Wednesday, 20 May 2009

The Afro-Latin Lounge

VOICES OF ANCESTORS PAN-AFRICAN CAMP
with CHARTWELL DUTIRO and DENISE ROWE
SATURDAY 23RD AND SUNDAY 24TH MAY 2009
RADFORD MILL FARM, Timsbury, near Bath, BA2 0QF
LETS GET DEEPER!
Explore the meeting ground
between movement and music
through traditional and contemporary
pan-African dance, community singing
and hands on mbira playing
£95
includes camping and ‘mbira night’ saturday evening.
concessions, meals & b&b available
MBIRA NIGHT. Saturday 23rd May, 8pm
with master mbira player Chartwell Dutiro and guests
An evening of music and dance from Zimbabwe and around the world.
'Like rain on earth, the deep magic of mbira calls directly to the heart,
resonant with ancestral voices'
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EARTH DANCES

AFRICAN DANCE and ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT workshop
with Denise Rowe from Baka Beyond

SATURDAY 13th JUNE 2009, 11am - 4pm
RADFORD MILL FARM, Timsbury, Near Bath, BA2 0QF

When we dance... the earth dances

African dance is about presence, spirit and connection to self, other and earth. This workshop explores African dance and environmental improvisations to access that place in ourselves where we stand clear in our centre, awake to our surroundings and playful in our expression.

Open to all abilities, bring lunch to share
£35/£30 concs
b&b and meals available

plus, why not stay on for 'The Creative Feast' in the evening

THE CREATIVE FEAST. Saturday 13th June, 8pm
Open floor night. Delicious morsels of music, dance, poetry, theatre and film to delight enchant and inspire.

For info or to book a place contact Denise on
077233 29414
de8fish@yahoo. co.uk
www.radfordmillfarm .co.uk

AN EXCITING REUNION OF TWO OF THE STARS OF BALLET BOUGARABOU DU SENEGAL, VIEUX WAS MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF THE TROUPE AND IDRISSA CHOREOGRAPHER AND SO THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF PERFORMING TOGETHER THUS BRINGING THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN SOME OF THEIR ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE MATERIAL!10.30AM – 1.30PM DJEMBE AND DUNS WITH VIEUX - £152.00PM - 5.00PM DANCE WITH IDRISSA AND DRUMMING FOR DANCE - £15.£25 FOR BOTH, A WHOLE 6 HOURS OF DRUM AND DANCE DELIGHT.ADVANCE BOOKINGS PLEASE AND YOU CAN PAY BY CHEQUE OR PAYPAL, PLEASE E MAIL TO MAKE A BOOKING.VIEUX AND IDRISSA HAVE BOTH BEEN PERFORMING SINCE CHILDHOOD WITH VARIOUS DRUM AND DANCE TROUPES ALL OVER WEST AFRICA AND ARE EAGER TO SHARE THEIR COMBINED WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE WITH THEIR STUDENTS.PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN LUNCHWEATHER PERMITTING THERE WILL BE A SMALL BBQ/ PARTY AFTER AT CHEZ CAMARA! BRING ANY INSTRUMENTS YOU HAVE FOR A JAM SESSION (NO LOUD DRUMMING THOUGH!!!!)30 May 2009Time: 10:30 - 17:00Location: RIVERSIDE WAREHOUSE ,Street: 56 MACHEN PLACE, RIVERSIDE, CARDIFF CF1 8EQTown/City: Caerdydd, United KingdomINFO07554433911Email: tantanafrica@ gmail.comhttp://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=82531916241&h=M3w9S&u=jFP9j&ref=nf

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