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Conflicting Narratives
- By: Féile an Phobail, East Side Arts & Belfast International Arts Festival
- Location: Various
- When: 20-21 July & 6-9 August
- Creative Me Profile: City Explorer, Community Connector
Conflicting Narratives is a specialist training opportunity for practitioners working in the arts and conflict sphere to meet, collaborate, and learn from each other through workshops, performances, and discussions.
Hosted by Kabosh for Féile an Phobail as part of Belfast 2024, participants will work with internationally recognised experts to hone and develop their artistic practice.
Workshop leaders include:
- Ahmed Tobasi & Zoe Lafferty (The Freedom Theatre | West Bank, Palestine)
- Audrey R Degez (Slovo Theater Group | Pittsburgh, USA / Kharkiv, Ukraine)
- Maya Zbib (Zoukak Theatre Company | Beirut, Lebanon)
- Abdelfattah Abusrour (Cultural & Arts Soc | Bethlehem, Palestine)
- Paula McFetridge (Kabosh | Belfast, north of Ireland)
Workshops will focus on:
- Giving voice to stories of displacement and the erosion of human rights
- Creating art that grapples with the legacy of conflict
- Creating socially engaged theatre within community settings
- The role arts play in conflict and post-conflict societies.
In addition to collaborative morning seminars, participants will also experience a tailored series of performances with post-show discussions from Kabosh. These performances are also open to the public, with £5 tickets available for all shows.
7:30pm, Tuesday 6 August
Performance of Green & Blue by Laurence McKeown - (Link opens in new window)
7:30pm, Wednesday 7 August
Performance of Those You Pass On The Street by Laurence McKeown - (Link opens in new window)
7:30pm, Thursday 8 August
Rehearsed readings of Third Person in Our Marriage by Laurence McKeown
and Fever by Nicola McCartney - (Link opens in new window)
11am, Friday 9 August
Performance of The Revolution’s Promise: a powerful creative solidarity project that shines a light on the censorship of Palestinian artists and the cultural genocide they face.
Get Involved
Participant places are limited, and are intended to be filled by local practitioners working in the arts and conflict sphere.
All participants will receive a £40 bursary to support their attendance.
To apply, please contact [email protected] for more information.
Conflicting Narratives is presented with funding from Belfast 2024 and Belfast City Council as part of Féile an Phobail 2024.
