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No Direction Home x Platforma
Platforma (Colchester): The No Direction Home stand-up comedy collective comes to East Bergholt for one night only!
The Table
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): A new play written by Aisha Zia. A version for Platforma Festival directed by Suba Das, with Musical Direction by Rob Green.
Back To Where We Came From
Platforma 2025 (Cambridge): An installation made by Emanuela Cusin & Sarah Wood in response to St Peter’s, Cambridge – an ancient church whose history is rooted in the idea of sanctuary.
Bridging Landscapes II
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): Following its successful run at French Riviera Gallery in London and the Rich Mix in Bethnal Green, Bridging Landscapes II comes to Peterborough Museum - a group exhibition curated by Aisha Zia.
Ghafar Tajmohammad: If you throw a stone in the crowd, someone’s going to get hurt
Platforma 2025 (Colchester): Explore Ghafar Tajmohammad’s thought-provoking collection of paintings and hand-woven rugs, called kilims, reflecting on conflict, home, and the search for hope and resilience.
Unstable
A new exhibition at Cambridge ArtSpace Gallery by Mohammad Noureddini.
Creative Writing Workshop with Amanda Hodgkinson
Platforma 2025 (Ipswich): Join award winning writer Dr Amanda Hodgkinson for a creative writing workshop taking inspiration from stories of arrival, community, and belonging.
Home from Home Poetry Workshop
Platforma 2025 (Ipswich): Join local writer Sue Wallace-Shaddad for a poetry workshop reflecting on the challenges of belonging and consider what makes us who we are, and how our identities are influenced by others.
Platforma Festival 2025: Reflections and Next Steps
Platforma 2025 (online): Join us to reflect on the Platforma 2025 programme in the East of England, and to consider the impact, learning and next steps for building partnerships, capacity and programming.
Gateway Film Festival Programme
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): Gateway Film Festival presents a series of free screenings of shorts and feature films, in partnership with 62 Gladstone Street.
How to Talk About Palestine – with Makan
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): Join Makan for a practical workshop designed to help you speak more confidently and effectively about Palestine.
Muslim Girls Fence with Maslaha
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): 62 Gladstone Street presents a session blending sport and creativity that invites participants to reshape narratives with movement and dialogue - led by Maslaha in partnership with British Fencing.
Lunch with the Aziz Foundation
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): Join the Aziz Foundation for lunch and hear about their support for British Muslim communities in the media, the arts, and public life.
Food from Home: An Exploration of Food Memories and Identity
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): A creative, participatory workshop exploring connections between food, memory, and migration with artist Madhu Manipatruni and Peterborough Presents.
Roots & Rhythm: An Afro-Jazz and Poetry Workshop
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): 62 Gladstone Street presents a workshop led by Oloyede Michael: participants will blend improvisation, storytelling, and performance to create original pieces that celebrate us!
Creative Peer Meetup and Sharing: Leaving Were the Ones Who Could Not Stay
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): Metal Peterborough presents a reflective session with exhibiting artists Olga Jurgenson and Idit Nathan, part of a long-standing mentoring group.
