The Rap Up

Taming Who? From Inter-Mission Youth Theatre. A fast-paced, Shakespearean remix, inspired by Taming of the Shrew. Directed by former EastEnders star @steviebasaula Running from 30 Nov - 14 Dec. Book tickets https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/taming-who/ Written by @itsdarrenraymond @weareintermission Arcola TheatreStarring @ikeonmp @saratmokonen #blackjoy #blacktheatre #theatre #london #blackart #plays #whatson #shakespeare #blacklove Fourth Wall PR

“I believe the Gods and the Ancestors are real” Last day to catch British Nigerian artist Abe Odedina’s solo show I’m A Believer at Ed Cross Fine ArtLondon. All it takes to transform fact to fiction and vice versa is belief. Full interview https://therapup.tv/i-believe-the-gods-and-the-ancestors-are-real-interview-with-abe-odedina/ #NigerianArtLover… #contemporaryafricanart #nigeria #contemporaryart #art #blackart #africanart #blackjoy #gallery #london #whatson #painting

Wangari Mathenge's intimate portraits of resting workers in Kenya is aimed at shifting the narrative around a workforce of over two million people across the country. At Pippy Houldsworth gallery. More https://www.houldsworth.co.uk/exhibitions/137-wangari-mathenge-a-day-of-rest/press_release_text/ #WomensArt #LondonExhibitions @WangariMat #pippyhouldsworthgallery #Art #Africa #ContemporaryAfricanArt #kenya #blackjoy #whatson #london #blackart

The Missing Thread @SomersetHouse looks at the impact Black British fashion has had on UK culture over the last 50 years"immensely joyful and thought-provoking" Curated by Harris-Elliott Jason Jules and Andrew Ibi. Until Jan 2024. Tickets https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/the-missing-thread #fashion #Culture #History #Heritage #blackjoy #whatson #london #blackart

THE GIFT- “A subversive comedy drama about imperialism, cross-racial adoption, cultural appropriation… and tea” From November 8th to the 18th at the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington Tickets https://t.co/GcO4zImm08 @towerthegift @towertheatre #blackjoy #blacktheatre #theatre #london #blackart #plays #whatson #femalewriters

@154artfair the leading international contemporary art fair dedicated to work by #African and diasporic artists was @SomersetHouse on October 12-15. See some of the incredible work on display. #154artfair #TouriaElGloui #154london2023 Amine El Gotaibi #africanart #artfair #artgallery #contemporaryafricanart #contemporaryart #art #blackart #africanartist #blackjoy #gallery #london #abstractart #carvingart #painting

Multi award winning RED PITCH "...fierce, affectionate and effortlessly funny" returns to Bush Theatre London for only three weeks from 7th to 30th Sept 2023. Book here https://bushtheatre.co.uk/event/red-pitch-2023/ Written by Ty William and directed by @DanielLBailey #RedPitch #blackjoy #blacktheatre #theatre #london #blackart #plays #whatson

"Not to be missed" A World in Common Tate celebrates contemporary African photography with 36 artists re-imagining Africa’s diverse cultures and historical narratives. Until January 14 2024. Curated by OseiBonsu #africanphotography #photographer #sound #films #contemporaryafricanart #contemporaryart #art #blackart #blackjoy #gallery #london #abstractart #whatson

Last few days to catch the fantastic Reframe exhibition at the @southbankcentre London. The powerful response to climate change from 77 emerging Black artists from Manchester, Birmingham and London. Until 27th August #ReframeResidency #photography #sound #film #contemporaryafricanart #contemporaryart #art #blackart #climatechange #blackjoy #gallery #london #abstractart #whatson

A STRANGE LOOP, winner of every ‘Best Musical’ award on Broadway and the Pulitzer Prize, runs at the Barbican until 9th September. "Strikingly original, highly entertaining tour of identity politics and the struggles of selfhood" The Guardian. Tickets https://lnkd.in/egYJYUit @StrangeLoopLDN @BarbicanCentre @supashar @remarsings @thelivingMJ @TH_Sitima @Armarkwei @KayiUshe #astrangeloop #blackjoy #blacktheatre #theatre #london #blackart #plays #whatson #lgbtqia

