*New performance in Oxford sheds light on the history of British slavery*
Putting sugar in your tea might not seem a political act but 200 years ago Abolitionists highlighted the connection between fashionable tea parties and supporting slavery within Caribbean sugar plantations.
The untold stories and hidden narratives of empire, trade and transatlantic slavery are revealed in Nice Cup of Tea?a contemporary art installation and programme of events inspired by the Ashmolean Museum’s European Ceramics collection.
Launched today (Wednesday, 22nd May), Unlock The Chain’s Euton Daley MBE is starring in a new performance called the Tea Partyto be staged at the prestigious Ashmolean museum as part of the city’s Windrush Day celebrations on Saturday, 22nd June.
Commemorating the arrival of the Empire Windrush from the Caribbean in 1948 and the contribution of the Windrush Generation to British life, the Tea Partyfeatures performance poetry, songs and music.
“Having been brought up in the UK by parents of the Windrush Generation, I am delighted to be performing at the Tea Party and being part of Windrush Day in Oxford”, commented Daley from Cowley.
Daley will be performing extracts from his new book of poetry #Ending the Silence, which explores the political and emotional journey since the parliamentary act abolishing slavery in Great Britain 200 years ago.
He will be joined on the Ashmolean stage by Oxford actor Amanthan Edmead who is currently performing in ‘SOLD - To Be Free Is Very Sweet’ the emotionally charged story of enslaved Mary Prince who overcame immense cruelty to become a biographer and champion of freedom after arriving in 19th Century England from the Caribbean.
Following sell-out shows at the Old Fire Station Theatre, SOLD is back for a special Edinburgh Preview three-night run at The North Wall Arts Centre in Summertown (6-8 June, 19:30). The show is directed by Daley.
Editors’ Notes
Euton Daley founded the performing company Unlock the Chains Collective in 1986 to explore performance poetry as a theatrical form and to develop a dialogue with various social struggles of the period. The company performed at rallies, theatres, community events as well as at music based clubs. The company’s first production, ‘Chameleon’, commissioned by Tara Arts in 1988 was nominated for a London Drama Award.
In recent years Euton has collaborated with Amantha Edmead (Kuumba Nia Arts) to bring Black history, contemporary experiences and art forms to life through creative performances, activities and events through poetry, storytelling and performance. This year he directed her Edinburgh Festival-bound production SOLD: The Mary Prince Story.
#Ending the Silence is funded by a Lottery grant through Arts Council England, Oxford City Council, Oxford Dance Forum, Modern Art Oxford and Dancin’ Oxford.
Putting sugar in your tea might not seem a political act but 200 years ago Abolitionists highlighted the connection between fashionable tea parties and supporting slavery within Caribbean sugar plantations.
The untold stories and hidden narratives of empire, trade and transatlantic slavery are revealed in Nice Cup of Tea?a contemporary art installation and programme of events inspired by the Ashmolean Museum’s European Ceramics collection.
Launched today (Wednesday, 22nd May), Unlock The Chain’s Euton Daley MBE is starring in a new performance called the Tea Partyto be staged at the prestigious Ashmolean museum as part of the city’s Windrush Day celebrations on Saturday, 22nd June.
Commemorating the arrival of the Empire Windrush from the Caribbean in 1948 and the contribution of the Windrush Generation to British life, the Tea Partyfeatures performance poetry, songs and music.
“Having been brought up in the UK by parents of the Windrush Generation, I am delighted to be performing at the Tea Party and being part of Windrush Day in Oxford”, commented Daley from Cowley.
Daley will be performing extracts from his new book of poetry #Ending the Silence, which explores the political and emotional journey since the parliamentary act abolishing slavery in Great Britain 200 years ago.
He will be joined on the Ashmolean stage by Oxford actor Amanthan Edmead who is currently performing in ‘SOLD - To Be Free Is Very Sweet’ the emotionally charged story of enslaved Mary Prince who overcame immense cruelty to become a biographer and champion of freedom after arriving in 19th Century England from the Caribbean.
Following sell-out shows at the Old Fire Station Theatre, SOLD is back for a special Edinburgh Preview three-night run at The North Wall Arts Centre in Summertown (6-8 June, 19:30). The show is directed by Daley.
Editors’ Notes
Euton Daley founded the performing company Unlock the Chains Collective in 1986 to explore performance poetry as a theatrical form and to develop a dialogue with various social struggles of the period. The company performed at rallies, theatres, community events as well as at music based clubs. The company’s first production, ‘Chameleon’, commissioned by Tara Arts in 1988 was nominated for a London Drama Award.
In recent years Euton has collaborated with Amantha Edmead (Kuumba Nia Arts) to bring Black history, contemporary experiences and art forms to life through creative performances, activities and events through poetry, storytelling and performance. This year he directed her Edinburgh Festival-bound production SOLD: The Mary Prince Story.
#Ending the Silence is funded by a Lottery grant through Arts Council England, Oxford City Council, Oxford Dance Forum, Modern Art Oxford and Dancin’ Oxford.
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