Philosophies
Tribe Philosophies are the thoughts and reflections of Tribe Arts, where you can hear the voices of the team writing about their experiences, views and beliefs and where they impart the wisdom behind their work and ambitions. Here you will find the internal workings of the industry as they deliberate on society.
All views expressed are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily represent the views of the organisation as a whole.
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The Queen, Empire & Her Platinum Jubilee
2022 marks Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee – an astonishing 70 years on the throne. No other monarch of the United Kingdom has passed this milestone, either in the past, or likely to in the foreseeable future, and is the second longest-serving monarch in the...
Anti-racist Commitment of White-led Organisations
Let’s talk about the commitment of white-led organisations to antiracist work. What does it take for white-led organisations to succeed? And what is the value they really place on it? These have all been very pertinent questions for me recently. Tribe was inundated...
We Are Muslim Parts: Reflecting Muslimness in Casting
This week I binged on all 6 episodes of ‘We are Lady Parts’ with my wife, if you haven’t checked it out and intend to do so, *Spoiler Alert* maaaaybe come back to this post when you’ve done so! But if you’re not so precious, let’s go….As a British Muslim who’s...
From an actor’s POV: Boundaries of Representation
Since the advent of storytelling and performance, actors have been able to play any tangible or intangible role. It is not unknown for actors to represent people, animals, objects and even emotions. This lack of boundary and boundless imagination is what makes...
British Theatres: Silent on Palestine
Palestine! A word that conjures up all kind of emotions for many of us and a word we’ve been hearing incessantly on the news in the last few weeks, the triggering images and footage of war, death and destruction. Palestine, a word that many of us heard ring out in...
The Light at the End of the Pandemic Tunnel
We are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The UK government is recommending caution as we begin to come out of the national lockdown. Even though there is talk of the easing plans for 21st June being affected due to the variant from India, 17th May...
Mental Health Awareness Week: A Self-Reflection
As Mental Health Awareness Week approaches here in the UK (10th-16th May), I wanted to take the time to share something I wrote a while back looking back at my own personal struggle. Speaking from the perspective of a young, 3rd generation British Asian kid, I was...
The Myth of “Innocent Until Proven Guilty” (for PoC) – An Update
This blog was originally published on 30th April, but has been removed with the following statement: Since publishing the blog piece about the industry reaction to allegations of sexual misconduct surrounding Noel Clarke, it has become clear that there is a very...
George Floyd: Why does the Win Not Feel Like a Win?
April has been a mad one! We somewhat came out of lockdown here in the UK and as we tried to acclimatise to our new freedom, 20th April made us question what freedom truly means? I’m talking, of course, about the fatal police shooting of 16-year-old black teenager,...
Brown And Bird Boxed – A Critique of the Social Construct of Race
In the Summer of 2018 I attended a theatre piece called ‘What If I Told You’ written and performed by a fellow artist Pauline Mayers, a trained dancer, writer and performer, talking about the anatomy of the black female body, pain and the lack of empathy or...
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