Archive Category : Commonwealth Institute

An Exhibition of Drawings by Denzil Forrester Price List

Oval Video, a Community Video Resource Centre Equipment Hire List

Regional Arts Assoications Directory April 1982

An Evening of Many Cultures Programme, Commonwealth Institute, 10 November 1980, Featuring Aklowa, Tara Rajkumar, Cy Grant, and Great Indian Dancers

British Centre of the International Theatre Institute - The Present and the Future Report covering the period May 1979 to February 1981

InfoPress Prestige PR InfoPress Advertising Christmas Card 1981

Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam: Letters exchanged between Ms Hetty Lemmnes, Department of Cultural Affairs and Parminder Vir, Arts Officer, Commonwealth Institute, June 1981

Indian Paintings from the 17th to 19th Centuries including examples from Rajasthan, the Punjab Hills, Deccan and other states: Exhibition at Tooth Paintings Ltd Art Gallery from 7 to 24 October 1980

Paul Keens-Douglas Tim Tim: Recital of Caribbean Dialect Poetry 21 October 1980, Commonwealth Institute

Aklowa Dance and Drummers: Presentation of an African folk legend The Story of Anansi, director Felix Cobbson, Narrator Joseph Mydell on 11 and 12 December 1980 at Commonwealth Insti

Community Arts and the National Association for Asian Youth (NAAY): A Discussion Paper by Firdous Aly

Ekome Dance Company: History of the Company by Barrington Anderson, Founder and Manager

Ekome Dance Company Newsletter by Barrington Anderson, Manager, 29 October 1981

Ethnic Arts London Meeting Notes, Parminder Vir

Greater London Arts Association: Executive Committee Paper 24 February 1981: Matters Raised by Members on Ethnic Minority Arts

Ghashiram Kotwal Programme Brochure, information about Theatre Academy, the Play, Cast and Contact detials for Dr Mohan Agashe, Vice President Theatre Academy

James Danton, Alto Saxophonist: Pamphlet from Massiah Street Music (MSM), London 1980

AdMin: An Administrative Service for Minority Arts Group, proposed by Richard Austin, 25 May 1981

Minutes of a meeting of artists held at the Commonwealth Institute on 28 May 1981 with Tadek Jarski (Polish Centre), Don Kinch (Staunch), Ferdous Aly (NAAY), Fay Rodrigues (MAAS), James Lammy (MAAS Movers), Parminder Vir (Commonwealth Institute)

Minutes of a meeting of artists held at the Commonwealth Institute on 26 February 1981 with Don Kinch (Staunch), Imru Caeser (CCI), Ferdous Aly (NAAY), Fay Rodrigues (MAAS), Errol Lloyd (MAAS), James Lammy, Felix Cobbson, Parminder Vir

Ustad Imrat Khan, Sitar, Nishat Khan, Sitar and Latif Ahmed Khan, Tabla, Greater London Council Queen Elizabeth Hall, Presented by Mick Taylor on Sunday 11 April 1982. Chief Guest H.E. Dr V. Seyid Muhammed, High Commissioner of India.

Staunch Poets and Players Brochure about the Company, Actors and Productions

The Asian Publication, December 1980

Commonwealth Institute Arts Centre, Thursday Events curated by Parminder Vir: A Black Poetry Symposium Featuring Imruh Ceasar, T. Bone Wilson, Robert Birmingham, Sebastian Clark, Pula Art Kommune, Jacques Compton, 4 June 1981

Arts Council of Great Britain Advisory Committee on Training: Paper for Ethnic Arts Working Group on Training Needs of Ethnic Arts Organisations by Loretta Howells, 14th July 1982

Arts Council and Ethnic Arts: A Paper Discussing Affirmative Action in Support of Ethnic Arts by Richard Pulford, Lawrence Mackintosh, January 1982

Dragons Teeth NCRCB Publication Interview with Tara Rajkumar, feature article on racism in libraries and information on Black American Film Festival Feb 1982

