This month Cultured Bohemian has curated a list of London-based global majority-centered events happening this month to get you through the month. With events on screen, stage, exhibitions, and talks, there is an event for everyone.
Screen
BLACK LENS: NECKTIE YOUTH
Bernie Grant Arts Centre
4th May
19:00
Je reste photographe (12A*) + Screentalk
Barbican
4th May
18:30
The Ode to Partition – National Tour Screening & Q&A
Rich Mix
5th May
19:30 – 21:00
Return to Seoul & Q&A
BFI Southbank
5th May
18:00
From the Periphery
Hackney Chinese Centre
6th May
18:30 – 20:00
Buud Yam
Raven Row
6th May
18:30 – 20:30
Plan 75
BFI Southbank
9th May
18:15
BOYZ N THE HOOD
Genesis Cinema
9th May
18:20
KUNG FU HUSTLE
Genesis Cinema
10th May
21:00
XIMEI
Genesis Cinema
10th May
18:35
Seeing and Being Seen
Barbican
11th May
19:00
Sambizanga
Raven Row
13th May
18:30 – 20:30
Abolition
BFI Southbank
13th May
14:00
A Meeting Of Cultures + Awards Ceremony
BFI Southbank
14th May
13:30 – 17:00
HAPPY TOGETHER
BFI Southbank
16th May
18:45
The Ants and the Grasshopper
The Plough & Harrow
16th May
19:15 – 21:30
One Hand Don’t Clap (12A*) + Q&A
Barbican
17th May
18:15
LJFF: A MAN + ROUNDTABLE + DANCE
Genesis Cinema
20th May
16:30
The Story Behind My Caribbean Style – Cultural Style Week Screening
The Africa Centre
24th May
19:00 – 21:00
Currents (15)
Barbican
24th May
18:30
WOMEN IN REVOLT – A SELECTION OF SHORT FILMS BY FEMALE FILMMAKERS
Rich Mix
30th May
19:00
POLITE SOCIETY
Rich Mix
Various Dates
Various Times
Stage
tiata fahodzi presents: Museum Lates
Watford Museum
2nd & 9th May
19:15 – 21:00
Porca Miseria
Barbican
12th – 14th May
Various Times
Celebrating the Legacies of Black Ink
Brixton Library
19th May
19:00 – 21:00
Legends Of Comedy: London Show
The Comedy Store
21th May
14:00 – 17:00
ROUNDHOUSE POETRY SLAM HEATS
Roundhouse
22nd – 24th May
19:30
INVISIBLE
Bush Theatre
23rd May – 9th Jun
Various Times
Under the Kundè Tree
Bush Theatre
24th May – 17th Jun
Various Times
ELVIS DIED OF BURGERS
Battersea Arts Centre
25th – 26th May
19:30
Breakin’ Convention Presents:The Ruggeds – State Shift
Sadlers Wells
26th – 27th May
19:30
BLACK PANTHER IN CONCERT WITH CHINEKE! ORCHESTRA
Royal Albert Hall
27th May
Various Times
Exhibition
QUALEASHA WOOD: TL;DR
Pippy Houldsworth Gallery
5th May – 4th June
Various Times
Dr. Esther Mahlangu: Where two rivers meet
Almine Rech
Now – 20th May
Various Times
Tomokazu Matsuyama: Episodes Far from Home
Almine Rech
Now – 20th May
Various Times
Kuwayama / Naito
The Mayor Gallery
Now – 26th May
Various Times
AFRICAN HERITAGE TOURS AT TATE BRITAIN
Tate Britain
Now – 3rd Jun
Various Times
PerAnkh – The June Givanni PanAfrican Cinema Archive
Raven Row
Now – 4th Jun
Various Times
LGBTQIA+ TOURS AT TATE MODERN
Tate Modern
Now – 7th Jun
Various Times
ISAAC JULIEN: WHAT FREEDOM IS TO ME
Tate Britain
Now – 20th August
Various Times
YAYOI KUSAMA: INFINITY MIRROR ROOMS
Tate Modern
Now – 30th September
Various Times
Talk
A NIGHT IN WITH DR ANNABEL SOWEMIMO
Online
2nd May
18:30
Black Light: On the Origin and Materiality of Blackness
Harrie Massey Lecture Theatre E28
3rd May
16:00 – 18:00
SUSAN JUNG AND KEN HOM IN CONVERSATION
Online
4th May
18:30
A NIGHT IN WITH NGUYỄN PHAN QUẾ MAI
Online
9th May
18:30
Linton Kwesi Johnson in Conversation
Brixton Library
17th May
19:00 – 20:30
Fane x Dark Matter: A Literary Celebration of Black Love
Brixton House
19th May
19:00
MANDEM: WITH IGGY LONDON AND GUESTS
Earth
23rd May
19:30
Gary Younge – Dispatches from the Diaspora
Clapham Library
23rd May
19:30
JAY SHETTY WORLD TOUR: LOVE RULES
THE LONDON PALLADIUM
23rd – 24th May
19:30
A NIGHT IN WITH ANDI OLIVER
Online
29th May
18:30
Events
Black Ink: When Trouble Come, Ink Haffi Run
Black Cultural Archives
13th & 20th May
Various Times
ChakraGasm
Zen Yoga Studio
6th May
16:00 – 18:00
Film Premiere: Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV
V&A South Kensington
10th May
18.30 – 21.30
Creative Games Night – Celebrating Black Culture
Desserts Divine
13th May
17:00 – 20:00
LJFF: DECIPHERING JAPAN + Q&A + SUSHI WORKSHOP
Genesis Cinema
21st May
16:30
Bringing Kink Black
London TBD
27th May
20:00 – 23:00
OKHA , the queer + Black book club
PRIM Library @ Not Just Another Store
28th May
16:30 – 19:00
Families Storytelling: Caribbean Tales
V&A South Kensington
31st May
11.00 – 15.40
If you have attended any of these venues and/or events, please leave a comment to talk about your experience. Make sure to book and be part of the culture.