Spotlight and graphic pattern

مرحبًا بكم!

Welcome

Eckhard Thiemann

20 June–17 July

Celebrating 10 years of Shubbak and introducing the 2021 Festival.

Graphic artwork of a woman in sunglasses

تأملات | الفن المعاصر في الشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا

Reflections | Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa

From the British Museum collection

Until Sun 15 Aug 10am–5pm

British Museum

Visual Arts ·

Sawa Sawa

سوا، سوا

Sawa, Sawa

Curated by Young Shubbak

20 June–17 July 24 hours

Digital showcase

Literature · Music · Online · Visual Arts ·

An image of a statue of Danton holding a loud hailer from which the words Return of Danton are appearing

عودة دانتون

The Return of Danton

Collective Ma'louba

20 June–17 July On demand

Online

Online · Theatre ·

Dardishi

ورش عمل "دردشي" للعناية بالذات

Dardishi Self-Care Workshops

Workshops & Podcast

20 June–17 July On demand

Online

Online · Talks & Workshops ·

Line of dancers run towards a wall

البعد عنك قرب

Far From You Is Near

Dance films curated by Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival

Until Sat 17 July On demand

Online

Dance · Film · Online ·

Group of performers moulded around a tree in the desert

صورة وحركة

Image & Movement

Liveness & Performance in Saudi Video Art

Until Sat 17 July On demand

Online

Dance · Film · Online ·

Portraits of four poets

فهم معنى الصور

Bringing Images Home

A new generation of poets from Slemani

Until Sat 17 July On demand

Online

Literature · Online · Talks & Workshops ·

A man dressed in white relaxing on low, patterned cushions

It Ain’t Where You From

Philip Rachid

Until Sat 17 July 24 hours

Online

Dance · Film · Online ·

Shadowy figures against a coloured backdrop

صورة وحركة

Image & Movement

Sarah Brahim Our Cup is Broken & Artists' Discussion

Until Sat 17 July On demand

Online

Dance · Online · Talks & Workshops ·

Illustration montage of head and desert landscape

ساوندكلاش

Soundclash

A genre-bending sound and visual experience from North Africa

Until Sat 17 July On demand

Online

Music · Online ·

معرض "البعيد هنا"

The Distant Here

A walking exhibition

Until Sat 17 July Available 24 hours

Public realm

Literature · Visual Arts ·

man walks up a staircase into the clouds

قلب الأرض أكبر من خريطتها

The Land’s Heart is Greater than its Map

Ramzi Maqdisi & Olivia Furber

Fri 25 June–Sun 4 July 12pm, 3.30pm, 7.30pm

Barbican

Theatre ·

Dardishi

تعميم كتابات الكُتّاب المنتمين للشعوب المُستعمَرة التابعة

Mainstreaming Subaltern Writing

Panel discussion

Fri 25 June 6pm BST

Online

Literature · Online · Talks & Workshops ·

Montage of three photos

مشاهد مما نجى

Every Act of Recognition Alters What Survives

Rand Abdul Jabbar

Until Mon 19 July 10am–5pm (closed Sat)

Chelsea Physic Garden

Talks & Workshops · Theatre · Visual Arts ·

Photo montage

وجوه مستعارة: استدعاء المستقبل

Borrowed Faces: Future Recall

Fehras Publishing Practices

Until Sun 26 Sept 11am–6pm (closed Mondays)

The Mosaic Rooms

Visual Arts ·

Young children playing

يوم الأسرة في قاعات الموزاييك

Mosaic Rooms Family Fun Day

An artist-led afternoon of family creativity

Sat 26 June 12pm–4pm

The Mosaic Rooms

Talks & Workshops ·

Dardishi

تجاوز الأدوار الجندرية ونزع الشرعية ومتلازمة المحتال

Gender Transgression, (de-)legitimacy and Imposter Syndrome

Houda Mzioudet

Sat 26 June 6.30pm BST

Online

Online · Talks & Workshops ·

Spotlit performer playing an oud

الحدود خلفنا

Borders Behind

Adnan Joubran

Wed 30 June & Thur 1 July 7pm

Jazz Cafe

Music ·

figures silhouetted against a sunset

مهرجان سفر السينمائي

SAFAR Film Festival

Generational Encounters in Arab Cinema

Until Sat 17 July Various times

In Cinemas and Online

Film · Online ·

Two young women taking a selfie

SAFAR Film Festival at Barbican Cinemas

Generational Encounters in Arab Cinema

Event ended Various times

Barbican Cinemas 1 & 2

Film · Talks & Workshops ·

A man sitting in front of a car smoking a shisha pipe

مجلة Pipe Dreams الإلكترونية

Pipe Dreams Zine

Park Royal, London mecca of shisha

Until Sat 17 July 24 hours

Online

Online · Visual Arts ·

Portrait of Saied Silbak and Nour Darwish standing on a hill with a rural landscape in the background

