Hello there,Please, for the ones that are up to be part of the Show on Nov the 1st. :: Waterman :: You can see the more info from Rajesh msg bellow...The organizers will cover transport expenses and we will have 1 or 2 drinks for free (Rajesh can you confirm this please?)The idea is to play 4 Sets + 1 with Rajesh doing his thing = 5 setsStructure:1 - I will go to the stage with the pandeiro plugged and will do a short demo to invite the other musicians.2- YUNA DRUM'N'BASS :: Berimbaus playing Yuna rhythms + Pandeiro (me and Ramia) playing Drum'n'Bass3 - PANHA A LARANJA NO CHAO TICO-TICO (PLCT) :: Berimbaus playing PLCT + Pandeiros playing Hip-Hop4 - Capoeira Rhythms poutpourry :: Angola, Angola dobrada, Jogo de Dentro, Sao Bento Grande, Cavalaria ...5 - Samba Mix :: 2 Agogos (Rio Samba School rhythm & Candomble rhythm) + Berimbaus (Samba de Roda phrase) + Drums 3 Surdos playing AfroBahian rhythm + Plugged Pandeiro doing improvisation6 - Rajesh and pandeiros groving hip hop rhythms (me, Ramia, Alan and maybe others that are able to play it rhythms)**********************************************Dear FriendsI would like to invite you all to a show being organised by a friend of mine Anjan Saha. The name is 'Literature Lounge' and it is a bi-monthly event held in London and Brentford. It is an eclectic show featuring a range of poets and musicians. The next show is on at Waterman centre in Brentford on Saturday November 1st at 7:30pm. Kabula has been invited to perform a 20 minute set of music, rhythmic traditions and capoeira. The evening will be good fun in an excellent cultural venue and the more we have on stage the merrier.Please let me know if you're up for being part of the evening. The plan is to travel together after class on Nov.1st. We will get travel expenses and a couple of drinks after the show. If show is a sell out there is possibility of some payment.Link to waterman : http://www.watermans.org.uk/See you soon...xRajesh
Hello,Autumn, the season of sensory indulgence, is with us...come and celebrate next Saturday @ Watermans, a lovely riverside venue, with a preview of the new multimedia show from the creators of SeaSuite:Ultraviolet...Eisha Karol
Inner Birds & Outer Birds'I hover over the city and slip into the velvet glove of night...'a magical blend of flamenco dance, poetry, film, Indian classical vocal and feathers!featuring Eisha Karol (poetry), Carolina Esteves (flamenco dance), Nila Raja (Indian vocals), Lean Rodrigues (percussion), Sian Hender (cello) and film by Arne Sjögren.Sat 1 November, part of London Literature Lounge @ Watermans Arts Theatre, 7.45 pm, £8/£6watermans.org.uk(train to Kew Bridge from Waterloo)myspace.com/eishakarol
praise for SeaSuite:Ultraviolet:
'a hypnotic and intimate recital…full of deep, darkly burning images...this poetry suite could easily have gone on twice as long without the electric connection of concentration with the audience breaking' Grant Bartley, Philosophy Now (London Literature Lounge, 17 Nov 2007)
'the best performance of the night...all-involving, all-consuming...every one of my senses was stimulated' Suzanne Bull, Authortrek
Bring your children along to the next El Rumbon Cubano which will be our last for 2008.
Don't miss our authentic Cuban-style party for children!
On Sunday 9th November from 2pm at Tito's Latin Club4-6 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG - 2 minutes from London Bridge station/tubeFree entry for children! Booking essential - click here to reserve your child's place at the party.£5 entry for accompanying adults which includes entry to the rest of El Rumbon Cubano
Join us for music and dancing, games and entertainment with a Cuban host, Cuban-style reggaeton lessons and dancing competitions, presents, prizes, and much more!
Stay on for the rest of the El Rumbon Cubano activities which start at 5.30pm. Enjoy the Pachanga Rumbera performance at 8pm with your children - they are welcome to stay at Tito's until 10pm.
Special children's menu available courtesy of Tito's Latin Club - choose one of the following for only £3.50:1/4 chicken, chips and saladchicken nuggets and chipssausages and chips
The full Tito's menu is also available as well as our usual special offer Cuban plate for £7.
Spaces at the children's party are limited - click here to book your child's place at the party.
Also please let us know if your child has a birthday in the first half of November so that we can celebrate it at the party.
We look forward to seeing you and your children there!
Carlos and OlwenCubacheche
It started with Lambada, then zouk,zouklove, soulzouk, zoukrevolution, now London has it's own variation of this wonderfuldance;Lyrical Zouk. Lambada zouk danced with sensuality, poise,connectionwith your partner, allowing combinations to emerge organicallythroughout the dance; Experience this new wonderful style every weekat The Inn On The Green.Inn on the Green a unique experienceInn On The Green is the only Lambada Zouk Class of it's kind inLondon. This is not aclass where one learns a move a week, it's a class where we look atelements that make up the dance and try to work on them in order tobe a stronger dancer. A well structured warm up, using elements ofcontemporary, Jazz, footwork drills, partner work,musicality exercises, choreography work, the toughest and ultimatelythe most rewarding class around.Take Your Dance to the Next levelClass starts 7:30of class only Three pounds ( for beginners and improvers)Inn On The Green3_5 Thorpe CloseLadbroke GroveW10 5XL...Lyrical Zouk Every Monday
This is Kizomba UK's last party of the year and we are proud to present a very special night, right in central London, concert venue, wooden floor, large Bar, high quality sound system. one you simply cannot afford to miss.
Kizomba UK presents
THE GRAND AFRICAN BALL 2008
@229 Great Portland Street, W1W 5PN
Culture Vibz 20:00 to 22:00Exclusive Screening on Angolan CultureIntroduction to West African PercussionHead wrap Workshop Unique & contemporary Fashion, Jewelry, Books , Arts & Crafts
Food available all nightParty Vibz 22:00 to 03:00- KambaSemba live performance: acoustic Afro-latin music- Dance performances - Surprise guest- Party with DJ Marito and DJ Babacar from Portugal playing the best Zouk, Kizomba, Coupe- Decale, Semba Funana, Cabo-Love, Kuduro, Soukous, N'donbolo, merengue, salsa, bachata and more afro-caribbean flows!Afrocentric dresscode / Dress to ImpressLadies: Your chance to dress up in your beautiful frocks!
Just make sure you can dance!Gentlemen: Look sharp and crisp, sweet-smelling- good-enough- to-eat
and you'll have plenty of ladies to dance with all night!Price: £12 - October only / £15 in November / £18 DoorBuy online tickets at: www.irisdebrito. com/events. phpBuy tickets in person contact us kizomba.uk@. ..or Marie 0796 720 4891
(We will be in Central London as well as in North West and South East Boroughs
just call us)
More info on Facebook 'Kizomba UK' & 'Grand African Ball'
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Rumba at Sevilla Mia
Happy days.
Were starting the Rumbas at Sevilla Mia again.
Its going to be on the 2nd and last Monday every Month.
