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SUMMARY:No Direction Home x LIMBO
DESCRIPTION:Live stand-up comedy online\, marking the release of critically acclaimed film LIMBO\, hosted by MUBI and Counterpoints Arts. \nBefore the critically acclaimed film LIMBO hits cinemas on 30 July\, enjoy a night of stand-up comedy with No Direction Home comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Along with your host Mo Omar\, the night will be introduced by Vikash Bhai\, star of LIMBO\, Ben Sharrock’s new film following a group of asylum seekers on a fictional remote Scotitish island. \nPlus performances from No Direction Home stand-ups Abdul Tahhan\, Selam Amare\, Loraine Mponela and Krzysia Balinska! \nLIMBO is a wry\, funny and poignant cross-cultural comedy-drama that sews together the hardship and hope of the refugee experience. Exploring themes spanning guilt\, regret and grief that come with leaving one life behind to embark on another\, this deadpan comedy-drama from a bold new voice in British film shines a light on the hearts and lives of those at the centre of a crisis that is mostly only experienced through headlines. \nLIMBO comes to cinemas on July 30 and exclusively to curated streaming platform MUBI later in the year. \nFree: booking required
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-x-limbo/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:POPCHANGE SALON SERIES: RACIAL JUSTICE\, POP CULTURE AND SOCIAL STRUGGLE
DESCRIPTION:K Biswas\, Leah Cowan\, and Selina Nwulu discuss popular culture in Britain and its potential role in accelerating social change and highlighting structural inequality. \nYouth led movements – against racism and sexism\, for LGBTQ+ and disability rights or environmental sustainability ‐ feel locked out of elite political and economic circles\, and see culture as their site of expression. A new wave of radical pop-cultural expression\, dormant for much of the 21st century\, may have emerged in film & television\, music & fashion\, gaming and social media campaigns. Under discussion will be Britain’s belated public reckoning with racism in the wake of George Floyd’s murder\, and the emerging counter-reaction crystallised in a new Culture War. \n//  \nHosted by Counterpoints Arts‘ PopChange Initiative\, this is the first of five PopChange Salons in 2021 exploring the opportunities for real change presented within the New Brave world Report (2021). The Salon Series will explore racial justice\, comedy\, TV\, gaming and narrative change. \n// \nRecommended background reading\n— New Brave World a new report by Alice Sachrajda and Marzena Zukowska that explores the power\, opportunities and potential of pop culture for social change in the UK. The report is supported by Unbound Philanthropy and builds on Riding the Waves\, a scoping study on the same theme published in 2017. \n— \, a journal for research and best practice in how to make UK media more representative of all sections of society\, edited by K Biswas. The recently published issue features articles by Lenny Henry and director Amma Asante talking about sharing power on-screen & being allowed to fail; Gary Younge on working as a Black journalist at The Guardian and Afua Hirsch’s experiences starting out at The Voice newspaper\, amongst others.\nJOINING US ON AIRMEET\nWe’re thrilled to be welcoming such an exciting range of participants and speakers\, and invite you to join us in using the Airmeet platform to make new connections during the networking\, sessions. Airmeet is best experienced on a Chrome browser (version 79 or higher)\, on a laptop or a desktop. You can download the latest version here. \nIf you’d like to familiarise yourself with Airmeet before the session\, you can do so via this link. \nFILMING\nSome sections of the programme will be live streamed\, but only participants who choose to go ‘on stage’ will be visible. Presentations by speakers (but not the Q&A sections) will also be filmed and shared online. \nSOCIAL MEDIA\nWe’d love you to join the conversation online using the hashtag #popxchange or via our social media channels: Twitter // Instagram // Facebook
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/popchange-salon-series-racial-justice-pop-culture-and-social-struggle/
CATEGORIES:Learning,Pop Culture
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SUMMARY:Mojisola Adebayo : Family Tree
DESCRIPTION:Mojisola Adebayo presents work in Berlin connected to a project commissioned by Actors Touring Company (ATC) and the Young Vic. Produced by Counterpoints Arts as part of our Across Borders programme\, supported by Comic Relief. \n\n\n\nBlack British Berlin-based theatre artist Dr Mojisola Adebayo\, who has worked on theatre and performance projects internationally from Antarctica to Zimbabwe\, will be undertaking research and development and presenting work connected to a commission from ATC and Young Vic\, alongside discussions and a four-day workshop with Dr Nicole Wolf\, for and with artists of refugee background\, located in a community garden in Berlin. The work connects to the subject of migration\, environmental racism and climate justice\, through a female African Diasporic lens. It makes the connection between extraction from the land and the Black female body as a site of extraction. \n\nMojisola Adebayo is a playwright\, performer\, director\, producer\, workshop facilitator and lecturer. Over the past 25 years she has performed in over 50 productions\, writing\, devising and directing over 30 plays. Her own plays include Moj of the Antarctic: An African Odyssey\, Muhammad Ali and Me\, and I Stand Corrected. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature\, she is currently on a research fellowship exploring theatre\, literature\, environmental racism and climate justice at University of Potsdam\, just outside Berlin. \n\n\n\nThe scenes Mojisola will present in a public garden in Berlin\, directed by Matthew Xia\, are inspired by Henrietta Lacks\, an African American tobacco farmer descended from enslaved people\, whose extraordinary everlasting cells were taken without her knowledge in 1951\, are still multiplying after her death and continue to be used in medical research all over the world today. Scenes will also feature Anarcha\, Betsey and Lucy\, three enslaved African American women who were operated on without consent or anaesthetic and are the forgotten ‘mothers’ of modern gynaecology. \n\n\n\nThe scenes focus on these Black women\, whose lives\, bodies and legacies have affected every European family and individual today\, yet most have never heard their names. The work seeks to draw a map on which their names are placed. The trans-Atlantic slave is a story of mass forced migration and its Diasporic afterlives continue that migration story. The slave trade was environmental\, slavery was agricultural and the legacies can be seen in climate injustice today. Accompanying workshops and discussions will engage with questions of climate justice\, environmental racism and migration. \n\n\n\nThe producer for Counterpoints Arts in Germany is Natasha Davis.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/mojisola-adebayo-family-tree/
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Return of Danton - Collective Ma'louba - Video on Demand
DESCRIPTION:By Collective Ma’louba \nSuitable for ages 16+ \nTickets: £0\, £5\, £15 (plus option to donate £5). Performed in Arabic with English subtitles \nPart of Shubbak Festival 2021. Co-presented by Counterpoints Arts as part of this year’s Refugee Week programme. \nA  collective of German-based Syrian actors is rehearsing a contemporary adaptation of Georg Büchner’s Danton’s Death. A shattering\, political drama\, at its centre is a conflict between two giant figures of the French Revolution\, Danton and Robespierre. \nIt is considered to be one of the greatest revolutionary works of European theatre. It is also terribly complex and convoluted\, and the translation into Arabic from the German isn’t particularly good. \nThe company’s director believes this adaptation of a German classic will secure them funding. But the playwright turned dramaturg was more keen on writing a new play about the everyday lives of Syrian refugees living abroad. \nAs the company wrestles with Büchner’s manically intense play\, life mirrors art as the two lead actors are caught up in the arguments between the writer and director. \nBetween catastrophic line runs and overlong cigarette breaks\, the four lock horns about their conflicted views on the Syrian revolution and their roles as artists in exile. \nRehearsals progress and the tensions and disagreements grow as the company – almost unknowingly – engage more deeply with the themes of the play: What is a revolution? When does it end? Ten years after the Syrian revolution\, do they really understand what happened and how they can tell their story? \nReturn of Danton is a new play by Syrian playwright Mudar Alhaggi and directed by Omar Elerian. Written and performed in Arabic\, the play is a contemporary exploration of how the dynamics of political revolutions – from the French Revolution to the Arab Spring – can be reflected within the politics of the rehearsal room. \nCollective Ma’louba is an intercultural theatre lab currently in residence at the Theater an der Ruhr in Mülheim. In its theatre productions\, Collective Ma’louba questions the political and social conditions of the Arab world against the background of recent rebellions and penetrates the taboos of Arab and European society. \nCo-presented by Shubbak Festival\, Counterpoint Arts\, The Lowry & Ettijahat Independent Culture. In cooperation with Maxim Gorki Theatre\, Berlin. A co-production of Theater an der Ruhr and Shubbak Festival. Funded by The German Federal Cultural Foundation and the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia. \n#ReturnOfDanton  #Shubbak  #ShubbakFestival  #ArabCulture  #ArabFestival  #ContemporaryArabCulture \n  \nImportant information about the event\n\nPlease note that this event listing is for the Video on Demand option. The video on demand content will be made available from the specified event date. After you’ve bought a ticket\, you will have 3 days to finish watching the content from when you first press play.