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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:Kitchen Conversations: Brunch by Sonia Uddin and Olga Macrinici
DESCRIPTION:What makes us feel at home? A taste? Smell? Colour? Sound? What does it mean to be displaced in our own home or land? \nRepresenting the heart of our homes\, the kitchen is a space where some of the most meaningful\, life-changing conversations take place. We want to replicate this experience and create a platform for dialogue between all members of our community: artists\, writers\, organisers\, comrades and friends. \nMany of us will have our stories of home\, migration and displacement related to food and its preparation. Over the past months we’ve been shown Palestinians preparing meals with the ingredients they have to hand whilst under siege\, narrating their culture and heritage\, as acts of both survival and resistance. Weaponising food and using famine as a method of control in occupied territories\, has been historically used by oppressors all over the world. We are witnessing it now in Gaza and Sudan. We want to acknowledge this\, in solidarity and as artists and organisers. \nIn the hope of food bringing folks together in kitchen conversations\, we invite organisers\, comrades and friends to a brunch\, offering a space to meet and find joy in conversation. \nJoin us in the simple act of sharing a meal and bring a dish you’ve made related to home to share together with comrades and to regroup. Register for the event HERE. \nThis is a free event. If you are able to donate\, we would be grateful if you could support the following charities: \nThe Ghassan Abu Sittah Children’s Fund via THIS donation link. \nAnd/or \nSudanese charities HERE. \n* As we’re sharing home-made dishes\, please bring a full list of ingredients. Thank you! \n  \nAbout the Artists: \nSonia Uddin is a visual artist with a social\, collaborative\, interdisciplinary practice. Her current research engages with themes around social architecture\, housing activism\, resistance\, migration and the voices that emerge during times of community struggle. Working across film\, performance\, collage and print\, archives and social histories inform a documentary approach to storytelling. She is currently undertaking a commissioned project for Counterpoints Arts that explores: social housing\, activism and migration; through archives\, interviews and storytelling workshops around housing struggle. \n  \nOlga Macrinici is a migrant\, queer and disabled theatre artist from Moldova. They work at the intersection of theatre and social change\, combining performance\, community projects and writing. Olga is currently based in Liverpool\, making interdisciplinary work\, from writing and directing to running workshops with and for the migrant community and performing on the local drag scene.\n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/kitchen-conversations-brunch/
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,London Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Family Workshop: Journeys from Home by Art Refuge
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Refugee Week in this creative workshop inspired by journeys from home. \nJoin Art Refuge artists Aida Silvestri and Bobby Lloyd for a multi-generational art and making workshop at The Community Table. Be inspired by maps from the British Library collection\, as well as your own lived experience of travelling\, routes and journeys\, using postcards to share\, create and connect as a community. \nEveryone is welcome and there is no need to book. \nPresented in partnership with Counterpoints Arts and Art Refuge\, as part of London Refugee Week. \nArt Refuge is a UK based charity that uses art and art therapy to support the mental health and well-being of people displaced due to conflict\, persecution\, poverty and climate emergency\, in the UK and internationally. \nCounterpoints Arts is a national arts organisation working in arts\, migration and cultural change. Counterpoints coordinates the national Refugee Week\, the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/family-workshop-journeys-from-home-by-art-refuge/
LOCATION:British Library\, 96 Euston Rd\, London\, London\, NW1 2DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,London Refugee Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240628T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240630T180000
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SUMMARY:Room for Dinner & 3EIB Presents: Room for Us
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with London Festival of Architecture and soon to be opened Palestine House\, Counterpoints’ Room for Dinner reimagines the dinner party.\nFood is often intimately tied to the memories of those who have left their homes due to forced displacement and are challenged with having to forge a new life\, while preserving their culture and connections to their origins. An expanded supper club\, collaborative sewing project and popup store hybrid commissioned by Counterpoints Arts will see 3EIB\, Palestinian artists and Hiba chefs envision a convivial space for the interdisciplinary intermingling of culture and heritage that investigates the roles of host and guest. \nOn the evening of Friday 28 June\, a special dinner cooked by Hiba will be served amidst a collaborative sewing project by Ramallah based Nöl Collective. Guests will engage in a sensorial experience which will reframe and personalise the Palestinian experience of displacement and resistance through the eating of cuisine steeped in history against the backdrop of art\, embroidery\, storytelling and performance with contributions from artist Bint Mbareh\, writer Sarin Hasbun and others. Doors open at 6:30pm and the dinner party will commence at 7pm. \nThis event is part of a weekend-long collaboration with Palestine House and 3EIB – 3EIB Presents: Room for Us. On Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June\, Palestine House will be open from 12 – 6pm. \nThe free\, drop-in weekend programme presented by 3EIB will feature a Palestinian marketplace with home and lifestyle shop el Bustan\, Palestinian independent fashion brands and Arabic literature from bookshop Maqam. View Nöl Collective’s collaborative sewing project and listen to an accompanying soundtrack born of Palestine’s rich sonic history. Play games from Culture Mocktail and enjoy food and drinks from Hiba and Saffron and Honey. \nJoin us for the following workshops:  \nSunday\, 2-3pm:\nChildren’s Poetry writing with Tasneim Ziyada  \nSaturday and Sunday\, 2-5 pm:\nTatreez workshop facilitated by Susan Al-Safadi. \n——————————————————— \nRoom for Dinner is for anyone who supports the Palestinian cause and presents an opportunity to imagine a microcosm of an inclusive and collective future for humanity. It is part of Counterpoints’ London Refugee Week. \nFriday: All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards supporting Palestine House – backed project of supplying safe\, sterilised water in Gaza. \nBOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE. \nSupported by Choose Love. \nSaturday & Sunday: Free entry. \n \nAbout the Collaborators: \n3EIB is a platform showcasing independent fashion brands from the SWANA region founded by Dania Arafeh\, a Palestinian British curator. @_3eib_ \nCounterpoints is a leading national organisation in the field of arts\, migration and social change. \nHiba is a family-owned and run business which brings London the tastes of Palestine & Lebanon. @hibaexpress \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.  @BintMbareh \nSabrin Hasbun is a Palestinian-Italian transnational writer. She has always had to mediate between cultures and every day for her is a journey across borders. @SabrinHasbun \nMaqam is a locally owned independent youth-led specialist bookshop and community space in London. @Maqam \nNöl Collective is a fashion label working with family-run sewing workshops\, artisans\, and women’s cooperatives to produce garments in Palestine. @NolCollective \nSusan Al-Safadi is a writer\, community organiser\, tatreez artist and embroiderer\, and a baker. Susan runs Saffron and Honey Bakery. \nPalestine House is a new dynamic home for art\, advocacy\, thinking\, community and conversation in the heart of London. \nChoose Love does whatever it takes to provide refugees and displaced people with everything from lifesaving search and rescue boats to food and legal advice. @chooselove \nLondon Festival of Architecture is a month-long celebration of architecture and city-making\, taking place every June across London. The Festival’s mission is to open up discussions around architecture\, test new ideas and uncover and promote new talent. @londonfestivalofarchitecture \nRefugee Week is the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. @RefugeeWeekUK \nThis event is organised by Dania Arafeh\, Kristine Tan and Dijana Rakovic. \nImage credit: Tomasso Serra. Osama Quashoo and Meskele Sereke Mesgna with the symbolic wooden key at the heart of Palestine House.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/room-for-dinner/
LOCATION:Palestine House\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,London Refugee Week,Multi-Art Form
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240630T170000
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SUMMARY:Home: Short Films Screening + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a programme of exceptional short films curated by actress and writer Sarah Agha\, exploring stories of migration and refugee narratives. \nThe Arab Film Club returns to the Southbank Centre this June for a special screening for Refugee Week\, which this year has the central theme of ‘Home’. \nEach title has been written and directed by a refugee filmmaker or draws on real life experience. These films demonstrate the power of cinema and humanise struggle and injustice through art. \nThe screening is followed by a Q&A hosted by Sarah Agha with the filmmakers on stage. \nThis event is part of our London Refugee Week programme\, and Southbank Centre’s summer season You Belong Here\, which explores how we create and foster a sense of belonging in our communities and with our networks and audiences\, have them feel like Southbank Centre is a home away from home. \nPresented in collaboration with Southbank Centre. Part of You Belong Here. \nFor ages 16+ \nBook HERE. Tickets: From £8 (excludes £3.50 booking fee). Concessions 25% (limited availability). \nImage credit: Beneath Our Mother’s Feet
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/home-short-films-screening-qa/
LOCATION:Southbank Centre\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Film and Photography,London Refugee Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240630T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240630T220000
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SUMMARY:From the Lips to the Moon
DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in improvised music\, poetry and visuals led by electronic musician Pouya Ehsaei and writer-performer Tara Fatehi\, marking Refugee Week. \n  \nWater comes up. Water comes up. Windows. Water comes up. Water comes up. Nostrils. Water comes up. Ten\, nine\, eight\, seven\, six. CRY. SMASH. Did you close the door? Did you say goodbye? \nFrom the Lips to the Moon is an immersive space playing with the synergies of words\, melodies\, languages and beats. Expect riveting live music\, mind-bending beats\, fierce poetry\, absurd texts\, hypnotic visuals\, and non-stories told in goosebumps and half-familiar languages \nThe performance brings together state of the art experimental electronic music with a fresh and raw sound that puts listeners in an imaginative realm\, with guest musicians\, poets\, VJ and DJ bringing in their unique languages\, stories\, tunes and cutting-edge live visuals. \nPouya Ehsaei is an electronic musician\, composer and sound designer experienced at live performance and composition with acoustic instruments\, spoken-word and performance. \nTara Fatehi is a performer\, performance maker and writer whose work highlights mistranslation\, ambiguity\, disjunction\, playfulness and unfinishedness. \nThis event is part of our London Refugee Week programme and Southbank Centre’s summer season You Belong Here\, which explores how we create and foster a sense of belonging in our communities\, our networks and with our audiences so that everyone feels that the Southbank Centre is a home away from home. \nPresented in collaboration with Southbank Centre. Part of You Belong Here. \nFor ages 16+ \nBook HERE. This performance is pay what you can with the following options: Free\, £8\, £15 (excludes £3.50 booking fee). \nImage credit: Jemima Yong.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/from-the-lips-to-the-moon/
LOCATION:Purcell Room\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:London Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:One Song in Medway
DESCRIPTION:One Song is a multiscreen video installation\, by artist Kadir Karababa\, about the power of songs that connect us to our roots. \nIt will be exhibited at the The Halpern Gallery at Nucleus Arts\, Chatham from 6th to 28th July 2024.\nThe official opening of the exhibition is from 3.30-5.30pm on Saturday 6th July\, forming part of the Chatham Carnival celebrations. \nhttps://www.nucleusarts.com/halpern-onesong \nThe work examines how songs are carried across borders and continents and yet remain firmly rooted in the places they were first sung. It asks how migrant communities can\, through the experience of singing\, be transported back to the places they left behind. \nCommissioned by Counterpoints Arts and conceived by artist Kadir Karababa\, it has engaged women from the diverse migrant communities of Medway. \nOne Song in Medway is made possible thanks to public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England\, and with support from Medway Council and Nucleus Arts. \nParticipants were recruited through a series of community workshops across Medway in May and June 2024.\nAmong those taking part were women from Medway based community groups including Medway African and Caribbean Association\, Medway Adult Education\, Medway Libraries\, Luton Primary School and Medway Interfaith Action.