Dates for your Diary
AILEY 2
BOURNEMOUTH PAVILION THEATRE
FRI 4 & SAT 5 MAR 2011
8pm
Tickets £12.50-£22.50. Schools £7.50. Book through BIC via www.bic.co.uk T: 0845 576 3000.
A must for anyone interested in dance, one of the best dance companies in the world, Ailey 2, brings exhilarating and uplifting performance to Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre. Featuring 12 amazing dancers, the most talented of their generation, Ailey 2 showcases their strength, agility and grace in stirring and powerful performances which delight audiences the world over. The programme includes the famous and uplifting Revelations – one of the most renowned dances in modern dance. Formed in 1974, Ailey 2 is the young company of the legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
To celebrate this prestigious event, Pavilion Dance, the new regional dance centre at Bournemouth Pavilion that is supported by Bournemouth Borough Council, is hosting a mini-festival of events exploring ‘roots and routes’ leading to and from Africa, including a gospel sing-a-long, films and discussions, African dance classes and the spectacular performance Desert Crossings. All for FREE with an Ailey 2 ticket!
Open Rehearsal with Ailey 2
Fri 4 March: 4.45pm – 5.30pm, Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre - FREE with Ailey 2 tickets
A rare opportunity to see how a performance comes together. There’s is no need to book, people can just turn up.
Desert Crossings – free performance by top dance company
Fri 4 March: 6.30pm – 7.25pm, Pavilion Dance – FREE with Ailey 2 tickets
Featuring outstanding dancing, powerful music and dramatic lighting. Desert Crossings makes the perfect match to the Ailey 2 performance, straight after.
Gospel Sing-a-long
Sat 5 March: 2pm – 4pm, Pavilion Dance - £5 or FREE with Ailey 2 tickets
Bring your friends and family to this fun class that introduces soul and gospel styles and improves confidence in vocal abilities. Sing contemporary gospel, African songs and even pieces from Alvin Ailey’s Revelations.
Gospel Choir Performance
Sat 5 March: 7pm – 7.30pm, Pavilion Dance - £5 or FREE with Ailey 2 tickets.
In a rousing pre-performance to Ailey 2, be astounded by the power of 70 voices as local choir Unity sing music from Ailey's Revelations and gospel songs. Enjoy choir and then come to the Ailey 2 straight after.
In Conversation with Denise Rowe
Sat 5 March: 6pm – 6.45pm - Pavilion Dance – FREE
UK dancer Denise will discuss her use of traditional African, as well as contemporary dance. There will be a screening of two of her short films including Fields, an uplifting film about children dancing in rural Zimbabwe.
Supported by ADAD.
African Dance Class
Sat 5 March: 4pm – 6pm, Pavilion Dance - £5 or FREE with Ailey 2 tickets
Denise Rowe will teach traditional and modern African dance, with support from Omer Makessa on guitar.
No previous experience in African Dance necessary. For adults and young people aged 14+
Supported by ADAD.
Children’s African Dance Class
Saturday 5 March 10am - 11am - £5 or £3.50 for Ailey 2 ticket holders.
Let Africa's culture and beats inspire your child's creativity and imagination, while improving co-ordination, posture and rhythm. For children aged 5-7 years.
To book for the “Ailey 2 Weekend” activities at Pavilion Dance, customers should call 01202 203630, email paviliondance@dancesouthwest.org.uk or show their Ailey 2 ticket in-person at Pavilion Dance.
Celebrate the solo performer with Flying Solo!
VIDEO: Regie Cabico: The Bird That Looks Like Two Mustaches Kissing
Mon 28 Feb to Sat 3 Mar
The ability of a single artist to captivate and hold an audience is one of the great performing traditions.
The Flying Solo Festival celebrates this skill with a bold and diverse week of performances including edgy live art, haunting Hip Hop theatre, international comedy, spoken word, music and dance.
VIDEO: Benji Reid: The Devil Has Quentin's Heart
Featuring incredible work from
§ Core Rhythm
§ Benji Reid
§ Bryony Kimmings
§ Regie Cabico
§ DawN
§ PLUS much more.
