Archives: Events

May 2026

Sat 2

Yesterday and Tomorrow: Roundtable Discussion and Dinner

2 May, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage 8 Bowling Green Street, Leicester

Yesterday and Tomorrow: Roundtable Discussion and Dinner brings together the intergenerational voices of Angie Amra Anderson, Stewart Avon Arnold, Greta Mendez and Nahum McLean

£135.00

Tue 5

Reimagining Tomorrow: New Work, Afrofuturism and Technology Conference

5 May, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage 8 Bowling Green Street, Leicester

The conference for LDIF26 Reimagining Tomorrow: New Work, Afrofuturism and Technology is inspired by the spirit of Sankofa, a reminder to look back and

£70.00 – £80.00

Wed 6

LDIF+ Masterclass – Embodied Rituals with Jamal Callender

6 May, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Curve 60 Rutland Street, Leicester

Jamal Callender’s journey into dance began at New York City’s Ballet Tech and Brooklyn College Preparatory Center for the Performing Arts, culminating in a

£30.00

Wed 6

Dance Dialogues – Diaspora in Motion: Tradition, Technology and Transformation with …

6 May, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage 8 Bowling Green Street, Leicester

Rudd is a Jamaican-born dancemaker whose work is informed by his experience as a queer Black man in dance and transverses ballet, contemporary and

£15.00

Wed 6

Signatures and the Black British Dance Platform (2026)

6 May, 7:45 pm - 10:00 pm

Curve 60 Rutland Street, Leicester

Signatures and the Black British Dance Platform Signatures and the Black British Dance Platform are two dynamic launchpads that celebrate the creativity of emerging

Thu 7

LDIF+ Masterclass – Ballet Foundations, Contemporary Futures with Javier Torres

7 May, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Curve 60 Rutland Street, Leicester

Javier Torres is a passionate, innovative and dynamic cultural leader whose career bridges artistic excellence and strategic vision.  Born in Cuba, he is considered

£30.00

Thu 7

Dance Dialogues – Hybridity and Empowerment: Black Women Reimagining Tomorrow with S…

7 May, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage 8 Bowling Green Street, Leicester

Golding is an African Holistic Dance practitioner, workshop facilitator, community artist, choreographer and performer. Classically and contemporary trained at the London School of Classical

£15.00

Thu 7

WHOSE SHOULDERS ARE WE DANCING ON? – Dance on Film and Book Launch

7 May, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage 8 Bowling Green Street, Leicester

An evening of two parts inspired by the spirit of Sankofa, representing the importance of learning from the past to build the future. The

£15.00

Fri 8

LDIF+ Masterclass – Contemporary Expression with Sharon Watson MBE

8 May, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Curve 60 Rutland Street, Leicester

Watson is the CEO and Principal of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Prior to this, Watson was the seventh and longest-standing Artistic Director

£30.00

Fri 8

Dance Dialogues – Jouvay Somatics: A Workshop on Healing with African-Caribbean Move…

8 May, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage 8 Bowling Green Street, Leicester

Emerging from the festival culture in the times of African enslavement, emancipation and colonialism in the Caribbean, the Trinidad and Tobago, jouvay is a

£15.00

Fri 8

Marks of RED – Shamel Pitts | TRIBE

8 May, 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm

Curve 60 Rutland Street, Leicester

Visionary choreographer and MacArthur Fellow Shamel Pitts returns to LDIF with Marks of RED, a powerful Afrofuturistic performance that reimagines memory, embodiment and regeneration

Sat 9

LDIF+ Masterclass – Afrofuturism Embodied with Shamel Pitts

9 May, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Curve 60 Rutland Street, Leicester

The in-practice movement workshop, guided by Shamel Pitts, is grounded in developing physical efficiency and proficiency, expressive range and clarity through creative prompts.  Pitts

£30.00