Publications Cataloge 2024 by Serendipity Institute

PUBLICATIONS CATALOGUE 2024

CONTENTS About Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage

Hidden Movement: Contemporary Voices of Black British Dance

Creolizing Dance in a Global Age

Blurring Boundaries: Urban Street Meets Contemporary Dance

Black Women in Dance: Stepping out of the Barriers

Invisible Visibility: Diverse Voices Within Inclusive Dance

Identity and Choreographic Practice

Ancestral Voices: Dance Dialogues

Black Dance: a Contemporary Voice

My Voice, My Practice: Black Dance

Creating Socially Engaged Art: Can Dance Change the World?

In Situ: Responding to Space, Place, People and Time

Uncovering the Dance Within: Origins and Authenticity

LDIF 10 Years in the Making

Colonisation in Reverse: Jean-Léon Destiné

Moving Lines: Fifty Reasons to Dance

Lost Legends: 30 Years 30 Voices

Reflections: Cultural Voices of Black British Irrepressible Resilience

1981 – Black Liverpool Past and Present

A Wise Monkey Knows Which Tree to Climb

Souls and Solos, Duets and Dreams

BlackInk

Camouflage: Embodied Dance

ABOUT SERENDIPITY INSTITUTE FOR BLACK ARTS AND HERITAGE Based in Leicester, UK, Serendipity’s mission is to centre perspectives from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora, embedded as part of cultural experiences for all. Serendipity’s programmes include the flagship dance festival, Let’s Dance International Frontiers, Black History Month Leicester and the Annual Windrush Day Lecture. Serendipity has established a legacy: hosting a growing Living Archive documenting Black arts, heritage and culture, publishing the voices of Black arts practitioners and community activists, nurturing artists to create high quality new work and mentoring young people. As publishers, Serendipity curates and shares expert voices in Black arts, heritage and cultural politics, supported by trailblazing artists and practitioners such as Thomas Talawa Prestø, Dr L’Antoinette Stines, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Eduardo Vilaro, Ronald K Brown, Kyle Abraham, and academics such as Professor Stephen Small, Dr Beverley Bryan, Professor Gus John and Gary Younge. Serendipity is now respected as one of the most significant publishers for Black dance in the UK and Europe. Serendipity seeks to safeguard the legacy of those who have come before, document knowledge for the future and present a bigger picture of arts and heritage beyond that dominated by the Eurocentric gaze. As limited-edition print copies and digital eBooks, Serendipity’s publications are now available online, at independent booksellers and through Proquest and Kortext, with a catalogue record for all titles available at the British Library. This catalogue seeks to provide an insight into the titles Serendipity has produced to date. Pawlet Brookes MBE CEO and Artistic Director Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage Image Credit: Pawlet Brookes. Photographer Stuart Hollis.

HIDDEN MOVEMENT: CONTEMPORARY VOICES OF BLACK BRITISH DANCE Hidden Movement: Contemporary Voices of Black British Dance explores the seldom told history of Black Dance in the UK. The publication features contributions from leading professionals, researchers, dancers, choreographers and artistic directors representing a 70-year legacy. A snapshot of social history, the narrative of Hidden Movement explores changing politics, policies and terminology, through the personal journeys of those who have shaped the story of Black British Dance. The publication features a timeline of Black led dance companies from 1946 – 2013.

“I became a founder member of London Contemporary Dance Theatre in 1969. Our first show and my Mum came to see me perform, in fact it was the first time she had come to see me perform professionally… My Mum overheard a guy in front of her saying that it was Bill Luther dancing and my Mum lent over and said ‘No, it’s my son’. That was the first time she had acknowledged what I was doing.” Namron

Contributors: Patrick Acogny Pawlet Brookes David Bryan Hilary S Carty Keisha Grant Jackie Guy Sue Harrison Namron Henri Oguike Lee Payne Bob Ramdhanie Dwayne Antony Simms Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp Djoe Tomakloe Sharon Watson Cover Credit: Paul Liburd for Scottish Ballet. Photographer Graham Wylie. Publication Year: 2013 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-0-9926319-0-1 ISBN: (EPub) 978-1-9163965-2-4 Keywords:

Black British

Dance

Biographical

Timeline

CONTEMPORARY VOICES OF BLACK BRITISH DANCE

Including Hidden Histories by Dr Patrick Acogny David Bryan Hilary S Carty Jackie Guy MBE Henri Oguike Dr Bob Ramdhanie Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp OBE Sharon Watson With an introduction by Pawlet Brookes

