El Rumbon Cubano is back this autumn!
Sunday 27th September, Sunday 8th November & Sunday 6th Decemberat Tito's Latin Club, 4-6 London Bridge Street, London SE1Full details coming soon...
Also, this autumn, London's newest Cuban dance troupe
CubanaDanza
Premiere performances at El Rumbon Cubano and at our new event Cultura y Cubania
In the meantime, don't miss our weekly dance classes and club night
Cuban Salsa and Bachata lessons with Laura, Dani, and Ozy from London Salsa
and new teacher Cesar Pacheco from Havanathis Thursday 25th Juneat Tito's Latin Club 4-6 London Bridge Street, London SE1
Plus FREE entry to our new salsa and bachata club night after the classesDJ until late
Classes for all levels:
6.30 pm BACHATA
7.45 pm CUBAN SALSA
Each class has three levels. Beginners are very welcome!
�8 for one class or �12 for two
FREE entry to the club plus SPECIAL OFFER at the bar courtesy of Tito's Latin Club: Enjoy a cold beer for �3, or buy 4 for only �10!Friendly atmosphere, fantastic new dancefloor, and delicious food available from the restaurant.
Plus watch out for news of our weekly rumba and folkloric dance classes - we will be starting them again soon in a great new venue!
Carlos & OlwenCubachecheinfo@cubacheche.co.uk020 8883 0781
Dundunkini presents Issa AND Mokolo Sawane
Mokolo Sawane and Issa Sawane Senegalese Drum&Dance Workshop!July 18th1-4pm Islington ArtsFactoryParkhurst Road Holloway, London,N70SFTube: Caledonian Road/Holloway Road, Buses: 4, 17, 29, 43,91,153, 253, 259, Dear All, We have just had confirmation that Mokolo will be joining his brother, Issa, at Dundunkini's Senegalese Drum&Dance workshop on 18th July. Mokolo is a Master Drummer and a true star in his own right who will electrify and ignite this 3-hour event. Don't miss this opportunity to work with him, and learn from his font of musical talent and experience.At this 3-hour workshop, Issa and Mokolo will be drawing from their wealth of knowledge of the Mandinka culture, to teach us some of the dances, rhythms and songs of Senegal. It will be an unforgettable experience of African drum & dance.Dancers: Open to all levelsDrummers: should be experienced drummers, who can assimilate new rhythms quickly, and tunefully as you will be accompanying Mokolo, and providing music for the dancers. COSTAdvanced Bookings and non-refundable deposit required ASAP.Drummers- £10 Dancers -£20E-mail:dundunkini@gmail. com to reserve your space. M:07949 761 589
Dance on Film at Rich Mix!
Rich Mix has two exciting dance on film events in July... Doc Thursdays by Tigerlily Films - Only When I Dance Thurs 9 July / 7.30pm / Screen 3 / £7, £5.50 concsThis insightful film follows a year in the life Isabela and Irlan, two black kids from poor backgrounds who are aspiring ballet dancers. Despite constant prejudice and doubt, both are determined to follow their ambitions. For them, dance is a way out, an escape rarely found in their tough day to day lives. The question is can they make it? Dance on Film - Rize (PG) Followed by Krumping Workshop Fri 31 July / 1.30pm / Screen 3 / £5 joint ticket for film and workshopRize showcases the groundbreaking dance phenomenon, "Krumping", that exploded on the streets of South Central, Los Angeles . Krumping is a new urban street dance-form that began in South Central Los Angeles and has become a major part of Hip Hop dance culture. Taking advantage of unprecedented access, this dazzling documentary highlights a revolutionary form of artistic, athletic expression born from oppression. Come along to the workshop after the film and learn how to twist, spin and flip! To book tickets for these events at Rich Mix , visit our View Tickets page - click here to go there now. Alternatively, you can visit the Rich Mix Box Office or call 020 7613 7498. Please note: Our telephone lines can get very busy but we are actively trying to improve our service. Please try to call between 9am and 5pm if possible.
New Cuban Style Salsa Classes Introduced Every Saturday @ SalsaFiesta
We Will have Antonio & Esther teaching Intermediate/Advanced Class regularly from 9pm till 10pm from Next Week!
For this Saturday 27th June we will have special guest Alain teaching Intermediate/Advanced class!!
The class will be divided in two levels, Beginners/Improvers & Intermediate/Advanced from 9pm -10pm
SalsaFiesta @
Dusk Till Dawn
1 Archway Close, N19 3TD (Opposite Archway tube station)
Start your Weekend with a Great Night Out!
Enjoy one of the best Teacher's line up in London @ Latin Palace every Friday
Classes from 9pm till 8.15pm and Club till 2am!
Teachers:
Sandra (Colombia)
Ozy (France)
Alain (France)
Miguel (Portugal)
+ Dj Alex Salsateca
Latin Palace:
146 Camberwell New Road, SE5 0RR
Spacious Dance Floor and fully air conditioned!
Tube: Oval (Northern Line)
Buses: 185, 36, 436 & N36
Open Every Friday
Win Two Tickets to Alex Wilson's Reggae Reborn - Uplifting Roots
THE UK'S TOP LATIN PIANO MAN ALEX WILSON AND ASWAD'S LEGENDARY DRUMMER KENRICK ROWE JOIN FORCES on their sizzling six piece collaboration "Uplifting Roots" at Soho's Pizza Express Jazz Club, 10 Dean Street, London, W1D 3RW from Wednesday 1 - Saturday 4 July.
Expect an inspired tropical fusion of flavas, bursting with Latin fireworks, vivid, soul splitting gospel vocals and heavy duty Jamaican reggae.
This is Alex Wilson's music at its most intimate, a chance to let the music get into your bones, featuring soul divas Naomi Phillips & Aquilla Fearon on vocals and Amy Winehouse's guitarist Robin Banerjee.
TO BOOK: CLICK HERE 0845 6027 017 orwww.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk
Doors: 7pm, set time varies, £15- £20. (This is a non dancing gig, book a table to ensure your full enjoyment!). WIN 2 TICKETS TO ALEX WILSON'S UPLIFTING ROOTS!
ENTER OUR LATEST COMPETITION TO WIN ONE OF OVER £400 OF PRIZES ! SIMPLY EMAIL US on editor@londonsalsascene.co.uk with the words "June Competitions" in the subject line, including your name, address, a telephone number where you can be reached (preferably a landline) by midday Friday 26th June.
You are invited to
ISLAND ECHOES
Caribbean Traditional SUMMER Dance workshop
Caribbean is home to a rich array of dance forms and rhythms, which gives it that extraordinary, unique flavour that we love so much. The rhythmic body movement and musical interpretation that is typical of Caribbean dances leaves us so inspired that we want to learn how to move like that.
Now you can, this summer, through Island Echoes
When
Thursday July 2, 10am – 12 pm, Friday July 3, 6 – 8 pm, Saturday July 4, 10 am – 12 pm
Where
Island Echoes will be hosted in a beautiful dance studio at Moonshot Centre, an amazing cultural space located in the middle of Fordham Park in New Cross.
What you will learn
Over the course of the three days, you will learn the following Caribbean dance styles: Congo Bele (Trinidad), Pique ( Grenada ), Yanvalou ( Haiti ), Dinkimini, Revival, Zella, Gerreh, Jonkoonu, Ettu, Brukins and Mento ( Jamaica ), Punta (St. Vincent), Landship ( Barbados )
About the teacher – Oniel Pryce
A native of Jamaica , Oniel graduated from The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts School of Dance in 2001. He went on to graduate from The State University of New York and most recently completed a Masters in Choreography at LABAN. A member of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica since 2004, he has played roles as dancer and choreographer, and has lectured in Caribbean Traditional Dance technique and theory at The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. His extensive knowledge of Caribbean traditional dance makes him the perfect ‘pilot’ to take you on this journey.
Suitability
Class is suitable for everyone with an interest in Caribbean traditional dance. From beginner to advanced. Just come with the willingness to have fun and be challenged.
Cost
£15 drop in session or £45 for three days.
Come sweat, dance and be inspired.
To register your interest and book your place,
email islandechoes@ yahoo.co. uk
IRIE! dance theatre is Britain ’s leading company working in the field of African and Caribbean dance training. This Summer IRIE! is offering a range of Master Classes including traditional African & Caribbean dance, Caribbean dance fusion, Graham Technique and Dancehall.
Making Tracks will take place from Monday 29th June – Friday 3rd July 2009.At: The Moonshot Centre, Fordham Park Angus St . New Cross London SE14 6LU.
MASTER CLASSES WITH: MOHAMMED DORDOH - Monday 29th June CHARLES MAEMA - Tuesday 30th June H PATTEN - Wednesday 1st July THEA NERISSA BARNES - Thursday 2nd July PARADIGMZ - Friday 3rd July
2:00pm- 5:00pm daily £25 per 3-hour workshop
To register for a place please contact IRIE! dance theatre on: 020 8691 6099, email: info@iriedancetheat re.org
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
Chelsea Space - The Harlem Renaissance
Date: 1st July – 1st August 2009.
In the 1920’s many African-American artists and intellectuals distanced themselves
from the styles of Europeans and white Americans and asserted their freedom to
express themselves celebrating a black dignity and creativity that had emerged out
of slavery and their cultural ties to Africa . The Harlem Renaissance also influenced
many French-speaking black writers from African and Caribbean colonies who lived
in Paris, and British speaking West Indians and Africans based in the UK . In the
1980’s, many of the original protagonists resurfaced in London ; tap dancers were
courted as part of a Jazz revival; Elizabeth Welch recorded ‘Stormy Weather’ for
Derek Jarman’s film ‘The Tempest’ and the American born British Jazz singer
Adelaide Hall (1901-1993) still holds the world record for ‘most enduring recording
artist’. The Riverside Studios in London hosted much of this ‘80’s revival and this
exhibition originates in the archive of the then artistic director there, David Gothard.
www.chelseaspace.org
RobertHylton
And Greenwich Dance Agency (gDA)
present
Skills n Drills 2009
A one-week intensive workshop programme in professional hip hop dance training
@ Greenwich Dance Agency – Monday August 24th – Friday 28th 10.00 am - 5.30pm
For dancers with experience to embrace the art of discipline
Workshop Leaders: Fred – Locking, Robert Hylton – Popping, Purvez – Bboying,
Mouse – Bboying, Clara – House, Sayaka – Wacking, Bly – Hip hop
Target Participants: those with prior hip hop dance experience, Age range: 16 years +
Availability: 25 places, there are also a limited number of day places available
Cost: £150.00
For further information and an application pack please contact: skillsndrills@ urbanclassicism. com
Deadline for application Friday 24th July
PLEASE NOTE
Skills n Drills North
@ Hype Dance – Monday August 3rd – Friday August 7th 10am – 6pm
6 Leadmill Road, Sheffield, S1 4SE
Workshop Leaders: Fred - Locking, Robert Hylton - Popping, Mouse - Bboying,
Clara - House Dance, Lucie Talbott – Hip hop
For further information and an application pack please contact: skillsndrills@ urbanclassicism. com
Deadline for application is Friday 10th July
Feedback33 Dancers' Mentoring Forum"Let's celebrate our differences by coming together"------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --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.
Venue:
The London Studio Centre (Studio 12)
42-50 York Way
London N1 9AB
Mamela Nyamza leds a workshop this Thursday, 2nd July 2009 7.30-9.15pm
PLEASE COME FOR CLASS REGISTRATION AT 7PM.
Come and experience African Soul Movement an Afrofusion dance class taught by award winning South African dancer/choreographe r, Mamela Nyamza.
NB: Feedback33 breaks for the summer after this session. Classes will resume in the autumn.
Cost £13 annual registration fee and £3 for class thereafter. Non members pay £8.
To book a place on this workshop please email
Paula Allen: p_j_allen@hotmail. com or phone: 07792236583.
FEEDBACK33 TEACHER'S BIOGRAPHY
Mamela Nyamza – a native of South Africa , Mamela is an international dancer, teacher and choreographer with over 12 years of experience. Trained in ballet and contemporary at the Pretoria Tchnikon, Pact Dance Company and the Alvin Ailey School , Mamela’s career began in 1997 in South Africa where she danced with both the Pact Dance Company and with the State Theatre Dance Company. As per for mer, Mamela has toured extensively worldwide in various productions including The Lion King ( Netherlands ) and We Will Rock You ( South Africa ). She has taught and choreographed for schools, dance companies and commercial clients including: the Zama Dance School , Jazzart Dance Theatre, and “So You Think You Can Dance” ( South Africa ). In 2008, Mamela was invited as South Africa ’s representative to present her Afrofusion technique at the “Superstars of Dance” in the USA . Presently, Mamela is project coordinator for the University of Stellenbosch ’s Project Move 1524. Project Move 1524 uses a dynamic interpersonal approach to address and educate on, via dance movement therapy, social issues ranging from HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, through to drugs etc.
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
The Afro-Latin Lounge
A Series of Summer Events celebrating Cuba@ The Barbican
June / July 2009
www.havana-cultura.com
Cuban fever hits London this summer as Havana Cultura supports a series of events taking place in June and July at the Barbican Centre. Havana Cultura is a cultural initiative developed by Havana Club. It aims at increasing the visibility of emerging Cuban artists. This summer events form part of this year’s Cuba50 programme.
Events include exclusive performances from some of the world’s best musicians flown in straight from Cuba, groundbreaking Cuban films during the Cine Cuba festival, free performances in the public spaces of the Barbican and free cocktail classes by Havana Club’s top Mixologists.
The Havana Cultura initiative is the first of its kind to profile artists from all disciplines, including musicians, visual artists, dancers, performers and writers raising awareness of contemporary art and culture of the city of Havana. Havana-Cultura provides the artists living in Havana a chance to showcase their work, energy and passion to the world and encourages people to explore the talent, vibrancy and modernity Havana has to offer.
