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We Were Here: The Black Renaissance Uncovered – A Conversation with Fred Kuwornu

We Were Here: The Black Renaissance Uncovered – A Conversation with Fred Kuwornu

Join us for a special screening and discussion of We Were Here: The Black Renaissance Uncovered (2024), the latest documentary by award-winning US-based Italian-Ghanaian filmmaker and activist Fred Kuwornu. 


Exhibited at the Central Pavillion of the Venice Biennale, the film challenges traditional narratives by uncovering the hidden histories of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe. It reveals how their lives, labour, and cultural contributions were systematically erased from canonical accounts. Blending archival research with powerful storytelling, Kuwornu offers what he calls a “historical remix,” challenging assumptions about Europe’s past and its enduring legacies of race and exclusion.


Following the screening, Fred Kuwornu will join Durham academics in conversation to explore the intersections of history, identity, and creativity, and to reflect on the challenges of recovering suppressed narratives. The event provides a rare opportunity to engage with a filmmaker whose work bridges scholarship and activism, while contributing to ongoing debates on decolonisation, equality, and belonging within and beyond the university.


This event is free to attend.


This event takes place at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre, 40 N Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET.


The event will begin at 6pm and run until approximately 8pm.

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Tuesday 7 Oct 202518:00 Book Now

Durham Revue Returners: Sketch Marks the Spot

Durham Revue Returners: Sketch Marks the Spot

Hot off an award-winning Edinburgh Fringe run, the Durham Revue’s 24/25 troupe have crash landed back in Durham to perform their desert island sketch show for one night only!


'The Durham Revue 24/25 will return to the Assembly Rooms to perform their Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Sketch Marks the Spot’ for the FINAL time! Recently dubbed winners of best sketch show of the Fringe by the Derek Awards, the Durham Revue are back on home turf after sell out runs in London, Durham and Edinburgh this summer. The last hurrah for the 24/25 troupe and final chance to catch their show, this hour of sketch comedy action is not one to miss!


The Durham Revue are marooned on a desert island and there’s only one way to escape - 60 minutes of raucous sketch comedy! Will the troupe swim their way to warmer waters, or will they stay stranded? The group that brought you Nish Kumar, Ed Gamble, Liz Kingsman, Stevie Martin, Ambika Mod and many more are back with 100% new material. Join the award-winning Durham Revue, for an hour of hilarious, cutting-edge sketches.


“It’s a phenomenal show by a ridiculously talented bunch” (EdFringeReview.com)


£10 Standard

£9 Concession

£8 Durham Student Theatre Members


This event takes place at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre, 40 N Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET.


The performance will begin at 8.30pm and last for 70 minutes without interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the show.

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Saturday 11 Oct 202520:30 Book Now