BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Counterpoints - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Counterpoints REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251005T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251005T173000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250830T191934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250830T195641Z UID:10000554-1759676400-1759685400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Creative Peer Meetup and Sharing: Leaving Were the Ones Who Could Not Stay DESCRIPTION:Metal Peterborough present a reflective session with exhibiting artists Olga Jurgenson and Idit Nathan\, part of a long-standing mentoring group.\nCo-commissioned and presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025)\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nFull information and free booking  \nLeaving Were The Ones Who Could Not Stay is an exhibition presented by the Broadway Gallery in Letchworth featuring the work of Beverley Carruthers\, Bettina Furnée\, Olga Jürgenson and Idit Elia Nathan as part of Platforma 2025. \nThe exhibition features four Cambridge-based artists who explore the socio-political forces shaping familial bonds\, migration\, and intergenerational memory. Through sound\, video\, collage\, and interactive installations\, they draw on personal histories\, interviews\, found material and family archives to reimagine borders\, displacement\, and the meaning of home. \nThis collectively created project encourages sharing of prescient stories of migration and displacement to question societal change and bonds. \nImage: Olga Jurgenson_Aleksander and Arnold from Snezhinki (Snowflakes). 2025 prints on mixed media\, collaged on paper\, 42×59.4 cm \nAbout Platforma in Peterborough \nPlatforma 2025 in Peterborough is produced by 62 Gladstone Street\, a community-rooted arts space in the heart of Peterborough with a particular focus on supporting South Asian and MENA artists. Through exhibitions\, residencies\, and public programmes\, it provides a vital platform for underrepresented voices and fosters meaningful dialogue between artists and the wider community. \nPartners: Counterpoints Arts\, Landmark Theatres\, Peterborough Cultural Alliance\, Metal Peterborough\, Peterborough Presents\, Peterborough Museum\, HELP Charity & the Aziz Foundation \nDedication: “Our programme is dedicated to the innocent men\, women\, and children who have lost their lives\, those who have been displaced by war\, and all those seeking a safe place to call home.” \n62 Gladstone Street’s Platforma programme is supported by Arts Council England as and presented as part of the wider Platforma Festival across the East of England\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/creative-peer-meetup-and-sharing-leaving-were-the-ones-who-could-not-stay/ LOCATION:Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery\, 51 Priestgate\, Peterborough\, PE1 1LF\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/metal.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251005T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251005T150000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250716T110805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T084013Z UID:10000538-1759663800-1759676400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:The Canoe Race DESCRIPTION:A collaboration between Storyteller Marion Leeper and artist Tonka Uzu.\nFull details and booking. Presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025) produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nLet storyteller Marion Leeper and illustrator Tonka Uzu take you on a timeless journey to a remote atoll in the Pacific ocean to meet Sky Mother and her nine splendid sons. What are they arguing about and how will they settle the quarrel? \nAs the brothers race across the water\, watch the pictures come alive on a big screen as Tonka draws in response to this story from the Marshall Islands. \nAnd then: what next?  Can you help tell the story of their next quest of finding their way safely to a new home? How would you solve the pressing real-world problems pictured in this centuries-old story? \nFor ages 4+ (based on interest of subject matter) but all welcome\nDuration: 40-60 minutes (Shows at 11.30am and 2pm) \nDigital live drawing meets the oral storytelling tradition in this engaging and thought-provoking audio-visual performance which will touch a chord in the heart of any adventurers in the audience. An event for adults and children with interactive elements to engage in together on equal terms.\n \nphoto credit: Francesca DB\nimage credit: Tonka Uzu\nnight sky photograph by Emilian Primov\nPleiades constellation photograph by Emilian Primov URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-canoe-race/ LOCATION:Cambridge Junction\, Clifton Way\, Cambridge\, CB1 7GX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Platforma,Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Canoe-Race-Cambridge-Junction.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251005T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251005T133000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250916T065331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T075432Z UID:10000573-1759658400-1759671000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Big Sunday: Mapping Movment in Colour DESCRIPTION:Join a collaborative art session with community artist Shathy Bano\, inspired by Sainsbury Centre artworks. \nPresented by Sainsbury Centre as part of the Platforma Festival 2025\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. \n10.00-1.30pm \nAge 15+ \nExplore personal journeys and cultural influences through colour and creative markmaking\, using a range of materials including paint and textiles. \nNo experience required\, just an interest and curiosity in visual maps\, migration and storytelling. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/big-sunday-mapping-movment-in-colour/ LOCATION:Sainsbury Centre\, University of East Anglia\, Norfolk Road\, Norwich\, NR4 7TJ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screen-Shot-2025-09-16-at-07.51.31.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251009 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250711T152311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T092206Z UID:10000534-1759622400-1759967999@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:You Never Asked My Name DESCRIPTION:Artist Jill Eastland brings to life the dark blue tabards typically worn by the lowest paid and most precarious workers\, with embroidery and sound; co-creating stories of work and migration with asylum seekers\, refugees and migrant workers. \nSunday 5th October to Wednesday 8th October – 10am to 6pm \nPresented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025) produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nPreview: Saturday 4th October 5pm to 7pm\nIncluding discussion: How can art assist in the understanding of the experience of migrant workers\, refugees and asylum seekers in the UK? With artist Jill Eastland\, Tom Green (or Maren) from Counterpoints Arts and other guest speakers. \nWorkshop: Wednesday 8th October 1 to 4pm\nAn interactive talk with artist Jill Eastland. Jill invites you to wear the dark blue tabards most often worn by workers such as carers and cleaners\, who are frequently migrants\, refugees\, women\, precarious workers\, disabled workers and low paid workers. These workers are contradictorily marked as different by the wearing of this uniform\, but also rendered invisible. Jill will discuss how she has used these tabards as a kind of canvas to draw and stitch onto with words and images about workers rights and migration\, as a tool for solidarity and to investigate the everyday experience of wearing them. \n \nJill Eastland is an activist artist and a survivor of mixed heritage. Her work explores themes of social and climate justice. She favours community based and collaborative working practices. She often employs multiples; to create a more detailed discussion of a theme and she tends to produce open-ended bodies of work\, as well as finished pieces. Her work is often very detailed and can contain elements of realism and abstraction together. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/you-never-asked-my-name/ LOCATION:Cambridge Junction\, Clifton Way\, Cambridge\, CB1 7GX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Platforma,Textiles,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/3-Tabard-3-Nothing-to-See-Here-Detail-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251004T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251004T153000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250830T190922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250830T193312Z UID:10000553-1759586400-1759591800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Stitching Workshop with Aya Haidar DESCRIPTION:62 Gladstone Street presents a hands-on stitching workshop by Lebanese London-based artist Aya Haidar exploring memory\, migration\, and material storytelling.