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SUMMARY:Gaza\, Dance and Hope
DESCRIPTION:Join us at WE OUT HERE Festival. We will be hosting a panel discussion about Gaza\, Dance and Hope. From a conversation with Gaza based Breakdance crew Camp Breakerz\, co-founder Funk told us: “The sky is above us\, the ground is beneath us\, and we are here.”Using this as a guide\, we’ll explore how dance functions as therapeutic movement\, a form of resistance\, and a tool for solidarity. \nPanelists: \nClint Sinclair\nMaren Ellermann\nMona El Ghazl\nNzinga Mascall \nHosted by Rain Crew and ARCCA Magazine. Supported by Counterpoints Arts. \n\n\nFind further information on WE OUT HERE festival and ticket information here
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/gaza-dance-and-hope/
LOCATION:Wimborne St Giles in Dorset\, St. Giles House\, Wimborne St Giles\, Dorset\, BH21 5NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:So Many Ways To Move
DESCRIPTION:A powerful performance by poetry and electronic music duo chamæleon\, who explore the relationship between art and activism based on their digital platform An Artist’s Manual Against Apartheid. Co-commissioned and supported by Counterpoints\, this event takes place during Shubbak Festival 2025. \nWeaving together sound\, text and imagery\, this multi-media performance offers a journey inward—toward both the self and the collective—framed by the urgent realities of today. The performance reflects on resistance in its many forms\, confronting complicity in a call to recognise and harness our collective strength against oppressive systems. \nchamæleon is a poetry and electronic music duo formed by Palestinian poet Farah Chamma and Brazilian music producer LIEV\, exploring the intersections between spoken word and musical textures. chamæleon dives into the unknown\, the search for belonging\, and the discovery of one’s identity. \nThrough this performance\, Farah & Liev navigate the intersections of the personal and the political. In it they re-assert the power of art—not only to reflect the times but to move with them. They see art as a force of transformation\, a channel for resistance and renewal. \nTickets: \nPrice: £7 (£8.41 with service fee) \nBOOK HERE \nRunning time: 3 hours
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/so-many-ways-to-move/
LOCATION:Kunstraum\, 21 Roscoe Street\, London\, EC1Y 8PT
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word,Music,Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:Move Together x Camps Breakerz
DESCRIPTION:A fundraising event for Camps Breakerz in Gaza. We will be exploring how movement can provide connection\, resilience & hope.\nYou can book your tickets here \nGet set for a packed day of battles\, music\, conversations and performances celebrating Palestine\, activism and hip-hop culture. Join in the 2v2 Breaking – or simply come down and watch! \nThe event will include: \n\nA therapeutic movement workshop led by Camps Breakerz co-founder Ahmed Alghariz;\nA panel discussion with Ahmed and Palestinian dancers & artists;\nLive music and dance performances; DJs\, MCs & rappers;\nA 2v2 Get Down for Gaza breaking competition\n\n\nSCHEDULE\n\n\n2pm-3pm – Trauma Informed Dance Workshop with Ahmed Alghariz (Camps Breakerz) \n3pm – Doors Open \n4pm-5pm – Panel Discussion and Q&A with Camps Breakerz \n5pm-6pm – Live Music and DJs \n6pm-7pm – Dance Showcase and Dance Battle Registration \n7pm-8pm – Battle Prelims \n8pm-10pm – Battles \n10-11pm – Doors close \n\n  \nThis event is a collaboration between Camps Breakerz\, Arcca Magazine\, Rain Crew and Counterpoints as part of Creativity & Wellbeing week.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/move-together-x-camps-breakerz/
LOCATION:Peckham Levels\, 95a Rye Ln\, London\, SE15 4ST
CATEGORIES:Creativity & Wellbeing Week,Mental Health,Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:Embodied Activism\, Sivan Rubinstein
DESCRIPTION:“Life is movement. Movement is life-giving.” \n– Kadeesha Athura \nA new exhibition at Aspex Gallery\, Portsmouth \nEmbodied Activism marks a bold new chapter in Sivan Rubinstein’s interdisciplinary practice\, bringing her expertise in dance\, projection\, and installation into the realm of visual arts. This exhibition navigates the profound relationships between bodies\, spaces\, and urgent global issues\, offering a transformative perspective on creation as it emerges from destruction. \nThrough movement\, Rubinstein unpacks the complexities of the climate crisis\, migration\, and womanhood. Her work transforms the gallery into a site of lived experience\, where choreography becomes a form of storytelling\, and installation an archive of collective memory. The pieces in Embodied Activism challenge us to consider the resilience of the human body as it moves through disruption and adapts to ever-changing environments. \nThe exhibition’s visceral\, choreographic elements invite viewers to reflect on the fragility and interconnectedness of life. A choreography of things takes place across the boundaries of the exhibition space\, exploring themes of migration. The climate crisis is embodied in the interplay between destruction and regeneration\, where movement mirrors the rhythms of collapse and renewal. Womanhood is celebrated as a site of strength and vulnerability\, central to the narratives of survival and transformation Rubinstein presents. \nRubinstein’s work asks us to inhabit the liminal spaces between action and reflection\, to feel the urgency of the issues that define our shared moment\, and to consider how our bodies—individually and collectively—carry histories\, identities\, and futures. Embodied Activism is not only a reflection of the challenges we face but also a call to action. It reminds us that movement\, both literal and metaphorical\, is a force for change—a way to connect\, resist\, and reimagine our place within a shifting world. \nEmbodied Activism is co-commissioned by The Place and Aspex Portsmouth\, and supported by Arts Council England\, Counterpoint Arts and Portsmouth City Council. With particular thanks to Dr. Sarah Fine\, Fellow at Cambridge University\, Sivan’s long-time Academic research partner. \nAbout the Artist \nSivan Rubinstein is a London-based choreographer\, movement director and researcher recognised for the creation of highly visual dance works. Her work forms different series and sits at the intersection of embodied artistic collaboration and academic research. These series include the Climate Futures Series\, Migration Through Dance Series and the Pelvishood Series. \nSivan was Artist in Residence at King’s College London (2019-2020) and is currently WorkPlace Artist at The Place London (2020-2025) and Artist in Residence at Cambridge University. Her work has been presented at Bloomsbury Festival (Wellcome Collection\, London)\, Being Human Festival (London)\, Arts and Humanities Festival (King’s College London)\, Sotheby’s\, Lilian Baylis Studio (Sadler’s Wells)\, Migration Museum\, The Place (London)\, Turner Contemporary (Margate)\, European Dancehouse Network (B.Motion Festival\, The Dutch Dance Festival (Netherlands) and the YAP Residency Program in Beijing\, China. \nIn July 2024\, Sivan completed a short residency with Aspex Portsmouth. This residency involved both community workshops focused on dance and movement with sanctuary seekers at the Portsmouth City of Sanctuary Hub as well as research and practice-based mentorship with Aspex’s Curator and Programme Manager\, Ricardo Reverón Blanco. Sivan’s residency formed the basis for developing many of the works in Embodied Activism.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/embodied-activism-sivan-rubinstein/