\nWorkshop attendees were invited to sing one song that reminded them of the place they first called home. \nA final group of 12 local migrant and refugee women were then filmed to be part of the installation to be exhibited at Nucleus Arts from 6th July. \nArtist Kadir Karababa says:\n“Folk and traditional songs the world over deal with the same universal themes: love\, life\, death\, loss\, connection to place and the earth. \n“By asking women from migrant communities to share their songs\, the piece seeks to make visible the interconnectedness of us all and how\, despite the surface differences of race\, religion\, language and culture\, we are all ultimately singing the same song.” \nGenevieve Tullberg\, for Nucleus Arts\, says: \n“For over 20 years Nucleus has championed creativity as a tool to enhance people’s lives in Medway. We are thrilled to support One Song in Medway\, an artwork which celebrates diversity and stimulates social inclusion\, health and wellbeing. \n“We are proud to have hosted the final workshops that led to the making of One Song at Nucleus Arts\, and now the installation itself in our Halpern Gallery.” \nAdam Bryan\, Medway Council’s Director of Place\, says: \n“Our Culture and Libraries service is delighted to have worked with Kadir and Counterpoints Arts on a project that has brought so many together to share\, connect and sing. This project has allowed Medway’s diverse migrant communities to express themselves and their experiences through art – giving them the opportunity to feel seen and find connection. We look forward to seeing this fantastic installation at Nucleus Arts.” \nTom Green\, for Counterpoints Arts\, says: \n“We’re an arts organisation that works nationally and internationally and have worked with partners in Kent and Medway a number of times in recent years. \n“Kadir’s project gets right to the heart of our interest in connecting people across communities through the arts\, finding the things in common about migration and displacement that can inspire and move us all.” \nAbout the Artist \nKadir’s practice mixes socio-political engagement and personal exploration\, delving into the complexities of identity\, individual and collective memory. He draws inspiration from his lived experience\, as well as from broader cultural and historical contexts. \nThrough a diverse range of mediums including sculpture\, painting\, printmaking\, audio-visual work\, and installation\, he wants to make multi-dimensional work which is unashamedly sentimental and provokes reflection.\nHe is influenced by his multicultural background\, as he was born in London in 1985 and has mixed Turkish\, English\, and Cypriot heritage. Kadir lives and works in Hackney\, London and draws inspiration from his surroundings\, the diverse communities that shape the city and his own family’s story of migration. \nBy exploring the intersections of his queer\, working class\, migrant identities and broader socio-political issues\, he strives to create art that sparks conversations and invites viewers to bridge the gap between the personal and the universal\, encouraging dialogue and understanding in an increasingly complex world.\nAbout Nucleus Arts \nNucleus Arts is the Award Winning flagship arts organisation founded by the Halpern Charitable Foundation. The Foundation was the brainchild of the late Hilary Halpern whose dream was to promote the Arts in Medway and Kent. Nucleus Arts has become the cultural and creative heart of Kent & Medway since it was founded in 2002\, and focuses on affordability\, accessibility and excellence in the Arts. \nCredits\nOne Song is conceived and created by Kadir Karababa\nkadirkarababa@live.co.uk\nkadirkarababa.com\nwww.instagram.com/kadkarababa \nProducer: Vanessa Stone \nWorkshop Co-facilitator and Vocal Coach: Dani Osoba Producer for Counterpoints Arts: Tom Green \nLighting and Camera: Giorgia Young \nGraphic Design: Salina \nSet Construction: Anchor Signmakers \nGallery Manager\, for Nucleus Arts: Genevieve Tullberg
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/one-song-in-medway/
LOCATION:Nucleus Arts\, 272 High St\, Chatham\, ME4 4BP
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Visual Arts
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240720T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240720T190000
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SUMMARY:Crossing
DESCRIPTION:A film by Levan Akin (2024) 106m. \nThe screening on Saturday 20 July at 17:00 will be followed by a panel discussion in partnership with Counterpoints Arts \, with Gamze Şanlı\, Hiba Noor\, and Florenza Deniz İncirli. \nFrom acclaimed director Levan Akin (And Then We Danced)\, Crossing is a moving and tender tale of identity\, acceptance and unlikely connection that transcends borders and generations. Lia\, a retired school teacher living in Georgia\, hears from a young neighbour Achi that her long lost niece Tekla\, a transgender woman\, has crossed the border into Turkey. Hoping to bring Tekla home after a period of estrangement\, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi to find her. Exploring the hidden depths of the city\, they cross paths with a transgender lawyer called Evrim\, who helps them in their search. Humanistic and compassionate\, Akin’s third feature is a heartfelt portrayal of overcoming the degrees of separation that divide us. \nFull details and booking
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/crossing/
LOCATION:The Garden Cinema\, 39-41 Parker Street\, London WC2B 5PQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Film and Photography,Pop Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240806T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240806T210000
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SUMMARY:Mixed Hour on Foundation FM - Our HeartBeats DJs with DJ Mahnoor
DESCRIPTION:Tune into Our HeartBeats DJs\, Shaden and Maria\, doing their first ever radio mix\, on Foundation FM. They are speaking with Mahnoor Hussain (@140bpmahns) about our upcoming event at Southbank Centre\, about the Our HeartBeats workshops and they share their ‘favourite radio snack’. \nOur HeartBeats is a new project\, led by Kensaye\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. It is supported by a number of partners\, including Compass Collective\, Babylon Project and Play for Progress\, DJs Mahnoor and Gabrilla D’Annunzio\, institutions Roundhouse and Southbank Centre. The current group of six young DJs have been working with Kensaye\, supported by Mahnoor and Gabriella\, in regular workshops at Roundhouse and Southbank Centre\, learning DJ skills\, collaboration\, performance and strategies for self-care. \nListen on Foundation.fm\, from 8pm. \nFoundation FM is a broadcasting platform\, with a mission to showcase the hottest emerging talent in the underground music.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/mixed-hour-on-foundation-fm-our-heartbeats-djs-with-dj-mahnoor/
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240811T180000
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SUMMARY:dhaqan collective: House of Weaving Songs at Southbank centre
