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Peshkar Productions
Peshkar Productions is an intercultural theatre and multimedia art company based in the Northwest of England. It engages in participatory projects and professional productions. History Peshkar was founded in 1991, through a series of Asian Arts workshops by Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council's (OMBC) Arts Development programme. The workshops were based on Asian music, dance and drama, involving members of the local Asian community with little experience in the performing arts. The success of the workshops and the enthusiasm of the participants led to the formation of Peshkar as a company with a role to promote the arts within the local Asian community by providing a forum for cultural expression. Between 1991 and 1998 the company operated as a project within the OMBC Arts and Events Unit, gaining funding from North West Arts Board and other local funding sources to run a series of participatory workshop programmes and theatre productions, employing a professional creative tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Before The Rain
''Just Before the Rain'' was a play created in the aftermath of the 2001 Oldham race riots. Commissioned by Peshkar Productions, it was a devised piece involving local performers directed by Iain Bloomfield. Tour The play was initially created for the Cultureshock at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and had a sole performance at the Contact Theatre in 2002. In 2003, the play was toured to the following venues: * Contact Theatre, 13–15 February * Octagon Theatre, Bolton, 17–19 February * Darwen Library Theatre, 20 February * King George's Hall, Blackburn, 23 February * Theatre in the Mill, Bradford, 4–5 March * Gateway Theatre, Chester, 18–21 March * Live Theatre Company, 3–5 April * Sherman Cymru, 8–9 April * Lawrence Batley Theatre, 22–23 May * Watermans Arts Centre, 8–10 May * Oldham Coliseum Theatre, 13 May * Phoenix Arts Centre Sue Townsend Theatre (formerly the Phoenix Theatre, Phoenix Arts Centre and the Upper Brown Street Theatre) is a theatre in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conor Ibrahiem
Conor is a male given name of Irish origin. The meaning of the name is "Lover of Wolves" or "Lover of Hounds". '' Conchobhar/Conchubhar'' or from the name ''Conaire'', found in Irish legend as the name of the high king Conaire Mór and other heroes. It is popular in the English-speaking world. Conor has recently become a popular name in North America and in Great Britain. Some alternative spellings for the name are often spelled '' Connor'', '' Conner'' and sometimes ''Konnor''. The name is occasionally also used as a female given name. Notable people named Conor ;Men * Conor Brady, former editor of ''The Irish Times'' * Conor Burns, British politician * Conor Casey, American soccer player * Conor Coady, English footballer * Conor Cruise O'Brien, Irish politician and commentator * Conor Daly, American racecar driver * Conor Deasy, indie-pop singer * Conor P. Delaney, Irish-American surgeon * Conor Garvey ( 2010s), Irish Gaelic footballer * Conor Gibbons, Irish Gaelic footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2019 spanned 25 days and featured more than 59,600 performances of 3,841 different shows in 322 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to (and on the fringe of) the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place in Edinburgh every August. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has become a world-leading celebration of arts and culture, surpassed only by the Olympics and the World Cup in terms of global ticketed events. As an event it "has done more to place Edinburgh in the forefront of world cities than anything else" according to historian and former chairman of the board, Michael Dale. It is an open access (or " unjuried") performing arts festival, meaning there is no selection committee, and anyone may participate, with any type of performance. The official Fringe Programme categorises shows into sections fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Rashid
Sophia means "wisdom" in Greek language, Greek. It may refer to: *Sophia (wisdom) *Sophia (Gnosticism) *Sophia (given name) Places *Niulakita or Sophia, an island of Tuvalu *Sophia, Georgetown, a ward of Georgetown, Guyana *Sophia, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Randolph County *Sophia, West Virginia *Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria, the capital and largest city of Bulgaria Arts, entertainment and media Books and publications *Sophia (journal), ''Sophia'' (journal), a periodical about religious and theological philosophy *Sophia (novel), ''Sophia'' (novel) by Charlotte Lennox (1762) Music *Sophia (British band) *Sophia (Japanese band) *Sophia (singer) or Sophia Abrahão, pop singer from Brazil *Sophia (The Crüxshadows EP), ''Sophia'' (The Crüxshadows EP) *Sophia (Sophia Abrahão EP), ''Sophia'' (Sophia Abrahão EP) *Sophia (Nerina Pallot song), "Sophia" (Nerina Pallot song) *Sophia (Laura Marling song), "Sophia" (Laura Marling song) *"Sophia", a song by Good Shoes from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Without Movement
''Dance Without Movement'' is a dark and comic play by Sophia Rashid. Commissioned by Peshkar Productions, a group that aims to experiment with young British Asian theatre, it is a one-woman piece focused on Zuleikha, a British Asian woman of Pakistani descent who is in the midst of a cultural divide Directed by Jim Johnson (theatre-maker/musician), the play went through two tours: a 2007 one that was local to Oldham and saw Zuleikha played by Poppy Jhakra Poppy Jhakra, actor, Mandy Actors and a residency at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe which saw Yamina Peerzada Yamina or Yemina (; ) is an Israeli political alliance of right-wing parties that originally included the New Right and the Union of Right-Wing Parties (a union of The Jewish Home and Tkuma). The current incarnation of the alliance includes o ... take on the role. Synopsis Dance without movement is a one-woman play where Zuleikha explores her identity. She has reached adulthood and has been a part of many com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In God We Trust (play)
''In God We Trust'' is a play written by Avaes Mohammad. It is set in Guantanamo Bay detention camp and uses this environment to explore ideas of American imperialism as well as philosophical divisions within Islam through its central characters, Sarfraz and Hamza. Original tour The piece was toured by Peshkar Productions to the following venues in 2005: * Lawrence Batley Theatre; 1 and 2 March * Hawth Theatre, Crawley; 4 and 5 March * Gateway Theatre (Chester); 10–12 March * Oldham Coliseum Theatre; 7–9 April * Octagon Theatre, Bolton; 12 and 13 April * Contact Theatre; 18–21 April * The Drum (Arts Centre); 22 and 23 April * Darlington Arts Centre; 26 April * Theatre in the Mill, Bradford; 29 and 30 April Cast The cast for the play included Gary Stoner, as Hamza, Asif Khan, as Sarfraz and Roxy Shahidi Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi ( fa, رخسانه قوام شهيدي; born 14 March 1983) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Leyla Harding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Sarker
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sinhala, Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as ''Sri'', ''Sree'', ''Shri'', Shiri, Shree, ''Si'', or ''Seri'' based on the local convention for transliteration. The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, but also as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for local rulers. Shri is also another name for Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical diagram popularly used to worship her is called Shri Yantra. Etymology Monier-Williams Dictionary gives the meaning of the roo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
