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Main Character Energy at Soho Theatre
Temi Wilkey’s “Main Character Energy” blends comedy, music, and self-reflection, exploring identity, ambition, and racis...
Our Favourite Exhibitions of 2024 Pt1
Firelei Báez’s Sueño de la Madrugada explores colonial histories, Afro-Caribbean folklore, and identity through installations, paint...
Material Sensibilities @October_Gallery
Material Sensibilities @October_Gallery brings together sculptures, ceramics and paintings. Each piece explores materiality and the...
The Spook Who Sat By The Door
The Spook Who Sat By The Door the cult classic first published by Margaret Busby in 1969. A landmark republication by Jacaranda Book...
Lil. Miss. Lady. at Barbican Centre
LAST FEW TICKETS!! Part rave, part drama, HighRise return with an immersive history of Grime, told through the eyes of a trailblazin...
Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew
Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet , Yew – Coral Wylie’s debut play explores queerness, grief, and generational connections through ga...
Dak’Art Biennale 2024 – Pt 4
The Dak’Art Biennale is a major contemporary art event every two years in Dakar, Senegal. This edition’s theme was The W...
Dak’Art Biennale 2024 – Pt3
The Dak’Art Biennale is a major contemporary art event every two years in Dakar, Senegal. This edition’s theme was The W...
ANAMNESIS-K perform Kepone Indigo
ANAMNESIS-K performed Kepone Indigo at the Dak’art Biennale 2024. The piece reflects on history, ancestral connections, violen...
Cheick Diallo modernizes African craftsmanship
Cheick Diallo, a Malian designer, fuses traditional craftsmanship and modern materials, creating globally acclaimed upcycled furnitu...
Dak’Art Biennale 2024 – Pt2
Established in 1989, the Dak’Art Biennale showcases contemporary African art, exploring diverse perspectives. Design made a welcome...
Interview with Malian artist Abdou Ouologuem
The Dak’Art Biennale is a major contemporary art event held every two years in Dakar, Senegal. We spoke to Abdou Ouologuem fro...
Dak’Art Biennale 2024 – Pt1
The Dak’Art Biennale is a major contemporary art held event every two years in Dakar, Senegal. This edition’s theme was...
Making a Rukus!
Making a Rukus! Black Queer Histories Through Love and Resistance at Somerset House London, until 19 January Playful, radical and di...
The Importance of Being Earnest
The “fun, flamboyant, and campy” Importance of Being Earnest @NationalTheatre is SOLD OUT!!! But … you can see the...
As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic
@saatchi_gallery Final 2 weeks! ★★★★★ The Guardian. Portrait photography as a way to capture Black self-expression, blending famous...
PAN! at Theatre Peckham
Last few days to catch PAN! @TheatrePeckham Feel the vibe of the Caribbean, from a theatre seat in Peckham. A festive twist on the c...
Winter Light at Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre Winter Light transforms the night with vibrant light-based artworks exploring themes like identity, the environment...