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London festival of contemporary Arab culture

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    London's biennial festival celebrating contemporary Arab arts and culture
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    Becoming by Hela Ammar Hear stories from the Shubbak Festival 2019 commission
  • Mural by Mehdi Annassi Discover the Shubbak commission in North Kensington
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    Connecting London audiences and communities with the very best of contemporary Arab culture
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Every Act of Recognition Alters What Survives

Rand Abdul Jabbar

Permanent work

Online
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Winner of the Fedora Prize for Opera 2020

Blog 19 Nov 2020

We are delighted that Woman at Point Zero has won the Fedora - Generali Prize for Opera 2020.
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Connections | Digital Dance Project

Blog 10 Nov 2020

Connections Digital Dance Project film released. Watch it in full here.
Colourful large-scale mural

Palindrome

Mehdi Annassi

Permanent work

North Kensington
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Shubbak awarded £75,000 as part of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

News 12 Oct 2020

Shubbak awarded vital funds from the Culture Relief Fund.
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Bayti Baytek | Meet the Artists #3

Blog 15 May 2020

Meet our final Bayti Baytek artist pairing Reem Karssli and Doha Aboelezz
Exhibition installation

Bayti Baytek | Meet the Artists #2

Blog 14 May 2020

Meet Enkidu Khaled and Nada Elkalaawy our second Bayti Baytek artist pairing
Installation

Bayti Baytek | Meet the Artists #1

Blog 14 May 2020

We're happy to announce our first collaboration pairing of Joe Namy and Nour Annan, after an incredible response to the…

Shubbak playlist | Maps the World

Blog 15 Apr 2020

In these challenging times, music has a positive effect. It can calm us down during times of anxiety, remind us…

Watch highlights from the 2019 Festival

Blog 1 Dec 2019

We're really pleased to be able to share with you our 2019 highlights film. Watch it now...

Kareem Samara, Kids on the Green and Salusbury World

Blog 24 Sep 2018

Explore Ladbroke Grove and Queens Park through the eyes and ears of the children who live there. This inspiring project…

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A window on contemporary Arab culture

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يدعم ويسانِد شباك تعددية الابداع والابتكار لدى الفنانين العرب مِن خلال برامجه الاحترافية التفاعلية، الجولات الوطنية ومهرجان لندن متعدد الفنون الذي يُقام كل سنتين.

About Shubbak

About Shubbak

Shubbak supports and champions the diversity of Arab artists’ creativity and innovation through its professional and engagement programmes, national touring and a biennial multi-artform London festival.

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