DESCRIPTION:dhaqan collective invites you to enter The House of Weaving Songs\, a domed steel structure based on an Aqal\, a Somali nomadic home found in the arid landscapes of Somalia. \nEmbark on a sensory journey as 360-degree audio surrounds you\, transporting you to the heart of Somali nomadic life through the musicality of Somali women’s weaving songs. \nWander through nomadic tapestries adorned with tales of tradition and resilience\, each thread weaving a story of heritage and belonging. \nThe Aqal contains the wishes and the dreams of those who made it\, and it becomes a repository for our own hopes and dreams\, a space for conversations and dialogue about our climate anxieties. \ndhaqan collective is a Somali feminist art collective led by Ayan Cilmi and Fozia Ismail. Their practice seeks to find ways of building imaginative futures that support Somali people in the UK and in East Africa to resist threats over our cultural heritage. Cilmi and Ismail are Spike Island Studio holders and Pervasive Media Studio residents in Bristol. \nThe House of Weaving Songs was developed as part of Playable Cities\, an arts and creative technology programme funded through My World at Bristol University and Watershed. It is a Counterpoints and Arts Reach co-commission. After Southbank Centre\, House of Weaving Songs is touring to b-side Festival (5 – 8 Sep)\, Eden Project (21 Sep) and Journeys Festival International ( 11 & 12 Oct). \nThis is part of a weekend curated with Southbank Centre. This summer\, Southbank Centre is collaborating with a range of London-based collectives and organisations to curate the Riverside Terrace stage in response to the theme of our season\, You Belong Here\, enabling these collaborators to welcome different audiences and recognise how they want and choose to belong here at the Southbank Centre. See the rest of the weekend programming on our event pages.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/dhaqan-collective-house-of-weaving-songs-at-southbank-centre/
LOCATION:Rooftop Garden\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Southbank Centre\, London\, SE1 8XZ
CATEGORIES:Sustainability & Climate Justice,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240809T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240809T220000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T190335Z
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SUMMARY:Counterpoints Arts: Our HeartBeats at Southbank centre
DESCRIPTION:Feel the community beat at a free outdoor event bringing together emerging and established DJs with young refugee DJs\, in collaboration with DJ Kensaye. \nOur HeartBeats is a community club night produced in collaboration with DJ Kensaye\, with a focus on art\, heart and community – and dancing! \nEmerging and established DJs and performers take to the stage alongside a group of young refugees perfecting their DJing skills. Five of the Our HeartBeats project DJs are performing along Kensaye and Cal Jader. \nKensaye is a Paris-born\, London-based music producer\, percussionist and DJ\, with Haitian and American roots. He has a broad musical style\, ranging from Afrobeats\, pop\, dancehall\, reggaeton\, global bass\, hip-hop and neo soul\, and blends those influences to create unique pieces that are both progressive and radio-friendly. \nKensaye produces for major and independent artists around the world\, creating originals and remixes for acclaimed musicians such as Falz\, M.anifest\, Speech Debelle and Homeboy Sandman. \nHe also composes music for cinema and TV\, with placements in a BAFTA-winning feature film\, documentaries\, adverts and a Netflix series. \nCounterpoints is producing Our Heartbeats in collaboration with a number of artists and organisations in our network\, including Compass Collective\, Mahnoor Hussain\, Gabriella D’Annunzio\, also Roundhouse\, Play for Progress and Babylon Project. We have been holding regular workshops with a group of six young DJs\, exploring DJing as an artform\, as well as reflecting on the ideas of collaboration and wellbeing. \nThis summer\, Southbank Centre is collaborating with a range of London-based collectives and organisations to curate the Riverside Stage in response to the theme of our season\, You Belong Here\, enabling these collaborators to welcome different audiences and recognise how they want and choose to belong at the Southbank Centre.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/counterpoints-arts-our-heartbeats-at-southbank-centre/
LOCATION:Riverside Terrace\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XZ\, Southbank Centre\, London\, SE1 8XZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240810T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240810T223000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240808T143258Z
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SUMMARY:We Move with Joy - Nafs at Southbank Centre
DESCRIPTION:Meet us at our Riverside Stage for a day of activities to make us move\, reflect on our beautiful city as home\, and come together in celebration and radical joy. \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a hub of NAFS queer SWANA creativity\, with a diverse line-up of artists taking to the stage to share their stories\, experiences and talents\, culminating in a series of DJ sets to turn the celebration into a night of dancing and connection. \n\n\n\n\n\nCo-curated by NAFS\, this event is more than a celebration of art and culture; it’s a response to the ongoing challenges faced by queer SWANA individuals\, and an act of resistance against pinkwashing. \nThis event is for anyone who values diversity\, inclusion and the power of art to bring about social change. It’s an invitation to witness and support the voices that are often sidelined\, to engage with art that challenges and inspires\, and to be part of a movement that refuses to be silenced. \nProgramme\nRiverside Terrace\n2pm – 2.30pm Vincent J\n2.30pm – 2.45pm: Maxy Black\n2.45pm – 3.05pm: lisa minerva luxx\n3.05pm – 3.35pm: Hasna\n3.35pm – 3.50pm: HUSS (poetry)\n3.50pm – 4.10pm: Karima Francis\n4.10pm – 4.40pm: surprise performer\n4.40pm – 5.00pm: Etaf Almutawa \nDJ Sets\n5.30pm – 6.30pm: SEKSU\n6.30pm – 7.30pm: Saba Kia\n7.30pm – 8.30pm: TAAZ\n8.30pm – 9.30pm: LUMA\n9.30pm – 10.30pm: Hawazin O \nWeston Roof Pavilion\n3.30pm – 3.40pm: Marwan Kaabour\n3.40pm – 3.50pm: Nour J\n3.50pm – 4pm: break\n4pm – 4.30pm: reflection \nNAFS is a platform dedicated to exploring the queer SWANA experience through art\, music and performance\, where the unique experiences and identities of queer individuals from the SWANA region can be authentically expressed. \nPresented in partnership with Southbank Centre. \nThis summer\, Southbank Centre is collaborating with a range of London-based collectives and organisations to curate the Riverside Stage in response to the theme of our season\, You Belong Here\, enabling these collaborators to welcome different audiences and recognise how they want and choose to belong at the Southbank Centre. \nAge recommendation – Suitable for all ages\, but after 9pm the content is more suitable for adults. \nImage: Emmanuela Yogolelo and Amani Collective\, Refugee Week 2023 at Southbank Centre. By Paul Gilbey.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/we-move-with-joy-nafs-at-southbank-centre/
LOCATION:Riverside Terrace\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XZ\, Southbank Centre\, London\, SE1 8XZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:LGBTQ+,Multi-Art Form
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240811T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240811T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
CREATED:20240806T142440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240808T135734Z
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SUMMARY:Acting with Love & Solidarity at Southbank Centre - with Tasnim Mahdy and Riwa Saab
