Ten days in Ethiopia brought a group of Dubai creatives face-to-face with a remarkable music scene and a film collaboration nobody had planned

by Alexandra Mansilla22 Oct 2026
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Events
Dubai

From Palm Trees To Concrete Rubble: What To Expect At Dubai Design Week 2026

Japanese woodwork, gardens you can walk through, and a whole new take on traditional crafts

by Alexandra Mansilla20 Oct 2026
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Events
Dubai

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, October 20–25

A big week for foodies (but not only for them), with new openings, chef collaborations and plenty of reasons to book a table

by Alexandra Mansilla19 Oct 2026
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Events
Art

What Makes A Place Feel Like Home? Abu Dhabi’s Public Art Biennial Returns

More than 20 artists, two cities and one big question: what does it mean to belong?

by Alexandra Mansilla15 Oct 2026
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Dubai
Events

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, October 13–18

Rare vintage accessories, two very different kinds of horror, a pizza collaboration, and more

by Alexandra Mansilla12 Oct 2026
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Art

From Chewed Gum To Butter Sculptures: Artists Making Art Out Of Almost Anything

And that is not all! Think pistachio shells, bread, industrial polymer, and a other things you would never expect to find in an artwork

by Alexandra Mansilla11 Oct 2026
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Events

What Do 1,000 Porsches In One Place Look Like?

We will get a chance to find out this November, when Icons of Porsche returns to Dubai

by Alexandra Mansilla6 Oct 2026
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Dubai
Events

Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, October 6–11

From an exhibition built around private thoughts to a run that starts painfully early

by Alexandra Mansilla5 Oct 2026
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Art
Heritage

How Artists Are Reimagining The Prayer Mat

See how artists turn the prayer mat into something entirely unexpected

by Alexandra Mansilla4 Oct 2026
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Sport
Fashion

From Cooling Slippers To Gear-Shifting Shoes: Inside adidas’ Home Of Innovation

A day inside adidas HQ, looking at what could become the next generation of sportswear

by Alexandra Mansilla2 Oct 2026
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Abu Dhabi
Art

Arab Identity, Rethought Through Performance

Untitled 14km and Näss rethink Arab identity from two very different angles

by Alexandra Mansilla30 Sept 2026