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Soft Lights and Sweet Music:
Photographs of Elisabeth Welch
National Portrait Gallery 3 March – 13 September 2009
The National Portrait Gallery recently acquired a group of vintage prints of Elisabeth Welch from her biographer Stephen Bourne. These photographs were taken in the 1930s and 1940s by Carl Van Vechten, Humphrey Spender, Cannons of Hollywood, and Paul Tanqueray. The photographs will be displayed in Room 31.
Talk by Stephen Bourne on 19 March
On Thursday 19 March Stephen will share some of his personal memories of the singer, who defined her art quite simply as “telling a story in song” (Ondaatje Wing Theatre @ 1.15pm).
Elisabeth Welch was an important figure in the world of popular song. In 1923 she launched the Charleston, and throughout the Jazz Age she worked on stage with some of the great names of the Harlem Renaissance, including Josephine Baker and Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson. On Broadway she popularised Cole Porter’s scandalous “Love for Sale, and in 1933 she introduced “Stormy Weather” to British audiences. That year, with Cole Porter’s Nymph Errant, Elisabeth began her sixty-year love affair with English musical theatre. read Elisabeth Welch profile
Stephen Bourne’s Elisabeth Welch:Soft Lights and Sweet Music (Scarecrow Press, �15.99) will be available in the National Portrait Gallery’s Bookshop.
Stephen Bourne interviewed by Jenni Murray on Woman's Hour (12 March 2009) more
Every Thursday at The Marie Lloyd Bar Hackney Empire
ADMISSION � FREE
King Toadfish and the All Weather Riders aka Meccatronics aka Bunsen & the Burners really know how to lay down some edible jams. Led by King Toadfish himself, this is a deep smorgasbord of sound, supported by the fabulous Captain Asb, Barry "boy" Roberts, Persiflage on bass, and the mightyJjo on percussion
Thrilling audiences to a variety of grooves/beats/feets-must-find-you-now, these chaps have been around... well mainly Wanstead, Forest Gate, and all points east. This is the deep sound of the Lea Valley delta. Miss them and you'll regret it (B.Sewell).
2nd Saturday of every month | ^ click flyer for info ^
The Women’s Library, London Metropolitan University
'Between the Covers: Women's Magazines and their Readers'
Open until 29 August 2009 Admission free
To find out more about the Library, visit our website at
www.thewomenslibrary.ac.uk
Groundbreaking US graphic artist Emory Douglas is responsible for producing a powerful visual record of the Black Panther movementand of the US civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Emory Douglas is exhibiting his work for the first time in the UK at Urbis in Manchester this October. 30 October 2008 – 9th April 2009
Cathedral Gardens Manchester M4 3BG
Sun – Wed 10 am – 6 pm , Thurs – Sat 10 am – 8 pm
Info :0161 209 8150 Free admission more
In the Mix - Sunday FREE JAZZ by SOWETO KINCH
Every Sunday, 25 January – 29 March, 2pm – 5pm, Bar, FREE
Rich Mix is proud to present its new partnership with Soweto Kinch that will bring a new flavour each week to Rich Mix Bar. With a selection of guest artists and performers, including Femi Temowo and Z-U, taking jazz to the next level.
To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush in Britain in 1948, this exhibition tells the personal stories of the involvement of Black men and women from the West Indies and Britain in the First and Second World Wars.
Among the exhibits on display are pages from the MV Empire Windrush passenger list; the RAF flying logbook of Cy Grant, a navigator in Bomber Command, who was shot down over The Netherlands during the Second World War and spent the rest of the war in German prisoner of war camps; the MBE belonging to Sam King, who returned to Britain on the Windrush after serving in the RAF and was later the first Black mayor of Southwark; and the telegram announcing the death of Walter Tull, the first Black British Army officer. Admission free
Until 29 March 2009
Imperial War Museum London, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ
General Enquiries: 020 7416 5000 or visit www.iwm.org.uk
Harley Street residents were big players in slavery
Slavers of Harley Street lifts the lid on London’s middle class investments in slavery, dispelling the myth that the archetypal slave-owner was sitting on a porch in the Caribbean surveying his plantations. The new research is revealed in a small display in the acclaimed London, Sugar & Slavery gallery at Museum of London Docklands and offers a snapshot of some of the individuals and businesses based in Marylebone who received government compensation when slavery was abolished in the 1830s.
Slavery was abolished in most of Britain's colonies between 1833 and 1838 and compensation was paid to the slave-owners rather than the enslaved who received nothing. Under the Emancipation Act, the government paid out �20 million over 40,000 separate awards – equivalent to a mammoth 40% of the government’s total annual expenditure. Compensation forms and slave registers make clear that up to emancipation the enslaved were viewed as property that was to be passed down from generation to generation.
As London entered the 19th century it was the leading international centre of finance and British slave-ownership and slavery fuelled its prosperity. The focus of the display is a map of Harley Street and the surrounding area pinpointing the homes of slave-owners.
Poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, MP George Watson Taylor, Lord Mayor John Atkins and lawyer J W Freshfield and are just some of the residents who benefited from slavery. At the same time, abolitionists such as Thomas Fowell Buxton also lived close by in Marylebone. Despite their differences, the neighbours formed part of the cultural, social and political elite and attended the same churches, worked together and enjoyed evenings in the same clubs.
