QTIBPOC Cinema Club and Stand & Be Counted Theatre invite you to an evening of queering and decolonising Arabic dance alongside a sharing of Shrouk El-Attar’s ‘Dancing Queer’.

This is event is in Two Parts due to a capacity differences; please purchase a free entry ticket for each part separately. You can join us for the entire evening (capacity permitting), or only one of the two parts. 

Part 1: Belly Dance and Queer Politics Workshop

19:00 - 20:00

A workshop with Shrouk El-Attar (Dancing Queer) covering the past and present of belly dance and how it ties into queer politics followed by a belly dance lesson. Open to all abilities- come ready to get moving and shake your hips!'

Shrouk El-Attar (She/Her or They/Them) is a Queer Electronics Engineer and Belly Dancer. Born in Egypt, they have been living in the UK as a refugee since 2007. Named as one of the '100 Most Influential Women in the World' by the BBC in 2018, Shrouk passionately advocates for LGBT+ rights and shares their personal experience of being a Queer Arab through Egyptian belly dance performances.