Further to the events listing circulated last week (see message from Oku
Ekpenyon and Carol Dixon sent to [log in to unmask] on 08.09.02 -
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0209&L=basa&T=0&F=&S=&P=1600)
, please find below further details about other Black History Month events
(talks, displays, exhibitions, music and drama performances, etc.) taking
place in museums, archives, libraries and arts centres throughout the UK
during October 2002.
Regards
Carol
ASHTON UNDER LYNE
'Asian Memories' - Photographic exhibition
Saturday 5th October - end of December 2002
Venue- Mezzanine Gallery, Portland Basin Museum, Portland Place, Ashton
under Lyne, OL7 0QA
Opening times- Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays, Tuesday - Sunday 10am -
5pm.
Price- FREE
Description: Asian Memories is a unique photographic exhibition looking at
local Asian people's experiences of moving to and living on Tameside. Arts
worker Rumana Begum has worked with young people to record their experiences
and encourage them to explore the experiences of their parents and
grandparents. The photographic exhibition is supported by the personal
possessions and artefacts which participants have loaned to the museum for
Curator Alison Watson to display.
Contact for further enquiries: Ms Alison Watson (Curator at Portland Basin
Museum): Telephone 0161 343 2878 ; Email:
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Additional information: Portland Basin museum is fully accessible and has a
cafe, a picnic area and a gift shop.
GLASGOW
Scottish Academy of Asian Arts (SAAA) Forthcoming Events and Projects:
Mano y tat Kar :- a Kathak and Flamenco Fusion Project
The Academy is working in partnership with Centro Espana Lorca on this dance
fusion project scheduled for September and October 2002. Involving schools
and community groups, the performance will be held at the CCA this Autumn.
Talacchanda (Phase Two) A Partnership Project with Glasgow School Of Art
Bharata Natyam Dance Workshops with Anjana Rajan and Visual Arts Masterclass
Workshops at Tramway with Ranjana Thapalyal as follows:
Wednesday 16th October, 6 - 9 pm Ranjana Thapalyal - Visual Arts
Wednesday 23rd October, 6 - 9 pm Anjana Rajan - Bharata Natyam Dance
Wednesday 30th October, 6 - 9 pm Anjana Rajan - Bharata Natyam Dance
October Artists Concert, Masterclasses and Workshop Tour
From the 14th October until the end of October, Indian classical musicians
Ashok Bellare and Uday Raikar experienced in Pranava Santur and Tabla
respectively, will be touring Scottish venues including universities in this
concert and masterclass series.
SAAA and Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre Series
A long term developmental partnership with SMPC will produce the following
events:-
Kathakali Skills Training Day Monday 28th October, SMPC, 8-10 Balcarres Ave
Further events being scheduled between November and March 2003 include:
Dance Theatre with Gitanjali Kolanad, directed by Philip Zarrilli, Mask
Masterclass and Gamelan Workshops, Rajasthani Marionette Residency, and
Shadow Puppetry from Gujarat
Drama Pilot
The Academy will be running a drama pilot project this Autumn and Winter. It
will kick off with a trip to see Tamasha Theatre's production of Ryman and
the Sheikh at the Edinburgh Festival. All young people interested in taking
part should contact the SAAA office to be added to the list.
SAAA Education Class Programme
SAAA's regular programme of dance and music classes will begin again the
week of the 26th August as follows at the Tramway Theatre and Govanhill
Neighbourhood Centre:
27th,Tuesday: Indian Classical Vocal - 6-8pm, Govanhill
Tuesday: Kathak Dance - 6-9pm, Tramway Starting 3rd September
28th,Wednesday: Bharata Natyam Dance- 6-9pm, Tramway
28th,Wednesday: Tabla 6-8pm, Govanhill
For more information on any of the above, please contact Clare Robertson,
Tel: 0141 423 2210. Email: [log in to unmask] Office: SAAA, Govanhill
neighbourhood Centre, 6-8 Daisy Street, Glasgow G42 8JL
LAMBETH, LONDON
Public Meeting at the Black Cultural Archives/ Archives and Museum of Black
Heritage (AMBH):
BCA/AMBH will celebrate Black History Month by organising a Public Meeting,
Chaired by Len Garrison, on the subject of the race relations 'industry' in
Britain and how
helpful it has been to black people. The debate will be held on Thursday
24th October 2002 at 6.30pm.
Contact Angela Brivett on info@archivesmuseumblackheritage for further
information.
Web site: www.archivesmuseumblackheritage.org.uk
NEWHAM, LONDON
'1963 Revived'- Drama Performance at Stratford Circus, London.
This true drama is a prelude to Black History Month and it depicts the
stories of ordinary African and Caribbean people who arrived in England in
1963 or who had a life changing experience in that year. This mesmerising
and enlightening production will be held at the Stratford Circus, Theatre
Square, London E15, on 27th September 2pm and 7.30pm priced £2 for children
and £3 for adults.
