Abu Dhabi Festival is organized by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation. The Festival is the UAE’s foremost celebration of art and culture bringing together the greatest musicians, performers and artists from both the East and West in the heart of the United Arab Emirates. It seeks to reflect the determination of the capital to take the lead in cultural understanding.
Vision & Mission
Abu Dhabi Festival reinforces the capital’s profile as an international arts metropolis; injecting art, education, culture and creativity into the heart of the Emirate.
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Founder's Message
Her Excellency Hoda Al Khamis Kanoo Founder & Artistic Director, Abu Dhabi Festival The lands of the Middle East and Arab world were once known as the world’s intellectual powerhouse. Today, the region returns to the forefront of creative expression
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Abu Dhabi Festival History
The Abu Dhabi Festival was founded in April 2004 under the patronage of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, then Minister of Information and Culture. In 2007, the Festival was granted the patronage of HH General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme ...
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Abu Dhabi Festival Structure
Abu Dhabi Festival is presented annually by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF), a not-for-profit organisation that has been advancing arts, education, culture and creativity in Abu Dhabi since 1996.
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Commissions
Abu Dhabi Festival regularly stages world premieres and commissions new works, often in partnership with other international festivals. Rapidly becoming an anchor for the cultural elite, the festival reaches out to the world in the hope of generating greater mutual understanding.
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