VIDEO: Bryony Kimmings: Sex Idiot
OFFERS - CALL 0161 274 0600
Festival Doubles:
§ The Devil Has Quentin's Heart + Sex Idiot = £15/10 (Wed)
§ Regie Cabico / Jonathan Mayor + Sex Idiot = £15/10 (Thu)
Festival Pass:
See all shows for £25/15!
Dear Dancers, Choreographers and Artists, here is some info about what Spread Expression has recently been up to. All info about our auditions, classes, performances and international projects, check out how you can get involved!
SPREAD EXPRESSION NEWS:
AUDITIONS
BONNIE BIRD AWARD WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER CINDY CLAES TEAMS UP WITH BOLD ARTS COMPANY FAITH DRAMA PRODUCTIONS TO BRING A NEW "DANCE STORY" PRODUCTION COMBINING DANCE, DRAMA AND BASKETBALL
AND WE ARE HOLDING AUDITIONS FOR........
•VERSATILE DANCERS (especially in Hip-hop-hop/contempory/African)
•BASKETBALL FREESTYLERS
AUDITION DATES:
SAT 5TH MARCH..........................1-4PM
MON 7TH MARCH.........................7-9PM
WED 9TH MARCH.........................1-4PM
FRI 11TH MARCH.........................1-4PM & 7-9PM
SAT 12TH MARCH........................1-4PM
(registration is an hour before)
VENUE: 3 MILLS STUDIO, THREE MILL LANE , LONDON , E3 3DU
NEAREST TUBE: BROMLEY BY BOW
FOR MORE INFO PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE ATTACHED FLYER AND CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
OR CALL/EMAIL: 07958 172 298/ AUDITIONS@FAITHDRAMA.ORG.UK
FEEL FREE TO PASS THIS ON TO OTHERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED
www.faithdrama.org.uk
www.spreadexpression.com
KRUMPING THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES - AN ARTISTIC EXCHANGE WITH DEMOLITION CREW:
After 2 years of unstoppable determination, dreams and perseverance, Spread Expression will be traveling to Los Angeles from 13th April until 28th April 2011 to:
-produce a new Krumping Theatre piece and to do a intensive R&D period
-train up the next generation of Krump Theatre Directors by offering professional development in this field to Demolition Crew members
-improve Krump technique and practice, deepen research on Krump culture, history and social background
The Vision: building bridges
Cindy Claes’ and Spread Expression’s purpose is to generate access to Dance Theatre within the Hip-Hop, Krumping and Dancehall community. The purpose of the exchanges is to share the beauty of those dance forms, the richness of its culture and unlock articulate communication tools.
Spread Expression wants the Hip-hop, Dancehall and Krumping community to be perceived as outspoken, articulate and intellectual, breaking misconceptions displayed by mass media.
After our series of pilot projects (San Francisco, Jamaica, L.A, Trinidad, etc.), Demolition Crew and Spread Expression shared one dream in 2008... to create one day an exchange program... that day has come!!!!
CLASSES:
SUNDAYS CLASSES / FUNDRAISER:
Art Fundings are being drastically cut, however Spread Expression is still determined to make big things happen! Every penny you pay for our Sunday Classes will go towards our Krumping Theatre Exchange Program!!! Come and support the arts!
from Sunday 13th March until Sunday 3rd April:
DANCEHALL 5.30pm - 6.30pm (teacher: Cindy)
KRUMPING 6.30pm - 7.30pm (teacher: Genesis)
£5/class!!!!!! (Extra Donations are hugely appreciated!)
Address:
Reay Studios, Caldwell Street, SW9 0EN - (Nearest Tube: Oval)
WEDNESDAY CLASSES:
Regular classes at Studio 1:
DANCEHALL 6.30pm - 7.30pm (teacher: Cindy)
NEW JACK 7.30pm - 8.30pm (teacher: Cindy)
£5/class or £8 for both classes!!!!!!
Address:
Studio1, Creative Engagement, Bernie Grant Enterprise Building , Town hall Approach London, N15 4RX - (Nearest Tube: Seven Sisters)
PERFORMANCES:
“My Soliloquy” - work in progress
Genesis Lynea will be performing her new solo on Sunday 6th March.
