3 Best Performing Arts in Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre is a nonprofit organization that specializes in community-run events. Although most events are local theater, there are also studio facilities, and a gallery for art shows. The center also runs classes that cover a diverse range of subjects from arts and crafts to creative writing, drama, and dance.

Madinat Theatre, an intimate, classically styled space, is smaller in scale and plays international films. Where the Dubai Opera House has picked up the grand classical operas, orchestras, and musicals, Madinat has an eclectic mix of revue-style shows, stand-up comedy, classical concerts and plays to cater to the community's diverse interests. Most of the shows are family-friendly. The group also manage the Madinat Amphitheatre, an outdoor stage that is framed by the waters and glowing wind towers of the Madinat Jumeirah complex. Here they hold festivals and markets, and the occasional evening musical performance.