The first one is on 10th November from 2100 - 2300
22 Hanway Street W1P 4DD
Tottenham Court Road Tube
Here are the dates for the coming months
Nov 10th 24th
Dec 8th 29th
Jan 12th 26th
Vamos a guarachar!!
Shackles The Whip and The Drum: The Creation of Caribbean DanceAn exploration into how and why Caribbean dance differs from WestAfrican DanceWhen: 1st November 2008Where: Museum of DocklandsWest India QuayHertsmere Road London E14 4AL Performance Time: 3:15pm Drumming and Dance Workshops: 1-2:30pm
BRAZILIAN HALLOWEEN
FRIDAY, 31 Oct 2008
@ Casa Nossa, 75, Park Parade, NW10 4JB - (Willesden junction station)
From 10pm to 4.30am
Live Brazilian Quartet playing the best of forro, samba, samba-rock and much more!!!
The Quartet:
Gustavo Marques: guitar and vocals
Mateus Nova: bass guitar
Pedro Campolina: Percussion
Dudu: drums
Entry b4 midnight:
Girls: £5
Boys: £7
Coming soon:
- 11/11/08: Roots Brasil @ Barrio North (45, Essex Rd)
live Forro do Mangue and Pe-de-Jurema
- 15/11/08: Capoeira Party @ Caipirinha (177, Archway Rd)
live forro, maracatu, afoxe and samba coco
See you all soon!!
Pedro Campolina
www.londoncapoeira.co.uk
07780552176
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Monday, 20 October 2008
The Afro-Latin Lounge
Dear All,
Thanks so much for your continued support of our community and family programme. We are moving North West of the borough and if any of you missed our last event at Carpenters and Docklands TMO, this is the opportunity to catch up. Our next event is at:
FOREST GATE YOUTH CENTRE,
1 Woodford Road
London E7 0DH
DATE: Saturday 25th October 2008
TIME: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. (Please see the attached poster for full details)
Many thanks and we look forward to seeing you on the day
Carol Edozie
Projects Co-ordinator
IROKO Theatre Company
1 Mark Street, Stratford, London E15 4GY
++44 (020) 8522 1950, info@irokotheatre. org.uk, www.irokotheatre. org.uk
African Dance Workshop with Nairobi-based artist James Mweu
Wed 29th October 2.30pm - 5.30pm
PATS Dance Studio - University of Surrey
James Mweu is director of Nairobi-based Kunja Dance Theatre. Trained originally as a sculptor, James Mweu became one of the young generation of new Kenyan choreographers and dancers, working with Kenya’s influential dance artist Opiyo Okach and his company Gàara projects. In 2004 he started his own company Kunja Dance Theatre, building up a repertoire of his own works. Kunja Dance Theatre also leads pioneering outreach and education activities with different communities in Nairobi.
During the workshop at the University of Surrey James will teach a technique class based on his practice in Nairobi, develop creative and choreographic tasks based on the repertoire of Kunja Dance Theatre, and talk about his practice in East Africa.
Tickets: £7.50, £3 students.
Box Office: 01483 686876
Enquires and group bookings: Jamie Harber on 01483 686517
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Dance/events/workshops.html
PATS Dance Studio,
Stag Hill Campus,
University of Surrey,
Guildford,
GU2 7XH.
Hi all,this Saturday the 25 October, for Black History Month, Ale' Douvan isorganizing their African Festival at Kingsley Hall (Bow Church)This is the programme:4.30-5.30 drumming workshop5.30-6 refreshments6-7.30 performances (dance and drumming)There will be a small entrance fee of around £3.Hope to see you there!Francesca
WHO NEEDS BALLET WHEN WE’VE GOT STREET DANCE?
21 October, 7pm-9pm at Vibe Live, 91 – 95 Brick Lane , London E1 6QL
By all accounts, we are now a nation of non-stop groovers. The Dance Manifesto, launched in 2006, tells us that dance is the fastest growing art form, with millions of people both attending performances and taking part. ‘Community dance’ is the grassroots phenomenon du jour, radically changing the idea that dance as an art form is only about men-in-tights and women-in-tutus. And the most cutting-edge community dance is Street Dance – from hip-hop to krumping – which has been identified by the Department of Children, Schools and Families as an exciting new art form in need of more recognition and public funding. It seems ballet is losing its privileged status, but should is it a case of out with the old and in with the new, or is there something to be said for the elitism of ballet?
In 1968, following the assassination of Martin Luther King, the legendary dancer and choreographer Arthur Mitchell returned to New York to set up the Dance Theatre of Harlem to ‘disprove the myth that Negroes can’t do classical ballet’ – a striking contrast to the attitude shown by those now championing community dance. Can something like Street Dance compete with the choreographic traditions and disciplines that have allowed classical ballet choreographers from Balanchine to Wheeldon to continue to astound audiences with their work? Is the opposition between ballet and new dance forms a false one, now that choreographers like Russell Maliphant are incorporating capoeira into classical ballet technique? What role does ballet have in the modern world of dance?
THIS DEBATE WILL FEATURE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY IAN ARCHER-WATTERS OF THE SWAN TO CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS LA CYGNE
Speakers:
Ian Archer-Watters, ballet dancer, Les Ballets Grandiva and Fort Worth Ballet
Hugh Durrant, designer of many dance shows from the Royal Ballet and La Scala Milan to Cher 's Vegas show including West End Musicals.
Veronica Lewis MBE, Director, London Contemporary Dance School
Alan Miller, co-director, NY Salon; director and producer, TV and documentaries; cultural commentator; co-founder of London 's Truman Brewery and Vibe Bar.
Hakeem Onibudo, artistic director and founder, Impact Dance, a Hip-Hop theatre company, street dance organisation and educational facilitator; Free-Lance Dance Artist.
Jeffery Taylor, former dancer; critic, Sunday Express; co-founder, National Dance Awards
Lyndsey Winship, dance editor, Time Out; freelance journalist writing on dance, music and education
Chair: Dr Shirley Dent, communications director, Institute of Ideas ; producer Battle Satellites programme, 2008; development editor, Culture Wars; columnist at Guardian Unlimited Arts; co-author Radical Blake
Tickets are available here:
http://www.institut eofideas. com/tickets/ battlesatellites 2008.html
Thanks so much for your continued support of our community and family programme. We are moving North West of the borough and if any of you missed our last event at Carpenters and Docklands TMO, this is the opportunity to catch up. Our next event is at:
FOREST GATE YOUTH CENTRE,
1 Woodford Road
London E7 0DH
DATE: Saturday 25th October 2008
TIME: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. (Please see the attached poster for full details)
Many thanks and we look forward to seeing you on the day
Carol Edozie
Projects Co-ordinator
IROKO Theatre Company
1 Mark Street, Stratford, London E15 4GY
++44 (020) 8522 1950, info@irokotheatre. org.uk, www.irokotheatre. org.uk
African Dance Workshop with Nairobi-based artist James Mweu
Wed 29th October 2.30pm - 5.30pm
PATS Dance Studio - University of Surrey
James Mweu is director of Nairobi-based Kunja Dance Theatre. Trained originally as a sculptor, James Mweu became one of the young generation of new Kenyan choreographers and dancers, working with Kenya’s influential dance artist Opiyo Okach and his company Gàara projects. In 2004 he started his own company Kunja Dance Theatre, building up a repertoire of his own works. Kunja Dance Theatre also leads pioneering outreach and education activities with different communities in Nairobi.
