Journeys Festival International comes to Leicester from the 21 August to 03 September with two weeks of creative events taking place across the city. The festival celebrates the talents of exceptional refugee and asylum seeker artists, exploring work that shares the refugee experience. With the festival just around the corner, Executive Producer Nicola Middler has put together her Producers Top Picks! to help guide you through the full programme. [Leicester programme availabl

The award-winning Aakash Odedra Company is building an international ensemble incorporating talented, young, Turkish contemporary dancers. Using a fusion of styles, #JeSuis – presented as part of Journeys Festival International 2017 across the three cities of Leicester, Manchester and Portsmouth – explores personal stories of conflict, media manipulation, displacement and identity. What makes “home” when millions are on the move? The performance of #JeSuis (In Progress) will

Journeys Festival International is excited to bring its high impact outdoor exhibition ‘Look Up’ back to Portsmouth as part of the 2017 festival programme. An outdoor exhibition installed on the exterior of prominent buildings around the city, Look Up provides a unique opportunity for artists engaging with refugee and asylum seeker themes to have their work shown in one of the most visible strands of Journeys Festival International. Last year, Portsmouth was pleased to receiv

Journeys Festival International is just around the corner and coming to Leicester from 21 August - 03 September. We are looking for enthusiastic people to join the team and help at the huge variety of events taking place. If you are interested then please send across: Your name Your D/O/B Your Address .... and a bit about why you're interested in Journeys Festival International to Nicola@Artreach.biz Deadline for applications: Saturday 12th August We will also be hosting fest