Kadeem Oak

Don’t Look at the Finger follows a ceremonial ‘fight’ between two protagonists, a man and a woman, in the grand architectural setting of a church. The way the characters communicate is a feat of choreography that combines Kung Fu with signed languages to express a ritualistic coming together.

Reflecting on the River Effra, a lost tributary of the River Thames, and exploring the cultural and sonic ecology of the river’s course as it runs from Norwood through Brixton and Vauxhall, tracing Afro-Caribbean histories and themes of industry, community, landscape, and memory.