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
Drawing from an expansive palette of R&B, neo soul, contemporary jazz and poetic songwriting, British-Nigerian award-winning singer-songwriter and musician Ego Ella May is creating music that resonates deeply across generations and cultures. Her work is united by her profound reverence for jazz – for Ego, it’s ‘the root of it all’ – and a fearless… Continue Reading Ego Ella May
Priscilla Andersohn is a singer/ songwriter rooted in the London/ Bristol scene. She crafts atmospheric alternative pop built on live instrumentation and emotional depth. Performing with bass, guitar and percussion, her music unfolds slowly and expansively, blending rhythm and texture into an immersive live experience. Priscilla’s sound is moody, spacious and quietly powerful, drawing audiences… Continue Reading Priscilla Andersohn
Tuto Barrios creates a vibrant fusion of multi-instrumental Colombian roots and electronic production. Charango, marimba, gaitas and percussion weave through deep MPC beats, bringing together tropical groove, Andean melody and dancefloor energy accompanied a guest percussionist or DJ. No need to book just turn up. Age: 18+ Venue: The Plough Inn, BS5 0EG Access: Contact… Continue Reading Tuto Barrios
A genre-spanning set to keep you moving and grooving with our very own Giulia with a G. Expect percussive and melodic house and techno from around the world and everything in between. No need to book, just turn up. ABOUT GIULIA Born of Italian and Romanian heritage and raised across Europe and the US, Giulia… Continue Reading Giulia with a G
Bristol’s long-running Playback Theatre Company offers you an exciting opportunity to experience the basics of Playback Theatre. Come to The Wardrobe Theatre for a friendly, relaxed workshop to create spontaneous improvised theatre. Book now via Wardrobe Theatre. ABOUT PLAYBACK THEATRE Playback theatre is a unique form of interactive, improvisational theatre where audience members share personal… Continue Reading WORKSHOP: Playback Theatre – An Introduction
Join us for an afternoon of conversation, short film and live music exploring the Kurdish situation in the Middle East. Led by artist Taban Yasin and friends, this is a free, informal drop-in session. Featured image: Levi Meir Clancy. ABOUT TABAN Taban Yasin is an actress, writer, filmmaker and dancer who began her artistic career… Continue Reading Kurdish Diaspora: Talks, Film & Music
Be transported BAC in Time on Friday 8 May 2026 – VE Day with a community show performed underneath Concorde. Local Learning are keeping their tradition alive of telling true stories of people who have lived, worked, and grown up in Filton, Patchway and Southmead that are then woven into a theatre show and performed… Continue Reading Meadows to Meaders 6: BAC in Time Theatre show
Relax, release & re-balance body & soul in a heart-opening, healing Sound Bath in Bristol with Sound Therapist, Rounik Sethi. Rounik weaves ancient, healing sounds using Tibetan singing bowls, gongs, monochords, Koshi chimes and other sacred instruments. Book now. @rounik_sound_healing For access information refer to venue’s website
People from the Global Majority, who may or may not identify as Artists, are invited to come and share their poems, songs, movement, theatre pieces etc in the supportive cosy nest of the Kiota community. Hosted by Kiota’s Artistic Director, Aisha Ali (they/ them) the space is not only for sharing work in all stages… Continue Reading Kiota Open Mic