Title of the piece: My Soliloquy
Choreography: Genesis Lynea
Director: Cindy Claes
BREAKOUT - The SOLO’s
Address: Waterman’s Theatre, 40 High Street , Brentford , TW8 0BS
“Collabo” - extract of the “dance story”
Cindy Claes/Spread Expression and Faith Drama Productions will be presenting an extract of the new “Dance Story” combining Dance, Drama and Basketball.
Dates: Fri 8th April, Sat 9th April, Sun 10th April
Collabo (Tony Adigun/ Avant Garde & East London Dance)
Venue: Stratford Circus, Theatre Square , Stratford , London , E15 1BX
CINDY CLAES ON THE AGILE LEADERS PROGRAM:
Cindy is currently on The Agile Leaders Challenge. It is a bespoke professional development program for dance and creative media professionals which aims to transform the participants’ creative practice through a three-stranded approach focused on innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration. The program is run by a consortium made up of three partners - the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD), East London Dance and Ochee Design with the support of the Cultural Leadership Program. The partners are working closely with CIDA - The Creativity and Innovation Company (UK) in the design of the program. The challenge is taking place place from January-May 2011 and is made up of two residential weekend intensives, which 'sandwich' a series of creative labs, business skills workshops and action-learning sets. The participants are working in small groups on collaborative projects (Big Ideas) which will culminate in a high profile public showcase/ sharing.
Stay tuned as the idea... is BIG! The sharing will take place end of May.
Thank you for reading, supporting, and hope to see you at one of our events to share the dance backpacking' passion!
Cindy
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Cindy Claes
+44 (0) 7940017054
www.spreadexpression.com
www.cindyclaes.com
Twitter: dancebackpacker
Facebook: Spread Expression
Treading the Baseline...
...is the title of connectingvibes* 2011 Season of Dance. Treading the Baseline is a mixture of revised repertory pieces plus new works created by a mix of well-established and new choreographers. It's a program of work specially designed to open the mind to a multi-sensory experience.
The program for this new season of dance comprises of the following...
Traces of Home
A favourite work featured last season from Jamaica-born choreographer Oniel Pryce. Exploring memories and relationships, the piece is a contemporary fusion of Caribbean dance movements.
Leave Me a Message
This piece explores some of the thousands of messages left in cyberspace every day, from the mundane to last minute pleas of love, life and death.
Waiting for... NEW
A piece that looks at how some people wait forever for the 'Big Moment' - that 'Once in a Lifetime Opportunity', while others refuse to wait preferring to take destiny in their own hands.
Dancehall 3000 NEW
A newly commissioned piece from Dancehall specialist, Paradigmz, that is heavily influenced by the fluidity of dance hall movements linked with a dynamic urban reggae sound. With Dancehall 3000 you'll definitely feel the vibes of contemporary Caribbean movements.
By All Means Necessary NEW
This is a newly commissioned piece by Sheika Edwards, a recent graduate from the Dance Foundation Degree program, it examines the ruthlessness and bravery that you sometimes have to apply when you identify that certain things no longer have a place in your life.
Dates & Times
Thursday 07 April 2011 with a matinee at 2:00pm followed by an evening performance at 7:30pm.
Friday 08 April 2011 at 7:30pm.
Venue
City & Islington College
444 Camden Road
London N7 0SP
Tickets - £5.00 (£2.50 concessions)
Box Office - 020 7700 8610
Performance/Education Work
If you'd like to book the company for performances at your venue or perhaps book dance workshops for your school or community organization please call 020 7700 8610 or 020 8691 6099.
connectingvibes* is a partnership between City & Islington College and IRIE! dance theatre. The company's aim is to promote the work of young dance artists.
connectingvibes* celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2010! Following an invitation to perform at the National Dance Festival of Grenada in 2000, the Company has gone from strength to strength engaging in 8 national tours presenting a fusion of African, Caribbean and Contemporary dance.
Tel: 020 7700 8610 or 07740 520 108
info@connectingvibes.com
www.connectingvibes.com
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.