LOCATION:Aspex Gallery\, The Vulcan Building Gunwharf Quays\, Portsmouth\, PO1 3BF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:Out of Place\, Out of Mind
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to be hosting an evening of performance and discussion as part of this year’s Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival\, shining a light on the invisibilised experience of being displaced.\n  \nWe are delighted to collaborate with the Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival to host a bold evening of performances and discussion responding to this year’s theme of In/Visible. Through a queer lens\, the programme shines a light on the invisibilized experience of being displaced and the unfathomable challenges of rebuilding life anew. Ultimately\, as we bear witness to the incredible human capacity to resist the violence of discriminatory immigration systems\, we are reminded that mental health is inherently political.  \n7th Solicitor is a solo performance by HUSS that exposes the hostility inflicted by the government’s hostile environment policy on people seeking refuge in the UK. Over the course of 7 phone calls\, HUSS offers a personal retelling of his experience navigating the Home Office\, shining a light on the reality of the visa process in all its frustration\, monotony and dehumanisation.  \nDissent is a solo dance performance by Fadi Giha. The piece casts an intimate light on the irretrievable and hidden parts of ourselves\, as an unexpected confrontation leaves a man forced to face his darkest depths. Complicit in this encounter\, we witness a soul dancing on the brink of madness\, governed by the immortal desire to belong\, and above all\, to be accepted.  \nThe performances will be followed by a panel conversation with Esraa Hussein\, Riah Naief and HUSS reflecting on queer identities\, experiences of displacement and the capacity of art to speak to the unspeakable.  \n  \n  \nAbout the Artists & Panellists \n  \nHUSS is a queer Arab multidisciplinary artist based in Glasgow. Tackling personal and political themes\, his discipline involves experimenting and combining elements such as installation\, sculpture\, visuals and audio to culminate in immersive performance and moving image pieces. Huss uses his work to raise issues facing the Arab world that lack acknowledgment in western society\, especially topics of displacement\, queer laws and how much it has always censored and endangered artists like himself. \n  \nFadi Giha is a trained choreographer and performer. Drawn to the physicality of the human body his choreographies tend to the interdependency of body\, space\, and society. Moving between the real and the fantastical\, he combines boldness and simplicity to explore the intricacies of life. \nFadi’s latest solo piece ‘Dissent’ was commissioned by SACF in 2023 and debuted at Chelsea Theater\, London. He was invited to choreograph and perform at Frieze London 2023\, as part of Tamara Al-Mashouk’s ‘I’d Search Forever\, I Want to Remember’ at Cork St.\, London. In 2018\, Fadi choreographed a dance piece titled ‘Siege II’ at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts\, Damascus. \nFadi received his BA in Dance from The Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus\, and his Choreomundus MA as an Erasmus Joint Master’s Degree scholarship holder. \n  \nRiah Naief (they/them) is a Sound Artist and Director of Glasgow’s Listen Gallery. For four years\, they have built and curated a space where artists have new opportunities to share sound and listening practices within a gallery setting that thinks beyond the white cube model. Their own sound-making practice collages Arabic prayers with synthesised frequencies to create sonic experiences that explore the intersection between sound and spirituality. Listen is an acronym of ‘love is serving the ears now’ – which considers listening as a practice of care and Iraqi-hospitality is used to lay the foundations where Queer Islamic futures can be imagined and strived towards.\n(www.listengallery.co.uk)\n\n  \nEsraa Husain (all/any pronouns) is a freelance creative writer\, community curator\, researcher and facilitator based in Glasgow. They are the founder and director of @UBelongGlasgow\, a multilingual community platform that features LGBT+\, BPOC and disabled creatives\, est. 2020. Their writings can be found online and in print in The Skinny\, Scottish BPOC Writers Network\, Kohl Journal\, Gutter\, Somewhere for Us\, The Bottle Imp and more. \n  \nBook Tickets \nThis is a ticketed\, pay what you can event (£7 / £5 / £5 / FREE). You can book your tickets here. \n  \nThis event is produced by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with The Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival. \n  \nPhoto Credits: Ashtar Alahmad
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/out-of-place-out-of-mind-scottish-mental-health-and-arts-festival/
LOCATION:CCA Glasgow\, 350 Sauchiehall St\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:A voice departs by Bint Mbareh
DESCRIPTION:For London Refugee Week\, Bint Mbareh will be delivering  a communal vocalising  performance which will incorporate  members of the audience in a non-musical but poetic expression.  \n A Voice Departs makes a choir of whoever is present. The choir does not sing\, it recites\, chants\, yells\, and uses the voice in non-musical ways that are obscured by the politeness and necessities of every day life. The process of turning from an audience into a choir only requires people to use their ears and voices and to be open to the invitations and offers being provided by Bint Mbareh – she might ask the group to split into groups and read different parts of a poem\, she might ask certain members to enact the rhythm of the poem by clapping or otherwise\, she might ask other members to become the echo of another group. The process of using their  voices together makes demystifies the shame and fear that lives in almost all of our voices. \nBint Mbareh is a sound artist focussed on the power of communal vocalising. Her research centres on  Palestinian folklore and its current potential for liberatory narratives\, especially in the two fields of mourning/lamentation music and music used to summon rain and to praise water resources. Bint Mbareh works with Yamen Omer\, a research collaborator. \nFree event. Reserve your spot via Eventbrite here. \nImage credit: Peter Adamik\, Impuls Festival 2022. \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/bint-mbareh-communal-vocalising-performance/
