Archive Category : Black Arts Initiatives

GLC Paul Robeson Souvenir Book: Copy presented to Parminder Vir by Paul Robeson Jr, May 1985

GLC Paul Robeson Exhibition, Royal Festival Hall, Press Cuttings

GLC Paul Robeson Exhibition: Evaluation Report

History of Black Artists in Britain Research Paper

The Black Triangle by Armet Francis, Launch invitation, Royal Festival Hall

GLC Paul Robeson (The Exhibition) Feasibility Study

Anti-Racist Film Programme For School And Community Evaluation Report and Press Reviews

Anti-Racist Film Programme For School And Community Funding Approved by Arts & Recreation Committee on 19th September 1984

Third Eye London's Festival of Third World Cinema - Symposium Programme 31st Oct to 4th Nov 1983

Third Eye London's Festival of Third World Cinema: Film Festival Symposium Publication Press Release

Third Eye London's Festival of Third World Cinema: Photographs from the Festival

Third Eye London's Festival of Third World Cinema: Struggle for Black and Third World Cinema Symposium Publication

The Black Experience Arts Programme: A History of the Black Presence in London: Book

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Aurat Shakti Exhibition: Flyer

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Advisors Meeting Notes

The Black Experience Arts Programme: List of Media Companies attending the Programme Launch on 7 February 1986

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Companies Commissioned by November 1985

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Project Update 11th December 1985

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Project Update 26th November 1985

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Progress Report 31 October 1985

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Progress Report to Ethnic Arts Sub-Committee 16 October 1985

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair Information Pack Final Draft

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair 86 Business Behind Performance Booking Pack

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair 86 Business Behind Performance Catalogue

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair 86 Business Behind Performance - Budget and Cashflow

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Press Cuttings Feb-March 1986

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair 86 Business Behind Performance: Entertainment Fair 21 and 23 March 1986

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair 86 Business Behind Performance Seminar Information Pack

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Caribbean Labour In Revolt, Flyer

The Black Experience Arts Programme: CLR James Man of the People Exhibtion and Programme Catalogue

The Black Experience Arts Programme: CLR James Man of the People Exhibtion Press Pack

The Black Experience Arts Programme: From Resistance to Rebellion Exhibition and Extract from Race and Class

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair 86 Business Behind Performance, List of Publications Adverts Placed and Information

The Black Experience Arts Programme: GLC News Service Press Release 9th Janaury 1986

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Letter from Parminder Vir to Positive Publicity to discuss the Marketing Campaign for the Programme.

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Reflections of the Black Experience, Catalogue of Nine Photographers Commissioned.

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Struggles for Black Community, A Film Programme 28th February to 6th March 1986, Programme Catalogue and Press Release.

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Programme Catalogue

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Flyer

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Black Jacobins by CLR James, Play Script with edits by Yvonne Brewster

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Black Jacobins by CLR James, Programme Catalogue

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Black Jacobins by CLR James, Progress report from Talawa to Parminder Vir.

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Press Release

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Toussaint L’Ouverture Script and Press Clippings from March 1936 with Paul Robeson as Toussaint

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Twelve Days at the Roundhouse Black Arts Centre, Programme Catalouge

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Artists White Institutions Conference 4 November 1985 Welcome Letter from Parminder Vir

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Artists White Institutions Conference 4 November 1985 Handwritten Briefing Notes and Typed Talking Points by Parminder Vir

Anti-Racist Year 1984 Arts Programmes: Anti-Racist Murals Project Nagatives Photographs of the Opening of the Mural by Shanti Panchal and his assistant Dushka Ahmed in East End London, September 1985

Anti-Racist Year 1984 Arts Programmes: Proposed Programme of Arts and Entertainment Events and Budget Report March 1984

Anti-Racist Year 1984 Arts Programmes: Proposals for Anti-Racist Concerts in the Queen Elizabeth Hall - 29 October - 3 November 1984 and Funding Approval Report 19 July 1984

