The Afro-Latin Lounge

Afro-Brazilian & AfroSambas

ABIEIÉ Creative Dance Classes in London 2014

OCTOBER

20/10 | Monday: Afro Contemporary AKOSUA BOAKYE @The Place from 8 to 9:30pm 21/10 | Tuesday: Brazilian Contemporary Dance PACO GOMES @TripSpace from 8 to 9:30pm 27/10 | Monday: Afro-Brazilian Fusion IRINEU NOGUEIRA @The Place from 8 to 9:30pm 28/10 | Tuesday: AfroSambas IRINEU NOGUEIRA @TripSpace from 8 to 9:30pm [THURSDAYS classes not confirmed yet] Prices: Drop In: £10 | 4 Classes Pack: £35 | 8 Classes Pack: £60

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Friday 21 November, 18.30

An exploration of art and performance as tools for cultural exchange, identity and self-expression. Adopting the premise that anyone can design protest, release your inner activist, your agent provocateur, and attempt to change the world through a self-initiated campaign.

Free, drop-in

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Black Cultural Archives New Heritage Centre, Brixton – a project partner with the V&A Museum

Visit the Black Cultural Archives this Autumn, delve into our archive collection to explore narratives of Black women throughout history.

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Re-imagine: Black Women in Britain
Until 30 November
Our current exhibition reveals historic and personal accounts of Black women. Read more

Silver Diamonds: Elders Takeover
Thursday 23 October
Elders are invited to share their experiences on times of social change and activism with calypso poet Alexander D Great. Read more andbook tickets.

Lunchtime Talks
Friday 24 October and 7, 14, 28 November
A series of talks from inspirational women discussing the legacy of Black women. Read moreand book tickets.

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The Afro-Latin Lounge

El Bembé 1st Anniversary Party Saturday 11th October Last chance to get your ticket at a discounted price!! We are preparing a very Special Event to celebrate El Bembé 1st Anniversary!! This party is a MUST! Don't miss the chance to get your ticket for less money and guarantee your attendance. There is not guest list. Just £17 if you buy your ticket in advance at Amber Bar on Tuesday or Wednesday!! (£20 normal price) LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE More info >> TROMBORANGA LIVE IN CONCERT Saturday 11th October Celebrating EL BEMBÉ 1st ANNIVERSARY in London, Salsateca & Ola Latina Presents: Tromboranga concert!!! Europe's Nº 1 "Salsa Dura" Band! Salsateca & Ola Latina present! TROMBORANGA LIVE IN CONCERT! - All the way from Barcelona... This concert is part of TROMBORNGA'S UK Tour: Friday 10th October Leeds, Saturday 11th October London, Sunday 12th October Bristol. TROMBORANGA will enchant and blow away London's Salseros of all nations, colours and races with their classic no-nonsense 'Salsa dura' sound at the gorgeous venue Revolution-America Squre in Tower Hill (2 min walk from Tower Hill Tube Station). This special international concert will mark the 1st year anniversary celebrations for EL BEMBE' - the new authentic and undiluted Salsa night in London held every 2nd Saturday of the month....'Salsa con mucha clase!'. SAVE MONEY BOOKING IN ADVANCE HERE OR AT THE DOOR OF ANY OF OUR REGULAR CLASSES More info >> All Styles Saturday Workshops Next one 18th October 6 Different latin rhythm workshops with party to become and ALL STYLES DANCER at the same time that you have fun and meet new people. Next workshop: SALSA LADY & MEN STYLE Why dancing one style when you can learn them all. Workshops from 7pm to 9pm. Excellent Dance Floor. Professional Instructors. You can bring your own drinks. 2 Hours Workshop + 4 Hours Party. We will have a BEGINNERS LEVEL for those who have decide to take their first steps and a GENERAL LEVEL focused on specific movements and style, where dancers from Improvers to Advance will learn and will get a better understanding of the latin music and popular dance. More info >> Cuban Salsa & BachataEvery Tuesday Every Tuesday Bachata and Cuban Salsa Lessons for all levels! Join Juan Soto (2x Spain Salsa Champion), Javier Bermeo, Julian "The Duke", and Master Elder Sanchez in our Cuban night. Free Social dance after the classes until late! More info >> Salsa & BachataEvery Wednesday Our Wednesdays that feel like Weekend! Now Salsateca offers you more! Join us at the amazing Amber Bar in Moorgate in 2 different ambient every Wednesday: Salsa Room + Exclusive Bachata Room for classes and Social Dance! More info >> ANY DRINKS, FOOD OR WATER FROM OUTSIDE ARE NOT ALLOWED at Amber Bar*, or any of the Bars and Clubs where we run our lessons and parties. Salsateca Dance School aims to bring Latin culture to London since 1992, organizing lessons and Latin nights in nice venues where you can socialize and have a nice drink while you learn how to dance. Please remember is all about the music, dance, meet people, have a drink and a great time. In the same way that you wouldn't bring your own sandwich or water to the table of a restaurant respect the venue rules and keep etiquette. *At Amber Bar they have FREE ice tub water available on the top of the bar all night, and they sell mineral water and other soft drinks, beers, spirits and nice cocktails all night. They have happy hour until 8pm

