Divercity Dance – Free Dance workshops for young people!
2Funky Arts are inviting young people, aged 13-19, who are interested in dance, to join their DiverCity Dance project. You'll work towards a big showcase at Peepul Centre, as part of Black History Season.
African Caribbean Dance workshops with Sherenne WilliamsSaturdays, 1-3pm, 25 September - 27 November (showcase 27 November)@ Peepul Centre, Orchardson Ave , LeicesterCreativity and freedom of expression links native roots and modern spirit to create an individual dance style.
Contemporary Dance workshops with Natalie JamesTuesdays, 6-8pm, 28 September – 23 November (showcase 27 November)@ West End Neighbourhood Centre, Andrewes St , LeicesterInfluences from breakin and acrobatics are combined with the fluidity of contemporary dance to create a unique style of movement.
Breakin workshops with Peter CuvalaMondays, 5-7pm, 27 September – 22 November (showcase 27 November)@ Highfields Community Centre, Melbourne Rd , LeicesterA street based dance incorporating intricate body movements, coordination, style and aesthetics.
All these workshops are building towards a showcase on the 27th November 2010 at the Peepul Centre as part of Black History Season.
We are also looking for dance groups to perform! Please get in touch if you would like to feature in the show.
No previous experience is necessary, but places are limited. To book your FREE place, please contact Lauren Ramskir on 0116 222 0639/ Lauren@2funkyarts.co.uk.
DiverCity Dance is supported by Youth Opportunity Fund
Check out our website: http://www.2funkyarts.co.uk/site/arts_1.asp?catID=44 Thanks
2Funky Arts Team
DilangaSunday 10th October
ROOTMASTER presentsDILANGA followed by open Rumba
FREE 7pm-12, live act 8pm
DILANGA AT THE HOOTANANNEY, BRIXTONDilanga
See Dilanga movie clipsMore info on venueMap
Bata y Rumba IIResidential
13th - 17th October 2010Early bird payment by 22nd SeptemberFinal registration deadline 6th October.Find out more
Inspired Speakers Series Ben Okri
Photo by www.darrenfilkins.com
Booker Prize Winning author, Ben Okri is the featured guest for 'An Inspired Talk', as part of the Creative Case Black British Perspectives programme and the last in the current Powerbrokers series, discussing issues around creativity and innovation in culture and the arts, particularly focusing on Black artists as leaders. Ben Okri has published ten novels, including The Famished Road, as well as collections of poetry, short stories and essays. His work has been translated into more than 20 languages. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has been awarded the OBE as well as numerous international prizes, including the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Africa, the Aga Khan Prize for Fiction and the Chianti Rufino-Antico Fattore. He is a Vice-President of the English Centre of International PEN and was presented with a Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. He was born in Nigeria and lives in London. His latest book is, Tales of Freedom.The event will be chaired by BBC TV Presenter, Brenda Emmanus. This event is free, but please rsvp to kadijageorge@gmail.com as space is limitedVenue: City Inn Hotel, Granary Wharf2 Wharf Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 4BR, United Kingdom Telephone: 0113 241 1000 Date: 21 September 2010 Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start 8pm finish Mobile: 07980 269 138 (Kadija George)
Dear Friends,
Thanks everybody who came Roots Brasil last Tuesday to celebrate my 30th birthday. What a fantastic night!
This Tuesday, 14/09/10, we count on you again to have another great one!
The headline is Rodrigo Lampreia (a talented musician from Rio de Janeiro who performed alongside Amy Winehouse), and his band, playing the best of samba and sambalanço to make you shake you arses!!
ROOTS BRASIL
Every Tuesday from 7pm to 1am
Barrio Central: 6, Poland Street, W1F 8S - Oxford Circus or Tottenham Court Rd stn.
Free entry till 8pm / £3 till 9pm / £5 after
email names to contact@blackbeansarts.com to join the whole night £3 list
Join our event on facebook.
Peace!
Pedro Campolina
Black Beans Arts
The wait is almost over… Afro Dance Xplosion (London) hits Islington Arts Factory this week!
Two days of classes and workshops delivered by some of the hottest African diaspora dance practitioners around on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September 2010 that you will not want to miss.
Programme Schedule:
Saturday 18th September 2010
· 10.30am – 12pm Contemporary Jazz with Fire Warrior
· 12.15pm – 1.45pm Afro-Eclectic Dance with Alesandra Seutin of Vocab Dance
· 2pm – 3pm Chu Ital Pilates with Michael Burgess
· 3.30pm – 5.30pm Traditional Congolese Dance Masterclass with Lolita Babindamana
Sunday 19th September 2010
· 11.15am – 12.45pm Horton Technique with David Blake from The Lion King
· 1pm – 2.30pm Afro-Contemporary with Alison Ray
· 3.15pm – 5.15pm Traditional Congolese Dance Masterclass with Lolita Babindamana
Cost
Venue
Two days: £70 adv / £80 door
Sat only: £40 adv / £45 door
Sun only: £30 adv / £35 door
Masterclass only: £15 adv / £18 door
Regular class: £10 adv / £12 door
Mix and match (one class on Sat, one class on Sun + masterclass on either day): £30 adv / £35 door
Islington Arts Factory
2 Parkhurst Road
London N7 0SF
Nearest tubes: Holloway Road & Calendonian Road
Buses: 4, 17, 29, 43, 91, 153, 253, 259, 271, 359
NB: Places are limited. Advanced booking is advised. Deadline for receipt of advanced payments is Wednesday 15 September 2010.
For further information, including details on how to book in advance and class descriptions, visit facebook.com/ Feel the Rhythm Productions, email feeltherhythmprod@googlemail.com; or call: Carolyn (m:) 07979 464047, or Paula (m) 0779 2236583.
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