Counterpoints in Conversation is a brand new radio series on Resonance FM, in collaboration with Gaby D'Annunzio.
New co-commission with Whitechapel Gallery - To-Recite by Aliaskar Abarkas. Sign up for workshops across April and May.
The world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
A brand new digital art-meets-football project made with people from all over the world who now call Sheffield home, to celebrate the World Cup and Refugee Week.
A night of comedy featuring No Direction Home and the Palestine Comedy Club, presented by the University of Westiminster.
An intimate evening of storytelling, reflection, and conversation exploring the meaning of home, migration, and belonging.
A collective of filmmakers capture the lives of a people caught up in a conflict that has ravaged Sudan.
An audio-visual installation and community project by artist Kadir Karababa that explores how music carries memory, identity and a sense of home across borders.
A celebration of music and spoken word shaped by migration – co-curated by Anoushka Shankar and hosted by Nish Kumar.
Global bestselling writer and renowned activist Elif Shafak explores whether creativity can help heal our divided world.
Join a celebration of global club sounds and community at the Southbank Centre with Our Heartbeats DJ Crew for Refugee Week
A screening of exceptional short films selected by Sarah Agha for Arab Film Club, followed by a Q&A.
Past Events
The second Climate and Displacement Gathering for womxn artists. The three day event is produced in collaboration with b-side festival, on the Island of Portland.
Invitation to workshops led by Aanka Batta and Raj Adgopul.
Our comedy collective No Direction Home is on tour at Greenbelt Festival Sat 24th August featuring Anastasia Chokuwamba, Loraine Mponela and Selam Amare.
Refugee! is a new political, devised theatre piece written by Aisha Zia and the Company.
Refugee! is a new political, devised theatre piece written by Aisha Zia, premiering at Key Theatre in Peterborough.
Artist Tasnim Mahdy continues exploring themes of memory, archives, re-emerging narratives in her cyanotype participatory workshop, as an ongoing collaboration with Counterpoints. At Southbank Centre's Riverside Terrace, free and open to all!
Join us for a hub of NAFS queer SWANA creativity, with a diverse line-up of artists taking to the stage at Southbank Centre's Riverside Terrace. Part of Counterpoints weekend for 'You Belong Here' Southbank summer programme.
Our Our HeartBeats young DJs are performing as part of Counterpoints collaboration with Southbank Centre, as part of the You Belong Here summer programming. Led by Kensaye, and joined by Cal Jader DJ.
Our commissioned artists (with Art Reach) - dhaqan collective - are presenting their House of Weaving Songs as part of our collaboration with Southbank Centre, for You Belong Here Southbank summer programme.
