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Shubbak Festival

Name: Shubbak Festival
Address: 1 Gough Street, London, GB
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Shubbak: A Window From Contemporary Arab Cultures
www.shubbak.co.uk www.shubbak.co.uk

Shubbak supports and champions the diversity of Arab artists' creativity and innovation through its biennial London festival, professional and engagement programmes, and national touring.

21/05/2026

Young Shubbak Archivists: شباب شبّاك
𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗿 / أثر — 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆

Bringing Athar back into view, in celebration of its cohort — the Young Shubbak Archivists.

Over the course of a year, alongside local communities, have been developing Athar through archival training, reflection, and workshops — gathering oral histories and lived accounts.

Commissioned and produced by Shubbak as part of Voices of Resilience, Athar / أثر takes shape as an 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 co-created with Young Shubbak archivists and local communities across Brent and Westminster.

©️ Developed and delivered in partnership with: , , and Kiln Theatre, with training support from .

©️ Made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and generously supported by Arts Council England and Paul Hamlyn Foundation .

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12/05/2026

FROM SHUBBAK FRIENDS // ALBUM LAUNCH

From the Lips to the Moon have released their long-awaited self-titled debut album on Akazib records

On 15 May, they’ll be taking over Shubbak’s socials live from ,bringing audiences directly into the launch night with exclusive insights and glimpses into the world surrounding the record.

Led by Pouya Ehsaei and Tara Fatehi , the album gathers four years of collective experimentation across sound, poetry, performance, and live composition. Each iteration of From the Lips to the Moon shifts shape through new artistic encounters, this edition bringing together Tim Etchells , Tamar Osborn , Kareem Dayes, Hammadi Valdes , Maureen Onwunali , and Oluwaseun Olayiwola.

Live electronics collide with performative poetry, unearthly melodies, noise, twisted beats, heavy subs, and glitchy words — creating a space where language destabilises, inviting audiences into a space where dark fantasy, experimentation, and unexpected encounters unfold.

15 May // Cafe OTO
//Follow the takeover on Shubbak’s socials

07/05/2026

Our friends over at Theatro Technis are bringing Love Omar by Hannah Khalil to the stage from 7 May–6 June.

Set backstage at Chichester Festival Theatre in 1983, the play takes inspiration from the real-life moment Omar Sharif starred in The Sleeping Prince, unfolding over one hour before curtain up as tensions, ego and memory collide in the dressing room.

Starring Ishia Bennison, Al Nedjari and Lara Sawalha.

📍 Theatro Technis, 26 Crowndale Road NW1 1TT
🎟️ Booking: theatrotechnis.com/whatson/love-omar
🔺Check their bio for booking.

19/04/2026

Young Shubbak Archivists: 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗿 / أثر — 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 — 𝗢𝗡 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪

Last day on view | Willesden Green Library, Brent Museum | Sun: 12:00–17:00

Presenting the Young Shubbak Archivists cohort, who over the course of a year, alongside local communities, have been developing Athar through archival training, reflection, and workshops — gathering oral histories and lived accounts.

Commissioned and produced by Shubbak as part of Voices of Resilience, Athar / أثر takes shape as an 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 co-created with Young Shubbak archivists and local communities across Brent and Westminster.

©️ Developed and delivered in partnership with: , , and Kiln Theatre, with training support from .

©️ Made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and generously supported by Arts Council England and Paul Hamlyn Foundation .

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13/04/2026

THE KILLING MUST STOP

09/04/2026

Building A Sonic Archive | الأرشيف الصوتي
Preserving family, personal, and community history through audio recording and archiving

📆12/05/2027⏱️2:00p.m-4:00pm 📍 Willesden Green Library, Brent Museum
📌 For more details and to book, click the link
https://www.shubbak.co.uk/building-a-sonic-archive/

As part of Athar / أثر, this workshop is led by , Audio Producer & Co-Curator of //Athar — Notes in the Margins of the City//, who shaped the sonic backbone of the project. It invites you to collectively challenge the traditional concept of archiving, from motive to medium.