LOCATION:Yorkton Workshops\, 1-3 Yorkton St\, London\, London\, E2 8NH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:London Refugee Week,Mental Health,Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:Constellations of Care: a new commission by Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin
DESCRIPTION:This Refugee Week we celebrate the launch of Constellations of Care\, a new commission by artists Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin\n  \nJoin us for the launch of Constellations of Care\, a new project developed by artists Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin. \nThis two-part commission\, hosted at the Victoria & Albert Museum\, brings together a sound meditation and performance\, shining a light on the healing capacities of sound and movement. \n  \nSound Meditation \n11:30 | Raphael Gallery \nSound\, music and singing are some of the oldest ways of building community\, gathering to worship and connect with each other and the divine. \nCome along for a late morning sound meditation performed by Dotty Fernandez\, Florence Musa\, Freida C. McNeil\, Priyanka G Geriya\, Sharon and Sungyeon Kim\, who will be using 4 bespoke elemental sound sculptures. \nThe various sound sculptures built by Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin are ceremonial and alchemical objects. They relate to different elements; Air\, Water\, Earth and Aether\, created with the intention to function as portals\, gates and activators\, to produce cleansing and uplifting frequencies. Some of the sculptures use long notes and extended reverberation times that create overtones\, building on a tradition of reverberation and echo as key sonic components for sounding in sacred spaces. \n  \nPerformance \n13:00 | Medieval Renaissance 50A \nJoin us in the afternoon for a movement-based performance\, where 16 performers come together to form intricate patterns symbolizing care\, nurture\, and love. Through a series of gestural movements\, they communicate in a language that opens empathic channels\, revealing layers of physical and emotional strength\, resilience\, lineage\, and faith. \nThe performance unfolds through a blend of structured games\, improvisation\, and rehearsed sequences. Known hymns intertwine with vocal improvisations\, harmonizing in a celebration of unity and worship. Movement and songs become vessels for communication. \nExploring the depths of the human experience\, the performers delve into the nurturing\, caring aspects of their being\, unravelling what is stored within their bodies. Boundaries blur as bodies transform into entire landscapes\, symbolising the interconnectedness of humanity and the shared experiences that bind us together. \nThe piece echoes the verse “our citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20)\, inviting contemplation on our divine connection and unity beyond earthly boundaries. \nConceived by Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin. Performed and directed by: Abimbola\, Dotty\, Elizabeth Addoi\, Florence Musa\, Freida C. McNeil\, Funmilda Olojo\, Grace Ade\, Grace Owolabi\, Jemilat\, Kristina\, Ladun Mary Oguntoyinbo\, Leo\, Ms Jumoke\, Margaret\, Nada Alharbi\, Ola Fagbemi\, Pham B Long\, Priyanka G Geriya\, Sharon\, Sungyeon Kim\, Vanessa Mirza\, Zara.  \n  \nAbout the Project \nThis sound meditation is the continuation of an ongoing participatory project with migrants and refugees meeting regularly to explore movement and sound together. Their most recent project titled Lyra was supported by Arts Council England\, SPACE Ilford and the Community Engagement Fund. In its entirety Lyra contained an installation\, sounds sculptures\, radio programs\, workshops\, a vinyl record\, a performance project and mentorship program. Lyra explored themes around the notion of the home as a cloud\, through collective sound exploration and sculptural work over a period of 14 months. \n  \nAbout the Artists \nWorking with sound\, textiles\, sculpture and poetry as art-making and healing practices\, Amanda and Therese develop collaborative projects that centre the experiences of its participants through a trauma-informed approach. Focusing on facilitating holistic spaces and experiences that become conduits for artistic expression\, the artists tend to both individual and collective needs in the process of developing projects and creating artworks with various private and public outcomes. \nSome of the performers are people with whom Amanda and Therese have worked with for several years\, some have joined the project just a few months ago. The foundation for the collective creative process has been a deep appreciation for music and sound\, movement\, and conversations around faith and belonging. The voices and stories\, poems and songs of Abimbola\, Clara Soyinka\, Dotty\, Elizabeth Addoi\, Florence Musa\, Freida C. McNeil\, Funmilda Olojo\, Grace Ade\, Grace Owolabi\, Jani\, Ladun Mary Oguntoyinbo\, Leo\, Ms Jumoke\, Margaret\, Pham B Long\, Priyanka G Geriya\, Sharon\, Sungyeon Kim\, Vanessa Mirza\, Zara featured in a 4 part radio program on Montez Press Radio. \nThe collectively created sound scores and individual solos will be pressed onto a vinyl record that can be purchased later on in the year. \nFind our more about Lyra here.  \n  \nCommissioned as part of London Refugee Week 2024\, produced by Counterpoints Arts in collaboration with the V&A. \n  \nImage credits: Amanda Camenisch & Therese Westin
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/constellations-of-care-a-new-commission-by-amanda-camenisch-and-therese-westin/
LOCATION:V&A\, Cromwell Rd\, London\, SW7 2RL
CATEGORIES:London Refugee Week,Mental Health,Performance & Dance,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Bosla Arts' Open-Mic Night: Solidarity Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Come and join Bosla Arts for an evening of music\, poetry\, and more based on the theme of solidarity to celebrate London Refugee Week. Open to all! They want to hear a song\, poem\, spoken word\, stand up comedy\, or anything else the audience feels like sharing. And if the audience just wants to listen that’s fine too! \nBosla Arts is an arts platform focused on sharing and supporting art-activists worldwide\, while drawing on their work to raise awareness to the public. They do this through an art residency\, events\, art magazine\, and art podcast – bringing together artists\, activists\, and social change makers from all over the world. \nBook your tickets HERE. \nImage credit: Paul Gilbey \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/bosla-arts-open-mic-night-solidarity-sessions/
