From Page to Stage
From Page to Stage
26 April 2018
An evening of poetry and spoken word performance showcasing the work of writers who have participated in a masterclass series lead by NBA co-founder Panya Banjoko.
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Baptist Coelho: What Have We Done For You?
Baptist Coelho: What Have We Done For You?
8 June 2018
New Art Exchange
In What Have We Done For You? the role of a soldier along with an invisible entity keeps gradually developing into unusual gesticulations with varied objects that question political dominance and subservience, self and the other.
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Qasidah
Qasidah
19 July 2018
New Art Exchange
Please join us for a recitation of Qasidah, a devotional poem by Habib Umar bin Hafiz describing and praising the Prophet
Mohammed.
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HIND
HIND
26 July 2018
New Art Exchange
In 2014, Umama Hamido travelled from her city Beirut to the Bekaa Valley on the border of Lebanon and Syria; a land of beauty but also a world of local tribes, rebel fighters, and people who have fled civil war in the neighbouring country.
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Dhikr
Dhikr
2 August 2018
New Art Exchange
Join us as members of Nottingham Muslim Women's Network host a dhikr ceremony, a regular form of ritual practice in Islam, associated with Sufism.
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Pull Up! With Reggae Takeover
Pull Up! With Reggae Takeover
11 August 2018
New Art Exchange
This interactive, all-day event shines the musical spotlight on the local reggae pioneers who paved the way for the next generation.
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What Are The Sermons We Need Today?
What Are The Sermons We Need Today?
24 August 2018 - 25 August 2018
Hyson Green/Radford Road Junction
Live Archive artist Abbas Zahedi and collaborator Sofia Niazi ask this key question through taking up a preaching stall out on the street in Hyson Green.
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Nottingham Mela 2018: (Un)Folding Time
Nottingham Mela 2018: (Un)Folding Time
29 August 2018 - 2 September 2018
Hockley: Wednesday 29 August - Saturday 1 September | New Art Exchange: Saturday 1 September | Arboretum Park: Sunday 2 September
Join us to celebrate 30 years of Nottingham Mela, our annual celebration of South Asian arts and culture for all the family.
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Zoe Rahman presents Zoe Rahman Trio
Zoe Rahman presents Zoe Rahman Trio
29 August 2018
Peggy's Skylight
A vibrant and highly individual pianist and composer, Zoe Rahman's style is deeply rooted in jazz yet it reflects her classical background, British/Bengali heritage and her very broad musical taste.
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Subhash Viman Gorania and Jyoti Kainth Double Bill
Subhash Viman Gorania and Jyoti Kainth Double Bill
30 August 2018
Nottingham Arts Theatre
Subhash Viman Gorania and Jyoti Kainth perform a double bill of dance.
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Jasmine Rodgers and Mendi
Jasmine Rodgers and Mendi
30 August 2018
Jam Café, 12 Heathcoat Street, Hockley
Nottingham Arts Mela in collaboration with Jam Café, Hockley welcomes Jasmine Rodgers and Mendi who offer a unique blend of folk guitar and vocals with south Asian tabla.
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Vidya Patel and Shammi Pithia – Converse
Vidya Patel and Shammi Pithia – Converse
31 August 2018
Nottingham Arts Theatre
Vidya Patel and Shammi Pithia present an extraordinary conversation between Kathak dance and live contemporary music. After performing together in the internationally successful About the Elephant, dance artist Vidya Patel and skilled multi-instrumentalist Shammi Pithia join forces once again in their newest collaboration, Converse.
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Nottingham Arts Mela at NAE
Nottingham Arts Mela at NAE
1 September 2018
New Art Exchange
Join us at NAE for day four of Nottingham Mela 2018!
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AZIZ'S DESI GUITR FEAT-DAL & THE TABLA ENSEMBLE + SURANGI MAESTRO GURPREET SINGH
AZIZ'S DESI GUITR FEAT-DAL & THE TABLA ENSEMBLE + SURANGI MAESTRO GURPREET SINGH
1 September 2018
Oscar and Rosie's
Join Aziz Ibrahim, Dalbir Singh Rattan and special guests as part of Nottingham Arts Mela 2018 for a special evening performance and meal at Oscar & Rosies.
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Young, Gifted and Black
Young, Gifted and Black
12 October 2018
New Art Exchange
Presenting a selection of young Nottingham-based music artists of African and Caribbean descent who have been making their mark within the city's vibrant music scene.
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Rafiki Jazz Up Close!
Rafiki Jazz Up Close!
18 October 2018
New Art Exchange
Rafiki Jazz are nine musicians remixing roots music and telling modern day stories with a glance back to the ancients.
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Ballad For Syria (2017)
Ballad For Syria (2017)
30 October 2018
New Art Exchange
Sadly due to unforseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled.
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Calypso: Licks and Politricks
Calypso: Licks and Politricks
1 November 2018
New Art Exchange
Master musician, lyrical poet and the BBC's resident Calypsonian, Alexander D Great returns to NAE for an evening
of performance and discussion exploring the social and political history of Calypso music.
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Poets Against Racism
Poets Against Racism
8 November 2018
New Art Exchange
Poetry, politics, identity and activism
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Nightclubbing: Drink Deep from the Light of the Universe
Nightclubbing: Drink Deep from the Light of the Universe
8 December 2018
New Art Exchange
Artist Rachael Young and her badass band of super humans embrace speculative fiction and visceral live music in a new performance installation, emerging from a weeklong residency at NAE.
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