Call Stratford Circus on 020 8279 1000 to book, or the African and Caribbean
Voices Association on 020 8536 1894 for more information.
Web site: http://www.stratford-circus.org.uk/
STAFFORDSHIRE
An Evening to Celebrate Black and Asian History in Staffordshire
7th October 2002, 7PM
Venue: Staffordshire Record Office, Eastgate Street, Stafford, ST16 2LZ
Description: Evening to raise awareness of sources to Black and Asian
History in Staffordshire. With a talk by Dr Barbara Bush, Reader in
Imperial History, Staffordshire University.
Contact for further enquiries: Ms Louise Martin, Archivist (Email:
[log in to unmask]) Tel. 01785 278371 / Fax: 01785 278384
Web site: http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives/
Access: This is a free event, but booking is essential
TOWER HAMLETS, LONDON
'Libations: African Literary Dinner' with special guest Buchi Emecheta
Tuesday 29th October, 7pm
Venue: Cyber Kitchen, 343/5 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London, E1
>9RA
Tickets: £20 in advance. (includes African/Caribbean buffet dinner.
Description: As part of Black History Month African Writers Abroad (AWA)
presents the first in a series of literary dinners. AWA's first literary
guests will be renowned author Buchi Emecheta, The New Tribe, and Helon
Habila, winner of the Caine Prize for African Literature (2001) and author
of Waiting for an Angel (pub; Penguin 2002).
To book tickets or for more information contact AWA: Email
[log in to unmask] or telephone 07980 269138 or 07956 546110
WESTMINSTER, LONDON
'Let Paul Robeson Sing'
Tuesday 1 October - Thursday 31 October
Theatre Museum, Russell Street, London, WC2E 7PR
10.00am-6.00pm
The highly acclaimed exhibition about Robeson's turbulent life and brilliant
career as actor, singer and film star that celebrates his wide-reaching
cultural and political influence. Jointly produced with the National
Museums & Galleries of Wales, Cardiff. The exhibition highlights Robeson's
commitment to creating complex reflections of black experience and black
heroes on stage.
020 7943 4740
www.theatremuseum.org
'Sharmanka - Kinetic Theatre'
Saturday 5 October
Theatre Museum, Russell Street, London, WC2E 7PR
10.00 - 13.00
The amazing performing sculptures of Russian sculptor Eduard Bersusdky in a
new exhibition Sharmanka - Kinetic Theatre inspire storytelling by Iroko
Theatre Company. "The Iroko tree's roots go deep into the soil of Africa."
Founded by Alex Oma-Pius, the company work in schools, colleges, libraries
and community centres using traditional African theatre forms and music to
help inspire and educate children and young people.
020 7943 4740
www.theatremuseum.org
'FREE Study Day on New Black Writing'
Sunday 13 October
Theatre Museum, Russell Street, London, WC2E 7PR
11.00-16.00
Looking at the work of a new young writer with practical exploration of text
led by Ben Thomas from Talawa Theatre Company.
020 7943 4804 - booking essential
www.theatremuseum.org
'Talawa Theatre Company Workshops'
Thursdays 17 October & 24 October, Friday 25 October
Theatre Museum, Russell Street, London, WC2E 7PR
10.00-13.00 and 14.00-16.00 (am only on 24 October)
Talawa offer workshops on the experience of contemporary black performers
based on their new video compilation Blackstage. Blackstage is an oral
history project that celebrates the pioneers of black theatre in the UK. Ten
theatre practitioners who have made a major contribution to the development
of black British theatre tell their stories on camera. Talawa and the
Theatre Museum will give a talk on the project with excerpts from the
videos.
020 7943 4740
www.theatremuseum.org
FREE SYMPOSIUM : FINDING THE GAPS
Thursday October 24
Theatre Museum, Russell Street, London, WC2E 7PR
14.00 to 17.30
Booking essential Tel: 020 7943 4804
How effectively has black theatre history been documented? Where are the
gaps? How can they be addressed? A panel of experts will lead an open
discussion about the documentation of black theatre history. Panellists will
include Talawa Theatre Company, Hackney Empire, Stephen Bourne.
Stephen Bourne: Black Women in British Theatre 1790 - 1950.
14.00 - 15.00
From the unidentified black actress who played Shakespeare's Juliet in the
1790s to Cleo Laine making her dramatic debut at the Royal Court in the
1950s Stephen Bourne will give an illustrated talk - drawing on his
research at the Theatre Museum - on the unexplored role, women of African
descent such as Belle Davis, Florence Mills, Pauline Henriques and
Elisabeth Welch have played in the early years of British Theatre. The talk
will draw on photographs and sound recordings from a range of sources.