LOCATION:Yorkton Workshops\, 1-3 Yorkton St\, London\, London\, E2 8NH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word,London Refugee Week,Music,Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:The Body As Data: People On The Move
DESCRIPTION:Thanet\, Dover\, Folkestone\nKent based dance artists Sidonie Carey Green and Tom Tegento are excited to announce the successful funding of its participatory performance project The Body As Data\, working with local communities and artists to explore personal narratives and experience of borders. \nThrough a series of creative movement workshops\, site specific walking events\, and filming using surveillance technologies\, a film will be created exploring how the ‘body-as-data’ can draw its own border by re-imagining the potential of drone technology and the power of walking practice. This project will connect local communities who have experienced forced migration and we will come together to mobilise the border of the Kent coast from Margate to Folkestone. \nThe Body as Data workshops and walks are set to begin on Saturday 1st June in Margate and will run through to Sunday 30th June in Folkestone. Attendees are invited to join by the location they live at\, and are very welcome to join the locations at Margate and Folkestone. \nFull details: www.thebodyasdataproject.com \nCounterpoints Arts is one of the co-commissioners of the project\, which is supported by Arts Council England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-body-as-data-people-on-the-move/
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:Re-imagine Community Practice: Cooperation Disco + Arty Farty Karaoke (Bristol)
DESCRIPTION:What is the migrant arts community?\nA cluster network under specific labels? The act of solidarity over trauma? Or can we take a different approach?\nJoin Bristol-based performance artist Howl Yuan on this social gathering\, featuring friendship\, celebration and joy-making practices. \nDate: Saturday 4th November 2023\nTime: 2-7PM\nVenue: Mill Room\, St. Anne’s House\, St Anne’s Rd\, Brislington\, Bristol\, BS4 4AB \nIn Cooperation Disco\, the group will engage with map making\, games and celebratory dances to build connections and solidarity across people and places in the UK. It’s a seemingly mighty task that we’ll face together with creativity and playfulness! Here everyone has a place. \nArty-Farty Karaoke is a multilingual karaoke practice. It embraces the act of ‘singing along’ and ‘singing with’ as the collective cheerful connection-making method. \nHowl invites migrant artists\, performance makers\, cultural producers and their allies to come and share your need\, support\, voice and joy. \nBook your FREE place by emailing Platforma producer Tasnim Siddiqa Amin at tasnim@counterpoints.org.uk with your name\, your link with Bristol and South West and whether you identify as a migrant performance practitioner (including artists\, producers\, advocators\, thinkers). \nThis event is co-facilitated with Ania Varez. \nLight refreshments will be provided.\nTimings:\n2PM – Welcome\n2.30PM – 4.30PM Cooperation Disco\n4.30 – 5PM Break\n5 – 7PM Arty-Farty Karaoke \nAnia Varez (they/them) is a Venezuelan dance artist and community worker based in Bristol. They graduated with honors from the London Contemporary Dance School. Ania makes experimental and collaborative performances\, working with other dancers\, artists of other disciplines and with people who don’t identify as artists yet. They have worked with Lisa May Thomas\, Laila Diallo\, Terrestrial\, Fair Play Productions and Shotput Theatre. Their own work has toured internationally (Taiwan and South Korea) as well as in the UK\, including SPILL Festival. They are a member of Interval\, an artist support network in Bristol. \nHowl Yuan\, or Yuan Cheng-Po\, is a Taiwanese performance maker/writer/curator/researcher. His interests cross cultural identity\, mobility\, site/place/space and decolonised narratives. His works span different formats but are primarily performance-based\, and are presented in theatres\, galleries\, festivals\, beaches or gardens. \nImage credit: Howl Yuan \nThis event is co-commissioned by Counterpoint Arts and performingborders \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/re-imagine-community-practice/
LOCATION:St. Anne’s House\, St Anne's Rd\, Bristol\, BS4 4AB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Learning,Music,Performance & Dance,Platforma
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T113000
DTSTAMP:20260605T005037
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SUMMARY:CROWN تاج Workshop (Bristol)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a FREE workshop on Saturday 28th October\, 10-11.30AM. Led by Company Scheherazade Director\, Mario Tarokh with support from Company Musician\, Mario Christofi. The workshop will incorporate basic technique\, movement exploration and learning choreography from the CROWN production. \nFeaturing a fun\, dynamic soundtrack mixing classical Persian music and electronica. Open to all levels and genders. Suitable for 16+. \nTo sign up email companyscheherazade@gmail.com or call Maria on 07709518378. \nFor more information\, visit www.mariatarokh.com
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/crown-%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%ac-workshop-bristol/
CATEGORIES:Learning,Performance & Dance,Platforma
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231029
DTSTAMP:20260605T005037
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SUMMARY:CROWN//تاج by Company Scheherazade (Dartington and Bristol)
DESCRIPTION:There is power in self-discovery… \nCROWN//تاج is the UK’s first touring production by Company Scheherazade combining classical Persian dance\, contemporary dance\, and Sufi movement to tell a story of displacement\, identity\, and body sovereignty to an original soundtrack of live classical music and electronica. \nUsing Persian miniatures\, lived experience and the poetry of Forough Farrokhzad\, the 3 lead dancers take the audience on a journey from determination through struggle to release. Finding courage\, resilience\, and joy along the way. \nMaria Tarokh directs this female-led production on its inaugural tour. The cast feature brilliant contemporary and classical dancers and virtuoso classical Persian musicians to bring you a moving\, exhilarating\, and energetic experience. \nRunning time: 60 minutes \nSuitable for 14+. \nContent note: The performance does not include any visuals that adults or children may find disturbing. However\, it does deal with adult themes and the soundtrack features some heavy bass. \nCo-produced by Dartington Arts and commissioned by Counterpoints Arts. Supported with funding from Arts Council England. \nDates and venues confirmed: \n21 October at Dartington Hall (Booking Link) \n28 October at Acta in Bristol (Booking Link) \nThere will also be a performance on 10 November at RichMix in London (Booking Link) \n@companyscheherazade \n \nDance artists: Ghazal Seidi\, Ayesha Fazal and Regine Phua \nSound Designer: Somin Griffin Dave \nMusicians: Ala Zarei and Mario Christofi \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/crown-by-maria-tarokh/
