Emily Smith Re-Membering Dubai

October 8th, 2009

The perfect setting for a luxury hotel, Dubai has many splendid things to offer the discerning traveler.  It’s had an amazing boom in the past decade, and has become a rather magnetic attraction for celebrities from all around the world.  The parties on the beach and in the clubs are truly fantastic, and Dubai does have a magnificent night life, but there are many sides to Dubai.  There are plenty of attractions that will appeal to guests of all ages, with city tours and shopping malls and much much more.  There is also an absolutely thriving art gallery scene, and the music scene here is also getting to be a world-class cultural phenomenon.  There are always art festivals and fairs, or splendid choices for seeing live music, along with all the other attractions that make Dubai a perfect destination for your wanderlust.

Our hotels are carefully selected to offer you the best in style and hospitality, and you’ll love the splendor our accommodations offer.  There are hosts of amenities to keep you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, as well as offering most any convenience you might need to make your stay here fruitful.  After a rest in the sumptuous rooms, you can enjoy a fantastic meal, prepared by world-class chefs, before setting off on your new adventures.  If you happen to be in town during Art Dubai, you may have the opportunity to see the work of Emily Smith.

She’s one of hundreds of artists who present new work here during this fantastic exhibition, and offers a taste of what’s happening in the galleries all year round.  There’s no bad time to visit Dubai if you’re looking at art, because there’s always something exciting happening.  Emily Smith is one of the international names presenting new work in an exciting and edgy atmosphere.  This U.K.-based artist, who works with the SVA group, deals with memory and objects, and uses Derridian theories of poststructural meaning to investigate how we make meaning with things.  Her particular blending of sculpture and projection play with perception in an enticing way, one tha haunts the memory of the spectator long after the gallery lights have dimmed.

Music in Evolution in Mauritius

September 24th, 2009

The ideal of the perfect island, where relaxation is the main thing on the menu for the day, the water is always splendid, and the food is fantastic, finds its origins in Mauritius.  Located off of the east coast of the mainland of the African continent, Mauritius has achieved a legendary status as one of the best places to go to come to your senses.  It’s easy to see why, when everything here is a feast for the senses, and in Mauritius, luxury hotel accommodations adds fuel to the fires of decadent splendor.  Our hotels are selected to offer the very best of Mauritius hospitality and real island style.  You’ll be enjoying your nights and days here, with enormous possibilities for exciting activities both inside and outside the hotel.

Mauritius has an extremely fascinating and complicated history.  This is interestingly evident in the food and the music.  In both of these areas we can find a combination of tastes and sounds that reflect African, French, and Indian, Chinese, and the native Creole influences.  This could make for some of the most divine food on the planet, with these amazing culinary traditions coming together.  Musically, Mauritius’ largest contribution to the rhythms of the planet would be sega, which is an extremely lively, intoxicating, and even haunting music that combines forms that possibly have origins in Madagascar and Europe.

It’s difficult to trace the origins, but the music itself is extremely versatile, merging effortlessly with Reggae and other forms.  Mauritius seems ripe for another revolution in music, and the heart this time is likely to be found in electronic forms.  With its enticing beach culture and hopping night life, the club scene is likely to find its place in the life of tourists.  There have been moments where techno started to rise, with DJs like Norway’s Alan B coming here to live for a few years, but it still hasn’t found its sea legs here.  Not that it needs to, because the formlessness of the place gives it much of its charm, constantly under evolution and redefinition.