Groundings on a Black Planet
- Date & time
- Speaker
- Haja Fanta, Sheeba Levi, Caleb FemiHOUSE OF DREAD
- Location
- Barbican Conservatory, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
- Organisation
- Barbican
Topics
About this talk
What might it mean to ground on a Black planet? This evening invites audiences into a shared space of sound, archive and reasoning, exploring memory, relation and diasporic connection. Curated by HOUSE OF DREAD, this participatory evening engages themes of archive, ritual, nationhood and Black life across geographies. Drawing on the work of Walter Rodney, "groundings" is a method of gathering, listening and reasoning together. The Conservatory becomes a space of encounter, inviting audiences to sit within a shared process rather than observe from a distance. Through sonic interventions and moving image, the work considers memory, land and inheritance, and how these continue to shape lived experience. Contributors including writer and researcher Haja Fanta, community advocate Sheeba Levi and poet, filmmaker and photographer Caleb Femi reflect on Black gathering, diasporic connection, Pan-Africanism, and the forms of knowledge that exist beyond the institution. Age recommendation: 16+
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