For more information please contact Krista: 020 7729 5129 or krista@theneonhub.com
Please join us on Twitter - http://twitter.com/_HavanaCultura_Or become a fan on our Havana Cultura Facebook page
Listing Info & Editors Notes:
Saturday 27th June – 7.30pm - £10 / £15 / £20
Harold Lopez Nussa + Pablo Milanes + Son TropicalPLUS Kumar on club stage after the main performance
FREE pre-show performances from 2pm by Changui de Guantanamo, Omar Puente, London Lucumi Choir and Yoruba Andabo.
A triple bill of Cuba's finest artists featuring leader of the nueva trova movement singer/songwriter Pablo Milanés performing emotive songs charged with highly poetic lyrics. Plus Latin influenced jazz from pianist extraordinaire Harold Lopez Nussa, while nine-piece Son del Tropico, from Havana and Santiago, are masters of the son style, the predecessor of Salsa.Plus hip-hop artist Kumar.
June / July 2009
www.havana-cultura.com
Cuban fever hits London this summer as Havana Cultura supports a series of events taking place in June and July at the Barbican Centre. Havana Cultura is a cultural initiative developed by Havana Club. It aims at increasing the visibility of emerging Cuban artists. This summer events form part of this year’s Cuba50 programme.
Events include exclusive performances from some of the world’s best musicians flown in straight from Cuba, groundbreaking Cuban films during the Cine Cuba festival, free performances in the public spaces of the Barbican and free cocktail classes by Havana Club’s top Mixologists.
The Havana Cultura initiative is the first of its kind to profile artists from all disciplines, including musicians, visual artists, dancers, performers and writers raising awareness of contemporary art and culture of the city of Havana. Havana-Cultura provides the artists living in Havana a chance to showcase their work, energy and passion to the world and encourages people to explore the talent, vibrancy and modernity Havana has to offer.
For more information please contact Krista: 020 7729 5129 or krista@theneonhub.com
Please join us on Twitter - http://twitter.com/_HavanaCultura_Or become a fan on our Havana Cultura Facebook page
Listing Info & Editors Notes:
Saturday 27th June – 7.30pm - £10 / £15 / £20
Harold Lopez Nussa + Pablo Milanes + Son TropicalPLUS Kumar on club stage after the main performance
FREE pre-show performances from 2pm by Changui de Guantanamo, Omar Puente, London Lucumi Choir and Yoruba Andabo.
A triple bill of Cuba's finest artists featuring leader of the nueva trova movement singer/songwriter Pablo Milanés performing emotive songs charged with highly poetic lyrics. Plus Latin influenced jazz from pianist extraordinaire Harold Lopez Nussa, while nine-piece Son del Tropico, from Havana and Santiago, are masters of the son style, the predecessor of Salsa.Plus hip-hop artist Kumar.
HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA / Harold López-Nussa's interview
KUMAR / Kumar’s interview
PLUS Video and interview embed codes accessible at http://www.havana-cultura.com/
http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=9038
Sunday 28th June – 7.30pm - £10 / £15 / £20
Loss Van Van + Yoruba Andabo
FREE Pre-show performances from 2pm by Son del Tropico, Osvaldo Chacon y su Timba, Charanga del Norte and Leo Duany & Tumbao Tivoli.
This 20-piece collective is “Cuba's best dance band” (New York Times) Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year Los Van Van will play their own irresistible brand of dance groove called 'songo' - a solid and invigorating fusion of rich Caribbean rhythms, Afro-Cuban drumming, salsa & rock/pop elements, mixed with sharp horns and violin riffs. Yoruba Andabo is a company of singers, percussionists and dancers performing original West African music styles preserved since the 16th and 17th centuries. The group preserves and celebrates the irresistible power of Cuba’s African rhythms, the source and backbone of the countless dance styles which Cuba has given the world. http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=8996
July 3rd – 9th – Various Times
Tickets: Standard - £7.50 online (£9.50 full price) / Barbican Members - £6.50 online (£7.50 full price) / Concessions £7.50Cine Cuba Festival
The Cine Cuba Festival will combine contemporary and classic perspectives on Cuban life from the foremost filmmakers of the post-revolutionary era and featuring some of the most acclaimed Cuban actors and directors - including films from ground-breaking director Humberto Solas and the “Cuban Truffaut” director Pavel Giroud.
Humberto Solas and Pavel Giroud are supported by Havana Cultura
HUMBERTO SOLAS LOW BUDGET FILM FESTIVAL / Humberto Solás' interview
PAVEL GIROUD / Pavel Giroud's interview
PLUS Video and interview embed codes accessible at http://www.havana-cultura.com/
http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/series.asp?id=735
Havana Club Cocktail Classes - June 27th and 28th
Limited Spaces Free Havana Club 1 hour class @ 4pmHavana Club will be running cocktail classes where visitors will be given the chance to discover the history of Cuban rum and learn how to create Cuban cocktails as they are in bars in Havana. The cocktail classes are open to adults aged 18 or over and start at 4pm on both days.
Barbican CentreSilk StreetLondon EC2Y 8DSMain Switchboard: 020 7638 4141Box Office & Membership 020 7638 8891 (9am-8pm daily)Group Bookings: 020 7382 7211 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm)Centre opening times9am - 11pm Monday - Saturday
Enjoy Havana Club responsibly http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/
For more information on Havana Club and Havana Cultura visit: http://www.havana-club.com/ and http://www.havana-cultura.com/ To know more about Cuba50 and CineCuba at the Barbican Centre visit: http://www.barbican.org.uk/ and http://www.cuba50.org/
About Havana CulturaHavana Cultura’s hub is a sophisticated, interactive website: http://www.havana-cultura.com/. This features mini-documentaries of over 30 artists – with two new artists profiled each month – and gives users an original and exciting way to explore Havana itself with a ; My Havana’ section dedicated to the city. About Pernod RicardPernod Ricard UK is part of the Pernod Ricard Group, co-leader of the global wines and spirits industry. Globally, Pernod Ricard now represents 91 million cases of spirits and 25 million cases of wine, and owns 19 of the world’s top 100 brands. Pernod Ricard UK has identified 14 key brands as priorities in the UK market: ABSOLUT, Campo Viejo, Chivas Regal, Havana Club, Jacob’s Creek, Jameson, Malibu, Martell, The Glenlivet, Tia Maria, Montana, G.H. Mumm, Pernod and Perrier-Jouet. Pernod Ricard UK is a member of The Portman Group promoting responsible drinking, http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/.
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Monday, 22 June 2009
The Afro-Latin Lounge
The Caribbean is home to a rich array of dance forms and rhythms, which gives it that extraordinary, unique flavour that we love so much. The rhythmic body movement and musical interpretation that is typical of Caribbean dances leaves us so inspired that we want to learn how to move like that.Now you can, this summer, through Island EchoesWhenThursday July 2, 10am – 12 pm, Friday July 3, 6 – 8 pm, Saturday July 4, 10 am – 12 pmWhereIsland Echoes will be hosted in a beautiful dance studio at Moonshot Centre, an amazing cultural space located in the middle of Fordham Park in New Cross.What you will learnOver the course of the three days, you will dance to live drumming and learn the following Caribbean dance style:Congo Bele (Trinidad), Pique (Grenada), Yanvalou (Haiti), Dinkimini, Revival, Zella, Gerreh, Jonkoonu, Ettu, Brukins and Mento (Jamaica), Punta (St. Vincent), Landship (Barbados)About the teacher – Oniel PryceA native of Jamaica, Oniel graduated from The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts School of Dance in 2001. He went on to graduate from The State University of New York and most recently completed a Masters in Choreography at LABAN. A member of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica since 2004, he has played roles as dancer and choreographer, and has lectured in Caribbean Traditional Dance technique and theory at The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. His extensive knowledge of Caribbean traditional dance makes him the perfect `pilot' to take you on this journey.Cost£15 drop in session or £45 for three daysEscape with Island Echoes this summer and dance to the rhythm of the Caribbean.Come sweat, dance and be inspired.To register your interest and book your place, email islandechoes@ yahoo.co. uk
Join the 1st AfroCuban Salsa Congress in Ireland with over 45 hrs of workshops, 3 nights of parties and black tie buffet gala dance with live music Smooth Salsa Band + Shows Each Night... WWW.SALSAEVERYBODY.COM
VENUE: Sands Hotel, Tramore, Waterford - South East of Ireland (Beside of one the Most Beautiful Beaches in Ireland)..! Over 45 hrs Workshops on:
Salsa Musicality
Cuban salsa: Music, dance, styling, moves and movement
Belly dance
Oriental salsa style
Afro groove dance and Kizomba
International Salsa Teachers: Osbanis Tejeda & Anneta (Cuba/Uk) Ariel Rios Robert (Cuba/Uk) Iris Debrito (Uk) Saida Orient (Poland) Kerry Ribchester (Uk) Farah Portela (Cuba/Uk) Idalberto Alcala & Sarah Rodriguez (Cuba/Uk) Dr Rumba (Ireland) Hilary Clarke (Ireland) Kathleen Farrely (Ireland) Anthony Auffret (Ireland) Lazaro & Paula Lopez (Cuba/Uk)...
International Salsa DeeJays:Dj Javier La Rosa (Cuba/Uk) Dj Leo (Ireland) Dj Arturito (24Salsa-Radio, Germany)Confirmed Dancer - Performer @ the party night
Osbanis & Anneta (Salsa & Rumba)
Iris Debrito (Salsa & Kizomba)
Idalberto Alcala & Sarah Rodriguez (Cha cha cha & Rumba)
Saida (Belly Dance and Oriental Salsa Style)
Lazaro & Paula Lopez ( AfroCuban)
BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATION:
Sands HotelStrand Road, Tramore, Waterford South-East of Irelandwww.sands-hotel-tramore.com Telephone: 00353 (0)51 381 355
Beach Haven House accommodation, it just 5 minutes walk from the Congress Hotel Venue!!...B&B – Hostel – Studios (very clean and always popular)beachhavenhouse.com
How to Fly to Ireland & Cheap, YES Very Cheap...!!!
ryanair.com aerlingus.com How to get to the Congress Venue from Dublin Airport?There is a Bus Eireann bus that departs from Dublin Airport to Tramore in Waterford and stops outside Sands Hotel the Congress venue in Tramore, Strand Road-Waterford… you can buy your tickets at Dublin Airport or for more info, please log on to buseireann.ie
Congress Full Weekend Prices (without accommodation)
Full Congress Pass (without accommodation)€145 per/person until the weekend
Group Booking of 10 People Together Full Congress Pass (without accommodation)€120 per/person until the weekend
1 Day Full Congress Pass on Saturday or Sunday € 90 per/person
Party Nights & Dance Shows Prices Only
3 nights party €70
2 nights party €50
1 night party €30 (Friday or Saturday)
1 night party €30 (Sunday)
More details, info @ WWW.SALSAEVERYBODY.COM and we Hope to see you and your on the dance floor at the AfroCubano Congress in Ireland... Viva La FUEGO Cubano/ Cubana..Ahi na ma...
Fast Lane Entertainment in association with Funk Physics Ltd presents:DANCE OFF 09.....Where Music Meets DanceThe biggest fusion of dance and music in the UK, featuring a top line-up of artists, DJ’s, battles and some of the most talented dance crews around.For just one night only, Dance Off will bring together the finest music and dance acts from across the globe. Highlights will include per for mances from acclaimed DJ IRONIK, multi-vocalist KILLA KELA, audio-visual extraordinaire DJ YODA, Kiss 100's finest MANNY NORTE and World DMC Champions Shiftee (USA) & Switch (UK) per for ming an exclusive 4 turntable battle!Confirmed Dance Crews: D-CLASH (Nike), BOY BLUE (Pied Piper) and international per for mances by BBOY JUNIOR (Wanted Posse - over a million YouTube hits!) and BGIRL BABYSON (Wanted Posse/Nike/Mariah Carey)Battles on the night:1) Bonnie & Clyde2) Lucky TrackJudges Bboy Junior, BGirl Babyson and Kenrick 'H20' Sandy.Music supplied by the one and only DJ RENEGADE (Extended player's/ UK BBoy Championships) . £10 TICKETS AVAILABLE UNTIL SUNDAY 21st JUNE.....Visit the link below and enter the promo code 'ticketweb' when prompted. http://www.ticketwe b.co.uk/user/ ?region=gb_ london&query=detail&event=326113&REFID=danceoffFOR MORE INFO....www.dance-off. com and www.matterlondon. comAt a glance information:Location: Matter, @ O2 ( Greenwich )Battles begin: 5pm on main concourseMain show: Doors at 7pm - 11:30pmTickets: £12 advance/£15 on the door (£10 if bought by Sunday 21st June)Age: Over 14/ages 14-15 must be accompanied by a ticket holding adult over 18/ID will be requested upon entry
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.
Venue:
The London Studio Centre (Studio 12)
42-50 York Way
London N1 9AB
Oniel Pryce leds a workshop this Thursday, 25th June 2009 7.30-9..15pm
PLEASE COME FOR REGISTRATION AT 7PM.
Oniel’s class will draw upon and fuse various Caribbean traditional dances.
Cost £13 annual registration fee and £3 for class thereafter. Non members pay £8.
To book a place on this workshop please email
Paula Allen: p_j_allen@hotmail. com or phone: 07792236583.
www.myspace. com/feedback33
FEEDBACK33 TEACHER'S BIOGRAPHY
Oniel Pryce – a native of Jamaica, graduate of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts School of Dance (2001) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Diploma in Dance Education from The State University of New York, College of Brockport (2003), Oniel has recently completed a Masters in Choreography at Laban (2008). A member of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica, which he joined in 2001, since 2004 Oniel has played dual roles as a dancer/choreographe r with the company. Mr Pryce has lectured in Caribbean traditional dance technique and theory at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts School of Dance, and has also worked as a freelance choreographer with other dance companies in Jamaica..