REGULAR NIGHTS TUESDAY at Amber Bar CLASSES: Bachata, Cuban Salsa. All levels! TIME: 7.00pm - 9:00pm. PRICE: Bachata class: £8.00. Salsa class: £8.00. Both classes: £12.00. FREE Social dance after the class. More info >> WEDNESDAY at Amber Bar CLASSES: Sensual Bachata, Crossbody Salsa. All levels! TIME: 7.00pm - 9:00pm. PRICE: Bachata class: £8.00. Salsa class: £8.00. Both classes: £12.00. Club: £3 More info >> SUPPORTING Stay Connected

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Re:generations 2014: get involved!

Find out all the ways you can get involved in this amazing event as well as a testimony from a past volunteer.

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Afro-Brazilian & AfroSambas ABIEIÉ Creative Dance Classes in London 2014 OCTOBER 06/10 | Monday: Afro Contemporary AKOSUA BOAKYE @The Place from 8 to 9:30pm 07/10 | Tuesday: Brazilian Contemporary Dance PACO GOMES @TripSpace from 8 to 9:30pm 13/10 | Monday: Afro Contemporary TEACHER TBC @The Place from 8 to 9:30pm 14/10 | Tuesday: Brazilian Contemporary Dance PACO GOMES @TripSpace from 8 to 9:30pm 20/10 | Monday: Afro Contemporary TEACHER TBC @The Place from 8 to 9:30pm 21/10 | Tuesday: Brazilian Contemporary Dance PACO GOMES @TripSpace from 8 to 9:30pm 27/10 | Monday: Afro-Brazilian Fusion IRINEU NOGUEIRA @The Place from 8 to 9:30pm 28/10 | Tuesday: AfroSambas IRINEU NOGUEIRA @TripSpace from 8 to 9:30pm THURSDAYS classes not started yet - studio to be confirmed! Prices: Drop In: £10 | 4 Classes Pack: £35 | 8 Classes Pack: £60

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Contents

Zodiac All Stars Workshops

STAMP HiStArt Workshop

Great British Carnival: Olympic Park: Olympic Park

Night of Festivals Touring – Leicester

Great British Carnival: Margate Carnival

Horniman Music Festival

Developing Animal Farm

Bestival Carnival Parade Carnival Parade

Internship Programme

Artistic Work Placements

Past Intern Update

Look Out For...