\nCo-commissioned and presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025)\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nKnown for her powerful textile works that use found objects and embroidery to reflect on displacement and survival\, Aya brings her thoughtful\, socially engaged practice to Peterborough for a special two-hour session. \nAll materials provided. Open to all skill levels. \nFull information and booking \nFree entry for Migrant\, refugee & asylum seeking groups. \nAbout Platforma in Peterborough \nPlatforma 2025 in Peterborough is produced by 62 Gladstone Street\, a community-rooted arts space in the heart of Peterborough with a particular focus on supporting South Asian and MENA artists. Through exhibitions\, residencies\, and public programmes\, it provides a vital platform for underrepresented voices and fosters meaningful dialogue between artists and the wider community. \nPartners: Counterpoints Arts\, Landmark Theatres\, Peterborough Cultural Alliance\, Metal Peterborough\, Peterborough Presents\, Peterborough Museum\, HELP Charity & the Aziz Foundation \nDedication: “Our programme is dedicated to the innocent men\, women\, and children who have lost their lives\, those who have been displaced by war\, and all those seeking a safe place to call home.” \n62 Gladstone Street’s Platforma programme is supported by Arts Council England as and presented as part of the wider Platforma Festival across the East of England\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/stitching-aya-haidar/ LOCATION:Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery\, 51 Priestgate\, Peterborough\, PE1 1LF\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Platforma,Textiles ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/aya.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251004T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251026T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250930T120734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T154631Z UID:10000577-1759564800-1761498000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Maria Proshkovska: Making Oddkin DESCRIPTION:The interdisciplinary project Making Oddkin by Maria Proshkovska is presented as two parallel exhibitions: at OUTPOST Gallery in Norwich\, UK and at the Centre for Contemporary Art in the frontline city of Zaporizhzhia\, Ukraine.\nCo-commissioned and presented as part of the Platforma festival\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nMaria Proshkovska works with Ukrainian grain burnt by missile strikes as living evidence of loss\, resistance\, and the potential for recovery. The artist began this project in 2023\, presenting a five-hour performance Farina at the Museum of Modern Art in Bologna (MAMbo). Documentation of this performance was since purchased for the collection of Central Saint Martins College and is now part of the college’s curriculum. \nThe exhibitions in Zaporizhzhia and Norwich feature a photographic object\, new film\, and installation. This installation is largely made of adobe\, a material traditionally used in various cultures for construction\, symbolising the need for collective labor as an act of mutual support. \nProshkovska creates conditions for dialogue between the gallery spaces in Ukraine and the UK. Viewers in Norwich and Zaporizhzhia become co-habitors of a shared landscape\, formed through co-presence and mutual sensitivity. Making Oddkin is the search for new forms of closeness and responsibility between cultures\, based on shared values and care. \nMaria Proshkovska (b. 1986) is a conceptual and socially engaged artist from Kyiv\, who currently lives between Ukraine and the UK. Her work operates at the intersection of performance\, installation\, and feminist criticism\, exploring themes of memory\, trauma\, corporeality\, and gender-determined social processes. Proshkovska completed a master’s programme in Performance: Society at Central Saint Martins\, UAL. She is a scholarship holder of international programmes and has participated in numerous exhibitions in countries including Ukraine\, the United Kingdom\, Italy\, Austria\, Japan\, and Taiwan. Proshkovska’s works are held in the Central Saint Martins Museum & Study Collection\, MAMbo\, Shcherbenko Art Centre and in private collections. \nFilm screening and Q & A: 3pm Saturday 4th and 3pm Sunday 5th \n4.10-26.10 Thurs-Sun 12-6pm or by appointment URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/maria-proshkovska-making-oddkin/ LOCATION:OUTPOST Gallery\, 10b Wensum Street\, Norwich\, NR3 1HR\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screen-Shot-2025-09-30-at-13.05.11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251102 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250902T092007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T122103Z UID:10000566-1759536000-1762041599@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Bridging Landscapes II DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition curated by Aisha Zia.\nPresented and co-commissioned as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025) produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nOpening Hours:\nTuesday – Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM\nClosed: Sunday & Monday\nAdmission: Free\nNo booking required \nFollowing its successful run at French Riviera Gallery in London and the Rich Mix in Bethnal Green\, Bridging Landscapes II comes to Peterborough Museum. \nThis powerful group exhibition features South Asian and MENA artists from across the UK\, including Zaineb Abelque\, Sarah Ali\, Mohammed Adel\, Aya Haidar\, Haroun Hayward\, Sofia Karim\, Rehan Jamil\, Kalpesh Lathigra\, Amak Mahmoodian\, Mohammed Tariq and Anusheh Zia. The exhibition explores the emotional and cultural impact of migration—whether through lived or inherited experience—and the deep\, diasporic threads that shape memory\, identity\, and belonging. \nA book accompanying the exhibition\, Carry the Shadows Home\, is available now\, published by 62 Gladstone Street and Pendle Press. \nImage: Will Not Protect Against Drowning\, by Aya Haidar \nAbout Platforma in Peterborough \nPlatforma 2025 in Peterborough is produced by 62 Gladstone Street\, a community-rooted arts space in the heart of Peterborough with a particular focus on supporting South Asian and MENA artists. Through exhibitions\, residencies\, and public programmes\, it provides a vital platform for underrepresented voices and fosters meaningful dialogue between artists and the wider community. \nPartners: Counterpoints Arts\, Landmark Theatres\, Peterborough Cultural Alliance\, Metal Peterborough\, Peterborough Presents\, Peterborough Museum\, HELP Charity & the Aziz Foundation \nDedication: “Our programme is dedicated to the innocent men\, women\, and children who have lost their lives\, those who have been displaced by war\, and all those seeking a safe place to call home.” \n62 Gladstone Street’s Platforma programme is supported by Arts Council England as and presented as part of the wider Platforma Festival across the East of England\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/bridging-landscapes-ii/ LOCATION:Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery\, 51 Priestgate\, Peterborough\, PE1 1LF\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Will-Not-Protect-Against-Drowning.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251003T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251003T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20251008T203702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T203702Z UID:10000580-1759505400-1759514400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:“We all love music we all love to dance and we all love food” DESCRIPTION:A community event with refugees and asylum seekers in Norwich with a focus on the arts\, mental health and wellbeing. \nWith the Norwich Sanctuary Ambassadors\, Zainab Project and Norwich City of Sanctuary Health Stream \nFeaturing a community meal\, music and singing. \nPresented and co-commissioned as part of the Platforma festival 2025\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nFor safeguarding reasons this event is by invite only. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/we-all-love-music-we-all-love-to-dance-and-we-all-love-food/ CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screen-Shot-2025-10-08-at-21.35.27.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251005 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250723T155739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T091125Z UID:10000540-1759449600-1759622399@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Welcome DESCRIPTION:Welcome is an interactive\, site-responsive performance by Belén Yáñez that invites audiences to reflect on their interactions with people they don’t know in new contexts.\nWearing full-face masks and headphones\, participants are guided through a sound-based narrative that offers a reimagined perspective on their surroundings.