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Hi! My name is Aadya, and I am the new Coordinator of the TURNING POINT heritage project. When I was a volunteer with TURNING POINT, as my first in-person engagement, I attended a dance workshop hosted by DanceWest in collaboration with TURNING POINT at Fulham Palace on 21st October 2024. Being a new member of...
read moreMy freelance work on groundbreaking Black history project “Communities of Liberation” is on to its third and last chapter. We are now preparing to share our work publicly as a touring exhibition, pamphlet, and web pages with downloadable resources – launching at east London’s Tower Hamlets Town Hall, in February 2025. Spotlight on the research...
read moreJoin us in London this weekend for free screenings of Sweet Patootee Arts’ “TURNING POINT” (looped continuously) at Queen’s House in Greenwich, on Sunday 17th November from 1pm to 3:45pm. Our screenings will contribute to “Remembrance: A Call to Mind” – Royal Museums Greenwich’s day of talks, screenings, and performances to remember the Armed Forces...
read moreCue fanfare…! ‘B’ SweetPatootee Arts’ new contemporary dance production is back underway. Sandra Volcere – now leading as Director – has crafted another fine interview with one of our dancers. Huge thanks to our latest interviewee Kai Huge thanks to Lighthouse Project for allowing us to record on site. Huge thanks to our Board, consultants,...
read moreThe next London screening for Sweet Patootee Arts’ TURNING POINT will be on 17th November, as part of “Remembrance: A Call To Arms” – a programme of talks, screenings and performance to mark Remembrance. Date: Sunday 17th November Location: Queen’s House – Royal Museums Greenwich Time: 12:00 to 16:00 Information here
read moreJoin us in Birmingham for a free community TURNING POINT screening event at Handsworth Library, on Thursday 7th November. Arrivals from 4:15pm and the show starts at 4:45pm – followed by Q&A with Writer/ Director Tony T. Drop in. No booking required. We have really enjoyed working with the wonderful Handsworth Library team, and meeting...
read moreJoin us for a wonderful Black History Month screening of Sweet Patootee Arts’ TURNING POINT, at London’s Riverside Studios on Saturday 19th October from 2pm – followed by Q&A with Writer/ Director Tony T – book seats here https://tinyurl.com/3f9xd6e2
read more“The videos… [help] me imagine experience[s] more firsthand as I can visually see their emotions” – Kenzi In 2021 the Schools History Project brought together a group of teachers to work with Sweet Patootee Arts to create lessons linked to their TURNING POINT project. We were invited to be part of the project because...
read morein quick succession we’re delighted to welcome another brilliant addition to Sweet Patootee Arts’ team. Our new Digital Marketing Officer is Leo Shire. Congratulations Leo. And congratulations Sweet Patootee Arts, because we have added quality to our team once again – and we know it. Leo you’ve only been in the job 1 week, and...
read moreAbigail Kelly and members of TURNING POINT’s Caribbean Folk Singing workshop delivered a stunning debut performance at MAC Birmingham. Thank you Abigail and singers for the dedication and love you’ve poured into making your first public sharing so wonderful. Coming soon to Sweet Patootee Arts’ website: our video of this performance and a free-to-download booklet...
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