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14 October 2009

Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s is supporting a campaign to Unite against Hate. Come along and join us during one of the festival’s events. Explore difference, embrace diversity and enjoy!

Tinariwen

Tinariwen are guitar-poets from the southern Sahara desert.  Icons of freedom and resistance among their own people. Tinariwen’s music teaches the world about the beauty of their desert home, the strength and dignity of the nomad and his way of life, the problems of poverty and oppression and the lack of development which continues to hamper their progress. 16 October 2009, Mandela Hall

To Be Straight with You

A poetic and unflinching exploration of tolerance, intolerance, religion and sexuality. It incorporates dance, text, documentary, film and animated projections to create a unique piece of theatre. 21-23 October 2009, Grand Opera House

Warsaw Village Band

Traditional Polish songs, with their cutting vocals and meshed fiddles are the foundation of Warsaw Village Band's repertory. But while their lineup is primarily acoustic - hand drums, hammered dilcimer, violins, cello - their sensibilities are modern. They hear dance-club drive and trancey echoes in the songs and they use recording studio techniques to heighten the central drones and eerie percussive sounds in their songs. 22 October 2009, Spiegeltent

This Is What We Sang

The drama is set on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, five family members from across the globe and across the centuries seek absolution for their past. As they relate the tales of their lives, their triumphs and their sins, they tell the story of Belfast - the city they made home. 22-29 October 2009, Belfast Synagogue

Gypsy Caravan

An exhilarating combination of documentary and concert film, this joyous celebration of the musical world provides a rare glimpse into the world of the Roma.

This screening is presented in association with the Equality Commission. 28 October 2009, OFT

 More information and bookings at www.belfastfestival.com