\nSet in unconventional locations and facilitated by performers\, Welcome transforms everyday spaces into immersive landscapes\, encouraging participants to engage with their environment and each other in new ways. \nThis is a fully interactive experience. All participants will be required to wear headphones and a full-face mask for the duration of the performance. There is no speaking involved\, but active engagement through movement. \nFull details to be confirmed\, including times and booking. \nCo-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts. Presented in partnership with Firstsite\, as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025) produced by Counterpoints Arts. Supported by Arts Council England. \nhttps://www.belenlyanez.com/welcome \nFirstsite Studio 2 \nFriday 3rd October: 18:00\, 19:30\nSaturday 4th October: 14:00\, 15:30 \nAge Recommendation 12+ (for participation) \nConceived & Directed\nBelén Yáñez \nOriginal Music and Sound Design\nMike de Lis \nPiti Varela \nChris Murphy \nPerformer\nBelén Yáñez \nJosé Gonçalo Pais \nMasks\nCarmen Triguero \nCostumes\nRocio H. Valentín \nBelén Yáñez\nBelén is an interdisciplinary artist whose participatory practice blends performance\, installation\, sound\, and visual art. Her work explores how social conventions shape behaviour and perception\, using immersive spaces rooted in everyday experiences to foster shared understanding and collective action. Her pieces are designed to stimulate the imagination of those who engage with them\, fostering a sense of connection and\nco-creation.\nhttps://www.belenlyanez.com/\nhttps://www.instagram.com/belenlyanez/ URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/welcome/ LOCATION:Firstsite\, Lewis Gardens\, High Street\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Performance,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Welcome_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T120000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250706T093336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T085529Z UID:10000532-1759316400-1759320000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Displaced\, Disabled & Dynamic DESCRIPTION:An online event featuring Hamzeh Al Hussien and Amy Golding discussing the experiences\, triumphs and challenges touring their play Penguin (performed and co-created by\, directed and co-created by Amy) across the UK and internationally. \nPlus: Alia Alzougbi (CEO and Artistic Director\, Shubbak) and Matt Burman (Cambridge Junction) share their perspectives on the intersections of displacement\, disability and touring. \nFollowed by: online Q&A \nCommissioned and presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025) produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nBook a free place via Eventbrite \nAbout Penguin\nFull of humour and beauty\, Hamzeh Al-Hussien’s extraordinary story takes you on a personal tour of the places he knows best: his village in the Syrian mountains\, the Za’atari camp in Jordan\, Gateshead and inside his mind\, a place full of music\, dancing\, fantasies and marbles. Hamzeh invites the audience to be his childhood friends\, to hold up the moon to light his way into his dreams\, brushing the dust from his clothes…and taking the stage. \n“From dodging bombs to dancing in nightclubs\, Syrian theatre-maker Hamzeh Al Hussien enacts the story of his life”\n★★★★ The Guardian \nPenguin is touring to Cambridge (7-8 October) and Norwich (9 October) as part of Platforma. \nAbout the panel\nHamzeh Al Hussien was first introduced to performing during his six years in a refugee camp having been displaced from Syria\, where he trained with a Spanish NGO in physical theatre. He performed in various productions there and facilitated drama and theatre projects with disabled children in the camp. In 2018 he joined the Arriving project\, Curious Monkey’s ongoing creative project for people seeking sanctuary. He won “Best Newcomer” for Penguin in the North East Culture Awards 2023. \nAmy Golding is an artist\, activist\, facilitator and consultant. As an artist she makes theatre and works across art forms to create joyful pop-up experiences. Whilst completing a Clore Cultural Leadership Fellowship she founded Curious Monkey – a Theatre Company of Sanctuary that specialised in creating socially relevant productions\, for which it became a significant company in the north east and across the UK. Amy was Artistic Director & Joint CEO there for 12 years. She has now stepped into a new phase of her career as a freelance multidisciplinary artist. \nAlia Alzougbi is a Syrian-Lebanese disabled cultural strategist\, artist and facilitator working at the intersection of art and social and environmental justice. She is CEO and Artistic Director of Shubbak (meaning ‘window’ in Arabic) which supports and celebrates the diversity of Arab and South West Asian & North African (SWANA) artists’ creativity and innovation through its professional\, participatory and engagement programmes\, national touring and biennial multi-artform festival. Among Shubbak’s initiatives has been Sync Arabi\, a disabled leadership intensive residential for disabled cultural workers from the SWANA region in partnership with Sync Leadership and Art 2 Heart Palestine funded by British Council. \nMatt Burman has been Artistic Director and Chief Executive at Cambridge Junction since 2018. He previously worked as an Independent Producer and Programmer for clients including London International Festival of Theatre and Leeds City Council. Prior to that\, he held positions including Artistic Director at Yorkshire Festival\, Head of Programme at Warwick Arts Centre and Executive Producer at Norfolk & Norwich Festival. Among the initiatives at Cambridge Junction is Total Arts\, a fortnightly participation group for disabled young people aged 13-25. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/displaced-disabled-dynamic/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Platforma,Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/penguin1.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251101 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250630T085619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T090308Z UID:10000526-1759276800-1761955199@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Platforma Festival 2025 DESCRIPTION:Our 8th Platforma Festival will take place in October across the East of England\, co-produced with local artists and organisations and also featuring touring work from across the country.\nPlatforma 2025 will include more than 35 arts events across music\, theatre\, film exhibitions\, and more. \nCo-produced by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with local artists and organisations\, Platforma is a festival that takes place every two years in a different part of England. The aim is to present work by\, with and about refugees to a wide audience\, build capacity and share learning. \nLocations this October include Cambridge\, Colchester\, Diss\, Ipswich\, Diss\, Great Yarmouth\, Lowestoft\, Norwich\, Peterborough and Snape. \nProgramme highlights include: \n–The Table – a new play by Aisha Zia\, directed by Suba Das at The Key Theatre\, Peterborough\n–Hearts\, Bodies and Words – in conversation with novelist Sulaiman Addonia at the National Centre for Writing\, Norwich\n-If You Throw A Stone In The Crowd\, Someone’s Going To Get Hurt – an exhibition of work by Ghafar Tajmohammad at Firstsite\, Colchester\n-A Community Takeover at Jerwood DanceHouse\, Ipswich\n-You Never Asked My Name – installation by Jill Eastland at Cambridge Junction\n-Penguin – a play by Hamzeh Al Hussein and Amy Golding touring to Norwich and Cambridge\n–MAS(S) – a new sound installation by Tristan Shorr and Rae Champion (CONCRETE) in collaboration with Lomond Campbell\, touring to Great Yarmouth\n-Palestine: Peace De Resistance – Sami Abu Wardeh’s new comedy show comes to Diss\n-Touchstones – a participatory photography and writing project led by Gillian Allard in partnership with Living Grief\n–A Think Tank on Music and Displacement with Britten Pears Arts in Snape \nFor the full programme visit: https://counterpoints.org.uk/upcoming-events/ \nFor more information contact Counterpoints Senior Producer\, Tom Green via hello@counterpoints.org.uk \nThe Platforma Festival takes place in a different area of England every two years\, produced by Counterpoints Arts in collaboration with local partners to present work by\, with and about refugees and to build capacity and share learning. \nThe 8th Platforma festival will take place across the East of England in October 2025\, following a series of meetings with networks\, artists and organisations over the past 18 months. \nIn 2023 the 7th Platforma festival was held over 5 weeks across the South West of England. A key part of the programme is connecting organisations and people across the arts\, migration and other sectors. We also seek to make connections between places\, within the region and with visiting artists and practitioners from across the UK and internationally. \nBy focusing on a different region every two years\, Counterpoints is able to spend time getting to know a wide range of new partners and to build and understanding of the context. Our co-commissions and overall programme are responsive to that\, with a view to capacity building for the longer term and creating collaborations that last well beyond the festival period. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/platforma-festival-2025/ CATEGORIES:Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Platforma-2025-Website-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250913T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260111T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250901T154950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250901T155359Z UID:10000565-1757757600-1768150800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Ghafar Tajmohammad: If you throw a stone in the crowd\, someone’s going to get hurt DESCRIPTION:Explore Ghafar Tajmohammad’s thought-provoking collection of paintings and hand-woven rugs\, called kilims\, reflecting on conflict\, home\, and the search for hope and resilience.