Feedback33 with Chloe Redmond Thurs 17 March 2011 @ London Studio Centre
Venue: London Studio Centre, 42 - 50 York Way, London N1 9AB (adjacent to Lincoln Lounge)
Egyptian Bellydance with Chloe Redmond Thursday 17 March 2011, 7.30pm - 9pm
Time: 7pm – 9pm (registration: 7pm -7.30pm; class 7.30pm – 9pm)
Egyptian Bellydance is a dance of celebration, tradition, sensuality and strength. For centuries in Egyptian culture it was danced within families, but now it is performed in many settings and has become a very popular evening class. Other than the obvious benefits of general fitness, you will improve your stamina, flexibility and muscle tone in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. The class will be an exciting way to exercise to music, get a supple, trim body and release your natural endorphins. A great way to get through the week, letting loose to Arabic beats!
Cost per class
£5 Members / £8 Non-members
Concessions*
£3 Members / £5 Non-members
* Concessions are open to students and to unemployed professional dancers only. ID/proof of status is required. To check if you qualify for the unemployed professional dancer concession, please phone number below.
Annual Membership fee
£10
To book a place on this workshop please email Paula Allen at feedback33forum@gmail.com or phone: 07792236583.
ABOUT FEEDBACK33 TEACHER
Chloe Redmond: Chloe has been studying Egyptian Bellydance for 9 years. From the age of 4 she began Ballet dancing, despite being the plumpest of this group of “little princesses”, she continued this dance form for 8 years. Chloe went on to develop techniques in a variety of dance styles from Salsa and Street dance to Brazilian and West African. Before graduating with a BA in Visual Communication/Film, Chloe lived in Cairo for 3 months training privately with some of Egypt’s most eminent Bellydance instructors. Currently Chloe teaches weekly group and one- on-one Egyptian Bellydance classes in Walthamstow, East London. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKkpu90Oeg8 to see Chloe in action.
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: London Studio Centre, 42-50 York Way (adjacent to Lincoln Lounge), London N1 9AB
Time: 7pm – 9pm (registration: 7pm -7.30pm; class 7.30pm – 9pm)
Contemporary Dance with Akosua Boakye-Nimo, Thursday 10th March 2011, 7.30-9.00pm.
Akosua’s Contemporary dance draws from diverse movement styles, culture, every day behavior and influences of music. Her classes introduce and support participants to develop some of the technical and aesthetic values that shape western dance forms with traces of African dance. The dancer develops the basic physical and interpretative skills required for contemporary dance. An emphasis is placed on the precise relationship between body parts and the energy of performance. The class begins with a warm up. It continues with centre exercises and travelling phases before building physical and interpretative skills through a dance combination in which the dancer displays both freedom and control.
Cost per class
£5 Members / £8 Non-members
Concessions*
£3 Members / £5 Non-members
* Concessions are open to students and to unemployed professional dancers only. ID/proof of status is required. To check if you qualify for the unemployed professional dancer concession, please phone number below.
Annual Membership fee
£10
To book a place on this workshop please email feedback33forum@gmail.com or phone: 07979464047.
FEEDBACK33 TEACHER'S BIOGRAPHY
Akosua Boakye-Nimo holds a degree in Dance Studies from Roehampton Institute, and a PGCE from Christ Church Canterbury University. Since 1997 she has worked as a freelance dance artist choreographing and delivering Creative, African dance and Contemporary dance forms in primary, secondary schools and community settings. She has managed and delivered a range of African dance workshops for various organisations in and around the UK. In 2003 she began work as a dance lecture in at Kensington and Chelsea College (KCC) where she is now Senior Course Leader for Performing Arts. In the last 4years Akosua has transformed the dance education curriculum at KCC to include the delivery and study of African dance alongside Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Contact Improv.
Akosua has worked extensively over the years in developing her style of Pan-African dance. Her approach fuses movement from a variety of African dance forms with modern choreographic structures.
‘Everyday I am excited and inspired by the architecture of dance and the possibilities it presents, and it is because of this that I continue to create and transform movement.’ – Akosua Boayke.
For more information on Akosua and her work visit www.akomaasa.com or contact akosua@akomaasa.com.
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.
Feedback33 with Lati Saka Thurs 3rd Mar 11@ London Studio Centre.
Venue: London Studio Centre, 42 - 50 York Way (adjacent to Lincoln Lounge), London N1 9AB
Choreographic workshop with Lati Saka Thursday 3rd March 7.30 - 9.00pm.
