Painting Lifelines - Thu 23rd June, 9.30am - 4.30pm - Zion Arts Centre
A one-day, participant-led creative workshop, offering source material from Ensemble’s upcoming show 'Souvenir d’Anne Frank'. The workshop will be led by visual artist Richard Aylwin and writer and performer Elizabeth Mansfield, both from Ensemble's creative team. The resulting work - that of the participants - will form part of the 'Souvenir d’Anne Frank' exhibition, which will be on show at Manchester's Zion Arts Centre in January and February 2012. See this flyer for details.
The Uninvited - Songs and Stories of Exile - Thu 23rd June, 7pm - Zion Arts Centre
See below for details -
The Uninvited
Songs and stories of exile
Devised and performed by Elizabeth Mansfield
Setting and costume by Richard Aylwin - Original lighting by Neil Fulcher
Zion Arts Centre, 335 Stretford Road, Manchester M15 5ZA - Thursday 23rd June at 7pm
Performance 7-8pm, interval 8-8.15pm, panel-led post-show discussion until 9pm.
Seats are free - come on the door, or call 0161 232 6089 to reserve.
www.zionarts.com
THE UNINVITED is an unaccompanied performance piece telling the extraordinary stories of refugees and exiles, from all over the world, past and present. Poems, writings and testimonies are woven into songs – Spanish, Filipino, Farsi, Bosnian – sung both in original language and in English translation. The sung and spoken narrative is interwoven with Articles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
THE UNINVITED was premiered in the USA, in 2002, and in the UK at the Greenwich Theatre, London. The show has since toured all over the UK, celebrating, through words and music, the humour and courage of those forced to flee their homes and make a new life in foreign lands.
“MANSFIELD’S STELLAR ACTING AND SINGING IS MIND-BLOWING”
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Elizabeth Mansfield, Olivier Award nominee for ‘Best Actress in a Musical’, now brings this remarkable solo performance to the Zion Arts Centre, as part of Manchester’s city-wide REFUGEE MONTH activities.
Elizabeth devised the show herself from the writings and poems of refugees and exiles, some of whom taught her the beautiful songs she sings during the performance.
After the performance there will be an informal discussion with the audience, and contributions from people in organisations working locally with refugees and asylum seekers.
- For an interview with Elizabeth Mansfield, or for any further information, please contact her on 07753 826615
www.ensemble-online.com
Ensemble is Registered Charity No: 1134292