Sit with Us

I believe when I listen

I get comfort and peace

at heart. My day - those words!

Really touch my heart.

Sit with Us took place at Convention House during Refugee Week (14 - 21 June). It was an interactive art installation where women from different migration backgrounds invited you to sit, make yourself comfortable and listen. Sit with Us featured printed textiles, film, immersive soundscape and invitations to take yourself on guided ‘soundwalks’ around the local area.

Sit with Us was co-created by the Mafwa women’s Friday group, Kuluhenna Drama, who worked with artists to create the fabrics, film and audio experiences. Mafwa’s associate artist group worked with Ora Ataguba to create soundwalks (Walk with Us), which used the Convention House site as their starting point.

Creative Team:

Creative Directors: Keziah Berelson and Tamsin Cook

Production Manager: Rochyne Delaney McNulty

Sound Design: Baile Ali

Soundwalk lead: Ora Ataguba

Movement Director: Aine Reynolds

Filmmaker: Parang Khezri

Textile Design: Jenna Coulthard

Production Assistant: Ranya Abdulateef

Technician: Aaron Carter

Marketing and Comms: Molly McGee

Social Media assistant: Iqra Arshad

With thanks to the Strong and Powerful women of LS9 7SG

Sit with Us was created with support from Arts Council England and Leeds Inspired and in partnership with East Street Arts.

Welcome Home and other poems are verbatim poems; the stories and perspectives of Mafwa members,

narrated by them and scribed and lineated by poet, Rommi Smith: www.rommi-smith.co.uk

@rommismith