A message from young people 🤔🇪🇺 PERFORMING POSSIBILITY is an Erasmus+ project exploring how theatre and digital tools can support inclusive #European youth engagement, bringing together migrant young people in Italy and marginalised youth in Ireland. www.youtube.com/@PerformingPossibility

The CHECKPOINT Oral History project marks 30 years of Border Crossings, and accompanies the company's physical and digital archives, and a commemorative book. Explore the playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

We’re inviting artists from refugee backgrounds to exhibit their work at Hoxton Hall, a historic theatre and creative hub in east London. Artworks will be shown during the new multimedia performance SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA (3–8 March). Email: [email protected] #OpenCall #RefugeesWelcome

In our first blog of the year, our Artistic Director reflects on 30 years of Border Crossings and asks: Where do we go from here? Read the full blog 👇https://bordercrossingsblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/2025.html

THE MOUTH OF THE GODS was a music-theatre performance celebrating the history and living cultural power of Latin America’s Indigenous peoples. The documentary film offers a behind-the-scenes look at the project and is available on Youtube. #BorderCrossings30 29 THE MOUTH OF THE GODS (2024)

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BOTANY BAY was our 2021 Participation and Learning project. It explored plant journeys, Indigenous knowledge, and sustainable living to inspire young people to rethink our relationship with the natural world. #BorderCrossings30 number 28 BOTANY BAY (2021).

Border Crossings Marks Its Legacy with Fresh Voices at Hoxton Hall nhungo.substack.com/p/theatre-re...

Across Paris, Bologna and Dublin our CRE-ACTORS project became a laboratory for artistic exchange. We worked with remarkable partners Théâtre du Soleil (France) and Teatro dell'Argine (Italy) to explore our different approaches to devising intercultural theatre.

A cedar tree from Chumatlán became TOTEM LATAMAT, a 4.5m messenger carved by Totonac artist Jun Tiburcio. It travelled 9000km to COP26 and now rests at The Crichton in #Dumfries. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gebk... #BorderCrossings30

SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA, a bold new multimedia performance from Border Crossings, comes to Hoxton Hall 3–8 March 2026. Created with Syrian refugee women in Turkey, it blends live performance, movement and filmed testimonies to share stories rarely heard. www.bordercrossings.org.uk/whats-on/pro...

Our Artistic Director Michael Walling recently spoke with David Chadderton, Editor of The British Theatre Guide about our 30-year journey and the urgency of connecting people through theatre. btguide.libsyn.com/30-years-of-...

We’re happy to share this opportunity to work as Programme and Partnership Manager on an ambitious place partnership project, Enfield of Dreams. Fixed Term: Two years, 4 days per week Deadline: midnight, 23 November 2025. Details: upprojects.com/we-are-hirin...

"Imagine 700 people crammed on a small sailing ship, on a six week journey. It's not about status anymore... it's about survival"  Created with actors from Mauritius and the UK, THE GREAT EXPERIMENT(2020) unearthed the hidden history of 2 million Indian indentured labourers. #BorderCrossings30.

💫 Border Crossings is proud to partner on Enfield of Dreams, a 2-year arts project putting young people at the heart of Enfield’s cultural scene. Public art, Young Cultural Leaders & creative learning programmes. With UP Projects & local partners. Image: This Is Us Festival, Photo: Rudy Farragher.

Wishing you a Happy #Diwali from everyone at Border Crossings. As the diyas glow may your days be filled with light, happiness, and a sense of renewal ✨🪷🎆

POCAHONTAS AND AFTER (2017) reimagined Native American representation through photography, with self-portraits by volunteers, schools & refugees. In 2018 it was honoured with a British Library Teaching & Learning Award www.bordercrossings.org.uk/sites/defaul... #BorderCrossings30

A very first look at our major new theatre project THE LEGEND OF EUROPA. Watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Woqu...

MORE THAN WORDS (2017-20) was an Erasmus+ collaboration across 6 countries, leading to a poetic, provocative film exploring what it means to be an outsider in Europe. Blending theatre, clowning, music and dance it pushed the boundaries of storytelling. #BorderCrossings30 number 21 MORE THAN WORDS

As we mark our 30th anniversary, playwright Brian Woolland, writer of THIS FLESH IS MINE, WHEN NOBODY RETURNS AND DOUBLE TONGUE, reflects on three decades of collaboration with the company, and looks ahead to this autumn’s WRITE THEATRE course. bordercrossingsblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/writ...

In 2017 ORIGINS Festival closed with an unforgettable performance from Inuk throat-singer Tanya Tagaq who reimagined Robert Flaherty’s problematic 1922 film Nanook of the North with a live improvised soundtrack, a breathtaking act of cultural reappropriation. #BorderCrossings30

🎙️ Help us capture 30 years of extraordinary stories! Border Crossings is seeking Volunteer Oral History interviewers for our anniversary project. 🌍 For more information email our Volunteer Co-ordinator, Kelsey Yuhara - [email protected]

We’re hiring! Border Crossings is looking for a freelance Archivist to help preserve 30 years of intercultural theatre and performance. 🗂 7-month freelance contract 💷 £14,000 (3 days/week) 📍 London, with mentoring support Deadline: 22 Sept | Interviews: 30 Sept www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/...

Looking back at 30 years of Border Crossings we come to HIDDEN HISTORIES: DISCOVERING INDIGENOUS LONDON. Our 2017 documentary narrated by Oscar-winner Mark Rylance uncovers stories of Indigenous people in London from the 15th century to today. #BorderCrossings30 number 19: HIDDEN HISTORIES

This Sept we're launching CHECKPOINT: 30 Years of Border Crossings, a special anniversary project celebrating our intercultural work. With the support of The National Lottery Heritage Fund we’ll be digitising our archive and lots more! www.bordercrossings.org.uk/whats-on/pro...

