100% FREESymposium O: Love Past Apocalypse — experimental theatre at NYUAD
Watch a new theatrical production that brings scholars, artists, students and workers into an uneasy gathering about love in uncertain times. Presented by the NYUAD Theater Program, the performance turns the gap between ideas and actions into a shared theatrical experience at the intimate Black Box.
Representative black-box theatre photograph: The Tank in New York, photographed in 2019. It does not show NYUAD, this production or its set.
Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi · The Black Box, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Marina District, Abu Dhabi
Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.
When to go
20 and 21 November 2026: performance at 19:30, ticket slot 19:00–21:00. Additional 21 November matinee at 14:00, ticket slot 13:30–16:00.
Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.
Who can go
Ticket categories: 12–21 and 22+ · Complimentary booking · youth 12–21 and adult tickets · campus QR required
Live ticket selectors show Youth (12–21 y/o) and Adult (22+ y/o), both AED 0. Generic All ages row text also appears; no under-12 ticket category was offered. Listing uses the explicit available categories and asks users to confirm younger-child suitability.
Check age guidanceWhat’s free & what to know
- Book a complimentary ticket for one performance. The live portal currently offers 20 November evening and 21 November afternoon/evening; all three showed AED 0 youth and adult categories when inspected. Places remain subject to availability.
- Ticket categories are Youth (12–21) and Adult (22+). No under-12 category was available; confirm suitability with the organiser before making plans for younger children.
- Bring both the event ticket and the campus-access QR code issued by NYUAD Campus Safety. A ticket alone is not sufficient for campus entry.
- The organiser advertises 19:30 evening performances and a 14:00 matinee; ticket slots start 30 minutes earlier. Check your confirmation and allow time for campus access.
- The organiser also advertises a 22 November performance, but that date was disabled in the live ticket calendar when checked and is not included here.
- No compulsory purchase, paid companion or service trial is stated. Food, travel and parking are not included. The pin marks the Arts Center approximately; follow Black Box signs.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 6 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
6 November 2026: read the original NYUAD programme and followed its Platinumlist ticket link. Inspected each of the three live performance selectors in Chrome: 20 November 19:00–21:00 and 21 November 13:30–16:00 / 19:00–21:00. Each displayed active Adult 22+ and Youth 12–21 controls at AED 0; no tickets booked or personal data entered. Sunday 22 November was disabled and is omitted. Original programme supplies 19:30 and 14:00 performance starts; portal supplies arrival-slot starts and ends. Campus requires ticket plus campus QR. Read the ticket page venue-map link for the coordinates.
NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center — Symposium OOfficially linked complimentary ticket seller — dates, admission and venue map
Photo: Anthony Sertel Dean / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP, retaining the full composition; derivatives remain CC BY-SA 4.0.