Upcoming events at Huddersfield Literature Festival including a free film screening today:
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Sheetal and Saraswoti met as teenagers in a Kathmandu refuge, both
survivors of child trafficking to Indian circuses.
Even When I Fall traces their journey over six years, as they reclaim
their breathtaking skills as circus artists and begin to build a
future against the odds. Along with 11 other young trafficking
survivors, they form Circus Kathmandu – Nepal’s first and only circus
– creating a livelihood for themselves and simultaneously working to
educate and challenge the deep-seated stigma against trafficked
women.
This intimate, beautiful film harnesses the visual power of circus to
give a unique perspective into the complex world of human
trafficking.
Wednesday 28 July, 2pm-3.35pm
Sangam Festival Hub, The Piazza
(opposite Huddersfield Library)
Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield HD1 2RS
Free
(booking recommended)
Age guidance: 12A (under 16s should be accompanied by an adult)
“gripping,
occasionally dreamlike and unexpectedly uplifting” The Times
“a privilege to
hear these women tell their stories in their own clear-eyed words” The Guardian
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Huddersfield Literature Festival · 39 Birklands Road · Huddersfield, HD2
2PF · United Kingdom
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"Raise
your words not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not
thunder"
Rumi
Saturday 31 July, 1.30pm
£5 (booking
recommended)
The Parish, The Old Courthouse,
Queen Street, Huddersfield HD1 2SP
NOTE: The
venue is the new Parish, not the old site on Kirkgate
Age guidance: 14+ (under 18s should be accompanied by an adult)
A magical
and inspirational performance of the 13th-century poet Rumi’s The Alchemy of Love,
curated by MACFest (Muslim Arts and Culture Festival)
and presented at Sangam Festival by the Huddersfield Literature
Festival.
The
Persian/Turkish poet and philosopher Maulana Rumi is known worldwide
as the supreme poet of love and the Islamic world’s Shakespeare; his
work transcends national borders and ethnic divisions.
Performed by
celebrated British/Turkish singer Gulcin Bulut and the Sahba
Ensemble.
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Huddersfield Literature Festival · 39 Birklands Road · Huddersfield, HD2
2PF · United Kingdom
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