DESCRIPTION:On the final day of Counterpoints Arts’ weekend you are invited to join artist Tasnim Mahdy in a collaborative workshop exploring themes of memory\, archives and re-emerging narratives through cyanotypes – a type of artwork made using the UV rays of the sun to create unique pieces of textiles. \nThen end the day experiencing a performance by Riwa Saab\, reflecting on the life of Syrian singer Asmahan\, whose life and legacy are told through music\, words and movement. \nRiwa Saab is a cross-disciplinary artist who works with space\, sound and words. Through braiding together the crafts of theatre\, poetry and music\, she explores the diasporic experience of building cultural bridges\, unpacks generational and familial baggage\, and creates space for pockets of joy. \nAsmahan: An Unbridled Voice by Riwa Saab is a multidisciplinary performance piece exploring the secrets\, truths and fallacies that get spun into gossip\, the inseparability of art and politics\, and a woman’s insistence on liberation. These themes are unravelled through the journey of Asmahan\, the Syrian singer who reached great heights with her enigmatic voice and captivating presence\, all while challenging the barriers of both colonialism and tradition. \nSchedule\n1pm – 5.30pm: cyanotype workshop with Tasnim Mahdy\n5.30pm – 6pm: performance of Asmahan: An Unbridled Voice by Riwa Saab \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis summer\, Southbank Centre is collaborating with a range of London-based collectives and organisations to curate the Riverside Stage in response to the theme of our season\, You Belong Here\, enabling these collaborators to welcome different audiences and recognise how they want and choose to belong at the Southbank Centre. See our events pages for the rest of the weekend’s programme. \nImage: Shona Goolab\, Refugee Week at Yorkton Workshops
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/tasnim-mahdy-acting-with-love-solidarity-at-southbank-centre/
LOCATION:Riverside Terrace\, Level 2\, Southbank Centre\, London\, SE1 8XZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Sustainability & Climate Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240815T194500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240817T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
CREATED:20240530T112156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T124911Z
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SUMMARY:Refugee! by Aisha Zia
DESCRIPTION:An archive for future generations. \nCollect\, document\, what have you witnessed? \nRefugee! is a new political\, devised theatre piece written by Aisha Zia and the Company and is a work in development. Weaving together urgent\, important interviews\, conversations and real-life testimonies from the performers\, migrant\, refugee and sanctuary seeking communities. \nSet on an ancient burial ground\, where the UK is now a crime scene\, four characters in search of belonging. Under the rubble they find evidence of hope and humanity\, and our own government’s complicity to war crimes. \nKey Theatre (Peterborough) 15-17 August \nRoundabout @ Summerhall (Edinburgh): 22-24 August \nPerformed by: Elina Akhmetov\, Adi Detemo\, Sara Diab\, Alaa Shehada \nWriter Aisha Zia | Director Maisie Newman| Associate Director Neetu Singh | Composer & Sound Designer Ben Osborn & Jovana Backovic | Lighting Designer Gillian Tan| Set & Costume Designer Charlotte Henery | Choreographer Seke Chimutengwende | Voice Coach Gurkiran Kaur | Dramatherapist Wabriya King | Dramaturgical Consultant Grace Gummer | Stage Manager Jehan Rizqallah | Production Manager Carrie Croft | Associate Production Manager James Christensen | Costume Supervisor Delyth Evans | Artwork and Photography Kalpesh Lathigra | Creative Producers Nada Sabet & Marcus Berdaut | Communities Producer Anita Nayyar | Researcher Katie Dancey-Downs | Videographer Beatriz Sa | Marketing Rising Agency | PR SM Publicity \nProduced by 62 Gladstone Street in association with Landmark Theatres and co-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts. Thanks to Arts Council England\, Metal Peterborough\, Refugee Week\, Paines Plough\, HighTide Theatre\, the Peggy Ramsay Foundation\, the Aziz Foundation and Necessity. \nWith thanks to all the community participants who took part in the development of the play in Peterborough and Bournemouth. With special thanks to Community partners supporting migrants & refugees in Peterborough; H.E.L.P\, GLADCA and SOS.LT. And in Bournemouth; The Lighthouse Foundation.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-by-aisha-zia/
LOCATION:Key Theatre\, Peterborough\, Embankment Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1EF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240822T231000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240825T235500
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
CREATED:20240819T130120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T130833Z
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SUMMARY:Refugee! by Aisha Zia
DESCRIPTION:An archive for future generations. \nCollect\, document\, what have you witnessed? \nRefugee! is a new political\, devised theatre piece written by Aisha Zia and the Company and is a work in development. Weaving together urgent\, important interviews\, conversations and real-life testimonies from the performers\, migrant\, refugee and sanctuary seeking communities. \nSet on an ancient burial ground\, where the UK is now a crime scene\, four characters in search of belonging. Under the rubble they find evidence of hope and humanity\, and our own government’s complicity to war crimes. \nRoundabout @ Summerhall (Edinburgh): 22-25 August \nPerformed by: Elina Akhmetov\, Adi Detemo\, Sara Diab\, Alaa Shehada \nWriter Aisha Zia | Director Maisie Newman| Associate Director Neetu Singh | Composer & Sound Designer Ben Osborn & Jovana Backovic | Lighting Designer Gillian Tan| Set & Costume Designer Charlotte Henery | Choreographer Seke Chimutengwende | Voice Coach Gurkiran Kaur | Dramatherapist Wabriya King | Dramaturgical Consultant Grace Gummer | Stage Manager Jehan Rizqallah | Production Manager Carrie Croft | Associate Production Manager James Christensen | Costume Supervisor Delyth Evans | Artwork and Photography Kalpesh Lathigra | Creative Producers Nada Sabet & Marcus Berdaut | Communities Producer Anita Nayyar | Researcher Katie Dancey-Downs | Videographer Beatriz Sa | Marketing Rising Agency | PR SM Publicity \nProduced by 62 Gladstone Street in association with Landmark Theatres and co-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts. Thanks to Arts Council England\, Metal Peterborough\, Refugee Week\, Paines Plough\, HighTide Theatre\, the Peggy Ramsay Foundation\, the Aziz Foundation and Necessity. \nWith thanks to all the community participants who took part in the development of the play in Peterborough and Bournemouth. With special thanks to Community partners supporting migrants & refugees in Peterborough; H.E.L.P\, GLADCA and SOS.LT. And in Bournemouth; The Lighthouse Foundation.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-by-aisha-zia-2/
LOCATION:Roundabout\, Summerhall\, Newington\, Edinburgh\, EH9 1PL\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240824T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240824T191500
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
CREATED:20240819T132331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T130026Z
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home at Greenbelt Festival