Anti-Racist Year 1984 Arts Programmes: Anti-Racist Murals Report and Budget for four artists and four trainees to paint Murals in London, July 1984

GLC Paul Robeson Memorial Concert 7th May 1985 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall: Programme Catalogue

GLC Paul Robeson Exhibition: Evaluation Report by Parminder Vir. Copy to Junior Douglas, 11th November 1985, for a meeting to discuss the report

GLC Paul Robeson Exhibition, Concert and Films at the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall in April/May 1985: Report for funding to Arts and Recreation, 25th January 1985

GLC Paul Robeson Exhibition Catalogue: GLC Race Equality Unit presents an exhibition on the life and works of Paul Robeson (1898-1976), at the Royal Festival Hall, 24 April to 16 May 1985

Interview with Parminder Vir and June Givanni on Anti-Racist Film Programme

New Horizons, An Exhibition of Arts, Catalogue, Royal Festival Hall

Third Eye London's Festival of Third World Cinema: Biography of the Directors in the Programme

Third Eye London's Festival of Third World Cinema: Stills

Third Eye London's Festival of Third World Cinema: Programme Changes

Third Eye London's Festival of Third World Cinema: GLC Press Officer Invite to Press Preview

Third Eye London's Festival of Third World Cinema: Programme Catalouge

Third Eye London's Festival of Third World Cinema: Parminder Vir at Press Conference to announce the Programme

Third Eye London's Festival of Third World Cinema: Photographs from the Launch of the Programme

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Aurat Shakti Exhibition: Press Release

The Black Experience Arts Programme: C.L.R. James - Man of the People Exhibition

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Progress Report

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Publicity Progress Report

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Letter of Appointment from Parminder Vir, Head of the Race Equality Unit, to June Givanni as Programme Coordinator

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Securing Funding for the Programme 3 July 1985.

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair, Programme Leaflets, Brixton Recreation Centre

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Association (BMA) Presents Jazz Warriors

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair 86 Business Behind Performance Team Meetings, March 1986

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair 86 Business Behind Performance Billy Banks Consultant Contract

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair 86 Business Behind Performance Seminar Budget prepared by Billy Banks

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair 86 Business Behind Performance: Invitation and information to participants

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Supplement of Full Programme with logos

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Music Fair 86 Business Behind Performance: Draft Invite Letters

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Caribbean Labour In Revolt, Press Release

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Caribbean Labour In Revolt, Catalogue

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Reflections of the Black Experience Photographers Invoices

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Reflections of the Black Experience Photographers Exhibition, The Triangle Arts Centre, Birmingham, Press Release

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Arts Showcase, Inovice

The Black Experience Arts Programme: From Generation to Generation (Installation), OBAALA Arts Collective, Brixton Recreation Centre

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Note of press interested interviewing Parminder Vir about the programme

Black Experience Arts Programme: Womens' Work Newsletter on the Reflections of the Black Experience Ten Photographers Exhibition The Triangle Arts Centre

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Press Article by Virginia Dignam, Morning Star, December 1985

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Black Jacobins by CLR James Press Coverage

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Black Jacobins by CLR James, 21st February to 15th March 1986, Riverside Studios Press Release

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Black Jacobins by CLR James, Biographical Introduction by Margaret Busby, February 1985

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Preparation for Launch on 7th February 1986 and Information on all the programmes commissioned

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Black Jacobins by CLR James and an exhibition of his life by Creation for Liberation at Riverside Studios, Flyers

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Greater London Film Script Competition, Information Pack and Application

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Greater London Film Script Competition, Handwritten List of Winners and Tutors

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Black Jacobins by CLR James, Press Release, Riverside Studios

The Black Jacobins by CLR James, Interviews with CLR James

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Black Jacobins by CLR James, Biographical information about Director and Cast

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Colours of Black, A Black Arts Showcase Catalogue

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Colours of Black, A Black Arts Showcase Press Release and Invitation

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Life and Work of Rajani Palme Dutt Exhibtion Booklet

