Tag: arts
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__ BLACKLIST 23’ We’re back and it feels like only yesterday we were celebrating 5 years of The BLACKLIST. Wehave seen highs and we have seen lows, but continue to work hard to give you the incrediblelist of BLACKLISTERS we deem to be the future and as they stand, our present. 6 years on we…
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Real togetherness is an elusive force which is painstaking to achieve but euphoric to experience. It is the process of community being formed, new moments being shared and a singular goal being pursued. It is complemented by self-reflection, which reveals to us that we are best defined as being a part of wide, inclusive community…
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Drummer Warrior Storyteller presented for the first time an immersive live theatre production crafted with creative director and choreographer Muti ‘Mutivation’ Musafiri. Using live music, dance, spoken word, visual effects, projection and sound design, audiences were welcomed into the universe of the album and guided through its multidimensional story. The performance explored African Caribbean storytelling,…
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Emerging Director, Destinie presents ‘A Kind of Woman’, her ode to plus-sized Black Women in Fashion
Courageous, confident, and purely unstoppable; the ‘Luxurious Woman’ finds herself at the peak of her potential. With the world at her feet, she takes extravagance to new heights which appears nonsensical to the everyday person.
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And so are the deep fake conversations.
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Olisa Jr. breaks down 11 artists that you should check out this month, based in New York City. Words by Olisa Jr. Natalie Terenzini, Mouse Trap, Thierry Goldberg Gallery Opening in the first week of April, this amazing show by New York artist, Natalie Terenzini, puts on display the young artist’s incredibly vivid female retrospective,…
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Opening soon / Closing soon: London Exhibitions for you to visit (ASAP!) From an interactive game about Black Trans life to a multimedia exhibition about Caribbean gardening cultures. London is never short of incredible exhibitions, galleries and museums to visit. Across all mediums, art serves as a tool for storytelling, community and crucially, liberation. We…
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The UK’s leading urban arts festival, StreetFest returns to the capital as part of its first-ever UK festival series to bring an immersive 8 hours celebration of street culture with London’s best names in street dance, urban music and live arts for the whole family to interact with at Oval Space Hackney on Saturday 14th September. With a big welcome to families…
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good dog, written by Award Winning playwright Arinzé Kene, has made a return to the stage for the Spring season. The play offers a captivating and poignant interrogation into London’s cultural health. Though it’s set in an early 2000’s context, the play is more than relatable today. good dog explores the significance of multi-cultural community,…
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Breaking into the creative industries can be a daunting task for anyone. The plethora of roles that one can pursue and the knowledge that there is no blueprint or set route or path into any of the industries can be crippling. The problem is exacerbated for certain demographics. Things aren’t necessarily made easier knowing which…