Series of live performances in the fountain courtyard of Somerset House featuring London-based international artists. Commissioner / Funders: Somerset House Trust, Department of Culture, Media &...
Performance exploring the reality of Indian call centres through the use of new technologies on stage, weaving between the ancient legend of Aladdin from the 1001 Arabian Nights and...
Participatory artwork project involving a school from each of the 42 Commonwealth countries and 12 schools in the UK. The schools received project boxes with pre-designed coloured labels for the...
Photographic installation and digital projections in a club environment in Brick Lane, London. Project leader: Ali Zaidi, Indy Selvarajah. Collaborator: Swaraj...
Participatory project telling the life stories of young Asian women from Nottingham. Commissioner/Funder: NOW, in association with APNA Arts. Project leader: Ali Zaidi. Contributor: Tom Hall....
Series of workshops and a masterclass. Commissioner/Funder: Arts Council of England. Project leaders: Keith Khan and Ali Zaidi; collaborators Desperate Optimists, Kobena Mercer. Producer: Karla...
Multi-media installation at Warwick University Arts Centre, exploring issues of identity. Commissioner/Funder: Arts Council of England. Artistic Director: Ali Zaidi; artists: Poulomi Desai, Zineb...
An installation housed in specially commissioned marquees designed to tour to melas and festivals. Commissioners/Funders: Arts Council of England, London Arts Board. Project Leaders: Keith Khan, Ali...
Visual theatre piece presented at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, using Kathak, Urdu, disco trash, epic staging and playback singing to explore generational shifts between courtesans, the...
Series of site-specific installations at eight locations around Brick Lane and Spitalfields markets in East London. Artistic Director: Ali Zaidi; collaborators Steve Ouditt, Salvatore Forino, Dominic...
An exploration of perceptions of black beauty involving spectator participation in an installation and one-to-one engagement with performers. Presented over four years in different venues...
