Events

Join artist and set designer Alexia Dobre for Miniature Worlds of Broadmead, a hands-on creative workshop rooted in giving old objects a new life. Using reclaimed and everyday materials, participants of all ages will explore storytelling, design and model-making, building their own tiny dream spaces inspired by Broadmead’s spaces, histories and identities. This DIASPORA! workshop… Continue Reading Miniature Worlds of Broadmead: A Model-Making Workshop

Join Mamadou Keita, from Guinea-Conakry, for a mixed-level Djembe workshop at the Jam Jar, inviting you to play and sing soulful West African rhythms in a collaborative setting. Limited drum hire is available, so please book in advance to reserve a djembe or feel free to bring your own. Tickets are available now on Headfirst.… Continue Reading Foli – Bristol Djembe Players

Are you feeling stuck in your creative process or unsure how to start a new idea? When we encounter roadblocks, we often try to solve them through logic alone, which can lead to feeling overwhelmed or exhausted. Join Viola for this 90-minute workshop using embodiment and meditation to help you gain clarity. By integrating the… Continue Reading Flow & Radiate

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

In 2004, in the SuperBowl halftime show finale, 23 year old Justin Timberlake ripped off 37 year old Janet Jackson’s top. Her breast was exposed on screen for nine sixteenths of a second. A pop icon and role model for many black women, and an outspoken ally for the LGBTQ community, the moment derailed Jackson’s… Continue Reading Nine Sixteenths @ Exeter Phoenix

Join the DIASPORA! special of this regular, friendly creative drop-in space. You will get the chance to imagine, design and learn and how to make welcoming signage for community spaces. No art or making experience needed. Free light lunch from 11:30 (usually sandwiches with vegetarian and dairy-free options). No booking required. For all ages.

The Fight Well Project is a theatre show and engagement project exploring the validation and respect of Black women’s bodies within the healthcare system. As part of this work, Corinne Walker leads a creative workshop specifically for Global Majority women who have experienced negative healthcare outcomes. The session combines writing exercises, music and discussion to… Continue Reading DIASPORA! Online: The Fight Well Project: Finding Hope & Validation Within Black Women’s Health

A gentle creative writing and journalling workshop exploring identity, memory, culture and liberation. Through accessible prompts and grounding wellbeing practices, participants are invited to process, imagine and express themselves in a reflective, culturally aware space. Open to all levels, it supports people in reconnecting with their stories of resistance and leaving with greater clarity and… Continue Reading Writing to Resist

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