\nThe video on demand option will be without the panel discussion.\nIf you would like to buy a ticket for the livestream on June 20th you can buy them from here.\nThe production will have English subtitles.\n\n  \nARTIST BIOGRAPHIES \n Collective Ma’louba \nCollective Ma’louba is an intercultural theatre lab currently in residence at the Theater an der Ruhr in Mülheim. In its theatre productions\, Collective Ma’louba questions the political and social conditions of the Arab world against the background of recent rebellions and penetrates the taboos of Arab and European society. Further artistic projects of thematic relevance such as installations\, exhibitions\, concerts and workshop accompany the theatre productions. They work in NRW\, Germany and across the world\, thus creating transnational meeting places. Follow the Collective’s via Facebook  and Instagram. \nMudar Alhaggi (Author) \nMudar Alhaggi (*1981) studied theatre studies at The Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damaskus. Alhaggi works as an author and dramaturge\, he writes for the radio and TV\, pens scripts and leads writing workshops for refugees. He staged “Footfalls” by Samuel Beckett and the production “One Thousand and One Tents”\, which was developed in a workshop with refugees in Lebanon. In 2013 the production “Now T-Here“\, in which he was involved as author and director (in collaboration with Stella Cristofolini) was presented in Oberhausen and Berlin. Since 2015 he manages “Future Stages. A Creative Programme for Emerging Syrian Writers” in Lebanon together with Erik Altorfer. In 2015 and 2016 he developed “41 Stunden” with Kopp / Nauer / Praxmarer / Vittinghoff\, a coproduction with Schlachthaus Theater Bern. With Erik Altorfer\, he presented another work with adolescent refugees and young people from Graz at Schauspielhaus Graz. Mudar Alhaggi lives in Berlin since summer 2015. Since 2017 he is the artistic director of COLLECTIVE MA’LOUBA. \nOmar Elerian (Director) \nOmar Elerian is a freelance theatre director\, writer and dramaturg. Of Italian/Palestinian descent\, Omar trained in Italy and then graduated from Lecoq International Theatre School in Paris in 2005. He’s based in London since 2009. He was the resident Associate Director at the Bush Theatre from 2012 to 2019\, where he commissioned and directed some of the theatre’s most successful shows. As sole director for the Bush\, his credits include smash-hit Misty by Arinzé Kene (Bush and West End)\, NASSIM by Nassim Soleimanpour (Bush\, Traverse Theatre and world tour)\, Going Through by Estelle Savasta and Islands by Caroline Horton. As Associate Director working alongside Madani Younis\, his credits include The Royale by Marco Ramirez\, Leave Taking by Winsome Pinnock and Perseverance Drive by Robin Soans. Outside the Bush\, he directed Olivier nominated show You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy by Caroline Horton and co-created acclaimed sitespecific show The Mill: City of Dreams with Madani Younis for Freedom Studios. In 2020 he co-created Autoreverse with Florencia Cordeu\, which opened the Going Global season at Battersea Arts Centre in February. Omar is currently developing projects with the Almeida\, National Theatre\, Manchester HOME\, Staatstheater Mainz\, Collective Ma’louba and The Shed in New York. \n  \nShubbak Festival is the UK’s premier festival of contemporary Arab arts and culture. \nThis year’s ambitious programme connects you to the very best contemporary Arab artists. Dive into marathon DJ sets\, watch Hip Hop\, rap and trap legends\, enjoy re-imagined classics\, installations in iconic settings\, and listen as audio guided tours take you to an imaginary city. \nShubbak is live in London\, online and broadcasting from Beirut\, Gaza\, Marrakech\, Slemani\, Riyadh\, Khartoum and Doha. Join artists\, audiences and communities locally and globally through a festival programme that has been conceived especially for this year’s exceptional conditions. \nWitness the extraordinary creativity\, responsiveness and imaginative power of Arab artists to speak of our times. Join the Festival from 20th June – 17th July\, 2021! Follow the action via @shubbakfestival. \n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/return-of-danton-collective-malouba-video-on-demand/
CATEGORIES:Digital,Film and Photography,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Return of Danton - Collective Ma'louba - Livestream + Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:By Collective Ma’louba \nDuration: 90 minutes (includes post show talk)\, 16+ \nTickets: £0\, £5\, £15 (plus option to donate £5). Performed in Arabic with English subtitles \nBooking for livestream 19.00 (UK time) on 20 June  \nPart of Shubbak Festival 2021. Co-presented by Counterpoints Arts as part of this year’s Refugee Week programme. \nA  collective of German-based Syrian actors is rehearsing a contemporary adaptation of Georg Büchner’s Danton’s Death. A shattering\, political drama\, at its centre is a conflict between two giant figures of the French Revolution\, Danton and Robespierre. \nIt is considered to be one of the greatest revolutionary works of European theatre. It is also terribly complex and convoluted\, and the translation into Arabic from the German isn’t particularly good. \nThe company’s director believes this adaptation of a German classic will secure them funding. But the playwright turned dramaturg was more keen on writing a new play about the everyday lives of Syrian refugees living abroad. \nAs the company wrestles with Büchner’s manically intense play\, life mirrors art as the two lead actors are caught up in the arguments between the writer and director. \nBetween catastrophic line runs and overlong cigarette breaks\, the four lock horns about their conflicted views on the Syrian revolution and their roles as artists in exile. \nRehearsals progress and the tensions and disagreements grow as the company – almost unknowingly – engage more deeply with the themes of the play: What is a revolution? When does it end? Ten years after the Syrian revolution\, do they really understand what happened and how they can tell their story? \nReturn of Danton is a new play by Syrian playwright Mudar Alhaggi and directed by Omar Elerian. Written and performed in Arabic\, the play is a contemporary exploration of how the dynamics of political revolutions – from the French Revolution to the Arab Spring – can be reflected within the politics of the rehearsal room. \nCollective Ma’louba is an intercultural theatre lab currently in residence at the Theater an der Ruhr in Mülheim. In its theatre productions\, Collective Ma’louba questions the political and social conditions of the Arab world against the background of recent rebellions and penetrates the taboos of Arab and European society. \nCo-presented by Shubbak Festival\, Counterpoint Arts\, The Lowry & Ettijahat Independent Culture. In cooperation with Maxim Gorki Theatre\, Berlin. A co-production of Theater an der Ruhr and Shubbak Festival. Funded by The German Federal Cultural Foundation and the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia. \n#ReturnOfDanton  #Shubbak  #ShubbakFestival  #ArabCulture  #ArabFestival  #ContemporaryArabCulture \n  \nImportant information about the event\n\nPlease note that this event listing is for the livestream option and you will need to watch the content on the specified event date/time.\nIf you miss the livestream\, you will need to purchase a video on demand ticket if you would like to watch it back.\nIf you would like to buy a ticket for the video on demand option you can buy them from here.\nPlease note that the video on demand option will be without the panel discussion.\nThe production will have English subtitles and the discussion will have BSL interpretation.