OctoberâDecember 2011 - Victoria and Albert Museum
OctoberâDecember 2011 - Victoria and Albert Museum
OctoberâDecember 2011 - Victoria and Albert Museum
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Special Events<br />
www.vam.ac.uk/whatson, 020 7942 2211<br />
POSTMODERNISM event<br />
People Get Ready<br />
The Protest Years 1970–2000<br />
Friday 21 October, 18.30–22.00<br />
Explore subversion <strong>and</strong> style through the work<br />
of Black British artists. View protest posters<br />
<strong>and</strong> create your own, watch documentary film<br />
screenings about resistance, engage in debate<br />
with key creatives <strong>and</strong> immerse yourself as<br />
guest DJs play anthems of your choice from<br />
this period of progress towards equal rights.<br />
£5, no concessions<br />
Workshops on a first come first served basis<br />
Poster, ‘Victory to the Freedom Fighters of Southern Africa’,<br />
San Francisco Poster Brigade, American, 1977<br />
Spotlight on Africa<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Diaspora<br />
African Collections Revealed<br />
Saturday 19 November, 11.30–17.00<br />
Throughout the <strong>Museum</strong><br />
Discover African culture at the V&A. Use our<br />
new Africa-themed visitor guide to learn more<br />
about the stories, secrets <strong>and</strong> symbolism<br />
behind the <strong>Museum</strong>'s objects. Join family<br />
workshops, design your own virtual gallery,<br />
engage in mini discussion sessions with<br />
experts <strong>and</strong> enjoy live music.<br />
Free, no booking required, except for:<br />
Digital workshops – free but ticketed<br />
Live music performance – £5, no concessions<br />
The Colored <strong>Museum</strong><br />
Saturday 15 – Sunday 23 October, 13.00<br />
16, 22 & 23 October, 15.30<br />
18 & 22 October, 19.00<br />
The Colored <strong>Museum</strong> is a hilarious show that<br />
has delighted <strong>and</strong> discomforted audiences<br />
since it was written in America in 1986. Taking<br />
place in a cultural museum, the 11 living<br />
'exhibits' explore African-American identity<br />
in an exhibition of stereotypes. Through<br />
characters like the pert <strong>and</strong> ever-smiling Miss<br />
Pat, airline hostess for Celebrity Slaveship,<br />
George C. Wolfe confronts history <strong>and</strong> clichés<br />
with gutsy humour.<br />
Weekends & evenings: £12, £6 concessions<br />
Weekdays: £9, £5 concessions<br />
Presented in collaboration with Talawa Theatre Company<br />
Black Myth Versus History<br />
Post-Performance Discussion<br />
Saturday 15 October, 15.00–16.00<br />
Join documentary film maker, educator <strong>and</strong><br />
academic theologian, Dr. Robert Beckford, <strong>and</strong><br />
a panel including Bonnie Greer to discuss two<br />
<strong>and</strong> a half decades of Black British identity.<br />
£8, £4 concessions<br />
Organised in collaboration with Talawa Theatre Company<br />
The Colored <strong>Museum</strong> © Evewright. Photography: Lyndon Douglas<br />
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