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@bordercrossings.bsky.social
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Intercultural theatre company working out of Sligo and London bordercrossings.ie www.bordercrossings.org.uk

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Inaugural Te Māori fellowship begins at Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
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Inaugural Te Māori fellowship begins at Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum - Museums Association
Research residencies will further decolonise the Oxford University organisation as well as protect the future of Māori collections
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our friends from Ramallah, ASHTAR, are in London for the #PalartFestival. Artistic Director Emile Saba, who created the roles of Hector and Patroclus in #ThisFleshIsMine, performs a solo show. The dystopian future feels disturbingly familiar. Walls. Checkpoints. Surveillance. Disappearing people.
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's the UN's International Day of Peace. Here's what Prof. İlke Şanlıer says about our work in relation to peace-building. Read more in the #CHECKPOINT book! 📷Richard Davenport, shows Andrew French as Achilles in THIS FLESH IS MINE by Brian Woolland, co-produced with ASHTAR Theatre Palestine 2014.
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Back in 2019, Origins Festival presented Mohegan theatre-maker Madeline Sayet's WHERE WE BELONG at the Globe. This Sunday, it's on BBC Radio 4 at 3pm. Tune in - it will make a great radio play! @madelinesayet.bsky.social @shakespearesglobe.bsky.social
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Here's our latest newsletter, with details of our Digital Learning Resources for students! mailchi.mp/bordercrossi...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A blog post from Andrea Macarena Marchant Fernandez (Théâtre du Soleil), discussing the Cretan / Parisian stage of our journey with The Legend of Europa. cre-actors.blogspot.com/2026/08/retu...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Our friends @beznatheatre.bsky.social are making an important new show. A show that has already happened. A show that is happening. A show you’ve been told could never happen again. 22 Sept - 10 October @newdiorama.bsky.social PWYC tickets available newdiorama.com/whats-on/the...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We've been working with the wonderful refugee support organisation CARAS for well over a decade now. But CARAS is feeling the funding squeeze... Please pop across to their Enthuse page and help them continue their essential work with refugees. It's so important. caras.enthuse.com/cf/supportca...
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Help ensure CARAS is still here
This is one of the hardest things we've ever had to write. For almost 25 years, CARAS has stood alongside people seeking safety as they rebuild their lives with dignity, kindness and hope. Today, we'r
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The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
BOOK #REVIEW Checkpoint: 30 years of Border Crossings by Jasmin ‘Ofamo’oni @bordercrossings.bsky.social 'The passion for breaking boundaries is both infectious and moving. It’s also important' thereviewshub.com/book-review-...
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BOOK REVIEW: Checkpoint: 30 years of Border Crossings - The Reviews Hub
Author: Jasmin ‘Ofamo’oni London-based theatre company, Border Crossings was founded 30 years ago (1995) with a mission to create theatre which works across borders between cultures and art forms and ...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Check out our latest newsletter, with details of how to order the new CHECKPOINT book. mailchi.mp/bordercrossi...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We had a thrilling week at the Cartoucherie in Paris, working on #TheLegendOfEuropa. Here are a few images that emerged. Not that we can guarantee any of these being in the final show!
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The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
#BOOK BOOK LAUNCH: Checkpoint: 30 Years of Border Crossings #BorderCrossings #PalestineHouse 'an extraordinary company dedicated to intercultural theatre, film, festivals and community projects, celebrates its 3 decades with the launch of an intriguing book' thereviewshub.com/book-launch-...
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BOOK LAUNCH: Checkpoint: 30 Years of Border Crossings – Palestine House, London - The Reviews Hub
Border Crossings, an extraordinary company dedicated to intercultural theatre, film, festivals and community projects, celebrates its three decades with the launch of a handsome and intriguing book, C...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Here are some pictures from our joyous book launch at Palestine House on Wednesday! "CHECKPOINT: 30 Years of Border Crossings" by Jasmin 'Ofamo'oni is now well and truly out in the world! @heritagefunduk.bsky.social Want to get a copy? www.bordercrossings.org.uk/bookshop
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Join us at 6pm today for our watch party! It's the online premier of SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA - streaming until Sunday to mark @refugeeweek.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvjw...
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SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Check out our latest newsletter, with details of the online stream for SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA, a permanent home for our archive, and more! mailchi.mp/bordercrossi...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
So great to spend time in Adana with the wonderful women who worked with us in #SuppliantsOfSyria. We’ll be streaming the film version during #refugeeweek. On our YouTube channel m.youtube.com/@BorderCross...