CREOLIZING DANCE IN A GLOBAL AGE Creolizing Dance in a Global Age brings together key voices for a discourse on the complex relationships between ‘Creolization’ and dance, especially those embodied within the dynamics of the Caribbean. The publication journeys between Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Guadeloupe and Diasporic connections to Zimbabwe and the UK. Contextualised with a foreword by eminent expert on Caribbean social history and Diaspora studies, Verene A Shepherd, and with a cover featuring Matisse’s famed Creole Dancer, the publication is a valuable introduction to the concept of creolization and identity politics within a Caribbean construct. The publication also introduces dance practice from L’Antech and Dunham Technique to Gwo Ka.

“A dancer can execute a grand plié whilst simultaneously disrupting the ridged line of the back with the circular rotation of the hips as done in a daaance’all bubble. Consequently the body retains the established rules of classical ballet while also presenting the technique of the of the bubble in daaance’all movements and obviously an African heritage. Those two contrasting techniques and movements, which are body languages, have been synerbridged.” L’Antoinette Stines

Contributors: Pawlet Brookes Marie-Laure Soukaina Edom Gladys M Francis Roshini Kempadoo Patrick Parson Verene A Shepherd L’Antoinette Osunide Stines Cover Credit: ‘Creole Dancer’ 1950 by Henri Matisse. Musee Matisse, Nice. Succession H Matisse/ DACS 2014 Photographer Francois Fernandez 2011. Publication Year: 2015 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-0-9926319-1-8 ISBN: (EPub) 978-1-9163965-9-3 Keywords:

Caribbean

Dance

Creolization

Technique

CREOLIZING DANCE IN A GLOBAL AGE

CREOLIZING DANCE IN A GLOBAL AGE Marie-Laure Soukaina Edom Gladys M. Francis Roshini Kempadoo Patrick Parson L’Antoinette Stines With a foreword by Verene A. Shepherd and preface by Pawlet Brookes

BLURRING BOUNDARIES: URBAN STREET MEETS CONTEMPORARY DANCE Blurring Boundaries: Urban Street meets Contemporary Dance is an exciting, thoughtful publication exploring the origins, developments and collaborations that have shaped street dance, and how this has led to the multiplicity of current dance styles. The publication features the voices of leading dance practitioners and researchers reflecting the diversity embodied within these genres. It examines perspectives on topics such as the key influences of Black practitioners, the integral role of music, social dance, cultural appropriation and hip-hop dance theatre, and how the boundaries have blurred in this ever-evolving scene.

“… if we look at a broader timeline of the Black dance experience and the African Diaspora we can find traces of Hip-Hop dance no doubt reaching from Congo Square, the middle passage and beyond.” Robert Hylton

Contributors: Kyle Abraham Funmi Adewole Ivan Blackstock Pawlet Brookes Jreena Green Robert Hylton Orson Nava Jo Read Nefeli Tsiouti Tia Monique Uzor Danilo DJ Walde Cover Credit: Beautiful Dancers on the Town. Elise Drew, Kile Hotchkiss, Aisha Mitchell, Tyrell Rolle, Natasha Diamond-Walker. Photographer Richard Calmes. Publication Year: 2016 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-0-9926319-2-5 ISBN: (EPub) 978-1-9163965-3-1 Keywords:

Biographical

Dance

Hip Hop

Street Dance

BLURRING BOUNDARIES: URBAN STREET MEETS CONTEMPORARY DANCE

URBAN STREET MEETS CONTEMPORARY DANCE KyleAbraham/FunmiAdewole/IvanBlackstock/JreenaGreen/RobertHylton/JoRead/NefeliTsiouti/Tia-MoniqueUzor/OrsonNava/DaniloDJWalde With a preface by Pawlet Brookes

BLACK WOMEN IN DANCE: STEPPING OUT OF THE BARRIERS From early trailblazers to contemporary ground breakers, this publication explores topics from the need for institutions and infrastructure to support work from African and African Caribbean artists, and the key role of women within these organisations, to artists’ journeys taken to develop new aesthetics and an individual choreographic voice. The contributors reflect upon the obstacles they have had to overcome as Black women, as they have progressed in their careers and some of the challenges they still face. Moreover, Black Women in Dance is a celebration of the tenacity, strength and creativity of the authors, their peers and their predecessors.

