NEWS: Bristol Harbour Festival performance!

Join us at this year’s Bristol Harbour Festival to see the memorial dance created as part of the Decolonising Memory project performed live! We’ll be at the Dance Stage at Millennium Square on Sunday 17th July @ 12.35pm

This will be the first live public performance of the dance which has been developed from research and movement material developed through our 7 workshops held monthly since November. On the day (Sunday 17th July) you will also be able to get a preview of the project app development by going to our Instagram page on your smartphone – @decolonisingmemory_bristol – opening the filter and pointing your camera at the Edward Colston statue plaque where you will be able to see something new!

Rehearsals for the dance at the Victoria Rooms, University of Bristol

Performance listing: https://www.bristolharbourfestival.co.uk/artists/2022/7/16/decolonising-memory-digital-bodies

Full Programme for the Bristol Harbour Festival can be found here: https://www.bristolharbourfestival.co.uk/

Vlog: What is a ‘site of memory’?

Dr Jessica Moody discusses what a ‘site of memory’ is, and how the Decolonising Memory project seeks to counter, challenge and create new memorial interventions. Filmed at the Malcolm X Centre, itself a site of memory, memorialising Black History through its name and mission.

What is a ‘site of memory’?

Information Event: Monday 25th October 7:30pm online

Want to find out more about the project and ask the team questions in an informal setting? Join us on Zoom at 7:30pm Monday 25th October for a chat. Register using the link below!

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pdO6gpjsoG9auvKpu_OsonKmkuesTPWvT

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Join the Project!

Get involved and be part of the Decolonising Memory project, researching and countering Bristol’s memory of enslavement through historical research, creative methods and dance. Join us in creating new dance-based memorials for the city.