During the workshop at the University of Surrey James will teach a technique class based on his practice in Nairobi, develop creative and choreographic tasks based on the repertoire of Kunja Dance Theatre, and talk about his practice in East Africa.
Tickets: £7.50, £3 students.
Box Office: 01483 686876
Enquires and group bookings: Jamie Harber on 01483 686517
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Dance/events/workshops.html
PATS Dance Studio,
Stag Hill Campus,
University of Surrey,
Guildford,
GU2 7XH.
Hi all,this Saturday the 25 October, for Black History Month, Ale' Douvan isorganizing their African Festival at Kingsley Hall (Bow Church)This is the programme:4.30-5.30 drumming workshop5.30-6 refreshments6-7.30 performances (dance and drumming)There will be a small entrance fee of around £3.Hope to see you there!Francesca
WHO NEEDS BALLET WHEN WE’VE GOT STREET DANCE?
21 October, 7pm-9pm at Vibe Live, 91 – 95 Brick Lane , London E1 6QL
By all accounts, we are now a nation of non-stop groovers. The Dance Manifesto, launched in 2006, tells us that dance is the fastest growing art form, with millions of people both attending performances and taking part. ‘Community dance’ is the grassroots phenomenon du jour, radically changing the idea that dance as an art form is only about men-in-tights and women-in-tutus. And the most cutting-edge community dance is Street Dance – from hip-hop to krumping – which has been identified by the Department of Children, Schools and Families as an exciting new art form in need of more recognition and public funding. It seems ballet is losing its privileged status, but should is it a case of out with the old and in with the new, or is there something to be said for the elitism of ballet?
In 1968, following the assassination of Martin Luther King, the legendary dancer and choreographer Arthur Mitchell returned to New York to set up the Dance Theatre of Harlem to ‘disprove the myth that Negroes can’t do classical ballet’ – a striking contrast to the attitude shown by those now championing community dance. Can something like Street Dance compete with the choreographic traditions and disciplines that have allowed classical ballet choreographers from Balanchine to Wheeldon to continue to astound audiences with their work? Is the opposition between ballet and new dance forms a false one, now that choreographers like Russell Maliphant are incorporating capoeira into classical ballet technique? What role does ballet have in the modern world of dance?
THIS DEBATE WILL FEATURE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY IAN ARCHER-WATTERS OF THE SWAN TO CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS LA CYGNE
Speakers:
Ian Archer-Watters, ballet dancer, Les Ballets Grandiva and Fort Worth Ballet
Hugh Durrant, designer of many dance shows from the Royal Ballet and La Scala Milan to Cher 's Vegas show including West End Musicals.
Veronica Lewis MBE, Director, London Contemporary Dance School
Alan Miller, co-director, NY Salon; director and producer, TV and documentaries; cultural commentator; co-founder of London 's Truman Brewery and Vibe Bar.
Hakeem Onibudo, artistic director and founder, Impact Dance, a Hip-Hop theatre company, street dance organisation and educational facilitator; Free-Lance Dance Artist.
Jeffery Taylor, former dancer; critic, Sunday Express; co-founder, National Dance Awards
Lyndsey Winship, dance editor, Time Out; freelance journalist writing on dance, music and education
Chair: Dr Shirley Dent, communications director, Institute of Ideas ; producer Battle Satellites programme, 2008; development editor, Culture Wars; columnist at Guardian Unlimited Arts; co-author Radical Blake
Tickets are available here:
http://www.institut eofideas. com/tickets/ battlesatellites 2008.html
Sunday, 19 October 2008
The Afro-Latin Lounge
Autograph ABP
Disposable People: Contemporary Global Slavery
27 September - 9 November 2008, Royal Festival Hall, The Clore Ballroom, London
Image: Alex Webb/ Magnum Photos, Dominican Republic, 2007.
A Hayward Touring exhibition in collaboration with
Autograph ABPand Magnum Photos .
'Slavery in the contemporary world is what it has been since the beginning of human history - the complete control of one person by another. Violence is at the heart of that control, and the aim is profit.'
Kevin Bales, President of Free the Slaves
Today, over 200 years after the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, an estimated 27 million people worldwide are still locked into slavery and servitude across the globe. This major new photography exhibition, organised by Hayward Touring in collaboration with the photographic agencies Autograph ABP and Magnum Photos will take an in-depth look at the prevalence of slavery and injustice in the 21st century through the lenses of eight internationally acclaimed documentary photographers. The exhibition begins at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centreand will be toured to venues across the UK. For more information please visit www.autograph- abp.co.uk.
Other events,
exhibitions and
news items
30 Aug - 18 Oct 2008
Exhibition
Bangladesh 1971
Side Gallery, Newcastle
Exhibition is free
6 Sept - 19 Oct 2008
Exhibition
Pieter Hugo: Portraits
Ffotogallery, Cardiff
Autograph Touring
15 Nov 2008 - 22 Feb 2009
A solo exhibition by Dinu Li
Press the * then say Hello
Manchester Art Gallery
Autograph ABP commission
14 Jan - 28 February 2009
A retrospective exhibition
Santu Mofokeng: Invoice
Rivington Place, London
Partnership with Iziko SA National Gallery and Gallery Momo, South Africa
Rivington PlaceAutograph ABP
Rivington Place
London EC2A 3BA
T +44 (0)20 7729 9200
F +44 (0)20 7739 8748
Afterlives of PostcolonialismAn international conference on Postcolonial theory, weekend of October 25-26Location: Small Cinema, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths, New CrossHow to get there: http://www.goldsmit hs.ac.uk/ find-us/Cost: free Registration: please register by emailing Ms Webb at e.webb@gold. ac.uk indicating you wish to attendFurther information: http://www.goldsmit hs.ac.uk/ postcolonial- studies/ In recent times some scholars have proclaimed that postcolonial theory has exhausted its critical energies- at the very time that it has been taken up by scholars and activists not located in English or Literature departments, the area where postcolonial theory made its early impact and sometimes found an institutional home. The Centre for Postcolonial Studies at Goldsmiths is organising a conference on the “Afterlives of Postcolonialism”- the ‘after’ referring both to its life/lives after the proclamation of its death, and also to its life after/outside the study of literature. In what ways can/has postcolonial theory been taken up by artists.....