The Black Experience Arts Programme: The Life and Work of Rajani Palme Dutt Exhibition Poster and Press Cutting from the Morning Star

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Uthingo presents Amakhosi Press Pack

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Invitation from Lord Birkett, Director, Department of Recreation Arts and Ken Little, Chair Ethnic Arts Sub-Committee Arts, and Press release to the launch of the Black Experience Arts Programme on 7th February 1986

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Press Release for the Black Experience Arts Programme 15th Janaury 1986

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Black Artists White Institutions Conference 4 November 1985, List of Acceptances, Speakers and Contributors

Anti-Racist Year 1984 Arts Programmes: Anti-Racist Murals Project Photographs of the Opening of the Mural by Chila Burman and Keith Piper, September 1985

The Black Experience Art Programme: Photographs from the Programme Launch on 7th February 1986, Commonwealth Institute

Anti-Racist Year 1984 Arts Programmes: Anti-Racist Murals Project Colour Photographs of the Opening of the Mural by Chila Burman and Keith Piper, September 1985

Anti-Racist Year 1984 Arts Programmes: Anti-Racist Murals Project Photographs of the Opening of the Mural by Lubaina Himid and Simone Alexander October 1985

Research Postcards of Murals

Anti-Racist Year 1984 Arts Programmes: Anti-Racist Murals Project Negatives of an Exhibition of Four Artists and Trainee Assistants Selected in County Hall August 1984

Anti-Racist Year 1984 Arts Programmes: Anti-Racist Murals Project Photographs of Mural by Gavin Jantjes and Tam Joseph opened September 1985

Anti-Racist Year 1984 Arts Programmes: Anti-Racist Murals Project Photographs of the Opening of Mural by Shanti Panchal and Dushka Ahmed September 1985

Race Equality Unit Management: Black Experience Arts Programme Draft Proposal July 1985

Race Equality Unit Management: Black Experience Arts Programme Progress Report Revised Expenditure 31 October 1985

Race Equality Unit Management: Black Experience Arts Programme Progress Report Revised Expenditure 11 November 1985

Race Equality Unit Management: Anti-Racist Film Programme Draft Evaluation Report, May 1985

Race Equality Unit Management: Black Artists and Employment - Black Music Roadshow Draft Proposal June 1985

Race Equality Unit Management: Black Artists White Institutions Conference Proposal July 1985

Race Equality Unit Management: Black Dance Circuit Discussion Paper September 1985

Race Equality Unit Management: Writers Competition Discussion Paper, July 1985

Anti-Racist Year 1984 Arts Programmes: Anti-Racist Mural Project 1985 Booklet with Artists' Biographies. GLC Anti-Racist Mural Project 1985

Ethnic Arts Sub-Committee: The Black Experience Arts Programme (24 February to 24 March 1986), Proposal by Parminder Vir, for a London-wide Black Arts Programme sets out Objectives, thematic structure, programme ideas, Artists, venues, operations and estimated budget for approval on 3 July 1985.

Press Review of GLC's Spring Festival, West Indian World, 6th June 1984

GLC Paul Robeson Exhibition: Letter from JD Douglas to Parminder Vir, 14th February 1986

GLC Black Arts and Crafts Fair, Covent Garden, August 1983: Press Review, The Voice, 17th September 1983

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Twelve Days at the Roundhouse Black Arts Centre, Parminder Vir Interviews Shashi Kapoor on 31st March 1986. Press Cuttings and Parminder Vir's Handwritten Questions

GLC Paul Robeson Exhibition: Invitation from The Rt. Hon, the Chairman of the Greater London Council, Mr Illtyd Harrington JP to the Opening of Paul Robeson Exhibition by The Rt. Hon Neil Kinnock, PC MP at the Royal Festival Hall, 24th April 1985

Black Music Roadshow: Invitation to the launch at County Hall 6th November 1985

Black Music Roadshow: List of Major Venues for Concerts

Black Music Roadshow: List of Local Venues for Concerts

Black Music Roadshow: Black Artists and Employment Report to Arts and Recreation Committee dated 15th July 1985 for funding.