A specialist teacher in the area of Caribbean traditional dance technique and theory, Oniel’s mission is to a) impart both technical and theoretical knowledge of dances of the Caribbean to people of all nationalities and ages, b) to foster appreciation of these traditional forms, and c) to help catapult the transition from appreciation to acceptance as part of the international idiom of dance.
Introduce a Friend Tonight @ Bar Rumba and Get a FREE Salsa Class!!
All you need to do is to bring a copy of this email!!Offer valid for beginners only till 30th June 09.
Bar Rumba
36 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 7EP
Tube:
Piccadilly Circus / Leicester SquareClasses:
7.30pm-9.00pmBeginners, Improvers and Intermediate/Advanced
Price:
£8 & Student Discount Available Teachers:
Cliff, Alex and Master Elder SanchezClub with BARRIO LATINO:
9.00pm-3.00am £4.00With Dj ''Chino'' and special guests playing, Salsa, Reggaeton, Merengue and much more!!!
Urdang Academy Suspended for 3 Weeks. Back on 15th July with New Format!
The lessons @ Urdang Academy have been suspended from this week and will be re-starting on the 15th July. We will re-start with a new format as follows: The class will last for an hour and a half starting at 7pm and finishing at 8.30pm.
Everyone will have the opportunity to practise from 8.30pm till 9pm. There will be four levels with 4 different teachers!!
The price will be only £8 In the mean time we'd like to invite you to join us @ The Cuban (Just 10 mins away) to continue with your weekly class.
The Cuban
City Point, 1 Ropemaker Street EC2Y 9AW Tube:Moorgate (Northern Line)Class:All levels including Beginners from 7pm to 8.30pm. Cost: £8
Cuba 50: Orquesta Aragon and Yoruba Andabo
This Thursday 25 June 09
@ The Hackney Empire
A night of steaming Cuban dance music showcasing the African and rural roots of contemporary styles.
Produced by the Barbican and supported by Arts Council England Part of Barbican Summer.
Marking their 70th birthday and founded in Cienfuegos, Orquesta Aragon became international stars during the cha-cha-cha boom of the 1950s and have come to exemplify the charanga tradition of the island - riffing strings and flutes, producing a lighter, folkier and more rural sound.
Price(s): £17.50 Concs: £2 off, Friends: £3 off, CAN: £2.50 off2 for 1 offer if you quote 'Salsa' when calling the Box Office
For bookings and more info click HERE
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Just look for Salsateca Dance School in the groups section or Click the following
World Music / LONDON PREMIERE!
House of the Holy Afro
By Third World Bunfight
Conceived and directed by Brett Bailey
Wed 5 - Sat 8 August / Venue 1 / 8pm
£15, £12 concs - Early Bird offer: £25 for 2 tickets if bought be for e Tues 30 June
http://www.richmix.org.uk/aandc_holyafro.htm
A slick, glamorous package of live Afro-beats to electrify your eyes, ears and bodies on the dance floor!
This fantastic event takes place on 4 nights this summer, a fusion of South African music and dance per for med live to a standing dancing audience, from Quito to Gospel, from urban to traditional, from slam-poetry and Afro-pop to pulsing house beats!
House of the holy Afro is the temple of modern African groove – an explosion of colour, rhythm and thumping exuberance; for a un for gettable trip through the rhythms of 21st century Africa . Sold out in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and more; this is fantastic Afrobeat experience for everyone to enjoy!
The spectacular genre-busting show makes its London first at Rich Mix!!
Per for med by seven singer-dancers, House of the Holy Afro provides a wildly energetic and audacious fusion of the urban and traditional, of raucously sung gospel and pulsing house beats, of slam-poetry and Afro-pop; to create an explosive night of driving rhythms, soaring harmonies and outlandishly irreverent kitsch.
“Flash, funky Afro-kitsch; this exuberant show - part clubnight, part musical - is as much fun as you can have in a church hall be for e midnight.” Metro
To book tickets for this and other fantastic events at Rich Mix, please call the Rich Mix Box Office on 020 7613 7498 or click here to visit purchase online through View Tickets.
Please note: Although we are actively taking steps to improve this service, our telephone lines do sometimes get very busy. Please call between 9am and 5pm if possible.For more in for mation on our entire programme visit the Rich Mix website at www.richmix.org.uk
Monday, 15 June 2009
The Afro-Latin Lounge
''CUBA COMES TO LONDON''
This Saturday 13th June 2009
''See the newest & hottest band in town for only £6'' Featuring:
Tony Danger & His Suave Cuban Band
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102608865862&s=1373&e=001RXhg1Zot-8BNZhGmSwLfnZ85CqKI-MvbC17NwZkB3-XLAfgP03Hn3NRXWK8snIGUfOPrtwpN6c83nCDREQ6SE0n22uvjwSnQjOB_e_7DWCcPqmueQzvOPQ== + Special Guest Dj ''Gilberto'' from Colombia
playing Merengue, Bachata & Regaetton, guaranteed to keep you dancing till you drop! We will also have a NEW dance show by the ''Salsateca Student Dance Team''
Doors open at 10pm & close at 3am Entry £6 all nightDress code: sexy and smart Venue: Dusk Till Dawn
1 Archway Close, N19 3TD (Opposite Archway tube station)
Open every Saturday afterwards!!!
'Dancing In The Street ' OutsideThe Rise this Sunday 14th June !!! (Clapham Junction)
Local Traders will be hosting a Lavender Hill Street Festival on Sunday, June14th.
Salsateca will have a space with Jongleurs from 1.30pm. We will have music so please come along say hello , and do some dancing in the street with us !
This year the Traders have chosen to support the well-known local charity:TrinityHospice and aim to raise over £10,000!!!
There will be tons of family-friendly activities and attractions, games ;bouncy castle; face painting; candy floss; cake stalls; a dog show , henna painting and live steel band .
Local restaurants will run stalls outside on the pavements, serving fantastic international cuisine !!
We really hope to see you there!!More info: 078 1748 1243
The Surgery is back this June!
7.30pm, Sunday 28 June - Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street, London W1 Tube: Tottenham Court RoadTickets £5
Showcasing the freshest freestyle Hip Hop theatre. Hosted by Jonzi D, The Surgery is our regular eclectic mix of new Hip Hop Theatre work featuring rap, dance, poetry and beats. Bringing a musical element to the night, DJ Pogo will be joining Jonzi on the decks.
Tickets are only £5 on the door and every Surgery is different!
The evening always features brand new work created during Jonzi D's Hip Hop Theatre Lab. If you're an emcee, dancer, poet, actor or DJ looking to share your skills and create new work, the Hip Hop Lab is for you. Taking part is FREE, just email a short desription of your work and experience to isobel@jonzi- d.co.uk by the 11 June to save your place. The next Hip Hop Theatre Lab take place on:
Thursday 18 - Friday 26 June, 6.30 - 9.30pm
Venue: 18 - 19 June - Talawa Theatre Company, 53 - 55 East Road , London , N1 6AH
22 - 26 June - Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue , London , EC1R 4TN
Tube: Old Street
Cost: FREE
Have you booked yet?!
Issa Sawane Senegalese Drum&Dance Workshop!
July 18th 1-4pm
Islington Arts FactoryParkhurst Road Holloway, London,N7 0SF
Tube: Caledonian Road/Holloway Road,
Buses: 4, 17, 29, 43,91,153, 253, 259,
Issa Sawane is an inspiring teacher from Casamance, Senegal. As a choreographer and performer he has impressed audiences with his dynamic appearances in Senegal, and the UK, including at Tribe of Doris, Womad Festival, and African Village Festival.
During this 3-hour workshop, Issa and his musicians will be drawing from their wealth of knowledge of the dances, rhythms and songs from Mandinka traditions of West Africa (dances include Jambadon, Nyarga, Ekonkon, Lenje, Mbara and kumpo) to give us an unforgettable experience of Senegalese culture.
Dancers: Open to all levels
Drummers: You should have some experience with Casamance Drumming as you will be accompanying Issa's professional drummers and providing music for the dancers.
Advanced Bookings and Deposit Required, no later than June 28th.
E-mail: dundunkini@gmail. com to reserve your space.
PRICE:
Drummers-£10 (£5 Deposit Required)
Dancers- £20 (£10 Deposit Required)
See You There!
Tanya + Jo-Ann
DundunKini
http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dundunkini@gmail.com/ M:07949 761 589
Hi GuysHow are you all feeling?Congratulations to all the people who are celebrating their birthday this month. This is MY BIRTHDAY MONTH also and I hope that you can celebrate with me. There are very good events to go to.......Please read this newsletter. I know that it has been a long time since you received an updated Newsletter from us. Sorry, I have been very very veryyyyyyyyyyyyyy BUSY !!!! - First I would love to thank all of you who came to GET IT RIGHT - 110% Genuine Cuban! dance courses (May-June). It was a pleasure to teach you. Thanks also from Rafael and Alcala. We are all looking forward to seeing you again in September - Please follow the link to see some photoshttp://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=19958320678&view=allSpecial thanks also to the musicians, without them it would not have been the same experience. Besitos---------------------------2- Cuban Dance workshops with Idalberto Alcala Sat and Sun during the whole month of June. Please see attached flyer with all information. You will get a discount if you have been attending my classes or workshops in the last 6 months. Please send me your name by email or text message to guarantee your discount.-------------------------------------3- Cuba50 Weekend Festival at the Barbican on 27/28 June including music shows from Pablo Milanés, Harold Lopez Nussa, Son Tropical (27 June) and LOS VAN VAN + Yoruba Andabo (28 June) plus free stage shows!!!!- I've got my ticket do you have yours?-----------------------------------------------------------4- Summer Salsa Weekender Event in July in Wigan 3rd to 6th July. Over 32 Hours of Workshops and 3 sizzling Party Nights. Fantastic line up of instructors and DJ's plus a great Cuban Salsa Band Mojito to start the weekend off in style.They have differnt options for you to benefit from this event- For more information please check- www.salsafeeltheheat.com Also as part of The Cuban School of Arts you will get a £10 discount when you book. Please send your name to me (by text message or email) to guarantee your discountBesitossssssssssssssss & keep dancing!Damarys Farres (The Cuban School of Arts & UK's Cuban Salsa Champion)+ 44 (0) 7788 110421 Cubanschool_arts@yahoo.com www.CubanSchool.co.uk
Don't miss Bamboleo's UK Debut!
Bamboleo, Cuba's most popular band right now, will be bringing their Salsa, Timba and Reggaeton sound to The Forum, Kentish Town, London on Saturday 18th July 8.30pm until 2am.
The Band are ready, the visa's ready, the venue's ready.... are you ready?!!!!
Direct from Havana - the show is their long awaited UK debut.
A trio of London's top Cuban Music DJs, Javier La Rosa, Dr Jim and DJ Rich will be sharing the DJ line-up on the night and playing for the dancers until 2am.
HMV Forum 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
For tickets:Tel: 0844 847 2405 http://www.kentishtownforum.com
Ticket prices start at £20 then increase closer to the date
This Saturday 13th June 2009
''See the newest & hottest band in town for only £6'' Featuring:
Tony Danger & His Suave Cuban Band
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102608865862&s=1373&e=001RXhg1Zot-8BNZhGmSwLfnZ85CqKI-MvbC17NwZkB3-XLAfgP03Hn3NRXWK8snIGUfOPrtwpN6c83nCDREQ6SE0n22uvjwSnQjOB_e_7DWCcPqmueQzvOPQ== + Special Guest Dj ''Gilberto'' from Colombia
playing Merengue, Bachata & Regaetton, guaranteed to keep you dancing till you drop! We will also have a NEW dance show by the ''Salsateca Student Dance Team''
Doors open at 10pm & close at 3am Entry £6 all nightDress code: sexy and smart Venue: Dusk Till Dawn
1 Archway Close, N19 3TD (Opposite Archway tube station)
Open every Saturday afterwards!!!
'Dancing In The Street ' OutsideThe Rise this Sunday 14th June !!! (Clapham Junction)
Local Traders will be hosting a Lavender Hill Street Festival on Sunday, June14th.
Salsateca will have a space with Jongleurs from 1.30pm. We will have music so please come along say hello , and do some dancing in the street with us !
This year the Traders have chosen to support the well-known local charity:TrinityHospice and aim to raise over £10,000!!!
There will be tons of family-friendly activities and attractions, games ;bouncy castle; face painting; candy floss; cake stalls; a dog show , henna painting and live steel band .
Local restaurants will run stalls outside on the pavements, serving fantastic international cuisine !!
We really hope to see you there!!More info: 078 1748 1243
The Surgery is back this June!
7.30pm, Sunday 28 June - Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street, London W1 Tube: Tottenham Court RoadTickets £5
Showcasing the freshest freestyle Hip Hop theatre. Hosted by Jonzi D, The Surgery is our regular eclectic mix of new Hip Hop Theatre work featuring rap, dance, poetry and beats. Bringing a musical element to the night, DJ Pogo will be joining Jonzi on the decks.
Tickets are only £5 on the door and every Surgery is different!
The evening always features brand new work created during Jonzi D's Hip Hop Theatre Lab. If you're an emcee, dancer, poet, actor or DJ looking to share your skills and create new work, the Hip Hop Lab is for you. Taking part is FREE, just email a short desription of your work and experience to isobel@jonzi- d.co.uk by the 11 June to save your place. The next Hip Hop Theatre Lab take place on:
Thursday 18 - Friday 26 June, 6.30 - 9.30pm
Venue: 18 - 19 June - Talawa Theatre Company, 53 - 55 East Road , London , N1 6AH
22 - 26 June - Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue , London , EC1R 4TN
Tube: Old Street
Cost: FREE
Have you booked yet?!
Issa Sawane Senegalese Drum&Dance Workshop!
