in partnership with The B-Bar
Riham Isaac
Multi Artform Creative Workshop
For ages 18+
Use your preferred artform (dance, visual art, poetry, lyrics, prose) to explore the theme of love and relationships as you create with multi-discipline artist Riham Isaac...
About The Masterclass
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On the search for love but not sure what you’re looking for?
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Tired of the pressure to ‘settle down’?
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Loved up but questioning traditional relationship structures?
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Or wondering what’s the point of all this 'love' stuff anyway?
Explore what love means to you using different creative tools such as body, text, music, video and objects. This two-hour creative workshop is open to anyone questioning society's expectations of our love lives and the fixed ways of thinking about gender roles, culture and love. You’ll have the chance to share your own perspectives in a safe and inclusive environment, using different tools and activities to explore what love means to you.
This workshop explores the themes of her current performance - Another Lover’s Discourse. Riham’s creative practice spans performance, movement, video, writing and music.
Workshop led by multi-discipline artist Riham Isaac
Experience level: suitable for all levels of experience
Ages: 18+
Watch a film of Riham and award wining director Danny Boyle talking about the reactions to their The Alternativity produced with Banksy in Palestine (2017)
WATCH FILM
Workshop Structure
Part 1: 6:30pm - 6:45pm
Introductions / checking in and warm up
Riham will introduce themselves their work, their inspirations and get to know the participants by a check in warm up exercise
Part 2: 6:45pm - 7:20pm
Brainstorming about the subject of Love
Getting the participants to engage with some of Riham's questions. Getting them to move with their bodies as well in response to some themes. Practical and writing games to get their heads around the subject and tap into it creatively and in different forms.
BREAK 7:20pm - 7:30pm
Part 3: 7:30pm - 8:15pm
Getting hand on - creating small performances
Main creation session. Working alone or in groups to create a multi disciplinary approach with some very specific directions and playful instructions that will form itself into an outcome. They will spend some time preparing it (25 minutes) then sharing it with the group as a result of the session.
Part 4: 8:15pm - 8:30pm
Recipe of Love
Q&A and reflections and making their recipe about love and checking out.
What participants should bring to the workshop
Riham's message to you:
Thank you for your interest in this workshop with me. I hope before you join us you can take a moment and bring one, two, three or all of the below - don’t think much of it just bring it on:
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Bring a book/ a Journal
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Bring a sample of your artwork
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Bring your favorite costume
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Bring an object - any object
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Bring yourself
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Bring your love memories
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Bring a love melody
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Bring a question about love
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Bring any material of your fantasy
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Bring something you think might be useful
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Bring a poem about love
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Bring a photo of lovers - any photo
Pay What You Decide!
This is a Pay What You Decide event which means you choose what the show is worth to you! You can decide what you would like to pay now by adding a ticket with a value to your cart, or you can pay after you have seen the show at Barbican Theatre (cash or card).
Looking around at other events going on in the city, we estimate that 1 place at a similar workshop plus show ticket would cost £12.
There is no ‘right’ answer, we are not attempting to lead you to a specific figure. You can pay this suggested amount, less than this or more than this. You can even pay £0 for your place.
If you have any specific access requirements (for example wheelchair access) please leave details in the comment box when placing your order or email our team at info@barbicantheatre.co.uk and they will arrange this for you.
Attendee guidance / trigger warnings / safe space
Age Guidance: suitable for ages 18
Emotional / trigger warnings: none
Health warnings: none
Barbican Theatre is a safe space - safe to be who you are, regardless of race, class, religion, country of origin, immigration status, (dis)ability, age, gender, identity, or sexual orientation.
About Your Workshop Leader - Riham Isaac
Riham Isaac is a performance artist and theatre maker who brings together a range of practices — acting, singing, dancing, video and explores new mediums of live performance and multidisciplinary arts.
Riham's practice reflects on what it means to be producing innovative artistic work in Palestine in the current moment. Her work is playful and a profound commentary on a wide range of pressing issues related to gender, politics, and arts.
Riham has extensive experience leading and creating artistic projects. In 2017 she co-directed The Alternativity with Oscar-winning Director Danny Boyle & Banksy which was featured as a programme on BBC2. In 2016 she directed & produced I Am You, a multidisciplinary performance that toured Palestine, Sweden & Denmark. In 2014 she performed during Qalandia International Biennale 'Stone on Road’. MA Graduate from Goldsmiths in Performance and lectures at Birzeit University and Bard College. She is also the Founder of ‘Art Salon’ which is an independent art space in the old city of Beit-Sahour.
Her recent project is a solo multimedia performance written and performed by her “Another Lover's Discourse ليه خلّتني أحبك” which was commissioned by Belfast International Arts Festival and will be premiering and touring London/Belfast October 202
Riham website
Tickets
Pay What You Decide!
This is a Pay What You Decide event which means you choose what the show is worth to you! You can decide what you would like to pay now by adding a ticket with a value to your cart, or you can pay after you have seen the show at Barbican Theatre (cash or card).
Looking around at other events going on in the city, we estimate that 1 place at a similar workshop plus the show ticket would cost £12.
There is no ‘right’ answer, we are not attempting to lead you to a specific figure. You can pay this suggested amount, less than this or more than this. You can even pay £0 for your place.
Covid 19 Safety
The health, safety and comfort of our audiences, colleagues and performers are very important to us.
Before you arrive
We have a number of measures in place to ensure your comfort and safety.
Enhanced hygiene procedures are in place which include thorough cleans between performances and our ReBels training sessions. We have increased the circulation of fresh air throughout the building so it might be cooler than you are used to. You may want to bring an extra layer, just in case. Hand sanitising stations are positioned throughout the public spaces for audience members and ReBels training members to use and we ask that you do so frequently.
We continue to monitor the latest guidance from the UK Government and the team here will continue to wear face coverings in all areas of the theatre.
When you arrive
Whilst we encourage members of the audience to continue to wear a mask we understand that more and more people are making the decision not to so we would like audiences to be aware that people sitting around them may not wear a mask throughout. If you are concerned about this please get in contact with our Audience Experience Manager Robyn who can discus options for seating that will help you feel more safe.
The Barbican team will all wear face coverings / shields (unless medically exempt) and are also regularly lateral flow tested. This includes our practitioners, core team, the team front of house and back stage.
Social Distancing
Barbican Theatre largely programmes one night performances, with a capacity of either 110 or 140. Due to this programming model at present we are unable to offer socially distanced performances. Please get in contact if you would like to discus seating options for any upcoming events and where possible we will find you an area in the auditorium with the most distance for other audience members.
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