\n\n  \nARTIST BIOGRAPHIES \nCollective Ma’louba \nCollective Ma’louba is an intercultural theatre lab currently in residence at the Theater an der Ruhr in Mülheim. In its theatre productions\, Collective Ma’louba questions the political and social conditions of the Arab world against the background of recent rebellions and penetrates the taboos of Arab and European society. Further artistic projects of thematic relevance such as installations\, exhibitions\, concerts and workshop accompany the theatre productions. They work in NRW\, Germany and across the world\, thus creating transnational meeting places. Follow the Collective’s via Facebook  and Instagram. \nMudar Alhaggi (Author) \nMudar Alhaggi (*1981) studied theatre studies at The Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damaskus. Alhaggi works as an author and dramaturge\, he writes for the radio and TV\, pens scripts and leads writing workshops for refugees. He staged “Footfalls” by Samuel Beckett and the production “One Thousand and One Tents”\, which was developed in a workshop with refugees in Lebanon. In 2013 the production “Now T-Here“\, in which he was involved as author and director (in collaboration with Stella Cristofolini) was presented in Oberhausen and Berlin. Since 2015 he manages “Future Stages. A Creative Programme for Emerging Syrian Writers” in Lebanon together with Erik Altorfer. In 2015 and 2016 he developed “41 Stunden” with Kopp / Nauer / Praxmarer / Vittinghoff\, a coproduction with Schlachthaus Theater Bern. With Erik Altorfer\, he presented another work with adolescent refugees and young people from Graz at Schauspielhaus Graz. Mudar Alhaggi lives in Berlin since summer 2015. Since 2017 he is the artistic director of COLLECTIVE MA’LOUBA. \nOmar Elerian (Director) \nOmar Elerian is a freelance theatre director\, writer and dramaturg. Of Italian/Palestinian descent\, Omar trained in Italy and then graduated from Lecoq International Theatre School in Paris in 2005. He’s based in London since 2009. He was the resident Associate Director at the Bush Theatre from 2012 to 2019\, where he commissioned and directed some of the theatre’s most successful shows. As sole director for the Bush\, his credits include smash-hit Misty by Arinzé Kene (Bush and West End)\, NASSIM by Nassim Soleimanpour (Bush\, Traverse Theatre and world tour)\, Going Through by Estelle Savasta and Islands by Caroline Horton. As Associate Director working alongside Madani Younis\, his credits include The Royale by Marco Ramirez\, Leave Taking by Winsome Pinnock and Perseverance Drive by Robin Soans. Outside the Bush\, he directed Olivier nominated show You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy by Caroline Horton and co-created acclaimed sitespecific show The Mill: City of Dreams with Madani Younis for Freedom Studios. In 2020 he co-created Autoreverse with Florencia Cordeu\, which opened the Going Global season at Battersea Arts Centre in February. Omar is currently developing projects with the Almeida\, National Theatre\, Manchester HOME\, Staatstheater Mainz\, Collective Ma’louba and The Shed in New York. \n  \nShubbak Festival is the UK’s premier festival of contemporary Arab arts and culture. \nThis year’s ambitious programme connects you to the very best contemporary Arab artists. Dive into marathon DJ sets\, watch Hip Hop\, rap and trap legends\, enjoy re-imagined classics\, installations in iconic settings\, and listen as audio guided tours take you to an imaginary city. \nShubbak is live in London\, online and broadcasting from Beirut\, Gaza\, Marrakech\, Slemani\, Riyadh\, Khartoum and Doha. Join artists\, audiences and communities locally and globally through a festival programme that has been conceived especially for this year’s exceptional conditions. \nWitness the extraordinary creativity\, responsiveness and imaginative power of Arab artists to speak of our times. Join the Festival from 20th June – 17th July\, 2021! Follow the action via @shubbakfestival. \n\n \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/return-of-danton-world-premiere/
CATEGORIES:Digital,Theatre
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SUMMARY:The Body As Data : Uninvited
DESCRIPTION:Live performance by Tom Tegento at Margate beach. Created by Sidonie Carie-Green and Tom Tegento. \nThis site specific performance follows the shifting identity of a refugee living in Kent – exploring his embodied practice as an uninvited guest into loaded political and coastal spaces. \nThis performance will begin at the Nayland Rock Shelter\, moving across the beach and finally up to the Turner Contemporary. \nThere will also be a livestream. See: https://www.thebodyasdataproject.com/events-2
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-body-as-data-uninvited/
CATEGORIES:Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:I See My Ghost Coming From Afar
DESCRIPTION:An online theatre performance via http://www.seenaryo.org/refugee-week-2021/ \nTaking its name from the poem by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Darwish\, I See My Ghost Coming From Afar is a physical theatre production devised by young Palestinian & Lebanese actors. \nThis show was developed by Seenaryo in partnership with Goethe Institut Libanon. \nThe performance is being streamed in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts as part of Refugee Week. \nFollowing the performance\, the cast will be speaking to a group of young people in Germany\, exploring themes around gender and sexuality. Tune in to watch their conversation. \nThis conversation is hosted by Seenaryo in collaboration with Bund Deutscher Amateurtheater as part of their TheaterWelten digital festival.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/i-see-my-ghost-coming-from-afar/
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Uprootedness & Hybridity
DESCRIPTION:Uprootedness & Hybridity: Researching Eastern-European intergenerational trauma in the arts and theatre \nOnline seminar initiated by Monika Dorniak \nProduced by Counterpoints Arts as part of Refugee Week 2021 \n19 June\, 15.30h (CET) 14.30h (UK) -18.00h (CET) \nFull details and free booking via Eventbrite \nA Zoom link will be sent to registrants on the day of the event. \nWith contributions by: Monika Dorniak & Susanna Rydz\, Olesya Khromeychuk\, Nina Mdivani\, Jessica Ostrowicz\, Red Zenith Collective \nImage courtesy of Monika Dorniak \nOur bodies store memories that far exceed our lifetimes\, and the global increase in migrations and forced displacements leads us to new reflections on our belonging and identity. In the past decades\, artists\, scientists and historians have become increasingly interested in the research of intergenerational trauma\, and the impact of our ancestors traumatic experiences on our present identities. Wars do not only deconstruct landscapes and bodies\, but destroy cultural archives and artefacts\, which leave descendants with no less than fragmented images of their bygone ‘realities’. \nThis seminar will introduce artistic quests across Eastern European history from four different perspectives. While sharing our personal and intimate reflections\, we are unravelling the complexity of intergenerational trauma collectively\, and allow space for different questions that may lead us to new answers. \nTransmission of trauma is not limited to genes only\, but could also be experienced through its reenactment in the arts and theatre. \nIn our seminar\, Ukrainian historian and theatre maker Olesya Khromeychuk describes the ongoing war in Donbas\, and introduces three documentary plays\, based on war testimonies of witnesses or participants. \nThe traumatic events of the Shoah and their impact on the Jewish culture are a major theme for British artist Jessica Ostrowicz\, whose sculptural works introduce healing rituals and repetitions. \nIn their lecture performance German-Polish artists Monika Dorniak and Susanna Rydz analyse hybridity\, othering\, and their ancestors experience of oppression. \nNew York-based curator Nina Mdivani will talk about the impact of the multiple Russian invasions of Georgia in the 20th century on cultural and artistic processes\, and questions how art can reflect historical meaning-making and victimhood by bridging fiction and reality. \nThe lectures conclude with a group discussion that is open to the audience. \nThe seminar will end with a healing workshop by The Red Zenith Collective.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/uprootedness-hybridity/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210621
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SUMMARY:A departure with no return
DESCRIPTION:‘A departure with no return’ is a touring mural which was commissioned by Counterpoints Arts for Refugee Week 2021. \nIt launches on Friday 18th June\, at Southbank Centre’s Riverside Terrace. (Please note opening times may have changed due to adverse weather this weekend.) \nMigrant culture is mostly represented through those who have concluded their journeys – those who have arrived\, survived\, and settled. The culture testifies the struggles of accepting a new home in a foreign land. And affirms the distance of a homeland\, mounting the notion of “origin” as the central piece to the migrant’s spirituality. However\, there is a great deal of spirituality and imagination that entails a migrant’s journey – after their departure and before their arrival – that we believe is strongly underrepresented. \nThe BLKBRD collective desires to pay homage to the labour behind their migrations. Their spiritual imagination which has moulded their impossible journeys. \nBLKBRD is a South London based collective of artists. They seek to champion stories and experiences of people who have been sidelined from popular culture. The Collective is concerned with honouring the sacrifices of migrants to Britain today and through out time. From the transatlantic slave trade\, to the contemporary\nrefugee crisis\, the Windrush scandal\, to the disproportionate BAME death toll for COVID-19. Their aim is to explore the traditionally underrepresented legacies of migration to the UK\, and firmly believe that art and community are inseparable. During the COVID-19 lockdown\, The Collective created a series of 20+ self-funded murals across a depressed and boarded-up London. The murals form the “Stay Strong!” route\, transmit messages of resilience for frontline workers such as paramedics\, nurses\, transport operators\, market staff and the public at large. Following the self-funded mural project\, the Collective have delivered public art installations for the National Maritime Museum\, New Covent Garden Market and the Royal Drawing School. \nBLKBRD are this year’s Counterpoints commissioned artists\, as part of our ‘To love\, care\, breathe… as acts of justice’ commissioning project. \nWith thanks to our Southbank Centre colleagues for support and collaboration.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/a-departure-with-no-return/