This month's issue of RICENPEAS.COM is now online.www.riceNpeas.comIMPORTANT NOTICE - BOOK TICKETS EARLYRICE N PEAS RETROSPECTIVE - 12-7pm, 8th November 2008A series of documentary screenings and talks by Ishmahil Blagrove Jr. about the works and activities of Rice N Peas Films.BP Lecture Theatre, The British Museum, T: 020 8531 9199 W: www.bfmmedia.comAs part of the 10th bfm International Film Festival 7 - 17th NovemberKwame Mante - I'm an AfricanIshmahil Blagrove, Jr. interviews Kwame Mante about his latest film, I'm An African. A brave and seminal documentary that highlights the pride many African-British youth are showing in reclaiming their African identity.Rehabilitation, Retribution or RevengeFriday 26th September, 2008 – Craig Stephen Marshall stabbed to death! He was just 19 years old. The story didn’t even make front-page news. London’s 27th teenage victim had lost his life to street violence and the nation seemed to have grown bored with this theme.Race or Gender?The Democratic primary elections this year were, without a doubt, the hottest and most closely followed primaries in the history of US politics. As the race raged on, the question of Race vs. Gender reached a fever pitch.Reflections on GandhiSaints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent, but the tests that have to be applied to them are not, of course, the same in all cases.The Liberation’s BetrayalThe political rupture in South Africa is being presented in the outside world as the personal tragedy and humiliation of one man, Thabo Mbeki. It is reminiscent of the beatification of Nelson Mandela at the death of apartheid.
It started with Lambada, then zouk,zouklove, soulzouk, zoukrevolution, now London has it's own variation of this wonderfuldance;Lyrical Zouk. Lambada zouk danced with sensuality, poise,connectionwith your partner, allowing combinations to emerge organicallythroughout the dance; Experience this new wonderful style every weekat The Inn On The Green.Inn on the Green a unique experienceInn On The Green is the only Lambada Zouk Class of it's kind inLondon. This is not aclass where one learns a move a week, it's a class where we look atelements that make up the dance and try to work on them in order tobe a stronger dancer. A well structured warm up, using elements ofcontemporary, Jazz, footwork drills, partner work,musicality exercises, choreography work, the toughest and ultimatelythe most rewarding class around.Take Your Dance to the Next levelClass starts 7:30of class only Three pounds ( for beginners and improvers)Inn On The Green3_5 Thorpe CloseLadbroke GroveW10 5XL...Lyrical Zouk Every Monday
Bring a friend or two.....
Caribbean Contemporary Dance ClassGet ready for a dance class that will get your pulse racing, your hips shaking, introduce you to smooth Caribbean grooves and work every muscle in your body.Caribbean Contemporary Dance with Oniel Pryce, principal dancer with the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica.Reggae, Caribbean traditional folk forms and contemporary techniques all fused in one.Classes will be intense but fun!!Every Wednesday starting 10 Sept at Moonshot Centre, Angus Street, London SE14 6LU. Class kicks off at 7pm and runs till 8.30 pm.
Oniel's dance credo, 2003 When i dance all my fears become nothing but a mirage, new hope is reaffirmed. I satisfy my body's insatiable appetite, through responding to the rhythmic "echos in my bone".
I WILL DANCE FOREVER.
'love is the emblem of eternity, it confounds all notion of time' Anna Louise
Disposable People: Contemporary Global Slavery
27 September - 9 November 2008, Royal Festival Hall, The Clore Ballroom, London
Image: Alex Webb/ Magnum Photos, Dominican Republic, 2007.
A Hayward Touring exhibition in collaboration with
Autograph ABP
'Slavery in the contemporary world is what it has been since the beginning of human history - the complete control of one person by another. Violence is at the heart of that control, and the aim is profit.'
Kevin Bales, President of Free the Slaves
Today, over 200 years after the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, an estimated 27 million people worldwide are still locked into slavery and servitude across the globe. This major new photography exhibition, organised by Hayward Touring in collaboration with the photographic agencies Autograph ABP and Magnum Photos will take an in-depth look at the prevalence of slavery and injustice in the 21st century through the lenses of eight internationally acclaimed documentary photographers. The exhibition begins at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
exhibitions and
news items
30 Aug - 18 Oct 2008
Exhibition
Bangladesh 1971
Side Gallery, Newcastle
Exhibition is free
6 Sept - 19 Oct 2008
Exhibition
Pieter Hugo: Portraits
Ffotogallery, Cardiff
Autograph Touring
15 Nov 2008 - 22 Feb 2009
A solo exhibition by Dinu Li
Press the * then say Hello
Manchester Art Gallery
Autograph ABP commission
14 Jan - 28 February 2009
A retrospective exhibition
Santu Mofokeng: Invoice
Rivington Place, London
Partnership with Iziko SA National Gallery and Gallery Momo, South Africa
Rivington Place
Rivington Place
London EC2A 3BA
T +44 (0)20 7729 9200
F +44 (0)20 7739 8748
Caribbean Contemporary Dance ClassGet ready for a dance class that will get your pulse racing, your hips shaking, introduce you to smooth Caribbean grooves and work every muscle in your body.Caribbean Contemporary Dance with Oniel Pryce, principal dancer with the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica.Reggae, Caribbean traditional folk forms and contemporary techniques all fused in one.Classes will be intense but fun!!Every Wednesday starting 10 Sept at Moonshot Centre, Angus Street, London SE14 6LU. Class kicks off at 7pm and runs till 8.30 pm.
Oniel's dance credo, 2003 When i dance all my fears become nothing but a mirage, new hope is reaffirmed. I satisfy my body's insatiable appetite, through responding to the rhythmic "echos in my bone".
I WILL DANCE FOREVER.
'love is the emblem of eternity, it confounds all notion of time' Anna Louise
Element Dance specialize in Samba (Brazil- Rio de Janeiro), Reggaeton (P’Rico/Cuba), Salsa.
Please go to the website to find information about what we offer, our ethos, classes and services, as well as photos and information about the dance styles we love.
News included in this Email;
· New Reggaeton Piece
· Continuous drop-in classes in London, Leeds
· Where to see us this month
· About our Reggaeton Performance Course
· Events worth going to in London, Leeds and Birmingham.
· Samba Jeans discount
We have a New Reggaeton Piece which premiered this month and is ready for bookings....so promoters, bring us to your event for classes and shows in reggaeton and samba! (We have dancers based in the South and North of England).
