JEANEFER JEAN-CHARLES & ASSOCIATES: BLACK VICTORIANS
SAT 11 OCT, 1PM & 3PM
(30 mins)
Instagram: @jeanefer_jean_charles
Jeanefer Jean-Charles – BLACK VICTORIANS
Celebrate Black History Month with Jeanefer Jean-Charles’ dance performance, Black Victorians.
This powerful and moving dance performance by Artistic Director and Choreographer Jeanefer Jean-Charles MBE is inspired by nineteenth-century studio photographs of Black men, women, and children. Exploring a complex, but often forgotten Black presence in pre-Windrush Britain, this performance calls attention to previously hidden figures and challenges historical and contemporary perceptions.
About Jeanefer Jean-Charles:
Jeanefer Jean-Charles MBE is a globally respected Creative Director and Producer with over 20 years’ experience, specialising in large-scale performances, opening ceremonies, stadium events, outdoor spectacles, carnivals, and parades.
Her work has taken her to over 21 countries and has gone down in the Guinness Book of Records. Her unique creative process brings to life the talents, strengths, and shared stories of local communities and artists in inspiring and unforgettable ways.
‘Inspired by formal portrait photography of black Victorian Britons, Jeanefer Jean-Charles’s sensual dance work restores life and humanity to its forgotten subjects.’
(on Black Victorians)
The Guardian, Sanjoy Roy