\nBy combining painting\, hand-woven rugs\, and lived experiences\, Ghafar’s work responds to the ongoing global turmoil and its impact. Whilst seemingly distant\, such conflicts mark real lives\, especially those of civilians caught in the crossfire. Ghafar draws on his own experience of displacement as a British Afghan\, while also turning outward to wider struggles and shared hopes. \nCo-commissioned and presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025)\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nAbout the exhibition \nThe exhibition’s title comes from a proverb shared with Ghafar by a fellow Afghan while talking about the bombings in Afghanistan. \nToday\, the phrase feels even more powerful against the backdrop of global conflicts. For Ghafar\, it reflects both feelings of helplessness and the hope that expressing the collective “crowd” might encourage solidarity and social connection. \nGhafar’s work talks about ideas like home\, belonging\, and migration of people moving from one place to another. \nHis art looks closely at the experiences of people from the Afghan community who have moved to new places\, especially to the UK. He uses painting in new and different ways to share these stories. \nFull exhibition details \nWhat to expect \nOne of the works in this exhibition is a collection of hand-woven\, painted rugs\, called kilims\, named “Love Letters.” This personal piece was inspired by a workshop Ghafar co-led with ArtRefuge at a refugee camp in the UK. \nDuring this workshop\, he invited participants to write and draw their initials using both Arabic and English letters. This simple act of writing one’s own initials became a powerful way for people to express identity\, memory\, and presence. \n“Love Letters” begins with these initials as a starting point\, not only to acknowledge the individuals who took part\, but also to open the space for others. \nAnother highlight is “Dirt Upon My Head”. It is made from one large canvas stretched over several square frames. Each frame represents a single home\, and together they suggest a neighbourhood or city frozen in a moment of impact. The canvas stretches out from the centre\, giving a feeling of breaking or tearing. \nAbout Ghafar Tajmohammad \nGhafar is of Afghan heritage and was displaced as a small child. He grew up in Southeast London\, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Painting at Camberwell College of Arts and works as a Curatorial Project Manager at the Migration Museum. \nAbout Firstsite \nFirstsite is the East of England’s contemporary visual arts organisation where you can experience the most exciting developments in contemporary art\, and explore the rich artistic legacy cultivated by the East of England’s unique landscape and character. \nImage: Homage to Najia\, Fall of Kabul by Ghafar Tajmohammad\, courtesy of the artist. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/ghafar-tajmohammad-if-you-throw-a-stone-in-the-crowd-someones-going-to-get-hurt/ LOCATION:Firstsite\, Lewis Gardens\, High Street\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Homage-To-Najia-Fall-Of-Kabul.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250906T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250907T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250901T151841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T095041Z UID:10000564-1757152800-1757264400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Unstable DESCRIPTION:A new exhibition by Mohammad Noureddini in association with Counterpoints Arts.\nMohammad Noureddini is a visual storyteller shaped by a lifelong devotion to drawing\, painting\, and expressing emotion through form. His background in Fine Art began with traditional media including oil\, watercolour\, ink\, pen\, and printmaking\, and expanded into digital illustration and concept art. Mohammad has always seen art as a language beyond words\, a way to understand the world and connect with others. \nPrivate View 5th September 6-8pm URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/unstable/ LOCATION:Cambridge Artworks and Artspace\, 5 Green's Road\, Cambridge\, CB4 3EF\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mohammad1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250904T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250714T094107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T080410Z UID:10000535-1756976400-1760806800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Leaving Were The Ones Who Could Not Stay DESCRIPTION:Broadway Gallery in Letchworth presents Leaving Were The Ones Who Could Not Stay\, a new exhibition featuring the work of Beverley Carruthers\, Bettina Furnée\, Olga Jürgenson and Idit Elia Nathan. \nCo-commissioned and presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025) produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nOpening Reception: Thursday 4 September 2025\, 18.30-21.00 \nWorkshop: Memory\, Identity & Home\nSaturday 4 October 2025\, 11:00 – 12:30\nJoin artists Beverley Carruthers and Bettina Furnée for a creative workshop exploring the experience of arriving in a new place. Inspired by photos from The Garden City Collection. We will work with writing\, storytelling and photography to create new versions of our own and others’ treasured memories. \nArtist-Led Walk & Talk\nSaturday 11 October 2025\, 12:00 – 13:30\nGain insight into the exhibition through a guided ‘walk and talk’ with the artists\, as they discuss their work and ideas. \nThe exhibition features four Cambridge-based artists who explore the socio-political forces shaping familial bonds\, migration\, and intergenerational memory. Through sound\, video\, collage\, and interactive installations\, they draw on personal histories\, interviews\, found material and family archives to reimagine borders\, displacement\, and the meaning of home. \nThis collectively created project encourages sharing of prescient stories of migration and displacement to question societal change and bonds. \nAll four artists present large-scale new works in this exhibition: Hailstones\, Bars and Meshes is a sound installation with photographic prints by Beverley Carruthers\, exploring contemporary oral histories of labour\, migration\, and community storytelling. Out Of Our Earth is a three-channel film and sound installation by Bettina Furnée that explores ‘leaving’- a friend\, a home\, a country\, our planet- by blending tales of migration and farewell with recorded interviews and elements of science fiction. Permission to Return Granted by Olga Jürgenson is exploring the impact of forced collectivisation\, Stalin’s terror and World War II on the migrant Estonian community\, including her family\, in the Ulyanovsk area of Soviet Russia during the period between 1929 and 1953. Trigger Warning by Idit Nathan is a sculptural installation of handkerchiefs passed down through the maternal line\, delicately embroidered with press images from the war in Gaza and artistic responses to historic horrors of war. \nThe project was developed in partnership with Counterpoints Arts as part of Platforma (October 2025). Additional events with Uncovering Letchworth\, METAL Peterborough and Revoluton Arts\, Luton\, will use the exhibition themes to stimulate conversation and connect (migrant) artists in the region. \nBeverley Carruthers is a multimedia artist exploring female experience\, and how this is navigated through ritual and performance in photography\, generative text\, sound art\, performance and film. She is a Royal College of Art alumnus and was senior lecturer in photography at London College of Communication where she co-created the Writing Photographs research project\, investigating how image and text come together\, particularly in an installation context. She recently ran The Expanded Librarian as collaboration between The Royal College of Art\, CRASSH\, University of Cambridge\, and University of The Arts\, London. She organised the Reframing Menopause research project where she has made collaborative film and texts works and co-curated the first multidisciplinary menopause conference at University of Cambridge in 2019. She has run two conferences at Tate Modern\, and an extensive exhibition\, public lecture\, and workshop program. She is an experienced workshop leader having taught for over 30 years at University of the Arts\, with public workshops at The Photographers’ Gallery\, Tate Modern and LCC Studios. \nBettina Furnée was born in The Netherlands and is studio artist at Wysing Arts Centre. Her text-based practice includes installation\, live events and moving image. She works collaboratively with writers\, musicians and participants to create projects that challenge dominant narratives and amplify voices from the community. Her projects are often situated in public places where power resides\, such as a church\, library\, mountain or bunker\, exploring the instability of language through wordplay\, text and sound. For instance\, collaborative project Even You Song was a choral evensong based on interviews with twelve couples about a potential space