“Another way I describe the aesthetic of the Choreographic Centre is ‘running towards the fire while you’re on fire’. That was the urgency of the 60s and 70s that we felt, our communities were on fire… because we were on fire with passion, anger frustration, love, joy and we’re going to acknowledge that and create from that.” Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Contributors: Adesola Akinleye Deborah Baddoo Pawlet Brookes Hilary S Carty Catherine Dénécy Pam Johnson Mercy Nabirye Maureen Salmon Jessica Walker Sharon Watson Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Cover Credit: Vanessa. Photographer Chris Nash. Publication Year: 2016 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-0-9926319-3-2 ISBN: (EPub) 978-1-9163965-4-8 Keywords:

Women’s Voices Cultural Policy

Dance

Leadership

BLACK WOMEN IN DANCE:

STEPPING OUT OF THE BARRIERS

Adesola Akinleye, Deborah Baddoo, Hilary S. Carty, Catherine Dénécy, Pam Johnson, Mercy Nabirye, Maureen Salmon, Jessica Walker, Sharon Watson, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar with a preface by Pawlet Brookes

INVISIBLE VISIBILITY: DIVERSE VOICES WITHIN INCLUSIVE DANCE Invisible Visibility: Diverse Voices within Inclusive Dance is the fifth instalment in a series of publications produced by Serendipity exploring hidden perspectives in dance. Invisible Visibility discusses the key barriers that marginalise disabled artists from taking centre stage and looks at examples of good practice through three key case studies. This publication puts forward an agenda for change, inclusion and, ultimately, visibility within the sector and beyond for disabled dancers from culturally diverse backgrounds. Available as an eBook and audiobook.

“Just because dancers are blind, it doesn’t mean that they can’t create good work, but they need to have access to quality training.” Louise Dickson

Contributors: Pawlet Brookes Louise Dickson Anthony Evans Louise Katerega Cover Credit: Antoine Hunter, Urban Jazz Dance Company. Photographer RJ Muna. Publication Year: 2016 Out of Print | Available Digitally RRP £5.59 (audiobook) ISBN: (Paperback) 978-0-9926319-6-3 ISBN: (EPub) 978-1-9163965-6-2 ISBN: (Audio Book) 978-0-9926319-7-0 Keywords:

Deaf and Disabled Voices Timeline

Dance

Best Practice

INVISIBLE VISIBILITY

DIVERSE VOICES WITHIN INCLUSIVE DANCE PAWLET BROOKES LOUISE DICKSON ANTHONY EVANS LOUISE KATEREGA

IDENTITY AND CHOREOGRAPHIC PRACTICE The sixth instalment of a series of publications produced by Serendipity, Identity and Choreographic Practice examines how culture and training influence choreographic vocabulary, and touches upon how identity is revealed in practice, from ballet to Embodiology®, freestyle to reggae, flamenco to art dance. Practitioners explore topics ranging from the challenges and triumphs faced by Black dancers when attempting to break the glass ceiling, a reflection on colonial pasts and new aesthetics, and a discussion of how the rich, diverse and complex heritage of the African and African Caribbean Diaspora has influenced contemporary dance.

“We cannot dismiss what our cultural heritage has given dancers as we continue to create and inform the next generation. The keepers of our history in this field must insist that our contribution is included in the dialogue, or a vast cultural legacy will be lost.” Joan Myers Brown

Contributors: Francis Angol Delia Barker Sandie Bourne Pawlet Brookes Joan Myers Brown nora chipaumire Yinka Esi Graves David Hamilton Terry Bright Kweku Ofosu ‘H’ Patten Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy S Ama Wray Cover Credit: Photographer Ken Hermann/Getty Images Publication Year: 2017 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-0-9926319-5-6 ISBN: (EPub) 978-1-9163965-5-5 Keywords:

Diaspora

Dance

Technique

Legacy

crease

IDENTITY AND CHOREOGRAPHIC PRACTICE

IDENTITY AND CHOREOGRAPHIC PRACTICE Francis Angol Delia Barker Sandie Bourne Joan Myers Brown Nora Chipaumire Yinka Esi Graves

David Hamilton Terry Ofosu H Patten Kenrick 'H2O' Sandy Sheron Wray With a preface by Pawlet Brookes

