This fashion show was inspired from the 1987 popular and critically acclaimed epic historical drama television series in Iran, Hezar Dastan (Thousand Hands). The show will feature the latest developments and styles in the Islamic world of fashion, and display a collection of creative costumes and masks in an atmosphere of traditional Iranian music and vibes. 

Hezar Dastan: Fashion, Costume and Music Performance

Iran: Hezar Dastan Fashion Show

Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy the latest developments and styles in the world of Islamic and Iranian fashion at this special performance. 

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With a striking design inspired by fossilised sand dunes, Jubilee Stage is an open-air festival stage. Located in Jubilee Park, it hosts performances and large concerts.

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Combining traditional exhibits on Iranian art and crafts with an immersive array of live audio-visual feeds, the Islamic Republic of Iran Pavilion offers a real-time look into the life of Iranian citizens. The pavilion is spread across several sleekly designed “boxes”, each offering a different perspective on the nation’s ancient culture. As you explore Iran’s production of saffron (known as “red gold” for its rarity and expense) or peruse its artisan-made carpets, curated video displays will digitally transport you to real Iranian bazaars, stunning landscapes and more.

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Inspired by the many tales in the classic book One Thousand and One Nights, the Islamic Republic of Iran Pavilion is a collection of 13 box-like blue buildings of various sizes, each of them housed within a curtain of hanging, bronze-coloured balls. These curtain structures surround each building on all four sides, and they are made of long strands of clay beads that part to admit visitors.

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Islamic Republic of Iran: 'Hezar Dastan' Fashion, Costume and Music Performance

MENASA, an Emirati Design Platform presented by Expo 2020 Dubai, aims to spark a new appreciation for Emirati crafts as contemporary and living expressions of Emirati cultural identity. By merging artisanal skills with innovation and technology, MENASA aims to cultivate a creative dialogue between designers and artisans from the UAE and around the world. Craft Stories is a series of seven unique curated design collaborations telling stories of today's UAE through a selection of its crafts and traditions. Merging the skills and rich heritage of Emirati artisans together with contemporary creativity and innovation in techniques and materials, each story is a multi-layered journey that reflects many facets of the UAE, its landscape, people, traditions, values and identity. Technology and Crafts: Interpretation of Crafts Through Technology will introduce one of the main craft story collections showcased at MENASA, the TEN to ONE capsule collection by Iwan Maktabi, Edouard Cabay and House of Artisans: a bespoke rug collection made from a sustainable material that is painted by Robot through AI.

Technology and Crafts: Interpretation of Crafts Through Technology

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A panel discussion organised by the Emirati design platform MENASA, in which distinguished designers from around the world contribute to engaging dialogue around the craft stories showcased at MENASA.

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Mohamed Maktabi (L2), Co-founder and CEO of Iwan Maktabi, Carmelo Zappulla (R2), Founder and Executive Director External Reference, Edouard Cabay (R1), Architect and Founder and Principal of Appareil and Salama Al Shamsi (R3), Director of Qa (1)

Mohamed Maktabi (L2), Co-founder and CEO of Iwan Maktabi, Carmelo Zappulla (R2), Founder and Executive Director External Reference, Edouard Cabay (R1), Architect and Founder and Principal of Appareil and Salama Al Shamsi (R3), Director of Qa

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Celebrate Morocco’s National Day! Join us for a performance of unforgettable classical music by Arab composers, including virtuoso pianist Marouan Benabdallah in collaboration with mezzo-soprano singer, Ahlima Mhamdi.

Morocco: Classical Music: Voice and Piano Recital

Celebrate Morocco’s National Day! Join us for a performance of unforgettable classical music by Arab composers, including virtuoso pianist Marouan Benabdallah in collaboration with Mezzo-soprano singer, Ahlima Mhamdi.

Classical Music: Voice & Piano Recital

An unforgettable classical music performance by Arab composers, featuring virtuoso pianist Marouan Benabdallah in collaboration with mezzo-soprano Ahlima Mhamdi.

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Join us in celebrating Morocco's National Day at Expo 2020

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For thousands of years, Morocco’s Berber people have built their traditional squared homes and villages out of mud brick, producing structures that have stood for centuries. The Morocco Pavilion at Expo 2020 advances this form in dazzling style, combining modern design and rich heritage to create a uniquely vertical journey through Morocco.

As you ascend the ramp through the pavilion, you’ll experience ancient streetscapes and cutting-edge innovations: everything from traditional Moroccan gardens to one of the world’s largest solar-energy plants, Noor-Ouarzazate. It all ends with a stunning panoramic view from the pavilion’s rooftop area.


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Traditional vertical mud-brick villages get a modernist makeover at the Morocco Pavilion. Over a dozen giant blocks formed from hundreds of earthen cubes are stacked in a loose, offset pattern to create a lively, four-storey tower that faintly glows with rusty orange warmth. 

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Named after the traditional Matryoshka dolls - a representation of a mother carrying her child within her - this music festival features exciting performances from the best folk artists from Russia, celebrating traditional crafts and music.

A celebration of Russian folk artists

Russia Fest

A spectacular music festival featuring exciting performances from the best folk artists from Russia.

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A perfect complement to Expo’s Mobility District, the colourful, whirled design of the Russia Pavilion suggests a planet in swift motion – much like the hyperconnected one on which we all live.

Inside the pavilion’s spherical shell, a wide range of exhibits will take you on a high-velocity tour of the future of human thought, exploring how we can connect, collaborate and build mutual understanding across the globe. Come experience the possibilities of tomorrow – and sample some mouth-watering Russian cuisine.


Explore exhibits on some of Russia’s most prominent thinkers, past and present. 

Breath-taking exterior displays of light and colour at night 

 A high-velocity tour of the future of human thought.

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The towering, 27-metre-high structure of the Russia Pavilion is composed of a huge sphere supported instead by two large columns, one on either side. A wide, shaded courtyard nestles between them, below the main structure. 

The building gains the appearance of speed from its vibrant exterior décor: narrow bands of bright, rainbow colour, which wrap in great loops around the pavilion, suggesting a blur of motion. A raised circle reminiscent of Saturn’s rings sticks out from the centre of the sphere, completing the planetary motif. 


Hezar Dastan: Fashion, Costume and Music Performance

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