Laba-X Posted November 2, 2007 Somali art, film, music & culture DIALOGUES IN THE DIASPORA Sunday, 4th November 2007 7pm-11pm Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, London E8 1EJ Tickets: £15/ - £20 at the door Booking: 020 8985 2424/ http://www.hackneyempire.co.uk Numbi is the largest celebration of Somali culture and music to hit London. This imaginative and passionate festival is to be held annually in London with a summer/ winter programme, in venues around London - an ongoing research project investigating contemporary arts practice from pre-civil war Somalia to the present day Diaspora. The idea is to invite artists from a variety of disciplines and diverse backgrounds to work as collaborators with practitioners and young people from the Somali Diaspora. Each artist-collaborator has something distinct to bring - our vision is to provide a platform to both emergent and established artists to explore new ways of creating work - in theatre, visual arts, music and film - that draws from the experience of Somali communities around the world. Cultivating cross-cultural artistic collaborations, the festival aims to deliver work that challenges perceptions, fosters genuine representation, and speaks to Somali communities and as well as a diverse audience of the general public. Artists collaborating on the project include Kinsi Abdulleh, Rashiid Ali, Renee Mussai, Benjamin Samuels, Byron Wallen, Steven Watts and Concrete Stilettos. Loosely based on the Numbi launch in October 2006, the line-up will include up to 15 artists who will create a unique cross-cultural fusion of contemporary spoken word, poetry, urban hip hop, traditional Somali music and dance, as well as a newly commissioned short performance piece directed by Benjamin Samuels. All work is in English. Includes contributions from Xudaydi, The Pan Africans, The Nomadix, Jama Damalian Warrior, Mecca2Medina, Prince Abdi, Yusra Warsama, Wiilwaal, plus a special film screening of See Shells , a short film by legendary Somali film director Abdullekadir Ahmed Sead based in south Africa & 4R Knaan‚ + the Numbi Award. For further info: kinsi.kudu@talk21.com 079 4953 4402 http://www.myspace.com/kuduarts http://www.kuduarts.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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