Six Pillars Broadcast – ‘At Home in Gaza and London’

This week on Resonance104.4FM, a visit from Julian Maynard, one of the directors of Station House Opera’s ground-breaking new piece: At Home in Gaza and London at Battersea Arts Centre. Using live-streaming, recorded video and innovative projection, At Home in Gaza and London brings performers from Gaza and London together live, in one performative, yet … Continue reading →

Disarming Design

The International Academy of Arts Palestine, in Ramallah recently ran an Open Studio workshop which resulted in these brilliant embroidered masks below. One of these masks became the poster image for the Eye on Palestine festival. Their mode of operation is to bring designers and artists together with local craftsmen and create dialogue around the … Continue reading →

This Week’s Six Pillars Show – Youth Radio, Bethlehem

Radio Lajee – audio made by Palestinian youth refugees aged 11 to 22 years, at the Aida refugee camp. All audio was made prior to July 2014. The camp is 2 kilometers north of Bethlehem, 1 kilometer north of Beit Jala in the central West Bank. This independent project provides the refugee youth with the … Continue reading →

This Week’s Six Pillars – Sound Art from Palestine

Electronica trio Tashweesh perform an evocative live soundscape on a visit to Lebanon. The performers are from Ramallah, are Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Basel Abbas and boikutt, live at The Cave (Beirut, 2011). Since this recording the trio performed live in London, had a video on display as part of a Delfina Foundation show at the ICA, … Continue reading →