Everything I Own runs at @BrxHouseTheatre London until 22nd July. A generational love story encompassing the Brixton riots, COVID and the BLM movement. Tickets https://brixtonhouse.co.uk/book-online/182060/ Starring @EveralWalsh as Errol Directed by @Datywar Co-Directed by @D_Kassarate @ltwltd #blackjoy #blacktheatre #theatre #london #blackart #plays #whatson #brixton #lambeth

Che Lovelace is a Trinidadian artist and former champion surfer. Che paints the constantly intersecting lives of the people, flora, and fauna of his native Trinidad. @corvimora #chelovelace #trinidadianpainter #caribbeanart #art #artist #arte #artlovers #artlife #fineart #instaart #style #painting #music #artwork #artoftheday #paintings #contemporaryart #artwork #figurativeart #figurativepainting #contemporarypainting #painter #artist #blackart #blackartist #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #gallery #london #trinidad

Bob Thompson was an African-American figurative painter known for his bold and colorful canvases. So Let Us All Be Citizens Too was an exhibition exploring his influence on successive generations of painters. David Zwirner #london #DavidZwirner @lewisnhammond #contemporaryafricanart #contemporaryart #africanart #contemporaryart #thenowcontinent #art #artwork #figurativeart #figurativepainting #figurative #painting #contemporarypainting #painter #artist #blackart #blackartist #africanartist #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #womensart #gallery

ICYMI @TheAfricaCentre In collaboration with @addisfineart , a group #exhibition showcasing 10 incredible artists from the Horn of #Africa. The works on show ranged in style from abstract to figuration to pointillism. #contemporaryafricanart #contemporaryart #africanart #contemporaryart #thenowcontinent #art #artwork #figurativeart #figurativepainting #figurative #painting #contemporarypainting #painter #artist #blackart #blackartist #africanartist #artistsoninstagram #abstractart

Ethiopian painter Tizta Berhanu presented tender portrayals of love, intimacy and kinship at Addis Fine Art in London. @addisfineart #tiztaberhanu #art #gallery #london #ethiopia #ethiopian #blackart #blackartist #artist#artwork #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryafricanart #contemporaryart #ArtofLegends #GANA #AfricanArts #AfricanArt #EthiopianArt #addisfineart #artlovers #artwork #fashion #art #lifestyle #culture #color #love #artist #fineart #painting #artnews #beauty #color

Play Fight opens at Seven Dials Playhouse from 10th July to 5th August. Play Fight examines the corrosive way in which racism determines the direction young black lives take. Enter FIRSTWEEK25 for 25% off performances from 10-15 July: https://sevendialsplayhouse.co.uk/shows/playfight @7DialsPlayhouse @OrisunP Danny Sapani@ChrissyA_92 @PlayFight4 @IndyVidyalankar @iaing0 #blackjoy #blacktheatre #theatre #london #blackart #femalewriters #plays #whatson #westend

A look back at Photo London 2023 and some of the brilliant work on display from Africa and beyond @SomersetHouse #photolondon @PhotoLondonFair #photography #photoshoot #photoshop #lightroom #art #blm #blackphotographer #blackart #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #SURREALISM

Play Fight moves to the West End! At Seven Dials Playhouse from July 10th to August 5th. Play Fight examines the corrosive way in which racism determines the direction young black lives take. Based on an idea by Shereener Browne and written by Christina Alagaratnam. Booking https://www.sevendialsplayhouse.co.uk/shows/playfight @7DialsPlayhouse @OrisunP @ChrissyA_92 @PlayFight4 @IndyVidyalankar @iaing0 #blackjoy #blacktheatre #theatre #london #blackart #femalewriters #plays #whatson #westend

IN HIDING: Maternal love battles with Nigerian high society tradition in this touching and often hilarious new drama by Adenike Ojo. Tower Theatre, N16. 21 June - 1 July 23. Ticketshttp://towertheatre.org.uk @towertheatre @InhidingP @uniekgrace @JoyceOchelle #InHiding@XaraChisano #autism #neurodiverse #thisismylife #newwriting #newplay #blackjoy #blacktheatre #theatre #london #blackart #plays #whatson #hackney #disability #funny #sad #nigeria #love #touching #diversity