ANCESTRAL VOICES: DANCE DIALOGUES Ancestral Voices: Dance Dialogues is a groundbreaking publication that brings together leading dance practitioners from Senegal, Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad and the UK. The publication provides an exploration of the roots of contemporary dance techniques from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora with the pioneers who have developed them. It shares their wisdom on the development of Acogny technique, the development of contemporary dance and Black-led dance in the UK, the work of Eduardo Rivero Walker, the foundations of L’Antech and the influence of Voudun and Bruckins’. The publication opens up a conversation that extends beyond western dance technique and decentres African and African Caribbean contributions and influence.

“YI GarabbouyFecc? Doffbi! They called me crazy (doffbi) but they loved watching the ‘crazy’ one dance and trying to copy her.” Germaine Acogny

Contributors: Germaine Acogny Pawlet Brookes Barbara Ramos Caballero Namron Bob Ramdhanie Jeanguy Saintus L’Antoinette Stines Cover Credit: LaShawn Prescott. Photographer Sancho Francisco. Publication Year: 2018 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-0-9926319-8-7 ISBN: (EPub) 978-1-9163965-7-9 Keywords:

Diaspora

Dance

Technique

Legacy

BLACK DANCE: A CONTEMPORARY VOICE Black Dance: A Contemporary Voice is an exploration of the processes behind creating choreography that blends techniques from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora to create new vocabularies. Contributors provide their own reflection on contemporary dance practices, whilst examining what ‘Black dance’ means today, whether this is reflecting on the joy and pain that comes with doing your work, the real impact that cultural policy has on creativity, the use of technology, the essential need for codification and training, and what it means to be a guardian of legacy.

Contributors: Pawlet Brookes Ronald K Brown Gladys M Francis Thomas F De Frantz Chester Morrison Thomas Talawa Prestø Alesandra Seutin

“Black expression or technique on a Black person is often viewed as merely an expression of nature (innate ability) and would first be framed as Technique, as an expression of discipline, work and intelligence, if displayed on a white body. This continues a structural gap in funding, investment, perceived value and continued commodification as opposed to the validation of cultural significance for the Black ‘body’ and the multiple art forms in which this particular experience is manifested.”

Publication Year: 2019 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-0-9926319-9-4 ISBN: (EPub) 978-1-9163965-8-6

Thomas Talawa Prestø

Cover Credit: Valeriane Louisy Louis-Joseph in Four Corners. Ronald K Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company. Photographer Stuart Hollis.

Keywords:

Cultural Policy

Dance

Technique

Practice

MY VOICE, MY PRACTICE: BLACK DANCE My Voice, My Practice: Black Dance is an opportunity to listen to the voices of Black dance as they discuss their career history, technique, pedagogy and performance practice in their own words. The voices shared are of practitioners who have not been afraid to position and reposition their work, and to dismantle any perceptions of homogeneity when it comes to dance by, from and for the African and African Caribbean Diaspora. It explores a number of techniques including Talawa Technique™, hip-hop and Techni’ka, and how these are manifested in artistic practice. Published during the first year of the pandemic and in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, it reflects on the changing face of dance during a time of grief and healing.

“Disability was signalled, but not embodied. I was again looking for a home in ways it did not yet exist; I wanted to find a disabled Blackness where both my race and disability expressed themselves equally… Now, I knew that the dance had to identify both Blackness and disability as meaningful symbolic life forms of the past and future.” Alice Sheppard

Contributors: Mele Broomes Jonzi D Gladys M Francis Annabel Guérédrat Ashanti Harris Vicki Igbokwe Rhea Lewis Lénablou Cynthia Oliver Thomas Talawa Prestø Alice Sheppard Henri Tauliaut Makeda Thomas Eduardo Vilaro Cover Credit: Dandara Amorim Veiga, Ballet Hispánico, photographer Paula Lobo. Publication Year: 2020 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-1-913862-02-2 ISBN: (EPub) 978-1-913862-03-9 Keywords:

Deaf and Disabled Voices Documentary

Dance

Diaspora

CREATING SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART: CAN DANCE CHANGE THE WORLD? Black women have been at the heart of social justice movements and making positive change in their communities the world over and their impact to the international dance ecology is no different. This publication features the contributions of dance practitioners, who through their own activism and artistry, have brought to light untold issues and taboos, codified techniques, developed and raised the profile of dance from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora, and engaged with communities in innovative ways. From personal reflections to practical solutions, this publication, born in a time of great cultural and political disturbance, is a testament to a community of Black women who transcending time zones and technology came together one day and planted seeds of hope, resilience and growth.