DESCRIPTION:Our comedy collective No Direction Home is on tour at Greenbelt Festival Sat 24th August featuring Anastasia Chokuwamba\, Loraine Mponela and Selam Amare. \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home as part of our PopChange work: it’s a project for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, featuring workshops\, expert tuition and gigs around the country. \nCreated in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry\, we have run several series of workshops and more than 25 gigs\, featuring guest headliners such as Nish Kumar\, Romesh Ranganathan\, Rosie Jones\, Rob Delaney\, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Sindhu Vee. \n‘A memorable comedy night… Underlines how vital comedy is ‘ ★★★★ Standard
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-at-greenbelt-festival/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Festival\, Broughton House\, Kettering\, N14 1BJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240902T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240903T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
CREATED:20240820T212250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240820T212755Z
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SUMMARY:First-Generation South Asian Migrant Experience in Dorset
DESCRIPTION:People of South Asian heritage who migrated to Dorset from outside the UK in the last 30 years are invited to attend a workshop that explores the first-generation migrant experience. \nThe workshops will help performance poet Aanka Batta and stand-up artist Raj Adgopul to combine a range of authentic voices with their own experiences in a performance project they are developing together. The aim is that pilot performances will take place in early 2025\, and participants at the workshops will of course be invited to attend. \nFull details and free booking https://www.dorchesterarts.org.uk/join-us-for-a-workshop-on-the-first-generation-south-asian-migrant-experience-in-dorset/ \nThis project is supported by Counterpoints\, Dorchester Arts\, Activate Performing Arts\, and Artsreach.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/first-generation-south-asian-migrant-experience-in-dorset/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240906T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240908T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
CREATED:20240904T235344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T113133Z
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SUMMARY:Climate & Displacement  Part II: A gathering for womxn artists
DESCRIPTION:A collective of womxn* dedicated to addressing the intertwined challenges of displacement\, racial justice\, and climate justice gathers for the second time\, on the Island of Portland. This 3-day gathering is organised during b-side Festival\, connecting to the Festival programme and b-side team and network. \nOur Gathering is a continuation of our shared journey with a group of womxn practitioners that began in November 2023 — one built on connections around collaboration\, creativity\, and radical care. Together\, we will continue to shape this space\, allowing our practices to speak of our own and each other’s work. It is curated in collaboration with socially engaged artist Dana Olărescu. \nOur approach for this Gathering can be grounded in Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown\, which emphasises that profound change begins with small\, intentional actions. We will embrace this philosophy as we engage in intimate\, radical conversations that plant the seeds of transformation. These dialogues—full of insight\, discomfort\, and revelation—hold the power to shape movements that confront and dismantle systems of oppression. \nOur work here is contextual\, deeply tied to the immediate tensions surrounding us\, such as the hostile environment and immigration policies symbolised by the Bibby Stockholm barge and the larger global conflicts like the ongoing genocide in Palestine\, conflicts and emergencies in Sudan\, DRC\, Yemen\, Bangladesh\, as well as countries embroiled within the continuities of colonial legacies and histories. These events are inextricably linked to our explorations of settler colonialism and environmental justice. Our partnerships with the b-side team and Dhaqan Collective\, and through their project House of Weaving Songs\, enrich our understanding of cultural memory and resilience\, particularly within the communities on the Isle of Portland and Somali communities in Bristol and elsewhere. \nA key question we will explore is how we continue to work together and also how to document these radical conversations—capturing their transformative potential in a way that resonates with broader audiences and allies. Our aim is not just to record but to craft narratives that carry forward the energy and intent of our collective work. \nThroughout our time together\, we invite you to fully engage\, rest when needed\, and bring as much of yourselves into this space as you can. Through walks\, meals\, discussions\, and reflection\, let us co-create a space where our practices can be supported and where we can envision new paths forward. \nAs adrienne maree brown reminds us\, “small is all.” Every action\, every conversation is an opportunity to shape the future we want—a future where justice\, care\, and freedom for all are central to our movements. \n*We use this term to include transgender women and nonbinary people. \nOur Programme: \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\nJoining: \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n		\n\nOur growing network includes the following practitioners who were part of the November 2023 gathering: \nAbigail Reynolds\, Artist \nAnnie Hall\, Counterpoints Operations Manager \nCarmel King\, Photographer \nDalia Al-Dujaili\, Writer\, Editor\, Producer \nDeborah Yewande Bankole\, Creative producer\, Strategist\, Researcher \nFarah Ahmed\, Climate Justice Organiser\, Facilitator\, Creative Producer and Curator \nGeorgia Beeston\, Co-Founder of Bosla Arts\, Senior Digital Officer at PEN International \nHenna Asikainen\, Artist \nLara Deffense\, Refugee Week UK Coordinator \nKaajal Modi\, Multidisciplinary Artist and Researcher \nMariana Pinto Leitão Pereira\, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Heritage for Global Challenges Research Centre\, University of York \nNaima Khan\, Counterpoints’ Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees and the Director of feminist\, Muslim organisation the Inclusive Mosque Initiative \nSandy Leong\, artist \nzoë laureen palmer\, Artist\, Writer and Human Ecologist \n  \nThank you to our network\, and to our friends at b-side Festival for their support. \n  \nImage credit: Carmel King. Gathering Part 1\, at Hawkwood College\, November 2023 \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/climate-displacement-part-ii-a-gathering-for-womxn-artists/
CATEGORIES:Learning,Sustainability & Climate Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240907T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240907T153000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
CREATED:20240905T001631Z
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SUMMARY:Acts of love and solidarity: Practice sharing with Dhaqan Collective and b-side festival