mission\, and this premiered at Peterborough Cathedral\, before touring in 2019. Powerhouse was a temporary installation\, set of posters\, archival work and film\, which resulted from a durational word association game staged at Cambridge University Library\, as part of a residency at Kettle’s Yard. She has been awarded public commissions\, group and solo shows\, residencies and support for self-initiated projects. In 2020 she was selected for alternative learning programme Syllabus VI\, and she is currently artist in residence for Natur Am Byth\, Wales’ green recovery programme. \nOlga Jürgenson was born in Siberia and raised in Estonia; she is currently based in Cambridge and works and exhibits internationally. Olga is drawn to the subject of human nature’s complexity – whether it’s from the perspective of a female artist collaborating with the world’s first AI sex doll Samantha\, TV detective stories questioning the role of god\, or a painter of portraits of robots disguised as celebrities. She has participated in many group exhibitions globally\, including 56th Venice Biennial\, MANIFESTA 10\, and Liverpool\, Moscow and Ural biennials. She has been awarded grants and awards from several European foundations\, and in 2011 she was nominated for the Kandinsky Prize (Moscow\, Russia). Recent solo exhibitions were at the Tallinn Art Hall Gallery\, Estonia (2021-2022)\, Espronceda Centre for Arts and Culture\, Barcelona\, Spain (2018)\, New Hall Art Collection\, University of Cambridge\, UK (2014)\, amongst others. Olga’s works are held in state and private collections across the world\, including British Film Institute\, London (UK)\, The University of Cambridge (UK)\, Oulu Art Museum (Finland)\, National Centre for Contemporary Art (Russia). Olga curated the National Pavilion of Mauritius at the 56th and 57th Venice Biennale. \nIdit Elia Nathan grew up in Jerusalem. She is a conceptual artist whose work includes interactive installations\, live events\, games\, audio-visual works\, walks and artists’ books where play operates as a productively provocative space to challenge accepted understandings. Using optics\, scale and perspective\, participants are invited to respond to contemporary dilemmas both as actors with free will and actors in an historical and cultural context. Her artworks have been been exhibited internationally and are held in private and public collections including Kettle’s Yard\, Standpoint\, IMT\, Parasol Unit\, Royal Institute of British Architects\, Triangle Space\, Pushkin House\, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama\, Pembroke and Homerton colleges (Cambridge)\, Crypt Gallery and Materia Gallery (Rome)\, Toxic Dreams (Vienna)\, Display Cult (Canada and US) and Zarya Centre for Contemporary Arts (Vladivostok). Until recently Idit was associate lecturer at Central St. Martin’s College (University of the Arts London)\, where she completed an arts practice PhD titled Art of Play in Zones of Conflict – the Case of Israel Palestine in 2018. \nImage: Bettina Furnée URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/leaving-were-the-ones-who-could-not-stay/ LOCATION:Broadway Gallery\, 2 The Arcade\, Letchworth Garden City\, SG6 3ES\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/donkey_1.2e16d0ba.fill-1300x731-c0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250720T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250720T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20250630T083153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T095514Z UID:10000525-1753020000-1753030800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Leaving Were the Ones DESCRIPTION:Beverley Carruthers\, Bettina Furnée\, Olga Jürgenson and Idit Nathan present a ‘work in progress’ event with special guests at Wysing Arts Centre\, Cambridgeshire.\nFollowing their ‘work in progress’ days (17th-20th July) join the artists on Sunday 20 July for a special closing event with writer Ali Smith & filmmaker Sarah Wood who will lead a conversation focused on the exhibition themes. \nThis event is part of Leaving Are The Ones Who Could Not Stay – a new exhibition for Broadway Gallery\, Letchworth that explores the socio-political forces shaping familial bonds\, migration\, and intergenerational memory. \nLeaving Were The Ones Who Could Not Stay has been co-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts to be presented as part of the Platforma Festival October 2025\, and the Broadway Gallery\, a charitable service of the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation. It is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Special thanks to the Garden City Collection and Revoluton Arts and METAL for their generous support and collaboration. \nFull details and booking via Eventbrite. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/leaving-were-the-ones/ LOCATION:Wysing Arts Centre\, Fox Road\, Bourn\, CB23 2TX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1057164063_2792778880261_1_original.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250113T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250113T130000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20241115T165030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T145234Z UID:10000470-1736764200-1736773200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Cambridge - Platforma networking DESCRIPTION:Where: CRASSH\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Rd\, Cambridge CB3 9D \nWhen: 10.30-1.00 on Monday 13th January 2025 \nFor: information about the Platforma arts and refugees festival taking place across the East of England in October 2025\, and how you can get involved. \nTo reserve a free place: email tom@counterpoints.org.uk. \nPlease feel free to circulate this invitation\, but attendees must register in advance by email. \nImage: Good Evening\, We Are From Ukraine by Frankie Mills (Platforma 2023 in the South West) \nAN INVITATION\nThe Platforma festival takes place in a different English region every two years\, produced by Counterpoints Arts in collaboration with local partners and artists to showcase work relating to the arts refugees & migration\, build capacity and share learning. \nIn October 2025\, Platforma will take place across the East of England with a range of performances\, exhibitions\, talks and other events of all kind and scale. Most of the programming will be from local artists and organisations\, with touring and visiting contributions making it a truly national event. This edition’s programme will embed a particular focus on exploring mental health and wellbeing through the lens of the arts and its impact on individuals and communities affected by experiences of displacement. \nThis event on 13th January will be a chance to learn more about Platforma\, including how artists and organisations can get involved and what support can be provided. It will also be an opportunity to network across the arts\, refugee and other sectors in and around Cambridge. We will also share more about our work around mental health and creative well-being. \nIt will be an informal and friendly day\, and anyone with an interest in this work is welcome. . \nPlease contact tom@counterpoints.org.uk to reserve a free place or with any questions. We are able to cover the costs of local travel for people who are not supported by an organisation. \nMany thanks to the CRASSH for generously hosting this event. \nOther similar events have been (or will be) taking place in other places across the region – including in Ipswich\, Norwich and Great Yarmouth. \nBACKGROUND\nIn 2023 the 7th Platforma festival was held over 5 weeks across the South West of England\, with more than 30 events. A key part of the programme is connecting organisations and people across the arts\, migration and other sectors. We also seek to make connections between places\, within the region and with visiting artists and practitioners from across the UK and internationally. \nBy focusing on a different region every two years\, Counterpoints is able to spend time getting to know a wide range of new partners and to build and understanding of the context. Our co-commissions and overall programme are responsive to that\, with a view to capacity building for the longer term and creating collaborations that last well beyond the festival period. \nPlatforma also becomes a focus of local media\, as with this 2023 report by the BBC. \nRead more about Platforma 2023 URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/cambridge-platforma-networking/ LOCATION:CRASSH\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Rd\, Cambridge\, CB3 9DP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Blog,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/We-Are-From-Ukraine-Platforma-festival-2023-©-Frankie-Mills.