Motiroti

motiroti is a London based arts organisation led by Artistic Director Ali Zaidi. For over ten years the company has made internationally acclaimed and award winning art that transforms relationships between people, communities and spaces. motiroti works at the forefront of ever-changing global social realities, challenging and teasing perceptions of artists, institutions and audiences alike. Aiming to cross geographical, linguistic, racial and religious divides their art whilst exploring difference, celebrates similarities – locally, nationally and internationally.

Working with a range of collaborators within visual and live art, new technology and socially engaged practice, motiroti makes public art with public being central to the making and shaping of the work, using technologies democratically so the work reflects multiple perspectives. The company fosters the development of a lifelong learning culture. Learning and art production are part of the same process, and offer equally potent opportunities to inspire and develop a dynamic exchange between artists and communities.[1]

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History

Co-founded by artists Ali Zaidi and Keith Khan motiroti was officially registered as a charity in 1996, although the pair had worked together since the late 1980s. Khan left the company in 2004 to become CEO of the Rich Mix Cultural Foundation[2] while Zaidi continues to be the Artistic Director.[1]

The company has presented works in many countries, at venues such as Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol;[3] Barbican Centre, London;[4] Bonn Biennale;[5] Brooklyn Academy of Music;[6] Edinburgh Festival; Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogota;[7] Greenwich Theatre; Harbour Front Centre, Toronto; Houston International Festival; Institute of Contemporary Arts, London;[8] Ikon Gallery, Birmingham; It's Queer Up North,[9] Manchester; Kannonhallen, Denmark; Krannert Center, Illinois;[10] La Ferme du Buisson, France; Leeds Mela; London International Festival of Theatre; Lille 3000; Melbourne Festival;[11] Midlands Arts Centre; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Museum of London; National College of Arts, Lahore; National Gallery, Cape Town; National Theatre, Islamabad; Natural History Museum, London; New Art Gallery, Walsall; New Haven Festival of Arts and Ideas; Notting Hill Carnival; Oval House Theatre, London; Queen Elizabeth Hall, London; REDCAT, Los Angeles;[12] Romaeuropa Festival, Italy; Royal Albert Hall, London; Royal Court Theatre, London; Royal Festival Hall, London; Royal Geographical Society with IGB,[13] London; Royal National Theatre, London; Science Museum,[14] London; Serpentine Gallery, London;[15] Sibikwa Theatre, Johannesburg; Singapore Arts Festival; Tamaseel Theatre, Lahore; Tate Liverpool; Tate Modern; Theatre Royal Stratford East; Tramway Theatre, Glasgow;[16] V&A;[17] Warwick Arts Centre;[18] West Yorkshire Playhouse; Whitney Museum,[19] New York.

Notable productions

Notable collaborators

Mina Anwar,[24] Christophe Berthonneau, Sonia Boyce,[25] dbox,[26] Shahram Entekhabi,[27] Guillermo Gomez-Pena,[28] Shobna Gulati,[29] Pen Hadow,[30] Indira Joshi,[31] Isaac Julien, Akram Khan (Dancer),[29] Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,[32] Jamila Massey,[33] Robin Rimbaud,[34] Sunetra Sarker,[35] Shri (musician),[36] Jasmine Simhalan,[37] Talvin Singh,[38] Nina Wadia,[24] Benjamin Zephaniah.Nila Madhab Panda,[39] Shalalae Jamil,[39] Daniel Saul.[40]