DESCRIPTION:b-side is collaborating on Counterpoints Arts’ second gathering of womxn artists\, practitioners\, researchers\, producers and educators.\n\nHappening alongside b-side Festival\, the gathering’s primary aim is to continue to cultivate values of community-building\, solidarity\, resilience\, and to propose different forms and best practices of supporting and commissioning artists. \nDhaqan Collective’s ‘House of Weaving Songs’ is presented as part of the Festival. Starting with Dhaqan’s intersectional practice of honouring Somali heritage and the role of Somali women\, other practitioners in the Counterpoints Arts’ womxn gathering will contribute to the public conversation by sharing their own practices and experiences. The conversation will convey the urgency of climate justice challenges on the communities we work with; the need to amplify the voices and agency of womxn artists and activists\, working at the intersection of arts\, climate and displacement; explore forms of decolonising\, gathering and cooperating. \ndhaqan collective is a Somali feminist art collective led by Ayan Cilmi and Fozia Ismail. Their practice seeks to find ways of building imaginative futures that support Somali people in the UK and in East Africa to resist threats over our cultural heritage. Cilmi and Ismail are Spike Island Studio holders and Pervasive Media Studio residents in Bristol. \nb-side is an internationally recognised and locally loved arts organisation that both embodies and enriches its place of origin – the Isle of Portland in Dorset. The island is the beating heart that inspires b-side’s work\, but their projects and opportunities extend all over Dorset and beyond. b-side works with and commission artists who are as excited by the bigger picture as the smallest detail. Their current ‘Common Lands’ programme regards Portland as a microcosm to explore relationships to and with land.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/acts-of-love-and-solidarity-practice-sharing-with-dhaqan-collective-and-b-side-festival/
LOCATION:Old Engine Shed Incline Rd\, Grove\, Portland DT5 1DB\, UK
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240921T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240921T153000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
CREATED:20240905T113415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240906T075043Z
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SUMMARY:Interweaving threads of migration and climate justice
DESCRIPTION:Explore the interwoven connections between the climate crisis\, migration\, culture\, tradition and memory in a day of talks and listening sessions. \nThis is a partnership between the Eden Project\, Art Reach and Counterpoints Arts\, bringing artists Dhaqan Collective and Kaajal Modi to the Eden Project for a public programme exploring the themes of migration and climate justice. \nThese talks and sessions are free with valid Eden admission. For further information about this event please email art@edenproject.com. \n  \nAbove the desert and below the water: panel discussion \nTime:  11am–12.30pm\nLocation: Tipi \n  \n \n  \nJoin us for a panel discussion addressing the themes of migration and climate justice in relation to oral traditions and memory. \nThis discussion will be facilitated by Jelena Sofronijevic\, and will be recorded and hosted on the EMPIRE LINES podcast\, featuring Fozia Ismail and Ayan Cilmi from Dhaqan Collective\, artists Kaajal Modi and Sovay Berriman\, as well as environmental humanities university lecturer Jim Scown. \nImage: Shoona Goolab \nBelow the water: waterway listening with Kaajal Modi \nTime: 1.30–3pm \nLocation: Tipi* \n  \n \n  \nIn this session\, join artist and researcher Kaajal Modi\, and take part in “embodied listening”\, featuring field recordings from waterways around Britain\, including migration stories and reflections from marginalised communities. \n*This session has limited capacity\, so participation will be on a first-come-first-served basis. It will begin and end in the Tipi\, with a guided visit to the Rainforest Biome. \nAbove the desert: listening session with Dhaqan Collective \nTime:  2–3.30pm\nLocation: Tipi* \n  \n \n  \nJoin artists Fozia Ismail and Ayan Cilmi\, from the Dhaqan Collective\, for an engaging listening session\, which will highlight the significance of Somali women’s weaving songs and oral storytelling traditions. You will be guided through an audio soundscape that explores the cultural importance of the Galool tree\, and concludes with networking and Somali hospitality. \n*This session will begin and end in the Tipi\, with a guided visit to the Mediterranean Biome. \n  \nAbout the contributors \nDhaqan Collective\n \nDhaqan Collective is a Somali feminist art group based in Bristol\, led by Ayan Cilmi and Fozia Ismail. Applying Somali nomadic stories and artistic practices to support the Somali diaspora to find joy and healing as a way of building a just climate future. \n  \nKaajal Modi\n \nKaajal Modi is a multidisciplinary artist-researcher in climate heritage whose creative practice incorporates sensoriality\, embodiment and storytelling in order to co-create with diverse communities (human\, microbial and ecological). \n  \nSovay Berriman\n \nSovay Berriman‘s work is rooted in the experience of being Cornish\, neurodivergent\, queer and from a low socio-economic background – the grounding and mutable aspects of these identities\, emotions and politics informing their sense of place and practice. \n  \nJim Scown\n \nJim Scown is Lecturer in Environmental Humanities at the University of Exeter\, co-director of the Centre for Environmental Arts and Humanities\, Food\, Farming and Countryside Commission advisor and BBC New Generation Thinker. His research focuses on the intersections of soils\, literature and science. \n  \nThis day programme is presented in partnership with Eden Project and Art Reach. \nLead image: Paul Gilbey
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/interweaving-threads-of-migration-and-climate-justice/
LOCATION:Eden Project\, Bodelva\, Cornwall\, PL24 2SG
CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form,Sustainability & Climate Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240926T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240927T013000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
CREATED:20240923T155054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T074415Z
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SUMMARY:Wile Out and Counterpoints: Our Heart DJ night
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts & Wile Out are coming together for a special takeover\, raising funds for the incredible Our HeartBeats program\, which uplifts migrant and refugee communities through the power of sound! \nExpect a night of Global Sounds as we showcase emerging DJs alongside local community leaders\, spinning everything from Latin House\, UK Funky\, Baile Funk\, Amapiano\, Caribbean Club\, and more! \nDoors:\n7pm – 1:30am \nEntry:\n£5 or small donation (all proceeds go towards supporting Counterpoints Arts and their vital work) \nVenue:\nClub Makossa \nSet Times:\nDoors open: 19:00\nBuay: 19:45\nRuby: 20:30\nShahrorah: 21:15\nEmily Dust: 22:30\nMango Park: 23:30\nRyan Pacheco: 00:30 \nAs part of a newly developed initiative to provide an entry point into DJing for young sanctuary-seeking people\, DJ and music producer Kensaye is leading the project including DJ workshops and music events. Get ready to groove to their beats as the young DJs showcase their skills whilst helping us to raise funds to continue growing the programme!