Through open dialogue, practical demos, and accessible audio tools, you’ll explore archiving as a living practice while building the skills to start your own sonic archive. All experience levels welcome.

No need to bring anything — but if you have audio you’d like to share, feel free. Otherwise, just come ready to listen.

This workshop forms part of ATHAR/أَثَر - Notes on the Margins of the City, documenting Arab and SWANA cultural memory in London.

Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Paul Hamlyn Foundation

08/04/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 —
ON VIEW| until 19 April
Willesden Green Library, Brent Museum

Commissioned and produced by Shubbak as part of Voices of Resilience, Athar / أثر takes shape as an immersive exhibition and interactive public installation, alongside a digital archive co-created with Young Shubbak and communities across Brent and Westminster.

Artist & Co-Curator: Tasnim Mahdy
Sound Designer & Co-Curator: Olivia Melkonian

©️Developed and delivered In partnership with: , , and Kiln Theatre, with training support from the .

©️Made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and generously supported by Arts Council England and Paul Hamlyn Foundation .

📍 Until 19 April
Mon–Sat: 10:30–20:00 | Sun: 12:00–17:00

01/04/2026

𝗔𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗿 / أثر
OPENING | 4 April 2026 |Willesden Green Library, Brent Museum

Athar / أثر — Notes in the Margins of the City unfolds as an immersive exhibition and public installation, alongside a digital archive co-created with Young Shubbak archivists and communities across Brent & Westminster.

𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰.

Go to our bio to share a memory, a sound or image and *leave a trace* in our anonymous live diary — a community archive of people’s stories capturing Arab & SWANA memory.

📍 Willesden Green Library, Brent Museum
📅 4 – 19 April
Mon–Sat: 10:30–20:00 | Sun: 12:00–17:00

©️Developed and delivered in partnership with: Brent Museum & Archives, The Showroom, Grand Junction and Kiln Theatre, with training support from the Museum of Youth Culture.

©️ Made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and generously supported by Arts Council England and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

30/03/2026

Recruitment | Head of Finance & Operations
•Shubbak is seeking a Head of Finance & Operations — a pivotal role managing our finances and organisational operations, ensuring the smooth delivery of the festival and year-round programme.

📌 Deadline: Friday 8 May 2026, 8:00am BST
🔗 Full job description & apply:
https://www.shubbak.co.uk/recruitment-head-of-finance-operations/

توظيف | مدير/ة الشؤون المالية والعمليات

يبحث شبّاك عن مدير/ة الشؤون المالية والعمليات، وهو دور محوري لإدارة الشؤون المالية والعمليات التنظيمية، وضمان سير فعّال لمهرجاننا وبرامجنا السنوية.

📌 آخر موعد للتقديم: الجمعة 8 مايو 2026، الساعة 8:00 صباحًا بتوقيت بريطانيا
🔗 للإطلاع على الوصف الوظيفة كاملا وطريقة التقديم

https://www.shubbak.co.uk/recruitment-head-of-finance-operations/

27/03/2026

𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗿 / أثر — 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆
𝗢𝗡 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 | 4 - 19 April | Willesden Green Library, Brent Museum
𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰.

Commissioned and produced by Shubbak as part of Voices of Resilience, Athar / أثر takes shape as an 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 co-created with Young Shubbak archivists and local communities across Brent and Westminster.

Over the course of a year, the project was developed through archival training, reflection, and workshops with 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗮𝗸, gathering oral histories and lived accounts. It works with what remains: fragments of sound, cyanotype images, and casts of everyday objects — assembled through collective listening and walking. The result is an archive authored by those who live these neighbourhoods.

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 & 𝗖𝗼-𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿: 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗻𝗶𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗱𝘆
𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿& 𝗖𝗼-𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿: 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻

📍 Willesden Green Library, Brent Museum
📅 4 – 19 April
Mon–Sat: 10:30–20:00 || Sun: 12:00–17:00

©️Developed and delivered in partnership with: Brent Museum & Archives, The Showroom, Grand Junction and Kiln Theatre, with training support from the Museum of Youth Culture.

©️ Made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and generously supported by Arts Council England and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

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Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

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http://www.shubbak.co.uk/

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