| Description | Black Dance Development Trust was a black dance company based in Birmingham.
This file includes some of the organisational documents regarding the administration of the company and includes some correspondence, the company consitution, some financial papers and correspondence regarding funding, newsletters which include some images taken by Vanley Burke, as well as general promotional material and press releases relating to dance performances, workshops and events. Includes:
- Publication, 'Celebration! A Week of Black Dance', presented by the Black Dance Development Trust, 6 – 10 April no year.
- Booklet 'Keynote Address' and programme for the launch of ‘Black Dance Development Trust’, Commonwealth Institute, London 12 December 1987.
- Correspondence from Black Dance Development Trust, regarding the Open Day for the fourth Summer School, Birmingham. 15 June 1989.
- Press release from Black Dance Development Trust, regarding the Open Day for the fourth Summer School, Birmingham. August? 1989.
- Correspondence from Black Dance Development Trust, regarding "Celebration" Black Dance Week 6 – 10th April 1988', Birmingham. 22 March 1988.
- Press release from Black Dance Development Trust, regarding "Celebration" Black Dance Week 6 – 10th April 1988', Birmingham. March 1988.
- Press release from Black Dance Development Trust, regarding Kokuma’s performance
- Publication "Celebration" Black Dance Week 6 – 10th April 1988, Birmingham. March 1988.
- ‘Black Dance Development Trust’ constitution, n.d..
- Black Dance Development Trust list of tutors, n.d..
- Correspondence from Black Dance Development Trust; invitation to a meeting about
co- operation between black arts, Handsworth Cultural Centre, Birmingham. 4 September 1992.
- Black Dance Development Trust, application for funding, 1987/8.
- Correspondence from Black Dance Development Trust, re: dance rehearsal days in Birmingham and London. Enclosures: Reply form, itinerary, diary sheets of the programme for 1988/9, three copies of their newsletter (‘B.A.D.’) issue no.1 Autumn 1988, featuring photographs by Vanley Burke.
- Black Dance Development Trust newsletter ‘B.A.D.’, issue No. 4, Summer 1989.
- Black Dance Development Trust newsletter ‘B.A.D.’, issue No. 5 Autumn 1989.
- Black Dance Development Trust newsletter ‘B.A.D.’, issue No. 6 Summer 1990.
- Poster for 'Celebration!: A week of black dance' featuring various other Black dance groups at MAC. n.d. |