The symposium is organised by Dr Farah Aboubakr and Dr Farah Saleh and supported by the Susan Manning Workshop Fund from the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh. The event brings together Palestinian artists and scholars who work on Palestine, both in person and online, in an effort to investigate the role of performing arts and music in the creation and dissemination of post-memory within the Palestinian colonial context. The one-day symposium will include talks, live and online performances, and a panel discussion. Free tickets: https://palestinianarts.eventbrite.co.uk A full programme is available here (opens as PDF).
Participants:
- Dr Farah Saleh, Lecturer in Global Majority Theatre & Performance (University of Glasgow)
- Dr Farah Aboubakr, Lecturer in Arabic and Researcher in Palestine Studies (University of Edinburgh)
- Reem Kelani, Singer, Musician, Broadcaster and Translator
- Dr Louis Brehony, Musician and Researcher in Palestinian Music
- Mo’min Swaitat, Actor and Sound Artist
- Jamal Bajali, Dabkeh Dancer
- Nadia Khattab, Dabkeh Dancer
Accessibility:
People with mobility difficulties arriving by vehicle can access 50 George Square from Potterrow, Chapel Street and Crichton Street. There are numerous pedestrian access routes to this area, including from Bristo Square. There is a wheelchair accessible level access entrance to the building. Entrance to the screening room G.04 includes two wide doors, and there is a gender neutral and wheelchair accessible toilet— all level access. The room itself has stadium seating, so wheelchair users typically sit in the front row; there are usually additional moveable seats also in the front row.
Image credit: Acrobatics practice in Rafah (March 2024) © Free Gaza Circus Center