سعيد سلباق

Saied Silbak

Songs from Palestine

Sat 3 July 6pm, 9pm BST

Jazz Cafe

Music ·

A grey haired man and a dark haired woman with a cut above her eye sitting side by side

SAFAR Film Festival at Ciné Lumière

Generational Encounters in Arab Cinema

Event ended Various times

Ciné Lumière

Film · Talks & Workshops ·

line drawing map of North Africa, Europe and the Middle East

عندما أغلق العالم

When the World Closed

Live from Khartoum, Beirut, Gaza, Doha, Marrakech

4, 8, 10, 12, 14 July 6pm BST

Online

Dance · Music · Online · Theatre · Visual Arts ·

man yells at banana

Hash

Bashar Murkus, Khashabi Theatre

Mon 5–Tue 6 July 6pm, 7.30pm, 9pm

Rich Mix

Theatre ·

set of portrait photos

إبداع أصحاب البشرة السوداء في ظل العنصرية | في منطقة جنوب غرب آسيا وشمال أفريقيا والمهجر

Creating While Black

In the SWANA region and its diaspora

Until Sat 17 July On demand

Online

Online · Talks & Workshops ·

Illustration of music and instruments

أصوات من سوريا

Sounds of Syria

London Syrian Ensemble

Wed 7 July 8.30pm

King's Place

Music ·

Bilingual karaoke installation

رافق/ي فنّك بحركة الشفاه، كاريوكي ثنائي اللغة

Lip-Sing for your Art!, A Bilingual Karaoke

Fehras Publishing Practices

Thur 8 July Various times

Rich Mix

Theatre · Visual Arts ·

A black woman dressed in black surrounding by people in white robe and red fezes

SAFAR Film Festival at the ICA

Generational Encounters in Arab Cinema

Event ended Various times

ICA Cinema

Film · Talks & Workshops ·

Woman stands against Niqabi Ninja artwork

Niqabi Ninja

Sara Shaarawi

Thur 8–Sat 17 July 7–9pm (every 30 mins)

Artsadmin

Theatre ·

detail of body with map details overlaid

أكل التفاحة النحاسية

Eating the Copper Apple

lisa luxx

Fri 9 & Sat 10 July 2pm, 7.30pm

Live and Online

Literature · Online · Theatre ·

A couple with their back to the camera and their arms around each other facing looking out of a large decorative gate.

SAFAR Film Festival Digital Programme

Generational Encounters in Arab Cinema

Sun 11–Sat 17 July Various

Digital programme

Film · Online · Talks & Workshops ·

photo collage artwork

الحضور الخفي

Hidden Presences

Against Disappearance

13 July 6pm

Online

Online · Talks & Workshops ·

An abstract image of a spinning dancer

Engender

Insights: Gender Barriers in Opera: A Global Perspective

Wed 14 July 4pm BST

Online

Online · Talks & Workshops ·

close up of lips

هنا وهناك

Huna Wa Hunak

Umama Hamido

Wed 14–Sat 17 July 4pm–9.30pm BST

Artsadmin

Film · Visual Arts ·

Photo montage

مشروع "نادي الكيت كات بالقاهرة"

Cairo KitKat Club

HaRaKa Platform

Wed 14 July 8pm BST

Online

Online · Theatre ·

We Wrote in Symbols cover and profiles

We Wrote in Symbols

Love and lust by Arab Women Writers

Thur 15 July 7.30pm

Rich Mix

Literature ·

dancing crowd

أصوات قويّة

Fierce Voices

An Arts Canteen AWAN festival night of London talent

Sat 17 July 7.30pm BST

Rich Mix

Literature · Music ·

photo montage of two figures

السينابتيك وفلوكه

The Synaptik & Felukah

An exclusive Hip Hop, Rap and Trap collaboration

Fri 22 October 7pm

Jazz Cafe

Music ·