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Art & culture

The Empty Seat at the Table — stories, images and a shared taste

Artist Mirna Bamieh combines narration, projected images and sound in a lecture-performance about Palestinian food traditions, memory and displacement. The event concludes with a shared offering of bread, Gazan dukka, olive oil, labneh and olives.

Representative regional food photograph; not the exact dishes, quantities or presentation offered at the performance.

Al Quoz, Dubai · Concrete, Alserkal Avenue, 17th Street, Al Quoz, Dubai

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When to go

2026-11-01, 17:30–18:30 (Dubai time). Booking required.

Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.

Who can go

No age limit published; check suitability with organiser · Free · booking required

Current official programme and organiser-linked booking do not publish numerical ages. No all-ages or whole-family participation claim.

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What’s free & what to know

  • Free admission with advance booking through the organiser’s linked ticket page.
  • A shared food offering concludes the performance; it is not advertised as a full meal. Contains bread and dairy.

Free snack

Original organiser and booking describe a concluding shared tray of bread, Gazan dukka, olive oil, labneh and olives.

  • For event participants; shared offering, not a guaranteed meal or takeaway. Includes bread and dairy.
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Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 25 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

25 October: current original programme and substantive booking inspected; original actual ticket inventory isFree=true, maximum price0, hasAvailableTickets=true, not sold out, no compulsory donation or add-on. Published dates, venue and conditions remain consistent.

Alserkal Avenue — official What the Food programme

Official free booking and availability

Official Alserkal location and access

Photo: Shameel mukkath / Pexels · Pexels License · Resized and compressed to WebP; original photograph proportions preserved.