Community
Share stories with each other, create a community using music and movement, find the power of listening.
Alongside devising performances, Seemia Theatre have extensive experience facilitating workshops in a number contexts. Engaging with our local and international communities has always been integral to our creative process and company ethos. We are particularly keen to provide opportunities for people with history of migration, who may have English as a Second Language from Iranian, Middle Eastern and Latinx heritage.
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From drumming workshops as part of the Albany's REBEL Season, to a 10 week programme of cultural exchange focussed on confidence building for refugee women with The Marylebone Project - making space for people to be creative and have their voice heard is key.
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We are excited to be working ARC Stockton to develop our offer for communities to engage our unique devising style. If you're interested in hearing more about how we can work with you and your community, feel free to get in touch.
Copla Cabaret, Exchange Theatre
July 2025
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Performance workshops for LGBTQ+ migrants – Copla is a traditional Spanish music genre once suppressed by Franco’s dictatorship then reclaimed by drag artists as a political tool. This project will explore the experiences of migration and exile. Part of Southwark Pride 2025 programme supported by Southwark Council.
Let's Love, ARC Stockton
June-July 2025
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Theatre & Ensemble workshop auditions & taster workshops with the ARC Stockton to join the Let's Love Community Ensemble.
Let's Love is a community co-created performance celebrating the diversity of Stockton & Teesside.
Creative Voices, artsdepot
Feb-Mar 2025
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Theatre & Ensemble training with the artsdepot's Iranian, Middle Eastern & Migrant Community Group.
Creative Voices, The Arcola
May 2023
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Theatre & Ensemble training with the Arcola's Turkish, Kurdish and Middle Eastern Community Group.
Free Your Beat, the Albany Theatre
May 2019
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Drumming workshop as part of the Albany's Rebel Season.
Migrants Organise
Jun 2018
Theatre and confidence building workshop for migrants with English as Second Language.
TEDx Leamington Spa
Nov 2017
Cheryl was invited to be part of a panel for TEDx Leamington Spa, that year titled ‘H?ME Homelessness – Beyond the Label’. She was part of a panel with two other amazing and inspiring women, Lianne Kirkman and Ellie House, who both work for charities tackling homelessness; Helping Hands and Kairos WWT discussing homelessness, how charities engage with those who have experienced homelessness and how theatre & arts can be used to support the community.
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You can read more from the blog here.
The Marylebone Project
Aug 2016
Following a 3-hour workshop with the whole company in the summer, Seemia presented a 10-week programme of workshops with residents from from The Marylebone Project (A charity and hostel for homeless women in London, most of whom are refugees from Eritrea and Ethiopia).
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The workshops were a cultural exchange focussed on openness and trust using music & drumming, movement and poetry as a vehicle to play, share and listen.