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:DJs on Southbank Centre's Riverside Terrace
DESCRIPTION:Mark Refugee Week and celebrate this year’s theme ‘We Cannot Walk Alone’ with two days of performances from incredible DJs\, in collaboration with Southbank Centre. \nFriday 18th June \n17:00 to 19:00 – Erica Mckoy  \n19:00 to 20:30 – Raheel Khan \n20:30 to 22:00 – Sahila \nSaturday 19th June \n14:00 to 16:00 – KMT Freedom Teacher  \n16:00 to 18:00 – Kensaye 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/djs-on-southbank-centres-riverside-terrace/
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week Family Event: Michael Rosen and Sita Brahmachari
DESCRIPTION:Join authors Michael Rosen and Sita Brahmachari in conversation with Sanchita Basu De Sarkar at this free online event for Refugee Week\, recommended for children aged nine and over. \nThe two authors will share stories and poems inspired by people on the move and answer questions from audience members of all ages. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMuch-loved author Michael Rosen writes with frankness and heart about some of humanity’s most difficult experiences\, including in ‘Many Different Kinds of Love’\, written after his near-death experience with Covid-19\, and ‘The Missing’\, a study of the fate of his father’s uncles in World War Two. \nHis children’s books about migration include ‘On the Move’\, a deeply personal poetry collection about migration and displacement. Rosen features in the ‘We Cannot Walk Alone’ portrait series\, shot by acclaimed photographer Misan Harriman for Refugee Week 2021. \nSita Brahmachari’s upcoming book ‘Swallow’s Kiss’ is an uplifting story that explores the common threads that connect our communities\, inspired by Barhmachari’s experience as artist-in-residence at the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants\, along with the book’s illustrator Jane Ray. Swallow’s Kiss is published by Pop Up on 24 June. \nSanchita Basu De Sarkar is the owner of the Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill. \nThis event is hosted by Counterpoints Arts and Schools of Sanctuary\, with support from BookTrust. \nIt will be held on Zoom and only the speakers will be visible. A link will be sent out shortly before the event. \nWe recommend that children are accompanied by an adult. \nAbout the hosts: \nCounterpoints Arts is a leading national organisation in the field of arts\, migration and cultural change. It supports and produces the arts by and about migrants and refugees\, seeking to ensure that their contributions are recognised and welcomed. Counterpoints Arts coordinates Refugee Week in the UK\, an annual festival celebrating the contributions of refugees\, 14-20 June. \nSchools of Sanctuary is a growing network of more than 300 primary and secondary schools committed to supporting the thousands of young people seeking sanctuary in the UK. Schools of Sanctuary is part of City of Sanctuary UK. \nBookTrust is the UK’s largest reading charity and reaches millions of children every year with books\, resources and support to help develop a love of reading.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-family-event-michael-rosen-and-sita-brahmachari/
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Out Of The Woods: New plays from the Balkans
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Tamasha\, Intent New Theatre and Miran Hadžić – a podcast series from writers in Europe’s newest countries. \nFrom a history of turbulence and civil war\, the Balkans is a region waking up to the opportunities of independence\, with youthful and creative populations creating a vibrant present. Travel restrictions have limited the possibilities for citizens in the region to live and work in the rest of Europe. But art and cultural festivals are flourishing and Balkan writers have tales to tell about the past\, present and future. \nOut Of The Woods is the latest development\, riding the wave of the podcast revolution to bring Balkan stories to a wider audience\, online. These fresh\, funny and provocative new audio dramas showcase a new generation of writers from a region carving out its own identity\, and eager to tell its own stories. \nOut Of The Woods premieres as part of Counterpoints Arts’ Refugee Week programme as a series of ‘gathered listening’ events via Zoom. These plays represent the first tranche of an ongoing initiative to use independent audio drama to bring contemporary Kosovan and Balkan stories to the world. \nLink to booking the three events. \nHere is a fantastic trailer\, a taster of the new audio dramas: \nhttps://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Out-of-the-Woods-Trailer-Out-in-June.mp3 \n  \nOn Kosovo Field  by Fin Kennedy (Thurs 17 June 7pm-9pm) \nThis 75-minute drama tells the story of two Kosovan-born\, Manchester-raised siblings\, Dardan and Rebeka\, who fled their homeland as unaccompanied child refugees in the 1990s. When a mass grave is uncovered close to their old village\, they return to the country for the first time as young adults\, to see if they can finally solve the mystery of what happened to their parents. Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4\, On Kosovo Field features original songs by PJ Harvey\, whose travels and notebooks from time spent in Kosovo inspired writer Fin Kennedy to follow in her footsteps. Kennedy donated his fee from the project to fund new work by new writers from the region\, which directly led to the Out Of The Woods audio dramas. \nFifth Dimension  by Miran Hadžić (Sat 19 June 7pm-8.30pm) \nTom is a one-time popular musician who is now making radio jingles for a living. He wants to join his German wife and daughter\, who have left the UK after it has become a hostile environment for non-English people. But when Tom is commissioned by the government to write a new national anthem\, he becomes trapped between two worlds and has to find a way out… \nWriter Miran Hadžić was born in Sarajevo\, Bosnia-Herzegovina but was raised in London. He visited Kosovo to work with acclaimed composer Trimor Dhomi on this 45-minute dark satire on a dystopian UK. \nWhere is Mr President?  by Agnesa Mehanolli (Sun 20 June 5pm-6.30pm) \nWhen the President of Kosovo fails to appear at a large Independence Day rally\, his senior officials go into overdrive to try to locate him. As time ticks on\, a power vacuum emerges which neither the Prime Minister nor Head of Parliament are prepared to fill. Instead\, to prevent widespread unrest\, they appoint the most unlikely of candidates… A hilarious new satire from Pristina-based new writer Agnesa Mehanolli. \nNude  by Ulpiana Maloku (Sun 20 June 5pm-6.30pm) \nA proud middle-aged mother takes her best friend to a landmark exhibition by her artist son Guri\, whose painting career is starting to take off. Kosovo’s latest art sensation specialises in contemporary nudes\, but neither woman is prepared for what they find when they finally see Guri’s paintings for themselves… A quirky comedy from Pristina-based writer Ulpiana Maloku. \nOut Of The Woods premieres at Counterpoint Arts’ Refugee Week (14-19 June 2021) as a series of ‘gathered listening’ events via Zoom. These plays represent the first tranche of an ongoing initiative to use independent audio drama to bring contemporary Kosovan and Balkan stories to the world. \nCounterpoints Arts is proud and delighted to be working with this exciting partnership\, and to support the ‘gathered listening’ series this Refugee Week.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/out-of-the-woods-new-plays-from-the-balkans/
CATEGORIES:Digital,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Together\, We Care - an evening of sharing & storytelling\, led by the Giant Dolls' house Project
DESCRIPTION:A box made by a member of the Giant Dolls’ house community. Credit: Dolls’ house Project. \n  \nAn event produced in collaboration between SCAN\, SBSBE*\, the Giant Dolls’ House Project and Oxfam GB \nAn evening sharing stories contributed through the Giant Dolls’ House Project\, stories of hope\, community\, and family told by Syrian playwright Anan Tello. Members of SCAN also made dolls’ houses reflecting on their Syrian heritage. \nFollow this link to book your ticket to the event. \nThis event showcase the Giant Dolls’ House Together\, We Care exhibition and the stories that created it. By asking refugee and non-refugee families to make a doll house that tells their stories of home\, community and belonging\, the project attempts to create solidarity and understanding across the political and socio-economic divide. \nMake your contribution to the Giant Dolls’ house exhibition ahead of the event. \nThis event is part of Refugee Week and the London Festival of Architecture. \n*SBSBE: Syrian British Society of the Built Environment \nAbout the Giant Dolls’ House Project \nThe Giant Dolls’ House Project is an inter­na­tion­al col­lab­o­ra­tive arts project. It engages local com­mu­ni­ties and rais­es aware­ness for home­less­ness and refugees. The aim of the project is to make peo­ple aware of the impor­tance of a home and com­mu­ni­ty for all and to cel­e­brate a unit­ed diversity. \nSince its start in Octo­ber 2014 the project has been to Dubai\, North Car­oli­na\, Goa\, Jor­dan\, Bournemouth and has been part of the Lon­don Fes­ti­val of Archi­tec­ture for five con­sec­u­tive years. The instal­la­tions cre­at­ed can be used as con­ver­sa­tion pieces\, to tell sto­ries\, or just to look at. Each instal­la­tion is very depen­dent on the dif­fer­ent col­lab­o­ra­tors over the years and demon­strates the diver­si­ty of groups involved in the project. We found that the dolls’ house can be used to explore ideas of iden­ti­ty\, both shared as well as per­son­al\, and that the dolls’ house project is always a good reflec­tion of the dif­fer­ent peo­ple who have cre­at­ed it. \nFur­ther­more\, the idea of ​‘just mak­ing’ has been a great suc­cess. What could be called casu­al craft; find­ing out by mak­ing\, tin­ker­ing\, using your hands and every­day mate­ri­als\, has been an impor­tant theme in the dif­fer­ent instal­la­tions. Think­ing through craft and mak­ing has res­onat­ed with the wide range of par­tic­i­pants who have par­tic­i­pat­ed in the project. \nThe project is the ini­tia­tive of Cat­ja de Haas who has con­duct­ed research into minia­ture and the home as part of her PhD by design. The project is run as part of her archi­tec­tur­al practice.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/together-we-care/
