Oct 8, 2018A Bridge for Peace: Classical Music ConcertRiyad Nicolas is one of Syria’s leading young classical musicians who builds a bridge between the East and the West through his music. On...
Oct 8, 2018‘Syria: Recipes from Home’In Conversation with Itab Azzam As part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival 2018, a discussion with Itab Azzam, one of the authors of "Syria:...
Oct 7, 2018A Paperwork Exercise! Origami Workshop with Azmi ShoufanIt was a fantastic and busy start to our Celebrating Syria Festival 2018 with the "Origami" workshop and "Future Aleppo" in association...
Oct 7, 2018Future AleppoAs part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival 2018, and in partnership with Journeys Festival International and Fun Palaces, Longsight Library...
Oct 1, 2018Exhibition: The Creative Memory of the Syrian RevolutionAs part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival 2018, an emotionally stirring selection of works by a group of Syrian artists was on display for...
Oct 1, 2018List of Books on Sale at Celebrating Syria Festival 2018The Impossible Revolution: Making Sense of the Syrian Tragedy (2017) £10 By Yassin Haj Saleh One of the most prominent intellectual...
Jul 24, 2017MAKE MATÉ, NOT WAR: A TASTE OF SYRIAThe perfect finish of our two-week long festival! We had the perfect finish to our two week long 'Celebrating Syria' Festival, on Sunday...
Jul 24, 2017KHALED KHALIFA TALKS FROM DAMASCUSAs our final 'Celebrating Syria' event on Sunday 23rd July 2017 we had Syria's most celebrated contemporary novelist, Khaled Khalifa,...
Jul 23, 2017LONDON SYRIAN ENSEMBLEOut of the detritus of war, a thing of beauty was born On Saturday 22nd July 2017, we hosted the London Syrian Ensemble at Emmanuel...
Jul 23, 2017The Art of LetteringAN AFTERNOON OF CALLIGRAPHY WITH THE TALENTED ABDULLAH AL-ANEZI We hosted a calligraphy workshop on Saturday 22nd July 2017 with the...
Jul 22, 2017Diana Darke: My House in Damascus An Inside View of the Syrian Crisis On Friday 21st July, we were delighted to have Diana Drake, author of 'My House in Damascus,' giving...
Jul 20, 2017AYMAN JARJOUR: A SYRIAN GUITAR CONCERTWorld renowned guitarist Ayman Jarjour played music of Spanish, Latin American, Classical and Middle Eastern influence On Wednesday 19th...
Jul 20, 2017DOES ART CREATE CHANGE OR REACT TO IT?Four creatives with experience on both sides of this, discussed their experiences of writing about social and political change and the...
Jul 19, 2017TADMOROn Tuesday 18th July 2017, we had a film screening of Tadmor at International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester. The screening was...
Jul 18, 2017DAMASCUS STORIESAN EVENING OF MAGICAL STORYTELLING AND MUSIC We had an amazing evening of magical storytelling and music on Monday 17th July 2017 with a...
Jul 17, 2017LA DOLCE SIRIA: A SHORT FILM TRILOGYFILM SCREENING AND Q&A WITH DIRECTOR AMMAR AL-BEIK VIA SKYPE FROM GERMANY On Sunday 16th July 2017, we screened La Dolce Syria: A Short...
Jul 16, 2017NOMA OMRAN: SYRIAN NOTES CONCERTOn the evening of Saturday 15th July 2017, we had Noma Omran singing Syrian Notes at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. A...
Jul 15, 2017SILVERED WATER: SYRIA SELF-PORTRAIT“For the regime, a camera is a weapon” Wiam Bedirxan We screened a film viewing of Silvered Water: Syria Self Portrait on Friday 14th...
Jul 15, 2017TIME FOR CREATIVITYA SCULPTURING AND DRAWING WORKSHOP On Saturday 15th July 2017 we joined two of the finest Syrian artists, Manya and Khalda Alkhmri, based...
Jul 14, 2017MY FILMS, MY FREEDOM, MY HUMANITY: INDEPENDENT CINEMA UNDER DICTATORSHIP.An Evening with Ossama Mohammed We were pleased to have Ossama Mohammed with us on Thursday 13th July as part of Celebrating Syria...