CATEGORIES:Performance & Dance,Platforma
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231022
DTSTAMP:20260605T005037
CREATED:20230725T145708Z
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SUMMARY:Ellipsis: An Audio Walking Tour in Swindon
DESCRIPTION:Belén L.Yáñez will be bringing her audio walking tour Ellipsis to Swindon. Co-created with local communities\, Ellipsis encourages you to reconnect with your local area and observe something new and unexpected in the everyday.  \nJoin us in Swindon for a free and interactive audio walking tour experience suitable for all ages. Guided by a performer for 60 minutes you will be invited to rediscover and interact with your local area. Explore familiar places from a different perspective and blur the real with the imagined. \nMultiple dates and times in Swindon on Friday 20 October\, 3.30PM and Saturday 21 October\, 11AM and 3PM. Book your free tickets via Eventbrite. \nFunded by National Lottery through Arts Council England \nCo-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts \nSupported by Arts University Plymouth & Prime Theatre \nImage credit: Collage by Belén L.Yáñez \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/ellipsis-an-audio-walking-tour-in-swindon/
LOCATION:STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway\, Fire Fly Avenue\, Swindon\, SN2 2TA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Audio,Community & Participation,Performance & Dance,Platforma
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231008
DTSTAMP:20260605T005037
CREATED:20230724T161822Z
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SUMMARY:Ellipsis: An Audio Walking Tour (Plymouth)
DESCRIPTION:Belén L.Yáñez will be bringing her audio walking tour Ellipsis to Plymouth. Co-created with local communities\, Ellipsis encourages you to reconnect with your local area and observe something new and unexpected in the everyday.  \nJoin us for a free and interactive audio walking tour experience suitable for all ages. Guided by a performer for 60 minutes you will be invited to rediscover and interact with your local area. Explore familiar places from a different perspective and blur the real with the imagined. \nMultiple dates and times in Plymouth on Friday 6 October\, 4.30PM and Saturday 7 October\, 11AM and 4.30PM. \nFunded by National Lottery through Arts Council England. \nCo-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts \nSupported by Arts University Plymouth & Prime Theatre \nImage credit: Collage by Belén L.Yáñez \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/ellipsis-an-audio-walking-tour-in-plymouth/
LOCATION:Plymouth Random Art Corner\, 30 Union Street\, Plymouth\, PL1 3EX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Audio,Community & Participation,Performance & Dance,Platforma
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T163000
DTSTAMP:20260605T005037
CREATED:20230517T063145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z
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SUMMARY:Migrant Futurism: Angela Camacho
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Radical Ecology\, Angela Camacho will perform a Future Ancestors Ritual to conclude an afternoon’s programme on Migrant Futurism\, including a panel on the Kenmure Street Protest of May 2021 and a keynote talk by decolonial activist and theorist Francoise Verges. \nAngela Camacho aka @thebonitachola is a London-based community organiser and domestic worker who fights for the rights of indigenous and Latinx communities and works to amplify the struggles of indigenous\, trans and womxn activists in the global south. \nHer practice is guided by the principle of becoming a good ancestor.  \nThis event is part of Refugee Week\, and launching Migrant Futurism\, a long-term curatorial strand of research and public programming led by Radical Ecology and in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts and the Southbank Centre\, that interrogates cultural strategies\, in the context of displacement\, for the imagination of just and sustainable futures. \nThis event is part of the launch of ‘Migrant Futurism’\, a long-term curatorial strand of research and public programming led by Radical Ecology\, in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts and the Southbank Centre. \n‘Migrant Futurism’ interrogates cultural strategies\, in the context of displacement\, for the imagination of just and sustainable futures. \nFree event.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/migrant-futurism-angela-camacho/
LOCATION:Southbank Centre\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Performance & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T220000
DTSTAMP:20260605T005037
CREATED:20220615T051117Z
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SUMMARY:V&A Friday Late: On The Verge
DESCRIPTION:This Friday Late features a programme curated by BLM Fest\, commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and the V&A during Refugee Week 2022. BLM Fest was founded by Kayza Rose\, and is a celebration of Black lives. BLM Fest is an invitation for everyone to take part and an exciting model of cultural production that fairly compensates Black people for their ideas\, time and labour. \nMasculinity does not exist\, only masculinities. Identity doesn’t exist\, only identities. We live in a promising world of gender expression and exploration\, where how you define yourself can take on multiple forms. In this plural world\, On the Verge explores the tipping point\, highlighting the artists\, designers\, and performers\, questioning the norms of masculine and feminine identity and the possibilities to come. Let a thousand genders bloom. \n\n@blmfest \n\n\nAll events are free\, and places are designated on a first-come-first-serve basis unless stated otherwise. Filming and photography will take place at this event. If you have any access requirements\, please let us know in advance by emailing disability@vam.ac.uk \n\nPlease note\, if the V&A reaches capacity\, it will allow access on a one-in\, one-out basis.