In December 2019, Akeim Toussaint performed in London his solo show Windows of Displacement at Stratford Circus, which returns to London on 21st and 22nd March for the Vault Festival. It is a transfixing hour of spoken word, song, and dance.
In December 2019, Akeim Toussaint performed in London his solo show Windows of Displacement at Stratford Circus, which returns to London on 21st and 22nd March for the Vault Festival. It is a transfixing hour of spoken word, song, and dance.
At the age of 21, Black Panther Activist Fred Hampton had become chairman of the Illinois chapter of the revolutionary movement and had founded the ‘Rainbow Coalition’, a multicultural political organisation aiming to create social change. His activism would draw the attention of many, this including the FBI. His ability to inspire, something that hadn’t gone unnoticed. In 1969, an armed raid would tragically end Hampton’s life, however his legacy lives on. Taking on Hampton’s powerful story, writer and director Jesse Briton alongside Paula B. Stanic present Messiah.
The Believers are But Brothers returns to London after a runat The Bush Theatre in 2018 and a Scotsman Edinburgh Fringe first winning appearance at Summerhall in 2017.Written and performed by Javaad Alipoor and co-directed by Kirsty Housley, Believers is a formally ambitious 70 minutes of technological theatre that attempts to spin a complex, multi stranded tale about three men’s contact with online extremism.
London 2012 marked a landmark moment within the boxing world; it would mark the first time women could compete in three boxing events consisting of the flyweight, lightweight and middleweight competitions. Nicola Adams would go on to become a national treasure and Olympic champion of the flyweight division, marking her as the face of a trailblazing movement. A world dominated by men, moments such as this continue to dismantle the idea that only men can compete. Drawing from her experiences within the boxing world, actor and writer Libby Liburd discusses her latest show Fighter – an exploration of discrimination faced by women and their literal and metaphorical fight to be taken seriously.
Just recently the internet celebrated its 30th Birthday; a phenomenon that has revolutionised the way in which we share and consume information. No longer are we solely dependent on the voices of mainstream tabloids and broadsheets; we’re now in control of where we consume our information from, whether that be from forums, video sharing sites, blogs or websites. With this growing phenomena of information sharing, we ourselves are capable of airing our perspectives and opinions to a mass audience in a matter of seconds; this now creating space for all sorts of voices to perpetuate their agendas. Ahead of the return of Scotsman’s Fringe First Award 2017 ‘The Believers Are But Brothers’, playwright Javaad Alipoor discusses the show’s addressing of this phenomena. An online world we once celebrated the beginnings of, now a Wild West of opinions ranging from the tame to the absolute inflammatory.
Superposition: The net response caused by two or more stimuli is the sum of responses that would have been caused by each stimulus individually. The Superposition principle attributed to the scientific field of physics depends on a linear system producing a straightforward outcome. Drawing on this strand of science, Chanje Kunda takes on the role of scientist; dissecting and analysing life events that have contributed to her current status.
From Thursday 9th to Friday 10th November, Chanje Kunda will bring her latest show, Superposition to Stratford Circus Arts Centre. A one woman show exploring female eroticism, a fusion of movement and poetry looks to challenge the commodification of women’s eroticism.
Our teenage years are probably one of our most trying phases. On our paths to adulthood, there are expectations both on an educational and personal level that have to be met. From considering a chosen career path, to passing statutory exams, to navigating friendships, relationships and home life. These are the years where we really start to gauge who we are, our identities start to form. Joseph Barnes Phillips‘ Big Foot zones in on this particular phase, drawing focus on the concept of masculinity.