Refreshments
15.00 - 15.15
Launch of Blackstage
15.15- 16.15
Symposium
16.15 - 17.30
FREE 'Negro Spiritual' Workshop (suitable for adults 16+)
Wednesday 23 October
Theatre Museum, Russell Street, London, WC2E 7PR
10.00 - 16.00
Booking essential: Tel 020 7943 4804
A practical workshop for adults on the skills needed to sing and interpret
songs from the 'Negro spiritual' to modern gospel music led by a leading
practitioner from the world of gospel music - Bazil Meade of the London
Community Gospel Choir. By popular demand, we are running this hugely
enjoyable event again to bring a wider audience to this effective and deeply
affective music. The day will end with a presentation of songs for friends,
family and visitors to the Museum.
'When We Were Kings: Role Models and Representation:
Introduced screenings of When We Were Kings'
Monday 7 - Tuesday 8 October 2002 10.30am - 1.00pm
Venue: National Film Theatre 2
An introduced screening of the award-winning, 'When We Were Kings', a
documentary of a real 20th Century hero, Muhammad Ali. The half-day event
begins with a 20 minute introduction to put the 'Rumble in the Jungle' in
its historical context. In the question-and-answer session that follows,
students are encouraged to consider Muhammad Ali's influence as a role model
and explore representations of masculinity and ethnic identity.
Further discussion of the documentary form will focus on the effect of music
and editing in the film as a 'true' story and raise questions about the
relationship between representation and reality.
The event is fully supported by programme notes and students materials.
Tickets: £3.50 per student
Accompanying adults admitted free of charge but MUST book places
To book call Karen Myers on 0207 957 8983 or Thalia Cassimatis on 0207 957
4803 or email: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]
'Who keeps London Moving?'
Depot open weekend Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October 2002
Depot: 118 - 120 Gunnersbury Lane, London W3 8BQ. Tube to Acton Town. Bus
to Acton Town station or Gunnersbury Lane junction of Uxbridge Road.
Opening times: 11.00 - 17.00. Last admission 16.00.
The last Depot open weekend of 2002 takes a celebratory look at the people
who keep London's transport on the move. Past and present personnel will
reveal their memories and stories about what life is like behind the scenes.
Films, photographs, oral histories, posters and unusual objects complete the
picture of London's transport people.
To commemorate Black History Month there will be a special look at the 1950s
London Transport recruitment drive in the West Indies.
Admission: Adults £6.95, Concessions £4.95, accompanied children under 16 go
free.
YORK
Black History Month Conference
York St John College, Lord Mayor's Walk, York
Saturday 19 October 2002 - 10am to 4pm
Title: REVEALING BLACK BRITISH HISTORIES
Speakers :
Prof J Walvin -Keynote - Revealing Black British History
C Bressey - Black Victorian Women
M Spafford - Black & Asian soldiers WWII
L Ali - West Indian Nurses and British Hospitals 1950-68
Y Holder - Young People and York Schools
J Sidiique - Storytelling and oral history
Costs:
Conference, Lunch and Refreshments - £5.00 (£3.00 students/concessions)
For further information please contact: Margot Brown/Chrissie Dell/Linda Ali
- Email: [log in to unmask] / Tel No: 01904 716825
WELLINGBOROUGH
Friday, October 4th at 7.30. Launch event with ACE Dance Company. Tickets
(£9.00 and £6.50 concessions) from The Castle box office (01933) 270007
Saturday, October 12th at 8.00 pm. Rhonie Lawson sings Paul Robeson.
Victoria Centre (01933.277400). Tickets £7.50 and £6.50 concessions.
October 17th-19th, 7.30 pm. "Sammy" - a play inspired by Sammy Davis Jr. The
Castle Theatre. Tickets £10.00 and £7.00 concessions. Tel (The Castle Box
office: 01933.270007
Wednesday October 23rd at 7.30pm. Wellingborough Racial Equality Council
General Meeting. Free - all welcome
Thursday October 24th at 7.30 pm. Wellingborough Library present Xpress
Publishers on up-and-coming Black novelists. Tickets £4.00 and £2.00
concessions.
Friday 25th October (evening). Northamptonshire Black History Project event.
Venue to be confirmed. tel: 01604.590967
Saturday November 2nd at 7.30 pm: Finale event - Community Showcase and
Awards ceremony. Dance, rap, community choir and more. The Castle Theatre
(free), however, ticket booking desirable on 01933.270007.
Throughout October: A programme of talks on "Hidden Heroes and Heroines".
Local speakers. Telephone Wellingborough Afro-Caribbean Association for
details (01933) 222095
Wellingborough's BHM programme has been organised by the Wellingborough
Black Arts Consortium (Tel: 01933.275543)
For further information please contact: Wellingborough District Racial
Equality Council, Victoria Centre, Palk Road, Wellingborough NN8 1HT;
Telephone: 01933-278000; Email: [log in to unmask]
Web site: www.wellingboroughrec.org.uk
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Ms Carol Dixon
Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way
London, WC1H 0AL
Tel: 020 7612 6054
Fax: 020 7612 6066
Email: [log in to unmask]
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