Black Music Roadshow: Press Cuttings

Black Music Roadshow: Press Cuttings

Black Music Roadshow: Press Conference, County Hall with Wilf Walker, Parminder Vir, and seven trainees on 6th November 1985

Anti-Racist Year 1984 Arts Programmes: Anti-Racist Concerts in the Queen Elizabeth Hall 29 October to 3 November 1984 Report for Funding to Arts and Recreation Committee on 19 July 1984

Black Dance Circuit: Report for Funding Approval to Arts and Recreation Committee, Ethnic Arts Sub-Committee, Staff and Finance and General Purpose Committee, 12 July 1985

Black Dance Forum: Letter of funding, invoice and payment to publish a register and continue the Black Dance Circuit from Parminder Vir, Head of Race Equality Unit, 26 March 1986

Black Dance Circuit: Minutes of Advisory Committee of the Black Dance Circuit 21 October 1985 and 18 November 1985. Present: Parminder Vir, Paula Grant, Jones, Jayshree, Dennis and Anita

Black Dance Forum: Post GLC Abolition. Name changed to The Dance Forum. Statement to Funding Bodies, 20 September 1986

Black Experience Arts Programme: From Coffee Beans to Disinfectant, Greta Mendez, Choreographer and Director, Programme leaflet

Black Dance Circuit: Letter from L’Acadco Dance to Alex Pascal, Caribbean Focus86 copied to Black Dance Circuit staff, 7 March 1986

Black Dance Circuit: Report to Arts and Recreation Committee for Funding, 12 July 1985

Black Dance Circuit: Note from Anita Breeveld, Consultant, Black Dance Circuit, on behalf of Parminder Vir, Head of Race Equality Unit, to Anthony Phillips, General Manager, SBCH, 4 December 1985

Race Equality Unit invitation to meet Dancer, Choreographer Joel Hall and his company, Joel Hall Dancers, for a reception at Royal Festival Hall, 22 November 1985

Black Dance Forum: Notice of a Meeting of the Management Committee to be held on 18 June 1986, Africa Centre

Black Dance Circuit: December Programme: Jazz Dance featuring Torso, The Models, Prestige and Cosmic Rockers at the Brixton Recreation Centre on 21 December 1985

Black Dance Circuit: December Programme: Jazz Dance Masterclasses: Five two-hour Masterclasses with Thomas Pinnock and Union Dance in venues across London, 7 to 16 December 1985

Black Dance Circuit: December Programme: Jazz Dance: Thomas Pinnock performance of African-Reggae Theatre and Dance (ART and Dance) supported by Naissance Dance Company at the Drill Hall Arts Centre, 6 and 7 December 1985

Black Dance Circuit: January Programme: Traditional Dance: Draft copy of the programme to Parminder Vir from the Black Dance Circuit team for review, January 1986

Black Dance Circuit: February Programme: Contemporary Dance Programme Leaflet, 19-26 February 1986

Black Dance Circuit: December 1985, Janaury, February and March 1986, Cover Page of Programme Leaflets

Black Dance Circuit: March Programme: Dance Fusions Programme Leaflet, 9-23 March 1986

Black Dance Circuit: January Programme: Traditional Dance: Programme Leaflet, 15 Janaury to 1 February 1986

Black Dance Circuit: December Programme: Jazz Dance Programme Press Release 26 November 1985

Black Dance Circuit: December Programme: Jazz Dance Programme Leaflet, 6-21 December 1985

Black Dance Circuit: March Programme: Dance Fusions Draft Programme Notes, 11-23 March 1986

Black Dance Circuit: December Programme: Jazz Dance Programme Notes about Union Dance Company and IDJ at Tara Arts Centre, 14-15 December 1985

GLC Third Black Theatre Season, Produced by Black Theatre Forum at Arts Theatre West End: Little Clay Cart, Tara Arts production from 9 January to 1 February 1986, Press Reviews

