A week of academic and cultural events devoted to the Caribbean, past and present, and its place in the world comprising a
- Conference
- Exhibition
- Musical Workshops
27 September – 2 October 2010
Co-organizers: Eva Sansavior and Richard Scholar
Conference
Caribbean Globalizations: Genres, Histories, and Cultures
Date: 27-29 September
Location: Maison Française d’Oxford
Keynote speakers:
- Maryse Condé
- Celia Britton
- Judith Misrahi-Barak
Visit the conference website at http://www.mfo.ac.uk
Exhibition
Martinique Ltd
Jean-Luc de Laguarigue
Date: 27-30 September
Opening hours: 9:00am-6:00pm
Location: The Long Room, New College, Oxford
‘To capture, on camera, invisible forces: both the monstrous powers of the global economic machine and the various energies that offer, in the tiniest ways, some kind of resistance; to turn an abstract and yet only too real system into the stuff of photography – this is the impossible task that Martinican photographer Jean-Luc de Laguarigue has set himself.’ – Guillaume Pigeard de Gurbert.
Musical Workshops
West African Drumming with Rafiki
Date: Wednesday 29 September
Time: 5:00-7:00pm
Location: Music Room, Oriel College, Oxford
Learn to create and improvise classical West African rhythms on the djembe with experienced teachers and performers. All levels welcome.
Cost: £5 (waged) / £3 (unwaged) to be paid in cash at the workshop
Afro-Cuban Dance Workshop with Guillermo Davis, ‘El Iyawo’
Date: Saturday 2 October
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Location: Champneys Room, Oriel College, Oxford
A unique opportunity to learn with professional Cuban dancer and teacher Guillermo Davis, ‘El Iyawo’, two traditional Afro-Cuban dances: the Yoruba-inspired Sacred Dance of Orisha Elegua and El Son Tradicional, the elegant precursor to the ever-popular Salsa. Beginners welcome.
Cost: £5 (waged) / £3 (unwaged) to be paid in cash at the workshop
To register for the workshops, please email jennifer_allsopp@hotmail.com