Burmese Arts Festival Fundraiser

Date: 30 - 07 - 2010 (Friday)
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3GA

The evening will feature a special preview excerpt from the new film “This Prison Where I Live”, featuring imprisoned poet and comedian Zarganar, who describes himself as the ‘loudspeaker’ for the Burmese people. There will also be presenting a Burmese Theatre Workshop dance performance and their new piece Beyond Nargis.

There will be delicious Burmese food, a raffle and an auction of art work by Burmese fine artists, including Htein Lin, Khin M Weinman and Phi Phi.

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The Festival is organised by a group of Burmese and British artists, including the Burmese Theatre Workshop, in association with English PEN and Index on Censorship.

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