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/wile-out-and-counterpoints-our-heart-dj-night/
LOCATION:Club Makossa\, 113 Kingsland High Street\, London\, London\, E8 2PB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Holding Space: Glasgow
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to host Holding Space in Glasgow this October\, the first event in a series of gatherings on art\, mental health and displacement.\n  \nFor this in-person gathering\, we will hold space for artists\, organisers\, health\, cultural and migrant justice workers based in and around Glasgow to come together to consider the role of art and creativity and its impact on the mental health and wellbeing of sanctuary seekers. \nThe day will be structured around short panel conversations with guest speakers\, group discussions offering an opportunity to reflect on what good practice looks like and to discuss some of the opportunities and challenges that may be faced when developing creative projects by and with newly arrived communities. \nWe are especially excited to have the opportunity to be in conversation with incredible guest speakers including Amal Azzudin\, Pinar Aksu\, Catrin Evans\, Mariem Omari\, Bircan Birol and Dr. Gameli Tordzro. The day will also feature two artistic interventions that reflect the themes of the day. A delicious vegan lunch will be served by Parveen’s Canteen. \nThis is an invite-only event with a limited number of spaces available. If you think you should be invited\, please write to daniela@counterpoints.org.uk. \n  \nThis event is produced by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with The Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival\, Refugee Festival Scotland and Creative Scotland.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/holding-space-glasgow/
CATEGORIES:Mental Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241012T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241012T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home @ Journeys Festival
DESCRIPTION:Our comedy collective No Direction Home comes to Journeys Festival in Leicester\, featuring Selam Amare\, Anastasia Chokuwamba and Loraine Mponela. \nThe gig will be hosted by Rahul Somia who has been nominated for the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year award. \nFull details and booking \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home as part of our PopChange work: it’s a project for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, featuring workshops\, expert tuition and gigs around the country. \nCreated in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry\, we have run several series of workshops and more than 25 gigs\, featuring guest headliners such as Nish Kumar\, Romesh Ranganathan\, Rosie Jones\, Rob Delaney\, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Sindhu Vee. \n‘A memorable comedy night… Underlines how vital comedy is ‘ ★★★★ Standard
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-journeys-festival/
LOCATION:Curve Theatre\, 60 Rutland St\, Leicester\, LE1 1SB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241023T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241023T010000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
CREATED:20241023T084437Z
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SUMMARY:Online Conversation: A New Strand – Art\, Displacement & Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival\, we’ve been invited by Arts Culture Health Wellbeing Scotland to host an online panel conversation to discuss our new strand of work focussing on art\, displacement & mental health.\n  \nFor this online event\, we will be in discussion with creative wellbeing practitioner Vicky Inam Mohieddeen and playwright and screenwriter Mariem Omari\, both of whom are based in Scotland. Together we will reflect on the role that art can play in having a positive impact on the wellbeing and mental health of sanctuary seekers when working in creative settings. We’ll explore the transformative role of art and discuss support structures needed to ensure that artists feel fully resourced\, supported\, and equipped to continue their impactful work. \n  \nAbout the Artists \nMariem Omari is a playwright\, screenwriter\, and Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Bijli Productions.  Her productions are described as “political\, sensitive\, and compelling\,” often confronting societal taboos. Mariem left Australia for her father’s homeland in the Middle East to work as a humanitarian. This inspired her commitment to promoting stories that strengthen the voice for equality. Her next move was to her mother’s homeland\, Scotland\, where she has been working closely with ethnically diverse communities. She was one of the National Theatre of Scotland’s Starter for 10\, selected to develop her play\, One Mississippi\, which showcased at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2017\, and toured nationally in 2022.  She had three plays commissioned in 2019 – The Trojans\, performed by Syrian Refugees; Paper Memories\, 2019 National Puppetry and Animation Festival; and Walkin’ the Line\, which was part of SMHAF 2019. In 2021 she was commissioned by BBC Scotland to create Breaking Point –  a series of five short monologues for radio and digital platforms based on the stories from One Mississippi.  She is currently developing her first feature for Young Films and BBC FILM\, and is working on a documentary about the making of One Mississippi. \nVicky Inam Mohieddeen is a Scots Lebanese creative wellbeing practitioner and HCPC registered Drama Therapist. Vicky has over 15 years experience facilitating and producing creative community projects in China\, India and the UK. Utilising story\, myth\, movement and art-making\, Vicky creates spaces for people to explore challenging feelings and experiences through creativity. She has created projects for organisations including National Theatre of Scotland\, British Red Cross\, Historic Environment Scotland\, Safe in Scotland\, Amina MWRC\, NHS Borders and Dundee Rep’s Dramatherapy department. \n  \nBook Tickets \nThis is a free event\, you can book your place here. \n  \nThis event is produced by Arts Culture Health Wellbeing Scotland as part of The Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival. \n  \nPhoto Credits: Shona Goolabi
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/online-conversation-a-new-strand-art-displacement-mental-health/
CATEGORIES:Mental Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241026T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241026T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
CREATED:20240927T151833Z
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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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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241027T180000
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home @ Brighton Comedy Festival
DESCRIPTION:Our unique comedy collective\, featuring Selam Amare\, Teddy\, Yasmeen Ghrawi and guest headliner Dane Buckley. \nNo Direction Home is run by Counterpoints Arts\, featuring workshops\, expert tuition and gigs around the country. They have a monthly residency at Soho Theatre in London. \nPresented by Counterpoints Arts \nFull details and booking \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home as part of our PopChange work: it’s a project for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, featuring workshops\, expert tuition and gigs around the country. \nCreated in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry\, we have run several series of workshops and more than 25 gigs\, featuring guest headliners such as Nish Kumar\, Romesh Ranganathan\, Rosie Jones\, Rob Delaney\, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Sindhu Vee. \n‘A memorable comedy night… Underlines how vital comedy is ‘ ★★★★ Standard
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-brighton-comedy-festival/
LOCATION:Brighton Dome\, Church St\, Brighton\, BN1 1UE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241105T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241105T143000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241112T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241112T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241125T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241125T143000
DTSTAMP:20260430T113755
CREATED:20241022T074042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T163734Z
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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
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