Dr Nick Draper’s research into the compensation awarded to slave owners in London is extensive and this display throws light on a small portion of the money that was awarded. Dr Draper says ‘It's important that we recognise the ways in which slavery permeates London's history, not only through direct slave-ownership by Londoners but also through more complex financial and commercial ties between the slave-system and people living and working in London. Slavery was not the only influence on London's development, but it was an important one, especially in areas such as Marylebone, and is too often overlooked.'
Today’s Londoners have also been given the opportunity to express their views in a film accompanying the exhibition. Inclusion Officer, Lucie Fitton says: “We gave a group of emerging film makers a challenging brief asking them to respond creatively to the display. It was a subject they knew very little about and their inspiration came from the Museum and gallery space enabling them to20produce a touching and informed film.’
A research guide written by Dr Nick Draper, of University College London, which may help people find clues to their ancestry, is available free of charge to those wanting to find out more. It also includes information about places people can go to for more details on slave owners as well as slave registers at The National Archives, which list every enslaved person, their gender, age and plantation.
Slavers of Harley Street runs from 14 November 2008 to 31 March 2009 at Museum of London Docklands.
Trading Faces Online Exhibition.
An Online Exhibition to explore the impact of the Slave Trade on British performing arts history. The online exhibition, led by Future Histories, makes use of documents, video and audio material from Talawa Theatre Company, Future Histories and V&A archives to explore the legacy of the Slave Trade through the aesthetics, politics and narratives of Black performance. As well as a historical voyage across the African legacy of Black performing arts in the UK, the online exhibition promises to be a source for research and analysis of material documenting contemporary forms of human trade, exploring issues around resistance and creativity. It also includes an “Open Door” section for public interactive use designed to stimulate responses from the general public and to engage young people in Higher Education.
Pictures: 'Courtesy of the Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard'.
Schools workshops
The Museum offers several workshops for KS3-4 students on the transatlantic slave trade and abolition including 'The Royal Navy and the suppression of the transatlantic slave trade', a workshop looking at real manuscripts and photographic resources; and 'Slavery through Objects', a hands-on exploration of the slave trade and journey across the Middle Passage. See website for more details or contact the Learning Dept on 02392 727568 or [email protected]
Black British Civil Rights Heroes 1596-2006 Sunday 26 April 1pm-4.30pm
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1
Tube: Lambeth North.
Free entry: First come,first served
www.iwm.org.uk
The bias in schools gives the impression that racism and civil rights was an American issue and totally ignores the struggles Black British people endured. For example :
Oxford/Regent Street refused to employ black people Black and Asian kids were bussed out of local schools so that there would not be "too many" of them
Racial attacks were a daily occurence and ignored by police
Black people had to pay more for houses and more for mortgages
There were documented calls for black schools in the 1700's
In the 1790's a group of Africans in London were lobbying the government for abolition
In 1820 a Jamaican in London bought guns in order to overthrow the government
Every area of life was contested at great cost. This presentation will give you the names and achievements of those who fought against British racism over the last 400 years. Please bring pen, pad. For video on amazing and heroic women from the diaspora click here
A taste of the kind of analysis that will be shared on this day White Mens Wealth=Black Womens Poverty: The links betweeen Trade, Aid & Gender
Friday 24th April 7pm-9.45pm
Unit 9 Eurolink Business Centre
49 Effra Road SW2
Tube: Brixton
Adm: �5.00
In aid of Girl Child Concerns Kaduna,Nigeria www.blackstarline.info & www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk
Present Brother Tony sampling the work of Helen Wangusa, John Pilger, Walter Rodney, Hugo Chavez, Naomi Klein, Donna St Hill & Oliver Tambo looking at the impact of European financial policies on African women around the world. Topics covered include:
How poverty is created and maintained
How the IMF/World Bank encourage prostitution
G8,G20, the arms trade and refugees
The link between the UN and civil wars
Comic Relief is a Joke
Latecomers may end up standing as this is a small venue
Theatre Royal Stratford East (TRSE) has announced two new plays to be staged in April and May 2009. Both plays are set in Africa and reflect TRSE’s international outlook and the diversity of East London from where the Theatre draws much of its inspiration and its audience.
Bad Blood Blues by Paul Sirett
21st April – 9th May 2009
***Press Night – 23rd April***
Performed in TRSE’s Studio space, Bad Blood Blues is an intense drama exploring the morals and ethics of HIV/AIDS drug trials in Africa. Questioning whether multi-national pharmaceutical companies exploit those most in need, Paul Sirett’s latest play leads us deep into a moral maze. Bad Blood Blues confronts issues that don’t just concern Africa but are global in their reach. Directed by TRSE Associate Artist Ryan Romain the cast includes Nathaniel Martello-White and former ‘Casualty’ star Martina Laird.
Foreplay by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom
In association with The South African State Theatre
22nd May – 13th June 2009
***Press Night – 26th May***
In 2006, Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom’s Township Stories was hailed as one of the most significant pieces of theatre to come out of South Africa in recent years. Foreplay, his thrilling new work, is similar in style and energy. The play (based on La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler) looks at a South Africa obsessed with sex and violence, where AIDS is still taking too many lives. Foreplay is also directed by Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom, Choreographed by Israel Bereta and Designed by Wilhelm Disbergen. The cast includes Excellentia Mokoena, Koketso Mojela, Ntshepiseng Montshiwa, Mandla Gaduka, Sello Zikalala and Boitumelo Shisana. Foreplay is coming to TRSE as part of an international tour.
