Thursday, 20 November 2014

LENS Festival of Photography, National Library of Wales

Tina and Annemarie at Once We Were Birds - 1 day ago
REPORTAGE – LENS FESTIVAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY 28th – 29th NovemberThe LENS Festival of Documentary Photography is now ten, yes ten, years old. Established with the aim of publicising the National Collection of Welsh Photographs here at the Library it has become a popular and well attended event.Preparation for any LENS Festival starts with 51 weeks to go. First there is an inquest into the previous LENS, what could be improved and consideration of suggestions from the floor. After all LENS belongs to those who attend it.Next comes the juicy bit. Choosing speakers for each LENS event is ... more »

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Monday, 3 November 2014

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Misto Avilyan - You are Welcome - Mai Croeso i chi


'Misto avilyan - You are Welcome - Mai Croeso i chi'

A two day celebration of Romani and Traveller people and their culture is taking place in west Wales on September 30th and October 1st 2011.
Day 1 will include presentations and discussions with members of the local communities, artists, academics and politicians culminating in a
Q & A session with an impressive panel of guest speakers including
Prof. Ian Hancock from the University of Texas, Austin, a Romani scholar, linguist and political advocate.
Day 2 sees the opening of a new photographic exhibition by Romani photographer Andrea Annamária Duka and the UK launch of the Roma Media Archive www.romamediaarchive.net inaugurated at the Roma Pavillion www.callthewitness.org of the 54th Venice Biennale 2011 by photographers Tina Carr & Annemarie Schöne.
At 6.00pm traditional Romani food, cooked by ‘Hungry Dragon’ over a stick fire will be enjoyed followed by a wildly energetic Hungarian Ceilidh with the Jani Lang Band.

Kethanes džastar Let’s get together □ Gadewch i ni ddod at ei gilydd