Set building in China. #design #musicaltheatre

In cultures of politeness, dissent is a threat to social harmony. People nod and smile even if they disagree, and silence fuels groupthink.

In cultures of integrity, dissent is a sign of commitment to quality. People voice their views, and respectful debate improves decisions.

★★★★ ‘a must-see’ Toronto Star

Get your tickets now to see Shakespeare’s comedy of divisions take on an entirely different meaning in this daring, subversive retelling by Cliff Cardinal, presented as part of @liftfestival

I think the best thing about this speech is that Thangam Debbonaire sounds like someone who could be working on the ground in the sector. Running a building, making shows happen, working with artists. She gets it.

Nina Simone returned to the cosmos 21 years ago today and left us, besides some of the greatest music our civilization has produced, her poignant meditation on time themarginalian.org/2017/02/21/nin…

'The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.' - In memory of philosopher Dan Dennett
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Yuko Shimizu, a New York based award-winning Japanese illustrator #WomensArt #FridayFeeling

What is justice, and who has the power to decide?

The Trials and Passions of Unfamous Women is a bold theatrical experiment, unpacking the experiences of women labelled as transgressive across time.

Tickets on sale now: bit.ly/trialsandpassi…

LIFT Brixton House

Photos that don't look real but are - thread 🧵

1. Cranberry harvest by Kristina Makeeva

Applications close next week - don't miss the chance to be mentored by one of these incredible mentors!

More info & apply: projekteuropa.org/empower

Deadline 17th April!

Would you like to be part of LIFT 24? Please share opportunities to be on a SUMMER PLACEMENT! liftfestival.com/job/placements…

Being a great leader means recognizing that different circumstances call for different approaches. s.hbr.org/3UbiBvh

Worth revisiting often and openheartedly: The four Buddhist mantras for turning fear into love themarginalian.org/2020/12/01/thi…

Laetitia Ky, artist from the Ivory Coast in West Africa, who creates #sculptures using her own hair #WomensArt

'Strong leadership does not fear artistic dissent... it recognises it as an act of love, which stems from a place of care and belief in the potential of our societies, and an urge to participate in making a better future.' - a few thoughts from me...

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The Arts are, quite literally, one of the few things that make life worth living. Without them society is just a giant marketplace where everything has a price and nothing has a value.
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ECHO artist, Nassim Soleimanpour Productions, appears on Royal Court's Theatre Playwrights Podcast!🤩

Nassim talks about family, tours in Time, his partnership with fellow LIFT artist Omar Elerian on ECHO, shows across countries and cultures, artistic destiny and his previous works.

'The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.'

Mary Oliver's classic meditation on creativity: themarginalian.org/2016/10/12/mar…

Resilience is not about being invulnerable to hardship. It’s about accepting adversity as part of life.

Some struggles are challenges to conquer. Others are weights to carry.

Strength doesn’t come from avoiding setbacks. It comes from refusing to be defined by suffering.