COMMUNITY RELATIONS
COLERIDGE UNBOUND
'Coleridge Unbound' focuses on poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s stance against slavery and his role as an abolitionist in the late eighteenth century. The project which offers educational workshops in schools and colleges, and involves leading dance artists Michael Joseph, Keisha Grant, Deborah Baddoo, Bawren Tavaziva and Kay Crook.
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Photo of the cast (c) Richard Budd.
WINDRUSH 2024
With support from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Near Neighbours, State of Trust presents a range of activities and events celebrating the enormous contribution made to British society and culture by the Windrush generation and their descendants. Activities include Caribbean cookery, dance, storytelling and a National Windrush Day Celebration event on June 22nd 2024.
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Photo of Band With No Name by (c) Richard Budd.
WHERE IS HOME?
Alongside performances of our international dance theatre production, 'Where is Home?', we offer a comprehensive range of educational work, including workshops and residencies. The themes of 'Where is Home?' are migration, home and diaspora, identity, belonging and self worth. Currently State of Trust is delivering a 'Where Is Home?' programme in West Somerset supported by HPC/Somerset Community Fund.
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Photo of 'Where Is Home?' summer school (c) Daniel Spencer.
CANE WARRIORS
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We are delighted to announce that with the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Beckford Tower Trust, we are developing a project based on the novel ‘Cane Warriors’ by Guardian Prize winner Alex Wheatle MBE. Through this project and its associated educational programme, we aim to create an experience which acknowledges the significance of slavery and colonialism to the culture and psyche of modern Britain.
Photo (c) Alex Wheatle