TRSE’s Artistic Director, Kerry Michael, said “These two plays give different perspectives on the impact of AIDS on modern Africa. Both pieces have a sharp political edge and there will be much to debate, but also much to enjoy. I’m really looking forward to them and to be working again with Paul Sirett and Paul Grootboom”
For more information please contact Samuel Bawden on 0208 279 1120 or e-mail [email protected]
Listing Details
Bad Blood Blues Dates: 21st April – 9th May 2009 (Press Night: 22nd April) Times: Evenings – Tues-Sat 7:30pm
Matinee – Sat 9th May only – 3pm Tickets: �10 (�6 concs)
Foreplay Dates: 22nd May – 13th Jun 2009 (Press Night: 26th May)
Times Evenings – Tues-Sat 7:30pm
Matinee – Sat 13th June only – 3pm Tickets: �12, �16 (�8, �12 concs) Tues – Fri evenings & 3pm shows
�14, �20 (�10, �14 concs) Sat evenings
Venue: Theatre Royal Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, London, E15 1BN
Nearest station: Stratford (Central line, Jubilee line, Overground, DLR & mainline) Booking line: Box Office: 020 8534 0310. Opening Hours: 10am–6pm, Monday-Friday
Or book online at www.stratfordeast.com
Exhibition of Jacmel Carnival photos
by Leah Gordon
LEAH GORDON: KANAVAL
13 March - 24 April 2009
British photographer and film-maker Leah Gordon first visited Haiti in 1991 and has built an extraordinary body of work over thirteen years. Jacmel, a coastal town in Southern Haiti, holds pre-Lenten Mardi Gras Festivities as part of a yearly carnival. Troupes of performers act out mythological and political tales in a whorish theatre of the absurd that courses the streets, rarely shackled by traditional parade. Whatever the carnival lacks in glitz and spectacle, it makes up for in home-grown surrealism and mythical metaphor. More info..
The exhibition of black and white photographs will be contextualized by a series of oral histories related by the members of various troupes who oversee the design of the costume and generate the narrative of the street theatre during carnival time. Gordon does not want to merely articulate nostalgia for an authentic popular culture but wishes for the work to be a positive celebration of the vivid potential of contemporary communal creativity in Haiti.
Leah Gordon in conversation with John Cussans.
Featuring screening of Atis-Rezistans: The Sculptors of Grand Rue.
Please call us on 020 7738 5774 to book a place.
Photofusion is London's largest independent photography resource centre.
We are unique for the breadth of our work and services, providing access to a full range of facilities including contemporary gallery space, darkrooms, studio, digital imaging training, picture library, agency and ongoing photo-art education programme for professional, student and amateur photographers.
Situated in the vibrant heart of Brixton, Photofusion's photo-digital facilities continue to draw visitors into an exciting and rapidly changing area. As Brixton's most prestigious gallery space, our exhibitions alone are expected this year to attract 30,000 visitors.
Founded in 1984 as the Photo Co-op, Photofusion has metamorphosed from a small collective of documentary photographers through a number of identities through successful fundraising campaigns, to become a leading resource for photographic artists. In recognition of this role, we receive regular funding from London Arts, and consolidate this grant with income from our commercial activities.
Photofusion aims to promote a ladder of educational opportunity through courses, workshops and seminars. We are moving increasingly into the field of training for disenchanted young people who may have been alienated by formal education, and are working in collaboration with number of community and arts organisations to help people access arts training and gain skills for the workplace.
Photofusion's position as a leading photography resource necessitates a close relationship with the development of digital media in order to offer artists the best possible facilities for innovative arts production. Photofusion now offers expanded digital and darkroom facilities and improved disability access.
Museum of London Docklands pays tribute to the ‘Living Ancestors’ of Dominica
The 1st April 2009 marks the launch of ‘Living Ancestors’, a thought provoking display of portraits by London based artist Gabrielle Le Roux, hosted at Museum of London Docklands. Of the 71,000 people living on the Caribbean island of Dominica, there are close to 100 centenarians and many more people in their nineties – the majority of these are women. Gabrielle Le Roux’s ‘Living Ancestors’ display celebrates the remarkable lives of these centenarian women and suggests reasons for their ‘staying power’.
Based on conversations with the people of Dominica, Le Roux suggests that the theory behind the women’s long lives dates back to their history as descendants of the transatlantic slave trade and their strong survivalist spirit. Le Roux’s portraits pay tribute to the women’s optimism and determination, despite their long history of poverty and oppression.
Meeting, talking to and painting the world’s oldest woman and nine other centenarians was a life changing experience for Le Roux and marked the beginning of a new chapter in her work as a feminist activist. Through drawing the portraits from life and understanding each personal story, Le Roux skilfully captures the experiences and essence of these women.
Le Roux summarises by saying; “From the times of slavery to the present day, women’s bold faces stand out through the corridors of Caribbean history in their multiple roles and it is to this that we pay tribute through the ‘Living Ancestors’ display”
The exhibition will include:
Ten pastel portraits on paper which Gabrielle La Roux drew of the women while they told her their life story.
Each portrait is accompanied by a story captured from the interviews, along with a panel of introductory text.
A monitor will host a slideshow of photographs of the women during the time they were painted by the artist.
Living Ancestors; A tribute in portraits and stories to the world’s oldest woman and other Caribbean centenarians opens 1st April and runs until 31st July 2009. It is free to alumni staff and to Museum annual �5.00 ticket holders, admission for children is free.
Pianist Robert Mitchell’s subtle touch and fertile imagination shine in collaboration with Cuban violinist Omar Puente’s feverish rhythmic energy. Drawing together elements of jazz, classical and Cuban music, Robert and Omar create an unprecedented sound for jazz. The pair have played together since 2003 and recorded their critically acclaimed album Bridges in 2006.