“Archivists, scholars, dancers, choreographers and so much more… We feed the world in so many ways as we develop dances that are recorded in time through our blood histories.” Anita Gonzalez

Contributors: Jeanette Bain-Burnett Pawlet Brookes Lizzy Cooper Davis Anita Gonzalez Chanon Judson Wanjiru Kamuyu Greta Mendez Marlène Myrtil Vivine Scarlett Maya Taylor Cover Credit: Photographer Melika Dez. Dancers Michael Jackson Jr, Renaldo Maurice, Kanji Segawa, Chalvar Monteiro, Vernard J Gilmore, Jermaine Terry, Jeroboam Bozeman, Samuel Lee Roberts, Michael F McBride. Le Louvre Museum, Paris. Publication Year: 2021 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-1-913862-07-7 ISBN: (EPub) 978-1-913862-15-2 Keywords:

Women’s Voice

Dance

Ethics

Biographical

CREATING SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART: CAN DANCE CHANGE THE WORLD?

JEANETTE BAIN-BURNETT LIZZY COOPER DAVIS CHANON JUDSON WANJIRŨ KAMŨYŨ GRETA MENDEZ MARLÈNE MYRTIL VIVINE SCARLETT MAYA TAYLOR WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANITA GONZALEZ PREFACE BY PAWLET BROOKES

IN SITU: RESPONDING TO SPACE, PLACE, PEOPLE AND TIME Dance can be anywhere, in a studio, on screen, in the streets, on a stage; dance can bring communities together, share lived experiences beyond barriers and express moments of joy. Dance can be a powerful tool for change, whether that is defining our own spaces, challenging the white gaze, responding to places of trauma, addressing that we are part of an ecosystem and environment, acknowledging our embodied histories and the moments in our life that have shaped us, and honouring the legacies that we carry. This publication brings together dance artists, practitioners and educators with a particular reference to the Caribbean, to share ideas and research as a part of a collective questioning exploring In Situ: Responding to Space, Place, People and Time.

“Being an artist is an in situ of its own. We come into our practice as an act of love and many times for us as an act of revolution.” Eduardo Vilaro

Contributors: Pawlet Brookes Yinka Esi Graves Annabel Guérédrat John Hunte Monique Jonas Thomas Talawa Prestø Henri Tauliaut Makeda Thomas Eduardo Vilaro Cover Credit: Ashley Mayeux in Paris. Photographer Melika Dez. Publication Year: 2022 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-1-913862-13-8 ISBN: (EPub) 978-1-913862-14-5 Keywords:

Caribbean and Latinx Technique

Dance

Site Specific

ANNABEL GUÉRÉDRAT YINKA ESI GRAVES JOHN HUNTE MONIQUE JONAS THOMAS TALAWA PRESTØ HENRI TAULIAUT MAKEDA THOMAS EDUARDO VILARO WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PAWLET BROOKES

IN SITU: RESPONDING TO SPACE, PLACE, PEOPLE AND TIME

UNCOVERING THE DANCE WITHIN: ORIGINS AND AUTHENTICITY Uncovering the Dance Within: Origins and Authenticity is an exploration of what it means to dance, told through the voices of dance practitioners from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora. The publication explores embodied practice, the impact of racial trauma of the body, but also the empowerment offered by movement vocabularies from the Diaspora and their use as a critical tool.

“As we move through our artistic lives we must pay attention to the impulses of our own bodies in motion, respond to the guidance of our mentors (I use respond because sometimes we resist our mentors as much as we follow their instructions), embrace our heritage and access our imagination through physical and mental practices. We want to keep all these streams healthy.” Anita Gonzalez

Contributors: Pawlet Brookes Alexandria Davis Christian Davenport Anita Gonzalez Freddy Houndekindo Antoine Hunter Cameron McKinney Shamel Pitts Thomas Talawa Prestø Cover Credit: Christopher. Photographer Melika Dez. Publication Year: 2023 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-1-913862-18-3 ISBN: (EPub) 978-1-913862-19-0 Keywords:

Diaspora

Dance

Site Specific

Technique

Uncovering the Dance Within: Origins and Authenticity Pawlet Brookes Alexandria Davis Christian “Cubs the Poet” Davenport Anita Gonzalez Freddy Houndekindo Antoine Hunter Cameron McKinney Shamel Pitts Thomas Talawa Prestø

LDIF 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING LDIF 10 Years in the Making dances beyond the boundaries of a single nation, charting the journey of Let’s Dance International Frontiers (LDIF). This transnational dance festival launches each year in Leicester, UK, on 29 April, International Dance Day and in 2020 celebrated its tenth anniversary. This limitededition publication was created seeking to recognise over 266 artists and dance companies from over 45 countries who had been part of the programme to that date. Looking back to the festival’s origins, LDIF 10 Years in the Making looks at some of the key moments, performances, artists and collaborations from the festival’s ten-year history. Through stunning photographs, poetry and personal recollections, the legacy of LDIF is laid bare in celebration of this milestone.

“Dance so I may see you Dance so we become once more” Thomas Prestø

Contributors: Pawlet Brookes Gladys M Francis Thomas Talawa Prestø Cover Credit: Design by The Unloved. Publication Year: 2020 RRP £40 ISBN: (special cover) 978-1-9163965-0-0 Keywords:

Poetry

Dance

Legacy

Photography

COLONISATION IN REVERSE: JEAN-LÉON DESTINÉ Jean-Léon Destiné was a significant contributor to the development of dance in Haiti and the USA, influencing contemporaries such as George Balanchine and Katherine Dunham, and saw his work showcased at Jacob’s Pillow and the international film festivals of Edinburgh and Venice. Although not widely acknowledged in the contemporary dance canon, his legacy as a choreographer and teacher, is one that radiates through the practice of many. This publication complements and expands upon the digital exhibition, Colonisation in Reverse: Jean-Léon Destiné, with photographs and archival materials that bring Destiné’s rich and colourful career to life.

“Destiné was a purist. Destiné did not want to dilute his technique. He didn’t want to misinterpret or not be able to resource the origin of a movement… But what he did more importantly was to recognise the political climate in which work was being created, staged and promoted.” Valerie J Rochon

Contributors: Pawlet Brookes Thomas Talawa Prestø Valerie J Rochon Cover Credit: Jean-Léon Destiné. Photographer Jack Mitchell/Getty Images. Publication Year: 2021 RRP £10.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-1-913862-05-3 Keywords:

Timeline

Dance

Biographical

Haiti

MOVING LINES: FIFTY REASONS TO DANCE As illustrator-in-residence for Let’s Dance International Frontiers 2021, patricia vester transcends lines by questioning and challenging how dance connects us through the intergenerational encounters that have shaped us. Featuring her responses to dance and movement, the publication is complemented by the thoughts, wisdom and reflections of international dancers, choreographers and practitioners, each offering their reason for dancing.

“I dance to connect and to reveal my honest self through meditative exhaustion.” Cameron McKinney

Contributors: patricia vester Pawlet Brookes 50 international voices Cover Credit: Illustration by patricia vester. Publication Year: 2022 RRP £10.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-1-913862-08-4 Keywords:

Illustration

Dance

Legacy

Artistic Response

Moving Lines: Fifty Reasons to Dance

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LOST LEGENDS: 30 YEARS 30 VOICES Lost Legends: 30 Years 30 Voices is a publication which records the contributions and perspectives of Leicester trailblazers from an African and African Caribbean perspective, as part of the 30th anniversary celebration of Black History Month (BHM) in 2017. 30 Years 30 Voices celebrates the impact they have made on the cultural landscape of the city. This publication presents 30 unique voices, who have been involved as community activists or performed at BHM events over the past 30 years. The contributors reflect upon their experiences, the importance of education about Black history, and their thoughts for the future. Above all, Lost Legends: 30 Years 30 Voices is a celebration of the strength, perseverance and character of the authors and other key participants who have been a part of change in the city.