July 18th 1-4pm
Islington Arts FactoryParkhurst Road Holloway, London,N7 0SF
Tube: Caledonian Road/Holloway Road,
Buses: 4, 17, 29, 43,91,153, 253, 259,
Issa Sawane is an inspiring teacher from Casamance, Senegal. As a choreographer and performer he has impressed audiences with his dynamic appearances in Senegal, and the UK, including at Tribe of Doris, Womad Festival, and African Village Festival.
During this 3-hour workshop, Issa and his musicians will be drawing from their wealth of knowledge of the dances, rhythms and songs from Mandinka traditions of West Africa (dances include Jambadon, Nyarga, Ekonkon, Lenje, Mbara and kumpo) to give us an unforgettable experience of Senegalese culture.
Dancers: Open to all levels
Drummers: You should have some experience with Casamance Drumming as you will be accompanying Issa's professional drummers and providing music for the dancers.
Advanced Bookings and Deposit Required, no later than June 28th.
E-mail: dundunkini@gmail. com to reserve your space.
PRICE:
Drummers-£10 (£5 Deposit Required)
Dancers- £20 (£10 Deposit Required)
See You There!
Tanya + Jo-Ann
DundunKini
http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dundunkini@gmail.com/ M:07949 761 589
Hi GuysHow are you all feeling?Congratulations to all the people who are celebrating their birthday this month. This is MY BIRTHDAY MONTH also and I hope that you can celebrate with me. There are very good events to go to.......Please read this newsletter. I know that it has been a long time since you received an updated Newsletter from us. Sorry, I have been very very veryyyyyyyyyyyyyy BUSY !!!! - First I would love to thank all of you who came to GET IT RIGHT - 110% Genuine Cuban! dance courses (May-June). It was a pleasure to teach you. Thanks also from Rafael and Alcala. We are all looking forward to seeing you again in September - Please follow the link to see some photoshttp://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=19958320678&view=allSpecial thanks also to the musicians, without them it would not have been the same experience. Besitos---------------------------2- Cuban Dance workshops with Idalberto Alcala Sat and Sun during the whole month of June. Please see attached flyer with all information. You will get a discount if you have been attending my classes or workshops in the last 6 months. Please send me your name by email or text message to guarantee your discount.-------------------------------------3- Cuba50 Weekend Festival at the Barbican on 27/28 June including music shows from Pablo Milanés, Harold Lopez Nussa, Son Tropical (27 June) and LOS VAN VAN + Yoruba Andabo (28 June) plus free stage shows!!!!- I've got my ticket do you have yours?-----------------------------------------------------------4- Summer Salsa Weekender Event in July in Wigan 3rd to 6th July. Over 32 Hours of Workshops and 3 sizzling Party Nights. Fantastic line up of instructors and DJ's plus a great Cuban Salsa Band Mojito to start the weekend off in style.They have differnt options for you to benefit from this event- For more information please check- www.salsafeeltheheat.com Also as part of The Cuban School of Arts you will get a £10 discount when you book. Please send your name to me (by text message or email) to guarantee your discountBesitossssssssssssssss & keep dancing!Damarys Farres (The Cuban School of Arts & UK's Cuban Salsa Champion)+ 44 (0) 7788 110421 Cubanschool_arts@yahoo.com www.CubanSchool.co.uk
Don't miss Bamboleo's UK Debut!
Bamboleo, Cuba's most popular band right now, will be bringing their Salsa, Timba and Reggaeton sound to The Forum, Kentish Town, London on Saturday 18th July 8.30pm until 2am.
The Band are ready, the visa's ready, the venue's ready.... are you ready?!!!!
Direct from Havana - the show is their long awaited UK debut.
A trio of London's top Cuban Music DJs, Javier La Rosa, Dr Jim and DJ Rich will be sharing the DJ line-up on the night and playing for the dancers until 2am.
HMV Forum 9-17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY
For tickets:Tel: 0844 847 2405 http://www.kentishtownforum.com
Ticket prices start at £20 then increase closer to the date
Monday, 8 June 2009
The Afro-Latin Lounge
Hi Everyone,
We are happy to invite all to The Film Screen Nights @ The Arcola Theatre. This is already the 4th film we are screening since we started it in 2008. The main idea with this Project is to share, expand and deepen the knowledge about the Cultures, subjects and issues that aren't currently in the big cinema circuits and main streams circles of films distributors and stuff ...
So, come to the next Sreen Night that will be on the 11th June from 8:30pm after a Capoeira movement warm up and Roda plus Carybe Capoeira and Candomble Pictures Expo.
Not to be missed!!
The Kabula Team___________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1. June the 11th - Capoeira Roda plus Film Screening @ The Arcola Theatre - Studio 5 (upstairs)
2. Camden Town Street Rodas every Saturday by The Camden Lock 3 . June the 21th - Brighton Master Class with Mestre Carlao (Alex) and Guests
(TBC) plus Roda by the BEACH.
4 . BRIGHTON CARNIVAL --- WE ARE ON!!______________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Every month KAC will be screening a film @ Studio 5 in The Arcola Theatre. Next film will be CIDADE DAS MULHERES:
:: 7pm to 8:20pm - Warm Up and Roda with special guest Marcio (Salvador, Ba) from Notingham Capoeira Group leading it.
8 pounds General Public / 7 p. Kabula (Montly payment aren't included this night)
:: 8:30pm - Film Screening (free)
The documentary film A Cidade das Mulheres (The City of Women) directed by Lazaro Faria, presents an intimate view of African religious traditions in Bahia, Brazil. It features Mae Stella de Oxossi, perhaps the most influential figure in Bahia’s Candomble community. Mae Stella is the head priestess from Axe Opo Afonja, founded in 1910 and is one of the most important “terreiros” (African spiritual communities) in Salvador, Bahia. In the film Mae Stella explains from a feminine perspective, the history of Candomble in Bahia, and the matriarchal system of power created and controlled by the women who practice these traditions. The documentary is filled with images of popular festivities which celebrate African spiritual traditions, and the stunning natural beauty of the city of Salvador._________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Camden Town Street Rodas will keep going as much as the sun keep shinning the blue sky of London:
Where? by the Camden Town Lock
What time? from 5pm onwards.
What? Open Street Roda
_______________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Next MasterClass in Brighton will be happening on the 21th of June with special food from North Brazil included in the workshop price plus film screening (TBC) ...
... AND WE ARE CONFIRMED FOR BRIGHTON CARNIVAL on JULY the 12th!!! WITH PERCUSSION DEMO AND RODA.
-- KabulaCapoeira Angola & Community ProjectsLondon/Rio/Austinwww.kabula.org
DundunKini Presents....Issa Sawane!
July 18th from 1-4 PM at the Islington Arts Factory!
2 Parkhurst RoadHolloway,London,N7 0SF
Inviting All Drummers and Dancers! Advanced Bookings and Deposit Required, no later than June 28th. E-mail: dundunkini@gmail. com to reserve your space. £10 for Drummers ( £5 Deposit Required ) and £20 (£10 Deposit Required) for Dancers!
Drummers and Dancers: Issa teaches with live Casamance drumming. All Dance Levels are welcome. Drummers please note that you should have some experience with Casamance Drumming as you will be accompanying Issa's professional drummers and providing music for the dancers. Great Opportunity to show off your skills, acquire more and have fun doing so!
Why: To dance, sing and celebrate in the spirit of Africa, this time DundunKini stops in Senegal!
Issa Sawane comes from Casamance, Senegal. Issa has a wealth of knowledge of the dances, rhythms and songs from Mandinka traditions of West Africa. These dances, music and song stem from deep Seruba traditions. Seruba rhythms are played on three drums by three different players. The dances are Jambadon, Nyarga, Ekonkon, Lenje, Mbara and kumpo and are performed at different types of celebrations and rites of passage. In experiencing his teaching, people will gain the full flavour of the traditional Senegalese dance expression.
Issa is an inspiring, individual teacher and as a choreographer and performer has impressed audiences with his dynamic appearances in Senegal and the UK (Tribe of Doris, Womad Festival, African Village Festival, Edinburgh, Malcolm X Bristol, Pax Productions, St. Pauls Carnival, Bristol, Reading Theatre, MTV, Drum Camp, International Youth Festival, Aberdeen), together with his expressive, virtuoso, colourful dance and rhythm.
This is a not to miss event! DundunKini invites you to three hours of Dance and Drumming from Senegal at Great Summer Rates!
Dundunkini is An African and Caribbean Dance and Drumming Forum for dancers and musicians who are interested in the myriad forms of traditional African and Caribbean Dance and music.
See You There!
DundunKini
Tanya + Jo-Ann
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Please find attached a newsletter about the new Holistic Dance Classes.
In this class you can expect to receive ways of connecting with your self through movement. You will experience techniques taught world wide. Examples are Street dance, Contemporary and AfriKan to name but a few.
When: EveryThursday Time: 7pm- 8.30pm Investment: £10
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This month's issue of RICENPEAS.COM is now online.www.riceNpeas.comFeaturing:1. INTERVIEW: ABU YOUSUF - THE GAZA HOLOCAUSTIshmahil Blagrove speaks to Abu Yousuf, the founder of the humanitarian aidcharity Interpal, about the Palestinian holocaust, Israel's recentterrorist attacks on Gaza and his desire to return to the land of hisbirth.2. When The Lights Go Out In GazaHumanity survives the destruction3.Black Face Of US ImperialismAnything changed or business as usual?4.Please Give Me Liberty Or DeathMan is born free but is in chains.5.Chaos On The Hope ConvoyPoor leadership and racism on convoy
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.
Venue:
The London Studio Centre (Studio 12)
42-50 York Way
London N1 9AB
Jackie Guy leds a workshop this and next week, 11th & 18th June 2009 7.30-9.15pm
PLEASE COME FOR REGISTRATION AT 7PM.
In this session Jackie Guy will explore the Characteristics of Caribbean dance aesthetics.
Cost £5 (members)/£8 (Non members).
To book a place on this workshop please email
Paula Allen: p_j_allen@hotmail. com or phone: 07792236583.
www.myspace. com/feedback33
FEEDBACK33 TEACHER'S BIOGRAPHY
Jackie Guy, teacher, researcher, lecturer in African and Caribbean dance forms, has more than 35 years experience as an Educator, Performer, Choreographer and Artistic Director. He fuses authentic traditional dance vocabulary with modern/contemporary dance techniques to develop a unique style, which he has used for 18 years with the Dance Society at the University of the West Indies (UWI) and other groups.
Trained in Jamaica by Alma MockYen C.D. in Folk and Modern dance he later became a full-time member of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) performing and touring with them throughout the world for 15 years. He currently choreographs for the Movements Dance Company of Jamaica and retains his position as the Artistic Director of the UWI Dance Society mentioned above. Since re-locating to England in 1987, Guy led the Kokuma Dance Theatre Company, which under his Directorship (1988 – 1995) won the Black Dance award for Production and Choreography and the Prudential Commendation Award for Excellence, Innovation, and Creativity. Mr Guy choreographed the stage musical version of the iconic movie The Harder They Come, a production that created history as the first Jamaican Musical to be presented in London’s West End.
Jackie Guy is available to conduct Lectures, Master Classes, Workshops, and collaborative initiatives that involve dance.
The Session is an evening of dance performance that brings the rituals and ceremonies of our ancient African ancestors to the complexities of modern life todayusing dances that move to rhythms from contemporary composers who embrace an African heritage with a vision for re-interpretation for the future.
Take a glimpse at the future of Contemporary dance reflective of Black British Culture right here!
The Session is choreographed by world renowned dancer Paradigmz and will be performed by the London Diaspora Dance Theatre who draw inspiration from the vast artistic experience of the London Diaspora, married with modern dance and theatre aesthetics.
World Premiere.The development of this project was supported by Southbank Centre, London and the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) and is part of the BASS Festival 2009.
Venue:Patrick Centre(Birmingham HippodromeHurst StreetBirmingham B5 4TB)------------ --------- ---------Date: Saturday 13 June------------ --------- --------- -Time: 7.30pm------------ --------- ----Price: £10 (£7.50) concessions
Don't miss the Cuba50 showcase weekend at London's Barbican on 27 and 28 June!
The Cuba50 festival of Cuban Culture brings together events across the UK throughout 2009: exhibitions, performances and activities, large and small, spanning Cuban film, music, dance, visual arts, theatre, books and debate, sport, education, travel and sustainable initiatives.
The Cuba50 showcase weekend at the Barbican London 27 and 28 June features Cuba’s greatest dance band Los Van Van, nueva trova legend Pablo Milanés, the dynamic Afro-Cuban rumba company Yoruba Andabo and many more artists. Special guests will include Aleida Guevara, daughter of Che. For details of these events and many more see www.Cuba50.org
Visit the Cuba50 website for more details or contact the Barbican to book your tickets.
We are happy to invite all to The Film Screen Nights @ The Arcola Theatre. This is already the 4th film we are screening since we started it in 2008. The main idea with this Project is to share, expand and deepen the knowledge about the Cultures, subjects and issues that aren't currently in the big cinema circuits and main streams circles of films distributors and stuff ...
So, come to the next Sreen Night that will be on the 11th June from 8:30pm after a Capoeira movement warm up and Roda plus Carybe Capoeira and Candomble Pictures Expo.
Not to be missed!!
The Kabula Team___________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1. June the 11th - Capoeira Roda plus Film Screening @ The Arcola Theatre - Studio 5 (upstairs)
2. Camden Town Street Rodas every Saturday by The Camden Lock 3 . June the 21th - Brighton Master Class with Mestre Carlao (Alex) and Guests
(TBC) plus Roda by the BEACH.
4 . BRIGHTON CARNIVAL --- WE ARE ON!!______________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Every month KAC will be screening a film @ Studio 5 in The Arcola Theatre. Next film will be CIDADE DAS MULHERES:
:: 7pm to 8:20pm - Warm Up and Roda with special guest Marcio (Salvador, Ba) from Notingham Capoeira Group leading it.