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Zodiac All Stars Workshops Between the 17th and 19th of July, Charles went to Nottingham to run workshops for Zodiac All Stars, a local youth carnival dance troupe. With their Mardi Gras themed performance at Nottingham Carnival approaching, they focused on making jester headdresses and heat formed foam float items. Charles was delighted to be working in the very heart of the community and the group produced some exciting work which featured in Nottingham Carnival. back to contents

STAMP HiStArt Workshops On the 23rd and 24th of August Mandinga was back in Hamburg, leading a set of workshops at Kurt Tucholsky School, as part of the HiStArt project. Charles led workshops on two consecutive days helping out students who were there to complete their costumes to be worn at the Night Parade at STAMP, a festival celebrating an array of street arts. HiStArt is a two year project aimed at setting new standards in the field of street art, bringing together leading organisations from the UK (UKCCA), Hungary (Foundation Nyirbatorert), Germany (Haus Drei) and Denmark (Aalborg Karneval). As a contributor, Mandinga Arts helped deliver one of HiStArt’s key focuses: artistic education in schools. back to contents

Great British Carnival: Olympic Park On Sunday 27th July, Mandinga took part in the Great British Carnival at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. In a celebration marking the midway point between the London and Rio Olympics, it was a packed day full of music, dance and carnival costumes from the likes of Paraiso School of Samba, Mahogany and Shademakers, all joining together for a spectacular ‘Carnival of the Animals’ finale. back to contents

Night of Festivals Touring - Leicester For our final stop in the Night of Festivals Touring schedule, we headed to Leicester, with our intern Carys taking on the role of production manager. The Leicester event was the largest so far, with the ArtReach weekend featuring live music, carnival arts, a live silk painting, moving image and street theatre, in a festival celebrating the values of freedom and independence. Our Mandinga characters were joined by Rhythms of the City, Paraiso School of Samba and, for the first time, the fantastic Sabar Soundsystem, as we invaded the city centre along with community participants from Stagecoach, Scufflebox Theatre Company, Curve Young Company and other Leicester locals. The weekend was a great success, with Theah Dix’s choreography bringing new elements to our characters. We look forward to collaborating with ArtReach again sometime soon! back to contents

Great British Carnival: Margate Carnival Mandinga returned to Margate Carnival along with Great British Carnival on Sunday 3rd August. We enjoyed a sunny day at the seaside, with some Mandinga regulars and Margate locals joining us and Rhythms of the City as we paraded through the town. In November we’ll be joining Great British Carnival once again for Bridgwater Carnival. back to contents

Horniman Music Festival To celebrate the end of summer, the Horniman Museum put on a Music Festival in their gardens, featuring bands from all around the world: Les Grooms, BronzeHead, Trans-Siberian March Band and Alejandro & the Magic Tombolinos. The day featured music, storytelling, family trails as well as two Mandinga carnival parades, joined by the incredibly talented and energetic Kinetika Bloco All Stars youth band. The sunny day was a perfect end to the summer season, and as always we look forward to working with the wonderful Horniman Museum team again in the future. back to contents

Developing Animal Farm For four weeks beginning in mid-September Julieta was engrossed in a Design and Print Workshop at the Morley College, developing a very exciting new character for the ongoing Animal Farm project. Through these workshops Julieta has been exploring the use of traditional and experimental screen printing techniques. She aims to print in her own studio, combining these new methods with techniques she is already much used to: silk painting, devore, pleating, dye and using the heat press, carving and vacuum forming. Although the new character is still being developed as we speak, we can reveal that 3D photo printing is on the cards. Ladies and gentlemen behold the newest member of our cast, The Chicken! back to contents

Bestival Carnival Parade On the 6th September, Mandinga headed to Isle of Wight once again to join the carnival celebrations on day three of this year’s Bestival. Our costumes came to life with performers from Bristol based group Hype, Lost & Found and a group of professional dancers from Bestival’s Port stage, with music from the likes of Kinetika Bloco and Batala. The Desert Island Disco-themed parade culminated at the Red Bull Music Stage, with our frogs and Haitian Voodoo dancers providing dazzling performances at this all-out disco finale. back to contents

