Time: 5.30pm - 7pm
Venue: Danceworks, 6 Balderton Street, London, W1K 6TN (Opposite Selfridges Clock).
Cost: £7( plus, if you're not a member of Danceworks, a day membership fee of £5).
Class Description:
Caribbean Modern and Contemporary
Technique - draws upon Modern and Contemporary Dance technical principles
extracted from systems developed in Jamaica and Cuba. The technical explorations are grounded in the reinforcement
of traditional and popular movement information, which shapes the aesthetic,
while fusing elements ballet, modern and contemporary dance discoveries. The resulting synthesis is a rigorous
system of training for the contemporary dancer. The class is
designed to challenge the intermediate/advanced dancer to use technique as a
tool to execute movement efficiently and safely through engaging a diversity of
approaches.
BIOGRAPHY:
Chris Walker is a dancer and choreographer with the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica.
He is also Assistant Professor of Dance, is the Artistic
Director of the First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble at UW-Madison and the
co-founder and artistic director of NuMoRune Collaborative - an ensemble of
dancers, choreographers, storytellers and musicians, who come together under a
united artistic vision to create collaborative works. Walker has taken First Wave, which received
the Governor’s Arts Award in 2010, on local, national and international
tours, performing in New York, Mexico, Panama, Jamaica and the U.K. First Wave represented North America in
the prestigious Contacting the World Theatre Festival 2010, in Manchester,
U.K., an international theater project
partnering youth theater groups from around the world to create theater across
the boundaries of geography and culture. Walker has received numerous international scholarships and awards
including the New York Thayer Fellowship, Certificate for Merit from the American Theatre Festival Association,
gala performance of his work at American College Dance Festival and more
recently the Hefty Faculty Support Award in recognition of his teaching and
choreographic work, which has been presented nationally and internationally in the
Caribbean, North and South America, South East Asia and Europe.
http://vimeo.com/37559618
WS78 – THE MIND OF A PATRIOT.
Organised by Zmirage Multimedia, Global New Haven, The Klub International Management & Badejo Arts, this year programme is even bigger.
The international event, which starts at Muson Centre Lagos, moves to The Africa Centre, London on the 28th and 29th of July 2012 and comprises of:
1. An International Schools Essay Competition
2. An advocacy lecture delivered by Professor Robert Fox, a professor of English and African studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois USA titled “From Tigritude to Transcendence: The conscience and conscientiousness of Wole Soyinka”.
3. The play ‘HOME’ by Samm Art William
At the Africa Centre the event extends itself and includes a Dance Workshop by Peter Badejo OBE and BIG CITY BLUES hosted by Dance2Mismerise led by Stanley Amah.
For more information visit: www.opendoorseries.com
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Celebrate the Victoria and Albert Museum display, ‘Hanging Out –
Youth Culture Then and Now’ and its influence on young people today.
It brings together historic material with work made by youth
participants in response. The 50s and 60s were a highpoint for youth
culture and saw innovation in fashion, film, music, entertainment, sport
and protest. This was a time of social change and mass immigration of
people from the commonwealth countries, events that would have a lasting
impact on British culture.
Join us to celebrate Hanging Out – Youth Culture Then and Now with
two special events:
Where Did You Hang Out?
Saturday 14 July 2012, 12:30 – 17:00
£10, £7 concession
Explore the London scene and popular culture during the 50s and 60s
with Golden Globe and BAFTA Award winning actress Rita Tushingham (‘A
Taste of Honey, ‘The Leather Boys’), Ace Cafe's Managing Director
Mark Wilsmore and Cue Club performer Fred Peters (formally of Freddie
Notes and the Rudies), as they share their accounts of growing up and
hanging out during this era with Royal College of Art Cultural Historian
Barry Curtis.
After the War – Youth Protest, Style, Image and Identity
Sunday 22 July 2012, 12:00 - 17:00
£8, £5 concession
Spend a day exploring the cultural revolution after WWII through 50s
glamour and the image of austere times, the modern housing estate and
interiors. Examine the social and political frameworks that influenced
a new counter-culture and identity, fuelled by the ‘birth of the
teenager’ and the swinging 60s. Enjoy a DJ set, film screenings
including the Hanging Out documentary, talks programme, 50s & 60s
make-overs, t-shirt printing, paper dress making and live monologues.
Hanging Out – Youth Culture Then and Now is in collaboration with
Full Spectrum Productions who are sponsored by The National Lottery
through the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Book your place on any of these events by calling 020 7942 2211 or
visit www.vam.ac.uk/whatson
Looking forward to 'hanging out' with you soon at the V&A.
Kind regards,
Janet Browne
Programme Manager
Black Heritage & Culture
Learning & Interpretation Division
Victoria & Albert Museum
South Kensington
London
SW7 2RL
Direct Line: 020 7942 2184
Email: j.browne@vam.ac.uk
Looking for professional dancers to be part of a workshop/demonstration
Deloitte Ignite is an annual contemporary arts festival happening over the weekend of the 31-2 September 2012 at The Royal Opera House. This year contemporary artist Yinka Shonibare MBE curates the festival.