LONDON CLASS>
Samba (Beginners and Intermediate Classes running)
Date; MONDAYS Time; 7.30 – 8.30pm
Price; £7 per class (drop in classes) (You can also pay for a 6 week block to receive a discount)
RESIDENT TEACHER: Ella Peck
About Ella and the Class; This years Rainha Da Bateria for London School of Samba, 3rd prize winner for the Coburg International Samba Festival and Passista in Rio Carnival 2006 , Ella is passionate about the music of Brazil and understanding Brazilian Culture. Ella teaches Samba no Pe technique using influences from her background of Contemporary Dance and Performance to create a finished technical dancer with Ginga! (Modules include; Samba Solo, Breaks, Body Technique/ Isolations, Samba Sets, Processional Steps and more)
Location; Classes held in Studio 3 at: The Place, 17 Duke's Road (Entrance via Flaxman terrace in the evenings- turn onto Marbledon place, then Flaxman Terrace), London, WC1H 9PY (Closest Tube Euston)
It is Brazilian season in London, and so, the Barbican are holding a season of films celebrating the nation’s foremost Afro-Brazilian actors, directors, intellectuals and musicians. In particular we recommend;
Cartola - The Samba Legend (Música para os olhos) (12A*) + Q&A with film producer Rosane Svartman20:45 / A homage to the iconic city of Rio, and what it means to be a Carioca12 Oct 08 / 20:45 / Cinema 2
Linha de Passe (15) + Q&A with actors João Baldasseirine and Vinicius de Oliveira20:00 / The new hit from filmmaker Walter Salles, director of The Motorcycle Diaries15 Oct 08 / 20:00 / Cinema 2
EVENTS- October 2008Copacabana Night- Saturday 18th October Ramon's leaving party!".Classes with Damarys FT and Ramoncito.Start Time: Saturday, October 18 at 8:30pmEnd Time: Sunday, October 19 at 2:00amWhere: Ralli Hall------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CUBA DAY - Sunday 19th October- Please, please OPEN document attached---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hope to see you at one of these events or both as they are both featuring Cuban music, dance workshops and partyPlease forward info to your friendsBesotes and keep smilingDamarys Farres (The Cuban School of Arts & UK's Cuban Salsa Champion)+ 44 (0) 7788 110421 Cubanschool_arts@yahoo.com www.CubanSchool.co.uk
Further to information disseminated back in June & July, as part of the event programme for the exhibition THE STORY OF THE SUPREMES FROM THE MARY WILSON COLLECTION, I am sending this final reminder to see one of Britain's finest choirs and for FREE, YES FREE -
The London Community Gospel Choir will be performing at the V&A this Friday evening, 17 October at 6.30pm, followed by the Morley College Gospel Choir! NO TICKETS REQUIRED JUST DROP-IN TO THE V&A FROM 6.30PM AND ENJOY!
http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/events/black_heritage_2008/index.html
Refreshments available.
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From Gospel to Soul
Many Motown singers ‘cut their teeth’ in the church, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Martha Reeves to name but a few. Motown artists embraced the spiritual harmonies learnt through Gospel music and embedded these into the Motown Sound.
The London Community Gospel Choir
Friday 17 October
Raphael, Room 47a
18.30 – 20.00
Hear the inspiring and uplifting voices of The London Community Gospel Choir at this special performance. Formed in 1982, the choir has performed or recorded with Diana Ross, Razorlight, Will Young, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Blur, Gorrillaz, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Westlife and Madonna.
Morley College Gospel Choir
Friday 17 October
Raphael, Room 47a
20.30 – 21.30
Bring your voices! This college choir of adult students from different walks of life will close the evening with an audience participative collection of Gospel songs.
ALSO........
Why not use this as an opportunity to visit the Supremes exhibition which after a 5 month run ends on Sunday 19 October. For further information about the exhibition visit
http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/exhibition_supremes/index.html
Look forward to seeing you,
best wishes always,
Janet BrowneAudience Development Officer (African Caribbean)Learning & Interpretation Division (HCW)Victoria & Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South KensingtonLondon, SW7 2RLDirect Line: 020 7942 2184Email: j.browne@vam.ac.uk
Website: www.vam.ac.ukNearest Tube: South Kensington
Buses: C1, 14, 414 and 74 stop outside Cromwell Road entrance
We have invited M. Roberval from Filhos de Angola Group in Salvador to do a Master Class in Kabula @ The Arcola theatre. The class will happen in October the 28th from 7 to 9:30pm and all are very welcome to go there.
Roberval is one of the really talented Mestre from Salvador I had meet and he teaches in a very special way. So, I really hope that you can be there with us.
Cost: £10 / £8 Kabula associates and concession
Please, do not hesitate in contact us to ask for more info.
M. Carlao (Alex)
07913993453
-- KabulaCapoeira Angola & Community ProjectsLondon/Rio/Austinwww.kabula.org
A distinctive - yet very authentic - taste of Cuba and, for Cubans a long way from their mother country, an evocative reminder of home.
On Sunday 9th November from 3pm until midnight.
At Tito's Latin Club, 4-6 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG
Entry £5 before 5.30pm, £8 after 5.30pm (children free)
Join us for our end of year celebration!
Including a special Cuban-style party for childrenWith music, games, and much more! Full details coming soon...Plus a special children's menu available, courtesy of Tito's Latin ClubChildren enter for free and are welcome to stay at Tito's until 10pm £5 entry for accompanying adults, includes entry to the rest of El Rumbon CubanoClick here to receive full details and to book your child's place at the party.
Rumba dance classes - details to be confirmed soon From 5.30pm until midnight - Music with DJ Javier - "la maquina de Cuba"
Plus, at 8pm - Do NOT miss the first ever performance by Cuban group AfroSon, directed by Ska Cubano's Rey CrespoEnjoy Rumba Guarapachanguera - a new and unique blend of rumba with tres and bass!Accompanied by four fantastic dancers with choreography by Homero Gonzalez!
2009 dates for El Rumbon Cubano Sunday 11th January Then the first Sunday of every month: 1st February, 1st March, 5th April, 3rd May, 7th June, 5th July, 2nd August, 6th September, 4th October, 1st November, 7th December
Not been to El Rumbon Cubano yet? Find out what you've been missing by checking out our photo albums on the Facebook Cubacheche page!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Carlos and OlwenCubacheche
Feedback33 is a Professional Dancers' Mentoring Forum set up by Sheron Wray. An opportunity to take part in various dance techniques with teachers from around the globe. It is a chance to gain insights into the passions, challenges, and experiences of various artists and teachers.
This dance class will be led by Bawren Tavaziva. A high energy class which combines his contemporary, ballet and African influences. The class will incorporate a warm-up followed by travelling and movement phrases which draw from his unique choreographic style. His teaching will challenge the dancer to push their usual boundaries both physically and mentally.
Date: 23rd October 7pm – 9pm
Venue: The London Studio Centre
42-50 York Way
London N1 9AB
Cost:£5 (£3 for members)
To book a place please email me: inspiredbyluv@ yahoo.co. uk
Many thanksZela Gaylewww.myspace. com/feedback33
Biography
Originally from Zimbabwe, Bawren Tavaziva trained and performed with Tumbuka Dance Company.While with Tumbuka, Bawren toured extensively in Africa and Europe. In 1998 Bawren moved to the UK where he worked with Sakoba Dance Theatre, JazzXchange, Phoenix Dance and Union Dance Company.After undertaking various choreographic commissions, Bawren established his own company Tavaziva Dance in 2004. In the same year he was a finalist for The Place Prize. Bawren regularly composes his own music to accompany his choreography and has also had compositions commissioned for both Phoenix Dance and Union Dance Companies.Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger .yahoo.com
Black Heritage Week @ The Bernie Grant Centre
Three or four days of creative programming that make maximum use of the Bernie Grant Centre - several artforms animate the various disconnected spaces that make up the Bernie Grant Centre and see the centre working as one cohesive whole.
