Introduction to 2022 Festival
Building on 4 years of success, culminating in an entirely virtual festival in December 2020, Rethink Rebuild Society persists with its creative mission, showcasing the talent and creativity of Syrian artists in the UK and presenting a truly bright image of Syria and its culture and heritage, an image that has long been neglected amidst the war and the refugee crisis.
The 5th Celebrating Syria Festival will take place from 11-26 March 2022 and will be a hybrid of events held online and in person. It will feature, among other activities, an art exhibition, a theatre performance, live music, films, panel discussions and interactive art workshops, and will end with a family fun day. There will be something for everyone.
The theme of this year’s festival is ‘Distance’, or Masafat مسافات in Arabic, a title that is ‘inspired’ by social distancing measures imposed on us all as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, where isolation and distance became the norm and many people stayed away from loved ones. ‘Distance’ also sums up the experiences of many Syrian and non-Syrian people, forcibly displaced, exiled or refugees around the world as a result of injustice.
With this theme in mind, the festival uses arts and culture to challenge physical, emotional and cultural distance and barriers, bringing people closer to one another, reducing isolation, alienation and marginalisation and reinforcing dialogue and integration in the multicultural society of Manchester and the UK at large.
We are committed to making Celebrating Syria accessible to everyone. For each ticketed event three different prices are available, following the ‘solidarity economy’ approach. The highest price is intended for high waged, the middle price for low and medium waged and the lowest price (always £1) for unwaged. This means you can choose the price that suits you. By choosing a higher price, if you can afford it, you are supporting the festival and enabling lower earners to attend festival events. We base our ticketing structure on trust, so no evidence of income is required. As usual, asylum seekers can attend all events for free. If you require free tickets, please contact info@rrsoc.org or on 0161 222 9779.
This festival has been possible through generous funding from Arts Council England.
2022 Festival Events
Mar 26, 2022, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PMBrunswick Parish Church, Brunswick St, Manchester M13 9SX, UK
Mar 23, 2022, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM GMTTriBeCa, 50 Sackville St, Manchester M1 3WF, UK
Mar 22, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM GMTOnline Event
Mar 21, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM GMTChapeltown Picture House , 50 Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M4 4HF, UK
Mar 20, 2022, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM GMTRethink Rebuild Society , Unit 7, Longsight Business Park, Hamilton Rd, Longsight, Manchester M13 0PD, UK
Mar 19, 2022, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMTContact Theatre, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6JA, UK
Mar 19, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM GMTContact Theatre, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6JA, UK
Mar 19, 2022, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMContact Theatre, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6JA, UK
Mar 18, 2022, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM GMTContact Theare, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6JA, UK
Mar 15, 2022, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM GMTUniversity of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Mar 14, 2022, 6:00 PM – 8:10 PM GMTHOME, 2 Tony Wilson Pl, Manchester M15 4FN, UK
Mar 13, 2022, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM GMTRethink Rebuild Society , Unit 7, Longsight Business Park, Hamilton Rd, Longsight, Manchester M13 0PD, UK
Mar 13, 2022, 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM GMTRethink Rebuild Society , Unit 7, Longsight Business Park, Hamilton Rd, Longsight, Manchester M13 0PD, UK
Mar 13, 2022, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM GMTHOME, 2 Tony Wilson Pl, Manchester M15 4FN, UK
Mar 12, 2022, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM GMTHOME, 2 Tony Wilson Pl, Manchester M15 4FN, UK
Mar 12, 2022, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM GMTContact Theatre, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6JA, UK
Mar 11, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM GMTHOME, 2 Tony Wilson Pl, Manchester M15 4FN, UK
Mar 11, 2022, 10:00 AM GMT – Mar 31, 2022, 10:00 PM GMT+1Contact Theatre, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6JA, UK