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Craft & Design
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SUMMARY:Listen to the World
DESCRIPTION:‘Listen to the World’ open mic nights at St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace are a place where the musical traditions and talents of migrants\, refugees and asylum seekers find a home among local artists. Counterpoints Arts is supporting this launch event\, taking place during Refugee Week. \nCome and join us\, as either a listener or performer\, everyone is welcome; British locals\, as well as those who have settled here more recently. We will be celebrating this year’s Refugee Week theme – We Cannot Walk Alone. \n‘Listen to the World’ Open Mic night is a live hybrid show where anyone in the audience\, professional or first-timer can come and sing or play an instrument\, online or in person (see more below).   \n  \nTickets\, for both in-person and online events – are here.\n\n  \nFeatured Artists\nBumi Thomas \nBumi is a contemporary Scottish Nigerian singer-songwriter whose ethereal voice stokes the soul transcendentally. Her acoustic and evocative style is inspired by her multicultural heritage expressed visually and sonically as invocations of non-linear identity. ‘I tell stories about movement\, migration\, displacement\, joy and humanity. \nHer cinematic sound combines jazz\, high-life rhythms\, palmwine grooves\, reggae and blues\, infused with folk and delivered with soul. Her musicality is rich in texture\, stimulating lyrics\, haunting melodies and raw emotion. BUMI earned her stripes on the live circuit and has shared the stage with many musical greats\, including Tony Allen\, Ginger Baker\, Keziah Jones\, Shingai Shoniwa\, Ayanna Witter Johnson\, Melody Gardot\, Rhiannon Giddens\, Laura Mvula\,  Les Amazones des Afrique\, Andrew Ashong and more. Playing sold out shows in  venues such as the London Jazz Cafe\, Roundhouse\, Somerset House\, Ronnie Scotts\,  Royal Festival Hall\,WOW (Women of the World) Festival\, Frieze Art Fair\,  eARTh\, Houses of Parliament\, Tate Modern  Autograph\, New Art Exchange\, Royal Opera House  London Palladium and the Royal Albert Hall. \nHer latest Ep ‘Broken Silence’ released June 2020 has been described as ‘Timely and visceral’ by the Sunday Times and ‘Strikingly Original ‘ by London Jazz News. The lead Single ‘Black Child’ was featured  LIVE on BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends  and  Edinburgh International Festival. ou can find Bumi on twitter\, instagram and facebook. \n  \nIbrahim Fanous \nIbrahim is a vocalist and kerar player\, composer and music producer based in London.  Born in Kassala\, a state in eastern Sudan\, Ibrahim began his vocal training at a young age in three different languages – Arabic\, Tigrinya and Amharic.  After successfully recording with the music ensemble\, AfriCairo in Egypt\, Ibrahim joined and performed with the acclaimed Nile Project in 2017\, touring north Africa\, US\, Europe and the UK\, including at the Barbican\, London.  In 2020 we were excited to welcome Ibrahim as a performer ‘in residence’ for St Ethelburga’s music and poetry open mic programme\, Presence.  Ibrahim’s YouTube account. \n  \nWhat happens at an open mic event?\nAlongside featured artists\, members of the audience can sign up to perform too.  You can respond to the theme of the evening\, ‘We cannot walk alone’ or with whatever is on your heart.  This is a fun\, relaxing evening where anyone; professional or first-timer\, can perform to an appreciative audience. Or you can simply come and listen.  You sign up for an Open Mic slot when you arrive at the event (online or in-person).  There are six slots and each slot is for one or two songs/ for 3-5mins. \nHybrid event – how to attend\nYou can attend Listen to the World online\, or in person at St Ethelburga’s.  Both Bumi Thomas and Ibrahim Fanous will be performing from St Ethelburga’s\, broadcasting live to guests online as well as to an in-person audience. \nAttending on zoom\, you will need: \n\nA zoom account (you can download a free Zoom account here to your computer\, or phone).  New to Zoom?  Watch this video to learn how to join a zoom event.\nReasonable wifi.\n\nIf you are attending in person\, St Ethelburga’s operate a COVID secure environment which includes the following conditions: \n\nTest and trace sign in using the NHS app and QR code\, or manually.\nA maximum of 30 people in the venue\, with seating set out 2m apart.  You can see the venue (Nave) here.\nGuests are requested to keep a 2m physical distance from others at all times\, unless attending with members of one other household\, or with members of their support bubble.\nGuests to wear masks at all times.\nPlease contact jo.winsloe@stethelburgas.org if you have any questions about attending in person.\n\nCo-ordinator: For all questions about the Open Mic event or to be added to the mailing list\, please contact Jo Winsloe Slater at  jo.winsloe@stethelburgas.org. \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/listen-to-the-world/
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:A Creeper\, Me & A Dead Bird
DESCRIPTION:A Creeper\, Me & A Dead Bird is a meditation on freedom\, repression\, and hope. \nA new performance piece by artist Kajoli Iloyak. \nWhen the Ivy does not find its tower. When the delicate creeper does not find a strong wall. Do we know how parasite plants can grow but can’t prosper? \nA woman should never be insecure. Should never be struggling financially\, spiritually\, emotionally. Should never rely on others. \nA dead bird doesn’t necessarily portend physical death\, but metaphorical death. This dead bird marks the end of your search and struggle. A new beginning is just around the corner. More specifically\, it symbolizes the end of something and the start of something else. \nTo watch the performance head to Counterpoints Arts Vimeo. Launch 10am on 14th June\, the start of Refugee Week. It will be available to watch to the end of the month. \nFilmed and produced by Manuel Vason. \nFor ages 16+
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/a-creeper-me-a-dead-bird/
CATEGORIES:Film and Photography,Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home in Coventry
DESCRIPTION:As part of Coventry Welcomes\, Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 is producing a series of in-person and online gigs in partnership with Counterpoints Arts and our No Direction Home comedy project. \nGuest headliners include Shappi Khorsandi\, Nish Kumar\, Kai Samra and Rosie Jones. \nGigs will be hosted by Stella Graham. \nFull details here: https://coventry2021.co.uk/what-s-on/no-direction-home/ \nAnd here: https://coventry2021.co.uk/what-s-on/no-direction-home-coventry-showcase-online/
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-in-coventry/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Ayanna Witter-Johnson: live performance at the V&A
DESCRIPTION:Image: Nick Howe. \n  \nA stunning live performance by Ayanna Witter-Johnson\, from the V&A’s Ancient Silver and Stained Glass Gallery. \nJoin us at Refugee Week Facebook page – Thursday 17th June @ 4pm –  for this very special screening of three tracks\, by the award winning musician of incredible talent. \nLook out for Ayanna’s portrait\, taken by Misan Harriman\, as part of this year’s We Cannot Walk Alone Refugee Week commission. \n  \nMore about the artist: \nSinger\, songwriter\, cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson is a rare exception to the rule that classical and alternative r&b music cannot successfully coexist. \nGraduating with a first from both Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and the Manhattan School of Music\, Ayanna was a participant in the London Symphony Orchestra’s Panufnik Young Composers Scheme and became an Emerging Artist in Residence at London’s Southbank Centre. She was a featured artist with Courtney Pine’s Afropeans: Jazz Warriors and became the only non-American to win Amateur Night Live at the legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem\, NYC. \nAs a composer she has been commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra\, Güerzenich Orchester\, Ligeti Quartet\, Kronos Quartet\, The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company and as an arranger/orchestrator for the London Symphony Orchestra (Hugh Masekela\, Belief!) and