\n\n\n\n\nFull Friday Late  programme and map of the Museum is HERE. BLM Fest x Counterpoints programme:\n\n\n\n\nBlack Queer History (B)\n\n\nPoetry Workshop \nEurope 1600–1815 Galleries \nThe Salon\, Room 4 \n18.45\, 19.45\, 20.45\, drop in \nPoet\, educator\, cultural curator and activist\, PJ Samuels leads  this workshop where you’ll work together to interrogate issues of autonomy\, race\, gender\, patriarchy and identity and explore belonging. Originally from Jamaica\, she is passionately vocal about human rights\, mental wellness\, stigmatisation and inequalities. PJ Samuels founded ‘Weather the Storm’\, an LGBTI Refugee peer support group she started in 2015. \n@pjsamuelspoet \n  \nA Taste of London Ballroom (C) \nThe Raphael Cartoons\, \nRoom 48a \nTalk at 19.15\, Workshop at 19.45\, \nPerformance at 20.45 \nA 3-part dip into Ballroom and the art of Voguing hosted by Kayza Rose. Delve into the living roots of UK Ballroom with a history lesson by London’s OG Harliyana 007. Then let your body do the talking as Pop-Dip-Spin extraordinaire Bronze 007 teaches a beginner’s voguing workshop. Followed by a performance by Tiffany 007\, aka The Banji C*nt (She/They)\, and Bronze 007. \n@kayza_rose \n@swarovskibae_ \n@tiffany.the.mannequin \n@groingthroughit \n  \nScreening of VISIBLE and Panel Discussion (E) \nHochhauser Auditorium\, \nSackler Centre for arts education \n18.30\, 19.00\, 19.30\, 20.00\, 21.00 \nPanel discussion at 20.30 \nFilm duration: 20 minutes \nVISIBLE\, directed by Campbell X and produced by Kayza Rose\, challenges common misconceptions about LGBTQI+ Black and People of Colour. The film calls upon inspirational ancestors\, contemporary artists and activists working to challenge mainstream perceptions and the sanitisation of LGBTQI+ legacies. At 20.30\, hear from founding director of Mzz Kimberley’s LIFE\, Kim Tatum; writer and performer Keith Jarrett; and international athlete and advocate for diversity and inclusion\, Corinne Humphreys in a panel discussion chaired by Kayza Rose\, founding Director of BLM Fest. \n@campbellx \n@kayza_rose \n@keithjlondon \n@cdhumphreys \n@mzzkimberley \n  \nMemoirs of a Masculine Man (G) \nThe John Madejski Garden \nDurational performance throughout the evening Rwandese born\, British movement-based artist\, Ishimwa Muhimanyi delivers a site-specific performance in the central garden of the museum. For Ishimwa\, masculinity is synonymous with fragility. Ishimwa’s work will explore the cracks in the masculine. Butt cracks\, emotional cracks\, spiritual cracks\, and temperamental cracks. Using movement\, fashion and furniture\, Ishimwa will take you on a journey of a man. \n@ishimwa \n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/friday-late/
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Film and Photography,Performance & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T005037
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SUMMARY:I'd search forever\, I want to remember
DESCRIPTION:A project by Tamara Al-Mashouk \nAn all day multidisciplinary exhibition at a disused citadel in Dover featuring performance\, workshops guided tours and food. \nJoin us for a day in which Tamara Al-Mashouk and collaborators take over a disused Citadel exhibiting a wave machine + sound score\, a three-channel film and a photographic series. \nSet in a fortress built in the 1700s on the cliffs of Dover\, the day-long programme features a dance performance\, workshops and food. The day culminates with an audience-participatory performance that makes space for collective remembering. \nThe work presented is the result of a gathering of artists thinking and organising together. Manon Schwich\, Sami El-Enany\, Parker Heyl\, Angus Frost\, Lorella Bianco and Fadi Giha join Al-Mashouk in considering sites of solace within embodied experiences of hyper-politicisation. \nI’d search forever\, I want to remember is the culmination of a body of work that began in 2018 with a 10.5 hour durational performance by Al-Mashouk called Can you die if you don’t exist? where she read the names of 34\,361 refugees who died on their way to Europe off The List (published by The Guardian\, 2018). The performance was for Deeplab and commissioned by Mediale. \nI’d search forever\, I want to remember is in commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and Arts Council England and co-commissioned by Shubbak Festival. \nIn partnership with: Dover Arts Development\, The Citadel\, Refugee Week\, Samphire\, Future Foundry and SENSE. \nPRESS RELEASE_I’d search forever\, I want to remember
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/id-search-forever-i-want-to-remember/
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Multi-Art Form,Performance & Dance,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221013T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221013T220000
DTSTAMP:20260605T005037
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SUMMARY:About Us! Artists’ Scratch Showcase: South West Edition
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Counterpoints Arts and Dartington Trust\, and curated by artist and producer AWATE\, the About Us! Artists’ Scratch Showcase: South West Edition is a sharing and networking event for creatives based across the South West.  \nThe About Us! Artists’ Scratch Showcase is curated and initiated by AWATE\, inspired by a similar platform developed by TekstLab (Oslo)\, and developed by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with Southbank Centre. It was created as a safe space to uplift and connect artistic experimenters that identify as Black\, POC\, and/or with lived experience of migration or displacement. The South West Edition is a public event held as part of Counterpoints Arts’ Pop Culture & Social Change Retreat at Dartington Hall (12-14 October)\, bringing together a group of 50 change-making entertainment producers\, artists\, cultural innovators\, activists and philanthropists committing to building long-term narrative power for Black\, POC\, migrant and refugee communities.  \nEach commissioned artist performs or presents one piece of work to a public audience\, including creative peers. After each performance\, the artists and audience will discuss any shared or contrasting themes\, talk about craft\, as well as networking and industry advice.  \nArtists may include writers\, musicians\, dancers\, filmmakers\, designers\, architects (or anything between!). Previous showcases have included comedians\, screenwriters\, folk singers and performance art.  \nWhether or not you are an artist\, everyone is invited to join us for an inspiring and interactive evening! \nIf you are an artist or creative interested in showcasing your work\, you can apply here by midnight 2nd October. All selected artists receive a fee plus travel expenses.  \nDetails\n\nThursday\, 13th October\, 8-10pm\nDartington’s’ Great Hall\, Totnes\, Devon TQ9 6EL\nPay what you can (suggested £5-10)\nAges 16+\, wheelchair accessible (for further accessibility requirements\, email boxoffice@dartington.org)\n\nBOOK ONLINE VIA DARTINGTON TRUST \n// \nAWATE is a visionary rapper and producer from Eritrea. Raised in Camden\, his mix of vintage sounds provided by collaborator\, Turkish Dcypha\, and intricate lyrics with triumphantly psychedelic melodies have had acclaim from Complex\, Noisey and Spotify. \nCounterpoints Arts is a leading UK organisation in the field of arts\, migration and cultural change. It’s mission is to support and produce the arts by and about migrants and refugees\, seeking to ensure that their contributions are recognized and welcomed within British arts\, history and culture. The Pop Culture and Social Change Retreat 2022 is produced through it’s PopChange Initiative\, exploring how to harness entertainment to shift narratives about migration and displacement. \nDartington Trust\, founded in 1925\, is a thriving visitor destination and charity supporting learning in arts\, ecology and social justice\, set on a beautiful 1\,200 acre estate in the South Devon countryside. Throughout its history it has drawn leading artists and thinkers including Bernard Leach\, composer Igor Stravinsky\, cellist Jacqueline du Pre\, musician Ravi Shankar\, playwright Bernard Shaw and environmental activist Vandana Shiva.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/about-us-artists-scratch-showcase-south-west-edition/