Tambo and Bones opens tomorrow! FRI 16 JUN – SAT 15 JUL 2023 at Theatre Royal Stratford East. Tambo and Bones are stuck in a minstrel show. It's hard to know what's real when you're stuck in a minstrel show. Their escape plan: get out, get rich, get even. Tickets https://stratfordeast.com/whats-on/all-shows/tambo-and-bones#TamboAndBones @stratfordeast @Excalibah @Datywar @ActorsTouringCo #blackjoy#blacktheatre#theatre#london#blackart #plays#whatson

British designer and artist #SamuelRoss, explored the subject of the Black experience at the @_WhiteCube Gallery London. The exhibition brought together a series of new abstract paintings and geometric sculptures which reflect on the relationship between industrial materials and extend Samuel’s long-standing interest in processes associated with modernity.. @SRD_____ @abovegrailroad @gianthypes @154artfair @artistsofcolour @AgendaArtAfrica @OkayAfrica #ochres #pigments #discovery #contemporaryart #artlife #art #contemporaryart #blackart #blackartist #art #modernart #londonart #VisualArtists #AfricanDiaspora #dopeblackart

Jhalak Prize shortlistee Ayanna Lloyd Banwo author of WHEN WE WERE BIRDS on her ideal reader. https://penguin.co.uk/books/442939/when-we-were-birds-by-banwo-ayanna-lloyd/9780241991633 @AyaRoots #whenwewerebirds @jhalakprize @ProfSunnySingh Pickled Pepper Books #JhalakPrize Angela Hui @Sheena_Patel_@ignatius_sancho Tee Ravis @patiani @AnaLatese @CPillainayagam @AnnSeiLin1 rashmi_writings Canongate Books @TrapezeBooks Dialogue Books @HamishH1931 Rough Trade Books @LivUniPress Tate Publishing @simonYAbooks @Foyles Faber Books @WalkerBooksUK Andersen Press Waterstones The Book Seller Bookshop.org UK Guardian US @GuardianBooks #publishing #publishinghouse #book #books #booktwt #bookish #booklover #BooksWorthReading #AUTHORS #author #art #amwriting #readers #readinglife #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity #events #blackwriters #blackauthors #trinidad #womenwriters #writersofcolour

British Guyanese artist Ann Gollifer is exhibiting at Ed Cross Gallery London until 10th June 2023. Based in Botswana Ann mixes her pigments herself, grinding and processing them into watercolour paint. Visit here https://edcrossfineart.com Ed Cross Fine Art #anngollifer #sumofdays @abovegrailroad ARTnews @gianthypes @154artfair @artistsofcolour @AgendaArtAfrica @an_artnews OkayAfrica Angela Chuma Radical Anthropology Group @ArtAboutAfrica @itsevolutionbby Origins Centre Museum @TammyReynKiss Latitudes Online #gunsnrain #ochres #pigments #discovery #traditionalart #contemporaryart #artlife #watercolorartist #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #watercolour #africanart #art #contemporaryart

Jhalak Prize shortlistee Sheena Patel author of I'M A FAN. A novel about Instagram stalking. https://roughtradebooks.com/products/im-a-fan-sheena-patel @Sheena_Patel_ #Imafan @jhalakprize @ProfSunnySingh Pickled Pepper Books#jhalakprize @angela_hui @ignatius_sancho @AyaRoots Travis Alabanza @patiani @AnaLatese @CPillainayagam @AnnSeiLin1 @RashmiWriting Canongate Books @TrapezeBooks @dialoguebooks @HamishH1931 Rough Trade Books @LivUniPress Tate Publishing @simonYAbooks @Foyles Faber Books @WalkerBooksUK Andersen Press Waterstones The Book Seller Bookshop.org UK The Guardian GuardianBooks Writers #publishing #publishinghouse #book #books #booktwt #bookish #booklover #BooksWorthReading #AUTHORS #author #art #amwriting #readers #readinglife #readingcommunity #writing #WritingCommunity #events #blackwriters #blackauthors #stalker #womenwriters#writersofcolour

