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Presented by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage Talawa Technique™ structures elements of African and Caribbean practices uniquely designed to facilitate polycentrism, multiple movement qualities, grounding and polyrhythm. Talawa Technique™ deconstructs and reconstructs these practices in such a way as to reveal the quality of each unique element by themselves as well as the added accumulative potential achieved when these elements are intentionally recombined. Delivered by Thomas Tawala Prestø.

Presented by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage Commissioned by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage, composed by Philip Herbert with two independent choreographic interpretations by Monique Jonas and Thomas Tawala Prestø, Siren Calls: To an Illusive Journey seeks to honour the Windrush generation and crystallise their experiences. The film showcases behind the scenes footage on the making of the shows, including interviews with the producer, composer, choreographers and musicians. Interpretation – Siren Calls: To an Illusive Journey…

Presented by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage The longest serving African Caribbean radio DJ in the BBC, Herdle White has been presenting shows for BBC Radio Leicester for over 50 years. Starting his radio career with a five-minute Caribbean roundup, Herdle went on to produce Talking Blues (which marks its fortieth anniversary this year) before the show evolved into the current The Sound of The Caribbean. A familiar face at Leicester Caribbean Carnival, this is an opportunity to…

Date: Friday 7 October 2022 Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Location: St Edmund’s Chapel, High Street, Gateshead, NE8 1EP Price: £10 | £8 Commissioned by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage, composed by Philip Herbert with two independent choreographic interpretations by Monique Jonas and Thomas Talawa Prestø, Siren Calls: To an Illusive Journey seeks to honour the Windrush generation and crystallise their experiences. The film showcases behind the scenes footage on the making of the shows, including interviews with the…

Presented by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage Inspired by the nineteenth century acrobat and circus artist Olga Brown, depicted in the Degas painting Miss La La at the Fernando Circus, La Lala is the incarnation through which Yinka Esi Graves explores the idea of Crypsis in The Disappearing Act. Audiences are invited into this exhibition space to discover what Crypsis means and entails for the artist.

Presented by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage and Phoenix Dir: Raja Amari, France/Tunisia, French with English subtitles, 90 minutes, 2020 This documentary follows Tunisian activist Ghofrane Binous’s journey into politics and the run-up to the 2019 national elections. It follows a charismatic young woman who is keen to perpetuate the myth of her own invulnerability in a segregated society where women generally draw the shortest straw and where people have little confidence in their own democracy.

Presented by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage and Phoenix Dir: Wagner Moura, Brazil, Portuguese with English subtitles, 155 minutes, 2019 This film charts the last five years in the life of Brazilian writer, politician and revolutionary, Carlos Marighella (1911-1969). Considered as Che Guevara’s successor for Latin American activism, he resisted the military dictatorship of Brazil, and became a hunted enemy of the state. The release of this biopic starring Seu Jorge was restricted for over two years by…