The Centre comprises an auditorium with seating for over 200 people, a cafe and exhibition spaces, a large reception area, upper floor conference rooms and a dance studio with sprung floor. The Black Heritage theme has an obvious resonance with the work and aspirations of Bernie Grant - one of the first Black MP's in the UK and a lifelong activist for a fairer Britain.
Planned programme - still fluid and evolving - looks like this:
Friday 24th October - Black Heritage Childrens Day - Students from the Broad Water Farm Estate primary school will work with a performance arts group for a week beforehand to stage a performance at the BGAC.. A puppet show, Creative Art workshops, carnival costumes, graffiti workshop and street dancing and a two act musical gospel play - The Journey.
Saturday 25th October - Black Heritage Family Day - Craft and Artisan stalls, Retail selling exhibitions of visual arts, books, music, food, emerging designers etc. Performances of Agamemnon - the Greek Classical drama - in an African setting and Call Mr Robeson - a life in songs about Paul Robeson -award winning one act play . [This is the first day of the mid term holidays and will enjoy an enthusiastic turn out]
Sunday 26th - Gospel Brunch in partnership with a Tottenham pentecostal church.
Monday - 27th - Summit Plenary session - Towards a Pan African Media strategy. Keynote speakers from A 24 Media, Kenya, National Black Programming Consortium USA, Henry Bonsu - Colourful Radio etc - [ To be confirmed]
Break out sessions and workshops on Theatre, Education, Music, the Creative Economy, each with intelligent and informed facilitators, each of whom is responsible for putting together their portion of the programme together.
- Dinner / Concert in the main auditorium -an eclectic evening of AfroClassical music from a gifted selection of musicians.The event is free but several different co-hosts are being invited to invite guests and make up tables, to ensure a diverse and interesting mix of guests.
Partnerships for the various segments will include, Colourful Radio, New Nation,The Voice, BBC London, CNN Inside Africa, The Guardian, etc. We welcome partnerships, suggestions, sponsorships and a collective aspiration to create an event where the whole, is more than the sum of its parts. One which we believe that with our collective involvement will be the definitive event for Black History month and a sustainable yearly event.
Jadeas Trust
5 Palliser Court,
Palliser Road,
London W14 9ED
0207 385 7759
Saturday, 4 October 2008
The Afro-Latin Lounge
Dear friends Please circulate details of this unique Cuban event in London to celebrate Cuba's National Day of Culture to all your contacts and put on your website and in email newsletters if possible. We also have paper flyers (see attached pdf) for circulation - just call 020 8800 0155. See details in English then Spanish below. Many thanks Trish Meehan Administrator Cuba50 office@cuba50. org www.cuba50.org Tel 020 8800 0155 Cuban Fiesta ‘Día de la Cultura Cubana’ Sun 19 October 2008 3 – 8 pm Cecil Sharp House London NW1 Tickets: £10/£3 020 8800 0155 Come and celebrate Cuba’s National Day of Culture with the UK’s Cuban community in a big family fiesta •Unique live multimedia spectacular by Cuban musicians & artists• Special guests• Reggaeton, classical, rumba, son, descarga, DJs• Dance workshops• Cuban films • Displays• Children’s games, piñata• Cuban food & drink• Bar Venue: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 Tube: Camden Town Entry: £10 /children £3 /includes food & 2 drinks. (Advance book to guarantee food) Info/Tickets:office@cuba50. org Tel:020 8800 0155 www.cuba50.org Supported by: CUBARTISTA • Embassy of Cuba in the UK ● Marti-Maceo Cultural Association • Cuba50 • Cuba Solidarity Campaign Fiesta Cubana ‘Día de la Cultura Cubana’ Domingo 19 Oct 2008 3 – 8 pm Cecil Sharp House London NW1 Tickets: £10/£3 020 8800 0155 Ven a celebrar el Dia de la Cultura Cubana con toda la comunidad Cubana en UK, en una Gran Fiesta familiar. Espectaculo multimedia unico con todos los artistas cubanos basados en UK● Musica clasica, folklorica, popular,reggaeton● bailes● videos musicales● documentales● pinatas● juegos infantiles,●rumba,sones,●dj●descarga●,talleres de bailes cubanos● comidas y bebidas en el Ranchon Cubano● Lugar: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 Tube: Camden Town Entrada: £10/menores£3 incluye comida y 2 bebidas (reservar con antelacion para garantizar su comida) Info/Tickets:office@cuba50. org Tel:020 8800 0155 www.cuba50.org Apoyados por: CUBARTISTA • Embajada Cubana en el UK● Asociacion Marti-Maceo •Cuba50•Cuba Solidarity Campaign
AFRO-CUBAN 8 Week Dance Course
organisation name
STUDIO AFRO- LATINO
address
The Space Performing Arts 31 Falkirk St London N1 6HQ
email
inspiredbyluv@ yahoo.co. uk
website
http://www.irisdebr ito.com/classes. php
telephone
07946 551537/ 07956345120
statement
This course aims to provide students with a deeper understanding of Afro- Cuban rhythms, their influence in Salsa as well as the roots and influence of African dance in Cuban rhythms. This course will be taught by Iris De Brito & Zela Gayle. The combined knowledge and experience of these two teachers will provide for a class full of energy, history, and detailed explanation. An informal sharing at end of the course will be performed in front of other students, friends and invited guests. Course content: - Rumba guaguanco - Gaga - Palo congo - Orisha Yemaya
course date
22nd September - 17th November
course times
7.30 - 8.45pm
course cost
Register your place in the course £64 or £10 drop in session
BiographiesIris De Brito teaches in the UK and internationally. She is originally from Angola, a country in the south west of Africa. Trained at "The London Studio Centre" and with the late William Louther (one of the original members of the Alvin Ailey company. Iris has also worked with "Badejo Arts" and "Kokuma Dance Company". Iris is trained in Jazz/Contemporary/ Street Dance & Salsa Dance. Zela Gayle began dancing at the age of 5 in Jamaica, learning Afro-Caribbean dance as well as classical ballet. She continued her training in Contemporary and Jazz dance at WAC Performing Arts and Media college. Furthering her higher education in dance, she achieved a BA Hons in Dance Studies at Winchester University. Establishing herself as an international artist, her experience includes choreography for Crystal Lights Dance Academy in St Lucia, teaching Afro-Cuban dance at the Edna Manley School of Jamaica and lecturer in dance at the University of Winchester in the UK. Zela's professional development has included working with Bonnie Oddie,(U.K) Patsy Ricketts,(J. A) Sheron Wray,(UK) Jackie Guy,(UK) Alfredo Valasquez,(CU) Lola Adodo (UK) and Maya Yoshida(JPN) . Currently improving her skills in networking Zela has established herself as co-ordinator of Feedback33 Mentoring Forum
All; Mama Adelle from Senegal will deliver two, 2 hour Sabar workshops, on Friday 10 October 2008 with Feedback 33 Forum and Sunday 12 October 2008. Please let me know if you are coming Sunday. We need 10 people to make it possible.
