REFERENCE LIBRARY - The Living Archive

The Living Archive is delighted to launch their Reference Library This collection of publications is available at the Serendipity Office, exclusively to Connect members

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Titles include:

Rediscovering Black Portraiture (2023)

Peter Brathwaite

Life Between Islands: Caribbean British Art, 1950s - Now (2021)

David A Bailey

Island Possessed (1969)

Katherine Dunham

Black Dance (1989)

Edward Thorpe

Africa is Not a Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa (2023)

Dipo Faloyin

Voices of the Windrush Generation: The real story told by the people themselves (2018)

David Matthews

Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain (1984)

Peter Fryer

Speak Out! The Brixton Black Women's Group (2023)

Milo Miller

Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter (2023)

Gary Younge

Dancing the Black Question: The Phoenix Dance Company Phenomenon (2007)

Christy Adair

Events

BLACKCHAT: EXPERIENCES OF BLACK WOMEN IN THE BRITISH EDUCATION SYSTEM WITH APRIL-LOUISE PENNANT

THURSDAY 29 FEBRUARY, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

DIALOGUE BOX, 21 BOWLING GREEN STREET, LEICESTER LE1 6AS, UK

How do Black girls and women experience education in Britain? Due to the lack of attention given to Black female students, little is known about how they understand and engage with the education system, or the influences that shape their long-term strategies and decisionmaking in order to gain educational “success”

Dr April-Louise Pennant is a sociologist who works in education and social justice and has a particular interest in how identities, social class, gender, ethnicity, culture and race intersect to shape and influence individuals, the ways they interact with others and how they navigate within society She is also conducting history, heritage and memory research as a Leverhulme Early Career fellow.

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AFROFUTURISM AND CLIMATE JUSTICE: ARTIST-LED EXHIBITION TOUR

FRIDAY 16 FEBRUARY, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

AUTOGRAPH, RIVINGTON PLACE, LONDON EC2A 3BA, UK tilising aspects of Afrofuturism and mysticism, artist Wilfred Ukpong creates compelling and poetic reflections on the crisis of environmental degradation and exploitation in the Niger Delta Drawing on historical and personal archives, ecology politics and indigenous environmentalism, his work demonstrates how artmaking can be used as a tool for social empowerment and to confront continued, aggressive colonial practices.

Join us at the gallery for an artist led response to the large-scale mixed media photographs and performance-based films featured in Wilfred Ukpong: Niger-Delta / Future-Cosmos exhibition

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY : 100 BLACK WOMEN WHO HAVE MADE A MARK

FRIDAY 8 MARCH, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

DIALOGUE BOX, 21 BOWLING GREEN STREET, LEICESTER LE1 6AS, UK

100 Black Women Who Have Made A Mark celebrates the stories of Black women who have made a positive change, whether it be across arts, education, technology, science or community activism This roundtable conversation will be an opportunity to hear from the five visual artists working on the project ahead of the exhibition in October It will also be an opportunity to be the first to find out who has been selected as sitters for this project featuring the portraits of 100 Black women from across Britain and Ireland

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Dancing Beyond Borders

SATURDAY 16 MARCH, 7 30 PM

DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE

W E SCOTT THEATRE, 1300 GENDY ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76107

DBDT: Encore! transcends borders and boundaries in a stunning display of contemporary modern dance

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LET’S DANCE INTERNATIONAL FRONTIERS 2024 LAUNCH

RAUL REINOSO, ACOSTA DANZA

MONDAY 29 APRIL, 7 00PM

THE CITY ROOMS, LEICESTER, UK

To celebrate International Dance Day and the launch of Let’s Dance International Frontiers 2024, dancer and choreographer Raul Reinoso of Acosta Danza explores, by the processes of creolisation, the foundation of African Caribbean culture

UNBUNTU is an exploration of the connections of Diaspora, how surviving and thriving in new territories is necessitated by assimilation, appropriation and adaptation Intentionally spelt this way, UNBUNTU encapsulates the spirit of the Bantu philosophy of humanity, Ubuntu, “I am because ‘we’ are” in juxtaposition with the reality of the continued exploration of unity and nuance across the African and African Caribbean Diaspora. With the passage over oceans, languages change, but the connection to African heritage remains Simultaneously, the title plays on the institutionalised perspective of the United Nations, the “UN” as the forum for humanity and peace

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LDIF24 - CONFERENCE CAMOUFLAGE: EMBODIED DANCE

TUESDAY 30 APRIL, 10 00AM – 5 00PM

PHOENIX, LEICESTER, UK

The conference for Let’s Dance International Frontiers 2024 explores the theme of Camouflage: Embodied Dance This annual gathering of artists, activists and practitioners has established a growing reputation as a leading voice and home for Black dance

Contributors include: nora chipaumire (Zimbabwe/USA), Yinka Esi Graves (UK/Spain), Tyrone Isaac-Stuart (UK), Carole Y Johnson (USA/Australia), Makini (USA), Peter Badejo (Nigeria/UK), Marlon D Simms (Jamaica) and Andrea E Woods Valdés (USA)

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Cocktails And Conversation With Marlon Simms

SATURDAY 4 MAY, 6.00PM – 7.00PM

LEICESTER, UK

A reception to celebrate National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica’s performances as part of Let’s Dance International Frontiers 2024 and meet the company’s artistic director, Marlon Simms.

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