Sharjah’s Rubu’ Qarn season concludes celebrating local talent

The season featured literary and theatrical performances by Rubu’ Qarn participants, including poetry readings, popular proverb challenges, and innovative theatre productions such as “I Love My Country”, “Shamsa and Sushi”, “The Emirati House”, “World of Imagination”, “Takshira”, “The Girl and the Butterflies”, “Supreme Beauty”, and “The Magical Butterfly”. These performances were praised for their creative execution and humanistic messages.

Interactive and digital experiences

Visitors enjoyed interactive experiences at various seasonal corners, such as The Storyteller Corner, which offers storytelling sessions to develop narrative skills; A Tour in a Book, allowing audiences to browse selected books and share their opinions in recorded sessions; and the Reader of the Century digital platform, which encourages reading habits and documents participants’ achievements. The “Story in a Bottle” project also attracted attention by combining literature and technology, enabling visitors to hear stories narrated by young authors via QR codes.

Visual arts and exhibitions

In the visual arts segment, the season hosted the exhibition “Worlds of Art: Between Craft and Imagination”, presenting three main perspectives: from raw materials to imagination, memory and identity, and worlds beyond reality. The exhibition fostered a dialogue between generations, blending heritage with technology. It also showcased digital works from Parallel World Lens and AI Fantasy, where participants transformed stories into digital artworks and book covers filled with creativity.

Music and theatre performances

Participants from the Rubu’ Qarn Music Centre delivered professional performances of Arab and international musical pieces, while the Rubu’ Qarn Theatre and Performing Arts Centre staged theatrical performances that showcased their expressive and artistic abilities, emphasising the importance of theatre as a space for experimentation and collective creativity.

Legacy and cultural impact

Building on this cultural and creative momentum, the Arts and Literature Season concluded by reaffirming its role as a platform that unites art and literature, imagination and reality. It helps develop children’s and youth’s skills, fosters their creative potential, and aligns with Sharjah’s vision of nurturing empowered future generations capable of expressing their national identity in innovative, contemporary ways.