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241125T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241125T143000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20241022T074042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T163734Z UID:10000466-1732532400-1732545000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Ipswich - Platforma networking DESCRIPTION:Where: DanceEast\, Jerwood DanceHouse\, Foundry Lane\, Ipswich IP4 1DW \nWhen: 11.00-2.30 on Monday 25th November 2024 (free lunch provided) \nFor information about the Platforma festival taking place across the East of England in October 2025 and how you can get involved. \nThe Jerwood DanceHouse is a fully accessible venue. For venue information\, our visual story and virtual tour are here Your Visit – DanceEast. \nTo reserve a free place: email tom@counterpoints.org.uk before 15th November. Please include any access information and / or dietary requirements so that we can fully support you during your visit. \nUPDATE: This event is now fully booked. Please email if you would like to know more about Platforma in Ipswich and we can arrange a call. \nPlease circulate this invitation\, but all attendees must register in advance by email. \nImage: Good Evening\, We Are From Ukraine by Frankie Mills (Platforma 2023 in the South West) \nAN INVITATION\nThe Platforma festival takes place in a different English region every two years\, produced by Counterpoints Arts in collaboration with local partners and artists to showcase work\, build capacity and share learning. \nIn October 2025\, Platforma will take place across the East of England with a range of performances\, exhibitions\, talks and other events of all kind and scale. Most of the programming will be from local artists and organisations\, with touring and visiting contributions making it a truly national event. This edition’s programme will embed a particular focus on exploring mental health and wellbeing through the lens of the arts and its impact on individuals and communities affected by experiences of displacement. \nThis event in partnership with DanceEast on 25th November will be a chance to learn more about Platforma\, including how artists and organisations can get involved and what support can be provided. It will also be an opportunity to network across the arts\, refugee and other sectors in and around Ipswich. We will also share more about our work around mental health and creative well-being. \nIt will be an informal and friendly day\, and anyone with an interest in this work is welcome. It is fine to come for only part of the day. \nPlease contact tom@counterpoints.org.uk to reserve a free place or with any questions. We are able to cover the costs of local travel for people who are not supported by an organisation. \nMany thanks to the DanceEast for generously hosting this event. \nOther similar events have been (or will be) taking place in other places across the region. \nBACKGROUND\nIn 2023 the 7th Platforma festival was held over 5 weeks across the South West of England\, with more than 30 events. A key part of the programme is connecting organisations and people across the arts\, migration and other sectors. We also seek to make connections between places\, within the region and with visiting artists and practitioners from across the UK and internationally. \nBy focusing on a different region every two years\, Counterpoints is able to spend time getting to know a wide range of new partners and to build and understanding of the context. Our co-commissions and overall programme are responsive to that\, with a view to capacity building for the longer term and creating collaborations that last well beyond the festival period. \nPlatforma also becomes a focus of local media\, as with this 2023 report by the BBC. \nRead more about Platforma 2023 URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/ipswich-platforma-networking/ LOCATION:DanceEast\, Jerwood DanceHouse\, Foundry Lane\, Ipswich\, IP4 1DW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/We-Are-From-Ukraine-Platforma-festival-2023-©-Frankie-Mills.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241112T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241112T120000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20241024T110041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241213T210614Z UID:10000468-1731407400-1731412800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Sanctuary and Visual Arts DESCRIPTION:Developed by City of Sanctuary UK and Counterpoint Arts\, the Arts Stream of Sanctuary recognises work done by arts organisations with artists and communities from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds and helps them build sustainable ongoing programmes. \nA small but growing number of visual arts studios and venues have joined the programme and we are keen for more to get involved. \nThis online meeting will feature short presentations by studios and galleries which have Sanctuary status\, to share the work they do\, some of the challenges they face and how they address them. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. All welcome\, whether you are experienced in this work or coming to it for the first time.\nFree sign up here \nPlatforma is a festival produced every two years by Counterpoints with partners in a different English region. In October 2025 it will be in the East of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sanctuary-and-visual-arts/ CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-13-at-09.38.59.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241105T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241105T143000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20240926T161101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241021T092651Z UID:10000465-1730802600-1730817000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Norwich - Platforma networking DESCRIPTION:Where: Sainsbury Centre\, Norfolk Rd\, Norwich NR4 7TJ \nWhen: 10.30-2.30 on Tuesday 5th November 2024 (free lunch provided) \nFor information about the Platforma festival taking place across the East of England in October 2025 and how you can get involved \nTo reserve a free place: email tom@counterpoints.org.uk before 22nd October. \nPlease circulate this invitation\, but all attendees must register in advance by email. \n21/10/2004: This event is now at capacity\, but please email for more information about Platforma and to receive updates. \nImage: Good Evening\, We Are From Ukraine by Frankie Mills (Platforma 2023 in the South West) \nAn invitation\nThe Platforma festival takes place in a different English region every two years\, produced by Counterpoints Arts in collaboration with local partners and artists to showcase work\, build capacity and share learning. \nIn October 2025\, Platforma will take place across the East of England with a range of performances\, exhibitions\, talks and other events of all kind and scale. Most of the programming will be from local artists and organisations\, with touring and visiting contributions making it a truly national event. This edition’s programme will embed a particular focus on exploring mental health and wellbeing through the lens of the arts and its impact on individuals and communities affected by experiences of displacement. \nThis event at Sainsbury Centre on 5th November will be a chance to learn more about Platforma\, including how artists and organisations can get involved and what support can be provided. It will also be an opportunity to network across the arts\, refugee and other sectors in Norwich. We will also share more about our work around mental health and creative well-being. \nIt will be an informal and friendly day\, and anyone with an interest in this work is welcome. It is fine to come for only part of the day. \n10.30-12.30: Introducing Platforma and group discussions about current programming and provision in and around Norwich\, challenges and opportunities \n12.30-1.30: Lunch and conversation \n1.30-2.30: The arts\, refugees and mental health / creative health – discussion and ideas for events and programming. \nPlease contact tom@counterpoints.org.uk to reserve a free place or with any questions. We are able to cover the costs of local travel for people who are not supported by an organisation. \nMany thanks to the Sainsbury Centre for generously hosting this event. \nOther similar events have been (or will be) taking place in other places across the region. \nBackground\nIn 2023 the 7th Platforma festival was held over 5 weeks across the South West of England\, with more than 30 events. A key part of the programme is connecting organisations and people across the arts\, migration and other sectors. We also seek to make connections between places\, within the region and with visiting artists and practitioners from across the UK and internationally. \nBy focusing on a different region every two years\, Counterpoints is able to spend time getting to know a wide range of new partners and to build and understanding of the context. Our co-commissions and overall programme are responsive to that\, with a view to capacity building for the longer term and creating collaborations that last well beyond the festival period. \nPlatforma also becomes a focus of local media\, as with this 2023 report by the BBC. \nRead more about Platforma 2023 URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/norwich-platforma-networking/ LOCATION:Sainsbury Centre\, University of East Anglia\, Norfolk Road\, Norwich\, NR4 7TJ CATEGORIES:Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/We-Are-From-Ukraine-Platforma-festival-2023-©-Frankie-Mills.