8 pounds General Public / 7 p. Kabula (Montly payment aren't included this night)
:: 8:30pm - Film Screening (free)
The documentary film A Cidade das Mulheres (The City of Women) directed by Lazaro Faria, presents an intimate view of African religious traditions in Bahia, Brazil. It features Mae Stella de Oxossi, perhaps the most influential figure in Bahia’s Candomble community. Mae Stella is the head priestess from Axe Opo Afonja, founded in 1910 and is one of the most important “terreiros” (African spiritual communities) in Salvador, Bahia. In the film Mae Stella explains from a feminine perspective, the history of Candomble in Bahia, and the matriarchal system of power created and controlled by the women who practice these traditions. The documentary is filled with images of popular festivities which celebrate African spiritual traditions, and the stunning natural beauty of the city of Salvador._________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Camden Town Street Rodas will keep going as much as the sun keep shinning the blue sky of London:
Where? by the Camden Town Lock
What time? from 5pm onwards.
What? Open Street Roda
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Next MasterClass in Brighton will be happening on the 21th of June with special food from North Brazil included in the workshop price plus film screening (TBC) ...
... AND WE ARE CONFIRMED FOR BRIGHTON CARNIVAL on JULY the 12th!!! WITH PERCUSSION DEMO AND RODA.
-- KabulaCapoeira Angola & Community ProjectsLondon/Rio/Austinwww.kabula.org
DundunKini Presents....Issa Sawane!
July 18th from 1-4 PM at the Islington Arts Factory!
2 Parkhurst RoadHolloway,London,N7 0SF
Inviting All Drummers and Dancers! Advanced Bookings and Deposit Required, no later than June 28th. E-mail: dundunkini@gmail. com to reserve your space. £10 for Drummers ( £5 Deposit Required ) and £20 (£10 Deposit Required) for Dancers!
Drummers and Dancers: Issa teaches with live Casamance drumming. All Dance Levels are welcome. Drummers please note that you should have some experience with Casamance Drumming as you will be accompanying Issa's professional drummers and providing music for the dancers. Great Opportunity to show off your skills, acquire more and have fun doing so!
Why: To dance, sing and celebrate in the spirit of Africa, this time DundunKini stops in Senegal!
Issa Sawane comes from Casamance, Senegal. Issa has a wealth of knowledge of the dances, rhythms and songs from Mandinka traditions of West Africa. These dances, music and song stem from deep Seruba traditions. Seruba rhythms are played on three drums by three different players. The dances are Jambadon, Nyarga, Ekonkon, Lenje, Mbara and kumpo and are performed at different types of celebrations and rites of passage. In experiencing his teaching, people will gain the full flavour of the traditional Senegalese dance expression.
Issa is an inspiring, individual teacher and as a choreographer and performer has impressed audiences with his dynamic appearances in Senegal and the UK (Tribe of Doris, Womad Festival, African Village Festival, Edinburgh, Malcolm X Bristol, Pax Productions, St. Pauls Carnival, Bristol, Reading Theatre, MTV, Drum Camp, International Youth Festival, Aberdeen), together with his expressive, virtuoso, colourful dance and rhythm.
This is a not to miss event! DundunKini invites you to three hours of Dance and Drumming from Senegal at Great Summer Rates!
Dundunkini is An African and Caribbean Dance and Drumming Forum for dancers and musicians who are interested in the myriad forms of traditional African and Caribbean Dance and music.
See You There!
DundunKini
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This month's issue of RICENPEAS.COM is now online.www.riceNpeas.comFeaturing:1. INTERVIEW: ABU YOUSUF - THE GAZA HOLOCAUSTIshmahil Blagrove speaks to Abu Yousuf, the founder of the humanitarian aidcharity Interpal, about the Palestinian holocaust, Israel's recentterrorist attacks on Gaza and his desire to return to the land of hisbirth.2. When The Lights Go Out In GazaHumanity survives the destruction3.Black Face Of US ImperialismAnything changed or business as usual?4.Please Give Me Liberty Or DeathMan is born free but is in chains.5.Chaos On The Hope ConvoyPoor leadership and racism on convoy
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.
Venue:
The London Studio Centre (Studio 12)
42-50 York Way
London N1 9AB
Jackie Guy leds a workshop this and next week, 11th & 18th June 2009 7.30-9.15pm
PLEASE COME FOR REGISTRATION AT 7PM.
In this session Jackie Guy will explore the Characteristics of Caribbean dance aesthetics.
Cost £5 (members)/£8 (Non members).
To book a place on this workshop please email
Paula Allen: p_j_allen@hotmail. com or phone: 07792236583.
www.myspace. com/feedback33
FEEDBACK33 TEACHER'S BIOGRAPHY
Jackie Guy, teacher, researcher, lecturer in African and Caribbean dance forms, has more than 35 years experience as an Educator, Performer, Choreographer and Artistic Director. He fuses authentic traditional dance vocabulary with modern/contemporary dance techniques to develop a unique style, which he has used for 18 years with the Dance Society at the University of the West Indies (UWI) and other groups.
Trained in Jamaica by Alma MockYen C.D. in Folk and Modern dance he later became a full-time member of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) performing and touring with them throughout the world for 15 years. He currently choreographs for the Movements Dance Company of Jamaica and retains his position as the Artistic Director of the UWI Dance Society mentioned above. Since re-locating to England in 1987, Guy led the Kokuma Dance Theatre Company, which under his Directorship (1988 – 1995) won the Black Dance award for Production and Choreography and the Prudential Commendation Award for Excellence, Innovation, and Creativity. Mr Guy choreographed the stage musical version of the iconic movie The Harder They Come, a production that created history as the first Jamaican Musical to be presented in London’s West End.
Jackie Guy is available to conduct Lectures, Master Classes, Workshops, and collaborative initiatives that involve dance.
The Session is an evening of dance performance that brings the rituals and ceremonies of our ancient African ancestors to the complexities of modern life todayusing dances that move to rhythms from contemporary composers who embrace an African heritage with a vision for re-interpretation for the future.
Take a glimpse at the future of Contemporary dance reflective of Black British Culture right here!
The Session is choreographed by world renowned dancer Paradigmz and will be performed by the London Diaspora Dance Theatre who draw inspiration from the vast artistic experience of the London Diaspora, married with modern dance and theatre aesthetics.
World Premiere.The development of this project was supported by Southbank Centre, London and the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) and is part of the BASS Festival 2009.
Venue:Patrick Centre(Birmingham HippodromeHurst StreetBirmingham B5 4TB)------------ --------- ---------Date: Saturday 13 June------------ --------- --------- -Time: 7.30pm------------ --------- ----Price: £10 (£7.50) concessions
Don't miss the Cuba50 showcase weekend at London's Barbican on 27 and 28 June!
The Cuba50 festival of Cuban Culture brings together events across the UK throughout 2009: exhibitions, performances and activities, large and small, spanning Cuban film, music, dance, visual arts, theatre, books and debate, sport, education, travel and sustainable initiatives.
The Cuba50 showcase weekend at the Barbican London 27 and 28 June features Cuba’s greatest dance band Los Van Van, nueva trova legend Pablo Milanés, the dynamic Afro-Cuban rumba company Yoruba Andabo and many more artists. Special guests will include Aleida Guevara, daughter of Che. For details of these events and many more see www.Cuba50.org
Visit the Cuba50 website for more details or contact the Barbican to book your tickets.
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
The Afro-Latin Lounge
Bloom Festival of Dance of the African DiasporaSaturday 6 – Sunday 7 JunePresented by the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora, this festival celebrates dance of the African Diaspora all over Southbank Centre.
DANCE SHOWCASESaturday 6 – Sunday 7 JuneAn exciting mixed bill of works by up-and-coming black dancers and choreographers. With former Candoco dancer Freddie Opoku-Addaie, Vocab Dance, Paradigmz and more. Buy tickets / More info »
FREE MASTERCLASSESTry out Kizomba (a social dance from Angola), African-style singing or Caribbean dance in our free masterclasses.KIZOMBA JAMSaturday 6 June, 3pmMore info » AFRICAN VOICE WORKSHOPSunday 7 June, 1.30pmMore info »CARIBBEAN MASTERCLASSSunday 7 June, 3pmMore info »
DANCE ENCOUNTERSSaturday 6 June, 5pmA talk with dancer/ choreographer Opiyo Okach, who discusses his work and dance development in East Africa.Buy tickets / More info »
JOB OPPORTUNITY: The blockbuster Broadway transfer of the first All-Black Production of Tennessee Williams' CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF will come to the West End in the Fall of 2009. The Production is seeking an Assistant Director and a Stage Manager of exemplary experience. For more information, email info@treagusstonema n.com.
Producer Stephen C. Byrd made history in 2008 with the first African-American production of Tennessee Williams' CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF on Broadway. It was the biggest grossing play on Broadway during the Spring 2008 season! Based on this tremendous success on Broadway, the production was invited to transfer to London's West End in the Fall of 2009. www.catwestend. com has more information on the West End Production featuring two-tim e Tony Award Winner James Earl Jones, Tony Award Winner Phylicia Rashad, and Olivier Award Winner Adrian Lester who currently stars on the BBC hit drama series Hustle. This landmark event on the West End will be directed by acclaimed Director, Actor, and Choreographer Debbie Allen.
http://www.thestage .co.uk/news/ newsstory. php/24196/ broadway- transfer- on-look
Decibel Performing Arts ShowcaseArts Council England, National Office14 Great Peter StreetLondon, SW1P 3NQFax +44 (0)20 7973 6581Email decibel@artscouncil .org.uk
decibel Performing Arts Showcasewww.decibelpas. com
The main decibel programme initially ran from 2001 and ended March 2008. The Performing Arts Showcases 2009 and 2011 represent the Arts Council England's continuous commitment to ensuring its support for the arts reflects and encompasses diversity in all its manifestations; this support is steadfast, and at its core.
Aly M'baye from Senegal is coming to LondonAly lives in French Riviera where he over ten years have established his own school, teaching African dance and drumming in Nice, Antibes, Monaco and Villeneuve Loubet. Before moving to France, Aly was a member of Banayaa dance and music group in Senegal. He has been around the West Africa, dancing with teachers and masters from Senegal, Mali and Guinea. Currently, he is the artistic leader of group Ndiakhass and appreciated performer who, with his charisma and graceful movements, truly mediates the joy and exuberance of West African dance.Please join us in enjoying truly inspirational dance workshops with Aly on Sunday, July 5th, in Basement Dance Studio, 400 York Way, N7 9LR (5-10 min walk from Caledonian Rd, Kentish Town and Camden Town tube stations and Camden Road overground station), busses 253, 20 and 10.Go to http://www.jumpandd/ ance.com/ directions. htm for directionsThere are two dance workshops2 PM – 4 PM Djembe 4 PM – 6 PM SabarPrice for one workshop is £17 (£14 concs and students) or £28 (£20) for both.Number of places is limited so first come, first in!Please contact Tina-Maria on 077 6262 9818 or http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tmknuuttila%40yahoo.co.uk.
New Advanced Class @ Firefly Bar Every Monday
As requested by our regular students, a new advanced level has been introduced and it will take place in the room located on the middle level.
This will improve the quality of teaching as it will help us get everyone in the level they belong to.
We hope you advanced students come and give it a try!
Firefly Bar
18 Old Bailey EC4M 7EP (City)
Tube:
St Paul's - Central Line (3mins) Classes:Beginners, Improvers, Intermediate & Advanced from 6.45pm to 8pm & Club afterwards.
The Salsateca Student Team Performing Their Latest Show @ Latin Palace
Friday 5th June 09
This show will guarantee to spice up your night!!
Latin Cocktails including Mojito and Cuba Libre will be available from this Friday on!!
So come and see for yourself the new face of Latin Palace!
Location: 146 Camberwell New Road, SE5 0RR Tube: Oval (Northern Line)
Buses: 185 - 36 436 & N36 Class: 9.00pm to 10.15pm All levels £8 & Club afterwards till 2am £6
New Cuban Band in Town!!!
Tony Danger & His Suave Band
Tony Danger is a leading proponent of Cuban Son, Bolero, Cha cha cha, Salsa and Latin Jazz. He has over 26 years of professional experience as a lead singer and musician, also appearing regularly on Cuban National Television and at many internationally renowned festivals, in Cuba.
Available for private functions and concerts, please visit his website for more info:
http://www.tonydanger.co.uk/
Here's the chance to see them live!
Tony will be performing on the opening night of our New regular Saturday Club on the 13th of June @ Dusk Till Dawn 1 Archway Close, N19 3TD (Opposite Archway tube)
TRAILBLAZERS 2009-10:
The Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) invites applications for its Professional Development Fellowship
We are very pleased to announce that in October 2009, the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) will provide four new fellowships of £2000. These fellowships are available to dance artists working in dance for ms of the African Diaspora, to develop their careers. The bursaries can be used to contribute to the cost of classes, training, equipment, research trips and other professional development needs. Fellows will be assigned a mentor and follow a self-directed programme of professional development for a period of one year.
Criteria
The Trailblazers fellowships are open to UK-based dance artists working in dance forms with origins in or significant influences from African, Caribbean , “Black” British or African-American dance forms, including jazz and street dance. Applicants should have some professional experience as a dancer, choreographer or artistic director, and can be at any stage of their career. They must also be a member of a professional organisation such as Dance UK/ADAD, Foundation for Community Dance, Society for Dance Research or National Dance Teachers Association.
To view previous Trailblazers and the projects they have completed please visit the Continuing Professional Development page on our website http://www.adad.org.uk/..
Application forms can be downloaded from our website. Short-listed applicants will be interviewed. For further in for mation please contact ADAD at 020 7841 7357 or email jeanette_adad@ danceuk.org. The closing date for applications is September 15th 2009.
