News About IROKO

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Home from Home Project

Date: 09/12/2022
Home from Home Project awarded Heritage Fund Grant
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Stories of Africans Living in Newham - Volunteering Opportunity

Date: 08/02/2021
IROKO Theatre Company is seeking to recruit two volunteer researchers to assist with our ‘Stories of Africans Living in Newham’ project.
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The Speaking Without Voice Resource Pack is here!!

Date: 04/02/2020
Informative, educational and insightful Resource Pack that will inspire you to learn more about Nigerian nonverbal communication systems and those from around the world. FREE DOWNLOAD!
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Teaching the community to make the Talking Drum speak!

Date: 13/08/2019
IROKO Theatre have begun conducting a series of workshops and training sessions, teaching musical skills to different sections of the community, including school children.
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Meet Kate - Heritage Support Officer for Speaking Without Voice

Date: 13/08/2019
The National Lottery Heritage Fund grant provisioned for IROKO Theatre to hire a new Trainee Heritage Support Officer. Kate Kelsall joined IROKO part-time in February - find out what she has been working on...
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Our Free Trip to Liverpool International Slavery Museum for Speaking Without Voice

Date: 13/08/2019
On July 20th 29 excited members of the community travelled up to Liverpool, to see the Igbo Compound within the International Slavery Museum. The recreated family compound is decorated with Uli designs, commissioned from local artists!
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Speaking without Voice wins National Lottery Support

Date: 15/10/2018
A project exploring four Nigerian pre-colonial nonverbal communication systems: Aroko, Nsibidi, Uli and the Talking Drums, made possible by money raised by National Lottery players awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
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Storytelling for teaching STEM Subjects

Date: 27/10/2017
STEM Curriculum - Storytelling for Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
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'The Green Stone Bead '

Date: 21/06/2015
Receives FIVE STARS from London Theatre1.com.
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Alex Oma-Pius's interview with Afridiziak Theatre News

Date: 16/06/2015
"The beauty of African storytelling is that the techniques are so subtle that in a way you are learning without actually knowing that you are learning."
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The African Voice

Date: 18/02/2015
IROKO Theatre Company bringing African culture to London.
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Artistic Director Alex Attends British Museum Diversity Celebration

Date: 13/03/2013
IROKO Theatre's artistic director Alex Oma-Pius appears in the Evening Standard. February 22nd.
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Family Learning Project

Date: 12/11/2012
The Ilford Recorder covers IROKO's Family Learning Project
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Full Steam Ahead with our 'Forgotten Folks Project'

Date: 25/07/2012
IROKO Theatre Company awarded grant of £19,833.
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IROKO/Royal Docks Trust Cultural Jamboree Project 2009-2010

Date: 01/08/2009
We are grateful that The Royal Docks Trust has once again awarded IROKO the sum of £10,000 towards its Cultural Jamboree Project 2009 - 2010.
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Access To Cultural Activities For Children and Young People

Date: 01/08/2009
BBC Children in Need has awarded IROKO £24,990 towards providing cultural activities for children and young people in the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Lambeth, Newham and Southwark.
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IROKO Awarded £83,000 By London Councils

Date: 01/08/2009
IROKO Theatre Company, winner of The Guardian Charity Award "for its innovative approach to education", is thrilled to announce that it has secured funding worth £83,000 from the London Councils.
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Safety Fun Day In Plaistow Park

Date: 01/07/2009
More than 2,000 residents came together in Plaistow Park for fun in the sun at a great community party organised by Plaistow community forum and its active community team.
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£1.4 million Lottery Funding for London Family Learning

Date: 28/04/2009
Families across London can enjoy art, music, drama, filmmaking or dance together at Tate Britain, British Film Institute and five other new projects, funded by the Big Lottery Fund (BIG).
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IROKO Cultural Olympiad 2008-2011

Date: 01/08/2008
We are proud to announce that Newham Council, under its Service Specification 2 (Building an Active & Inclusive Community) has commissioned IROKO Theatre Company to delivery IROKO Cultural Olympiad Project 2008-2011.
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The Roots Of African Culture (Newham Magazine)

Date: 07/04/2007
This is a reproduction of an article that appeared in The Newham Mag in April 2007.
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Out of Africa (LDV Magazine Spring Issue 2002)

Date: 01/04/2002
An article about IROKO published in LDV Magazine.
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Taking Centre Stage (The Guardian)

Date: 27/03/2002
Selected excerpts from an article published in The Guardian in March 2002.
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Afro Style By Liza Ramrayka (The Guardian)

Date: 17/10/2001
It's a rainy October day in south-west London and the year four and five pupils (aged between seven and nine) at Priory CE primary school are sitting in the gym hall, surrounded by the usual paraphernalia of climbing ladders, ropes and basketball hoops.
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A Giant Step Forward (By Alison Benjamin, The Guardian)

Date: 17/10/2001
Small charities win top Guardian award for innovation. Smaller charities rarely get the recognition they deserve.
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Village people learning about HIV (Extract from Newham Recorder)

Date: 12/09/2001
The impact of HIV and AIDS on a fictional African village was explored by a group of children in a play devised and staged by them.
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