7 artists Commissioned

Seven intercultural artists from migrant and visible minority backgrounds with strong ties to Northern Ireland, and different levels of experience and type of practice, were commissioned as part of Terra Nova’s second intercultural cohort in 2021. These works are themed around the effect of Covid 19 on the mental and creative health of themselves and their community, and each artist defined the community they would reach out to as part of the creation process of their work.

All even are available for viewing. The first work Triggered by Jean Michelo. Watch at https://youtu.be/13LAyf6R8Is or using the player below:

Our second piece is by Martin Della Vechia; a collaboration by musicians across the distance created by lockdown separation. Listen and watch here https://youtu.be/0mDs1-w31nY or on the player below.

Our third piece is by filmmaker Tarun Madupu. “Artista” is a collaboration between Michele Diniz and Daniela Cecilia. We hope you enjoy this oblique and gentle meditation, and take the time fill your ears and eyes with a dreamlike work in a language that isn’t English, shot in another place. Watch at https://youtu.be/_ULz_mSY1ZQ or on the player below.

Our fourth piece is by actor and teacher Nicola Gardener, who played Queen Alonsa in Terra Nova’s 2016 production of the Belfast Tempest. Coming to the motherland looks at the experience of black Caribbean British people arriving in Britain as part of the Windrush generation. You can watch at https://youtu.be/aU5lwfVwmyc or on the player below.

Our fifth piece is by Chilean Theatremaker Mac Losada. Chunks of Herself is a collaborative video, in which 3 female theatre directors (Amma Deminova - Russia, Giulia Aleandri - Italy, Rosa Landabur - Mexico) talk to imaginary versions of themselves in the past. You can watch at https://youtu.be/oyfMwDuM13Q or on the player below.

These artworks are made possible with the support of the Community Foundation.

Our sixth piece is “The Life Around Us” by artist and musician Takura Makoni. This is a piece in two parts accompanied by Agrippa Njanina and Takura D. Makoni. You can watch on this link https://youtu.be/AAiCsCkGdvw or on the player below.

And to conclude the work of the second intercultural cohort, made in the teeth of the second… third… seemingly endless lockdowns, here is La repetición de la ausencia o De repente la gente desaparece by Rodrigo Romero-Flores a poet, musician and artist from Osorno, Chile, resident in Northern Ireland. No language is required to appreciate this work. You can watch here https://youtu.be/_HAUDDHMxUU or on the player below.

Any views expressed in the videos above are the artists’ own and do not reflect the views of Terra Nova Productions.