Woman in hijab holding leaflet with her own image
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
30 years ago, in April 1996, we premiered BRAVELY FOUGHT THE QUEEN. Watch our #CHECKPOINT Oral Histories to find out more. www.youtube.com/playlist... - Check out Mahesh Dattani, Harvey Virdi, Siddiqua Akhtar. Pictured: Suchitra Pillai - What a cast it was!!
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Everything Theatre @everything-theatre.co.uk · 06/03/2026
#Review: Supplicants of Syria, Hoxton Hall ★★★ "Supplicants of Syria is not theatre you ‘enjoy’ in the conventional sense; it is theatre you carry with you." @bordercrossings.bsky.social #theatre #Hoxton #offwestend #refugees #BorderCrossings30 everything-theatre.co.uk/2026/03/revi...
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Review: Supplicants of Syria, Hoxton Hall - Everything Theatre
A thoughtful contemporary reimagining of Aeschylus’ Suppliants, Border Crossings’ production blends testimony and live performance to explore asylum and displacement. While humane and politically…
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
“A powerful reminder that leaving an active war zone does not mean that a person is in any way safe” First reviews are in! SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA runs until 8 March Hoxton Hall. Get tickets hoxtonhall.ticketsolve.com/ticke.../sho...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
First glimpse of SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA, our contemporary multimedia reimagining of Aeschylus’ Suppliants. Featuring striking masks, fierce physical theatre, music, humour and poetry. Open NOW at Hoxton Hall until 8 March! hoxtonhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The cast of SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA, Albie Marber, Tobi King Bakare and Vlad Gurdis joined Tom Zachar on Hoxton Radio. SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA opens this Wed 3rd March at Hoxton Hall, London. A contemporary reimagining of Aeschylus’ Suppliants. hoxtonhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The revolution will not be televised… But it will be staged. SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA opens in one week! Physical #theatre, film, music and poetry combine in our contemporary reimagining of Aeschylus’ Suppliants. incl: a visual art exhibition and music from incredible 🇸🇾 musicians and #London choirs
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
"Because it's the first time a foreigner comes and listens and the first time a person who is only 21 is asked what she went through" SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA opens in just one weeks time at Hoxton Hall, London from 3-8 March. hoxtonhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
In this Q&A, Albie Marber, Tobi King Bakare and Vlad Gurdis talk about creating devised theatre alongside filmed testimony, navigating the space between personal experience and performance, and what happens when audiences become part of the conversation. www.bordercrossings.org.uk/whats-on/pro...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The cast of SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA in rehearsals for our new devised multimedia performance opening at @hoxtonhall in just two weeks time! Find out more: www.bordercrossings.org.uk/whats-on/pro... 3-8 March at Hoxton Hall, London
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Syrian oud player and composer Rihab Azar joins SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA at Hoxton Hall on 4 & 7 March. Six nights of theatre, live music and conversation: hoxtonhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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BRISMES @brismes.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
@bordercrossings.bsky.social presents a new interactive performance 3-8 March. Created with Syrian refugee women & featuring live debate, it reimagines The Suppliants — Aeschylus’ 2,500-year-old play, to explore asylum and democracy today. bordercrossings.org.uk/whats-on/programme/suppliants-syria
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Amies Freedom Choir performs after the final night of SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA on 8 March at @hoxtonhall. Supporting female survivors of human trafficking and modern-day slavery through the power of singing, hoxtonhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Syrian vocalist Rama Alcoutlabi joins SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA at Hoxton Hall on 3 and 5 March, performing live after the show. Real stories, live performance and music. 3–8 March. Tickets: hoxtonhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Sounds Like Home Choir joins SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA on 6 March at Hoxton Hall. An open-access international women’s choir sharing songs from the places they call home. Stay after the performance for music and shared space. 3-8 March at Hoxton Hall hoxtonhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA brings first-hand accounts of displacement into a contemporary reimagining of Aeschylus’ 2,500-year-old play on asylum and democracy. Each night you're invited to take part in the questions the play leaves unresolved. hoxtonhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
In 2023 we ran theatre workshops with Syrian refugees in Adana. These encounters form the basis for our new multimedia reimagining of Aeschylus’ The Suppliants. SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA premieres in #London Hoxton Hall 3-8 March. Learn more hoxtonhall.ticketsolve.com/ticke.../sho...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Artistic Director Michael Walling spoke to Culture Calling on why SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA uses ancient theatre to confront today’s #RefugeeCrisis and why shared space matters now more than ever.
