Travel through a universe inspired by elements of Sharjah with Planet Sharjah. An interactive video…
Read more Get DirectionsThe Students of AUS take us on a roundtrip, a flight from the emirate to…
Read more Get DirectionsThe Jungle Book is an age-old story of instincts, nature, survival, fight, fear, love and…
Read more Get DirectionsWith present generation ideograms such as emojis and smileys, students from University of Sharjah present…
Read more Get DirectionsSLF 2020 lights up the Grand Masjid Sheikh Rashid Al Qasimi in a show narrating…
Read more Get DirectionsPast legacies and future creativity coexist during a show, to disrupt our senses and perpetuate…
Read more Get DirectionsThe show explores games, fun and playful moods across every age. Pixel Carré is a…
Read more Get DirectionsThis visual and luminous installation is an ode to the beauty of the Islamic architecture…
Read more Get DirectionsThis illuminated building in the middle of a vast open-space represents the hope that Sharjah…
Read more Get DirectionsThe four elements, fire, earth, water and air, are the thread of a visual journey…
Read more Get DirectionsFrom the real to the surreal of the Festival, a dreamlike and evolving journey takes…
Read more Get DirectionsThis is a show inspired by exchanges between people, countries and cultures. The artists chose…
Read more Get DirectionsThe Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority’s show aims at transforming the cityscape and taking audiences…
Read more Get DirectionsCan we capture Light and hold it? Here is a magical dome holding a giant…
Read more Get DirectionsResonance is an installation interacting with the rhythm of its environment. Dynamic and in constant…
Read more Get DirectionsThe Little Giant first visited Sharjah in 2011 to launch the very first Sharjah Light…
Read more Get DirectionsA colourful current runs through the mosque, revealing its contours and illuminating its curvature, combining…
Read more Get DirectionsA captivating choreographic show, representing the true colors of Sharjah and the universal harmony existing…
Read more Get DirectionsThe newly inaugurated Academy is the canvas for a show based on Sharjah’s maritime and…
Read more Get DirectionsTravel through a universe inspired by elements of Sharjah with Planet Sharjah. An interactive video mapping installation that allows participants to use technology to stretch the boundaries of the building beyond its walls, interacting with the planets and modifying the characteristics of the show.
Read moreThe Students of AUS take us on a roundtrip, a flight from the emirate to America, landing back again in Sharjah. The University building transforms into a dreamy travelogue, re-establishing the students’ relationship to their daily environment, traveling far but deeply-rooted in the Emirate of Sharjah.
Read moreThe Jungle Book is an age-old story of instincts, nature, survival, fight, fear, love and learning, crossing cultures to become part of global imagination. This show is a journey through the key moments of the Jungle Book. Filling the building with its essence and involving the public to build the story. The Sound Design particularly amplifies the underlying meaning of the visual material.
Read moreWith present generation ideograms such as emojis and smileys, students from University of Sharjah present their daily routine of life in Sharjah while showing their strong connection to the beautiful emirate.
Read moreSLF 2020 lights up the Grand Masjid Sheikh Rashid Al Qasimi in a show narrating stories of culture and memory in a contemplation of legacy. Paired with light odes to Islamic patterns and orient designs, ‘Arabic Fusion’ gives a particular touch to the structure’s architectural details, and to the images of the Islamic culture representing Sharjah’s heritage.
Read morePast legacies and future creativity coexist during a show, to disrupt our senses and perpetuate traditions. During this show, the artist will merge traditional and modern styles, deforming and then creating a new building, a blend between eras and designs finally forming the present culture of the emirate of Sharjah.
Read moreThe show explores games, fun and playful moods across every age. Pixel Carré is a construction game of a screened image, referencing pixels and TV test images. Hypnotic Graphics display a panorama of shapes inspired by board games and brain teasers. Minimal Circus reveals an acrobatic show where the game is more about the motion, the body and the performance. Gradient Track depicts fun and energy around the power of music. Balloon Fountain floods us with balloons in a myriad of patterns and colors in bouncing slow motion.
Read moreThis visual and luminous installation is an ode to the beauty of the Islamic architecture of the emirate’s newest mosque, a graphic ballet of shadows and lights. The details and patterns of the mosque unfurl over the entire building, to the rhythm of the four elements (water, earth, fire and air) and illuminated pages of illustrations of the beautiful Quran.
Read moreThis illuminated building in the middle of a vast open-space represents the hope that Sharjah represents in the Arab world and internationally. This is a lighthouse in the middle of the desert to guide people and their vision for the future, Sharjah as a Cultural Capital, a beacon of light.
Read moreThe four elements, fire, earth, water and air, are the thread of a visual journey in the traditional culture of Sharjah and towards the horizons of the future. The architecture unfolds element by element till the whole building seems to move away to find the first Emirati astronaut who floats in space surrounded by a visual allegory of Arab sciences.
Read moreFrom the real to the surreal of the Festival, a dreamlike and evolving journey takes us through styles and eras. A paper theater plunges us into a surreal world of the city of Sharjah, its culture and its Festival in constant evolution. This video mapping show aims to take spectators through Sharjah’s different styles and eras, desert to a futuristic city with its basis in traditions and culture.
Read moreThis is a show inspired by exchanges between people, countries and cultures. The artists chose to illustrate these exchanges through the major works of some famous international artists, taking the audience through different compositions, colors and lights, to offer intense and multiple emotions to the audience.
Read moreThe Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority’s show aims at transforming the cityscape and taking audiences on an endless journey through different spaces and atmospheres, inspired by organic elements such as coral, and displays a variety of unique graphical universes each developing in their own way and expanding to meet each other.
Read moreCan we capture Light and hold it? Here is a magical dome holding a giant Chandelier that has fallen from an invisible ceiling in the Sky. Representing how precious is the Sharjah Light Festival to the country and to the people coming from all around the globe to see it and grave it in their memory as a souvenir they carry around.
Read moreResonance is an installation interacting with the rhythm of its environment. Dynamic and in constant movement, the massive tunnel recreates the vibe of the city with lighting and sonic atmospheres. In Al Majaz, Resonance is a fantastic path along the palm trees. The spectator is invited to wander and to change the vibe with an interactive interface located at the entrance. Kontact is live architecture combining sound, light and movement. The audience is immersed in different atmospheres, projecting various moods to the installation. This project allows the public to play by modifying this changeable structure. Each theme immerses the viewer in a specific universe.
Read moreThe Little Giant first visited Sharjah in 2011 to launch the very first Sharjah Light Festival. 10 years later, the Little Giant returns to remind us of the beauty of the first show. A bed-time story, a child’s dream, the little giant plays all around the buildings of Al Qasba with water, fire and colors.
Read moreA colourful current runs through the mosque, revealing its contours and illuminating its curvature, combining space and a cosmic theme to elevate the spiritual frame of mind of the spectators.
Read moreA captivating choreographic show, representing the true colors of Sharjah and the universal harmony existing between people of different cultures. This is a bridge between modern - contemporary dance and the local culture and diverse societies of the United Arab Emirates, combining dance, lights, music, video and fireworks.
Read moreThe newly inaugurated Academy is the canvas for a show based on Sharjah’s maritime and trades history. From ancient commerce where fishermen dived in the blue sea to find precious pearls and unique fish to the present day where we find the port filled with multicolored containers, a tribute to the bright Future awaiting Sharjah.
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