Clarence and Angel, a film by Robert Gardner: The Ritzy Cinema programmed the film from March 28 to April 3rd 1982, as part of its approach to attract a wider audience. This followed its showing at the Black Film Festival produced by Parminder Vir in February 1982 at the Commonwealth Inst

OWAAD Black Woman in Struggle 3rd National Black Women's Conference 2nd and 3rd May 1981: Leaflet with Agenda

Temba Theatre Company Presents Exodus play written by Jamal Ali, Alton Kumalo and Ian Giles and directed by Ian Giles and Alton Kumalo at Commonwealth Arts Centre, February 1982

Minority Arts Project: Copy of the interim report by Walter Baker from the London School of Economics and Political Science to the Research Section of the Commission for Racial Equality, 8th September 1981

Frederick Williams, Jamaican Poet: Letter to Parminder Vir Arts Officer, Commonwealth Institute dated 3 November 1981

Alpana Sengupta, Kathak Dancer, Mick Taylor, Sitar Player, Markandey Mishra, Tabla player: Pamphlet about Kathak and Artists

Arpana Caur, Indian Arti Exhibition Catalogue on Women 1982

Frederick Williams, Jamaican Poet: Review of Me Memba Wen, selected poems and photographs

Britain's New Arts Booklet on the development of Ethnic Minority Arts since publication of Arts Britain Ignores by Naseem Khan in 1976. Published by the Commission For Racial Equality and Forward by Marc Bonham Carter October 1980

The Ekome Dance Group: Photographs of dance performance at an exhibition of Ethiopian paintings at the Commonwealth Institute, 1981. Photos by Keystone Press Agency

Natraj Arts Information Pack: Booklet Classical Dance Series 1st Edition. Leaflet announcement of the Performance of Natyanjali on 11 September 1981, Camden Town Hall. Letter to Robert Atkins from Raji dated 27 July 1981.

Zimbabwe Art: Exhibition Catalogue of Art and Craft of Zimbabwe, Africa Centre, from 7 April to 6 May 1981

Commonwealth Institute Arts Centre Team Photograph: Robert Atkins, Emma Wallace, Joseph Mydell, Parminder Vir, 1980

Community Arts Projects Directory 1980 to 1981

Dance Umbrella 81: 3rd International Festival of Contemporary Dance from 8 October to 15 November 1981 Programme

East Midlands Arts Association: Ethnic Minority Arts Working Party Report on Ethnic Minority Arts in the Region, published 1980

East Midlands Arts Association: Ethnic Minority Arts Working Party Report on Ethnic Minority Arts in the Region, published 1980 with handwritten notes by Parminder Vir

Ghashiram Kotwal, A two-act musical play by Vijay Tendulkar, set at the end of the 18th Century in Poona, India. Theatre Academy tours the play in Europe and the UK from August to October, including a performance at the Commonwealth Institute on 23 October 1980

In Transit, play by Don Kinch, directed by Joseph Mydell, produced by Music Theatre Project at the Commonwealth Institute and Staunch Poets and Players in June 1981 Poster

In Transit, play by Don Kinch, directed by Joseph Mydell, produced by Music Theatre Project at the Commonwealth Institute and Staunch Poets and Players in June 1981 Programme

Indian Artists United Kingdom: History and Constitution, Objectives, Patrons, Membership, written by Shyam Varma and Ibrahim Wagh, August 1980

Indian Classical Dance: Anne-Marie Groves-Gaston, an Indian Classical Dancer known as Anjali, developed an education programme for Commonwealth Institute in 1981

Joseph Mydell in Lyrics of the Hearthside by Paul Laurence Dunbar Programme and Fee Schedule from Richard Brown Associates

CARIFESTA '81 19 July to 3 August 1981, Barbados: Photographs

Pratap and Priya Pawar Programme Brochure of Padmini Production presented by the National Council of Indian Culture and High Commission of India in Trinidad and Tobago in 1980

