Neighbouring:
A Festival of Levantine Performance and Film
Mujaawarah 2026
Bringing together artists and audiences in Leeds, UK
Exploring Palestinian Heritage through Film + Q&A
Hyde Park Picture House, Wednesday 15 July 6-8pm
Ticket price: Pay What You Can
Films:
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing (17') directed by Theo PanagopoulosAn Orange from Jaffa (20') directed by Mohammed Almughanni
Winner of the LIFF 2024 Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition
Palestinian Dabke -
with member of El Funoun Dance troupe
Woodhouse Community Centre, Friday 17th July 7-9pm (doors at 6.45pm)
Ticket price: Free!
Please book via the link.
A performance presentation of Tawasol led by Noora Baker of the El Funoun Dance Troupe.Tawasol (meaning connecting and communicating) is a participatory performance presentation rooted in Palestinian dabke and the collective intergenerational ethos of El Funoun Dance Troupe. Blending dance, storytelling, conversation, and audience participation, the work functions as both a live performance and a living archive, sharing the lineage, values, and joy of Palestinian dance across generations.
Resisters - Staged reading of new play by Mojisola Adebyao, with Bayan Shbib & Special Guest Muscians
Chapel FM Arts Centre, Sat 18th July 7-9pm (doors at 6.45pm)
Ticket price: Free!
Please book via the link.Resisters explores queer and women's resistance to occupation, war and genocide through art. Adebayo is joined on stage by Palestinian actress, Bayan Shbib and special guest musicians."The toilet is occupied."Iman, a young queer Palestinian woman artist, decides that if the occupation is coming for her, the best thing to do is occupy the only space she has left: the toilet. But her closest yet most distant friend, Umi, a Black British South African activist and musician over from the UK, is determined to get her out. The struggle of wills becomes a battle for love and at the heart of it: a tender secret.