Jhalak Prize WINNER Travis Alabanza author of NONE OF THE ABOVE on how the prize has opened their book to a completely new type of reader. https://waterstones.com/book/none-of-the-above/travis-alabanza/9781838854317 @travisalabanza #noneoftheaboveabove @jhalakprize @ProfSunnySingh Pickled Pepper Books #JhalakPrize @angela_hui Ignatius Sancho @AyaRoots @Sheena_Patel_@patiani @AnaLatese @CPillainayagam @AnnSeiLin1 @RashmiWriting Canongate Books @TrapezeBooks @dialoguebooks @HamishH1931 Rough Trade Books @LivUniPress @Tate_Publishing @simonYAbooks @Foyles Faber Books @WalkerBooksUK @AndersenPress @Waterstones @thebookseller @bookshop_org_UK @guardian @GuardianBooks @CBTheatreFilmTV #publishing#publishinghouse#book#books#booktwt#bookish#booklover#BooksWorthReading#AUTHORS#author#art#amwriting#readers#readinglife#readingcommunity#writing#WritingCommunity#events#blackwriters

"Beautiful and wildly original" SOULS GROWN DEEP LIKE THE RIVERS - Black Artists from the American South Royal Academy of Arts until 18 June 2023 Souls Grown Deep Foundation #blackart #blackartists #london #whatson #art #modernart #ArtAndDesign #exhibitions #rasoulsgrowndeep #GeesBendQuilters #MartinLutherKing #FreedomQuiltingBee

“I see anger as fuel in the creative process.” “Anger is important and vital for survival.” Frida Orupabo THINGS I SAW AT NIGHT was at Modern Art Gallery, London. #StuartShaveModernArt #FridaOrupabo #todaysmuse #blackart #blackartist #femaleblackartist #art #modernart #londonart #AfriFemArtisticGenius #BlackWomen #VisualArtists #BlackGirlMagic #AfricanDiaspora #blacktwitter

The Jhalak Prize celebrates the genius of writers of colour in the UK. Director Sunny Singh speaks about the last 7 years of progress.. See the 12 shortlisted books in the bio. Winners announced May 25th. Special shout out to Pickled Pepper Books. Great kids bookshop in North London. https://jhalakprize.com @jhalakprize #jhalakprize Angela Hui Ignatius Sancho Aya Roots Travis Alabanza @Sheena_Patel_ Patiani @AnaLatese @CPillainayagam @AnnSeiLin1 @RashmiWriting Canongate Books @TrapezeBooks Dialogue Books @HamishH1931 Rough Trade Books @LivUniPress Tate Publishing @simonYAbooks Faber Books @WalkerBooksUK Andersen Press #publishing #publishinghouse #book #books #booktwt #bookish #booklover #BooksWorthReading #AUTHORS #author #art #amwriting #readers #readinglife #readingcommunity #writing #WritingCommunity #events #blackwriters

Janelle McCurdy shortlisted for the Jhalak C&YA Prize 2023 with MIA AND THE LIGHTCASTERS on the importance of black characters and the power of Jhalak Prize community. See the 12 shortlisted books here https://jhalakprize.com. Winners announced May 25th. #miaandthelightcasters @janellemccurdyy @profsunnysingh @pickledbooks @jhalakprize #jhalakprize @angela_hui @ignatius_sancho @AyaRoots @travisalabanza @Sheena_Patel_ @patiani @AnaLatese @CPillainayagam @AnnSeiLin1 @RashmiWriting @canongatebooks @TrapezeBooks @dialoguebooks @HamishH1931 @RoughTradeBooks @LivUniPress @Tate_Publishing @simonYAbooks @FaberBooks @WalkerBooksUK @AndersenPress #publishing #publishinghouse #book #books #booktwt #bookish #booklover #BooksWorthReading #AUTHORS #author #art #amwriting #readers #readinglife #readingcommunity #writing #WritingCommunity #events #blackwriters #blackauthors #booktwitter

"...full of exuberance, humour and humanity." WE NEED NEW NAMES opens Friday 28th April until 6th May @BrxHouseTheatre Then touring the UK. Directed by @mons_about Brought you by @NPtheatre @FifthWord @MunasheChirisa @itsanashedanai @PrincessKhum @tculturedd @Kalungi_ @JORDIMCARTER #NoVioletBulawayo #MufaroMakubika #theatre #london #blacktheatre #blackart #whatson #weneednewnames https://t.co/RTzJ2uf1eb