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
Hosted by Sisters Working in Film & Television, South Africa, and ScreenCraft Works, with Counterpoints Arts
A free online roundtable, designed and delivered by Counterpoints Arts, exploring the arts, refugees and mental health.
The latest show in our season at Soho Theatre will be hosted by Sarah Keyworth with guest headliner Shaparak Khorsandi.
An afternoon of Palestinian short films, presented by The Bethlehem Cultural Festival and The Arab Film Club. Supported by the Garden Cinema, Glasgow Film Theatre and Counterpoints Arts.
Counterpoints is delighted to be one of the contributors to an event produced by London Arts and Health where we will share the findings from our recent report Arts, Refugees and Mental Health.
Directed by Wissam Charaf: In Beirut Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, and Mehdia, an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker, are living an impossible love. Screened with the short film Aziza, Directed by Soudade Kaadan.
Next in the series of Counterpoints’ Pop Change Salons, presented with Climate Spring, in collaboration with the Southbank Centre. This Salon explores the intersection of migration and climate justice through the lens of artistic practice and the works of artists and guests who harness the power of storytelling.
Come join Bristol STAR (Student Action for Refugees) for an evening of film and thought-provoking discussion centred around the refugee/asylum seeker perspective.
The latest show in our Autumn season at Soho Theatre will be hosted by Michael Akadiri with guest headliner Rob Delaney, plus Loraine Mponela and Anastasia Chokuwamba.