Alesandra Seutin/Vocab Dance Company has been invited to perform and to deliver a workshop/demonstration on Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 September, in which she will share her unique and specific approach on contemporary dance. The workshop is based around the transformation that happens on Western Ballet and Contemporary trained dancers when African dance aesthetics are integrated. Therefore transforming the original vocabulary into a very special language.
For this we are looking for professional male & female contemporary dancers to be part of this wonderful experience.
The workshops will be held on both days, 12.30-2pm at the Clore/Royal Opera House in front of an audience and accompanied by live percussionists.
These workshops/demonstration are free, but by invitation only.
Please send a CV and a short statement of interest to alesandra@vocabdance.co.uk, no later than Tuesday 17 July, 6pm also stating which day you want to be part of (it is possible to attend both).
Successful participants will be notified by email no lather than Monday 23 July.
Workshop dates
Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 September, 12.30-2pm
at the Clore/The Royal Opera House.
VOCAB DANCE COMPANYwww.vocabdance.co.uk
Greetings,
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As you know, we're in the midst of British Black Music Month. All the events are (and update will be) posted at www.BBM.eventbrite.com for BBMM2012 events and competitions. But if you wish to know what's what, copied below is a list of events & competitions, inncluding this week's big hip-hop debate, a free PR/marketing 1-2- for someone within music/creative arts with any form of disability, Africa Utopia tickets, The JA Story tickets, a copy of 'International Copyright' reserved for those that book a music industry masterclass or workshop - hey, just scan through, there's loads, loads...
So you better scroll down to see what's on offer! Whilst majority of our events are free, please note that in marking BTWSC/BBM/BMC @ 10, we've held the cost of our paid for events: the Tuesday Music Industry Masterclasses (july 3 and 10), Who I Am & What I Do Networking (July 10) and stall for The Black Music Records & African Crafts Fair (July 14) at £10 early-bird price UNTIL June 30, after which they increase. Making Sense Of How The Music Industry Works & Preparing A Music Business Plan Workshop (July 21). So if you're considering booking, do it now!
I’m presenting until mid- July a BBMM2012 special called Businessofmusic on PlayVybz.com radio on Thursdays 4-6pm, so do tune in if you can (click to listen to last week’s http://soundcloud.com/bbmsounds/bbmm2012-playvybz-bom-1-14-06). The format is BBM plus some chat (as soon as I master how to deal with the phone lines, and social networks! Anyone want to volunteer as my production assistant?!)
Also, Fraser, who presents the Community Matter programme on Radio Kilmanjaro has a weekly BBMM2012 update from me on Tuesdays around 7.30-8.15pm http://www.radiokilimanjaro.org.uk/?page_id=454
Thanks to radio support from Hayes FM’s http://www.hayesfm.org.uk/index.php/programmes Larry Vidal, and the Sunday Connection’s Simon and Sylvia. Expect some BBMM2012 specials from that station, NE1FM (on July 1) and Colourful (Lindsay Wesker presented his on July 3 with singer Gina Foster as special guest - please pick it up grom June 3, 18.00-21.00 in the listen-again facility at: http://www.colourfulradio.com/presenter/guestdj/).
If you’re wondering what my mug looks like, you can see it as part of the Belonging And Belongings exhibition currently on in the Library Lab @ Willesden Green Library. http://www.exhibition.migrantsrights.org.uk/kwaku-2012/ same space as we had the Garvey + Rasta + Music ... event - there just wasn't enough time, so look out for news of a Garvey Part 2 soon!
By the way, Omar is honoured with an MBE for services to music in the recently announced Queen’s Birthday List. You can watch a special version of his classic ‘There’s Nothing Like This’ captured live by Jetblakinc.
Talking about the Empire, when I met Ra at the Akemi market in Willesden, pretty much the first thing he said to me was that we had been “de-selected”, before explaining by showing me a multi-page spread in Sunday’s Observer newspaper looking at the issue of Britishness. What he meant by being “de-selected” was that not one African or part African was among the 5 subjects highlighted http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/17/being-british-does-it-matter
The Voice Online provided a counterpoint with “Rule Britannia, Britannia, rule the waves! Britons never, never, never shall be slaves!” ringing in his ears, the author, Nelson Abbey, got his friend and acquaintances to give their take on Britain. Click to read The African Or Black Question? reponse.
In addition to the free Shape Arts/Covert PR's 2 hour 1-2-1 PR/marketing mentoring offer for a musician/creative person with any form of disability on June 27 2012, Shape is also running on the same day the free Creative Steps Workshop - Accessing the Creative Industries, 2-5pm at its Camden, London HQ:
Muyiwa & the Riversongz's HMV Hammersmith Apollo. show was fantastic! Perhaps the first UK Gospel act to sell out Hammersmith Apollo!
