Sweet Patootee
2022 has been an amazing year! Being back in person unleashed glorious moments and stunning work with everyone in the Sweet Patootee Arts community – your support has made all of this year’s accomplishments possible: Thank you to our amazing team and board; Love and respect to our dazzling creative team; Goofy grin and big...
read moreOur schools working group has started trials of new lessons inspired by TURNING POINT’s stories, themes, imagery, and Caribbean folksongs (like the “Barbados Slaves’ Work Song” c. 1780) In 2023, the finished lessons and resources will be available on our website and shared with our UK and international partners. Meanwhile TURNING POINT’s gallery exhibition is...
read moreThank you all over again Suzette Llewellyn, Paterson Joseph, Veronica Beatrice Lewis, and Ashley D. Gayle! Tony
read moreTURNING POINT’s first exhibition is now open!
read moreIt’s done! Production of TURNING POINT – our Black heritage video installation staring Suzette Llewellyn, Paterson Joseph, Veronica Beatrice Lewis, and Ashley D Gayle – is now complete (and available with English language subtitles). Please share this information with your family, friends, and networks. A national programme of public engagement begins now, with the first...
read moreOn 3rd September, our singing workshop became pioneers; we’ve made our own little piece of history with two original interpretations of the unique, scarcely known, and deeply poignant “Barbados Slaves’ Work Song” (c 1780) Our two versions of the song will feature at the start and end of TURNING POINT’s sound design. These interpretations will...
read moreA first return to Mildmay on Bingo Friday, after several weeks away while we were rehearsing and filming. Here’s Iselyn giving feedback on our work… Once again the wellness benefit that TURNING POINT is giving to all concerned is so clearly evident! Thank you Miss Iselyn, and thank you yet again Mildmay’s awesome management and...
read moreAnother week another milestone: with filming complete, our focus is now on creating TURNING POINT’s sound design. Here’s Andrew Alleyne smashing every take to the boundary. Our off-screen performers are all non-professional volunteers. Some have never done anything like this before. But their quality and commitment is immense every time – they’re delivering wonderful takes...
read moreIslington-based Sweet Patootee Arts have brought together a top-notch production team of acclaimed creatives in every discipline. We’re all agreed: we want to continue as members of a collective who continue with other work; but when opportunities present we’ll come together as Sweet Patootee Arts production team. Our aim is to go on producing high-quality...
read moreWe are committed to providing opportunities for the next generation of African, Caribbean and Asian arts & heritage practitioners to gain experience through our projects. it’s been a privilege to have two amazing young talents working with us to launch this effort. Thank you Dabs and Leneshia for helping us to achieve such great work...
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