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Contains 208 collection items, 290 performances, 498 in total. Currently showing 498 in total.
  • Pagan Delights

    Pagan Delights

    29 March 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Pantheon of Passion

    Pantheon of Passion

    12 April 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Motormouths

    Motormouths

    26 April 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Mo' Words & Jazz National Tour - (Perf 4)

    Mo' Words & Jazz National Tour - (Perf 4)

    24 May 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Tongues Untied - a celebration of the work of Essex Hemphill

    Tongues Untied - a celebration of the work of Essex Hemphill

    7 June 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
    The screening of the film ‘Tongues Untied’ that celebrated and explored the multiplicity of Black Gay life in America.
  • Over & Out

    Over & Out

    21 June 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • 10 of the Best - a crash course in Apples & Snakes

    10 of the Best - a crash course in Apples & Snakes

    6 September 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Tarnishing The Exotic

    Tarnishing The Exotic

    13 September 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • The Cross & the Pomegranate / Body Memories

    The Cross & the Pomegranate / Body Memories

    20 September 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
    These were two separate performances The Cross & the Pomegranate was a theatrical performance of the epic poem CANTO GENERAL by Pablo Neruda, adapted and translated by Ricardo Corvalan: performed by the Latin American Writers & Theatre Co. Raman Mundair presents excerpts from her choreopoem Body Memories – a masala of storytelling ...
  • Brother to Brother

    Brother to Brother

    4 October 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Big Words & Belly Laughs

    Big Words & Belly Laughs

    18 October 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Oracular Triptych

    Oracular Triptych

    1 November 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Asian Voices, Asian Lives - Cooking Up A Storm

    Asian Voices, Asian Lives - Cooking Up A Storm

    15 November 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Mersey Verse II - the return trip

    Mersey Verse II - the return trip

    29 November 1996 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • We Press Buttons

    We Press Buttons

    24 January 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • True North

    True North

    7 February 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Angels with Dirty Fingernails - A Spin/Stir Salon

    Angels with Dirty Fingernails - A Spin/Stir Salon

    21 February 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • International Women's Night

    International Women's Night

    7 March 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Somewhere in Advance of Nowhere

    Somewhere in Advance of Nowhere

    21 March 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Rhythms for Living

    Rhythms for Living

    4 April 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • In The Mix

    In The Mix

    18 April 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • Feds Under The Bed

    Feds Under The Bed

    2 May 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
    In celebration of 21 years of the Federation if Worker Writers & Community Publishers. As of 2017 it is still an active organisation as any researcher will find with a google search.   Promoting and encouraging working class people from all over the country to write and perform. The flyer has some ...
  • Dandies, Vamps & Dilettantes

    Dandies, Vamps & Dilettantes

    10 May 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
  • The Jamaican Connection

    The Jamaican Connection

    16 May 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (498)
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