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240712T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240712T150000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20240514T161556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144312Z UID:10000416-1720785600-1720796400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Great Yarmouth networking meet-up DESCRIPTION:Original Projects and Counterpoints Arts invite you to an informal meet-up to bring together organisations and people working across the arts to support the wellbeing and mental health of refugees / asylum seekers in and around Great Yarmouth. \nCounterpoints will be running the Platforma festival. across the East of England in October 2025 and we are keen to speak with potential partners and discuss possible approaches. Mental health will be the main theme of the programme\, as part of Counterpoints new strand on this subject. \nThe meet-up will run from 12-3 on 12 July\, and you’re welcome to come for only a part of that if you can’t make the whole meeting. \nFood will be available. \nIt will be a chance to hear more from Counterpoints about their work and their plans and for everyone to share their own ideas and aspirations in this context. \nPlease sign up via Eventbrite \nCover image credit: Marcia Chandra – Refugee Week 2022 URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/great-yarmouth-networking-meet-up/ LOCATION:PrimeYarc\, Market Gates\, Great Yarmouth\, NR30 2BG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/counterpoints-network.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231114T220000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20231005T212707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144536Z UID:10000367-1699988400-1699999200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:In Their Shoes Film Evening (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:Bristol STAR invites you to a screening of Hostile\, a feature-length documentary directed by BAFTA-winning Sonia Gale. \nWhat does it mean to be British? What does it feel like to be told you don’t belong? This compelling and BAFTA-longlisted feature debut explores how the UK’s ‘hostile environment’ policies have affected four people from Black and Asian backgrounds. From archive footage and contemporary testimony we learn about the direct impact of these policies on everyday life. \nAn optional discussion about the documentary will be held after it has been watched. \nAll funds collected will be going towards campaigning against the Illegal Migration Act 2023\, and to protect the rights of local refugees. \nThis screening is in collaboration with the Film Society\, Amnesty Society and International Affairs Society. \nPresented by Counterpoints Arts as part of the Platforma festival 2023 in collaboration with Bristol STAR (Student Action for Refugees). URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/in-their-shoes-film-evening/ LOCATION:Richmond Building\, 105 Queens Road\, Clifton\, BS8 1LN CATEGORIES:Film and Photography,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Website-Platforma-Overlay-7-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231105T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231105T163000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20231002T143017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000366-1699194600-1699201800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Name Me Lawand (Gloucester) DESCRIPTION:Lawand is a young Kurdish boy\, deaf since birth. At five years old his future in Iraq looks destined to be limited and lonely. In desperate search of a better life in a world where he can communicate\, his family decide to leave their home. After a treacherous journey and a year in a refugee camp\, the help of a deaf volunteer brings them to Derby where Lawand joins the Royal School for the Deaf. As he grows older\, the film follows his dramatic progress learning British Sign Language\, revealing a bright\, charismatic and inquisitive boy\, who discovers friendship and a new way to express himself. But just as Lawand is joyfully finding his place in the world\, the family face deportation from the UK. \nEmploying a striking lyrical and observational visual style\, writer-director Edward Lovelace spent four years filming Lawand\, learning British Sign Language himself. In this moving and inspiring portrait\, we follow Lawand’s evolution from extreme isolation to becoming able to be his true self. This is a story about the strength that language gives us\, whatever form it takes\, and of the power of friendship and community. \nName Me Lawand is a Pulse Films production with support from BFI Doc Society Fund (awarding National Lottery funding) and Electric Shadow Company. \nPresented as part of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. \nBook tickets URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/name-me-lawand-gloucester/ LOCATION:Gloucester Guildhall\, 23 Eastgate Street\, Gloucester\, GL1 1NS\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Film and Photography,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Name-Me-Lawand.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231104T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231104T190000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20230918T102415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000355-1699106400-1699124400@counterpoints.org.uk 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231031T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231031T120000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20230828T063306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000348-1698750000-1698753600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Trigger and Maison Foo : theatre\, food and a culture of belonging (online) DESCRIPTION:As part of the Platforma festival 2023\, theatre companies Trigger and Maison Foo share their experiences of working with food and hospitality to engage with asylum seekers and help change narratives around displacement. \nA free online event on Zoom : reserve a free place via Eventbrite \nThere will be the opportunity for a Q&A\, to share your own experiences and to network online. \nTrigger \nNorth Somerset arts charity Trigger are creators and producers of bold\, unforgettable live events. \nFor this discussion they will be talking about Humanity Hotel\, an ongoing project supporting the wellbeing of asylum seekers housed in hotels across North Somerset. \nIn May 2022\, North Somerset become host to hundreds of asylum seekers forced to leave their homes and families\, and now displaced in the UK. \nHoused in rurally isolated areas\, this community rely solely on agents in Bristol to support their wellbeing needs\, from legal advice to English lessons. \nOn their arrival\, Trigger mobilised to offer support. Pulling together a network of local people\, they were able to help with donations of phones and other essential items; they’ve facilitated car shares and free public transport\, signposted legal advice\, arranged volunteer opportunities and brokered relationships with the local football club for regular games. \nOver the last six months Trigger have facilitated a regular creative and cultural programme. From art making to cooking\, sewing and ceramics\, Trigger are working in collaboration with local artists\, musicians\, arts venues and community organisations to deliver creative\, educational and participatory workshops for this community. \nwww.triggerstuff.co.uk \nFollow Trigger on Facebook\, Twitter or Instagram \nMaison Foo \nMaison Foo are makers of theatre\, art and community\, and a proud Theatre Company of Sanctuary. For this event they will be talking about their project A Seat At Our Table. \nOn October 2022\, Maison Foo and their Creative Sanctuary Group took over the grand Georgian dining room at Pickford’s House in Derby\, to reimagine what and whose stories are told in buildings such as these. \nThe project aimed to give people across the UK with Refugee and Asylum Seeker status\, a positive platform from which to tell and share their stories with audiences and beyond\, in places where their voice has previously been unheard. \nAudiences were invited to take a seat at the dining table\, to listen to personal and intimate stories about the familial and universal experience of food and mealtimes. Challenging the perception of who should be seated at the table of grand stately homes and paving the way for a new future…one that is open and accepting of all regardless\, of their background and journey to the UK. \nCo-created with Maison Foo’s Creative Sanctuary Group (a diverse collective of People Seeking Sanctuary in Derby)\, the project began with weekly gatherings to cook and to share favourite memories of mealtimes. These stories then formed part of ‘A Seat At Our Table’ a live multi-sensory storytelling experience co-hosted by the group. \nA Seat At Our Table was originally commissioned by Derby CAN (Arts Council England Producing HUB) in partnership with Derby Museums and Oddfellows UK. \n‘Dear Guests\, we welcome you to come and sit at our table and listen to our stories. Inspired by our love of cooking\, food\, and memories of family kitchens all over the world; these are stories we would love to share with you.’ The Creative Sanctuary Group x \nwww.maisonfoo.co.uk \nFollow Maison Foo on Facebook and Twitter \nImage: Maison Foo’s A Seat At Our Table\, Photo by Jon Legge \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/trigger-and-maison-foo-theatre-food-and-a-culture-of-belonging/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Platforma,Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Maison-Foo-Jon-Legge.