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The production included Congo Laye, Gerrehbenta and Kumina, displaying traditional Caribbean dances and...

The show explored various ancestral dances still performed throughout Africa. Its title refers to the Adinkra symbol of the Ashanti people of Ghana, West Africa, which means there is no going forward...

This was a tribute by black-dance awareness group, Positive Steps, to honour the groundbreaking choreographers Berto Pasuka and Richie Riley, founders of Les Ballets Nègres dance company. During the...

This dance piece was inspired by a creation legend from the Bushongo, a Bantu tribe in Central Africa, whose creator, Bumba, is said to have experienced a searing pain in his belly and vomited up the...

The show, which focused on the story of Bala Fassake and the way he made his way into the Mandingo Empire, was presented by the dance company, Les Ballets Africains, including 34 dancers and...

This production explored a story of spiritual rejuvenation and the vitality of African roots in the life of a young...

The production traced the difficulties in harmonising contemporary life in Britain amongst those with disparate cultural...

The production presented a series of dance pieces covering 30 years of the company's productions, and included the ground-breaking 1960 choreography piece,...

This dance piece told the story of Aryee, the son of an African chief, who had to be re-educated about the dances of his tribe after a long period in the West. The chief sent him on a journey of...

This choreography by the renowned soloist dancer from Brazil, Ismael Ivo, investigates the role played by the historical past and personal memories in shaping the present. As noted in the programme,...

The production included a number of dance pieces by one of the pioneering professional black British dance...

The show displayed traditional dances performed in different regions in Ghana and was presented as a 'revival of ceremonial dances which were performed by forefathers' (see programme). Dance pieces...