Gate to Humanity

A Fire for Peace Festival

Performances & Events

AGAINST ALL ODDS - Umi Sinha
What happens when you are faced with overwhelming odds and the situation seems hopeless? An inspiring collection of stories from around the world about trickery, courage and sacrifice.

EMBRACING THIS ONE – Dvora Liberman
From isolation and disconnection to belonging and wholeness, these stories and poems celebrate a deepening intimacy with ourselves, each other, and our world. ‘Embracing This One’ invites us to wonder at this experience of being human and the great mystery of it all.

TALES OF WIT AND WISDOM – with Roisín Murray (UK)
There are big stories with grand heroes, and epic deeds –and there are little stories with unlikely heroes and the small people getting by on their wits and plain common sense. These tales of men and women, old and young from around the world, celebrate the wit and wisdom that leads to the small victories over life and the big guys that ordinary folk sometimes enjoy.

A LITTLE ATTENTION GOES A LONG WAY! – Elly Stuart (UK)
Life is full of precipitous cliffs and perilous looking paths. What happens when we find ourselves up a dead end facing danger and mayhem?
This feast of stories from around the world shows how, throughout the ages, men and women, young and old, and the creatures of the world, have found the courage and strength to conquer fear and risk all to help one another.