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
For 6 nights only, we brings an urgent new play to the #London stage. Developed with Syrian refugee women, the performance centres first-hand accounts of displacement in a contemporary reimagining of Aeschylus’ 2,500-year-old play on asylum and democracy. hoxtonhall.ticketsolve.com/ticke.../sho...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
“Theatre is like kids playing.” In our third PERFORMING POSSIBILITY podcast episode, YMCA Ireland's Maebh Burke joins Micaela Casalboni (Teatro dell’Argine, Bologna) to explore where art, politics and youth activism collide. Ready to listen? open.spotify.com/episode/11ej...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA is a multimedia play bringing Syrian refugee women into dialogue with live performers on stage. Rooted in the Greek idea of theatre as democracy, SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA invites audiences into a live debate. 3-8 March at Hoxton Hall. hoxtonhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
A message from young people 🤔🇪🇺 PERFORMING POSSIBILITY is an Erasmus+ project exploring how theatre and digital tools can support inclusive #European youth engagement, bringing together migrant young people in Italy and marginalised youth in Ireland. www.youtube.com/@PerformingPossibility
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PERFORMING POSSIBILITY Theatre and the Digital for an Inclusive European Youth This Erasmus + project is developing theatre-making, digital storytelling & online dissemination skills among migrant…
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The CHECKPOINT Oral History project marks 30 years of Border Crossings, and accompanies the company's physical and digital archives, and a commemorative book. Explore the playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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CHECKPOINT - Oral Histories - YouTube
The CHECKPOINT Oral History project marks 30 years of Border Crossings, and accompanies the company's physical and digital archives, and a commemorative book...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
We’re inviting artists from refugee backgrounds to exhibit their work at Hoxton Hall, a historic theatre and creative hub in east London. Artworks will be shown during the new multimedia performance SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA (3–8 March). Email: lucy@bordercrossings.org.uk #OpenCall #RefugeesWelcome
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
In our first blog of the year, our Artistic Director reflects on 30 years of Border Crossings and asks: Where do we go from here? Read the full blog 👇https://bordercrossingsblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/2025.html
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
THE MOUTH OF THE GODS was a music-theatre performance celebrating the history and living cultural power of Latin America’s Indigenous peoples. The documentary film offers a behind-the-scenes look at the project and is available on Youtube. #BorderCrossings30 29 THE MOUTH OF THE GODS (2024)
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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Suppliants of Syria challenges the narrative around asylum seekers
Suppliants of Syria will take over Hoxton Hall, inviting London audiences into a powerful conversation about asylum, identity and belonging.
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
BOTANY BAY was our 2021 Participation and Learning project. It explored plant journeys, Indigenous knowledge, and sustainable living to inspire young people to rethink our relationship with the natural world. #BorderCrossings30 number 28 BOTANY BAY (2021).
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Border Crossings Marks Its Legacy with Fresh Voices at Hoxton Hall nhungo.substack.com/p/theatre-re...
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Theatre Review: CHECKPOINT: 30 Years of Border Crossings
Border Crossings Marks Its Legacy with Fresh Voices at Hoxton Hall
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Across Paris, Bologna and Dublin our CRE-ACTORS project became a laboratory for artistic exchange. We worked with remarkable partners Théâtre du Soleil (France) and Teatro dell'Argine (Italy) to explore our different approaches to devising intercultural theatre.
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CRE-ACTORS
This e-book brings together the ways in which three leading European theatre companies - the Théâtre du Soleil (France), Teatro dell'Argine (Italy) and Border Crossings (Ireland) - devise intercultura
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
A cedar tree from Chumatlán became TOTEM LATAMAT, a 4.5m messenger carved by Totonac artist Jun Tiburcio. It travelled 9000km to COP26 and now rests at The Crichton in #Dumfries. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gebk... #BorderCrossings30
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA, a bold new multimedia performance from Border Crossings, comes to Hoxton Hall 3–8 March 2026. Created with Syrian refugee women in Turkey, it blends live performance, movement and filmed testimonies to share stories rarely heard. www.bordercrossings.org.uk/whats-on/pro...
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Our Artistic Director Michael Walling recently spoke with David Chadderton, Editor of The British Theatre Guide about our 30-year journey and the urgency of connecting people through theatre. btguide.libsyn.com/30-years-of-...
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