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word,Music,Performance & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220625T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220625T180000
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SUMMARY:Dance with Little Amal
DESCRIPTION:At a free event on our terrace\, meet and dance with not-so-little puppet Little Amal\, who has travelled from her home in Syria\, raising awareness for refugees.\n  \nShe loves to dance. In fact\, she’s danced with thousands of children across her 8\,000km journey from Syria to her new home in the UK. \nNow\, a year after leaving Syria\, Amal visits the Southbank Centre to meet new friends Dance for Refuge and other guest artists. \nTogether\, they dance in celebration of hope\, resilience\, and solidarity for refugee children just like Amal. Come and dance with them. \nThe Walk: Dance With Amal is presented by The Walk Productions in association with Handspring Puppet Company and Good Chance Theatre. \n  \nFree. Approximate run time: 60 mins.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/dance-with-little-amal/
LOCATION:Southbank Centre\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Performance & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210620T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210620T120000
DTSTAMP:20260605T005037
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SUMMARY:The Body As Data : Uninvited
DESCRIPTION:Live performance by Tom Tegento at Margate beach. Created by Sidonie Carie-Green and Tom Tegento. \nThis site specific performance follows the shifting identity of a refugee living in Kent – exploring his embodied practice as an uninvited guest into loaded political and coastal spaces. \nThis performance will begin at the Nayland Rock Shelter\, moving across the beach and finally up to the Turner Contemporary. \nThere will also be a livestream. See: https://www.thebodyasdataproject.com/events-2
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-body-as-data-uninvited/
CATEGORIES:Performance & Dance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210614
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210701
DTSTAMP:20260605T005037
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SUMMARY:A Creeper\, Me & A Dead Bird
DESCRIPTION:A Creeper\, Me & A Dead Bird is a meditation on freedom\, repression\, and hope. \nA new performance piece by artist Kajoli Iloyak. \nWhen the Ivy does not find its tower. When the delicate creeper does not find a strong wall. Do we know how parasite plants can grow but can’t prosper? \nA woman should never be insecure. Should never be struggling financially\, spiritually\, emotionally. Should never rely on others. \nA dead bird doesn’t necessarily portend physical death\, but metaphorical death. This dead bird marks the end of your search and struggle. A new beginning is just around the corner. More specifically\, it symbolizes the end of something and the start of something else. \nTo watch the performance head to Counterpoints Arts Vimeo. Launch 10am on 14th June\, the start of Refugee Week. It will be available to watch to the end of the month. \nFilmed and produced by Manuel Vason. \nFor ages 16+
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/a-creeper-me-a-dead-bird/
CATEGORIES:Film and Photography,Performance & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201028T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201028T193000
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SUMMARY:Lucky Moyo | Black History Month
DESCRIPTION:We are incredibly proud to be highlighting the work of Lucky Moyo this Black History Month. Lucky has been a part of our Platforma Arts network for many years\, performing and collaborating as part of Festivals and participatory workshops. He is also one of the key artists in our work in the region of Kent. \nLucky will be performing a live music and storytelling set on our Facebook\, reflecting on his cultural and music heritage\, with stories that come across the borders. Tune in this Wednesday from 7:30pm. Lucky will be accompanied by musician Kenny Moyo. \nLucky’s artists profile is published on our Traces Project\, head over there to find our more about this versatile and experienced artist. \nA little more about Lucky: \nApart from being a singer and storyteller he is also a drummer\, dancer  and arts facilitator working with participants of all ages but often focusing on work in schools.\n\nLucky has truly international experiences\, having lived and worked in well over 45 countries. He’s played his music around the world in venues such as the Opera de Paris\, JF Kennedy Centre in Washington DC to wide audiences including people like the late global icon Nelson Mandela and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.\n\nLucky a passion though has always been in doing work in small rural schools\, village community halls\, prisons\, school and immigration centres where he says the arts make a difference.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/lucky-moyo-black-history-month/
CATEGORIES:Music,Performance & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190623T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190623T000000
DTSTAMP:20260605T005037
CREATED:20190531T141821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145420Z
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week: 'As Far As Isolation Goes' at Southbank Centre
