Category: Arts & Culture
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![David Sanya’s [@DavidSanyaa] photography explores Lagosian identity, politics and history](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/David-sanya-3-1140x850.jpg)
Photography had always been a hobby for Lagos-born multimedia artist David Sanya. However, following a turbulent relationship with his creativity during the pandemic, he has fully committed to the medium, creating beautiful and tender work harmonically blending his subjects with their surroundings. Sanya spoke to GUAP about his series The Tranquility, the influence of his upbringing on…
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“It was sunny, and we were sexy . The perfect recipe for a sensational time” – DLT Malta 2023 Review
Wow, wow, wow! Good morning DLT 2023 Islanders! How are we all feeling? Holiday blues settled in yet? Still going through your photo memories and uploading posts titled ‘take me back’? *sigh, aren’t we all DLT 2023 was truly special, both for our seasoned brunchers, and newcomers alike. Topping last year’s vibes seemed like an…
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Wars are not an easy subject to portray through the medium of theatre; being unable to rely on some of the visual identifiers that audiences associate with the topic can prove to limit. However, in ‘Under The Kunde Tree,’ the underexplored history of the Cameroonian Independence War is dynamically tackled by merging the personal and…
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In November 2021, Sundown Kiki took over The Young Vic with a show that merged ballroom culture with theatre in its celebration of queer South London. Working with an all LGBTQ+ cast of Black and global majority talent, it originated as part of the Participation youth programme run by Taking Part – the theatre’s Creative Engagement department, but after…
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Spiderman Across the Spider-verse is the latest Marvel release based on a Puerto Rican, African American teenager Miles Morales, and his adolescent struggle to juggle school and his Spiderman duties. The film is a sequel to Spiderman Into the Spider-verse, where we see a slightly younger Miles Morales united with a team of other Spidermen…
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Showing this month at St Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, Mair Nair adapts Monsoon Wedding, the 2001 beloved Bollywood movie about a cross-cultural wedding, for an off-broadway audience. Arjun Bhasin designs costumes, Vishal Bhardawaj is on the score, and David Bengali designs projections to engulf audiences with Indian color and cheer. But, along the way, Monsoon Wedding…
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![POBM [@PrismofBlack_] is creatively championing our engagement with Black masculinity narratives](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-1-1140x850.png)
“A prism reflects light into many different colours. And that’s what we wanted to do. We wanted to put a Black man through a prism and show you many different expressions. We wanted to show innocence, vulnerability, violence, and all the other unique individual experiences of Black men.” These words by 33 year old British…
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![A QUICK TING WITH TSKENYA-SARAH FRAZER [@tskenya]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/BBB-cover-1140x850.jpg)
Giving an education where it’s needed, Tskenya-Sarah Frazer is the most recent author in the series to debut her ‘Quick Ting On‘ Black Business. The groundbreaking non-fiction book series created by publisher Magdalene Abraha in 2020 is the start of something great. Focused on covering topics specifically aimed at the Black British community, the A Quick Ting On series…
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On Thursday, 1st of June, Brixton Village is being activated with a curated evening of art, music, and poetry: ‘The Night Gallery.’ Sponsored by Brixton Brewery, which has been serving crafted beer to South Londoners since 2013, in collaboration with local community art organization The Brixton Project, the evening aims to celebrate creativity at the heart of the Brixton…
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![Halle Bailey’s [@hallebailey] performance in the Little Mermaid is nothing short of perfection](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-25-at-16.41.38-1140x850.png)
Famously known for her iconic rise in music with her sister, Halle Bailey has remarkably risen as a lead actress to watch this year with her performance as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Despite the racist slander and online back-and-forth regarding Disney’s progressive casting of a black lead for the white fictional character, all…
