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Traplord review

“High energy and exciting”

ReviewsMar 31, 2022by Isaac Ouro-Gnao180 The Strand, London

Ivan Michael Blackstock in Traplord at 180 The Strand. Photo: Camilla Greenwell

Ivan Michael Blackstock and Chaldon Williams present a technically brilliant and conceptually unique exploration of Blackness and masculinity

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