Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp
@kenneththarp.bsky.social
British/Nigerian Arts & Culture Professional / former professional dancer / loves music, dance, theatre, art, literature, tennis, sea-kayaking, outdoor swimming.
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The African Concert Series
The African Concert Series (ACS) founded by award-winning Nigerian-Romanian pianist Rebeca Omordia reflects the depth of African art music, a richly diverse genre that forms a bridge between Western ...
www.colourful.com
In 2021, I had the privilege of hosting a series of conversations on @colourfulradio.bsky.social, with six amazing trailblazers in classical music, all featured in The African Concert Series, founded and curated by @rebecaomordia.bsky.social
You can listen here: www.colourful.com/podcasts/afr...
You can listen here: www.colourful.com/podcasts/afr...
Happy #WorldBalletDay !
A blast from the past …
‘Three Dances for Troi Gnossienes’
Choreography: Christopher Bannerman, for London Contemporary Dance Theatre (1988)
Music: Erik Satie
Dancer: Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp
Photo: Bill Cooper.
#WorldBalletDay2025
A blast from the past …
‘Three Dances for Troi Gnossienes’
Choreography: Christopher Bannerman, for London Contemporary Dance Theatre (1988)
Music: Erik Satie
Dancer: Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp
Photo: Bill Cooper.
#WorldBalletDay2025
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Happy #WorldBalletDay !
A blast from the past …
‘Three Dances for Troi Gnossienes’
Choreography: Christopher Bannerman, for London Contemporary Dance Theatre (1988)
Music: Erik Satie
Dancer: Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp
Photo: Bill Cooper.
#WorldBalletDay2025
A blast from the past …
‘Three Dances for Troi Gnossienes’
Choreography: Christopher Bannerman, for London Contemporary Dance Theatre (1988)
Music: Erik Satie
Dancer: Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp
Photo: Bill Cooper.
#WorldBalletDay2025
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The work of Diana Catchpole, contemporary UK based illustrator and printmaker
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The work of Diana Catchpole, contemporary UK based illustrator and printmaker
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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If BBC News was a hotbed of left-wing wokery producing *systemically* biased coverage Jeremy Corbyn may well have been elected Prime Minister in 2019.
It’s not. He wasn’t.
And we got Boris Johnson instead.
It’s not. He wasn’t.
And we got Boris Johnson instead.
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If BBC News was a hotbed of left-wing wokery producing *systemically* biased coverage Jeremy Corbyn may well have been elected Prime Minister in 2019.
It’s not. He wasn’t.
And we got Boris Johnson instead.
It’s not. He wasn’t.
And we got Boris Johnson instead.
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One of the guests partying at Mar-a-Lago was Nigel Farage, by the way. For my British followers.
Guests eating fancy dinners in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago ballroom as American families stand in line at food banks
November 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
One of the guests partying at Mar-a-Lago was Nigel Farage, by the way. For my British followers.
‘Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, is expected to resign after a former adviser to the corporation accused it of “serious and systemic” bias in its coverage of issues including Donald Trump, Gaza and trans rights.’
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Tim Davie expected to resign as BBC director general
Corporation has faced accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in its reporting
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
‘Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, is expected to resign after a former adviser to the corporation accused it of “serious and systemic” bias in its coverage of issues including Donald Trump, Gaza and trans rights.’
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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October marks highest number of Israeli settler attacks since records began - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-agency-says-october-marked-highest-number-israeli-settler-attacks
October marks highest number of Israeli settler attacks since records began
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<p>The agency has been tracking settler attacks since 2006. </p>
<p>Accxording to the report, more than 260 Israeli settler attacks took place in the West Bank in October.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
October marks highest number of Israeli settler attacks since records began - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-agency-says-october-marked-highest-number-israeli-settler-attacks
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Good riddance. A pet project, as was Brexit, of Michael Gove, the man more destructive of the musical health of Britain than anyone in our modern history.
The English Baccalaureate is likely to be scrapped in education secretary Bridget Phillipson’s long-awaited Curriculum Review, a change that would represent a significant victory for figures across the theatre sector.
Read more 👇
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EBacc set to be scrapped after drama school leaders’ last-ditch plea
The English Baccalaureate is likely to be scrapped in Bridget Phillipson's long-awaited Curriculum Review
www.thestage.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Good riddance. A pet project, as was Brexit, of Michael Gove, the man more destructive of the musical health of Britain than anyone in our modern history.