ADAD is offering a surgery for potential applicants to the programme. This event will give an opportunity to ask questions and receive guidance about the application process, and will take place at the ADAD office at Urdang, Old Finsbury Town Hall, Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4QT. Booking is essential for the surgery as there is limited space. If you would like to attend, please contact the ADAD office. The date and time of this event is:
Thursday August 13th, 2009 – 2.00 – 3.30 p.m.
Theatre
Crossings
Directed by Paulette Randall
Fri 5 - Sat 6 June / 8.00pm
Venue 1
£12, £10 concs
Shelley is on the run. 15, and pregnant, she’s looking for a way out of the gang. She’s broken the code. We all know you don’t do that. In a raging storm she finds shelter on a strange ship. But this is no ordinary ship, it’s the ghost of the notorious Zong, a slave ship with a murderous history. Shelley is swept into the compelling stories of two powerful voices calling her to her future and a way out.
http://www.richmix.org.uk/aandc_crossings.htm
To book tickets for this and other fantastic events at Rich Mix, please call the Rich Mix Box Office on 020 7613 7498 or click here to visit purchase online through View Tickets.
Please note: Although we are actively taking steps to improve this service, our telephone lines do sometimes get very busy. Please call between 9am and 5pm if possible.For more in for mation on our entire programme visit the Rich Mix website at www.richmix.org.uk.
Dance takes centre stage at Rich Mix
Bf & She Was A Knife Thrower’s Assistant
By Freddie Opoku-Addaie & Jorge Crecis; and girl jonahThurs 11 and Fri 12 June / Venue 1 / 8pm / £12, £10 concshttp://www.richmix.org.uk/aandc_bfknife.htm
Dance ShowcaseThe Unknown; Dark Matter - Ring Cycle; Laughing To Stop Myself CryingSat 13 June / Venue 1 / 7.30pm / £12, £10 concshttp://www.richmix.org.uk/aandc_danceshowcase.htm
Bf & She Was A Knife Thrower’s Assistant are two powerful dance duets that explore how we communicate with our bodies through different physicalities, cultural histories and ethnicity. The duets – one male, the other female - present examples of artistic collaborations between artists from different backgrounds, shedding lights on issues of identity, friendship and personal risk-taking.
Freddie Opoku-Addaie and Jorge Crecis present BfTwo men trapped in an unknown game of power, dominance and perseverance, yet seeking for company and communication. Bf explores the quest for a shared existence in the face of the essential loneliness of the individual and the difficulty of communication.
girl jonah presents the duet She was a Knife Thrower’s AssistantWith artful use of choreography, singing and spoken text this gently provocative work brings to the stage a brief picture of a woman who it seems could be waiting backstage, reflecting on the risks we all take and wondering how we can ever be sure where danger is most likely to come from.
Rich Mix then presents three exciting pieces in its Dance Showcase:
The Unknown by Cécile Feza Bushidi
A contemporary dance piece that combines movement, words, and music to support an intimate conversation between two African-born individuals whose cultural differences are questioned.
Dark Matter – Ring Cycle by Shamita Ray
Two stunning and atmospheric solos that blend fluid and dynamic contemporary dance with the intricate hand gestures and percussive rhythms of South Asian dance.
Laughing To Stop Myself Crying by Karensa Louis
This original and intriguing piece contemplates themes of identity, oppression and the self with insight and honesty.
To book tickets for these shows, visit our View Tickets page - click here to go there now. Alternatively, you can visit the Rich Mix Box Office or call 020 7613 7498. You can book tickets online for other shows in our Arts and Cultural programme. For more information on our Arts and Culture programme, click here.Please note: Our telephone lines can get very busy so if you don't get through the first time, please keep trying.For more information, visit the Rich Mix website at www.richmix.org.uk.
RICH MI X, 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road , London , E1 6LA BO X OFFICE 020 7613 7498OFFICE/ADMIN 020 7613 7490 FA X 020 7613 7499info@richmix.org.uk www.richmix.org.uk www.richmix.org.uk/bookings
Hi all!
Catch us performing Silent Steps and RUSH at the Brakin' Arts Festival '09 - The Luton Fringe
Friday 19 JunePerformance 1: 2.30pm Performance 2: 7.15pm
Saturday 20 JunePerformance 1: 2.30pm
Performance 2: 7.30pm
This is a unique arts festival where the audience pays what they want!
Brakin' Arts Festival '09 - The Luton Fringe
The hat Factory65-67 Bute StreetLutonBedfordshire LU1 2EYt: 01582 878100http://www.thehatfactory.org/
As always,
Our continued big thanks to all who have and continue to support our work.
Harriet Macauley
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Richard Leonard
Pair Dance
http://www.pairdance.org/
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.
Venue:
The London Studio Centre (Studio 12)
42-50 York Way
London N1 9AB
Sheron Wray leds a workshop this week, 4th June 2009 7.30-9.15pm
PLEASE COME FOR REGISTRATION AT 7PM.
Sheron's class places emphasis on musicality, dynamic shifts of weight encompassing specific co-ordination and use of the breath as a source and support for movement impulse. Creating a readiness for a variety of approaches in contemporary dance choreography.
Cost £13 annual registration fee and £3 for class thereafter. Non members pay £8.
To book a place on this workshop please email
Paula Allen: p_j_allen@hotmail. com or phone: 07792236583.
www.myspace. com/feedback33
FEEDBACK33 TEACHER'S BIOGRAPHY
Sheron Wray is an artist whose primary focus is dance. This is often in conjunction with other creative forces, music and technology being key. She is a choreographer, dancer and researcher who takes an exceptional interest in Jazz as a fuelling agent to developing her work and philosophy. For over 10 years she danced with the UK's leading Contemporary Dance Company's Rambert and "London Contemporary Dance Theatre". In tandem with this activity, she began creating her own work and in the summer of 1992, JazzXchange Music and Dance Company was formed. During the company's first 10 years she created work with Wynton Marsalis, Byron Wallen, Julian Joseph, Gary Crosby (Jazz Jamaica), and Derek Bermel. She also made a guest appearance with Bobby McFerrin.
In community arts settings she has collaborated with the London Musici Orchestra, the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, for the Millennium celebrations she was commissioned to choreograph the Carnival for the Opening Ceremony at the Dome with designer and producer Keith Khan, created for 300 people. In 2000 Sheron became one of the first Artists - in - Residence at the Royal Opera House. Internationally collaborations have included New York contemporary music group TONK, Tumbuka Dance Company Zimbabwe , Filipino National Commission on Culture and Arts. She has also taught and choreographed in Argentina , Italy, USA, Holland, Cuba and Germany. In Britain, Sheron teaches and choreographs for a number of institutions including the, London Contemporary Dance School, Middlesex University, London Studio Centre, Rambert Dance Company, Royal Ballet School, Dance Arts International, New Adventures and Union. She contributes articles for dance based publications and is often invited to present and chair discussions at Seminars and Conferences.
One of the co-founders of ADAD (Association of Dance of the African Diaspora), an organisation dedicated to dissemination and highlighting of work created from an Africanist perspective; Sheron is also the custodian of a seminal work Harmonica Breakdown and is the artist who is depicted in the film of this classic work choreographed by Jane Dudley.
Dear Africa Consortium members,
Please find below and attached the June/July Africa Consortium e-bulletin, which contains in for mation that will be of real benefit to you and your organisation.
- Africa Consortium event: ‘AGENDAS, AGENDAS, AGENDAS: “The Female Artist’s Voice in South Africa ” on 10th June from 3.30pm – 5.30pm at Strat for d East
- Members events
- Projects in Development
- Visiting Artists
- Calls for Submission
- Recommended reading
Do note that some of the in for mation in this e-bulletin is held on the ‘members page’ of the Africa Consortium website. If you have for gotten your login details, please email http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@africaconsortium.co.uk for a reminder.
GENERAL NEWS
AGENDAS, AGENDAS, AGENDAS: “The Female Artist’s Voice in South Africa ”
The Africa Consortium and University of the Arts Wimbledon are pleased to present an interview with the South African per for mance poet Lebo Mashile.
Lebo is one of South Africa ’s celebrated contemporary per for mance artists. She is an award winning poet, per for mer, actress, presenter and producer, whose work speaks with a sense of urgency, rawness and humour about life in the new South Africa . http://www.lebomashile.com/. Lebo is being interviewed by international artist Mojisola Adebayo renowned for her work dealing with Theatre of the Oppressed in areas of conflict and crisis. This is the third in a series of ‘Agendas’ conversations that looks at contemporary per for mance in Africa . Previous ‘Agendas’ with the Africa Consortium have featured Jon Kani at the National Theatre, London and Brett Bailey at the Edinburgh Festival.This “Agendas” interview is being introduced by Jane Collins Reader in Theatre at Wimbledon College of ArtThis event is FREE, but booking is essential. Please contact us at either http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@africaconsortium.co.uk or 020 7193 4577 to reserve your place.
Date: Wednesday, 10th June 2009
Time: 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Venue: Theatre Royal Strat for d East, Gerry Raffles Square, Strat for d, London, E15 1BN
MEMBERS NEWS
If you have any news that you would like to share, please email the in for mation to http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@africaconsoritum.co.uk
Please read on for members’ news
Visiting Arts appoints new Chair
Director of Culture and National Heritage at the Council of Europe Robert Palmer has been appointed as the new Board Chair of Visiting Arts.
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
Hall for Cornwall
Hall for Cornwall , Truro , in partnership with Theatre 503 London, is looking for actors of African origin to per for m in a rehearsed reading of THE CROSSING by Esther O’Toole, directed by Anna Coombs.
They are looking for 7 Black African male actors and 1 Black African female actor. Full character details and a draft script are available on request from Frances Macadam: http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=francesm@hallforcornwall.org.uk or 01872 321970 ... For more in for mation visit this link - http://africaconsortium.co.uk/events-new.asp
VISITING ARTISTS
Opiyo Okach presents Border Border Express and No Man’s Gone Now
This is your chance to catch this emotionally felt and thought provoking double bill of dance in the UK . This is part of his current residency in Birmingham ... For more in for mation visit this link - http://africaconsortium.co.uk/events-new.asp
Date: 4th June 2009
Time: 8pm
Venue: Dance Xchange, Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street , Birmingham , B5 4TB
Info: http://www.thehawth.co.uk/
EVENTS
Theatre royal Strat for d East presents Foreplay
Based on La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler, Foreplay looks at a South Africa seemingly obsessed with sex despite AIDS devastating too many lives... For more in for mation visit this link - http://africaconsortium.co.uk/events-new.asp
Date: 22nd May – 13th June 2009
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Theatre Royal Strat for d East Gerry Raffles Square , Strat for d , London , E15 1BN
Info: http://www.strat for deast.com/whats_on/ForePlay.shtml
ADAD is proud to present the first ever Bloom Festival
Presented by the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD), this festival sees dance of the African Diaspora springing up all over Southbank Centre during two days of per for mances, workshops, film and talks... For more in for mation visit this link - http://africaconsortium.co.uk/events-new.asp
Date: 6th June – 7th June 2009
Time: Various events from 3pm
Venue: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road , London SE1 8XX
Info: http://www.adad.org.uk/ or +44 (0)871 663 2500
Punch Record – Bass festival presents: Art's Own Kind - Afrobeat and the Art of Lemi Ghariokwu An exhibition of the work of one of the worlds most controversial and prolific album sleeve designers, Lemi Ghariokwu, will be launching this year’s BASS Festival 2009... For more in for mation visit this link http://africaconsortium.co.uk/events-new.asp
Dates: 8th June – 6th July 2009Time: All day
Venue: 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London , E1 6LA Info: http://www.richmix.org.uk/
The Hawth presents Vagina Monologues starring Tameka Empson
Based on author Eve Ensler's interviews conducted with women from all around the world, this hilariously witty and moving collection of tales gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, brave and thoroughly human stories. ... For more in for mation visit this link - http://africaconsortium.co.uk/events-new.asp
Date: 18th June 2009
Time: 8pm
Venue: The Hawth Theatre, Hawth Avenue , Crawley, West Sussex RH10 6YZ
Info: http://www.thehawth.co..uk/ or +44 (0)1293 553636
USEFUL INFORMATION
This section is exclusively for AC members. If you have for gotten or misplaced your username and password, please email http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@africaconsortium.co.uk for a replacement.
The Bayimba Intern ational Festival of Music
The festival is the most visible activity of the Foundation. It is organised by the Cultural Foundation, which firmly believes that the planned activities offer an attractive and irresistible programme of music and arts to a wide and diverse audience.
Date: 12th-14th June 2009,
Time: All day
Venue: National Theatre, Kampala , Uganda
E-mail: http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bayimba@gmail.com
Link: http://bayimba.org/... For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
ARTerial Network marketing workshop news
Marketing workshops were held as part of the Harare Intern ational Festival of the Arts (HIFA) at the Book Café, a well-known cultural hub in Harare . About 35 delegates representing nine SADC gathered over two days to discuss the building of regional arts markets, share best practice arts marketing experience, learn from each other and work towards developing an Arts Marketing Toolkit. The aim is to launch this Toolkit at the Second ARTerial Network Conference in September 2009. ... For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
Website for the 2nd PanAfrican Cultural Festival
The website contains the various aspects of the programme of the Festival, contact addresses and related documents. Algeria has already received confirmation of participation from 44 countries. The festivities are scheduled in indoor and outdoor venues in Algiers , Boumerdes, Tipaza, Blida , and other cities of the East and the West.
Date: 5th – 20th July 2009
Website: http://www.panafalger2009.dz/
... For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
Website for FESMAN 2009 - World Festival of Black Arts- Senegal
Thanks to the coordination of the Cultural and Foreign Affairs ministries of the 80 countries involved, FESMAN 2009 testifies the explicit political will of African leaders to promote the renaissance of the continent and to give it back its legitimate place in the world.
