Ariane Barnes

Ariane is an award-winning, British-Mauritian performer, educator and film-maker. Her practice centers around holistic wellbeing, cultural reclamation and transformation from a post-feminist, black, female of center lense. Her visual archives document the experiences of British women with islander heritage from

across the African and Caribbean diaspora in relation to Mauritian culture. Her work with WOC & LGBTQ+ communities creates somatic and historical awareness through powerful ritual movement, poetry and music. Her dialogical style encourages critical thinking and systems change through diasporic unity and re-connection to self. She has been in Olivier Award winning shows, worked with renowned international artists, released music and been featured on the BBC, Channel 4 and in several international publications.