Talking Copyright seminar was great - a few disagreements between panellists etc. Will post podcast soonish.
Kwaku
BBM/BMC founder
http://www.britishblackmusic.com/
http://www.bbm.eventbrite.com/
BBMM2012 2 Pairs Of Tickets Up For Grabs: Hip-hop On Trial: Hip-hop Doesn't Enhance Society, It degrades it. Versus – The Google+ Debates From Intelligence Squared Ends Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 12:05 PM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012hiphopdebate-eorg.eventbrite.com/
BBMM2012 Shape Arts/Covert PR Free 2 Hour 1-2-1 PR/Marketing Mentoring Wednesday, June 27, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
http://bbmm2012shapecovertmentoring-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Sugar Sundays BBMM2012 Radio Special On NE1FM 01/07/12 Sunday, July 1, 2012 from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
http://bbmm2012sugarsundays-eorg.eventbrite.com/
BBMM2012 Win A Pair Of 1 Day Passes For Africa Utopia 01/07-28/07/2012 Friday, June 22, 2012 at1:00 PM - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 11:00 PM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012africautopiatickets-eorg.eventbrite.com/
BBMM2012 2 Tickets For The JA Story The Musical @ Harrow Arts Centre 28/06/12 Ends Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 9:00 AM
http://bbmm2012jastory-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Win A Pair Of 1 Day Passes For Back2Black Festival 29/06-01/07/2012 Ends Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 12:00 PM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012back2black-eorg.eventbrite.com/
BBMM2012 2 Tickets For AIM's Indie-Con Conference 5-6/07/12 Up For Grabs! Ends Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 12:00 AM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012indiecon-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Income Streams And Careers Within The Music Industry Tuesday, July 3, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012incomestreams-eorg.eventbrite.com/
British And Brent Black Music History Quiz Saturday, July 7, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
http://bbmm2012quiz-eorg.eventbrite.com/
BBMM2012 Updates With Fraser On Radio Kilimanjaro Weekly Event - Every Tuesday: 7:30 PM to 8:15 PM
http://bbmm2012radiokilimanjaro-eorg.eventbrite.com/
BBMM2012 3 Tickets For Lover's Rock Monologues @ Tricycle Theatre 11/07/12 Ends Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 9:00 AM
http://bbmm2012loversrockmonologues-eorg.eventbrite.com/
BBMM2012 5 Pairs Of Tickets Up For Grabs For Debut UK Performance For Wildcookie (Sweden) and Kendra Cash (US) at MusicConnex Live Showcase @ Adam Street Private Members’ Club 08/07/12 Ends Friday, July 6, 2012 at 9:00 AM
http://bbmm2012musicconnext-eorg.eventbrite.com/
BBMM2012 Tickets Up For Grabs For Sounds Of Blackness Routes & Rhythm Workshops And Performance Ends Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 9:00 AM
http://bbmm2012amrasob-eorg.eventbrite.com/
BBMM2012 6 Garnish School Of Sound Two-Hour Music Production Taster Classes Up For Grabs! Ends Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 9:00 PM
http://bbmm2012garnishtaster-eorg.eventbrite.com/
BBMM2012 Win A Copy Of 'International Copyright' (Oxford University Press) 2nd Edition By P Goldstein And B Hugenholtz Ends Sunday, July 22, 2012 at 12:00 PM
http://bbmm2012intcopyright-eorg.eventbrite.com/
BBMM2012 Win A Pair Of Tickets To Baaba Maal And Guests At Southbank Centre’s Africa Utopia Festival 28/07/12 Ends Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 6:00 AM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012baabamal-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Music Biz Empowerment Half-Day Courses Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 10:15 AM - Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 4:30 PM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012courses-eorg.eventbrite.com/
The Representation Of Marcus Garvey In Reggae Music Saturday, July 7, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012garveywasp-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Who I Am & What I Do Networking 6 Thursday, July 12, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012networking-eorg.eventbrite.com/
British Black Music Films All-Dayer Saturday, July 14, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012films-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Black Music Records & African Crafts Fair XI Saturday, July 14, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012fair-eorg.eventbrite.com/
British Reggae & Lovers' Rock: A Product Of Migration Sunday, July 15, 2012 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012wasp-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Making Sense Of How The Music Industry Works & Preparing A Music Business Plan Workshop Saturday, July 21, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM (GMT)
http://bbmm2012musicbizplan-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Fly Girls Make Noise Sunday, July 22, 2012 at 4:00 PM - Monday, July 23, 2012 at 12:00 AM London, United Kingdom
http://bbmm2012flygirls-eorg.eventbrite.com/
Post-BBMM2012 5 Pairs Of Masters Of Comedy Competition Tickets Up For Grabs! Monday, June 18, 2012 at 11:00 AM - Monday, September 24, 2012 at 11:00 AM
http://bbmm2012mastersofcomedy-eorg.eventbrite.com/
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