During the first event of our Shubbak Festival x afikra Roundtable Series we talked to Eckhard Thiemann (Shubbak CEO & Festival Artistic Director), Taghrid Choucair Vizoso (Senior Programmer & Festival Producer) & Riwa Saab (member of the Young Shubbak group) about the history of the festival taking place again this year on the 20th of June, 2021.  

Moderated by: Mikey Muhanna, afikra Founder & Executive Director.

Edited by: Ramzi Ramman

Theme music by Tarek Yamani

About the Shubbak Festival x afikra Roundtable Series:

Taking place in the days and weeks leading up to this year's festival which starts on the 20th of June, 2021, the series of 4 events will feature candid conversations with key figures from the Shubbak team and will highlight some of the artists and themes on display during this year's festival.  All events will take place on Zoom, will be free and open to all, and discussions will be in English. Join the live audience: https://www.afikra.com/rsvp   

About Shubbak Festival:

The Shubbak Festival is the UK's largest biennial festival of contemporary Arab culture, bringing new and unexpected voices alongside established artists to London every two years. The festival returns this summer with an ambitious program that connects audiences and communities with the best of contemporary Arab visual arts, film, music, theatre, dance, literature, and debate.‎ 

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afikra is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region- past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.

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