Creative Exchange - News from the Network - February 2008
Contents
Events & Training
1.Exiled Lit Cafe programme (London, UK - March & April 2008)
2. Photovoice Exhibitions (London, UK, March - May 2008)
3. 2nd Student Puppet Theatre Festival (London, UK - 12-14 March 2008)
4. Anger management with art – with Marian Liebmann (Birmingham, UK, - March & November 2008)
5. Somali-Exiled Voices Fusion event: Young, Talented and Exiled (London, UK - 19 March 2008)
6. Tales From The Shed (London, UK - April – July 2008)
Opportunities & Calls for Participation
7. Sound It Out are recruiting a Programme Officer
8. Club du Lac aux Oiseaux "INTASHIKIRWA" - opportunities for collaboration and exchange in the East African Community
9. Chobi Mela V – call for submissions
10. ESoDoc (European Social Documentary) are looking for NGO workers to join their workshops in 2008.
11. Scenarios from Africa: AIDS Contest - Africa
Resources
12. Majority World
Events & Training
1. Exiled Lit Cafe programme: March and April
"it was, the pain of words"
Monday 3rd March at 7.30pm
with Mehrangiz Rassapour, Ghias Aljundi & Manoj Nair
Music by Amanda Sanders
and open mic
"Far from home"
An evening of Latin American Women: poetry and music
Monday 7 April
Invited guests:
Gisela Jachnuick: Argentinean poetry danced tango by Diana
Maria Eugenia Bravo: Chilean poet
Sofia Buchuck: Peruvian poetry and music
Luzmira Zerpa: Venezuela
Luz Martines: from Mexico
Colombian tales: by Miriam Ojeda Patino
Poetry Cafe: 22 Betterton Street, London WC2
nearest tube: Covent Garden.
For map see: http://www.exiledwriters.co.uk/cafe.shtml
£2 EWI members; £4 others
For further information see http://www.exiledwriters.co.uk
2. Photovoice Exhibitions
Nothing Special
26 – 29 March 2008
Novas Contemporary Urban Centre
72-81 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 0NQ
Open daily 10.00 - 18.00, Admission Free
Inclusion from the outside: photography by members of KIDS’ Young People’s Inclusion Network
“Through the eyes of those dealing daily with the self perpetuating problems of exclusion, inaccessibility and prejudice, we gain a vital insight into what it truly means to be included, and how easily true inclusion can be made a reality.
For more details about the project http://www.photovoice.org/html/projects/photovoiceprojects/ukandireland/ypin/ypin.html
Side-by-Side
6 March - 1 May 2008
The Economist Plaza
25 St. James’s Street, London SW1A 1HA
Open daily 10.00 - 18.00, Admission Free
A photographic dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian teenagers who have lost family members in the conflict
For more information about the Side-by-Side project visit:
http://www.photovoice.org/html/projects/photovoiceprojects/africaandmiddleeast/sidebyside/index.html
3. 2nd Student Puppet Theatre Festival
Central School of Speech and Drama, London, UK - 12-14 March 2008
The theme of this year's festival is "Encounters".
The festival forms part of the increasing collaboration and communication between colleges and universities involved in the teaching and research of puppet theatre and animation. The festival offers the opportunity for students to showcase work, and to debate practical and theoretical concerns within puppet theatre.
For enquiries about the festival, please contact
Cariad Astles (co-ordinator) at c.astles@cssd.ac.uk,
or Gabriella Apicella (Project Administrator) at g.apicella@cssd.ac.uk
4. Anger management with art – with Marian Liebmann
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, Birmingham, UK, - 12-14 March & 21 -23 November 2008
This short course uses art materials to look at anger issues. No ability in art is needed. We will look at what anger is; whether it is good or bad; at the physical symptoms of anger; what lies underneath the anger; the influence of early family patterns; anger and conflict; and how to use relaxation and assertiveness to manage anger more constructively. There will be a set of handouts to take away. This course is for anyone who would like to look at anger issues using art materials – those who want to look at their own anger issues, those working with others who are angry, or both.
What can I hope to gain?
An insight into anger and ways of looking at it, and some strategies for dealing with it constructively; comparing notes with other participants; and hopefully enjoyment in using the art materials for self-expression.
Marian Liebmann is an art therapist and mediator and brings these backgrounds together in her workshops exploring the use of art with conflict and anger issues. She has worked with groups and individuals in the mental health service using art to look at their anger issues.
Fees for March are £136 resident standard, £156 resident en suite, £100 non resident.
Fees for November £146 resident standard, 166 resident en suite, £110 non resident
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
1046 Bristol Road
Selly Oak
Birmingham
B29 6LJ
United Kingdom
tel: +44 (0)121 472 5171
fax: +44 (0)121 472 5173
enquiries@woodbrooke.org.uk
5. Somali-Exiled Voices Fusion event: Young, Talented and Exiled
Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London E2 (nearest tube: Bethnal Green)
19 March at 7 pm
with Prince Abdi standup comedy
Prince Abdi is the only Somali comic working in the UK. He is a relative newcomer who has the material and confidence of that of full time comic. He has performed at Jongleurs (Various), The Comedy Store (London), Banana Cabaret Belfast Empire (N. Ireland) Up-the-creek Headliners Hackney Empire Broadway Theatre Hounslow Theatre The Glee (Birmingham) Edinburgh Festival (2007) Alexander Palace Trafalgar Square (Eid in the square) Rise Festival
and Bogdan Tiganov
Bogdan Tiganov was educated as a junior at a school of music in Brãila, Romania. Then, as a student in England, he studied at Westminster University in the School of Graphics, before taking his degree, BA (Hons) at Kingston University (2004).
He was a founding Webmaster of www.coloracademy.co.uk, and taught in Kingston and Barcelona. He has been published in various magazines, including Exiled Ink!, Planet Magazine, Chanticleer, Carillon, Aesthetica, Splizz, Orbis, Krax and Pretext and he has also been interviewed for Time Out. He runs his own website at www.bogdantiganov.com and four books of his have been published: 11 Year Old Refugee, Romanian for Sale, Tarnish, and Fakery.
http://www.exiledwriters.co.uk
6. Tales From The Shed
Chickenshed, Chase Side Southgate London N14 4PE
April – July 2008
Chickenshed’s popular Interactive Tales from the Shed brings stories, both original and traditional, to life in a land of colour, characters and fun. This interactive performance for the under 7's introduces them to a universe where there is no edge to the stage, so children and performers travel a theatrical journey together.
Tales has been running since 1996 and has created hundreds of songs and stories and many, many characters. Thousands of children have passed through its magical world of make-believe, building friendships with the characters, learning the songs, almost as they learn to talk, bringing their own magic to an ever-changing show that absorbs their contribution and imagination.
Tales from the Shed is part of Chickenshed's inclusive programme. It is for all children and shows us a world where everybody can come and share together and not only believe in the magic but make it happen. (Children attending must be accompanied by an adult).
Entrance Cost: £5.30 adult / £3.70 children & £4.20 / £2.60 concession.
Box Office: 020 8292 9222 / Minicom: 020 8350 0676
For further information on performance dates and times visit: http://www.chickenshed.org.uk/
Opportunities
7. Sound It Out are recruiting a Programme Officer
Sound It Out Community Music is the regional Community Music
Development Agency for the West Midlands, and is looking to appoint a highly
motivated, enthusiastic individual to join their team.
Programme Officer £17,500 - £18,500 pro rata
(Part Time 22.5 hours p/week with potential of full time in future)
The successful candidate will be working within the Programme Team to
develop specific projects in line with Sound It Out’s Strategic Plan and annual
programme Sound It Out delivers programmes of work across four sectors – Health,
Inclusion, Training & Development and Youth. The post holder will support
work across all four sectors but will specifically lead on the development and
coordination of the organisation’s Training & Development Strand, including a
youth volunteering and mentoring programme and two training courses for
musicians.
Please contact Sound It Out offices for an information pack and application
form on the following: enquiries@sounditout.co.uk or 0121 772 8655
Closing Date: 5pm Friday 7th March 2008
Interviews: Wed 19th & Thurs 20th March 2008
http://www.sounditout.co.uk
Sound It Out is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from
Black, Ethnic and other Minority Groups
8. Club du Lac aux Oiseaux "INTASHIKIRWA" - opportunities for collaboration and exchange in the East African Community
Burundi has officially joined in the East African Community since 2007. The East African Community is composed by "Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda". For Club du Lac aux Oiseaux "INTASHIKIRWA" this represents a good opportunity for artists from those 5 countries to exchange culture and best practices using the facilities offered by the political signed agreements. For example, there is already free circulation of citizens from the those countries. This means that even artists ccab move freely move from one country to another and partner with them without any problem. As an example, the Club du Lac aux Oiseaux has already been invited by the "NDERE GROUP "of Uganda to participate in the 2006 International Festival which was organised in Kampala. The participation was a success and they hope to have an opportunity to participate in the similar coming events which will take place in the sub-region.
