KINARA FESTIVAL
PERFORMANCES INSPIRED BY SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE, ART AND CULTURE
Kinara Festival took place in venues across Pennine Lancashire to explore and celebrate culture, music and performance from across the Muslim world. Designed and produced by arts organisation Love & Etiquette, the festival was as rich and diverse as the cultural and ethnic diversity in the area, thereby celebrating its heritage. Highlights included a performance from poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay; a rare masterclass with Peter Sanders, one of the foremost photographers of the Muslim world, two nights of live Sufi music from across the globe from artists from across the globe.
KINARA
Meaning a boarder, edge, brink, verge; where water meets land.
AWAAZ: VOICE
with Tez Ilyas, Jo Bell & Lemn Sissay
DEKHO: LOOK
with Peter Sanders, Asif Khan, Mojosola Adebayo & Alia Alzougbi
LOK VIRSA: HERITAGE
with Sonia Sabri, Abid Hussain & Javaad Alipoor
SAFAR: JOURNEY
with Sajeela Kershi, Nabil Abdulrashis, Darius Davies & Prince Abdi