Date&Time: Friday, 10 October 2008, 7pm -9pm
Place: London Studio Centre, 42-50 York Way, London N1 9AB
Underground: Kings Cross
Price: £15 with a £5 deposit
------Date&Time: Sunday, 12 October 2008, 2pm – 4pm
Place: Yaa Assantewa Community Centre, 1 Chippenham Mews, London W9 2AN
Underground: Westbourne Park, Royal Oak
Price: £15 conc, £18 with a £5 deposit.
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Enjoy both workshops for £30.
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Deposits can be send to Carolyn Lilly @ 21A Melville Villas Road, High Street, Acton, London W3 6NG. Please include your name and which workshop you will be attending. The remaining amount of the charge, is payable upon registration at the workshop on October 10th/October 12th 2008. This will secure your place. ------------A former dancer with the Ballet National de Senegal and with Ballet Bougarabou, Mama Adelle has taught African dance in Europe, the USA and Scandinavia for over 27 years. In 1991, Mama Adelle established Companie Niaba, and earlier this year organised the first Tanaber (a Senegalese dance event) in Paris, which was a great success. As well as being renowned for the teaching of Sabar, the national social dance of Senegal, Mama Adelle is an expert teacher in numerous dance forms from Senegal, Guinea and Mali. Mama Adelle is well known in the dance community for her passion and wealth of knowledge, and we are very lucky to have secured someone with such a wealth of knowledge in African dance and culture to teach this workshop. Please click on this link to see Mama Adelle in action at Tanaber 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgn5G2wZTbM&feature=related The cost of the workshop will be £15 Friday and £16/ £18 Sunday. You can enjoy both classes for £30. To secure a place for each workshop, a non-refundable cash/check deposit of £5 is required by Friday 12 September 2008. Deposits can be send to Carolyn Lilly @ 21A Melville Villas Road, High Street, Acton, London W3 6NG. The remaining amount of the charge, is payable upon registration at the workshop on October 10th/October 12th 2008.For information about Feedback 33 Forum please contact Paula at 07792236583 or email her at p_j_allen@hotmail.com. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who you feel would be interested in attending this workshop.Keep Dancin..Carolyn Lilly07979464047
Press Release
For immediate release
October 1, 2008
The Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD)
Historic ‘Black Dance’ Photographic Exhibition returns to London
4 August 2008 – 28 November 2008
Stratford Circus
Theatre Square, Stratford, London EC15 1BX
Free Entrance
Doors Open: Monday to Sunday 10.00 - 18.00
After a successful launch at the Theatre Museum, Covent Garden and a tour to the midlands, the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) has transferred its photographic exhibition to Stratford Circus in East London. The exhibition ‘Black Dance’ in Britain, 1930's to 1990's – Moments… highlights the enormous contribution made to theatrical dance by Black practitioners in Britain. Photographs featured have been sourced from leading photographers including Roger Wood, Dee Conway and Chris Nash as well as the archives of the National Resource Centre for Dance and the New York Public Library.
The exhibition explores issues of identity, racial representation and notions of diversity and ‘the mainstream’. Talented artists featured include: Namron, Cathy Lewis, Greta Mendez, Carol Straker, Sheron Wray and Kenneth Tharpe who performed with ‘mainstream’ companies such as Rambert Dance Company, London Contemporary Dance Theatre and English National Ballet. The exhibition also offers polemical debate with political material from Arts Council reports, and detail on the formation of organisations such as Minorities Arts Advisory Service (MAAS). It features images of MAAS Movers, Ekome, Adzido Pan African Dance ensemble and Kokuma Dance Theatre.
Other key dance companies featured that have shaped Black British Dance history include Phoenix Dance Theatre, ACE Dance and Music, the Jiving Lindy Hoppers, Carl Campbell Dance Company 7, JazzXchange, Bullies Ballerinas, Badejo Arts, RJC Dance Company, and Union Dance Company.
ADAD Director, Jeanette Bain says: “These photographs are national treasures and a great educational resource. They are a glimpse into some of the many untold stories of how much Black dance artists have contributed to British culture in spite of the difficulties they have faced.”
The exhibition was created with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. The tour is supported by East London Dance, Portrait of a Nation, London Borough of Newham, Stratford Circus, and The Drum.
In December 2008, the exhibition will be moving on to The Drum arts centre in Birmingham where it will remain until the end of January 2009.
Ends
For further information, please contact Jeanette Bain jeanette_adad@danceuk.org on 020 7841 7357.
THE OFFICIAL CREOLE DAY 2008 PARTY Sat 4th Oct @ The Rocket166- 220 Holloway Road (Holloway), N7 8DB Kizomba UK brings you this unmissable partyFrom 10 pm: FREE dance classes Kizomba by Iris de Brito & Caribbean Rhythms by Yamide DagnetFrom 11pm till 4.30am :YES, an extra 1h30 of KIzomba UK Vibes!!!DJs from Martinique, Angola, and beyond will be spinning Kizomba UK upbeat mix of Afro & Caribbean tunes: the best Kizomba, Zouk, Cabo-love, Funana, Kuduro, Soukous, M'donbolo, Coupe Decale, Dance hall, Soca and more vibz to keep you dancing & partying till the early morning.EXCLUSITVITY: DJ Klyne and Tony Blanck are joining us straight from Martinique for their 1st time in the UK!!! And of course our usual live percussion, great & up-for-it crowd, joined this time by numerous visitors from France and the West Indies…Guestlist £8 before 11pm / £10 after / £12 on the doorFor guest list and info email md@mdents.comor text 0796 720 4891 See you there, Marie
Come to dance Brazilian Forro with us this Wednesday at:Pe-de-Serra ForAllSee you there!Pedro Campolinawww.londoncapoeira.co.uk/forro.html07780552176
AFRO-CUBAN 8 Week Dance Course
organisation name
STUDIO AFRO- LATINO
address
The Space Performing Arts 31 Falkirk St London N1 6HQ
inspiredbyluv@ yahoo.co. uk
website
http://www.irisdebr ito.com/classes. php
telephone
07946 551537/ 07956345120
statement
This course aims to provide students with a deeper understanding of Afro- Cuban rhythms, their influence in Salsa as well as the roots and influence of African dance in Cuban rhythms. This course will be taught by Iris De Brito & Zela Gayle. The combined knowledge and experience of these two teachers will provide for a class full of energy, history, and detailed explanation. An informal sharing at end of the course will be performed in front of other students, friends and invited guests. Course content: - Rumba guaguanco - Gaga - Palo congo - Orisha Yemaya
course date
22nd September - 17th November
course times
7.30 - 8.45pm
course cost
Register your place in the course £64 or £10 drop in session
BiographiesIris De Brito teaches in the UK and internationally. She is originally from Angola, a country in the south west of Africa. Trained at "The London Studio Centre" and with the late William Louther (one of the original members of the Alvin Ailey company. Iris has also worked with "Badejo Arts" and "Kokuma Dance Company". Iris is trained in Jazz/Contemporary/ Street Dance & Salsa Dance. Zela Gayle began dancing at the age of 5 in Jamaica, learning Afro-Caribbean dance as well as classical ballet. She continued her training in Contemporary and Jazz dance at WAC Performing Arts and Media college. Furthering her higher education in dance, she achieved a BA Hons in Dance Studies at Winchester University. Establishing herself as an international artist, her experience includes choreography for Crystal Lights Dance Academy in St Lucia, teaching Afro-Cuban dance at the Edna Manley School of Jamaica and lecturer in dance at the University of Winchester in the UK. Zela's professional development has included working with Bonnie Oddie,(U.K) Patsy Ricketts,(J. A) Sheron Wray,(UK) Jackie Guy,(UK) Alfredo Valasquez,(CU) Lola Adodo (UK) and Maya Yoshida(JPN) . Currently improving her skills in networking Zela has established herself as co-ordinator of Feedback33 Mentoring Forum
All; Mama Adelle from Senegal will deliver two, 2 hour Sabar workshops, on Friday 10 October 2008 with Feedback 33 Forum and Sunday 12 October 2008. Please let me know if you are coming Sunday. We need 10 people to make it possible.
