Film Screening and Q&A with Moyaed Abu Amouna TBC time – Sunday 22nd June The Studio, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh TBD (Pricing details to be confirmed) Speakers: Moyaed Abu Amouna Moayed Abu Amouna, a Palestinian filmmaker and visual artist from Gaza, presents a compelling exploration of land, memory, and resistance through experimental film and visual storytelling. […]
read more4pm – Saturday 21st June The Studio, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh TBD (Pricing details to be confirmed) Speakers: Farah Saleh The Horse of Jenin blends comedy, storytelling, and cultural reflection in a deeply moving performance by Palestinian actor and comedian Alaa Shehada. The show centres on a sculpture, the Horse of Jenin, which stood for 20 […]
read moreby Alaa Shehada, Palestinian Comedy Club 7:30 pm – Friday 20th June 2024 The Studio, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh TBD (Pricing details to be confirmed) Speakers: Alaa Shehada The Horse of Jenin blends comedy, storytelling, and cultural reflection in a deeply moving performance by Palestinian actor and comedian Alaa Shehada. The show centres on a sculpture, […]
read morespaces of (dis)connection showcases new bodies of work from three internationally renowned photographic artists in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. About this event spaces of (disconnection follows a pioneering project conducted by researchers across the UK to investigate how the pandemic has affected the everyday lives and settlement plans of Polish workers in the […]
read morePalestinian Gala Day (75th commemoration of Nakba Day) Nakba Celebration, by Written in Film 2023 Celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Palestinian people! Free food, films, dance, crafts and final concert with Saied Silbak. Art27 Scotland is honoured to present a special day of events and activities for young and old celebrating the rich […]
read moreThe Great May Day Cabaret, May 2022 The Great May Day Cabaret is a cultural celebration of both International Workers’ Day and the 125th anniversary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC). Showcasing 7 high-calibre acts, we are in for an excellent-value night of entertainment to mark a very important day in the history of […]
read moreFrom the Heart of the Incident (Play), May-August 2022 About this event The play developed by Rae with writer/performer Ghazi Hussein and his friend and fellow Palestinian activist, Dr. Issam Bassalat. The play focuses on the recent experience of Scottish Citizen Dr. Bassalat who was held for 16 months in a top security prison in […]
read moreFrom the Horse’s Mouth (Panel) and Hear My New Life (Sound installation), January-June 2022 Presentation by Artist in Residence Elaine Cheng where she explored the binaries of Hong Kong and China through her new sonic composition which premiered in early June 2022, panel discussion and tales of the life of those who have settled in […]
read moreSaber Came to Tea (Short play), June-October 2021 صابر جاء لتناول الشاي Playing for two nights as an integrated musical and theatre performance, it was followed by an expert-led panel discussion that on the first night highlighted the situation for artists in war, and second the bombardment of Yemen and the ensuing humanitarian crisis. About […]
read moreMaryland (play), November 2021 About this event Maryland, written in response to the murders of Sarah Everard and SabinaNessa,is described by the playwright Lucy Kirkwood as ‘a howl of rage’.Afteran extended sell-outrun at London’s Royal Court in October, this astonishing,visceral cry of furyhasbeenmadetemporarilyavailable for script-in-handperformance andisbeing hosted by Art27Scotland atthe SouthsideCommunity Centre in Edinburgh for […]
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