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A Question of Equity - April 1990

A Question of Equity was a piece of Research as to the situation of women in the arts on Merseyside. It was undertaken by Wendy Harpe and funded by Merseyside Arts. It was a result of work done by The Women in Arts Research Group which was based at the Blackie, but which operated under the auspice of Mersyside Arts which provided administrative back up. Read More

Archive Record Created: 07-08-2017 -- Updated: 1 year 12 weeks ago

A Spring Happening - In Homage to Allen Kaprow - July 1969

A Spring Happening by Alan Kaprow was first performed at the Reuben Gallery, New York in March1961. It was recreated at The Blackie by Wendy Harpe in July 1969. Read More

Archive Record Created: 22-07-2013 -- Updated: 3 years 46 weeks ago

African Connections - 1992 -1997

Archive Record Created: 02-12-2017 -- Updated: 24 weeks 4 days ago

African Connections - The Batiks -1992-1997

The Idea: African Connections was a project which explored the links between traditional African dances and contemporary social dances. It led to the creation and exhibition of 24 Batiks plus the creation of 24 flick books illustrating the chosen dances.. Read More

Archive Record Created: 02-12-2017 -- Updated: 24 weeks 4 days ago

African-Caribbean Dance at The Blackie

‘Black Dance’ (to use those two words in the most simple and direct of ways) first took root at The Blackie in 1969 through the twice weekly (Junior and Senior) Soul Discos created in partnership with Radio Doom Discoteque and Nova Express Lightshow. The youngsters participating in these Discos - principally from Liverpool’s African-Caribbean communities in L8 and L1 - engaged in social dancing to the music of African-American artists and groups James Brown, The Temptations, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Gladys Knight a Read More

Archive Record Created: 09-06-2014 -- Updated: 4 years 27 weeks ago

Ancient Futures - Aug. 1996 - For Dance UK Bulletin

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Archive Record Created: 12-10-2018 -- Updated: 9 weeks 2 days ago

Ancient Futures - May 1996

This Conference was not run by the Black-E but it is included in the Archive a) because of Bill's involvement and b) because the Archive aims to include work associated with Black Dance which links to work done at the Black-E Read More

Archive Record Created: 10-10-2018 -- Updated: 9 weeks 2 days ago

Anna Lockwood

Anna Lockwood is a distinguished New Zealand composer, now called Annea Lockwood and resident in America. She first came to Liverpool in 1967 when Wendy Harpe promoted her Glass Concert (in which Anna made music from a range of glass - from striking long glass rods of varying lengths to dropping glass beads into metal containers) at the Bluecoat Chambers. Read More

Archive Record Created: 27-11-2012 -- Updated: 5 years 49 weeks ago

Artists Who Have Exhibited at The Black-E: A to G

The artists below have all exhibited at the Black-E since it start in 1968. Wherever possible we have included the dates and event they were part of, but in some cases we lack this information - 40 years is a long time. . Mags Blackwell : Sister To Shakespeare (1982). Read More

Archive Record Created: 20-09-2012 -- Updated: 2 years 44 weeks ago

Artists Who Have Exhibited at The Black-E: N to S

The artists below have all exhibited at the Black-E since it start in 1968. Wherever possible we have included the dates and event they were part of, but in some cases we lack this information - 40 years is a long time. . Julia O'Leary : ANIMALS: for the use of ... (1989) Read More

Archive Record Created: 21-09-2012 -- Updated: 2 years 44 weeks ago

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