cbmeforum

Community Dance Project
2023-10-21 14:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Stanley Arts SE25 6AB, 12 South Norwood Hill, London, SE25 6AB
Hip hop movement architects BirdGang Ltd bring together an intergenerational cast from the communities of Croydon.
An award-winning company with hip hop at its heart, BirdGang Ltd choreograph, teach and produce avant-garde dance for stage, screen and live events. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience their latest dance invention created with the Croydon community. Click HERE to see the company’s work.
Running time is 45mins
Doors open 15 minutes before the performance starts
This performance is a standing performance.
Please note there are two performances taking place on 21st October. One at 2:30 pm and the second at 7:30 pm.
Tickets are £8 – £10, the link to book tickets is below.
If you want to take part in the Family (dys)Function project, then hurry!
Are aged 12-18 or 55+ and based in Croydon? Interested in dance and performance? Would you like to work with an award-winning dance company? We want to hear from you! Contact talita@bmeforum.org to find out more information and to participate. 12-18’s summer intensive starts soon!

Tribute to the greats
2023-10-22 17:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | The Front Room 37 – 39 Saint George’s Walk Croydon CR0 1YL, The Front Room 37 - 39 Saint George's Walk, Croydon, CR0 1YL, United Kingdom

Popin’ Pete’s Pop Shop
2023-10-23 12:00 - 2023-10-29 20:30 (Europe/London) | mall, Unit 55, Lower Mall, Centrale Shopping Centre, Tamworth Road entrance, Croydon, CR0 1XT
Popin’ Pete’s Pop Shop was inspired the 2010 Chris Brown music video Yeah x3. Launched in 2013 in BoxPark Shoreditch, it’s a pop-up festival of hip hop in a shop. Expect all the elements of hip hop culture in full effect in the year the culture turns 50.

https://tinyurl.com/PopShopFilm
Date: Monday 23-Sunday 29 October
Location: Unit 55, Lower Mall, Centrale Shopping Centre, Tamworth Road entrance, Croydon, CR0 1XT
Time: from 11.30 daily Closest train station: East or West Croydon (Tram stop: Centrale)
Ticket link: https://tinyurl.com/PopinPetesPopShopTix

LET'S TALK! To Our Sisters
2023-10-17 | Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Park Ln, London, Croydon, CR9 1DG, United Kingdom
LET’S TALK! To Our Sisters,
17 October 2023,
Fairfield Lounge @ Fairfield Halls Croydon,
CR0 1JD.
An informal evening of inspirational conversation, Q&A, wine and canapes. Part of Black History Month 2023 and BH365. FREE.
Book here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-talk-to-our-sisters-tickets-733102588577?aff=oddtdtcreator

PRESSURE
2023-11-21 19:30 - 2023-11-22 22:30 (Europe/London) | David Lean Cinema, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon, London, CR9 1ET
PRESSURE
1976 | Dir Horace Ové | 126m | UK
Tuesday 21 November 2023 at 7.30pm
Tony is a young black man, living in 1970s Britain, who tries his hardest to fit into the English society that surrounds him. With Pressure, Horace Ové became the first Black British filmmaker to direct a feature film.
Unlike his parents and older brother, who moved to Britain from Trinidad, Tony was born and brought up in West London, and hopes to find a place in his country of birth. Leaving school, he soon experiences discrimination from the police and potential employers. His mother cannot understand why he can’t get a job, and his older brother lectures him about radical politics. Tony turns towards the Black Power movement to find answers to his problems. Now recognised as the first full-length Black British feature film, Horace Ové’s masterpiece is as relevant today as it was 50 years ago.
This is Croydon – London Borough of Culture screening in association with Croydon BME Forum. All tickets £5.
Tickets:
https://www.davidleancinema.org.uk/#pressure

Rap Therapy schools and community workshops
2023-11-01 - 2024-02-29
Nov 2023 – Feb 2024
COMING SOON
Rap Therapy offers a series of workshops, which uses rap as a tool to teach students how to positively express themselves and become more creative. The core focus of the workshop is to improve communication between young people and influence positive ways of expression, in turn improving their mental health. The workshops equip students with transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, and listening skills, which they can use in and out of their classrooms.

BME Traders Xmas Market
2023-12-09 10:00 - 18:00 UTC
A Saturday Xmas market for BME traders and makers.
Come along and get all of your Xmas presents in one place or treat yourself!
Saturday 9th December 2023, 10am – 6pm

The History of Hip Hop in Croydon Film Commission
2023-12-18 10:00 - 2024-03-30 17:00 UTC
Details and how to apply coming soon.
This project is a partnership with Croydon-based Scanners Inc funded by Arts Council England and This is Croydon.
The project forms part of a wider Croydon Hip Hop Festival – details coming soon.

CROYDON BLACK BOOK COMMUNITY LIBRARY
2023-12-18 12:00 - 2024-04-25 20:30 (Europe/London) | Wellness Centre Croydon, 1st floor Whitgift Centre Croydon, CR0 1LP, United Kingdom
An inclusive resource designed to serve the Croydon community by offering access to an extensive collection of Black Literature spanning diverse genres.
Opened officially Tuesday 24th October at 12:00
Wellness Centre Croydon
1st floor
Whitgift Centre Croydon
CR0 1LP
opposite Waterstone’s bookstore