“Black history is all around us every day not just for the month, we are so blessed by Black people around us and equally we can learn so much from the successes of others…” Derrick ‘Mr Motivator’ Evans

Contributors: 30 voices including: Mellow Baku George Cole Derrick ‘Mr Motivator’ Evans Dorothy Francis Tony Graves Philip Herbert Donna Jackman Louise Katerega Duncan Lawrence Carol Leeming Iris Lightfoote Elvy Morton Florence Nyahwa Quincy Boston Williams Freedom Tariq Zampaladus Cover Credit: Design by The Unloved Publication Year: 2017 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-0-9926319-4-9 ISBN: (eBook) 978-1-913862-00-8 Keywords:

Timeline

Heritage

Biographical

History

30 YEARS 30 VOICES Joseph Allen Mellow Baku Pamela Campbell-Morris Paulo Carnoth George Cole Derrick ‘Mr Motivator’ Evans Dorothy Francis Cheddi Gore Tony Graves Philip Herbert

Donna Jackman Louise Katerega Duncan Lawrence Carol Leeming Michael Lewis Iris Lightfoote Tara Lopez Madu Messenger Elvy Morton Florence Chanakira-Nyahwa

Suzanne Overton-Edwards Shakha Palmer Quincy Victor Richards Brian Simmonds Julie D. Smith Gregory Smith Dianne Van-der-Westhuizen Boston ‘The Orator’ Williams Freedom Tariq Zampaladus

With an introduction by Pawlet Brookes

REFLECTIONS: CULTURAL VOICES OF BLACK BRITISH IRREPRESSIBLE RESILIENCE Reflections is a publication that focuses on the contributions of Black people in arts, culture and heritage from a British and Afroeuropean perspective, rendering them visible. It explores historical and contemporary contexts and how these are expressed in various art forms. Reflections brings together key voices who, covering a range of art forms from theatre and dance to classical music, to carnival and literature, showcase the Black British voice and identity. It explores the contribution that Black British artists have made in the UK and internationally, the changes that they have witnessed, and the impact of cultural politics and policy on shaping the arts sector as we know it.

“I’m not suggesting that challenging colonialism and its legacies are the primary or main goals of Black expressive culture, but I have argued throughout… that Black expressive culture has played a crucial role in such challenges.” Stephen Small

Contributors Pawlet Brookes Eddie Chambers Philip Herbert Carol Leeming Tara Lopez Maureen Salmon Kadija Sesay Stephen Small Cover Credit: Portrait of a woman, Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa by Africa Images and Portrait Noir et Blanc by sy.thiero, Getty Images. Design by The Unloved. Publication Year: 2020 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-1-9163965-1-7 ISBN: (eBook) 978-1-913862-01-5 Keywords:

Cultural Politics Twenieth Century

History

Black British

1981 – BLACK LIVERPOOL PAST AND PRESENT 1981 – Black Liverpool Past and Present is an insight into the history of Liverpool’s Black communities through the eyes of two Liverpudlians, Jimi Jagne and Stephen Small. Centred around the 1981 Uprising as a pinnacle moment, Jagne and Small contextualise Liverpool’s Black history before and after. In doing so, they recognise the people who have shaped Liverpool and their stories of resistance and self-determination.

“Black people have been living in Liverpool, in substantial numbers, for at least 300 years now. In fact, Liverpool’s Black community is hugely significant as it is evidently the oldest in the country.” Jimi Jagne

Contributors: Jimi Jagne Stephen Small Pawlet Brookes Cover Credit: Design by The Unloved. Publication Year: 2022 RRP £10.99 (print) | £7.99 (digital) ISBN: (Paperback) 978-1-913862-09-1 ISBN: (eBook) 978-1-913862-10-7 Keywords:

Cultural Politics Pocket Book

Liverpool

Black British

1981 - BLACK LIVERPOOL PAST AND PRESENT JIMI JAGNE AND STEPHEN SMALL WITH A PREFACE BY PAWLET BROOKES

A WISE MONKEY KNOWS WHICH TREE TO CLIMB A Wise Monkey Knows Which Tree to Climb is a reflective analysis of decoloniality and steps that can be taken to apply this to arts practice and specifically dance. Thomas Talawa Prestø takes a considered approach, drawing on his own experiences and practice of the Talawa Technique™. It particularly pays attention to unpacking language and contemporary discourse around race.

