History is made at night

The politics of dancing and musicking and other dark matters

Tuesday, November 02, 2021

'Freedom of Movement': Anti Fascist Action on the dancefloor 1993

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One way or another music was at the heart of the movement against racism and the far right in the UK in the early 1990s. Some of the heavies...
Saturday, October 30, 2021

Rosaleen Norton: Dance of Life

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Getting in the Halloween zone, I watched 'The Witch of Kings Cross' (2020)- a fascinating documentary about New Zealand born artist ...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

Refugees are Welcome - rally in London

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A good turn out in London's Parliament Square last week (Wednesday  20th October 2021) for the Refugees Welcome rally organised by Solid...
Monday, October 25, 2021

Anti-fascism 1962 - the real battles of Ridley Road and Trafalgar Square

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The BBC series 'Ridley Road' (2021) is a fictional drama which draws on real historical events - the activities of Colin Jordan'...
Sunday, October 17, 2021

Dance Can't Nice - exploring black music spaces at the Horniman Museum

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In '696 - Dance Can't Nice' at South London's Horniman Museum,  the artist Naeem Dxvis explores London's Black music spa...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Sophie Richmond on the politics of punk (1977)

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So many words have been spilt about first wave UK punk and politics over the last 45 years, but one of the most lucid contemporary assessmen...
Sunday, October 10, 2021

The first march against nuclear missiles at Greenham Common, 1980

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There have been a number of events this year to mark the 40th anniversary of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp. Having been chosen ...
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