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231029T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20230827T200155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000330-1698487200-1698598800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Dear Laila by Basel Zaraa @ the Palestine Museum (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:“Dear Laila\, you are five now and have started to ask me where I grew up\, and why we can’t go there. This is me trying to give you an answer.” \nThe seeds of Dear Laila were planted when Basel’s five-year-old daughter Laila began to ask him about his home growing up. Unable to take her there\, he decided he would try to bring the place to her\, by creating a model of his childhood home in Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus. \nDear Laila shares the Palestinian experience of displacement and struggle through the story of one family. Using retelling of memories and tactile details\, it explores how war and exile are experienced through the everyday\, the domestic\, and the public space – to bring this now destroyed place to life. \n \nRead an interview with Basel Zaraa \nBooking for the Palestine Museum: \nThe work is experienced by one person at a time. To reserve a slot via e-mail please send your preferred visiting time to  tom@counterpoints.org.uk \nCredits: \nOriginally commissioned by Good Chance Theatre\, with support from Arts Council England. \nTranslator and script editor: Emily Churchill Zaraa \nSound engineer: Pete Churchill \nPhoto credit: Mohab Mohamed \nPresented by Counterpoints Arts as part of the Platforma festival 2023 in collaboration with the Palestine Museum\, Bristol. The Palestine Museum was founded in 2013\, and is run entirely by volunteers It explores Palestinian culture\, heritage and daily life. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/dear-laila-by-basel-zaraa-the-palestine-museum/ LOCATION:Palestine Museum\, 27 Broad St\, Bristol\, BS1 2HG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Test-Platforma-Overlay-9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T113000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20231017T190420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000369-1698487200-1698492600@counterpoints.org.uk 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Website-Platforma-Overlay-6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231024 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20230930T100308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000365-1698019200-1698105599@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Climate Action and Refugees (Cardiff) DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Platforma festival\, STAR (Student Action for Refugees) at Cardiff University are hosting an innovative evening of panellists\, workshops and conversations that will unite like-minded societies from across the university. \nThey encourage anybody with a passion for education and activism to come along to the student’s uniun to learn about the social injustice issues brought about by the climate crisis. \nTheir goal is for all of our participants to leave with an enhanced understanding of how they as individuals and societies\, can help balance the scales of climate injustice. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/climate-action-and-refugees-cardiff/ LOCATION:Cardiff University Students’ Union\, Park Pl\, Cardiff\, CF10 3QN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Cardiff-STAR.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231022T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231022T180000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20230724T173747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000339-1697976000-1697997600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Sudafest: Hope and Healing (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:Sudafest will make a return for Platforma on 22 October! Alongside some old favourites including drumming\, basket weaving and creative writing workshops and youth theatre performance\, Sudafest will spotlight the current turbulent situation in Sudan using storytelling\, live performances and music. No need to book\, just turn up. \nCome along to watch Malkat Aldar\, a show performed by young women telling the story of a Sudanese self-taught novelist and women’s rights activist Malkat Aldar Mohamed. There will also be some lovely traditional Sudanese food available to attendees\, all vegan. Full programme and timings to be published soon. \nA taste of what you can expect here\, Sudafest Evening with Ebo Krdum & Mustafa Khogaliand in the video below: \n \nSudafest: Hope and Healing will take place on Sunday 22nd October\, 12-6PM at the Faithspace Community Redcliff\, Prewett St\, Redcliffe\, Bristol BS1 6PB. \nFor more info contact Hiba at info@sudafest.org and check out the Sudafest website here: sudafest.org \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sudafest-hope-and-healing/ LOCATION:Faithspace\, Prewett St\, Bristol\, BS1 6PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Craft & Design,Music,Platforma,Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T223000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20230918T161545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000356-1697913000-1697927400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:CORE by Abigail Reynolds (Cornwall) DESCRIPTION:As part of Flamm by Creative Kernow (21-22nd October 2023)\nOur relationship with the Earth is changing. \nWe must attune ourselves to the Earth and each other by listening\, responding\, and moving together. Core explores these themes in a quarry\, a scar of past extraction. Once a test site for dynamite drills\, Holman quarry has been silent for decades. Core invites us to dance to new rhythms and sounds in this carved landscape. The lost rhythms of percussive drills are replaced by electronic beats made entirely from quarry recordings. These unique sounds\, mixed by acclaimed producers during workshops\, let us reconnect to the rhythms of the Earth. \nDate: Saturday 21st October 2023 \nTime:\nFirst performance 6.30PM-8.30pm\nSecond performance 8.30PM-10.30PM \nLocation: Holman Quarry\, Lanner\, Redruth TR16 5HG. The event will be accessible via minibuses. \nBooking is essential but free to attend\, cash donations are welcome. More info on how to book to come. Keep an eye out on Flamm website and socials. Facebook\, Instagram and Twitter. \nAbout Abigail Reynolds\nAbigail uses montage techniques of layering and folding to destabilise singular ideas of cultural and political ecologies. She often works in dialogue with disciplines and places outside the art world; a silver band\, geologists\, libraries. She works across sculpture\, print and film as well as creating ephemeral events to bring disparate things into conversation. She works with a strong awareness of plurality; keeping a space complex and unreconciled.\n\n“The pages and images she excavates\, now dislocated from their original context\, become more like artifacts or archaeological remnants – more enigmatic\, more mutable\, and open to more complex meaning and association.” (Martin Clark)\n\nAbigail is noted for her work in collage\, using dynamic forms of assembly to release the latent possibilities in book plates by cutting and folding. To fold or layer historic images or events brings into focus our relation to time\, making it possible to discern things that are almost completely lost. Another medium she often uses is glass – using it  metaphorically to focus the act of looking and to suggest alternative modes of perception as well as simply to focus the light. \nCORE is being presented as part of a multi-layered programme of exhibitions and events. Supported by Art Night\, Counterpoints Arts\, Creative Kernow\, Cultivator\, Good Growth\, Levelling Up\, Shared Prosperity Fund and Cornwall Council. Part of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/core-by-abigail-reynolds-cornwall/ LOCATION:Holman Quarry\, Market Way\, Redruth\, TR16 5HG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form,Music,Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Website-Platforma-Overlay-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T160000 DTSTAMP:20260417T141122 CREATED:20230725T153107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000338-1697889600-1697904000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Humanity Hotel: Feasting (Winford) DESCRIPTION:Bringing together asylum seekers\, refugees and local residents to celebrate the diversity of our cultures by sharing a meal\, listening to great music and exchanging stories that help us see the world through someone else’s eyes. \nBrought to you by Trigger as part of their wider ongoing project Humanity Hotel supporting the wellbeing of asylum seekers housed in hotels across North Somerset through arts\, culture and creativity. \nFood will be cooked and prepared by the incredible Loves Café. \nBook tickets via Eventbrite \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/humanity-hotel-feasting/ LOCATION:Winford Village Hall\, Felton Ln\, Winford\, Bristol\, BS40 8AD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Test-Platforma-Overlay-5.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR