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Sacré Printemps! by Cie Chatha for Shubbak 2017

A company of acrobats creating a human pyramid topped off by a circus artist balancing in a handstand.

A picture of a musician wearing a brightly coloured top

A silhouetted woman standing in front of a large window looking at her phone. Through the window you can see high rise housing blocks.

Monira Al Qadiri, The Craft, 2017. Installation view. Co-commissioned by Gasworks and the Sursock Museum. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Andy Keate.

Large scale mural installed in a busy market

“(A) triumphant celebration of Arab contemporary culture”
The Majalla

شُبّاك

حوارٌ أجراه ملحق هامش الثقافي الصادر عن مجموعة الجمهورية الإعلامية في عدده الأول مع إيكارد تيمان المدير الفني لمهرجان شبّاك المعني بالثقافة العربية حول الرؤية التي تنظم عمل المهرجان والدور الذي يرى نفسه فيه في مشهد الآداب والفنون العربية في مدينة لندن

"ما يعنينا ليس ادعاء تمثيل الثقافة العربية المعاصرة، بل تقديم أعمال تتحدى التوقعات وما هو متوافق عليه لأخذ النقاشات حول هذه القضايا مثل التمثيل وغيره إلى مكانٍ أبعد"

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