Robert Mitchell (http://www.myspace.com/robertmitchellmusic)
Robert Mitchell is an award-winning pianist, composer, arranger and teacher. His most
recent album, The Greater Good, was winner of the Best Jazz Album 2009 at the Giles Peterson Worldwide Awards. He has worked alongside many musicians such as Steve Coleman, Courtney Pine, Greg Osby Norma Winston, Steve Willianson, Ty and DJ Pogo. His first international commission – REALM (Portrait for Left Hand Only) – was premiered by classical pianist Ivo De Greef in Lisbon, Portugal in 2008.
Omar Puente has been touring internationally as a musician since he graduated from Instituto Superior de Arte in his native Cuba. He has been living in the UK since 1998 where he has played alongside national and international jazz musicians such as Courtney Pine, Tito Puente, Ibraham Ferrer and Omara Portundo, as well as John Williams, Kirsty MacColl, Jools Holland and Eddie Palmieri and Latin artists such as Ruben Gonzales and the Afro Cuban Allstars.
Sat 18 April, Rich Mix Bar, 8pm, �10, �8 concs
Tickets on sale now on 020 7613 7498 Online booking
Rich Mix is a dynamic, cross-cultural arts and media centre in the heart of the East End of London. This vast former garment factory now houses a three-screen cinema;
exhibition, events, education and work spaces; a caf�; a broadcasting centre for BBC London; recording and music training studios; and a 200-seater performance venue.
Rich Mix’s overall artistic aim is to have a holistic approach to art and culture
drawing on the wisdom and traditions found in the heritage of the local community
with particular reference to Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) and marginalised groups.
Rich Mix is steadily building its reputation for showcasing the finest jazz and world
Music. This season’s highlights include performances by The Michael Janisch/ Peter Zimmer Quintet, Wallen, HKB FiNN and House of Holy Afro and a Sunday residency from Soweto Kinch and Friends.
Tongue Fu
Thurs 9 April, 8.00pm
Spoken Word night hosted by performance poets Ventriloquist and the Tongue Fu Band, flexing their lyrical moves on improvised mercurial jazz and blistering beats!
Robert Mitchell and Omar Puente
Sat 18 April, 8.00pm –
Drawing together elements of jazz and Cuban music, Robert and Omar create an unprecedented sound for jazz.
Another Paradise
Thurs 23 – Sat 25 April, 7.30pm
A satirical comedy about sex, corruption and ID Cards.
This well-researched and professionally run event is extremely useful for adults who wish to educate themselves in general but especially so for parents, and mentors of children who wish to improve their academic and social performance
Africa Addio
Saturday 25 April 2pm-5.00pm
BFI Southbank (near Royal Festival Hall) Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo.
Tickets �5, best to book early Phone 0207 928 3232 www.bfi.org.uk/southbank
Africa Addio (Italy 1966) Part of the Mondo Caine school. This is the film that preceded the banned and hated Goodbye Uncle Tom and was said to be so racist that the filmakers made Uncle Tom to prove they were not, in any way, racist. This shock-documentary alleges to show the turmoil following the fall of colonialism and how Africans coped without their benevolent European masters.
See for yourself if any of these styles of representation of black people which were deemed offensive then are still current in news reports or Hollywood films but accepted as 'normal' by viewers who have no knowledge of their history. Followed by panel discussion
The International Slavery Museum explores the historical and contemporary aspects of slavery. Discover the stories of bravery and rebellion amongst the enslaved people. Learn about the legacies of the slave trade and celebrate Black achievement through our interactive displays.
Free exhibitions
Shoot Nations
Until 26 July
An exhibition of photographs taken by young people as part of the Shoot Nations global photography competition. The images capture the impact of our changing environment, particularly the effects of global warming and intensive farming.
My Life, My Words
Until July
My Life, My Words is a small display exploring the lives and experiences of elders from Liverpool’s Black community and their relationship with an ever-changing city.
Events
African woodcarving
1–4pm April 12, May 3, 4
See African woodcarving on the Life in West Africa gallery (suitable for all)
Handling collection
1–4pm April 19, May 31, June 2
Meet our demonstrator and learn about life in West Africa before transatlantic slavery. (all)
Carnival crafts
1–4pm April 14, May 28
Join us for an arts and crafts session inspired by the colourful world of the carnival. (all)
Workshops
African beats
1.30, 2.30 & 3.30pm April 6, 7, May 25, 26
Feel the beat with an afternoon of African drumming and tribal dance. (all)
African arts and crafts
1–4pm April 16, June 7
Try your hand at African art and make your own mask to take home. (all)
Clay creations
1–4pm May 17
Make your own clay sculptures based on West African culture and the use of Uli designs. (all)
African batik
1-4pm April 26
Drop-in for a fun-filled afternoon of craft activities and learn about the art of African Batik.
River arrivals
1-4pm June 13, 14
Celebrate the cultural diversity of Liverpool in this arts & crafts session.
Storytelling
Tales from Africa
1.30, 2.30 & 3.30pm May 10
Our interactive storytelling session will transport you to Africa. (all).
Performance
Destination freedom
2 & 3pm April 13, May 24*
Based on the true story of William and Ellen Craft, this performance tells of Ellen’s personal journey from enslavement to freedom.