References

  1. ^ a b motiroti's website. Motiroti.com. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.
  2. ^ Biography of Keith Khan on Live Art Development Agency website. Thisisliveart.co.uk (13 April 2007). Retrieved on 19 October 2011.
  3. ^ reference to Flying Costumes, Floating Tombs on Bristol University website
  4. ^ Barbican Centre Annual Report 2003/04
  5. ^ http://www.netzeitung.de/feuilleton/kulturnews/290555.html Article about Alladeen from Netzeitung
  6. ^ http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0350,sellar,49306,11.html Review of Alladeen from the Village Voice
  7. ^ http://www.teatroenmiami.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=448&mode=&order=0&thold=0 Article about Alladeen from Teatro Mundial
  8. ^ Reference to ''Wigs of Wonderment'' season at the ICA. Newaudiences.org.uk. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.
  9. ^ Description of the exhibition Fluid at It's Queer Up North on [http://www.motiroti.com/ motiroti.com
  10. ^ http://www.news.uiuc.edu/NEWS/05/0415calendar.html Reference to Alladeen season on University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign website
  11. ^ http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com/2004/10/miaf-alladeen-and-failing-kansas.html Review of Alladeen from Theatre Notes blog
  12. ^ REDCAT website
  13. ^ Information about ''Priceless'' exhibition on Culture24. Culture24.org.uk (11 August 2006). Retrieved on 19 October 2011.
  14. ^ http://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/lon/acv/bku/2006/en1355567.htm Information about Priceless exhibition on Goethe-Institut website
  15. ^ http://www.timeout.com/london/park_night/3189/motiroti.html Time Out website
  16. ^ http://www.edinburghguide.com/aande/theatre/reviews/a/alladeen_motirotibuildersassoc.shtmlReview of Alladeen from EdinburghGuide.com
  17. ^ http://www.vam.ac.uk/files/file_upload/30737_file.doc Department for Culture, Media and Sport/V&A funding agreement 2005/06 – 2007/08 referencing the Priceless exhibition with motiroti
  18. ^ http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/news/ne100000008680/ Information about Alladeen at the Warwick Arts Centre from University of Warwick website
  19. ^ http://whitney.domanidev.com/exhibition/americaneffect.shtml Information about The American Effect exhibition from Whitney Museum's website
  20. ^ http://www.360degrees.tv/ 360° website
  21. ^ Article about Alladeen from [[the. New York Times (30 November 2003). Retrieved on 19 October 2011.
  22. ^ http://www.culture.gov.uk/Reference_library/Press_notices/archive_2006/dcms016_06.htm Biography of Keith Khan on Department for Culture, Media and Sport website referencing Celebration Commonwealth
  23. ^ ''Performing Identity in the Digital Age'' by Rhiannon Armstrong from [http://www.csa.com/ CSA website. Csa.com. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.
  24. ^ a b Cast list for Moti Roti, Puttli Chunni from [http://www.motiroti.com/ motiroti.com
  25. ^ Information about the ''Plain Magic'' project from New Audiences website. Newaudiences.org.uk. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.
  26. ^ http://www.asiansinmedia.org/news/article.php/events/1456 Article about screening of motiroti/dbox collaboration cutout II from Asians In Media website
  27. ^ Description of ''Fresh Azan'', a collaboration between Shahram Entekhabi and motiroti from Entekhabi's website. Entekhabi.org. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.
  28. ^ http://213.161.73.222/news/news074 Information on masterclass with Guillermo Gomez-Pena on inIVA website
  29. ^ a b Information about The Seed, The Root from [http://www.motiroti.com motiroti.com
  30. ^ Testimonial from Pen Hadow's website
  31. ^ Cast list for One Night from [http://www.motiroti.com motiroti.com
  32. ^ Information on Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in Concert from [http://www.motiroti.com/ motiroti.com
  33. ^ Cast list for Moti Roti, Puttli Chunni
  34. ^ Information about ''Plain Magic'' project from New Audiences website. Newaudiences.org.uk. Retrieved on 19 October 2011.
  35. ^ Cast list for One Night from [http://www.motiroti.com/ motiroti.com
  36. ^ http://www.wexarts.org/info/press/db/119_nr-alladeen_elec.pdf Press release for Alladeen from Wexner Center for the Arts website
  37. ^ http://redcat.org/about/press/2.12.04alladeen.html Press release for Alladeen from REDCAT website
  38. ^ Information about the Anokha project from [http://www.motiroti.com/ motiroti.com
  39. ^ a b [1]
  40. ^ [2]

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