DESCRIPTION:23 June\, Southbank Centre\, London. \nFree event \nExperience ‘As Far As Isolation Goes’ this Refugee Week. \nThe piece is a collaboration between live artist Tania El Khoury and musician and street artist Basel Zaraa. The incredibly moving piece is built on their previous collaboration entitled ‘As Far As My Fingertips Take Me’ in which El Khoury commissioned Zaraa to record a rap song inspired by the journey his sisters made from Damascus to Sweden. In ‘As Far As Isolation Goes’\, Zaraa and Tania worked together to create another iteration of their previous piece focused on mental and physical health experiences of refugees in the United Kingdom. Zaraa created a song inspired by conversations with friends and colleagues who have recently claimed refuge in UK. ‘As Far As Isolation Goes’ uses touch\, sound\, and interactivity to bring audience members in contact with those faced with inhumane detention centres and a mental health system that disregard their political and emotional contexts. \nSong Conception: Basel Zaraa \nMusic Production: Peter Churchill \nVocals and Lyrics: Jazzar & Shamma Iqbal \nWall Writing: Steaz \nWork commissioned by the Sick of the Fringe 2019. It was installed as part of our Who Are We? project at Tate Exchange. \nTania El Khoury is a live artist creating installations and performances focused on audience interactivity and concerned with the ethical and political potential of such encounters. Her work has been translated and presented in multiple languages in 32 countries across six continents\, in spaces ranging from museums to cable cars to the Mediterranean Sea. She is She is a 2019 Soros Art Fellow and the recipient of the 2017 International Live Art Prize and the 2011 Total Theatre Innovation Award and Arches Brick Award. Tania is currently a visiting assistant professor and festival co-curator at Bard College’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. She is affiliated with Forest Fringe and is the co-founder of the research and performance collective Dictaphone Group. She holds a PhD in Theatre Studies from Royal Holloway. In 2018\, a survey of her work entitled ear-whispered: works by Tania El Khoury took place in Philadelphia. \nBasel Zaraa is a spoken word artist and percussionist who writes on themes of exile and resistance. He has collaborated with a wide range of international artists including Akala\, Guildhall youth project (Im)possibilities\, Palestinian hip-hop group Katibeh Khamseh\, Arabic fusion band Raast and funk band Shokunin. He is part of the cast of PsycheDELIGHT’s ‘Borderline’ satire about the Calais camp\, in which he performs original music and DIY sound effects. He is also a visual and stencil graffiti artist and is currently touring with Tania El Khoury’s ‘As Far As My Fingertips Take Me’.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/as-far-as-isolation-goes-at-southbank-centre/
CATEGORIES:Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week: 'As Far As Isolation Goes' at the V&A Museum
DESCRIPTION:21 June\, 6-8pm \n22 June\, 11am – 4pm \nFree event \nDuring the V&A Special Late opening on the 21st and throughout the day on 22nd June\, we present this second iteration of the collaboration between the two artists\, in collaboration with the V&A. \n‘As Far As Isolation Goes’ is a collaboration between live artist Tania El Khoury and musician and street artist Basel Zaraa. The incredibly moving piece is built on their previous collaboration entitled ‘As Far As My Fingertips Take Me’ in which El Khoury commissioned Zaraa to record a rap song inspired by the journey his sisters made from Damascus to Sweden. In ‘As Far As Isolation Goes’\, Zaraa and Tania worked together to create another iteration of their previous piece focused on mental and physical health experiences of refugees in the United Kingdom. Zaraa created a song inspired by conversations with friends and colleagues who have recently claimed refuge in UK. ‘As Far As Isolation Goes’ uses touch\, sound\, and interactivity to bring audience members in contact with those faced with inhumane detention centres and a mental health system that disregard their political and emotional contexts. \nSong Conception: Basel Zaraa \nMusic Production: Peter Churchill \nVocals and Lyrics: Jazzar & Shamma Iqbal \nWall Writing: Steaz \nWork commissioned by the Sick of the Fringe 2019. It was installed as part of our Who Are We? project at Tate Exchange. \nTania El Khoury is a live artist creating installations and performances focused on audience interactivity and concerned with the ethical and political potential of such encounters. Her work has been translated and presented in multiple languages in 32 countries across six continents\, in spaces ranging from museums to cable cars to the Mediterranean Sea. She is She is a 2019 Soros Art Fellow and the recipient of the 2017 International Live Art Prize and the 2011 Total Theatre Innovation Award and Arches Brick Award. Tania is currently a visiting assistant professor and festival co-curator at Bard College’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. She is affiliated with Forest Fringe and is the co-founder of the research and performance collective Dictaphone Group. She holds a PhD in Theatre Studies from Royal Holloway. In 2018\, a survey of her work entitled ear-whispered: works by Tania El Khoury took place in Philadelphia. \nBasel Zaraa is a spoken word artist and percussionist who writes on themes of exile and resistance. He has collaborated with a wide range of international artists including Akala\, Guildhall youth project (Im)possibilities\, Palestinian hip-hop group Katibeh Khamseh\, Arabic fusion band Raast and funk band Shokunin. He is part of the cast of PsycheDELIGHT’s ‘Borderline’ satire about the Calais camp\, in which he performs original music and DIY sound effects. He is also a visual and stencil graffiti artist and is currently touring with Tania El Khoury’s ‘As Far As My Fingertips Take Me’.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/as-far-as-isolation-goes-at-the-va-museum/
CATEGORIES:Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:Special Refugee Week 2019 Tour of the V&A Collections
DESCRIPTION:A special tour of the V&A and parts of its Collection with artists Ania Bas and Daniela Nofal \nThis unique tour of the V&A Museum is curated to combine an exploration of significant objects in the Museum’s Collections with performance and interactive moments. \nMeet at the Grand Entrance\, next to the Refugee Week Portraits screen\, and visit stops in the Museum’s galleries where you will hear about the connections between migration and displacement with the objects in the Collection. \nThe tours last an hour\, starting at 12:45pm\, 14:15pm and 15:45pm. Book here. \nImage of Play For Progress\, Refugee Week 2018\, by Marcia Chandra. \n  \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/special-refugee-week-2019-tour-of-the-va-collections/
CATEGORIES:Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:Borderline: A Comedy about a Tragedy
DESCRIPTION:As part of Refugee Week at Southbank Centre\, witness a satire on Calais Jungle devised by an ensemble of European and refugee performers\, across the two dates. \nPSYCHEdelight presents Borderline\, a satire on the Calais Jungle directed by Sophie Besse.\n\n\n\n\nBorn from a year of workshops Besse conducted in Calais\, Borderline was created in collaboration with clown Frank Wurzinger and an ensemble of European performers and refugees from Syria\, Sudan\, Afghanistan and Palestine. \n‘High comedy amidst the poignance. Powerful. Important’ (The Huffington Post) \nTickets are likely to sell out quickly for this popular performance\, each followed by a 30-minute Q&A session.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/borderline-a-comedy-about-a-tragedy/
CATEGORIES:Performance & Dance
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