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
A unique opportunity to witness the creation of a collaborative poem between five different UK-based poets
Following the success of their Coronaquilt Initiative, Art Refuge in collaboration with artist Aida Silvestri and Counterpoints Arts are creating ways of engaging with how people are feeling during the coronavirus crisis.
Stand-up has gone online! Join us for 60 minutes of lockdown comedy with No Direction Home, the comedy collective produced by Counterpoints Arts featuring a brilliant mix of new stand-up talent. For a free ticket please email hello@counterpoints.org.uk Age: 16+ No Direction Home is led by Tom Parry and co-created by Counterpoints Arts with Camden [...]
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Join us to explore how arts, culture, education and the media can bring communities together and help change the conversation about refugees. To reserve a free place email tom@counterpoints.org.uk Please let us know if you need support with travel, childcare or in any other way. The Kent Refugee Week Conference is an afternoon of inspiration, networking [...]
No Direction Home is a collective of stand-up comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds, created in 2018 by Counterpoints, Camden People's Theatre and award-winning comedian Tom Parry. Join us at the Migration Museum's new venue in the heart of Lewisham Shopping Centre for a night of hilarious comedy hosted by Tom Parry with special guest [...]
After the smash-hit success of its debut season, and a sell-out gig at Southbank Centre, come join us for more laughs from the latest recruits to our talented team of stand-ups.
The Refugee Week Conference is a day of inspiration, workshops and discussion in preparation for Refugee Week (15-21 June), which for 2020 has the theme ‘Imagine’.
Join us for a conversation with artist, Zehra Doğan, in relation to her installation and recent publication, Li Dû Man (Left Behind).
A three day programme of talks, workshops and performances, bringing together an international network of arts organisations working with participatory methodologies to connect the arts, environment, migration and working with young people. Counterpoints Arts is a collaborative partner. With Riera Studio/Cuba, Most Mira/Bosnia and Auranitis Lifeline/Jordan. The Project's team includes Agnes Czajka (The Open University), [...]