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A historical moment in Parliament as Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy becomes the first Black person to ever answer a Prime Minister's question. 👏
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A historical moment in Parliament as Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy becomes the first Black person to ever answer a Prime Minister's question. 👏
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Playwright and screenwriter Jack Thorne, creator of Netflix’s Adolescence, urges political leaders to recognise the scale of challenge facing the British theatre sector and to act before it’s too late.
uktheatre.org/jack-thorne-...
FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #UKArts #SaveTheArts
uktheatre.org/jack-thorne-...
FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #UKArts #SaveTheArts
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Playwright and screenwriter Jack Thorne, creator of Netflix’s Adolescence, urges political leaders to recognise the scale of challenge facing the British theatre sector and to act before it’s too late.
uktheatre.org/jack-thorne-...
FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #UKArts #SaveTheArts
uktheatre.org/jack-thorne-...
FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #UKArts #SaveTheArts
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Businesses must respect human rights, labour rights and our environment — across whole supply chains, at home and abroad.
I’ll be pressing the government on how its review will ensure that.
#PeopleAndPlanet #ResponsibleBusiness
I’ll be pressing the government on how its review will ensure that.
#PeopleAndPlanet #ResponsibleBusiness
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Businesses must respect human rights, labour rights and our environment — across whole supply chains, at home and abroad.
I’ll be pressing the government on how its review will ensure that.
#PeopleAndPlanet #ResponsibleBusiness
I’ll be pressing the government on how its review will ensure that.
#PeopleAndPlanet #ResponsibleBusiness
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Anni Albers, Design for a rug, 1925. One of the best known Bauhsus trained textile artists of the 20thc #womensart
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Anni Albers, Design for a rug, 1925. One of the best known Bauhsus trained textile artists of the 20thc #womensart
“Hope is alive.
Hope over tyranny.
Hope over big money and small ideas.
Hope over despair.“
Zohran Mamdani
5th November 2025.
Hope over tyranny.
Hope over big money and small ideas.
Hope over despair.“
Zohran Mamdani
5th November 2025.
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
“Hope is alive.
Hope over tyranny.
Hope over big money and small ideas.
Hope over despair.“
Zohran Mamdani
5th November 2025.
Hope over tyranny.
Hope over big money and small ideas.
Hope over despair.“
Zohran Mamdani
5th November 2025.
Monday 3 Nov 2025 - ‘Othello’ at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, starring @davidharewood.bsky.social, Toby Young, Caitlin Fitzgerald and Vinette Robinson -
Magnificent! ✨✨✨
Standing Ovation! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
#OthelloOnStage.
Magnificent! ✨✨✨
Standing Ovation! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
#OthelloOnStage.
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Monday 3 Nov 2025 - ‘Othello’ at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, starring @davidharewood.bsky.social, Toby Young, Caitlin Fitzgerald and Vinette Robinson -
Magnificent! ✨✨✨
Standing Ovation! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
#OthelloOnStage.
Magnificent! ✨✨✨
Standing Ovation! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
#OthelloOnStage.
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Goodness. Closing beautifully with Vito Marcantonio: “If it be radicalism to believe that our natural resources should be used for the benefit of all, and not for the purpose of enriching just a few, then I plead guilty to the charge.”
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
November 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Goodness. Closing beautifully with Vito Marcantonio: “If it be radicalism to believe that our natural resources should be used for the benefit of all, and not for the purpose of enriching just a few, then I plead guilty to the charge.”
Meanwhile in the USA 🇺🇸 …
Yes this is a real tweet. Governor Abbott is either insufferably ignorant or hopes his MAGA base is. Governors cannot impose tariffs on Americans moving about in the USA. This is specifically banned by:
•Article I, Section 2
•Article IV, Section 2
•14th Amendment
Texas ranks 41st in Education smh
•Article I, Section 2
•Article IV, Section 2
•14th Amendment
Texas ranks 41st in Education smh
November 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Meanwhile in the USA 🇺🇸 …
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There are some experiences you just know are going to stay with you for a lifetime.
Monday’s @wigmore-hall.org.uk
recital by @errollynwallen.bsky.social & Ruby Hughes was one of those!
Sublime renditions of Errollyn’s songs, beautifully juxtaposed with songs by Benjamin Britten and Charles Ives.
Monday’s @wigmore-hall.org.uk
recital by @errollynwallen.bsky.social & Ruby Hughes was one of those!
