Introduction to 2018 Festival
For many people, the little they know of Syria and its people comes from media coverage of the Conflict. Syria is so much more than that. Its beating heart is filled with the treasures emanating from a deep well of artistic creativity. The Celebrating Syria Festival 2018 shares some of this culture with the people of Manchester.
The theme of this year’s Festival is Home. Home can be construed in many ways but a common thread running through the Festival is the cultural heritage of Syria, the country that the Syrian people call home. Memories of home shine through the performances and art.
Organised by Rethink Rebuild Society, the festival includes concerts, film screenings, workshops, talks, and discussions, together with an exhibition which will run from Saturday 6 to Wednesday 31 October and a selection of books that will be on sale throughout the Festival.
Some events are presented in collaboration with Journeys Festival International Manchester 2018, which celebrates the creative talent of exceptional refugee and asylum seeker artists and shares the refugee experience through great art. These are marked (JFI) on the timetable opposite.
Trailer for 2018 festival
Trailer for 2018 festival
News on 2018 festival’s activities
Family Creative Celebration
On 14 October, children and adults were busy being creative at [...]
Music Workshops for Young Refugees
On 14 October, a fantastic finish for the "Celebrating Syria" Festival [...]
Letters! Calligraphy Workshop with Abdullah Al-Anezi
As part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival 2018, on 13 October, Syrian [...]
Masters of Syria: Concert of Arabic Music
Home-made Syrian food was sold before the event! On 13 October, [...]
Zakaria Tamer’s Short Stories
As part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival 2018, on 12 October 2018, [...]
Raqqa: By Lizzie Nunnery
As part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival 2018 and Journey Festival International, [...]
Maya Youssef Qanun Concert
This concert was organised jointly with RNCM As part of ‘Celebrating [...]
Women, Art and Revolution: Panel Discussion
As part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival 2018, a thought-provoking discussion took [...]
‘Taste of Cement’
Film Screening and Q&A with Filmmaker Ziad Kalthoum (on Skype) As [...]
Legends of Love and Pain
An Evening of Poetry and Music with Samir Kanou and Peshang [...]
Is Home Really Where the Heart is?
A Free Association Group Discussion In partnership with HOME, a group [...]
‘Syria: Recipes from Home’
In Conversation with Itab Azzam As part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival [...]
A Bridge for Peace: Classical Music Concert
Riyad Nicolas is one of Syria’s leading young classical musicians who [...]
Future Aleppo
As part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival 2018, and in partnership with [...]
A Paperwork Exercise! Origami Workshop with Azmi Shoufan
It was a fantastic and busy start to our Celebrating Syria [...]
List of Books on Sale at Celebrating Syria Festival 2018
The Impossible Revolution: Making Sense of the Syrian Tragedy (2017) [...]
Exhibition: The Creative Memory of the Syrian Revolution
As part of ‘Celebrating Syria' Festival 2018, an emotionally stirring selection [...]