*2pm performance on May 24 will be BSL interpreted
The wonderful adventures of Mrs Seacole
2* & 3pm April 15, June 28
A moving performance about the life of Mary Seacole, a nurse in the Crimean War. (all)
IN THE MIX – SUNDAY FREE JAZZ BY SOWETO KINCH.
Every Sunday from 29 March. 2 – 5pm Rich Mix Bar - FREE
Rich Mix is proud to present its continued partnership with jazz and hip hop artist Soweto Kinch. A selection of guest artists and performers, including Femi Temowo and
Shabaka Hutchings, take residence in the Rich Mix Bar to create laid back
sessions that are fast making Rich Mix the place to be on a Sunday afternoon.
www.richmix.org.uk/aandc_inthemix_soweto.htm
ProgrammeBook online for all these shows on View Tickets.
Award-winning alto-saxophonist and MC Soweto Kinch is one of the most exciting and versatile young musicians in both the British jazz and hip-hop scenes. He has amassed an impressive list of accolades and awards on both sides of the Atlantic,
including two MOBOs, four BBC Jazz awards and a Mercury Music Prize nomination.
“Mr Kinch demonstrates what England has to teach [the USA] about narrative Hip-Hop. Don’t sleep on Mr Kinch.”(The New York Times)
Barbados-born clarinettist and saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings is a member of experimental contemporary jazz group Zed U who are due to release an album mid 2009. He is also part of jazz legend Courtney Pine’s Jazz Warriors and has performed
on his recent album Afropens as well as alongside jazz outfits Polar Bear, The Heliocentrics, Anthony Joseph and Tomorrow’s Warriors.
Femi Temowo is a guitarist ‘par excellence’. After graduating from Middlesex University, where he studied Jazz, he was approached by Soweto Kinch to join his then brand new quartet. Femi is a regular guitar tutor at Tech Music School, a contemporary music institute based in West London. He also gives master classes and seminars all
over the UK and Europe as part of ‘The Urbanator Project,’ a music education
programme founded by violinist Michal Urbaniak.
“One of Europe’s finest and most sought after guitarists”Time Out
Rich Mix is a dynamic, cross-cultural arts and media centre in the heart of the East End of London. This vast former garment factory now houses a three-screen cinema;
exhibition, events, education and work spaces; a caf�; a broadcasting centre for BBC London; recording and music training studios; and a 200-seater performance venue.
Rich Mix’s overall artistic aim is to have a holistic approach to art and
culture drawing on the wisdom and traditions found in the heritage of the local community, with particular reference to Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) and marginalised groups.
Rich Mix is steadily building its reputation for showcasing the finest jazz and world
Music. This season’s highlights include performances by Robert Mitchell and Omar Puente, The Michael Janisch/ Peter Zimmer Quintet, Wallen, HKB FiNN and House of oly Afro.
Press contact: Susan Simmonds on 020 7613 7490 or email [email protected].
Tongue Fu Thurs 9 April, 8.00pm
Spoken Word night hosted by performance poets Ventriloquist and the Tongue Fu Band, flexing their lyrical moves on improvised mercurial jazz and blistering beats!
Robert Mitchell and Omar PuenteSat 18 April, 8.00pm
Drawing together elements of jazz and Cuban music, Robert and Omar create an unprecedented sound for jazz.
Another Paradise Thurs 23 – Sat 25 April, 7.30pm – A satirical comedy about sex, corruption and ID Cards.
A Place a the table (Theatre on the Great Lakes of Africa)
Wednesday 15th April until Saturday 2nd May 2009
Press Night: Wednesday 15th April 2009
Daedalus Theatre presents: A PLACE AT THE TABLE directed by Paul Burgess
An international company of performers, artists, experts and eye witnesses invites the audience to take a place at the table, sharing food and memories as the repercussions of the assassination of Burundi’s President Ndadaye are explored. 'A Place at the Table' draws on Burundian traditions and mythology and varying accounts of the recent history of the Great Lakes region of Africa in a bold new work of visual and verbatim theatre.
The international company includes artists from Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo, and campaigner Richard Wilson, who has spoken on and written about Burundi extensively since his sister, Charlotte Wilson, was killed in the country in 2000, is an advisor. Melchior Ndadaye, the first democratically elected president of Burundi, was assassinated in October 1993, just three months after his election. His assassination was one of the root causes of the subsequent ten year civil war in Burundi, and is closely tied to the causes and effects of several other conflicts in Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly those related to Hutu and Tutsi ethnicity.
Daedalus Theatre Company was established in 1994 to provide theatre professionals with the opportunity to develop the kind of cutting edge experimental work they would not be able to make elsewhere. www.daedalustheatre.co.uk is the company website.
Designed and produced by Paul Burgess
Choreographer: C�cile F�za Bushidi
Advisors: D�sir� Katihabwa and Richard Wilson
Composer: Matthew Lee Knowles
Lighting: Katharine Williams
Cast: Naomi Grosset, Lelo Majozi-Motlogeloa, Jennifer Muteteli, Anna-Maria Nabirya, Grace Nyandoro (singer), Susan Worsfold Performance Times: Tuesday to Sunday at 8pm NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES
Runs 1 hour approximately. Seat Prices: All tickets: �12 (�8 concessions)
Matthew Xia directs the young cast of urban theatre in a film noir styled exploration of gun trafficking and the lives it affects.
"Instead of asking who is to blame for the increase in London gun crime, particularly amongst teenagers, we have chosen to look at how the gun ends up in our cities and in the hands of young people"
Urban Theatre was established in 2004 to give a voice and platform to young theatre practitioners who through original and personal work would be able to express
views about their own social, physical and economic environment.
