Black History
Support Black History Month and International Week activities or celebrate the richness and diversity within different cultures at any time of year. Our wide range of performances and workshops include single and dual facilitated workshops and dual facilitated performances.Choose from: *NEW* Anansi & His Web of Stories , dual facilitated story-telling performance and Hidden Hope single facilitated workshops that show how symbols were woven into quilts to help runaway slaves find their way through the underground railroad to freedom. For a performance and workshops combining elements of dance, drama and mime, Dance to Freedom tells the story of slavery from West Africa to the Caribbean, while the single facilitated WW2: The Forgotten Ones looks at the contribution to the war made by those who volunteered throughout the Commonwealth. We also run a number of single facilitated, living history workshops covering key figures such as Nelson Mandela, Ellen Craft, Mary Seacole, Martin Luther King, Olaudah Equiano and Harriet Tubman. Living History workshops are also available for Barak Obama and, given sufficient notice, we can create a workshop on any character of your choice. Or travel back further in time to look at the first black visitors to Britain with Roman Soldiers & Other Pioneers. DanceOur cultural dance workshops allow pupils to sample different dance styles, looking at black history through learning new dance steps and the significance that particular dances have within that specific culture. These workshops also provide opportunities for pupils to see how different cultural dances have influenced dance styles today.Popular styles of dance include:
SingingThese workshops give pupils a chance to sample music from another culture, learning about how black culture uses music, and the significance of particular songs within their cultures. Styles of singing include:
Alternatively pupils can have the opportunity of writing their own folk songs reflecting black history and compose music with our tutor and be involved in the whole experience. Drumming/PercussionCelebrating Black History by exploring different percussion instruments is both uplifting and fun! Pupils will look at both the origins of the instruments and how they are used. The workshops provide pupils with the opportunity to create their own piece of music, either using African drums or a variety of percussion instruments.ArtThese workshops are very hands on! They enable pupils to explore different art forms and techniques that originate from Black cultures. Their aim is to allow pupils to create their own piece of art, while learning about where that technique originated from and how and why it is used within the specific culture. Projects on offer include weaving, mask making, aboriginal dot painting, wall hangings, Chinese dragon puppets, clay modelling and many more.All workshops for Black History can be offered as one-off full day, a half day or can be booked to run for a number of days. Discounts are given to schools who book workshops for 3 full days or more. Our costs include all materials used in the workshops. Return from
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Anansi & His Web of Stories
WW2 - The Forgotten Ones
Hidden Hope
Nelson Mandela
Ellen Craft
Mary Seacole
Martin Luther King
Olaudah Equiano
Harriet Tubman
Roman Soldiers & Other Pioneers