Sublime renditions of Errollyn’s songs, beautifully juxtaposed with songs by Benjamin Britten and Charles Ives.
October 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
There are some experiences you just know are going to stay with you for a lifetime.
Monday’s @wigmore-hall.org.uk
recital by @errollynwallen.bsky.social & Ruby Hughes was one of those!
Sublime renditions of Errollyn’s songs, beautifully juxtaposed with songs by Benjamin Britten and Charles Ives.
Monday’s @wigmore-hall.org.uk
recital by @errollynwallen.bsky.social & Ruby Hughes was one of those!
Sublime renditions of Errollyn’s songs, beautifully juxtaposed with songs by Benjamin Britten and Charles Ives.
Reposted by Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp
I love how the Kanneh-Masons always come out in force to support each other.
Last Monday’s concert by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason at the @wigmore-hall.org.uk , was no exception.
Last Monday’s concert by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason at the @wigmore-hall.org.uk , was no exception.
November 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I love how the Kanneh-Masons always come out in force to support each other.
Last Monday’s concert by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason at the @wigmore-hall.org.uk , was no exception.
Last Monday’s concert by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason at the @wigmore-hall.org.uk , was no exception.
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Last Monday I had the rare joy of attending two amazing @wigmore-hall.org.uk concerts in one day.
After @errollynwallen.bsky.social & Ruby Hughes at lunchtime, I returned to hear a beautiful piano recital by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason.
Huge kudos to this immensely talented young musician!
After @errollynwallen.bsky.social & Ruby Hughes at lunchtime, I returned to hear a beautiful piano recital by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason.
Huge kudos to this immensely talented young musician!
November 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Last Monday I had the rare joy of attending two amazing @wigmore-hall.org.uk concerts in one day.
After @errollynwallen.bsky.social & Ruby Hughes at lunchtime, I returned to hear a beautiful piano recital by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason.
Huge kudos to this immensely talented young musician!
After @errollynwallen.bsky.social & Ruby Hughes at lunchtime, I returned to hear a beautiful piano recital by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason.
Huge kudos to this immensely talented young musician!
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The Argyll Arcade in central Glasgow. Developed by James Robertson Reid in the 1820s as Scotland's first indoor shopping arcade, it was modelled on the Parisian Arcades of the late 1700s. It's about 150 metres long and was designed by John Baird I.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography
November 2, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The Argyll Arcade in central Glasgow. Developed by James Robertson Reid in the 1820s as Scotland's first indoor shopping arcade, it was modelled on the Parisian Arcades of the late 1700s. It's about 150 metres long and was designed by John Baird I.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography
I loved ‘Dreaming While Black’ Series 2.
I had the pleasure of meeting its star and creator, Adjanji Salmon, recently, and was able to tell him in person, just how much I had enjoyed it.
#DreamingWhileBlack
I had the pleasure of meeting its star and creator, Adjanji Salmon, recently, and was able to tell him in person, just how much I had enjoyed it.
#DreamingWhileBlack
November 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I loved ‘Dreaming While Black’ Series 2.
I had the pleasure of meeting its star and creator, Adjanji Salmon, recently, and was able to tell him in person, just how much I had enjoyed it.
#DreamingWhileBlack
I had the pleasure of meeting its star and creator, Adjanji Salmon, recently, and was able to tell him in person, just how much I had enjoyed it.
#DreamingWhileBlack
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Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
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🔥 Coming up fast!!
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:
▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:
▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
November 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
🔥 Coming up fast!!
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:
▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:
▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
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'Autumn Glow' by contemporary UK printmaker Annie Soudain #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
'Autumn Glow' by contemporary UK printmaker Annie Soudain #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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These unconscionable cuts to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child
and even worse - these changes were introduced without consultation, warning and no evidence base
and even worse - these changes were introduced without consultation, warning and no evidence base
🚨This is not what I expect from a Labour government
THESE SHOCKING cuts are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child - the Adoption & Special Guardianship Support Fund is a lifeline for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England
youtu.be/7roDSM-GPBY?...
THESE SHOCKING cuts are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child - the Adoption & Special Guardianship Support Fund is a lifeline for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England
youtu.be/7roDSM-GPBY?...
Devastating cuts for some of most vulnerable children in England is not what I expect from Labour
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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November 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
These unconscionable cuts to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child
and even worse - these changes were introduced without consultation, warning and no evidence base
and even worse - these changes were introduced without consultation, warning and no evidence base