Internship Programme In September we bid farewell to our Project and Administrative Assistant intern, Carys Evans. Carys (pictured with Charles and Julieta) joined us at the end of March and stayed with us on an extended placement to work on our summer events, like Waterloo Carnival, and even took a hand at project managing Night of Festivals Leicester! “Working at Mandinga has given me the chance to work with a whole group of new people and artists in a new and exciting environment, learning about the vibrant and inspiring world of carnival.I’ve been very inspired by this world, with its inter-disciplinary approach and the way in which it can be accessed by so many people, and I’m looking forward to working with similar organisations in the future either directly or indirectly. The people I’ve met through this programme have been truly inspiring, and for my next step I will be working with a participatory theatre workshop programme in Ghana, pioneering social change – values and methodologies that I have seen in the carnival world and in people I have met during my time here.” This month we welcome our next Project and Administrative Assistant intern, Thisbe Casellini, who will be with us until December 2014, assisting us in the office and at Bridgwater Carnival. A History of Art graduate, Thisbe has spent the last year volunteering at a mental health arts charity. Besides that she is the co-creator and senior editor of The Patchwork Paper (an online platform for writers and visual artists) and she is a member of AXNS Collective, aimed at bridging the gap between the Sciences and the Arts. “My motivations for joining Mandinga Arts are many: the democratic feel of taking over the streets, the strong focus on hand crafted objects, the interdisciplinary nature of carnival arts and the power of such art to inspire and form communities. I am very much looking forward to learning about the ins and outs of running such an innovative, vivacious and fun-loving organisation.” back to contents

Artistic Placement In July, Rachel Kemp joined us for two weeks on an artistic work placement, working in the studio with Charles and Julieta, and helping to prepare for the workshops in Nottingham, and for Night of Festivals in Leicester. Rachel joined us for the event in Leicester, helping with the puppets and joining in as a sexy cow! Rachel will now be going into her final year of Costume Design and Making at Nottingham Trent University – we wish her all the best. back to contents

Past Intern Updates After leaving us in July 2010, Jilly Hurden went into events production and administration, organising and assisting on outdoor events, before moving into dance. “I went to work as the Dance Administrator for The Point, Eastleigh, one of the South's most notorious dance venues. In this role I was responsible for coordinating dance classes, a youth dance company, educational workshops and the hundreds of other dance based projects the venue offers. Alongside this job I was also a part time, freelance dance teacher, teaching on community dance events and on BTEC and GCSE dance courses in Schools in Hampshire. After two years in these roles, I decided to further my teaching experience by completing a Post Graduate Certificate in Education for Dance Teaching at The Royal Academy of Dance, London. Since graduating from the RAD in 2013, I have been working as a Dance Teacher at an all girls’ school in Greater London.” Jilly has been back with Mandinga since; working with us to deliver our involvement in Bestival Carnival Parade last year, and assisting us with Night of Festivals Touring rehearsals in Leicester this year. back to contents

Look out for... Aalborg Masterclass, October 2014 In the last weekend of October, Charles will be returning to Aalborg to deliver a final set of workshops following our involvement in Aalborg Carnival earlier this year. Theatre set designers and teachers will join a puppetry workshop and local carnival groups will be given the chance to develop their work with Charles ahead of Aalborg Carnival in May 2015. Dance Around the World, October 2014 Artistic Director, Julieta Rubio will be joining a group of performers in Mandinga costumes at the Dance Around the World festival, taking place at Cecyl House, Camden, on the 25th and 26th October, from 10 am until 11 pm. It is the 5th year Mandinga will be performing at this energetic celebration of traditional Latin dance cultures. Join the Baianas by booking your tickets here (weekend, full day or evening, children go free). Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival, November 2014 On the 1st November, we join forces with Great British Carnival once again to join in the annual Guy Fawkes celebrations at Bridgwater Carnival. Come join us for our last event of 2014! NORCA Workshops, November 2014 For our final set of workshops this year, Charles will be heading to Norwich to run workshops on the 15th & 16th November for NORCA (Norwich & Norfolk Community Arts). back to contents

Photo Credits: HiStArt Workshops- Kurt Tucholsky School Great British Carnival photos- Brighitta Moser- Clark Photography Night of Festivals- Civic Leicester and Mandinga Arts Horniman Summer Festival photo – Kamontip Evans Bestival photos- Mia Harris Internship Programme- Kamontip Evans All other images © Mandinga Arts Ltd. Mandinga Arts Ltd. 97 Atkins Road London SW12 0AL 0208 674 6560 info@mandingaarts.co.uk www.mandingaarts.co.uk