CAST [IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER]
LEON ANCLIFFE • MONIQUE FRANCOIS • SANNCHIA GASTON • DWAYNE HUTCH • CRAIG POWER • SHARLENE RODNEY • NICOLA TAYLOR
Groups of 6 or more: �6
I am Slim
Saturday 2 May 8:00 pm
Venue: Hackney Empire Theatre
Price(s): �17.50
Award winning stand-up hero Danny 'Slim' Gray presents
his latest one man show I AM SLIM, with brand new material about growing up with his Mum, his siblings and... The Belt! Original and versatile Slim's has performed in the top comedy venues around the world and was the first black UK comic to perform at the famous Hollywood Comedy Store.
Guaranteed to have you cracking up in your seat!
Introduced by Felicity Ethnic with special guests Eddie Kadi and MOBO winning saxophonist Yolanda Brown.
TO BE FILMED FOR DVD
Dis Shoodbe on TV!
14 – 17 May 8.30pm
Venue: Hackney Empire Theatre
�15 - �19.50
A brand new comedy sketch show by Richard Nyeila, destined for a TV screen near you! Premiering at the empire and featuring some of the best comedic and acting talent around, including Richard Blackwood, Wayne Rollins,
Glenda Jaxson, Annette Fagon and Babatunde.
The show will introduce a host of new comedy characters destined to appear on a TV screen near you!
Judith Jacob Yabba Yabbas with friends
Sundays 17, 24, 31 May & 7 June 8.00pm
Venue: STUDIO THEATRE
Price(s): �8.50
Come join Judith Jacob Yabba Yabbas with friends.
Experienced actress Judith talks to singers, actors and comedians to find out what makes them tick. Judith uses her infectious personality to interview two of her showbiz friends each night and ask the questions you’ve always wanted to know and those you didn’t!
Guests include Felix Dexter, Janet Kay, Leo Muhammad, Curtis Walker, Wayne Marshall who will be sharing some of their most intimate and memorable experiences as well as giving a live performance. The night will also feature the freshest and hottest new talent.
Best of the Best Comedy Xplosion!!
22 & 23 May 9.00pm
Venue: Hackney Empire Theatre
Price(s): �20 & �22
Heartbeat Entertainment proudly presents another two nights of top quality comedy. Starring international comedienne
Gina Yashere, live & direct from Los Angeles, and Real McKoy star Felix Dexter alongside the comeback comedy king Richard Blackwood. Gina has performed internationally and
her Skinny B*tch DVD will be available to purchase at the shows.
Friends of Tafo present
Strictly Come Laughing – Hosted By Eddie Nestor
Sunday 31 May 8.00pm
Venue: Hackney Empire Theatre
Price: �150D
A side splitting night of laughter with Eddie Nestor, Robbie Gee and Kat as your hosts featuring a host of comedians including Richard Blackwood, Slim and Felix Dexter plus many more. There will also be surprise guests from the world of television, film and music.
***All proceeds from the night will go to Kwahu-Tafo in Ghana.
Triangle
2009 - 3 weeks, 3
new writers, 3 new plays.
Angle Theatre presents a season of new works from 3 new writers from London's East End. All selected through the ground-breaking New Writers Awards.
Commercial Road
by Mina Maisuria
3 -20 June 7.30pm
Venue: STUDIO THEATRE
Price(s): �12.50 Concs: �2 off
An East End petrol station, a group of dispossessed workers run circles around their boss; hilarious jokes and arguments ensue; all which mask the deepening despair of a
young "freshie" Krishnan on the night shift.
Directed by Charlotte Gwinner
The Sea At Night
By Luciana Saldanha
14 June 4.00pm & 8.00pm
Venue: STUDIO THEATRE
Price: �5
Set in Sao Paulo, Brazil, an Italian couple debate returning to their homeland. Individual desires and fears rise to the surface as they yearn for the past and dream of
their future.
Sunday work in progress
Directed by
Charlotte Gwinner
Khadija is 18
By Shamser Sinha
21 June 4.00pm & 8.00pm
Venue: STUDIO THEATRE
Two teenage refugee girls, In London’s East End compete for boys, friends and a place in multicultural Britain.
Sunday work in progress
Directed by Tim Stark
Stephen K Amos - Find the Funny
Friday 5 June 8:00 pm
Venue: Hackney Empire Theatre
Price(s): �14.50. Concs �12.50.
New comedy from the star of LIVE AT THE APOLLO (BBC) and ROYAL VARIETY SHOW (ITV). Sell out 2005/6/7.
Supported by Seann Walsh (Runner up – Hackney Empire New Act of The Year 2009)
"You'll laugh until you actually cry." ***** Sunday Express
EQUITY AND DIVERSITY: BUILDING COMMUNITY 23 April 2009
This lecture from Professor Alma Harris explores issues of equity and diversity within schools and colleges that work in and with communities in challenging circumstances.
It looks at the implications for education, and argues that community cohesion can only be achieved through the active engagement of educational leaders and key stakeholders in building a strong community.
Rosemary Campbell-Stephens
Investing in Diversity Programme Manager, London Centre for Leadership in Learning
London Centre for Leadership in Learning
Institute of Education
University of London
20 Bedford Way
London , WC1H 0AL
Public Policy Exchange conference,
Young People and Violent Crime National Conference:
Innovative Solutions through Multi-Agency Working, which will take place on Thursday 30th April 2009 at One Birdcage Walk, Westminster.
