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Favela to the World in the media:

The Metro - 23 September 2008
Article on AfroReggae previewing Favelization at the Barbican by Zena Alkayat

Evening Standard - 8 August 2008
Feature on AfroReggae's work in Brazil and the UK by David Smyth

The New Statesman - 28 February 2008
Feature on AfroReggae's work in Rio de Janeiro by Alice O'Keeffe

The Guardian - 7 March 2006
Review of AfroReggae's Barbican performance by Robin Denslow

The New Statesman - 27 February 2006
Feature by Alex Bellos on AfroReggae and Tropicália

The Independent - 24 February 2006
Feature about AfroReggae's work in the favelas of Rio by Patrick Neate

The Observer - 19 February 2006
Feature about AfroReggae's concert opening for the Rolling Stones on Copacabana Beach by Sue Steward

Reuters - 23 December 2005
Feature on AfroReggae's work in Vigário Geral

Financial Times - 15 August 2005
Interview with Paul Heritage by Angel Gurria-Quintana

 

Nós do Morro:

Reviews for The two Gentlemen of Verona
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a0dc5b2-961c-11dd-9dce-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1
http://www.musicomh.com/theatre/two-gentlemen_1008.htm

 

Amazônia in the media:

BBC Radio 4 - 1 December 2008
Paul Heritage appears on Start the Week hosted by Andrew Marr. Listen again

The Telegraph - 1 December 2008
Paul Heritage on Amazônia

What's On Stage - 28 October 2008
Paul Heritage on...Amazônia

The Observer - 10 August 2008
Patrick Neate's feature leading up to Festa! at The Young Vic

Latest News

People's Palace Projects is delighted to announce the first phase of Points of Contact, a new cultural knowledge exchange programme between Brazil and the UK. Supported by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture and the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport, with Arts Council England and the British Council. Read more >
AfroReggae and Bad Taste Cru performed a brand new show as part of Juice festival in Newcastle. Read more about the success of Together Apart here >
It is with great sorrow that we learned this week of the murder of Evandro João Silva, AfroReggae's coordinator of social projects. Evandro worked closely with People's Palace Projects on the Changing the Scene programme, setting up workshops with young people at AfroReggae's cultural centre in the community of Parada de Lucas. He was an inspirational cultural warrior with an open heart and a golden smile. Saudades, Evandro!
We are delighted to announce that Rosie Hunter will be joining People's Palace Projects as Executive Director from 23rd November 2009. Rosie has been Executive Director of Battersea Arts Centre since 2005, and has previously worked at the Actors' Centre, the PYRAMID Arts Centre (Warrington) and Northern Stages (Newcastle).