Joseph Toonga: Born to Protest

16jul1:00 pm3:45 pmJoseph Toonga: Born to ProtestDance performance en masse to a soundscape which sets up an intense energy with Hip Hop beats.

Event Details

Born to Protest aims to highlight black excellence and challenge racial stigma by dismantling presumptions about the black male figure based on intimidation, danger and isolation, revealing instead character traits around fragility, vulnerability and a constant battle to prove oneself.

Originally from the Cameroon, Joseph Toonga, was born and raised in East London where he still lives. He founded Just Us Dance Theatre in 2007 with Ricardo Da Silva and Rudeen February. A major part of the company’s ethos is to inspire, support and nurture others and it has established two mentoring programmes, Lets Shine and New&Notable, to provide tools and opportunies for young emerging hip-hop dance theatre artists.

Times: 13:00 and 15:00

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Time

(Saturday) 1:00 pm - 3:45 pm

Location

Bell Square

Hounslow High Street, Hounslow TW3 3HH

Organizer

Watermans - Bell Square

Bell Square is an exciting outdoor arts space in the heart of Hounslow, launched in 2014. It’s a place where anyone and everyone can come to see some of the best outdoor performers in the world, for free. Featuring anything from circus to dance to acrobats, the shows aim to delight and inspire people whether they’re 4 or 84. Situated at the end of Hounslow High Street, it’s a permanent outdoor space. A large square, with seating and standing space, there are performances every other Saturday.
0208 232 1019

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