AFRICA / LGBTQ+ / PHOTO

Black Queer Voices

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Brave Beauties shot from 2014 onwards consist of a series of portraits of Trans women, gender non-conforming and non-binary. Many of the women photographed are also beauty pageant contestants. They enter these pageants in order to change the mind set of those present. Those who are often happy to persecute trans-women. So, these images challenge transphobic stereotypes and stigmas.

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ART

Land by Rewati Shahani

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Rewati Shahani was born and brought up in Mumbai in a family directly affected by Partition. The topics of migration and place have been constant themes in her work.

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DANCE

Feet of fire

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How do you reinvent an art form so rooted in tradition? The answer appears to be, by merging both the traditional alongside the innovative and then having it performed by some of the best flamenco dancers in the world.

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MUSIC

Sarah Téibo, the London philanthropist jazz singer

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Sarah Téibo writes songs that inspire and encourage people to keep pushing in spite of the hurdles of life, which inevitably keep coming.

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MUSIC

Open Mic UK

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The uniqueness of Open Mic UK was evident from the moment I arrived at this year’s final. The first thing I noticed is that the judges were not seated on stage, but rather in the theatre’s dress circle. They were introduced at the start of every final, with finals divided according to ages, but once introduced you never heard from them again.

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MUSIC / THEATRE

A Night of the Blues – Review

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By Michelle Inniss At A Night of the Blues, we were transported to the intimate space of a back porch in America’s Deep South as Circles Productions brought a new type of […]

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THEATRE

BREATHE

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Breathe is a play about transition from childhood to the adult world, showcasing the struggles of four flatmates in London.

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LONDON / THEATRE

Don’t blame the Bankers …. $toopid

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At Maida Vale’s delightful, Canal Café, “Don’t Blame the Bankers …, $toopid” is a blisteringly funny, insightful look at a financial sector novice’s experience on the trading floor. Written and directed by Serafina Salvador, who also appears in the piece, it offers a refreshing, insightful and, that rare thing, female perspective on our current economic madness.

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