Date: 1st December – 14th December 2009
Location: Dakar
Website: http://www.fesman2009.com/en/fesman/The-FESMAN-2009.html
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IFACCA
Support for multidisciplinary art: seeking your help
In their latest D’Art topic (no. 38) IFACCA is seeking in for mation on how governments provide support for multidisciplinary art. Your response to the survey would be much appreciated... For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
Website: http://www.ifacca.org/announcements/2009/03/26/supportmultidisciplinary-art-seeking-your-help/
Survey on intercultural dialogue: seeking your help
As a key part of the preparations for the 4th World Summit on Arts and Culture, IFACCA, in cooperation with the ERICarts institute, has developed a major survey on ‘Achieving intercultural dialogue through the arts and culture?’ ... For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
Website: http://www.ifacca.org/announcements/2009/04/09/survey-intercultural-dialogue-seekingyour-help/
TOUR READY
Black Routes tour
Black Routes will tour the best of African and Caribbean music. The network, funded by Arts Council England initially for a two-year period, is a partnership between five organisations – Africa Oyé (Liverpool), Centre for Music & Arts Technology – CMAT (Birmingham), Joyful Noise (London), Punch (Birmingham) and Serious (London). For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
South Africa & Swaziland 2009 - A tour with the Embroiderers’ Guild
A journey through crafts and rural Africa. Join Lesley Robin on a new journey through rural South Africa & Swaziland . Visits include Table Mountain, Bo-Kaap and the Malay Quarter with its brightly painted 19th century houses....visting markets and self-help projects focussing on crafts… handmade candles, embroidery, weaving, recycled glass. Come discover the vibrancy and spirit of Swaziland and the New South Africa, a truly “Rainbow Nation”. ... Please contact Annie Franz at the Embroiderers' Guild: 020 8943 1229 ex 36 or http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=afranz@embroiderersguild.com
Date: 26 September – Oct 11, 2009. For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Sadler's Wells Theatre in London , the world's leading venue for international dance is searching for new talent to per for m on stage in front of a live audience. All you need to do is choreograph, per for m and film an original piece of dance and enter it into our Global Dance Contest 2009. As well as receiving a cash prize, the winner of the contest will be invited to per for m live at Sadler's Wells in January 2010 at Sadler's Wells Sampled, their yearly showcase of the best in dance from around the world.
Deadline: 17th July 2009 To continue reading, visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/login-new.asp
Call for applications: Art Space Portsmouth Intern ational Artist Residency 2009
The residency is aimed at emerging fine artists with some experience of professional practice who may have had limited exposure in the UK and whose work is engaged with contemporary debate within the international art world. The selected artist will reside in Portsmouth on the south coast of England for a period of three months between September and December 2009. For details about the residency and how to apply please see http://visitingarts.newsweaver.co.uk/5wao1hx0j4n
Application deadline: 25 June 2009.
PUBLICATIONS
African Theatre 7: Companies.
Edited James Gibbs, published by James Currey. The book explores 'The Story of Jos Repertory Theatre' and JRT's 'Our House' (play script). Articles cover theatre companies in Eritrea , Ghana , Lesotho , Nigeria , South Africa , and Tanzania . There is special emphasis in several cases on funding. ... to continue reading, visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/login-new.asp
Nkyin-Kyin: Essays on the Ghanaian Theatreby James Gibbs, published by Rodopi. Includes essays on theatre and community development, Antigone in Ghana, on F K Fiawoo, Efua Sutherland, Ama Ata Aidoo, Joe de Graft, the Legon 7 and the making of 'The Dying of the Light'.... to continue reading, visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/login-new.asp
THE AFRICA CONSORTIUM NEWSLETTER
Don’t for get that if you haven’t yet had a chance you can still find the Autumn Newsletter online at: http://www.ukarts.com/ac-ebook
VISIT THE WEBSITE NOW AT
http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MANY MEMBER’S EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE ALL ROUND THE UK AND IN AFRICA, AND TO FIND OUT ABOUT OUR NEW MEMBERS AND POSSIBLE COLLABORATIONS
DANCE SHOWCASESaturday 6 – Sunday 7 JuneAn exciting mixed bill of works by up-and-coming black dancers and choreographers. With former Candoco dancer Freddie Opoku-Addaie, Vocab Dance, Paradigmz and more. Buy tickets / More info »
FREE MASTERCLASSESTry out Kizomba (a social dance from Angola), African-style singing or Caribbean dance in our free masterclasses.KIZOMBA JAMSaturday 6 June, 3pmMore info » AFRICAN VOICE WORKSHOPSunday 7 June, 1.30pmMore info »CARIBBEAN MASTERCLASSSunday 7 June, 3pmMore info »
DANCE ENCOUNTERSSaturday 6 June, 5pmA talk with dancer/ choreographer Opiyo Okach, who discusses his work and dance development in East Africa.Buy tickets / More info »
JOB OPPORTUNITY: The blockbuster Broadway transfer of the first All-Black Production of Tennessee Williams' CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF will come to the West End in the Fall of 2009. The Production is seeking an Assistant Director and a Stage Manager of exemplary experience. For more information, email info@treagusstonema n.com.
Producer Stephen C. Byrd made history in 2008 with the first African-American production of Tennessee Williams' CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF on Broadway. It was the biggest grossing play on Broadway during the Spring 2008 season! Based on this tremendous success on Broadway, the production was invited to transfer to London's West End in the Fall of 2009. www.catwestend. com has more information on the West End Production featuring two-tim e Tony Award Winner James Earl Jones, Tony Award Winner Phylicia Rashad, and Olivier Award Winner Adrian Lester who currently stars on the BBC hit drama series Hustle. This landmark event on the West End will be directed by acclaimed Director, Actor, and Choreographer Debbie Allen.
http://www.thestage .co.uk/news/ newsstory. php/24196/ broadway- transfer- on-look
Decibel Performing Arts ShowcaseArts Council England, National Office14 Great Peter StreetLondon, SW1P 3NQFax +44 (0)20 7973 6581Email decibel@artscouncil .org.uk
decibel Performing Arts Showcasewww.decibelpas. com
The main decibel programme initially ran from 2001 and ended March 2008. The Performing Arts Showcases 2009 and 2011 represent the Arts Council England's continuous commitment to ensuring its support for the arts reflects and encompasses diversity in all its manifestations; this support is steadfast, and at its core.
Aly M'baye from Senegal is coming to LondonAly lives in French Riviera where he over ten years have established his own school, teaching African dance and drumming in Nice, Antibes, Monaco and Villeneuve Loubet. Before moving to France, Aly was a member of Banayaa dance and music group in Senegal. He has been around the West Africa, dancing with teachers and masters from Senegal, Mali and Guinea. Currently, he is the artistic leader of group Ndiakhass and appreciated performer who, with his charisma and graceful movements, truly mediates the joy and exuberance of West African dance.Please join us in enjoying truly inspirational dance workshops with Aly on Sunday, July 5th, in Basement Dance Studio, 400 York Way, N7 9LR (5-10 min walk from Caledonian Rd, Kentish Town and Camden Town tube stations and Camden Road overground station), busses 253, 20 and 10.Go to http://www.jumpandd/ ance.com/ directions. htm for directionsThere are two dance workshops2 PM – 4 PM Djembe 4 PM – 6 PM SabarPrice for one workshop is £17 (£14 concs and students) or £28 (£20) for both.Number of places is limited so first come, first in!Please contact Tina-Maria on 077 6262 9818 or http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tmknuuttila%40yahoo.co.uk.
New Advanced Class @ Firefly Bar Every Monday
As requested by our regular students, a new advanced level has been introduced and it will take place in the room located on the middle level.
This will improve the quality of teaching as it will help us get everyone in the level they belong to.
We hope you advanced students come and give it a try!
Firefly Bar
18 Old Bailey EC4M 7EP (City)
Tube:
St Paul's - Central Line (3mins) Classes:Beginners, Improvers, Intermediate & Advanced from 6.45pm to 8pm & Club afterwards.
The Salsateca Student Team Performing Their Latest Show @ Latin Palace
Friday 5th June 09
This show will guarantee to spice up your night!!
Latin Cocktails including Mojito and Cuba Libre will be available from this Friday on!!
So come and see for yourself the new face of Latin Palace!
Location: 146 Camberwell New Road, SE5 0RR Tube: Oval (Northern Line)
Buses: 185 - 36 436 & N36 Class: 9.00pm to 10.15pm All levels £8 & Club afterwards till 2am £6
New Cuban Band in Town!!!
Tony Danger & His Suave Band
Tony Danger is a leading proponent of Cuban Son, Bolero, Cha cha cha, Salsa and Latin Jazz. He has over 26 years of professional experience as a lead singer and musician, also appearing regularly on Cuban National Television and at many internationally renowned festivals, in Cuba.
Available for private functions and concerts, please visit his website for more info:
http://www.tonydanger.co.uk/
Here's the chance to see them live!
Tony will be performing on the opening night of our New regular Saturday Club on the 13th of June @ Dusk Till Dawn 1 Archway Close, N19 3TD (Opposite Archway tube)
TRAILBLAZERS 2009-10:
The Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) invites applications for its Professional Development Fellowship
We are very pleased to announce that in October 2009, the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) will provide four new fellowships of £2000. These fellowships are available to dance artists working in dance for ms of the African Diaspora, to develop their careers. The bursaries can be used to contribute to the cost of classes, training, equipment, research trips and other professional development needs. Fellows will be assigned a mentor and follow a self-directed programme of professional development for a period of one year.
Criteria
The Trailblazers fellowships are open to UK-based dance artists working in dance forms with origins in or significant influences from African, Caribbean , “Black” British or African-American dance forms, including jazz and street dance. Applicants should have some professional experience as a dancer, choreographer or artistic director, and can be at any stage of their career. They must also be a member of a professional organisation such as Dance UK/ADAD, Foundation for Community Dance, Society for Dance Research or National Dance Teachers Association.
To view previous Trailblazers and the projects they have completed please visit the Continuing Professional Development page on our website http://www.adad.org.uk/..
Application forms can be downloaded from our website. Short-listed applicants will be interviewed. For further in for mation please contact ADAD at 020 7841 7357 or email jeanette_adad@ danceuk.org. The closing date for applications is September 15th 2009.
ADAD is offering a surgery for potential applicants to the programme. This event will give an opportunity to ask questions and receive guidance about the application process, and will take place at the ADAD office at Urdang, Old Finsbury Town Hall, Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4QT. Booking is essential for the surgery as there is limited space. If you would like to attend, please contact the ADAD office. The date and time of this event is:
Thursday August 13th, 2009 – 2.00 – 3.30 p.m.
Theatre
Crossings
Directed by Paulette Randall
Fri 5 - Sat 6 June / 8.00pm
Venue 1
£12, £10 concs
Shelley is on the run. 15, and pregnant, she’s looking for a way out of the gang. She’s broken the code. We all know you don’t do that. In a raging storm she finds shelter on a strange ship. But this is no ordinary ship, it’s the ghost of the notorious Zong, a slave ship with a murderous history. Shelley is swept into the compelling stories of two powerful voices calling her to her future and a way out.
http://www.richmix.org.uk/aandc_crossings.htm
To book tickets for this and other fantastic events at Rich Mix, please call the Rich Mix Box Office on 020 7613 7498 or click here to visit purchase online through View Tickets.
Please note: Although we are actively taking steps to improve this service, our telephone lines do sometimes get very busy. Please call between 9am and 5pm if possible.For more in for mation on our entire programme visit the Rich Mix website at www.richmix.org.uk.
Dance takes centre stage at Rich Mix
Bf & She Was A Knife Thrower’s Assistant
By Freddie Opoku-Addaie & Jorge Crecis; and girl jonahThurs 11 and Fri 12 June / Venue 1 / 8pm / £12, £10 concshttp://www.richmix.org.uk/aandc_bfknife.htm
Dance ShowcaseThe Unknown; Dark Matter - Ring Cycle; Laughing To Stop Myself CryingSat 13 June / Venue 1 / 7.30pm / £12, £10 concshttp://www.richmix.org.uk/aandc_danceshowcase.htm
Bf & She Was A Knife Thrower’s Assistant are two powerful dance duets that explore how we communicate with our bodies through different physicalities, cultural histories and ethnicity. The duets – one male, the other female - present examples of artistic collaborations between artists from different backgrounds, shedding lights on issues of identity, friendship and personal risk-taking.
Freddie Opoku-Addaie and Jorge Crecis present BfTwo men trapped in an unknown game of power, dominance and perseverance, yet seeking for company and communication. Bf explores the quest for a shared existence in the face of the essential loneliness of the individual and the difficulty of communication.
girl jonah presents the duet She was a Knife Thrower’s AssistantWith artful use of choreography, singing and spoken text this gently provocative work brings to the stage a brief picture of a woman who it seems could be waiting backstage, reflecting on the risks we all take and wondering how we can ever be sure where danger is most likely to come from.
Rich Mix then presents three exciting pieces in its Dance Showcase:
The Unknown by Cécile Feza Bushidi
A contemporary dance piece that combines movement, words, and music to support an intimate conversation between two African-born individuals whose cultural differences are questioned.
Dark Matter – Ring Cycle by Shamita Ray
Two stunning and atmospheric solos that blend fluid and dynamic contemporary dance with the intricate hand gestures and percussive rhythms of South Asian dance.
Laughing To Stop Myself Crying by Karensa Louis
This original and intriguing piece contemplates themes of identity, oppression and the self with insight and honesty.
To book tickets for these shows, visit our View Tickets page - click here to go there now. Alternatively, you can visit the Rich Mix Box Office or call 020 7613 7498. You can book tickets online for other shows in our Arts and Cultural programme. For more information on our Arts and Culture programme, click here.Please note: Our telephone lines can get very busy so if you don't get through the first time, please keep trying.For more information, visit the Rich Mix website at www.richmix.org.uk.
RICH MI X, 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road , London , E1 6LA BO X OFFICE 020 7613 7498OFFICE/ADMIN 020 7613 7490 FA X 020 7613 7499info@richmix.org.uk www.richmix.org.uk www.richmix.org.uk/bookings
Hi all!
