The articles referred to the 1979 edition of the Notting Hill Carnival and posed different views on this public artistic event, which in time became the largest outdoor festival in...
The play was performed at the time when British Navy action against slavers was at its height following the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. It depicts scenes on a slave ship, a series of...
This musical play explores the impact of the history of transatlantic slavery in the Caribbean through music and drama and is set in the early 1950s when a group of islanders are about to emigrate to...
The play, adapted by the company, is described in the programme as 'a meditation (…) a combination of dreams, memories and questions' inspired by the island of Barbados, the idea of belonging and...
This production was based on the Jamaican practice known as Jonkunnu - when slaves originally celebrated two days of freedom at Christmas. It told the story of the famous 1841 carnival parade, which...
A dance drama in two parts: Reggae Ina Yu Jeggae and War Ina Babylon.
The production explores the development of reggae, a political and spiritual movement which evolved in the...
This performance, presented by the pioneering Black dance company Les Ballets Nègres, included three pieces, Blood, Market Day and De Prophet. The latter was based on a true incident that occurred...
This performance was set in contemporary Jamaica and interweaves a story of murder and revenge with events of everyday life, making use of singing, drumming and...
This performance explored the themes of death and grief and the strength of the human spirit. It was inspired by ancient and modern rituals from Africa, Asia and the...
Set in Trinidad, where Errol John came from, the play focuses on the story of two lovers, Ephraim and Rose. It explores Ephraim's attempts to break away from the island and move to London to seek his...
