Section: Theatre and dance
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The Camden helpline that supported South Asians at the height of racist violence in 1980s London
As racial tensions increased in the capital in the capital, volunteers started a monitoring helpline and arranged for safe transport for people of colour. A new play, Camdenwalla, looks back at this history
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The P Word returns and has become ‘even more relevant’
The Olivier-winning play about a queer South Asian love story in the context of the UK’s asylum system is showing at London’s Bush Theatre
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‘I read the script and I cried’: how the play Planet Omar is helping children make sense of Islamophobia
A new adaptation brings the bestselling book about an adventurous London Muslim boy to the stage
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‘Dabke is a way to keep our culture alive’
The thunderous rhythms and high-energy moves of Palestine and the wider Levant are whipping up a storm at a south London workshop, open to all
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How Muslim dance culture stretches across civilisations
In her debut book, historian Nadia Khan uncovers the vibrant, centuries-old traditions of Muslim dance, revealing a hidden history of movement and faith
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‘Fresh, punk, DIY’: the Muslim theatre-makers thriving on the fringes
Theatre productions outside of mainstream institutions are giving more space to boundary-pushing storytelling from diverse creatives
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The Muslim Panto returns with its latest fairytale remake: Snow Brown and her Seven Chachay
The seasonal theatre company brings its longest run of shows yet to venues across the UK
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We Are the Lions, Mr Manager is bringing the Grunwick strikes to the stage
Almost 50 years on, this theatre production remembers the women who stood up for their rights and changed the labour movement
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Grace and Poise: inside the dance school changing the face of ballet
At what’s believed to be the world’s first Muslim ballet school, children perform to poetry, not music, making the artform accessible to all
