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Singer songwriter Bumi Thomas performs her own acclaimed work and tells stories of identity and home. Part of Counterpoints Arts Black History Month.
A panel discussion on the digital representation of the city and its actors’ voices in the context of migration. Join us for the launch of Digital City of Refuge: a collection of visual stories mapping the city of refuge as experienced and imagined by its actors in Athens, Berlin and London. Booking via Eventbrite Panellists: [...]
We celebrate Black History Month with online performances, new profiles on Traces Project and 'learning' on our Instagram.
Online Premiere of Performance to Camera Commission + Q&A Part of performingbordersLIVE20 Friday 23 October / 7pm- 8.15pm Free tickets & English live captions: click here RE:seeding, in correspondence is a new performance to camera suggesting that there is a connection between ourselves and the earth and that this line, or connection, like our communications [...]
Hear the latest from Arts Council England about Project Grants. Presented by the Network for Arts and Social Outcomes. Book now for one of two free sessions:
Planet Earth is in crisis. Digitally, we are more plugged in than ever before, yet so many of us talk of an increasing sense of disconnect from others and the natural world around us… The idea of sharing important community and family news with bees is rooted across the folklore and mythological traditions of Wales [...]
Live, online laughter from our brilliant No Direction Home comedy collective, with special guest headliner Sindhu Vee
Following the huge success of our summer Zoom gigs, and an online performance in Edinburgh, No Direction Home is taking to the (online) road for a series of stand-up comedy performances this autumn. All gigs will have live captions unless otherwise stated. The virtual tour will visit: Edinburgh (21 August) - tour preview featuring Sindhu [...]
We are delighted to share this film of Caroline Bergvall's Night & Refuge event, a public collaborative writing event between five UK-based poets, which took place over Zoom during the Covid-19 lockdown. This unique event happened online on 20 May 2020, from 6-9pm BST, and spanned many time-zones. The short film presented here, edited in [...]
Live, online laughter from the brilliant No Direction Home comedy collective, with special guest headliner
In partnership with Sanctuary on Sea, Counterpoints Arts presents No Direction Home live on Zoom for Refugee Week with guest headliner Mo Omar. Booking via Eventbrite Age 16+ Somali-born, Cardiff-raised and London-based, Mo Omar is a fast-rising talent with a unique perspective on culture, faith and love. Recently making his TV debut on Harry Hills [...]
Lady Leshurr — the multi-talented rapper, songwriter and co-host of ITV2’s ‘Don’t Hate the Playaz’ — launches a specially commissioned football song and music video celebrating the diversity of football at Refugee Week 2020. The song was commissioned by PopChange — an initiative led by Counterpoints Arts — and produced together with football fans to celebrate the contributions that [...]