the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Urban Classic). \nSince releasing her EP’s (‘Truthfully’\, ‘Black Panther’ & ‘Ella\, Reuben & Ay’) and her debut album ‘Road Runner’ via her own record label (Hill and Gully Records) working with producers Marc Mac (4Hero)\, James Yarde (Terri Walker\, Jamelia\, Eric Benet) and featuring artists including pianist Robert Mitchell and rapper Akala. Ayanna has collaborated with several artists including Anoushka Shankar and Nitin Sawhney\, extensively toured the UK and several countries in Europe\, whilst gaining a MOBO nomination\, receiving airplay on stations including BBC Radio 1\, 1xtra\, 2\, 3\, 4\, 6\, BBC London\, BBC Manchester\, Jazz FM and Scala Radio\, TV features on BBC One London News and London Live and producing three commercial music videos via her YouTube channel. \nA performer of extraordinary versatility her live shows are intimate journeys that chronicle her experience as a female artist in the 21st century. Because of her musical prowess\, mesmerising vocals\, non-compromising lyrics and ability to deftly reinterpret songs on the cello\, Ayanna is able to straddle both the classical and urban worlds effortlessly. She is the definition of eclectic soul. \nCurrently working on her sophomore album Ayanna has recently appeared on Channel 4 (Sing It Loud) and Later…with Jools Holland (BBC1) and is preparing to return to the live arena whilst working on a number of commissions for ensembles and orchestras in UK and Europe. \n \nSoundcloud  Twitter  Instagram  Youtube \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/ayanna-witter-johnson-live-performance-at-the-va/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210621
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SUMMARY:Moving Worlds 2021
DESCRIPTION:Moving Worlds is a programme of films available to watch at home during Refugee Week\, a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees (14-20 June 2021) \nResponding to this year’s Refugee Week theme ‘We Cannot Walk Alone’\, the programme is a curated programme of features and shorts exploring personal experiences of forced displacement\, stories of unexpected alliances\, unlikely friendships and stories that celebrate difference\, while inviting us to focus on how we can walk alongside one another. \nMoving Worlds UK is curated and programmed by Nelli Stavropoulou for Counterpoints Arts.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/moving-worlds-2021/
CATEGORIES:Film and Photography
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SUMMARY:Giant Dolls’ house project: Together\, we care.  Dolls’ house making workshop with Archimake
DESCRIPTION:A dolls’ house making workshop with Archimake for the 2021 Virtual Giant Dolls’ House installation ‘Together we care.’ We invite you to engage creatively with your experiences of this last year\, or of those close to you\, in solidarity and together with the 79.5 million displaced people\, through creating of your own dolls’ house. We will assemble all dolls’ houses into a Giant Dolls’ house. The larger the final installation\, the more we show that ​‘together we care’. The installation is in collaboration with Oxfam. \nBook your place for this making collective workshop via Eventbrite. \nThe deadline is June 14th and you can submit a picture of your dolls’ house anytime through the Giant Dolls’ House website. \nThe Giant Dolls’ House project is a social arts project that asks participants of all ages to make a dolls’ house in a shoe­box to engage them with their personal experiences and shows that all people are equally idiosyncratic. \nArchimake runs educational architecture and design workshops for young people encouraging creative\, independent thinkers and positive communicators. \nSee also the event of sharing stories contributed through the Giant Dolls’ House Project. – event link.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/giant-dolls-house-project-together-we-care-dolls-house-making-workshop-with-archimake/
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Craft & Design
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210628
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week 2021 at the V&A: We cannot walk alone
DESCRIPTION:Image: As Far As Isolation Goes\, by Tania El-Khoury and Basel Zaraa. Credit: Marcia Chandra. \n  \nWe’ll shortly be announcing the final exciting elements of our collaboration with the V&A. \nJoin us for a week long programme of online activities and in-person projects \nThe programme includes: \n  \nMisan Harriman: We Cannot Walk Alone \nat V&A’s Dome\, Main Entrance \nA new portrait series by acclaimed photographer Misan Harriman captures eight artistic and cultural figures sharing the message ‘We Cannot Walk Alone’ for Refugee Week 2021. The figures\, who range from children’s author Michael Rosen to aspiring pilot and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Maya Ghazal\, are people who have chosen to ‘walk alongside others’ in a range of creative ways\, showing that all of us have a role to play in creating a world where everyone is welcomed\, included and valued. \n\nFigures include:\n\nMichael Rosen\, Children’s Author and Poet \nYasmin Khan\, Author\, Broadcaster and Cook \nIkram Abdi Omar\, Model \nMaya Ghazal\, Pilot\, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and Syrian refugee \nBishop Jonathan Clark\, Bishop of Croydon \nHossam Fazulla\, Filmmaker and Producer \nAyanna Witter-Johnson\, Cellist and Singer \nMaria Igwebuike\, Sustainable Lingerie Designer \n  \nOnline Workshop: Shemza Islamic Digital Painting. Supported by Art Jameel. \nOnline\, 12th June\, 10:30 to 12:30 \nCreate your own digital paintings inspired by the work of artist Anwar Jalal Shemza and objects from the V&A collection. Led by renowned multimedia artist Aphra Shemza\, develop your digital art skills while learning about the place of migrant voices within British Art History. \nBook your place here. \nThis workshop is centred around the shemza.digital project\, a collaboration with computer artist Stuart Batchelor and the Estate of Anwar Jalal Shemza. Shemza.digital is based on the work of Aphra’s grandfather\, British/Pakistani painter Anwar Jalal Shemza. \nNo previous experience needed. This event will take place through Zoom. For this workshop you will be use a free online digital painting tool that requires access to a desktop computer\, laptop or tablet. This workshop is for adults 18+ \n  \nOnline Workshops: This Home In My Hand with Samak Bilab Bi Delo. Supported by Art Jameel. \nOnline\, 14th June\, 18:30 to 20:30 \nWherever you call home\, this two part workshop invites you to explore the intersection of local industry\, heritage craft\, and material composition. How might these connections inspire regeneration and foster community? Hear about the work of Samak Bilab Bi Delo in Palestine and Jordan\, and take inspiration from the V&A collection to think about how objects from the past might inform contemporary design and change society. Participants will be invited to develop and share design ideas connected to their region. \nHosted by the founders of Samak Bilab Bi Delo\, a multi-national artist collective that combines art education\, heritage Palestinian craft and textile production\, and Jordanian artisanal dyeing. \nPart 1: The Museum in My Home – Redefining material; find a new perspective of personal possessions through an exploration of objects from the V&A collection \nPart 2: Hands on! How objects can inform contemporary design and change society \nBook your place. \nThis event will take place through Zoom. For this workshop you will need access to a desktop computer\, laptop or tablet.\nThis workshop is for adults 18+ \nwww.samakbilabbidelo.com\nwww.instagram.com/samakbilabbidelo \n  \nOnline Talk: LGBTQ/Refugee Week \nOnline\, 16th June\, 13:00 to 14:00 \nJoin the V&A’s award-winning LGBTQ+ guides for this special online tour created especially for Refugee Week. Celebrating the 2021 theme ‘We Cannot Walk Alone’\, this talk will share the remarkable stories of LGBTQ+ refugees who were trailblazers in their field of art or performance and paved the way for others. \nBook your place here. \nThis talk will take place over Zoom: you will require access to a desktop computer\, laptop or tablet. For adults 18+ \n  \nOnline Workshop: Shemza Digital Islamic Painting (13-15 Years). Supported by Art Jameel. \nOnline\, 22 June\, 17:00 to 18:00 \nCreate your own digital paintings inspired by the work of artist Anwar Jalal Shemza and objects from the V&A collection. Led by renowned multimedia artist Aphra Shemza\, develop your digital art skills while learning about the place of migrant voices within British Art History. Please note this online workshop is for young people aged 13-15. \nBook your place. \nParent/Guardian consent form. \nThis workshop is centred around the shemza.digital project\, a collaboration with computer artist Stuart Batchelor and the Estate of Anwar Jalal Shemza. Shemza.digital is based on the work of Aphra’s grandfather\, British/Pakistani painter Anwar Jalal Shemza. \nNo previous experience needed. Please get a parent or guardian to complete the consent form and email it to us ahead of the event.\nThis event will take place through Zoom. For this workshop you will be use a free online digital painting tool that requires access to a desktop computer\, laptop or tablet. \n  \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-2021-at-the-va/
CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form
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SUMMARY:The Great British Fish & Chips
