Counterpoints Arts: Acting with Love & Solidarity
Spend an afternoon creating and connecting at a free workshop led by artist Tasnim Mahdy, using fabric and cyanotypes, alongside a performance by Riwa Saab.
On the final day of Counterpoints Arts’ weekend you are invited to join a collaborative workshop exploring themes of memory, archives and re-emerging narratives through cyanotypes – a type of artwork made using the UV rays of the sun to create unique pieces of textiles. Then end the day experiencing a performance reflecting on the life of Syrian singer Asmahan, whose life and legacy are told through music, words and movement.
Riwa Saab is a cross-disciplinary artist who works with space, sound and words. Through braiding together the crafts of theatre, poetry and music, she explores the diasporic experience of building cultural bridges, unpacks generational and familial baggage, and creates space for pockets of joy.
Asmahan: An Unbridled Voice by Riwa Saab is a multidisciplinary performance piece exploring the secrets, truths and fallacies that get spun into gossip, the inseparability of art and politics, and a woman’s insistence on liberation. These themes are unravelled through the journey of Asmahan, the Syrian singer who reached great heights with her enigmatic voice and captivating presence, all while challenging the barriers of both colonialism and tradition.
Schedule
1pm – 5.30pm: cyanotype workshop with Tasnim Mahdy
5.30pm – 6pm: performance of Asmahan: An Unbridled Voice by Riwa Saab
1pm – 5.30pm: cyanotype workshop with Tasnim Mahdy
5.30pm – 6pm: performance of Asmahan: An Unbridled Voice by Riwa Saab
This summer, we’re collaborating with a range of London-based collectives and organisations to curate the Riverside Stage in response to the theme of our season, You Belong Here, enabling these collaborators to welcome different audiences and recognise how they want and choose to belong here at the Southbank Centre.
Photo: Pete Woodhead @PeteWoodhead
