{"id":27018,"date":"2020-02-04T11:19:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T07:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=27018"},"modified":"2020-02-04T11:19:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T07:19:38","slug":"canadian-university-dubai-ensemble-choir-rocks-at-dsfs-market-outside-the-box-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/canadian-university-dubai-ensemble-choir-rocks-at-dsfs-market-outside-the-box-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian University Dubai EnSEmble Choir Rocks At DSF&#8217;s &#8216;Market Outside The Box&#8217; Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian University Dubai highlighted its performing arts with a 90-minute concert held at \u2018Market Outside the Box\u2019 (MOTB), one of Dubai Shopping Festival\u2019s attractions, at Burj Park, on 25<sup>th<\/sup> January. The performance consisted of CUD\u2019s dance club, K-pop dance group, band and enSEmble Choir \u2013 the UAE\u2019s first choir for the \u2018determined ones.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The picturesque open-air venue overlooking the Burj Khalifa echoed to the cheerful sounds of the choir, as a supportive audience of parents, well-wishers and casual visitors watched transfixed by their amazing performance.<\/p>\n<p>Conducted by Rivaan Mager, the CUD enSEmble Choir began the performance with \u2018My UAE\u2019, a tribute to the UAE\u2019s spirit of tolerance and inclusiveness, followed by \u2018Power in Me\u2019, the popular hit by Rebecca Lawrence. The piece de resistance was a touching rendition of Mariah Carey\u2019s hit \u2018Hero\u2019, a very apt song for the choir.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Burj Park stage presented a wonderful opportunity for our students to showcase their talent in music and dance,\u201d said Dr. Rami El Khatib, Dean of Student Affairs at CUD. \u201cCanadian University Dubai encourages students to engage in performing arts, as part of our motto of creating well-rounded individuals before they begin their careers. All the participants gave incredible performances, including the CUD enSEmble Choir, which eloquently proved that a handicap is no barrier to achieving excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Market Outside The Box\u2019 bazaar hosted local artisans showcasing homegrown brands, selling everything from funky jewellery, beachwear and other fashionable items to home accessories. The stage featured performances by local, regional and international musicians, DJs, dance shows and a slew of exciting entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian University Dubai highlighted its performing arts with a 90-minute concert held at \u2018Market Outside the Box\u2019 (MOTB), one of Dubai Shopping Festival\u2019s attractions, at Burj Park, on 25th January. The performance consisted of CUD\u2019s dance club, K-pop dance group, band and enSEmble Choir \u2013 the UAE\u2019s first choir for the \u2018determined ones.\u2019 The picturesque [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27020,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27018\/revisions\/27020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}