DESCRIPTION:The new project from reportage artist Olivier Kugler & writer Andrew Humphreys explores the history and present-day reality of Fish & Chip shops in the UK. \nCommissioned by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with Turner Contemporary and Canterbury Cathedral\, the work explores everyday stories of migration connected to Kent’s most celebrated high street food. \nPictures from around Kent\, telling stories of Fish & Chip shops owners and customers\, are beinge displayed on the exterior walls at Turner Contemporary from June 2021 as part of the Across Borders programme funded by Comic Relief. \nThere will also be an exhibition at Canterbury Cathedral. \nFish & Chips can be traced back to Huguenot and Jewish arrivals in the UK and people from all over the world continue to be central to the farming and fishing industries and the high street shops. \nAn associated schools project is running with Kent schools\, with work due to be displayed later this year. \nExhibition information: https://turnercontemporary.org/whats-on/great-british-fish-and-chips/ \nSome of the fish & chip shop owners featured in the work are pictured below at the exhibition launch.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-kent-fish-chips-project/
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:#MonthlyMeet: Refugee Week at your School
DESCRIPTION:Find out about getting involved in Refugee Week and becoming a School of Sanctuary \nA session for Primary and Secondary school teachers to find out about how you can take part in Refugee Week at your school\, and what it means to become a School of Sanctuary. \nHear from teachers about what they have done for Refugee Week and find out about the theme\, resources and activities available for Refugee Week 2021. \nEveryone welcome\, whether you have been involved Refugee Week before or not. \nWe aim to make these sessions accessible to everyone who would like to take part – if you have any access requirements\, please let us know when you sign up. \nRefugee Week is a festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees (Refugee Week 2021 is 14-20 June). It is managed in the UK by Counterpoints Arts. \nSchools of Sanctuary is a City of Sanctuary UK initiative to celebrate the good practice of schools who foster a culture of welcome and inclusion for all\, especially asylum seeking and refugee families. \nRefugee Week & Platforma Monthly Meets are free\, friendly online meet-ups on the first Thursday of every month\, for people interested in arts\, culture and social change to share learning and expand their networks.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/monthlymeet-refugee-week-at-your-school/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:#MonthlyMeet: Refugee Week in your Faith Community
DESCRIPTION:A gathering to share ideas about how faith communities can welcome and stand with refugees\, for Refugee Week and beyond \nLeaders and members of all faith communities are warmly invited to an online networking event to share learning and ideas ahead of Refugee Week 2021. Visit the Eventbrite page to book your place. \nRefugee Week is an annual festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees\, and there are many different ways that faith groups can take part. Refugee Week can also be a starting or focal point for the work faith communities do to welcome and stand with refugees the whole year round. \nRefugee Week 2021 is 14-20 June\, and the theme is ‘We Cannot Walk Alone’. \nWhether your faith community has taken part in Refugee Week before\, are getting involved for the first time or are just interested in finding out more\, all are welcome. \n>> \nRefugee Week & Platforma Monthly Meets are free\, friendly online meet-ups on the first Thursday of every month\, for people interested in arts\, culture and social change to share learning and expand their networks. \nPlatforma is a national network that supports and develops arts by\, about and with refugees and migrants\, and Refugee Week is a festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees. Platforma and Refugee Week are run/ coordinated by Counterpoints Arts. \nImage (c) Marcia Chandra
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/rw-in-your-faith-community/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:Game Time Happy Hour with Black Girl Gamers
DESCRIPTION:Join gamers\, comedians and artists over on Twitch as they compete in our livestreamed ‘Game Time Happy Hour’ hosted by Black Girl Gamers.  \nThey’ll be competing for the crown of “Tastiest Cake” in the bonkers game of Cake Bash\, while chatting about the games they’ve grown up with and are excited by now; together with the value of gaming communities\, and reflections on what’s happening around diverse representation in the gaming world. Guest players will be announced next week.  \nHosted by InDeeDee (Black Girl Gamers) and featuring contestants Evan Narcisse (Narrative Designer\, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales)\, Stephanie Ijoma (Founder\, NNESAGA) and Mo Omar (Comedian). \nThis is Counterpoints Arts’ first public gaming event commissioned through its Pop Culture and Social Change (PopChange) initiative on shifting narratives of migration and displacement. We invite you all to come watch the livestream\, cheer them on and join in the discussion (note: anyone can watch the livestream and chat box but to participate in the discussion you need to create an account on Twitch).  \nTips:  \n— Joining: Note that this is a livestreamed event on the Twitch platform. Anyone can watch the livestream but to participate in the chatbox discussion\, you will need a Twitch account (see details here for how to join).  \n— Registering: Get reminded about the event by selecting the event reminder on Twitch or registering on Eventbrite to be emailed a direct link to the livestream on the day. We’ll be sharing links to the livestream on social media.  \n— Chatbox Rules: The chat box will be moderated by Black Girl Gamers. Please note their rules for participating:   \n\nNo Racism\, anti-LGBTQA or ableism\, hate speech or sexism is permitted here. Our ban hand is strong. You have been warned. \nNo backseat gaming. \nBe respectful. \nOnly Mods are allowed to post links. \nNo self-promotion. \n\n— Rating: This game is rated ‘E’ for Everyone: Generally suitable for all ages. May contain minimal cartoon violence and/or infrequent use of mild language.  \nBlack Girl Gamers is an online safe space and platform that heightens the visibility of Black Women in Gaming and advocates for Diversity & Inclusion. Created by Jay-Ann Lopez in 2015\, they currently have over 7000 members from all over the world\, run amazing IRL events and create online content to support diversity and inclusion in the industry.  \nPopChange (Pop Culture & Social Change) is a pioneering initiative led by Counterpoints Arts exploring how the power of pop culture can be harnessed for social change in order to shift the way we talk\, think and feel about migration and displacement in the UK.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/game-time-happy-hour-with-black-girl-gamers/
CATEGORIES:Gaming,Pop Culture
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Now – New Coalitions in Socially Engaged Digital Practice
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Mozilla Festival \nThis session builds upon Beyond the Now’s Season 2 theme of Mutual Aid. It will focus on digital platforms as experimental sites for socially engaged art practices. Digital spaces that re-imagine\, activate and facilitate cross-border solidarity\, creative exchange\, inclusion and racial and social justice. \nWe will explore the scope for projects which enable creative practitioners\, activists\, civil society organisations and other actors to re-imagine what community\, resilience and social justice looks like in the context of increasing intolerance and the shrinking of public space.  Specifically the potential for new collaborative architectures to be built through digital commissions that tackle topics such as countering digital hate\, freedom of expression\, security\, displacement\, democracy and mutual aid and care. \nSession panelists include Imran Ahmed (Director of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate); Kit Braybrooke (Digital Anthropologist and Director of We & Us); and Abdullah Alkafri\, (Dramaturge and Director of Ettijahat- Independent Culture). \nFacilitors/Moderators: Áine O’Brien (Counterpoints Arts) and Ailbhe Murphy (CREATE) \nJoin us for what we hope will be a lively conversation.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/beyond-the-now-new-coalitions-in-socially-engaged-digital-practice/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home with Nabil Abdulrashid