The perceived escalation of knife-possession and gang-related violence has prompted the Government to launch new measures to tackle youth crime; particularly to address the growing street weapon culture that is destroying so many young lives. In 2008, three major action plans were unveiled with the aim of sending out a strong and clear message that violent crime and disorder in all its forms will no longer be tolerated:
Saving Lives.. Reducing Harm. Protecting the Public: An Action Plan for Tackling Violence 2008-11
The Youth Crime Action Plan
The Youth Alcohol Action Plan
With a recent report estimating that up to 50,000 teenagers are involved in gang culture, the drive to seek innovative and joined-up solutions has never been more paramount. This major one-day national conference, hosted by the Centre for Parliamentary Studies, provides a timely opportunity for local practitioners to assess the progress of the action plans in relation to tackling youth violence. Delegates will consider how the ‘triple track’ approach of prevention, enforcement and punishment and can be implemented fully and effectively at the local level, bringing closer together the work of police, probation, local authorities, health20services and education authorities.
For further details, refer to the official website for this and other forthcoming PPE events.
Institute of Regenerative Truth in association with Nu-Beyond & Black StarLine present a seminar entitled Ancient Dedication or Contemporary Education? See attached flyers. The session will take place on Friday 1st May 2009 – Castle Lecture Theatre, South Bank University 6.30pm Doors – 7pm start 10pm finish. Free Entry – Love Donations accepted. For further details contact: [email protected]
How to Brainwash the Youth and make them act like Fools !
(and how it happened to parents/adults in the first place ) Saturday 16th May
Light on the Hill Church, 1A Vaughn Rd, Harrow HA1,
Tube: Harrow on the Hill, West Harrow
Adm: �6.00 . Children half price
Previously sold out. Colourful Kids present this highly rated in-your-face seminar aimed at children and parents to illustrate how they are conditioned via Hollywood movies, music videos, computer games and advertising to act dumb and love it. This presentation uses pop and mainstream culture combined with a black history perspective. Scary Movie, Predator,Soulja Boy, Lil Wayne, Futurama, Disney, 300, GTA, Pussycat dolls, Mariah Carey, Nelly, Etana, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of Caribbean, Transformers all make an appearance
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1
Tube: Lambeth North.
Free entry: First come,first served
www.iwm.org.uk
Premiere of the new Walter Tull movie plus Q and A with BAFTA award winning director Alrick Riley who also directed Spooks, Hustle and Hotel Babylon. Walter Tull was one of the first black footballers.He was also the first Black officer in the British Army and served with honour in World War 1.
We will also feature modern footballers from the 1970's to 1990's and link them to the fight for racial equality
Sylviane Rano and Betty Sulty-Johnson founders of Images of Black Women
BFI Southbank (near Royal Festival Hall)
Belvedere Road SE1
Tube: Waterloo.
Tickets ?5, best to book early
Phone 0207 928 3232 www.bfi.org.uk/southbank in association with Images of Black Women,MnMn Begay and Somalis Unite
The recent riots in Martinique and Guadeloupe were largely glossed over by the British media, but they represent the most serious uprising by exploited black people since the 1937 riots in the English speaking Caribbean. This film explains in detail the many similarities there are between the Windrush generation and what is known as the Bumidons. The Bumidon were invited to France in the 1960's to do menial jobs while rich white French people were sent to the Caribbean to occupy the best land and employment. It features Aime Cesaire and shows the economic oppression operated by Sarkozy, who has suddenly appointed the first Black women ever as Minister for Overseas Territories.(Islands in the Caribbean are considered part of France)
The film will be followed with Q and A with a panel representing French Caribean, Black Parisians and the French speaking Somalis from the East African country Djibouti. This major event takes place in the 450 seat flagship luxury cinema. As this is the first event of its kind bring, your friends,family and kids to see some positive images of the Caribbean and find out what is going on. Make sure to book in advance
Breakin’ Convention 09 blasts its way to The Lowry
The Lowry, Sat 30 May 2009
After five successful years at Sadler’s Wells, Breakin Convention, a unique festival of Hip Hop dance theatre arrives on tour in the North West for the first time. Curated and directed by Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Jonzi D, the festival includes artists from Korea, France, and USA as well as the cream of the region’s hottest hip hop dance talent.
Ken Swift and his crew, VII Gems Rock Dance Division, bring their legendary style to Breakin’ Convention 09 with Rockin’ It. A true pioneer in Hip Hop dance, Kenny "Ken Swift" Gabbert is considered the epitome of a B Boy. A world-renowned driving force in Hip Hop danc
e for 30 years, amongst his many credits he's appeared in classic films Style Wars, Beat Street and Flashdance.
Affectionately known as the ‘Charlie Chaplin of Hip Hop’, Salah is one of the best known Hip Hop dance performers of this generation and has won numerous major dance contests worldwide as a master of popping, locking and breaking and freestyle. His recent victory on French TV Show Incroyable Talent has now made him a household name in Europe. He returns to Breakin’ Convention with The Dream of Gluby, first performed in the UK at Breakin’ Convention 07.
MyoSung is an award-winning and much-lauded troupe of dancers based in Seoul, Korea, arguably the best B Boying nation in the world. MyoSung present an electrifying group of talented young B Boys in The Revolution will not be Institutionalised, a piece of dance with a powerful political message told with humour and sensitivity.
