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Shakespeare has been dead for a while, and on the anniversary of his death Bards Without Borders (BWB) are holding an international wake, all be it 400 years late! Imagine a multilingual carnivalesque funeral which blends the traditions of ten different countries and involves a few of the Bard's major and minor characters.
Counterpoints Arts and the Canalside Residents’ Association co-hosted a ‘Learning Lab’ at the Whitmore Community Centre There was lots of hands-on creative activities, including: * Radio podcasting with Social Broadcasts * A photographer taking portraits for Humans of Canalside * Your histories, ideas, stories and knowledgewere shared through maps and posters * The Canalside gardening group met and [...]
Counterpoints Arts/Platforma and the Young Vic invite you to a free event looking at theatre and performance with and by refugees and migrants. A chance to hear about the Young Vic’s work with refugees and and asylum seekers and their future plans and an opportunity to share your own work and ideas.
Due to unprecedented demand for the Refugee Week Conference, we are holding a special extra event on 26 February 3pm-5pm at Rich Mix in Bethnal Green, London.
Going behind the headlines, Migration Lab focuses on the ‘on-the-ground reality’ of forced migration, inviting you to put yourself in the shoes of those who are creating solutions by making, doing, sharing, and debating. What Can you Expect: The Design Museum and the Learning Lab at Counterpoints Arts are collaborating to create the Migration Lab [...]
Developed in Collaboration with Ben Uri Gallery, this new exhibition juxtaposes works from Ben Uri’s permanent collection by artists including Frank Auerbach and Eva Frankfurther with invited artists offering a contemporary responses.
The one and only Refugee Week conference, featuring inspirational speakers, networking opportunities and workshops to help organisers and supporters across the country prepare for Refugee Week 2016.
Platforma presents a free performance by Bards Without Borders in support of Nine Lives at Arcola Theatre. Bards Without Borders (BWB) brings together poets from refugee and migrant backgrounds to create new writing and performance in response to the work of William Shakespeare.
'7 days in Syria’ gives a window into the lives of families struggling to survive the Syria Conflict. Their courage and resilience shines through in impossible circumstances’ – Angelina Jolie Pitt
Join us for a Learning Lab focusing on the unique interdisciplinary methodologies and creative thinking behind the performance duo There There, as they embark on audience development for a wider touring of their Arts Council England funded, Eastern Europeans for Dummies.
Platforma presents a free performance by the brilliant Mbira Kuwirirana in support of Nine Lives at Arcola Theatre. Mbira Kuwirirana is a trio of mbira players based in the UK. The name of the group can be loosely translated to “mbira is friendship”.
Image: Ian Buswell Venue: Whitmore Community Centre, 2-4 Phillipp St, London N1 5NU Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm Date: 21 January 2016 A Learning Lab at the Whitmore Community Centre which focused on the second year of ‘Everyday on Canalside’ – a participation and community-arts programme located on the Canalside Estate in Hoxton. Learning Lab facilitated the [...]
Humanities and Arts Research Centre (Royal Holloway, University of London) and Counterpoints Arts invite you to the the launch of a new creative collaboration around a residency for poet Kayo Chingonyi.
Platforma presents a free performance in support of Nine Lives at Arcola Theatre. Five friends from four continents bring you songs, sounds and spoken word from Ethiopia, Palestine and beyond. Featuring Haymanot Tesfa, Leila Seguin, Duncan Mortimer, EbsilBaz, Emily Zaraa.
A poetry & music scratch night, bringing together London poets from refugee and migrant backgrounds and contributions from live music & spoken word experts Tongue Fu.
