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
Formed in 2025 by singer-songwriter Yiran Liu, Hazed Date is a Bristol-based five-piece emerging from the city’s vibrant Queer POC community. Their sound is a compelling blend of heavy, distorted textures and delicate indie-rock lyricism, exploring themes of sapphic yearning and the search for sanctuary. ABOUT YIRAN As a first-generation immigrant and queer woman, Yiran… Continue Reading Hazed Date
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
Join us for a meaningful and creative afternoon as we come together to mark Red Dress Day, honouring Indigenous women in Canada who are missing or murdered through violence. This free, informal pop-up workshop is an opportunity to slow down, reflect and connect through making. You’ll be invited to decorate and message second-hand red dresses,… Continue Reading Raising the Red: Red Dress Day Craft Workshop
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
Monthly live Roots Reggae and Dub session at The Canteen, hosted by legendary drummer Alex Dawson (Hotsteppas/Run Come Down). Special guests will be invited to jam with the house band opening up the stage for Singers, Mcs and musicians to show off their skills in true Bristol fashion. No need to book, just turn up.… Continue Reading Riddim – Reggae/Dub jam
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
Hosted by film blogger and critic Oreoluwa Ige (Binge God), this session features a selection of films from Inaz Hussain (Belong), Louise Ndibwirende (Rice at Home) and Jessica Olivia Neill (Green Hills). Each work explores themes of identity, home and belonging, and what that means to people with a history of migration. After the screenings,… Continue Reading DIASPORA! on Screen
