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Welcoming Rémi Sarmini to AR-Tunis
A warm welcome to Rémi Sarmini as an Artists at Risk (AR) Resident at AR-Tunis! Rémi Sarmini is a Syrian theatre director, actor, educator and founder of the theatre collective Tajroubeh Troupe. He is currently based in Tunis where he … Continue reading
Posted in AR-Artist Events, Map, News
Tagged #artistsatrisk, actor, AR, ar-safe haven residency, AR-Tunis, ARCovid19, ARCovid19EmergencyFund, Art Veda, director, perpetuum mobile, Syria, Theatre, Tunis
Open letter: human rights and culture groups call for release of Mustafa Gamal
8 May 2020 We, the undersigned, call for the immediate release of Mustafa Gamal from prison in Egypt. His imprisonment in pre-trial detention is an egregious instance of the Egyptian government’s continuing crackdown on freedom of expression, in violation of … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, News
Tagged #artistsatrisk, #FreeMustafaGamal, #FreeShadyandMustafa, #prisonersofbalaha, AR, artists at risk, Artists at Risk (AR), Egypt, egyptian activism, egyptian regime, Free Galal, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freegalal, galal el-behairy, Mustafa Gamal, perpetuum mobile, Ramy Essam
IA Resident – Ali Saad
Related: Welcoming Ali Saad to AR-Helsinki Ali Saad (born 1996) is an Iraqi musician who was born into a big musical family in Baghdad. Many of his family members have been famous and respected musicians from all over the Arabic … Continue reading
Posted in AR-Artist Bios, Map, News
Tagged Ali Saad, AR, ar safe have helsinki, ar safe haven helsinki, Arabic singing, Arists at Risk, composer, Dreaming of Joy, Finland, Finnish National Theater, helsinki, IA-residency, IA-Resident, Iraq, Iraqi musician, music, Pop Jazz Conservatorio, pop music, Sanna Salmenkallio, sound design, Tarab, Theatre
AR featured on SUBSTANCE 100
It is with great pleasure that we find Artists at Risk (AR) featured on SUBSTANCE 100, “a new, annual list that outlines a diverse array of artists, activists, collectives, movements and organizations making a substantial change in the world.” And … Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS! Fatoş İrwen has been released from Turkish prison!
2 March 2020 BREAKING NEWS Fatoş İrwen has been released from Turkish prison!! Congratulations! Welcome back! ——– Artists at Risk (AR) has long been advocating for the release and just treatment of Fatoş İrwen (bio page). Since 2016, İrwen faced … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, News
Tagged #artistsatrisk, #FreeFatosIrwen, activism, AR, artists at risk, erdogan, Fatos, Fatoş İrwen, freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, Irwen, Justice, Prison, turkey
AR- Safe Haven Helsinki Resident – Angela Aldebs
Related: Welcoming Angela Aldebs to AR-Safe Haven Helsinki Participation in AR PAVILION HELSINKI – MASS MEMORY MACHINES Angela Aldebs (1995) is a dancer and performance artist born and based in Damascus, Syria. She has collaborated with a number of Syrian … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldebs, Angela Aldebs, AR, ar resident, ar safe haven helsinki, Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Damascus, Dancer, documentary, Finland, Finnish National Theatre, helsinki, performance, performer, Physical theatre, refugees, Suomen Kansallisteatteri, Syria, Theatre, Undocumented Love, Zodiak
Welcoming Angela Aldebs to AR-Safe Haven Helsinki
Link to bio We warmly welcome Angela Aldebs as an Artists at Risk (AR) Resident at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki. Aldebs is a Syrian contemporary dancer and performance artist working in the fields of contemporary dance, ballet and physical theatre. Based … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldebs, Angela Aldebs, AR, ar resident, ar safe haven helsinki, Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Damascus, Dancer, documentary, Finland, Finnish National Theatre, helsinki, performance, performer, Physical theatre, refugees, Suomen Kansallisteatteri, Syria, Theatre, Undocumented Love, Zodiak
AR PAVILION HELSINKI – MASS MEMORY MACHINES
1 November – 15 December 2019 Galleria Rankka – Eerikinkatu 36, 00180 Helsinki Artists: Babi Badalov, Damian Le Bas, Delaine Le Bas, CABOCO (Benjamin Abras / Nástio Mosquito / Junior Fernadez), Chto Delat, Lusine Djanyan and Aleksey Knedlyakovsky, Juan-Pedro Fabra … Continue reading
Posted in AR Pavilion, Map, News, Timeline
Tagged AR, AR Pavilion, exhibition, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, helsinki, history, Ivor Stodolsky, Marita Muukkonen, memory, monuments, perpetuum mobile, Safe Haven, Safe Haven Helsinki
AR Resident – Benjamin Abras
Born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Benjamin Abras is an Afro-Brazilian artist and performer whose work explores black culture and the restrictions placed upon the black body. Through his work Abras aims to sensitize people to human rights issues as they … Continue reading
Posted in AR-Artist Bios, Map
Tagged AR, artists at risk, Benjamin Abras, Brazil, dance, MOROCCO, performance, perpetuum mobile, Tangiers