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Artist in the Making

13th March 2015 By aAh! 0 203

By Asma Shatwan Because I’m an artist I paint on a smile in scarlet and magenta, And as an actress, I don’t let the curtain of tears fall, not even after the show. The make-up hides the scars. Red and raw is now beige and pale, And the gaping hole in my chest, I dress…
Entertainment, Manchester, News
Carol Ann Duffy and Friends – 30th Anniversary

12th March 2015 By aAh! 0 263

By Freddie Bruhin-Price There was a celebratory mood last night in the packed Studio Theatre at Manchester’s Royal Exchange. The Carol Ann Duffy and Friends series marked its 30th event by distributing a special anthology of poems, Assembly, written by MA Creative Writing students from the Manchester Writing School. Three of the students featured in…
Manchester, News
Ziferblat: It’s About Time

11th March 2015 By aAh! 0 428

By Graham Murray Ziferblat offers a new approach to the age-old model of a coffee shop. A ‘pay as you go’ café, the only commodity you will be paying for here is the time spent in the space. Cake, coffee, tea, Cluedo and a host of other treats and activities are there to enjoy at…
Lifestyle, Manchester, News
‘Representing Trauma’ at Imperial War Museum North

11th March 2015 By aAh! 0 3137

By Kass Jawaid Earlier this month, Manchester Metropolitan University students and staff travelled to Imperial War Museum North for a guided tour, and an on-site lecture and seminar. The trip was organised by Professor Antony Rowland as part of the English department’s ‘Representing Trauma’ unit, which explores representations and collective memories of the Holocaust. The…
Lifestyle, Manchester, News
‘Gender and Climate Change’ Workshop Review

10th March 2015 By aAh! 0 251

By Jacqueline Grima When one of the deadliest cyclones on record hit south-eastern Bangladesh in April 1991, over 130,000 people were killed and millions left homeless. When Hurricane Katrina hit the United States in 2005, nearly 2000 people died and almost the entire city of New Orleans was destroyed. What is little known about both…

Artist in the Making

Carol Ann Duffy and Friends – 30th Anniversary

Ziferblat: It’s About Time

‘Representing Trauma’ at Imperial War Museum North

‘Gender and Climate Change’ Workshop Review

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