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We’re Here Because They Were by Fabíola Santana Presented by Word of Warning at Company Chameleon A movement ritual of care and resilience — to nurture our connections to the elders and ancestors. How has colonialism impacted the care we have received from our elders? How did we experience their resilience? What nurturing strategies can we share with each other to help us thrive, in a mainstream society that seeks to racialise and dehumanise us? Can we create rituals and spaces to care for ourselves? Women from the Global Ethnic Majority — whose families have been impacted by colonisation — share their own histories of care, resilience, legacy, and how these stories live in their bodies. Going beyond everyday storytelling, they transform those energies into a live experience. This performance draws upon a phase of R&D that focused on weaving personal storytelling, movement, dramaturgy, and community. (Last u pdated 22 April 2025) Entry Pay What You Decide: £15/£10/£5/£0 (advance booking recommended). Tickets: book now on Eventbrite. Time: Thursday 29 May 2025, 7.30pm (doors open 7pm; performance ends about 8.30pm; after an interval there will be an optional postshow Q&A). Location: Company Chameleon , 6 Barrass St, Openshaw, Manchester M11 1PU. Travel: Gorton station is a 3-minute walk and we suggest arriving on the 18:57 northern train from Piccadilly; alternatively you could take the 219 bus . Access Age Advisory: 14+ (parent/guardian/carer discretion). Content Warnings: please click here . Features: a contemporary dance performance work with varied content including spoken English and Portuguese language; occurs in Studio 1 on the ground floor, a studio space with raked seating. Queries: please contact Word of Warning via info@habmcr.com Artists Fabíola is an interdisciplinary Afro-Portuguese Liverpool-based artist. With a PhD scholarship in performance and decolonising studies (Liverpool Hope University) she is currently researching performance-making as a space where people from the Global Ethnic Majority can gather to centre their stories, be witnessed, and be nurtured — collectively creating a space for the ancestors to reverberate through us — pointing us toward the elders we want to become. She is the maker of A Home for Grief supported by Lancaster Arts, Unity Theatre (Liverpool), Contact (Manchester), Tramway (Glasgow), and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Jessica Morgado is an emerging Cambridge-based dance artist. As a dancer and international collaborator her works include: WRESTLELADSWRESTLE by Jennifer Jackson Company (Cambridge); Turn 2024 with Fabíola Santana (Manchester); Company MARRAFA (Brussels); HOME by Luís Marrafa (Dilbeek, Belgium); Rebuild by Iolanda Rodrigues and Marina Sacramento (Portugal); Oi-to by Lia Vohlgemuth and Nuno Santos (Portugal). WilL Dickie is an interdisciplinary artist whose works have received nationwide support and toured to over forty UK venues including: Southbank Centre, The Place (London), and In Between Time (Bristol). His recent show White Sun had its international premiere in Boorloo—Perth (Australia) as part of The Blue Room Theatre’s Summer Nights during Fringe World Festival 2025. White Sun was first developed in Works Ahead 2020 - 2022 , commissioned by hÅb and Contact . His collaborative credits include choreography for Hanna Tuulikki; movement director at Regents Park Open Air Theatre; director of A Home for Grief by Fabíola Santana. Credits Created & performed by Fabíola Santana Devised & performed by Jessica Morgado Directed by WilL Dickie Dramaturgy by Kaite O’Reilly Choreographed by WilL Dickie in collaboration with Fabíola Santana & Jessica Morgado Sound design by WilL Dickie Lighting design by Andrew Crofts Costume design by Miss Lei-Lei Creative therapy support & collaboration by Claire Beerjeraz Recipient of the Turn Prize 2024 supported by Dance Consortia North West using public funding by Arts Council England, and by Company Chameleon , hÅb , and Project Auske . Made possible by an Artist Residency with Metal Liverpool. In partnership with Unity Theatre Liverpool , Tyn-y-Parc Studio (Wales), and Liverpool Hope University. With thanks to Emmy Lahouel. Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Image: Turn 2024 at Company Chameleon by Tamsin Drury Websites fabiolasantana.co.uk · willdickie.co.uk Insta @fbs.santana · @jessicamorgado_ · @will_dickie_ · @kaiteoreillyo Information Source: Word of Warning | eventbrite

Welcome to the SACRED ARTS - 1 day Retreat of Creativity, Movement and Meditation! Join us at Rogue Artists Studio for a day filled with inspiration and self-expression. Immerse yourself inour program of professionally lead creativity including drawing, mark-making, painting, sacred breath practices, gentle movement and meditation to awaken your inner artist. This day is designed to nurture your mind, body, and soul. Connect with like-minded individuals to reconnect with yourself, others and your environement. Calm your mind. Let your creativity flow and experience a day of inner transformation and rejuvenation . We can't wait to see you there! Outline of the day: Intentions Invocations and Energy A c tivation Ancient Alchemy Kriya practices to awaken and align your Soul Mindfulful drawing and Qi Movement Flow Exploring the natural elements with intutitive graceful expressions Make your mark -Meditative exploration through mark making and sound scape lunch break (BYO) Colour Therapy on Canvas Intuitive painting - express your inner landscape through colour- take away your own canvas at the end of the day. Soulful Sharing & Closing Circle Reflections, insights, and final sound bowl blessings to integrate your journey Meet Your Facilitators: Rachel & Zari Rachael and Zari first met at 19 (1996), kindred spirits brought together by a shared love of art, creativity, and the spiritual path. As young Fine Art degree students, they journeyed for months through the temples of Southeast Asia, drawing inspiration from Buddhist culture, learning meditation, and creating art side by side. Their paths led them both into art education, where they spent many years inspiring thousands of students — even reuniting to co-teach for some time on the Art Foundation Degree course at Manchester College. Rachael went on to do her MA at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and to build a successful career as an acclaimed artist and teacher, while Zari followed the call to India become a healer, spiritual mentor, and yoga teacher — guiding others through energy work, meditation, and sacred practices. Now, they have reunited once more — blending their decades of experience in art, teaching, and inner work — to guide you on a powerful creative journey into presence, expression, and soul. This is an amazing opportunity to share in their combined knowledge and experience, and partake in an inspiring memorable day of healing, reconnection and restoration. More info: Rachael Addis- Artist- www.rachael-addis-artist.com Zari Love- Yogini, Energy Alchemist- www.zarilove.com What is provided All Art materials, canvas, tuition, tea, water, coffee and refreshements, What to bring? Cushion, yoga mat. Notebook (optional) Lunch Getting there Rogue Artists’ Studios CIC 2-6 Barrass Street, Openshaw, Manchester. M11 1PU Directions Rogue Studios is immediately adjacent to Gorton Railway Station. Trains leave from platforms 1-3 at Piccadilly Railway Station every half hour. When leaving Gorton Station turn left, proceed for 100 yards, turn left onto Beeth Street and Rogue is in front of you. Exchange - if you wish to pay directly please get intouch Information Source: Zarilove (Zari Ferns) | eventbrite