“Often when we are speaking about decolonising, we are talking about decolonising western institutions. We seldom talk about what decolonising looks like from the Africana practitioner’s perspective. Decolonising then becomes yet another situation in which Black people are working for white institutions, usually for free. Dedicating and donating our time and efforts to make the institutions more viable, more sustainable and let’s be honest, more marketable.” Thomas Talawa Prestø

Contributors: Thomas Talawa Prestø Pawlet Brookes Cover Credit: Design by The Unloved. Publication Year: 2022 RRP £10.99 (print) | £7.99 (digital) ISBN: (Paperback) 978-1-913862-13-8 ISBN: (eBook) 978-1-913862-14-5 Keywords:

Cultural Politics

Dance

Race

Pocket Book

SOULS AND SOLOS, DUETS AND DREAMS Souls and Solos, Duets and Dreams is a collection of poetry written by Christian “Cubs the Poet” Davenport, whilst in residence at Let’s Dance International Frontiers 2023 (LDIF23). LDIF is a dance festival that takes place annually in Leicester, UK, produced by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage. Launching each year on 29 April, International Dance Day, the festival is known for the particular profile it gives to dance from the African, African Caribbean and Latin America Diaspora.

i’ve seen roots become branches like locks unlocking the traumas of being told “sit still” when all we wanted was to dance. Cubs the Poet

Contributors: Christian Davenport Pawlet Brookes Cover Credit: Design by The Unloved. Publication Year: 2023 RRP £10.99 (print) | £7.99 (digital) ISBN: (Paperback) 978-1-913862-16-9 ISBN: (eBook) 978-1-913862-17-6 Keywords:

Cultural Politics

Dance

Poetry

Pocket Book

SOULS AND SOLOS 2 DUETS AND DREAMS BY CHRISTIAN “CUBS THE POET” DAVENPORT FOREWORD BY PAWLET BROOKES

BLACKINK BlackInk is an incisive annual magazine focusing on Black arts, heritage and cultural politics. Initially rooted in the events of 2020, BlackInk was established as a creative response. Now published each October for Black History Month, BlackInk brings together a range of interconnected international voices from across the African and African Caribbean Diaspora and indigenous communities. As a limited-edition high-quality arts and heritage magazine, BlackInk showcases the work of national and international artists and writers. Each issue dedicates space to a particular artform, a key theme, emerging talent, new writing, interviews with creative practitioners and responses to historical events.

“Articles of real depth and insight with every turn of the page. Raises aspirations and points to forgotten histories.” Nicholas Serota, Chair, Arts Council England

“A lot of the time we are so busy living life we are not seeing what’s happening around us.” Vanley Burke

Contributors: Over 120 contributors, including: Pauline Black VV Brown Beverley Bryan Vanley Burke nora chipaumire Carolyn Cooper Tyrone Huggins Gus John Roshini Kempadoo Soweto Kinch Mel Larsen Kwame Nimako Paulette Randall Mark Sealy Nyugen E Smith Henri Tauliaut patricia vester Gina Yashere Gary Younge Cover Credits: I Will Take You with Me by patricia vester Bundlehouse by Nyugen E Smith Chaman by Henri Tauliaut The Islands by Mel Larsen Publication Year: 2020 – present(Published Each October) RRP £15 (print) | £12 (digital) Issues 1-3 £12 (print)| £10 (digital) ISSN: (Paperback) 2634-4289 ISSN: (Digital) 2634-4270 Keywords:

Cultural Politics

Art

Heritage

Black Voices

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COMING SOON: OCTOBER 2024 CAMOUFLAGE: EMBODIED DANCE Camouflage: Embodied Dance’s foundations are rooted in the work of Black theorists from Édouard Glissant’s “right to opacity”, through to the paradox of the invisibility/ hyper-visibility of Black women discussed by bell hooks and others. Camouflage is synonymous with Black survival, taking different forms across the Diaspora. The conference contributors will each reflect on the way that they explore camouflage in their own practice, ultimately tackling issues of the Black performing body, the histories embodied within and the transformation of dance artists in order to share these stories.

Contributors: nora chipaumire Yinka Esi Graves Tyrone Isaac-Stuart Carole Y Johnson Makini Peter Badejo Marlon D Simms Andrea E Woods Valdés Publication Year: 2024 RRP £21.99 ISBN: (Paperback) 978-1-913862-20-6 ISBN: (eBook) 978-1-913862-21-3 Keywords:

Cultural Politics

Dance

Race

Diaspora

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Image Credit: Kerry-Ann Henry, National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica in Arsenio Andrade Calderon’s A Prayer.

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