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
Shake The Dust + Q&A
The Yellow
2nd June
18:00 – 21:00
La femme au couteau & Selbé et tant d’autres
Raven Row
3rd June
18:30 – 20:30
BEAM ME UP SIRI
Rich Mix
4th June
14:00
MINUTE SHORTS PRESENTS ALL YOURS INTERNATIONAL
Genesis Cinema
5th June
18:30
DEVI
India Club Lounge-Bar
5th June
19:00 – 21:00
Dazed x MUBI Cinema Club: Medusa Deluxe
Rio Cinema
6th June
18:15
UNDER THE FIG TREES
Genesis Cinema
7th June
21:00
Queer 90s: I like you, I like you very much (18) + Intro
Barbican
8th June
18:30
FOUR S3 EPISODE 1-3
Not For Sale Gallery
10th June
19:00 – 23:00
LOVE IN THE TIME OF REVOLUTION + Q&A
Genesis Cinema
10th June
15:00
WCFF 2023: SHORTS PROGRAMME 01
Rich Mix
17th June
14:30
Pretty Red Dress + Q&A
Rio Cinema
18th June
14:30
Paris Is Burning
The Queen’s Head
19th June
19:30
Queer 90s: Dakan (15) + Intro
Barbican
21st June
18:30
Queer 90s: Fire (15) + Intro
Barbican
25th June
15:00
BETWEEN US
The Centre
29th June
18:00 – 19:30
Stage
Breadth
Omnibus Theatre
16th May – 3rd June
Various Times
Recognition
Talawa Studio
1st – 24th June
Various Times
Aurie Styla: Greener?
Soho Theatre
2nd – 3rd June
21:15
Dismissed
Soho Theatre
16th May – 3rd June
Various Times
Es & Flo
Kiln Theatre
5th – 24th June
19:30
ROMEO AND JULIET
Almeida Theatre
6th – 29th June
Various Times
FARY: AIME-MOI SI TU PEUX
Hackney Empire
7th June
20:00
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
8th June – 15th July
Various Times
ACTING UP! THE DANCERS TAKEOVER
Rich Mix
9th June
19:20
Senorita Rita’s Drag Show
Camden People’s Theatre
13th June
21:00
A Splash of Milk
Omnibus Theatre
15th – 17th June
21:00
Possession
Arcola Theatre
15th June – 17th July
19:30
Hell Yeah
Omnibus Theatre
16th June
21:00
Jail By Oliver Twist
Soho Theatre
20th – 24th June
19:30
In Hiding
Tower Theatre
21st June – 5th July
19:30
A PLAYLIST FOR THE REVOLUTION
Bush Theatre
23rd June – 5th August
Various Times
Made In India Britain
Soho Theatre
27th – 30th June
19:30
Closet Confessions: Live!
Soho Theatre
27th June
21:15
BENEATHA’S PLACE
Young Vic
27th June – 5th August
Various Times
EXHIBITION
CHILA KUMARI SINGH BURMAN
Rich Mix
19th May – 7th June
Various Times
SOOJIN KANG: TO BE YOU, WHOEVER YOU ARE
Gathering
11th May – 17th June
Various Times
MAKI NA KAMURA
Michael Werner Gallery
21st April – 17th June
Various Times
Yooyun Yang: Passing Time
Stephen Friedman Gallery
1st June – 22nd July
Various Times
Eastern Voices | Group Exhibition
Addis Fine Art
1st June – 22nd July
Various Times
Sahara Longe: New Shapes
Timothy Taylor
2nd June – 8th July
Various Times
Anthony Ngoya: Le Long Voyage
Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix
2nd June – 15th July
Various Times
Martin Wong: Malicious Mischief
Camden Art Centre
16th June – 17th July
Various Times
TALK
Encounters: Ronan Mckenzie and Mac Collins Encounters
Barbican
5th June
Various Times
House Of Noise Presents: Dupé & Friends
Forest Gate Works
9th June
19:00 – 22:00
Black Men-Talk Health
University of Westminster
7th June
19:00 – 22:00
A NIGHT IN WITH JANIKA OZA
Online
12th June
19:30
She’s in CTRL: How women can take back tech (Theatre)
The Royal Institution
12th June
19:00 – 20:30
In Conversation with Ashish
William Morris Gallery
14th June
18:30 – 20:30
The Moon and Me with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Royal Geographical Society
18th June
16:00 – 16:45
An Evening With Brandon Taylor
Brixton House
19th June
19:30
A RENAISSANCE OF OUR OWN WITH RACHEL E. CARGLE
Royal Geographical Society
20th June
18:30
A NIGHT IN WITH CATHERINE JOY WHITE
Online
22nd June
18:30
An Evening with Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
Battersea Bookshop
23rd June
18:30 – 20:00
SAMUEL KASUMU IN CONVERSATION WITH TIM CAMPBELL
Hackney Empire
24th June
19:00
TPF TALKS x Photobook Cafe with Kenneth Lam
Photobookcafe
27th June
18:30 – 20:30
Ancestry Talks with Paul Crooks
North Kensington Library
29th June
18:00 – 19:30
Momtaza Mehri ‘Bad Diaspora Poems’ Book Launch and Talk
Grand Junction at St Mary Magdalene’s
29th June
19:30
EVENTS
CDR Artist Talk w/ Conducta
Corsica Studios
6th June
19:00 – 22:00
serpentwithfeet + Shaé Universe
Southbank Centre
9th June
19:30
Yvonne Hercules ‘Olive EP Tour
The Old Church
10th June
20:00
Rain Crew Summer Jam
Southbank Centre
10th June
14:00
Yemi Alade + Moonchild Sanelly
Southbank Centre
10th June
14:00
Poetry Workshop: The Ended World
Southbank Centre
10th June
11:00
Black Heroes® Soul Food Cafe
Wonderville
11th June
18:30 – 21:00
The Black Burlesque School
Studio 68
11th June – 30th July
12:00 – 14:00
KOKOROKO
Southbank Centre
14th June
19:30
The Annual London Talk & Drum Healing Festival
Tottenham Community Sports Centre
17th June
13:00 – 18:00
WINDRUSH CARIBBEAN FILM FESTIVAL 2023
Various Locations
17th June – 20th June
Various Times
ChakraGasm – introductory session
Tribe
24th June
14:00 – 16:00
Windrush 75: Legacies Festival
Migration Museum
24th June
11:00 – 17:30
Hello Rainbow Book Talk & Art Workshop
Beckton Globe Library
28th June
18:00 – 19:30
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.