Talk
The Carnival Battleground - We Ready! - The Struggles for Cultural Space in the Public Realm
11 Mar 2015
Event times
7:00 PM
Address
- 108a Boundary Road
- St John's Wood
- London
- NW8 0RH
- United Kingdom
Free lecture by Ansel Wong, 7pm Wednesday 11 March
About
London‘s Notting Hill Carnival, whether defined as an event, festival, street party or art form, has three key modalities: a ritual of resistance, a festival of otherness and performance art.
This lecture by Ansel Wong will look at the history of the event and examine the challenges facing all its constituencies – artists, performers, regulatory authorities, residents, service providers and the London Notting Hill Carnival Enterprises Trust – in their struggle to remain involved.
Ansel Wong is one of the Founders of Elimu Carnival Band and a former Director of the Flamboyan Community Association. He has served on The Notting Hill Carnival Trust and is currently a Director of the Carnival Village Trust, Cultural Co-operation and the Commonwealth Arts and Cultural Foundation. He is a Fellow of the RSA.
Reserve your place now for this event call the gallery on 0207 604 3991
or email lauraj@benuri.org
