AFLA SACKEY & AFRIK BAWANTU

Critically Acclaimed, Internationally Diverse, 10-Piece, Afro-Orchestra led by Ghanaian Djembe master and vocalist Afla Sackey are a must-see. Blending High-Life, Afrobeat, Traditional Ghanaian Rhythms, Tight Funk and Roots Music this ensemble is a true spectacle. Music

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LOST WOR(L)DS FAMILY MAKERSPACE

Dr Sabine Little

Event Venue Ponderosa

Run Time 15:00-18:00 (drop-in)

Maker{Futures} has teamed up with the Lost Wor(l)ds project to create a nature inspired makerspace for families to come and explore and share their languages and words associated with nature. Have a go at tinkering and make your own nature inspired projects.

Tickets Free

WHY DOES FAMILY REUNIFICATION MATTER?

Dr Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli, Uni of Sheff

10:00 - 11:00

Families are separated across borders everyday, and their ability to reunite is often dictated by a country’s ‘family reunification’ laws. In this talk, Dr Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli looks at family reunification policies in different countries and explains why it matters. Tickets Free

INTIMAL HEH-RING-GHON-ZAH

Ximena

INTIMAL Heh-ring-ghon-zah”, is a one-day hybrid (online and in person) workshop that invites women to listen and celebrate their migratory journeys. Using Deep Listening®, sound improvisation, and the INTIMAL App© they will connect with dreams, voice and languages, expanding their sonic space.

Peaks Of Colour

Meeting Point

Monsal Head, DE45 1NL Run Time

11:00 - 15:00

Interested in how a deeper connection with nature can influence social change? Then join this ‘walkshop’ led by Peaks of Colour and Our True Nature to create a manifesto for change that centres on the environment and community - all whilst embarking on a rejuvenating hike across the Peak District.

Tickets Free Walk-shop 18+

*OPEN

WOMEN, NON-BINARY AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING PEOPLE OF COLOUR ONLY.

THE DEATH & LIFE OF ALL OF US

WORK IN PROGRESS Victor Esses

What remains from our past histories? Victor decided to celebrate those in his family who were the least spoken of. Mixing documentary with experimental performance, The Death & Life of All of Us is a journey through shame and intergenerational trauma reclaiming erased histories and humanity.

Tickets £5 | £3 | Free

REWIND presents silent voices that crave to see the light and to march to the beat of their drum. Can you hear them rising to the surface?

REWIND is inspired by humanitarian work of Forensic Anthropology and testimonies from Latin American refugees and migrants in the UK.

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POETRY, PROSE AND PERFORMANCE AT THE MONTGOMERY

In a memorable night of poetry and performance we listen to poets and artists both local to Sheffield and beyond as their work tackles identity, cultural heritage and belonging among a number of themes

The night will begin with a performance of Just Being Me by spoken word poet, PM, before a poetry set from Sheffield based Sarah Orola and capped off with a reading of ‘My Name is Why’ from the legendary Lemn Sissay.

You can either purchase a combo ticket for the evening as a whole or for each individual event.

Just Being Me

Award-winning poet, PM, explores themes of intersectional identity and more in this bite-sized spoken word show, simply by being herself. Get ready for a deep dive into British-Indian immigrant histories with poems about onion rings, adulting and the worst first kiss ever sprinkled in along the way.

MY NAME IS WHY + Q&A

Acclaimed British author Lemn Sissay OBE - a BAFTA nominated, International prize winning writer, poet, playwright and broadcaster.

He will share his rollercoaster life story and read powerful extracts from his Sunday Times best-selling memoir, My Name is Why.

The book reflects on his childhood in care, self-expression and Britishness, and in doing so, exploring the institutional care system, race, family and the meaning of home.

Her words transcend boundaries and give voice to a nation. Born in Ireland to parents of Nigerian and Guyanese descent has given Sarah a beautiful yet complex insight into her diverse world..

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HEALING HIDDEN IDENTITIES

Care for Young People’s Future CIC

June 19

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Little Bean Theatre

WINDOWS OF DISPLACEMENT Toussaint To Move

Windows of Displacement, choreographed and performed by Akeim Toussaint Buck is an autobiographically sourced solo blending dance, song and spoken word to explore personal narratives, ancestral memory and the increasingly urgent shifting politics surrounding the movement of people.

Event Venue

Millenium Galleries Run Time

11:00-16:00 Tickets Free

Event Venue Montgomery Theatre

Run Time

In this interactive storytelling session, Little Bean Theatre shares stories with families about migration, home, challenges, courage, love and more.

Little Bean is the first and only English-Cantonese bilingual family theatre company in the UK.

“The fact that [Windows of Displacement] is able to deliver its message while still being accessible, thought-provoking and immensely uplifting is a tribute to its creator.” John Murphy, Exeunt Magazine

Tickets

Exhibition

June 19 Event

Venue

Nisha Lall Dance

These are a series of workshops to be facilitated by Nisha Lall creating a safe and welcoming space where everyone is welcome. Participants will be encouraged to take part in cultural dance styles (Indian, Arabic, Latin styles) as an ice breaker / introduction to the session. Participants can simply observe, take part or will be welcome to contribute music and dance/movements to the session. The session will conclude in a short dance/movement piece created by the participants using movement learnt or created during the session, on a particular chosen theme or just for the fun of it.

Bringing music on mobile phones or instruments is encouraged.

SHAPESHIFTING + Q&A

Lara Parmiani/LegalAliens Theatre

Language shapes us from the moment we’re born… What happens, though, when the bond between native language and speaker loosens enough to let another language in?

“Shapeshifting” explores the fragmentation of a life lived in a state of limbo, where one is never fully here nor there.

Poker Face

‘Raw edged and relevant’

(London Pub Theatres)

Return

‘An elegant and minimalist play’

Tickets £10 | £7 | Free Theatre 15+

Tickets

Free Workshop / Dance 12+

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Seyed Ali Jaberi & The Hamdel Ensemble

19:30 - 21:30

Seyed Ali Jaberi and the Hamdel Ensemble presents a stunning and deeply moving concert of contemporary devotional Persian Sufi music and the spiritual poetry of the revered 13th Century poet Rumi.

“A Breeze from Heaven” shares a message of universal love, joy, healing and unity in the midst of globally chaotic times. It reflects the elevating sensation experienced when liberated from adversities, pain and the ego.

The event includes a post-show discussion where audiences are invited to speak directly with the musicians and ask questions about the music, Rumi, Sufi traditions and spiritual philosophies.

Tickets £10 | £7 | Free Music

June 20

- 21:45

Tickets £13 | £9 | Free Music 14+