GLC Third Black Theatre Season, Produced by Black Theatre Forum at Arts Theatre, West End: Rakshasa's Ring, a play by Visakhadatta, Directed by Anton Phillips, starring Renu Setna, Wyllie Longmore from 6 February to 1 March 1986. Press Reviews

GLC Second Black Theatre Season: Colin Shearman on problems facing black plays and players, features Alby James, published in Stage 1985

GLC Second Black Theatre Season: Article by Naseem Khan on the emergence of Asian Theatre in Britain, published in New Statesman, 1 February 1985

GLC Black Theatre Forum Open Membership Meeting held on 16 February 1986 at Tara Arts Centre, Agenda and Discussion Paper to Parminder Vir dated 10 February 1986

GLC Third Black Theatre Season: The Pirate Princess, a Jamaican Pantomime by Barbara Gloudon, Music by Felix Cross, Co-directed by Alby James and Paulette Randall, at The Arts Theatre, 5 -29 March 1986, Programme

GLC Third Black Theatre Season: The Pirate Princess, a Jamaican Pantomime by Barbara Gloudon, Music by Felix Cross, Co-directed by Alby James and Paulette Randall, at The Arts Theatre, 5 -29 March 1986, Programme

GLC Third Black Theatre Season: Race Equality Unit Assessment of the Third Black Theatre Season Report, 1986

GLC Third Black Theatre Season: The Little Clay Cart by Tara Arts Group at The Arts Theatre, 9 January to 1 February 1986 Programme Brochure

GLC Second Black Theatre Season: Temba Theatre Company, Asian Co-operative Theatre, Carib Theatre Productions, produced by Anton Phillips, at The Arts Theatre, from 9 January to 30 March 1985, Programme Brochure

GLC Second Black Theatre Season: Asian Co-operative Theatre presents Vigilantes by Farrukh Dhondy at The Arts Theatre, from 6 February to 2 March 1985, Programme

GLC Third Black Theatre Season, Produced by Black Theatre Forum at Arts Theatre, West End: Rakshasa's Ring, directed by Anton Phillips, starring Renu Setna, from 6 February to 1 March, Programme Brochure

GLC Third Black Theatre Season, Produced by Black Theatre Forum at Arts Theatre, West End: Rakshasa's Ring, directed by Anton Phillips, starring Renu Setna, from 6 February to 1 March, Leaflet

Black Theatre Season 1989: Produced by the Black Theatre Forum, at the Shaw Theatre, presents Dog by Dennis Scott, Lazarus and His Beloved by Kahlil Gibran, and Beef Chiken by Derek Walcott

Black Theatre Forum - Open Membership Meeting 16 February 1986 at Tara Arts Group, Minutes of the meeting. Chairperson, Alby James, Treasurer Jatinder Verma

GLC First Black Theatre Season at the Arts Theatre: Outlaw, written by Michael Abbensetts, directed by Robert Gillespie, a Carib Theater Productions, at The Arts Theatre from 15 November to 2 December 1983, Leaflet

GLC First Black Theatre Season at the Arts Theatre featuring Black Theatre Co-operative, Inventory Productions, Carib Theatre Productions and Black Women Time Theatre from 4 October to 23, December 1983, Programme

The Black Experience Arts Programme: From Generation to Generation (Installation), OBAALA Arts Collective, Brixton Recreation Centre, 11th February to 4th March 1986, Poster

The Black Experience Arts Programme: From Generation to Generation (Installation), OBAALA Arts Collective, Birmingham April-June 1986

The Black Experience Arts Programme: Reflections of the Black Experience Photographers Exhibition, The Triangle Arts Centre, Birmingham, June 1986

Anti-Racist Film Programme Circuit March to April 1985

Anti-Racist Film Programme, November 1984 to March 1985: Screenings at Local Schools, Youth Clubs, Libraries. Churches, Arts & Community Centres, Community Cinemas, Poster