Stories of Panafrica
- Date & time
- –
- Speaker
- Usifu Jalloh, Nii Kwartey Owoo, Endurance Steel Orchestra, Mahogany Carnival Design, IRIE! dance theatre, Fikayo Adebajo, Anthony Kalume, Keith Shiri, Stella B, Viva MsimangBarbican Centre, IRIE! dance theatre, Miishejeloi Dance Theatre, The Africa Centre
- Location
- Barbican Centre, Conservatory Terrace and Conservatory Well, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
- Organisation
- Barbican
Topics
About this talk
A day-long celebration of Pan-Africanism in arts, culture and storytelling featuring multiple sessions: 12pm-1:30pm 'Me Wan Go Home' with master storyteller Usifu Jalloh exploring journeys and histories of Pan-Africanist figures through song; 1:30pm-2:15pm 'Roots, Route and Rhythm' with Nii Kwartey Owoo celebrating African dance, movement and storytelling; 2:30pm-3:30pm 'Memories from Storytellers and Griots' with community leaders from Endurance Steel Orchestra, Mahogany Carnival Design and IRIE! dance theatre discussing UK Carnival traditions; 3:30pm-6pm 'Maps to Elsewhere and Otherwise' workshop with artist-curator Fikayo Adebajo creating 'Artefacts of Liberation' using maps, posters and passports; 4:30pm-6pm interactive panel 'Pan-Africanism in the Arts: (re)presenting culture, history & politics' with curators and artists discussing how Pan-Africanism has shaped culture and identity.
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