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MASOUD BABAKHANI, UK & IRAN

MASOUD BABAKHANI, UK & IRAN

28th March 6.30pm-9.30pm

sofreh is a special type of kilim woven by the women of Iran’s nomadic Qashqai people until the end of the 20th century. It’s part of my DNA.

It wasn’t meant to adorn the floors or walls of a family home. A sofreh served a utilitarian purpose. Qashqai women made their special naan bread while sitting on it. To maintain the sofreh’s cleanliness, they wove a special sign to separate the places where they worked the dough from where they sat.

Even after my nomadic paternal grandfather began a sedentary life, my grandmother continued to weave them. I slept on them as a child when I visited their village near my home in Shiraz. I still remember their smell.

After a formal art education in Iran and Turkey, I made a disturbing discovery in the early 1990s. Sofrehs were being cut up to make women’s handbags and shoes. Their only value was seen as scrap material. I decided to save this unique cultural treasure. With the help of my father, a carpet dealer in Shiraz’s pazar, I started to collect and paint on them. They take acrylic paint very well! By transforming them into contemporary art, I want to add to their intrinsic value. (Each sofreh is more than 50 years old.)

I started painting my ‘egg series’ in 2015. The egg is a symbol of rebirth. People decorate them during both the Christian Easter and Persian Nowruz (New Year) holidays.

For me, the egg represents the oneness of humanity.

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London Launch - Tallulah Rendall 'Love Carries Me Home Album & Book Tour'

London Launch - Tallulah Rendall 'Love Carries Me Home Album & Book Tour'

April 19th at 7:30pm

Join Tallulah and celebrate the release of her 6th studio album & book, Love Carries Me Home.  An album lovingly crafted over lockdown and recorded with Tallulah’s long-term collaborator Danton Supple dedicated to her father, John Rendall who passed unexpectedly in January 2022.

This will be an evening to remember.  A night of stories, song and connection and opportunity to grab your limited edition and signed copy of the book & album.

Doors: 7.30pm

Performance: 8pm

 

“As an avid supporter of both myself and the Arts, Dad spent years rallying the local community on the World’s End Estate and raising funds for the building of this theatre, I can not think of a more special place to celebrate this album and his life.” Tallulah

“Tallulah Rendall’s song-writing is armed with resilience and a sense of confidence. An artist already onto her sixth studio album, this is definitely a songwriter who lives and breathes music. A passionate artist with excellent lyricism and the power to let you stop, listen, and be captivated, Tallulah’s definitely gained a new fan in me.” RGM Press

“Tallulah has a wonderful voice.” Dame Shirley Bassey OBE

“Whether performing solo or with her full band…What comes across live is her all-embracing energy… Her incredible aura and her majestic strength.” Richmond Harding, Beat Magazine

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The Rollers Mixtape, Vol. 1

The Rollers Mixtape, Vol. 1

April 25th to 27th at 7:30pm

Fresh from their sell-out run of ‘Made in Dagenham’, Rollers Theatre Company is back at the Chelsea Theatre. Get ready to rock, roll, and laugh your socks off at our next electrifying cabaret: ‘The Rollers Mixtape, Vol. 1’!

 

Join us for a wild ride through the jukebox of your dreams, as we mash up the hits from your favourite musicals with the gritty beats of grunge, the soulful melodies of rock, and the catchy tunes of pop! From Broadway to The Backstreet Boys, from ABBA to Ariana Grande, we’ve got it all in one eclectic mixtape that’ll leave you tapping your toes and reaching for the mic. Featuring a talented cast of performers who are ready to belt out the hits, this cabaret promises to be a night of pure entertainment that’ll have you singing along one minute and snorting with laughter the next.

 

So grab your air guitar, dust off your dancing shoes, and let’s turn this up to eleven.
Doors at 7pm
Show at 7:30pm
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