Marva Lord	Dominic Rai

YOUNG AND OLD INVITED TO DISCUSS THE BLACK CULTURAL EXPERIENCE*
*with Marva Lord & Dominic Rai two Powys based artists*

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. September 29, 2009

A FREE and open public discussion on what it means to be black in today’s Britain is to be held this Sunday afternoon (October 4) from
3:00pm – 5:00pm at The Globe @ Hay, Newport Street, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5BG. For advance booking call, 01497 821762. Admission Free.

*Exploring Contemporary Cultural Experience* at the Globe art gallery is aimed at both young people and adults.

It will look at historical and contemporary culture from black perspectives in Britain and abroad using storytelling, PowerPoint presentations, recorded music, film excerpts and an interactive discussion.

The hosts are two acknowledged experts in the field, the freelance writer, DJ and broadcaster Marva Lord and Dominic Rai, artistic director of the Man Mela British Asian theatre company.

The event will begin at 3pm when Marva and Dominic will introduce themselves and ask the audience what they know of black culture and history.

Marva, a Jamaican Canadian now resident in Britain, will look at the origin of Black History Month and talk about the great black singer and civil rights activist Paul Robeson and his links with Wales.

She will also discuss the different perceptions of blackness in various parts of the world.

People present will share in a discussion about black heritage and culture in Britain and in the wider black Diaspora.

Dominic, recipient of the 2006 award for contribution to the arts from the All-Party Parliamentary Group Panjabis in Britain at Westminster, will talk about his work in British Asian theatre and his plays looking at the contribution of Indian soldiers in World War One.

There will be a presentation from a production he directed, Across the Black Waters, based on the classic war novel by Mulk Raj Anand.

The free event is sponsored by the Globe, Black Voluntary Sector Network Wales (BVSNW) and the Arts Council of Wales. It takes place from
3:00-5:00pm at the Globe in Newport Street, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5BG.

For further information visit telephone the Globe 01497 821762; Dominic 07966 215090; or Marva 08704 460047.

For general information about Black History Month events across Wales please visit, http://www.bvsnw.org.uk