For further information about Club du Lac aux Oiseaux contact Justine Nkurunziza email: intashikirwa_clo @yahoo.fr
9. Chobi Mela V – International Festival of Photography – call for submissions
From Shahidul Alam, Director Chobi Mela V
Drifting in cage and out again
Hark unknown bird does fly
Shackles of my mind
If my arms could entwine
With them I would thee bind
Rooms it had eight
And doors it had nine
Windows betwixt you find
Up above the glittering hall
Mirrors might make you blind
What fate alas makes bird do thus
Caged bird breaks free to fly
Of bamboo raw the cage I saw
This mind of mine still longs oh so
Lalon Fakir cries as he sees with his eyes
The cage wither and go*
The body, the soul, the self, the universe, Lalon saw freedom not as an entity outside oneself, but as a lived experience. Within yet afar. Ephemeral but tactile. With wings but encaged.
New forms of slavery form new forms of chains. Violence suffered in silence. Ancestral land commandeered. Resistance made illegal.
What mask does freedom now wear? Freedom to profit is the new elixir. Freedom to reach distant markets, to exploit cheap labour. The word that takes us to such dizzying heights leaves the deepest of wounds with its loss. 'Foreign' sounding names, 'wrong' coloured skin, 'different' passports, circumscribe our new freedoms.
Going beyond walls built to occupy territory. Beyond bombs dropped to coerce the unarmed. Beyond cells built to hold the other. Artists paint with colours that don't exist. Write with words as yet un-invented. Photograph where light is yet to reach. The cage. The door. The wing. The soul. Freedom.
Shahidul Alam
Festival Director
Chobi Mela V
We invite photographers working in the fields of photojournalism, fine art, conceptual or any other field of photography, to interpret the theme "Freedom" in the widest sense possible. Submissions may be made online (www.chobimela.org) from 1st March 2008 through to 31st May 2008. Selections will be made by 15th June 2008. Final work must be submitted by 31st July 2008. Festival opens 6th November 2008. Submission guidelines will be available online.
*Translation by Shahidul Alam from "khachar bhitor ochin pakhi" by Lalon Shah.
http://www.chobimela.org
shahidul@drik.net
10. ESoDoc (European Social Documentary) are looking for NGO workers to join their workshops in 2008.
An EU Media Plus training initiative ESoDoc encourages NGO workers to develop film, new media and participatory video projects within their work.
The course offers three 1-week sessions held over a 6-month period, during which participants, either individually or in groups, develop their own project. The participants will be made up of both documentary film makers and NGO workers from all over Europe and the workshops take place in Italy, Latvia and Sweden.
Living Lens will be carrying out the participatory video training.
The course is heavily subsidised, if you are interested or want to know more please contact Amy or Rose at Living Lens on 020 7324 4775.
Alternatively, contact Hugh Purcell who is Head of Studies at ESoDoc: h.purcell@btopenworld.com
11. Scenarios from Africa: AIDS Contest - Africa
Invites people aged 24 years and younger to submit creative, original ideas for a film of up to 5 minutes in length that focuses on HIV and AIDS. Selected ideas will be adapted by professional scriptwriters, turned into films by some of Africa's current film directors, and broadcast on national and international television.
Deadline: March 15 2008
http://www.scenariosafrica.org/ContestENG.htm
Resources
12. Majority World
Majority World is a new global initiative founded through the collaboration between The Drik Picture Library of Bangladesh and kijijiVision in the UK to champion the cause of indigenous photographers from the developing world and the global South – the Majority World.
The aims of the organisation are to:
* provide a platform for indigenous photographers, photographic agencies and image collections from the Majority World to gain fair access to global image markets.
* make it easier for image buyers and those commissioning photographers worldwide to find the wealth of fresh imagery and photographic talent emerging from the Majority World.
If you are interesting joining the Majority World network and contribute to making things better, whether you are an indigenous photographer, image buyer, distributor or other interested party, visit http://www.majorityworld.com