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of laughter hosted by the brilliant Mo Omar and featuring new comedians from the No Direction Home Collective: Meron\, Krzysia Blainska\, Abdul Tahhan and Nour-ani Sisserian. Plus special guest headliners Fatiha El-Ghorri and Britain’s Got Talent sensation Nabil Abdulrashid. \nProduced by as part of our PopChange programme. \nNo Direction Home is a pioneering project featuring stand-up comedians from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, mentored by award winning comedian Tom Parry. It was created by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and Tom Parry. Since 2018 they have performed gigs around the country\, including at the Southbank Centre in London. \nGuest headliners including Romesh Ranganathan\, Nish Kumar\, Sindhu Vee\, Joel Dommett and Suzi Ruffell have also spent time with the group and shared tips and advice. Nish Kumar says: “The No Direction Home comedians are a very exciting\, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny! The material is really good.” \nRead an article about No Direction Home in The Guardian \nNabil Abdulrashid reached the final of Britain’s Got Talent in 2020 and will launch a nationwide tour later this year. \n \nFatiha El-Ghorri has performed at comedy clubs across the country and was recently a guest on the ITV show Jonathan Ross Comedy Club \n \nMo Omar is a fast-rising comedy talent with a unique perspective & TV appearances including on Harry Hill’s Club Nite. \n \nThis gig is presented in partnership with Refugee Action\, TERN & Haven Coffee
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-with-nabil-abdulrashid/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210320
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SUMMARY:Pop Culture meets Social Change Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts and OKRE are delighted to be organising our first online ‘Pop Culture meets Social Change Retreat.’ \nTaking place over three days\, the retreat will bring together a range of selected individuals from the worlds of comedy\, video gaming\, broadcast\, visual and performing arts\, digital and news media\, the charity sector together with the fields of policy\, activism and philanthropy. \nThe primary aim of bringing different people and sectors to this retreat is to lay the ground for new cross-sector exchanges\, ideas and collaborations\, with a view to finding better ways to represent the lived experiences of diverse communities and audiences within pop culture. We hope to create a space to nurture and connect a growing body of artists and change-makers operating in the dynamic intersection of popular culture and social change. The timing of this retreat is shaped by a series of significant intersecting social and cultural events\, including COVID-19\, Black Lives Matter and the MeToo movement alongside escalating environmental crises. These have further exposed deep inequalities in our society\, further amplified by perceived ‘culture wars’ over history\, culture and identity. \nRead more about the retreat \nThe retreat is by invite only\, but we will be live streaming a number of sessions to Facebook and Youtube. Full schedule: \nOur conversations on Day One will kick off with a keynote provocation by Marcus Ryder\, a leading diversity champion and co-author (alongside Sir Lenny Henry) of the hugely influential book: Access All Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond.  The day will also feature the launch of a new report: New Brave World: The power\, opportunities and potential of pop culture for social change in the UK by Alice Sachrajda\, Marzena Zukowska and K Biswas. This report sketches a map of an emerging pop culture for social change ecosystem in the UK\, drawing from the insights of many commissioned practitioners and pointing to the opportunities to both influence and invest in what is still a nascent nonetheless immensely vibrant creative space. \nDay Two will explore questions surrounding pop culture and social change through the lens of comedy. It will feature conversations and workshops with top comedians including Britain’s Got Talent superstar Nabil Abdulrashid about how comedy engages\, provokes and activates public conversations about migration. Writers\, including Brian Logan and Momtaza Mehri\, will reflect on how we might expand and embed a critical discussion about comedy across both analogue and social media. The day ends with a ticketed comedy gig hosted by the brilliant Mo Omar and headlined by Fatiha El-Ghorri and Nabil Abdulrashid. \nThe discussions and workshops continue on Day Three with a focus on the immersive world of video games. Ubisoft’s Kurston Timothy\, Code Coven’s Tara Mustapha and actor August Aiden Black from hit game Tell Me Why are among the speakers exploring representation and the opportunities and impact of bringing diverse perspectives into game design. Get involved in the lunchtime Let’s Play session and join workshops on writing\, real world impact and more with hosts including narrative designer Corey Brotherson\, UN Live’s Nikolaj Møller and award-winning studio ustwo’s Maria Sayans. Then join us over on Twitch with Black Girl Gamers as they livestream a ‘play and chat’ on the games that most inspire. \nThe popular culture for social change ecosystem in the UK is ripe with potential\, but there is much to be done in the context of building new relationships and brokering trust and connections across and between practitioners and industries. We hope that this retreat will bring us together as artists\, creative producers\, policymakers\, activists and funders for what promises to be a lively three days of talk\, collaboration and the imagining of future action.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/pop-culture-meets-social-change-retreat/
CATEGORIES:Pop Culture
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week 'Slow' Conference
DESCRIPTION:A series of free online workshops exploring arts and culture for change ahead of Refugee Week 2021 \nJoin us to gain new skills\, grow your networks and reflect on our work and practice\, in preparation for Refugee Week 2021 (14-20 June). \nWhether you’re involved in arts and culture\, sports\, education\, comms\, community organising\, a faith community\, social enterprise (or something else!) or are just interested in finding out more\, everyone is welcome! \nSee the full Slow Conference programme here\, and click ‘register’ to sign up to your choice of workshops. \nThe Slow Conference will kick off with a launch event on Thursday 04 February sharing everything you need to know to get take part in Refugee Week 2021. Sign up for the launch event here. \nRefugee Week is an annual festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees\, in which anyone is welcome to hold an event or activity. Refugee Week 2021 is 14-20 June\, and the theme is ‘We Cannot Walk Alone’. \nWhether you are new to Refugee Week\, or an experienced organiser\, this event will help you understand the theme\, learn about existing plans\, get inspired and make new connections. \nImage (c) Ambrose Musiyiwa
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-slow-conference/
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201217T110000
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SUMMARY:شاركوا معنا في مهرجان أسبوع اللاجئ ٢٠٢
DESCRIPTION:لقاء باللغة العربية عن أسبوع اللاجئ وكيف يمكنكم المشاركة\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nهل أنتم مهتمون بالمبادرات الفنية والثقافية للجمع بين الناس ولزيادة الوعي عن تجارب اللاجئين؟ \nانضموا إلى لقائنا باللغة العربية من خلال تطبيق زووم لمعرفة المزيد عن أسبوع اللاجئ وكيف يمكنكم المشاركة. إن كنت فنان/ة ،ناشط/ة، مؤسس/ة لمشاريع أو فقط تريد أن تعرف المزيد فمرحباً بكم أينما كنتم. \nأسبوع اللاجئ هو مهرجان سنوي يحتفل بمساهمات اللاجئين، ويزيد من الوعي عن أسباب البحث عن ملاذ. \nهو دعوة مفتوحة لجميع المهتمين بتأسيس نشاط أو فعالية من خلاله. \nأسبوع اللاجئ ٢٠٢١ يبدأ من ١٤ حتى ٢٠ يونيو، وموضوع هذا العام سيكون (لا نستطيع أن نمشي وحدنا) \nاحجزوا تذاكركم المجانية هنا وسنرسل لكم رابط زووم للاجتماع عبر البريد الإلكتروني. \nمؤسسة Counterpoints Arts تنسق أسبوع اللاجئ في المملكه المتحده. \nAre you interested in how the arts\, culture and community initiatives can bring people together and help encourage understanding of refugee experiences? \nJoin us for an online session in Arabic to find out more about Refugee Week and how you can get involved. Whether you are an artist\, entrepreneur\, community activist or just interested in finding out more\, everyone is welcome\, wherever you are in the world. \nRefugee Week is an annual festival celebrating the contributions of refugees and promoting understanding of why people seek sanctuary. \nAnyone can take part by running their own event or activity. \nRefugee Week 2021 is 14-20 June\, and the theme is ‘We cannot walk alone’. \nImage (c) Joana Saramago
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%83%d9%88%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%b9%d9%86%d8%a7-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%ac%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%a6-%d9%a2%d9%a0%d9%a2/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:#MonthlyMeet: Ask a Fundraiser with Miriam Sherwood
DESCRIPTION:Your fundraising questions answered at the December Refugee Week & Platforma Monthly Meet \nWhether you want to know more about where to find funding opportunities\, how to write a convincing application or are just wondering how to get started\, this Q&A session is a chance to put your question to straight to a fundraiser. \nMiriam is theatre-maker and arts fundraiser specialising in grant-writing and applications to Trusts\, Foundations and statutory organisations. Let us know your question via the sign-up form for this event\, and we’ll do our best to answer it! \nThis workshop is aimed at anyone working in the arts\, cultural or charity sectors\, and everyone is welcome. \nWe aim to make these sessions accessible to everyone who would like to take part – if you have any access requirements\, please let us know when you sign up. \nBook your fee place via Eventbrite
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/monthlymeet-ask-a-fundraiser-with-miriam-sherwood/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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