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Border Crossings
@bordercrossings.bsky.social
Intercultural theatre company working out of Sligo and London
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www.bordercrossings.org.uk
A cedar tree from Chumatlán became TOTEM LATAMAT, a 4.5m messenger carved by Totonac artist Jun Tiburcio. It travelled 9000km to COP26 and now rests at The Crichton in #Dumfries. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gebk...

#BorderCrossings30
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Our Artistic Director Michael Walling recently spoke with David Chadderton, Editor of The British Theatre Guide about our 30-year journey and the urgency of connecting people through theatre. btguide.libsyn.com/30-years-of-...
November 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"Imagine 700 people crammed on a small sailing ship, on a six week journey. It's not about status anymore... it's about survival" 

Created with actors from Mauritius and the UK, THE GREAT EXPERIMENT(2020) unearthed the hidden history of 2 million Indian indentured labourers.

#BorderCrossings30.
October 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A very first look at our major new theatre project THE LEGEND OF EUROPA.

Watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Woqu...
September 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
MORE THAN WORDS (2017-20) was an Erasmus+ collaboration across 6 countries, leading to a poetic, provocative film exploring what it means to be an outsider in Europe. Blending theatre, clowning, music and dance it pushed the boundaries of storytelling.
#BorderCrossings30 number 21 MORE THAN WORDS
September 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Looking back at 30 years of Border Crossings we come to HIDDEN HISTORIES: DISCOVERING INDIGENOUS LONDON. Our 2017 documentary narrated by Oscar-winner Mark Rylance uncovers stories of Indigenous people in London from the 15th century to today.

#BorderCrossings30 number 19: HIDDEN HISTORIES
September 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Take a look at this short clip where 🗣️ Salomón Bazbaz Lapidus (Maya Kaqchiquel) explains the significance of the Voladores.
August 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
As part of our 30th anniversary, we’re revisiting CONSUMED, a striking bilingual co-production with China’s leading contemporary theatre, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre in 2013.

Here’s a clip from the archive.

#BorderCrossings30 number 15: CONSUMED (2013)
July 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM