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Tobi Kyeremetang: Permission
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
May 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Tobi Kyeremateng is a theatre, festivals and live performance producer who focuses on carving out space for young black people in theatre.
After seeing her first West End show, Wicked, she says she was in awe, but having not seen any Black people on the stage, didn’t walk way feeling like she belonged in that space. She’s since used her life experience and her passion for the arts to show young black people that their stories and talents do belong in spaces like the west end, even when they’re not readily represented there.
When I asked her what she most wants people to take away from our conversation, she said this:
“Sooner or later, we'll come to realise that nothing really matters besides the way we feel about ourselves. At the end of it all, everything we do, everything we take in that nourishes us, and everything we stand for, has to result in us being truly happy.”
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After seeing her first West End show, Wicked, she says she was in awe, but having not seen any Black people on the stage, didn’t walk way feeling like she belonged in that space. She’s since used her life experience and her passion for the arts to show young black people that their stories and talents do belong in spaces like the west end, even when they’re not readily represented there.
When I asked her what she most wants people to take away from our conversation, she said this:
“Sooner or later, we'll come to realise that nothing really matters besides the way we feel about ourselves. At the end of it all, everything we do, everything we take in that nourishes us, and everything we stand for, has to result in us being truly happy.”
tobikyere.com
twitter.com/bobimono
Busy Being Black is the podcast exploring how we live in the fullness of our queer Black lives. Supporting this podcast doesn't cost any money -- please rate, review and share Busy Being Black.
Be sure to follow us on social media and join the conversation:
twitter.com/_busybeingblack
instagram.com/_busybeingblack
facebook.com/webusybeingblack
#busybeingblack
Thank you to our partners:
UK Black Pride: http://ukblackpride.org.uk/
BlackOut UK: blkoutuk.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
May 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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