Commonwealth Institute Arts Centre Presents Pratap and Priya Pawar - India's Divine Dancing Couple. Handwritten and typed programme notes by Parminder Vir, Arts Officer

Aubrey Williams (1926-1990) Shostakovich Paintings Exhibition from 20 October to 15 November 1981, Commonwealth Institute Catalogue

STAUNCH Magazine, Editor Don Kinch, June to July 1979

Staunch Poets and Players Cast Picture

The State Dance Ensemble of Sri Lanka's presentation of Asi Disi Mihira, directed by W.B. Makulloluwa

Commonwealth Institute Arts Centre, Thursday Events Branding Curated by Parminder Vir

Black Youth Annual Penmanship Awards 1981 Essay Competition Winners Published

Camden Festival 1981: Jazz Week 16-21 March 1981, International Music and Dance Week 23-28 March 1981, Round House

International Theatre Institute Centre handwritten notes on companies from Haiti and Cuba, 1981

Zimbabwe 1981 Calendar. The Commonwealth Institute hosted Prime Minister Robert Mugabe in 1981, following his 1980 election.

Black Film Festival Programme, 1st to 13th February 1982, Commonwealth Institute: Picture of Symposium between Black American and Black British Filmmakers

Checkpoint Bradford West Indian Community Centre Association Letter dated 5th March 1982: Request for hiring black films from the Black Film Festival Programme, 1st to 13th February 1982, Commonwealth Institute

Black Film Festival Programme, 1st to 13th February 1982, Commonwealth Institute: Press Review in West Indian World dated February 26th 1982 by K.G. Coaston

Black Film Festival Milkweg Amsterdam, April 1981 produced by Ard Hesselink: Photographs of Parminder Vir's trip to the film festival

Invitation from Ard Hesselink to his wedding in 1983

Chitra Visweswaran, Bharata Natyam dancer, promotional material for dance tour in the UK

Festival of India 1982. Patrons: The Rt Hon Margaret Thatcher MP and Shrimati Indira Gandhi. Programme includs series of exhibitions, performances of drama, music and dance across London

Ethnic Arts: Entertainment & Arts Management (E&AM) Special Ethnic Minority Arts feature compiled by Vicki Rogers

Arts Council of Great Britain: Press Release Arts Council to Encourage Ethnic Arts , February 1982

The Trustees and Directors of Inter-Action Trust Ltd., Invitation to performance by Fusion, The London and Commonwealth Youth Ensemble, at Sadler's Wells Theatre, 21st May 1981

Odudwa with Kutamba, an African Dance and Music group: Promotional leafet

List of Black and Ethnic Arts Organisations, 1980

The Arts of Ethnic Minorities: Status and Funding Report by Walter V. Baker, March 1982

Robert Atkins ( 1939-1994) Memorial Service for the Life of Robert Atkins, 6 September 1994

Tribe: The Black London Guide Magazine, December 1981. Produced by Alvin, Brenda Courtney, Cynthia Lorna, Maggie, Norris, Sei, and Shakka Dedi

Tribe: The Black London Guide Magazine, Issue 1, January 1982. Features Black Film Festival Programme from 1st to 13th February, Produced by Parminder Vir at the Commonwealth Institute. Tribe Produced by Alvin, Brenda Courtney, Cynthia Lorna, Maggie, Norris, Sei, and Shakka Dedi

Black Film Festival Programme, 1st to 13th February 1982, Commonwealth Institute

Ancestral Voices 3: Spirit Mediums, Storytellers and Shamans, 3rd Festival of Traditional Arts, produced and presented by the Arts Centre, Commonwealth Institute, 30 May to 15 June 1985 programme brochure

The Jamaica National Dance Theatre Company Tour of Britain as part of the Commonwealth Institute's Caribbean Focus 86' from 30 July to 16 August 1986. Leaflet

An Exhibition of Drawings by Denzil Forrester, Commonwealth Institute, April 1986: Poster