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Uncle #NoelTovey AM, an extraordinary performer, director and writer whose life and career were nothing short of inspiring. Noel was the first Indigenous Australian ballet dancer. We were privileged with his performance at ORIGINS in 2011.

Happy International Day of the World’s #IndigenousPeoples! At Border Crossings, intercultural dialogue is at the heart of what we do, collaborating across cultures to tell stories that challenge, connect and transform. 📷 Photo from 2019 Origins Festival.

Created by Totonac artist Jun Tiburcio, Totem Latamat travelled to the UK for COP26 in 2021 as a powerful messenger for climate justice, carrying Indigenous perspectives on balance, respect, and the interconnectedness of all life. The totem was laid to rest at The Crichton in #Dumfries.

In 2015 London witnessed the breathtaking VOLADORES DE PAPANTLA: world-renowned Indigenous performers from Mexico who "fly" from a 30-metre pole. They made their first UK appearance as part of ORIGINS Festival’s Latin American programming. #BorderCrossings30 number 18: ORIGINS 2015.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHXj... *Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this film contains images and voices of deceased persons.* We are saddened to acknowledge the recent passing of Paul Coe, a prominent figure in the Indigenous land rights movement in Australia.

🎭 “Seven sons we have lost in this war” Brian Woolland’s taut and poetic play brought together Homer’s Troy and the Middle East of today. Co-produced with Palestine's ASHTAR Theatre and Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. #BorderCrossings30 number 17 THIS FLESH IS MINE (2014).

We’ve landed in San Lazzaro di Savena – #Bologna for the second creative session of THE LEGEND OF EUROPA, hosted by Teatro dell'Argine. This time, the spotlight’s on #Athens – a city woven with myth, memory, and fragments of democracy. cre-actors.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

In 2013 the inspirational Indigenous Australian dance company, Marrugeku, brought GUDIRR GUDIRR to London for the first time, a powerful solo performance that shook the stage at ORIGINS Festival. #BorderCrossings30 number 16: MARRUGEKU at ORIGINS

"People are allowed to come here and claim asylum." @carolinelucas.bsky.social challenges Tim Montgomerie's irresponsible language on BBC Newsnight.

Border Crossings and Compagnia Teatro dell'Argine are collaborating on a youth project called PERFORMING POSSIBILITY, supported by Erasmus+, with partners YMCA Ireland #Cork and Opera di Padre Marella in #Bologna. Find out more: bordercrossingsblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/perf...

As part of our 30th anniversary, we’re revisiting CONSUMED, a striking bilingual co-production with China’s leading contemporary theatre, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre in 2013. Here’s a clip from the archive. #BorderCrossings30 number 15: CONSUMED (2013)

Building on what began in Cork, young people in Bologna are now diving into intercultural theatre and digital storytelling. 🎥 Rai3 dropped by to capture the magic! PERFORMING POSSIBILITY is an Erasmus+ project empowering migrant youth in Italy and marginalised youth in rural Ireland.

When RE-ORIENTATIONS first came to life in Shanghai, it was already a bold experiment: artists from across the world, no common language, no single tradition — just a shared commitment to exploring how we live together in a globalised world. Read more: www.bordercrossings.org.uk/articles-re-...

In 2009 we launched the first-ever ORIGINS Festival of First Nations, bringing together Indigenous artists and communities from across the globe for a celebration of cultural exchange, truth-telling, and performance. With a powerful welcome from actor Pete Postlethwaite at The Scoop in London.

Created with the National Theatre of Ghana, our 2007 critically acclaimed performance of Ama Ata Aidoo’s THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST, featured legendary actors, blending music, dance and drama to mark 50 years of Ghanaian independence and 200 years since the abolition of the slave trade.

We were saddened to learn of the passing of the great Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, at the age of 87. Ngũgĩ was a pioneer in the rebuilding of a sophisticated and popular post-colonial African theatre, particularly through his work in Gikuyu. "I Will Marry When I Want" is a great play!

DIS-ORIENTATIONS (2006) was a collaboration with the all-female Yue Opera of Shanghai. A multicultural fusion of East and West, the production combined live performance, film, and music in a richly layered exploration of sexuality and identity. #BorderCrossings30 number 11: DIS-ORIENTATIONS (2006)

In 2006, renowned American director Peter Sellars became Patron of Border Crossings. During the Covid lockdown in 2020, we were honoured to host him for The Lockdown Dialogues and a powerful conversation on theatre’s role in a changing world. #BorderCrossings30 number 10: Peter Sellars Patron

Our Artistic Director Michael Walling traces the myth of Europa from Lebanon’s shores to the western wilds of Sligo — and explores why our radical new intercultural performance project must begin at the margins. Read on: cre-actors.blogspot.com/2025/05/towa...

In April young people in Cork kicked off PERFORMING POSSIBILITIES - a new Erasmus+ project connecting marginalised youth in rural Ireland with migrant youth in Italy. Watch the first video from the workshop: vimeo.com/1078817098

"The Chiquitania is a region where the threads of history, music, and nature are woven together in a harmony as intricate as the Baroque compositions that echo through its Jesuit missions." Our latest blog by Ximena Purita Banegas Zallio:

Founded in 2005, Border Crossings’ Intercultural Theatre Laboratory has been a vital space for training, experimentation and exchange. Bringing together artists from across the world the Laboratory has been both a training ground and a research space. #BorderCrossings30 number 9: Laboratory.

‘Who wept for these people?’ Francis’s papacy was defined by compassion for refugees