Events

This participatory workshop led by facilitator, Katie Despres, uses Systemic Constellations to explore how family, culture and histories of migration shape our lives. Moving beyond talk therapy, the session uses guided exercises to reveal unseen generational patterns and provide fresh perspectives on how we belong in the world. Participants will engage directly with these dynamics… Continue Reading DIASPORA! Online: What We Inherit, What We Carry: An Introduction to Systemic Constellations

An exciting new dance-theatre-spoken word collaboration from Divija Melally and Saili Katebe. One Foot In The Dark is an exploration of our known and unknown experiences of identity, culture and change through text and movement. It comprises a double bill of a solo The Skeleton Is White and duet Six Degrees From Home, both honest… Continue Reading One Foot in the Dark

This creative writing session uses mindfulness techniques to celebrate your unique self. Held in a supportive and playful atmosphere, the workshop focuses on personal expression and wellbeing. Participants are encouraged to explore their creativity at their own pace. All are welcome, regardless of previous experience. Please arrive at 9.45am for a 10am start. ABOUT AGATA… Continue Reading Writing for Wellbeing with Agata Palmer

A contemplative and guided tea experience that will nourish the body, soothe the mind and excite the spirit. Tea has long held a sacred place in the heart of Eastern culture. Our Breathe and Brew session will begin with mindfully drinking tea and using grounding breath to connect to the healing effects of the tea’s… Continue Reading ATTIC Teas: Breathe & Brew

Join poet, Sharena Lee Satti, for this all-abilities workshop exploring how identity and home can shape creative expression. The session invites participants to reflect on their own stories, the echoes of memory and the spaces they inhabit, transforming personal experience into authentic poetry. Through gentle prompts, guided exercises and discussion, participants will: – explore how… Continue Reading DIASPORA! Online: Estate to Stage: Echoes, Breath & Words

A free monthly meet-up for creatives, artists and technologists interested in making things happen in/with communities. Whether you already work with communities or are curious to begin, you’re welcome here – all that’s needed is a genuine interest in community-centred, collaborative ways of making. These meet-ups are always evolving in response to the group. Currently,… Continue Reading Community x Arts x Tech Meetups

Big Team are hosting our annual Elevate Us networking event. The aim of this event is to explore how people with neurodiversities navigate creative freelancing. The panel will focus on sharing the personal and practical experience of those currently in the creative industry, gain insights of what it is like working in the industry, receive… Continue Reading Neurodiversity and Creative Freelancing: Elevate Us

Raise the Bar Raise the Bar presents Poems of DIASPORA! Featuring four headline poets, representing four different continents: Daljit Nagra, Maureen Onwunali, Bohdan Piasecki and Chloe Tenesha. Plus our resident DJ spinning tunes from across the world. Raise the Bar’s Spring quarterly show is presented as part of DIASPORA! 2026. Expect another dynamic, thought-provoking and… Continue Reading Raise the Bar: Poems of DIASPORA!

Expect ultra-tight musicianship and unstoppable energy as Nubiyan Twist bring their electrifying blend of jazz, afrobeat, soul, hip-hop and dance music to the stage with a brand new line-up and live show for 2026. Known for their powerful big-band sound and uplifting live shows, the 9-piece collective fuse global grooves with UK jazz finesse, percussive… Continue Reading Nubiyan Twist