About This Dark Time
by Sînziana Cojocărescu and Kareem Samara
About This Dark Time is a research and development project exploring political theatre singing, composing & lyric-writing techniques to respond to contemporary issues and resonate with today’s audiences. Run in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre, About This Dark Time findings were workshopped and shared in a concert-cabaret at Camden People’s Theatre on 11 September 2021.
CREATIVE TEAM
Curated by Sînziana Cojocărescu
Musical arrangement by Kareem Samara
Music, lyrics & performance by Kareem Samara, Faith Taylor, Ryan Harvey, Smoked Poets, Silai Estatira
Funded by Arts Council England.
Kareem Samara is a Palestinian-British multi-instrumentalist, improviser, composer and organiser, MA graduate in Sonic Arts at Goldsmiths University, London.
Sînziana Cojocărescu is a playwright, dramaturg, director, and the Artistic Director of award-winning international theatre company BÉZNĂ Theatre.