Date&Time: Friday, 10 October 2008, 7pm -9pm
Place: London Studio Centre, 42-50 York Way, London N1 9AB
Underground: Kings Cross
Price: £15 with a £5 deposit
------Date&Time: Sunday, 12 October 2008, 2pm – 4pm
Place: Yaa Assantewa Community Centre, 1 Chippenham Mews, London W9 2AN
Underground: Westbourne Park, Royal Oak
Price: £15 conc, £18 with a £5 deposit.
----------
Enjoy both workshops for £30.
------------
Deposits can be send to Carolyn Lilly @ 21A Melville Villas Road, High Street, Acton, London W3 6NG. Please include your name and which workshop you will be attending. The remaining amount of the charge, is payable upon registration at the workshop on October 10th/October 12th 2008. This will secure your place. ------------A former dancer with the Ballet National de Senegal and with Ballet Bougarabou, Mama Adelle has taught African dance in Europe, the USA and Scandinavia for over 27 years. In 1991, Mama Adelle established Companie Niaba, and earlier this year organised the first Tanaber (a Senegalese dance event) in Paris, which was a great success. As well as being renowned for the teaching of Sabar, the national social dance of Senegal, Mama Adelle is an expert teacher in numerous dance forms from Senegal, Guinea and Mali. Mama Adelle is well known in the dance community for her passion and wealth of knowledge, and we are very lucky to have secured someone with such a wealth of knowledge in African dance and culture to teach this workshop. Please click on this link to see Mama Adelle in action at Tanaber 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgn5G2wZTbM&feature=related The cost of the workshop will be £15 Friday and £16/ £18 Sunday. You can enjoy both classes for £30. To secure a place for each workshop, a non-refundable cash/check deposit of £5 is required by Friday 12 September 2008. Deposits can be send to Carolyn Lilly @ 21A Melville Villas Road, High Street, Acton, London W3 6NG. The remaining amount of the charge, is payable upon registration at the workshop on October 10th/October 12th 2008.For information about Feedback 33 Forum please contact Paula at 07792236583 or email her at p_j_allen@hotmail.com. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who you feel would be interested in attending this workshop.Keep Dancin..Carolyn Lilly07979464047
Press Release
For immediate release
October 1, 2008
The Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD)
Historic ‘Black Dance’ Photographic Exhibition returns to London
4 August 2008 – 28 November 2008
Stratford Circus
Theatre Square, Stratford, London EC15 1BX
Free Entrance
Doors Open: Monday to Sunday 10.00 - 18.00
After a successful launch at the Theatre Museum, Covent Garden and a tour to the midlands, the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) has transferred its photographic exhibition to Stratford Circus in East London. The exhibition ‘Black Dance’ in Britain, 1930's to 1990's – Moments… highlights the enormous contribution made to theatrical dance by Black practitioners in Britain. Photographs featured have been sourced from leading photographers including Roger Wood, Dee Conway and Chris Nash as well as the archives of the National Resource Centre for Dance and the New York Public Library.
The exhibition explores issues of identity, racial representation and notions of diversity and ‘the mainstream’. Talented artists featured include: Namron, Cathy Lewis, Greta Mendez, Carol Straker, Sheron Wray and Kenneth Tharpe who performed with ‘mainstream’ companies such as Rambert Dance Company, London Contemporary Dance Theatre and English National Ballet. The exhibition also offers polemical debate with political material from Arts Council reports, and detail on the formation of organisations such as Minorities Arts Advisory Service (MAAS). It features images of MAAS Movers, Ekome, Adzido Pan African Dance ensemble and Kokuma Dance Theatre.
Other key dance companies featured that have shaped Black British Dance history include Phoenix Dance Theatre, ACE Dance and Music, the Jiving Lindy Hoppers, Carl Campbell Dance Company 7, JazzXchange, Bullies Ballerinas, Badejo Arts, RJC Dance Company, and Union Dance Company.
ADAD Director, Jeanette Bain says: “These photographs are national treasures and a great educational resource. They are a glimpse into some of the many untold stories of how much Black dance artists have contributed to British culture in spite of the difficulties they have faced.”
The exhibition was created with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. The tour is supported by East London Dance, Portrait of a Nation, London Borough of Newham, Stratford Circus, and The Drum.
In December 2008, the exhibition will be moving on to The Drum arts centre in Birmingham where it will remain until the end of January 2009.
Ends
For further information, please contact Jeanette Bain jeanette_adad@danceuk.org on 020 7841 7357.
THE OFFICIAL CREOLE DAY 2008 PARTY Sat 4th Oct @ The Rocket166- 220 Holloway Road (Holloway), N7 8DB Kizomba UK brings you this unmissable partyFrom 10 pm: FREE dance classes Kizomba by Iris de Brito & Caribbean Rhythms by Yamide DagnetFrom 11pm till 4.30am :YES, an extra 1h30 of KIzomba UK Vibes!!!DJs from Martinique, Angola, and beyond will be spinning Kizomba UK upbeat mix of Afro & Caribbean tunes: the best Kizomba, Zouk, Cabo-love, Funana, Kuduro, Soukous, M'donbolo, Coupe Decale, Dance hall, Soca and more vibz to keep you dancing & partying till the early morning.EXCLUSITVITY: DJ Klyne and Tony Blanck are joining us straight from Martinique for their 1st time in the UK!!! And of course our usual live percussion, great & up-for-it crowd, joined this time by numerous visitors from France and the West Indies…Guestlist £8 before 11pm / £10 after / £12 on the doorFor guest list and info email md@mdents.comor text 0796 720 4891 See you there, Marie
Come to dance Brazilian Forro with us this Wednesday at:Pe-de-Serra ForAllSee you there!Pedro Campolinawww.londoncapoeira.co.uk/forro.html07780552176
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