“Hip-Hop to make your jaw drop” The Evening Standard
Breakin Convention 09
Sat 30 May 2009
The Lowry, Salford Quays, Greater Manchester
Times: Eve 7.30pm/ Tickets: �15, Conc �5 off (disabled, under 25s, students, unwaged), Schools & youth groups �8
Come and explore Museum of London and find out more about the World’s most global city in Polish! We have three tours happening in February, March and May exploring the Museum's collection in Polish. Each tour will last approximately 1 hour and will be conducted by Joanna Pretka who is one of the Museums Visitor Experience Hosts.
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Fri Feb 27, 4.45pm: Highlight tour of the Medieval Gallery
Come and listen the story of the origins of the London we know from the ruins of Roman Londinium in AD 410 to the crowning of Elizabeth I in 1558. Listen about the power of the kings, glory of the Church and wealth of the guilds that created Medieval London and the stories of how people survived great disasters like Black Death and changes like reformation.
Sat March 21, 4,45pm: Highlight tour of the Roman Gallery
Veni, vidi, vici: the famous Latin sentence spoken by Julius Caesar in 47 BC. It translates as "I came, I saw, I conquered." But it wasn’t Cesar who conquered Britain, it was Claudius in 43 AD but could he have used the same sentence? Come and find out what happened next and what have the Romans done for London?
Sun May 17th, 4,45pm: Highlight tour of London before London
Experience 450,000 years of London’s pre-history in 1 hour! From when London was only tundra grazed by wild animals to the arrival of the first people, their culture and development until the Roman invasion. Discover more about many of the fascinating objects and the role played by the great river Thames. Download Polish Version
The Unit for the Social Study of Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell (TASC Unit) at De Montfort University, Leicester is pleased to present this exclusive one day conference.
The conference examines Sickle Cell disorders, healthcare neglect in prisons, racism in the criminal justice system and the introduction of specialist custody nursing Sickle Cell and deaths in custody dmu.ac.uk/conference/sickle-cell
Wednesday 10 June 2009 - �130
You will receive a FREE copy of Professor Simon Dyson and Professor Gwyneth Boswell's new groundbreaking book Sickle Cell and Deaths in Custody (London: Whiting & Birch) worth �50.
Speakers include
Professor Guy Rutty - member of the British Association in Forensic Medicine, the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, British Medical Association, and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology
Dr Adebayo Olujohungbe - consultant haematologist at the University Hospital Aintree NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, Chief Investigator of the Priapism In Sickle Cell Study (PISCES) and Medical Adviser to the Sickle Cell Society
INQUEST - an 'award-winning' campaigning organisation founded in 1981 providing a specialist comprehensive advice service to bereaved people, lawyers, the media, MPs and the wider public on contentious deaths and their investigation
If you would like further information please email Hayley Robinson conferen [email protected] or call (0116) 250 6213
International Conference
Equity and diversity: building community
24 & 25 June 2009
Join us at the first LCLL international conference to share and grow cutting edge ideas around issues of equity and diversity.
At this exciting two-day conference we will explore issues of equity and diversity to build our professional and local communities for the 21st century.
The conference will offer a range of opportunities:
Keynotes and seminars on cutting edge research and practice.
Participate in conversations with key leaders and commentators.
Network with new and interesting contacts.
Plan and explore change to make a difference to your organisation and the lives of children and young people.
London Centre for Leadership in Learning
Institute of Education
University of London
20 Bedford Way
London , WC1H 0AL
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road SE1
Tube: Lambeth North
Adm: Free first come, first served
www.iwm.org.uk
Visual biographical details of black women from all over the world who have resisted slavery, colonialism and racism . Women do not get the historical credit they deserve. This event will give the audience video and documentary evidence of the who, what and why of 40 female fighters who used pistols, pens or placards. Bring notepad and pen and be on time. Women include: Queen Nzinga, May Jemison, Dora Akunyili, Dame Jocelyn Barrow, Una Marson, Edna Ismail, Lieutentant Sanite Belair, Althea Gibson, Mavis Best, Fawzia Hashim, Dr Beryl Gilroy, Leyla Hussein,Edna Ismail, Benadita Da Silva, Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, Dr Patrica Bath, and many more.
Moyo wa Taifa, P.O. Box 27466 , London , SW9 7WS .
Return to the Source;
Stimulating 10 day study tours
Highlights of Culture & Heritage Study Tours
(April, July & August 2009)
Educational Tour of Accra , Capital city of history & Afrikan politics
Historical & Cultural Tour of Kumasi , capital city of ancient Ashanti
Pilgrimage to Cape Coast , Elmina & Assin Manso, memorial sites of the Afrikan Holocaust
Explore the Serene and Scenic Eastern Region
Highlights of Centenary Study Tours
(September, October & November 2009)
Study Tour of four regions, Greater Accra, Ashanti, Western and Eastern regions to learn about the life, philosophy, vision, work and legacy of late Kwame Nkrumah, including his hometown and final resting place at the imposing Mausoleum.
Excursions will visit historic sites, places and institutions including social, educational, technological, political, commercial, cultural and industrial initiatives envisioned, established and developed by the great Osagyefo.
Package includes;
Accommodation (Double and Triple Occupancy)
Daily Breakfast and Dinner
Ground Transportation
Entrance to Tour Sites and Activities
Package does not include;
Airfare
Travel Insurance
Visa Fees
MAST is an educational, cultural & networking program of study tours to learn about, experience & engage with Afrika from an Afrikan perspective. MAST is organised by Moyo wa Taifa, a Pan Afrikan advocacy & solidarity organisation. You can also choose your dates & organise your own group from colleagues, family & friends.
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