The Keskidee Centre, or Keskidee Arts Centre, was Britain's first arts centre for the black community, founded in 1971.[1][2] Located at Gifford Street in Islington, near King's Cross in London, it was a project initiated by Guyanese architect and cultural activist Oscar Abrams (1937–1996)[3] to provide under one roof self-help and cultural activities for the local West Indian community. Its purpose-built facilities included a library, gallery, studios, theatre and restaurant.[4] The Keskidee became a hub for African and Afro-Caribbean politics and arts, and for years was the only place in London that produced black theatre,[5] developing its own vibrant drama company and attracting both a black and white audience.[6]
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^"The Keskidee – a community that discovered itself. Islington Local History Centre celebrates the Keskidee – Britain’s first arts centre for the black community" Archived 17 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Islington Local History Centre, 2009.
^Pavan Amara, "Cherished King’s Cross black arts Keskidee Centre is latest to get a heritage green plaque", Camden New Journal, 8 April 2011.
^Pavan Amara and Andrew Johnson, "Fire rips through pioneering black arts venue where Bob Marley shot Is This Love video" Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Islington Tribune, 9 March 2012.
The KeskideeCentre, or Keskidee Arts Centre, was Britain's first arts centre for the black community, founded in 1971. Located at Gifford Street in Islington...
employed as the first paid library resources and education officer at the KeskideeCentre, where his poem Voices of the living and the dead was staged, produced...
Library. "The Keskidee – a community that discovered itself. Islington Local History Centre celebrates the Keskidee – Britain’s first arts centre for the black...
Jegede was artist-in-residence at North London's KeskideeCentre, Britain's first Black Arts Centre, where Tunde's appreciation of African diasporic culture...
fire". BBC. March 9, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012. "Honour for Arts Centre where Bob Marley shot 'Is This Love' video with a seven-year old Naomi Campbell"...
London Education Authority, and he also became artistic director of the KeskideeCentre in north London, where he directed a production of Wole Soyinka's The...
a graduate degree in history. Additionally, Smith studied at the Keskidee Arts Centre in London, England. In film, Smith has collaborated with Spike Lee...
Ronald Moody and Aubrey Williams. Lloyd was artist-in-residence at the KeskideeCentre from its early days and was involved with some of the productions staged...
writing and producing radio plays. He was Director of Drama at the KeskideeCentre in London, and led the short-lived Pan African Players, which in 1966...
in the 1970s, Jegede was artist-in-residence at the KeskideeCentre (the UK's first arts centre for the Black community), where he was exposed to resident...
houses: Scarlet Ibis (Red), Blue Jays (Blue), Hummingbirds (Green), and Keskidee (Yellow). The house system is mostly irrelevant to daily school life, however...
April 1977. This led to productions in England both on stage at the Keskidee Arts Centre, and as a BBC radio drama. A production of White's play I Marcus...
and directed in the theatre. During the 1970s, he worked at the Keskidee Arts Centre, where his performances included the lead role in the first production...
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