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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 1d

"Imagine 700 people crammed on a small sailing ship, on a six week journey. It's not about status anymore... it's about survival"

Created with actors from Mauritius and the UK, THE GREAT EXPERIMENT(2020) unearthed the hidden history of 2 million Indian indentured labourers.

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 6d

💫 Border Crossings is proud to partner on Enfield of Dreams, a 2-year arts project putting young people at the heart of Enfield’s cultural scene. Public art, Young Cultural Leaders & creative learning programmes. With UP Projects & local partners. Image: This Is Us Festival, Photo: Rudy Farragher.

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 8d

Wishing you a Happy #Diwali from everyone at Border Crossings.

As the diyas glow may your days be filled with light, happiness, and a sense of renewal ✨🪷🎆

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · 25d

POCAHONTAS AND AFTER (2017) reimagined Native American representation through photography, with self-portraits by volunteers, schools & refugees. In 2018 it was honoured with a British Library Teaching & Learning Award
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Sep 25

A very first look at our major new theatre project THE LEGEND OF EUROPA.

Watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Woqu...

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Sep 24

MORE THAN WORDS (2017-20) was an Erasmus+ collaboration across 6 countries, leading to a poetic, provocative film exploring what it means to be an outsider in Europe. Blending theatre, clowning, music and dance it pushed the boundaries of storytelling.
#BorderCrossings30 number 21 MORE THAN WORDS

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Sep 15

As we mark our 30th anniversary, playwright Brian Woolland, writer of THIS FLESH IS MINE, WHEN NOBODY RETURNS AND DOUBLE TONGUE, reflects on three decades of collaboration with the company, and looks ahead to this autumn’s WRITE THEATRE course.

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WRITE THEATRE - Guest blog by Brian Woolland

In Border Crossings' 30th anniversary year, playwright Brian Woolland looks back over his long association with the company, and forward to ...

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Sep 12

In 2017 ORIGINS Festival closed with an unforgettable performance from Inuk throat-singer Tanya Tagaq who reimagined Robert Flaherty’s problematic 1922 film Nanook of the North with a live improvised soundtrack, a breathtaking act of cultural reappropriation. #BorderCrossings30

Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Sep 9

🎙️ Help us capture 30 years of extraordinary stories! Border Crossings is seeking Volunteer Oral History interviewers for our anniversary project. 🌍

For more information email our Volunteer Co-ordinator, Kelsey Yuhara - [email protected]

Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Sep 8

We’re hiring! Border Crossings is looking for a freelance Archivist to help preserve 30 years of intercultural theatre and performance.

🗂 7-month freelance contract
💷 £14,000 (3 days/week)
📍 London, with mentoring support
Deadline: 22 Sept | Interviews: 30 Sept
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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Sep 3

Looking back at 30 years of Border Crossings we come to HIDDEN HISTORIES: DISCOVERING INDIGENOUS LONDON. Our 2017 documentary narrated by Oscar-winner Mark Rylance uncovers stories of Indigenous people in London from the 15th century to today.

#BorderCrossings30 number 19: HIDDEN HISTORIES

Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Aug 20

This Sept we're launching CHECKPOINT: 30 Years of Border Crossings, a special anniversary project celebrating our intercultural work.

With the support of The National Lottery Heritage Fund we’ll be digitising our archive and lots more!

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Aug 15

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Uncle #NoelTovey AM, an extraordinary performer, director and writer whose life and career were nothing short of inspiring. Noel was the first Indigenous Australian ballet dancer. We were privileged with his performance at ORIGINS in 2011.

Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Aug 9

Happy International Day of the World’s #IndigenousPeoples!

At Border Crossings, intercultural dialogue is at the heart of what we do, collaborating across cultures to tell stories that challenge, connect and transform.

📷 Photo from 2019 Origins Festival.

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Aug 6

Created by Totonac artist Jun Tiburcio, Totem Latamat travelled to the UK for COP26 in 2021 as a powerful messenger for climate justice, carrying Indigenous perspectives on balance, respect, and the interconnectedness of all life. The totem was laid to rest at The Crichton in #Dumfries.

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Aug 4

Take a look at this short clip where 🗣️ Salomón Bazbaz Lapidus (Maya Kaqchiquel) explains the significance of the Voladores.

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Aug 4

In 2015 London witnessed the breathtaking VOLADORES DE PAPANTLA: world-renowned Indigenous performers from Mexico who "fly" from a 30-metre pole. They made their first UK appearance as part of ORIGINS Festival’s Latin American programming. #BorderCrossings30 number 18: ORIGINS 2015.

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Jul 31

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHXj... *Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this film contains images and voices of deceased persons.*

We are saddened to acknowledge the recent passing of Paul Coe, a prominent figure in the Indigenous land rights movement in Australia.

Dover Beach

On 2nd November 1976, two Aboriginal men landed on Dover beach, and planted the Aboriginal flag, symbolically claiming the land for Indigenous Australians "by virtue of possession". One of them was…

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Jul 23

🎭 “Seven sons we have lost in this war”

Brian Woolland’s taut and poetic play brought together Homer’s Troy and the Middle East of today. Co-produced with Palestine's ASHTAR Theatre and Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

#BorderCrossings30 number 17 THIS FLESH IS MINE (2014).

Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Jul 20

We’ve landed in San Lazzaro di Savena – #Bologna for the second creative session of THE LEGEND OF EUROPA, hosted by Teatro dell'Argine.
This time, the spotlight’s on #Athens – a city woven with myth, memory, and fragments of democracy. cre-actors.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Jul 11

In 2013 the inspirational Indigenous Australian dance company, Marrugeku, brought GUDIRR GUDIRR to London for the first time, a powerful solo performance that shook the stage at ORIGINS Festival.

#BorderCrossings30 number 16: MARRUGEKU at ORIGINS

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · Jul 10

"People are allowed to come here and claim asylum."

@carolinelucas.bsky.social challenges Tim Montgomerie's irresponsible language on BBC Newsnight.

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Jul 8

Border Crossings and Compagnia Teatro dell'Argine are collaborating on a youth project called PERFORMING POSSIBILITY, supported by Erasmus+, with partners YMCA Ireland #Cork and Opera di Padre Marella in #Bologna. Find out more: bordercrossingsblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/perf...

PERFORMING POSSIBILITY - Guest blog by Niamh McGrath

Niamh McGrath in the PERFORMING POSSIBILITY workshop in Cork Alongside THE LEGEND OF EUROPA , Border Crossings and Teatro dell’Argine are a...

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Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Jul 2

As part of our 30th anniversary, we’re revisiting CONSUMED, a striking bilingual co-production with China’s leading contemporary theatre, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre in 2013.

Here’s a clip from the archive.

#BorderCrossings30 number 15: CONSUMED (2013)

Border Crossings @bordercrossings.bsky.social · Jun 25

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