PLEASE NOTE! THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY BEEN & GONE.
Many thanks to all that helped & everyone who attended to make this such a successful night. We hope to have many more fundrasing events like this in the future, please keep an eye on the website for details.
VOICES & RIVERS
A CELEBRATION OF PAUL ROBESON 1898-1976
Portrait by Rob Shetterly - www.americanswhotellthetruth.org
ENJOY AN ENTRALLING NIGHT OF DISCUSSION, POETRY, DRAMA, AND MUSIC. EXPLORE PAUL ROBESON’S FASCINATING LIFE AS A SINGER, ACTOR & CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND DISCOVER HIS MANCHESTER CONNECTIONS.
COMPERED BY PETE KALU (DIRECTOR, COMMONWORD)
INTERNATIONAL ANTHONY BURGESS FOUNDATION
WEDNESDAY 10TH NOVEMEBER 7.30PM-11PM
TICKETS £15/£13 including a free meal.
WEDNESDAY 10TH NOVEMEBER 7.30PM-11PM
TICKETS £15/£13 including a free meal.
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Doors 7pm - Free tea, coffee, and refreshments
7.30- 8.15 – Presentations and discussion from Dr Alan Rice and Zeinab Mohamed
Dr. Alan Rice, National Teaching Fellow at University of Central
Lancashire and leading expert on African American Studies presents
‘Historical Contexts and Legacies of Paul Robeson’s transatlantic
journeys’.
Zeinab Mohamed, RAPAR matron and founder presents ‘Assessing
Progression: Paul Robeson’s ideologies and human rights today’.
8.15- 8.50 - Food and drink
Fill up with a fabulous free dinner prepared by RAPAR’s Persian society.
8.50-9.10 - Performance poetry from 'Young Identity' and 'Small Rocks'
Enjoy the vibrant verse of ‘Young Identity’: the best of Manchester’s
emerging performance poets and readings from ‘Small Rocks’, a book of
short stories written by asylum seekers and refugees published by
Commonword press in partnership with RAPAR.
9.10-9.40 - Award-winning drama from Tayo Aluko
‘Never less than utterly believable ... stirring and moving’ (The Scotsman).
Tayo Aluko performs extracts from ‘Call Mr Robeson’: an award-winning
dramatic journey through Paul Robeson’s life interspersed with
renditions of his powerful songs.
10-10.40 - Music from Beating Wing Orchestra
‘Joyful music made with love and excitement – a real Mali-Manchester
soul stew **** ’ (M.E.N)
The amazing and unique Beating Wing Orchestra
raise the of for the evening’s finale. Musically and culturally
diverse members of Greater Manchester’s refugee communities deliver
remarkably energetic and eclectic soundscapes bound to make jaws drop-
believe the hype!
Also, browse our stalls, enter the raffle, and enjoy a drink at the
bar. All proceeds to RAPAR.
7.30- 8.15 – Presentations and discussion from Dr Alan Rice and Zeinab Mohamed
Dr. Alan Rice, National Teaching Fellow at University of Central
Lancashire and leading expert on African American Studies presents
‘Historical Contexts and Legacies of Paul Robeson’s transatlantic
journeys’.
Zeinab Mohamed, RAPAR matron and founder presents ‘Assessing
Progression: Paul Robeson’s ideologies and human rights today’.
8.15- 8.50 - Food and drink
Fill up with a fabulous free dinner prepared by RAPAR’s Persian society.
8.50-9.10 - Performance poetry from 'Young Identity' and 'Small Rocks'
Enjoy the vibrant verse of ‘Young Identity’: the best of Manchester’s
emerging performance poets and readings from ‘Small Rocks’, a book of
short stories written by asylum seekers and refugees published by
Commonword press in partnership with RAPAR.
9.10-9.40 - Award-winning drama from Tayo Aluko
‘Never less than utterly believable ... stirring and moving’ (The Scotsman).
Tayo Aluko performs extracts from ‘Call Mr Robeson’: an award-winning
dramatic journey through Paul Robeson’s life interspersed with
renditions of his powerful songs.
10-10.40 - Music from Beating Wing Orchestra
‘Joyful music made with love and excitement – a real Mali-Manchester
soul stew **** ’ (M.E.N)
The amazing and unique Beating Wing Orchestra
raise the of for the evening’s finale. Musically and culturally
diverse members of Greater Manchester’s refugee communities deliver
remarkably energetic and eclectic soundscapes bound to make jaws drop-
believe the hype!
Also, browse our stalls, enter the raffle, and enjoy a drink at the
bar. All proceeds to RAPAR.
Directions to The Anthony Burgess Foundation:
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International Anthony Burgess FoundationEngine House Chorlton Mill 3 Cambridge Street Manchester M1 5BY |
