What's on in East Brighton
Our Place – Brighton Festival in Your Community
East Brighton Artist in Residence
Christina Ure: Hearts for Hope
Throughout March and April, local artist Christina Ure will be running workshops with community groups to design and make hearts of all shapes and sizes, on the theme of rebuilding and hope. These decorated hearts will form part of an art trail around East Brighton where you will see hearts suspended from trees of hope. If you look carefully you may also catch sight of heart displays in residential housing along the way. The Art Trail will run from 7-29th May.
Whitehawk Library | Sat 21 May, 12.30–3.30pm
Super Saturday!
Working in collaboration with Brighton and Hove Libraries and Best Foot Music, the Festival have programmed a fun day for families, featuring music and food from Syria, as well as tile making workshops for adults, run by Persian artist Monir Amir. These events are FREE but require booking for the different workshops and events during the day as places are limited.
Tile Making Workshops with Monir: 12.45–2.45pm | Ages 18+
A wonderful opportunity to make your own clay tile inspired by nature and the the beauty of Persian tile design. Beginners welcome. Please note Artist Monir Amiri’s own tiles will also be on display in the week leading up to the workshop. Book Your Place Here
Live music with Jamal and Alaa: 1–1.30pm | Ages 5+
Jamal & Alaa play traditional Syrian and Arabic Folk songs and have performed together since they met in 2017. Jamal has also toured with Damon Albarn and Gorillaz as part of the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians in 2016. They are looking forward to sharing their music and songs with you. Book Your Place Here
Syrian Food Demonstration and Tasting with Manal: 1.45–2.30pm | Ages 5+
(children will need parental permission to taste the food)
Come and find out more about the delights of Syrian food and cooking from accomplished chef Manal Gharzeddin. There will be an opportunity to taste some Syrian delicacies as well as to buy Manal’s beautiful cookbook, Fast And Easy Syrian Meals Book Your Place Here
Live music with Jamal and Alaa: 2.45–3.15pm | Ages 5+
Jamal & Alaa play traditional Syrian and Arabic Folk songs and have performed together since they met in 2017. Jamal has also toured with Damon Albarn and Gorillaz as part of the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians in 2016. They are looking forward to sharing their music and songs with you. Book Your Place Here
Please note: Doors open 15 minutes prior to the programmed event. There is limited space available in the library so, if possible, please refrain from bringing buggies, bags and coats. Contact Ina if you require further information: ina.todorova@brightondome.org
Persian Tile Exhibition by artist Monir Amiri | 17 - 21 May
Experience the beauty of Persian tile design from local artist Monir Amiri. Decorative tiles have been widely used throughout Persian history since ancient times. The oldest known tile produced in Persia dates back to the thirteen century B.C. Monir has selected patterns with themes of hope & rebuilding inspired by life after the pandemic. Monir wanted to show that if the beauty of nature can survive so can we.
Whitehawk Library
179A Whitehawk Road,
Whitehawk,
Brighton,
BN2 5FL
Please check here for library opening hours
SMOOSH!: A rip-roaring music parade from Paraorchestra | Sat 28 May
Albourne Close/Swallow Court (3.30pm)
Whitehawk Road/Outside City Academy (5.30pm)
Brought to your doorsteps as part of Brighton Festival, SMOOSH! is a free event that will see a huge brass and wind band performing rip-roaring pop music on the move through the streets of East Brighton.
Performed by Paraorchestra, with the support of community musicians and a troop of dancers, SMOOSH! is a magnificent community party, inviting the whole family to sing and dance along to tracks by the likes of FatBoy Slim, Basement Jaxx, and Kate Bush.
Other Brighton Festival events close to your neighbourhood…..
Animal Place: Installation by Tim Spooner
The Spire | FREE | Fri 20–Sun 22 May + Fri 27–Sun 29 May
(Fri 3–9pm, Sat & Sun 11am–5pm)
The Spire is alive! Look closely and you’ll see all kinds of strange and wonderful creatures. This installation is made in collaboration with schools and local groups, who gathered forgotten objects from the area around them, listened to their curiosity, and helped them become animals. You are invited to do the same, adding your own animal to this magical habitat. Tim Spooner is an artist working in performance, installation, painting, and sculpture. His work uses materials in ways that reveal unexpected properties. Animal Place continues his fascination with the totemic power of objects, and the specificity and local identity that they can carry despite their abstract and mysterious nature. Under 16’s to be accompanied by an adult.
Witness Stand
Sat 7 - Sun 29 May, various times
The Adur Estuary at Shoreham-by-Sea
Brighton West Pier
East Brighton
Brighton Marina
£16 ticket includes one performance at each location
From across the city, drifting over land, sea and forgotten sites, comes an invitation to gather, sit and listen together. Australian artists Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey have commissioned a commuity of writers and sound artists with a connection to Brighton to design sound works that respond to five specific sites that reverberate with ancient, recent, and future stories of the city.
Peacophobia (CURRENTLY SOLD OUT)
Brighton Marina Car park | Wed 26 to Sun 29 May, 7.45pm
Peaceophobia is an unapologetic response to rising Islamophobia around the world. Part car-meet, part-theatre, the show explores how you find peace in a world that tells you who you are. Staged in a carpark with a Supra, a Golf and a classic Nova, Peaceophobia brings together cars and theatre with cinematic lighting and an original electronic score.