Catch us performing Silent Steps and RUSH at the Brakin' Arts Festival '09 - The Luton Fringe
Friday 19 JunePerformance 1: 2.30pm Performance 2: 7.15pm
Saturday 20 JunePerformance 1: 2.30pm
Performance 2: 7.30pm
This is a unique arts festival where the audience pays what they want!
Brakin' Arts Festival '09 - The Luton Fringe
The hat Factory65-67 Bute StreetLutonBedfordshire LU1 2EYt: 01582 878100http://www.thehatfactory.org/
As always,
Our continued big thanks to all who have and continue to support our work.
Harriet Macauley
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Richard Leonard
Pair Dance
http://www.pairdance.org/
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.
Venue:
The London Studio Centre (Studio 12)
42-50 York Way
London N1 9AB
Sheron Wray leds a workshop this week, 4th June 2009 7.30-9.15pm
PLEASE COME FOR REGISTRATION AT 7PM.
Sheron's class places emphasis on musicality, dynamic shifts of weight encompassing specific co-ordination and use of the breath as a source and support for movement impulse. Creating a readiness for a variety of approaches in contemporary dance choreography.
Cost £13 annual registration fee and £3 for class thereafter. Non members pay £8.
To book a place on this workshop please email
Paula Allen: p_j_allen@hotmail. com or phone: 07792236583.
www.myspace. com/feedback33
FEEDBACK33 TEACHER'S BIOGRAPHY
Sheron Wray is an artist whose primary focus is dance. This is often in conjunction with other creative forces, music and technology being key. She is a choreographer, dancer and researcher who takes an exceptional interest in Jazz as a fuelling agent to developing her work and philosophy. For over 10 years she danced with the UK's leading Contemporary Dance Company's Rambert and "London Contemporary Dance Theatre". In tandem with this activity, she began creating her own work and in the summer of 1992, JazzXchange Music and Dance Company was formed. During the company's first 10 years she created work with Wynton Marsalis, Byron Wallen, Julian Joseph, Gary Crosby (Jazz Jamaica), and Derek Bermel. She also made a guest appearance with Bobby McFerrin.
In community arts settings she has collaborated with the London Musici Orchestra, the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, for the Millennium celebrations she was commissioned to choreograph the Carnival for the Opening Ceremony at the Dome with designer and producer Keith Khan, created for 300 people. In 2000 Sheron became one of the first Artists - in - Residence at the Royal Opera House. Internationally collaborations have included New York contemporary music group TONK, Tumbuka Dance Company Zimbabwe , Filipino National Commission on Culture and Arts. She has also taught and choreographed in Argentina , Italy, USA, Holland, Cuba and Germany. In Britain, Sheron teaches and choreographs for a number of institutions including the, London Contemporary Dance School, Middlesex University, London Studio Centre, Rambert Dance Company, Royal Ballet School, Dance Arts International, New Adventures and Union. She contributes articles for dance based publications and is often invited to present and chair discussions at Seminars and Conferences.
One of the co-founders of ADAD (Association of Dance of the African Diaspora), an organisation dedicated to dissemination and highlighting of work created from an Africanist perspective; Sheron is also the custodian of a seminal work Harmonica Breakdown and is the artist who is depicted in the film of this classic work choreographed by Jane Dudley.
Dear Africa Consortium members,
Please find below and attached the June/July Africa Consortium e-bulletin, which contains in for mation that will be of real benefit to you and your organisation.
- Africa Consortium event: ‘AGENDAS, AGENDAS, AGENDAS: “The Female Artist’s Voice in South Africa ” on 10th June from 3.30pm – 5.30pm at Strat for d East
- Members events
- Projects in Development
- Visiting Artists
- Calls for Submission
- Recommended reading
Do note that some of the in for mation in this e-bulletin is held on the ‘members page’ of the Africa Consortium website. If you have for gotten your login details, please email http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@africaconsortium.co.uk for a reminder.
GENERAL NEWS
AGENDAS, AGENDAS, AGENDAS: “The Female Artist’s Voice in South Africa ”
The Africa Consortium and University of the Arts Wimbledon are pleased to present an interview with the South African per for mance poet Lebo Mashile.
Lebo is one of South Africa ’s celebrated contemporary per for mance artists. She is an award winning poet, per for mer, actress, presenter and producer, whose work speaks with a sense of urgency, rawness and humour about life in the new South Africa . http://www.lebomashile.com/. Lebo is being interviewed by international artist Mojisola Adebayo renowned for her work dealing with Theatre of the Oppressed in areas of conflict and crisis. This is the third in a series of ‘Agendas’ conversations that looks at contemporary per for mance in Africa . Previous ‘Agendas’ with the Africa Consortium have featured Jon Kani at the National Theatre, London and Brett Bailey at the Edinburgh Festival.This “Agendas” interview is being introduced by Jane Collins Reader in Theatre at Wimbledon College of ArtThis event is FREE, but booking is essential. Please contact us at either http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@africaconsortium.co.uk or 020 7193 4577 to reserve your place.
Date: Wednesday, 10th June 2009
Time: 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Venue: Theatre Royal Strat for d East, Gerry Raffles Square, Strat for d, London, E15 1BN
MEMBERS NEWS
If you have any news that you would like to share, please email the in for mation to http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@africaconsoritum.co.uk
Please read on for members’ news
Visiting Arts appoints new Chair
Director of Culture and National Heritage at the Council of Europe Robert Palmer has been appointed as the new Board Chair of Visiting Arts.
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
Hall for Cornwall
Hall for Cornwall , Truro , in partnership with Theatre 503 London, is looking for actors of African origin to per for m in a rehearsed reading of THE CROSSING by Esther O’Toole, directed by Anna Coombs.
They are looking for 7 Black African male actors and 1 Black African female actor. Full character details and a draft script are available on request from Frances Macadam: http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=francesm@hallforcornwall.org.uk or 01872 321970 ... For more in for mation visit this link - http://africaconsortium.co.uk/events-new.asp
VISITING ARTISTS
Opiyo Okach presents Border Border Express and No Man’s Gone Now
This is your chance to catch this emotionally felt and thought provoking double bill of dance in the UK . This is part of his current residency in Birmingham ... For more in for mation visit this link - http://africaconsortium.co.uk/events-new.asp
Date: 4th June 2009
Time: 8pm
Venue: Dance Xchange, Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street , Birmingham , B5 4TB
Info: http://www.thehawth.co.uk/
EVENTS
Theatre royal Strat for d East presents Foreplay
Based on La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler, Foreplay looks at a South Africa seemingly obsessed with sex despite AIDS devastating too many lives... For more in for mation visit this link - http://africaconsortium.co.uk/events-new.asp
Date: 22nd May – 13th June 2009
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Theatre Royal Strat for d East Gerry Raffles Square , Strat for d , London , E15 1BN
Info: http://www.strat for deast.com/whats_on/ForePlay.shtml
ADAD is proud to present the first ever Bloom Festival
Presented by the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD), this festival sees dance of the African Diaspora springing up all over Southbank Centre during two days of per for mances, workshops, film and talks... For more in for mation visit this link - http://africaconsortium.co.uk/events-new.asp
Date: 6th June – 7th June 2009
Time: Various events from 3pm
Venue: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road , London SE1 8XX
Info: http://www.adad.org.uk/ or +44 (0)871 663 2500
Punch Record – Bass festival presents: Art's Own Kind - Afrobeat and the Art of Lemi Ghariokwu An exhibition of the work of one of the worlds most controversial and prolific album sleeve designers, Lemi Ghariokwu, will be launching this year’s BASS Festival 2009... For more in for mation visit this link http://africaconsortium.co.uk/events-new.asp
Dates: 8th June – 6th July 2009Time: All day
Venue: 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London , E1 6LA Info: http://www.richmix.org.uk/
The Hawth presents Vagina Monologues starring Tameka Empson
Based on author Eve Ensler's interviews conducted with women from all around the world, this hilariously witty and moving collection of tales gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, brave and thoroughly human stories. ... For more in for mation visit this link - http://africaconsortium.co.uk/events-new.asp
Date: 18th June 2009
Time: 8pm
Venue: The Hawth Theatre, Hawth Avenue , Crawley, West Sussex RH10 6YZ
Info: http://www.thehawth.co..uk/ or +44 (0)1293 553636
USEFUL INFORMATION
This section is exclusively for AC members. If you have for gotten or misplaced your username and password, please email http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@africaconsortium.co.uk for a replacement.
The Bayimba Intern ational Festival of Music
The festival is the most visible activity of the Foundation. It is organised by the Cultural Foundation, which firmly believes that the planned activities offer an attractive and irresistible programme of music and arts to a wide and diverse audience.
Date: 12th-14th June 2009,
Time: All day
Venue: National Theatre, Kampala , Uganda
E-mail: http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bayimba@gmail.com
Link: http://bayimba.org/... For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
ARTerial Network marketing workshop news
Marketing workshops were held as part of the Harare Intern ational Festival of the Arts (HIFA) at the Book Café, a well-known cultural hub in Harare . About 35 delegates representing nine SADC gathered over two days to discuss the building of regional arts markets, share best practice arts marketing experience, learn from each other and work towards developing an Arts Marketing Toolkit. The aim is to launch this Toolkit at the Second ARTerial Network Conference in September 2009. ... For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
Website for the 2nd PanAfrican Cultural Festival
The website contains the various aspects of the programme of the Festival, contact addresses and related documents. Algeria has already received confirmation of participation from 44 countries. The festivities are scheduled in indoor and outdoor venues in Algiers , Boumerdes, Tipaza, Blida , and other cities of the East and the West.
Date: 5th – 20th July 2009
Website: http://www.panafalger2009.dz/
... For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
Website for FESMAN 2009 - World Festival of Black Arts- Senegal
Thanks to the coordination of the Cultural and Foreign Affairs ministries of the 80 countries involved, FESMAN 2009 testifies the explicit political will of African leaders to promote the renaissance of the continent and to give it back its legitimate place in the world.
Date: 1st December – 14th December 2009
Location: Dakar
Website: http://www.fesman2009.com/en/fesman/The-FESMAN-2009.html
... For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
IFACCA
Support for multidisciplinary art: seeking your help
In their latest D’Art topic (no. 38) IFACCA is seeking in for mation on how governments provide support for multidisciplinary art. Your response to the survey would be much appreciated... For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
Website: http://www.ifacca.org/announcements/2009/03/26/supportmultidisciplinary-art-seeking-your-help/
Survey on intercultural dialogue: seeking your help
As a key part of the preparations for the 4th World Summit on Arts and Culture, IFACCA, in cooperation with the ERICarts institute, has developed a major survey on ‘Achieving intercultural dialogue through the arts and culture?’ ... For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
Website: http://www.ifacca.org/announcements/2009/04/09/survey-intercultural-dialogue-seekingyour-help/
TOUR READY
Black Routes tour
Black Routes will tour the best of African and Caribbean music. The network, funded by Arts Council England initially for a two-year period, is a partnership between five organisations – Africa Oyé (Liverpool), Centre for Music & Arts Technology – CMAT (Birmingham), Joyful Noise (London), Punch (Birmingham) and Serious (London). For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
South Africa & Swaziland 2009 - A tour with the Embroiderers’ Guild
A journey through crafts and rural Africa. Join Lesley Robin on a new journey through rural South Africa & Swaziland . Visits include Table Mountain, Bo-Kaap and the Malay Quarter with its brightly painted 19th century houses....visting markets and self-help projects focussing on crafts… handmade candles, embroidery, weaving, recycled glass. Come discover the vibrancy and spirit of Swaziland and the New South Africa, a truly “Rainbow Nation”. ... Please contact Annie Franz at the Embroiderers' Guild: 020 8943 1229 ex 36 or http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=afranz@embroiderersguild.com
Date: 26 September – Oct 11, 2009. For more in for mation visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/member-login.asp
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Sadler's Wells Theatre in London , the world's leading venue for international dance is searching for new talent to per for m on stage in front of a live audience. All you need to do is choreograph, per for m and film an original piece of dance and enter it into our Global Dance Contest 2009. As well as receiving a cash prize, the winner of the contest will be invited to per for m live at Sadler's Wells in January 2010 at Sadler's Wells Sampled, their yearly showcase of the best in dance from around the world.
Deadline: 17th July 2009 To continue reading, visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/login-new.asp
Call for applications: Art Space Portsmouth Intern ational Artist Residency 2009
The residency is aimed at emerging fine artists with some experience of professional practice who may have had limited exposure in the UK and whose work is engaged with contemporary debate within the international art world. The selected artist will reside in Portsmouth on the south coast of England for a period of three months between September and December 2009. For details about the residency and how to apply please see http://visitingarts.newsweaver.co.uk/5wao1hx0j4n
Application deadline: 25 June 2009.
PUBLICATIONS
African Theatre 7: Companies.
Edited James Gibbs, published by James Currey. The book explores 'The Story of Jos Repertory Theatre' and JRT's 'Our House' (play script). Articles cover theatre companies in Eritrea , Ghana , Lesotho , Nigeria , South Africa , and Tanzania . There is special emphasis in several cases on funding. ... to continue reading, visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/login-new.asp
Nkyin-Kyin: Essays on the Ghanaian Theatreby James Gibbs, published by Rodopi. Includes essays on theatre and community development, Antigone in Ghana, on F K Fiawoo, Efua Sutherland, Ama Ata Aidoo, Joe de Graft, the Legon 7 and the making of 'The Dying of the Light'.... to continue reading, visit this link - http://www.africaconsortium.co.uk/login-new.asp
THE AFRICA CONSORTIUM NEWSLETTER
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MANY MEMBER’S EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE ALL ROUND THE UK AND IN AFRICA, AND TO FIND OUT ABOUT OUR NEW MEMBERS AND POSSIBLE COLLABORATIONS
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