Time: 7pm – 9pm (registration: 7pm -7.30pm; class 7.30pm – 9pm)
In this session, Lati will be delivering a contemporary dance workshop with an African twist.
Cost per class
£5 Members / £8 Non-members
Concessions*
£3 Members / £5 Non-members
* Concessions are open to students and to unemployed professional dancers only. ID/proof of status is required. To check if you qualify for the unemployed professional dancer concession, please phone number below.
Annual Membership fee
£10
To book a place on this workshop please email feedback33forum@gmail.com or phone: 07979464047.
FEEDBACK33 TEACHER'S BIOGRAPHY
Lati Saka: trained in contemporary dance at Laban, Lati’s desire to explore her cultural roots through the medium of dance, led her to train in Caribbean dance firstly with Greta Mendez and then with IRIE! dance theatre. Following a workshop at IRIE! delivered by Peter Badejo, Lati went on to obtain a grounding in African dance and joined Badejo Arts in 1996. Lati worked with Badejo Arts periodically until its closure. Lati is currently working as freelance dance practitioner.
Feedback33 Dancers' Mentoring Forum: “Let's celebrate our differences by coming together"
SAT 5 MARCH, 8PM
An explosive and exhilarating evening of the best flamenco around, brought to you by the best performers with total artistic freedom, accompanied by an acclaimed live band.
Flamenco Express promises to be an original evening of exciting dance - the dancers' freedom of interpretation means that no two shows are the same.
More info | Book now
Also available: pre-theatre meal package (ticket & 3 course dinner) available via the Box Office.
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Amara Kante and Ibrahima Kone will be teaching Sunday, 13th March, 2011 at 12noon to 15:00 at Westminister University on Regent Street in London. If you are interested, a £10 deposit will be required to secure your place for £25 by the 6th March 2011 or it is £28 at the door. Please contact me if you are interested at 07979464047. This will be a fantastic workshop!!!!!!
Keep on dancin....
Carolyn
Amara Kante and Ibrahima Kone from the Ivory Coast will be teaching an African Dance workshop in London, UK Sunday, 13th March 2011.
Where: Westminster University, 309 Regent Street, London, W1B 2UW
Underground: Oxford Circus
When: Sunday,13th March 2011 for three hours
...Time: 12:00 - 15:00
Price: 25 in advance/ 28 at the door
Amara Kante: is one of the world’s foremost proponents of the now world-renowned music and dance culture of the Manding people of West Africa. He ranks amongst the greatest living players of the djembe drum, an instrument rated as the fastest growing in the world.
If its current growth continues, Djembe, pronounced, “jim-bay”, may soon surpass both the steel pan and the conga in international popularity. It first made an impact outside West Africa in the 1950’s due to the world tours of Les Ballets Africaines led by the Guinean Fodeba Keita. Its spread in the U.S. and Canada was centred on Ladji Camara, a member of Les Ballets Africaines who came to the U.S. to work with modern dance icon Katherine Dunham. Since 1960 he has trained multiple generations of American players.
Amara Kante is currently based in Europe and resides in Marseilles. He does however; maintain a rigorous work schedule in Africa, North America and the Caribbean.
Born June 12, 1974 in Abidjan, the capital city of Ivory Coast in West Africa, Amara Kante came from the Forger cast of the Guinea Manding, that historically specialized in an indigenous African Metallurgy and nature based spirituality.
Amara received his calling at the tender age of seven when he was called to play with the legendary musical group Koteba of Abidjan. His ability to master a wide range of instruments such as dununs, bara, n’tama, and krin, his encyclopaedic memory of rhythms and his exceptional technique on the djembe drum, soon led to acknowledgement of his status as a master drummer and his acclaim as one of the greatest African artists in the world today.
Continuing in the tradition of Koteba and Les Ballets Africaines, Amara has opened his doors to the entire world and has performed on all continents. His resume is astounding. He has worked in the capacity of artistic director, teacher, master drummer, and performed with great artists such as Mory Kante, Peter Gabriel, Georges M’onboye, Moriba Koite, Benkan Foli and Rockiya Kone.
Amara was first invited to Toronto’s Muhtadi International Drum Festival in 2006 and has since contributed greatly to the culture of Toronto by teaching workshops and sharing his culture especially amongst youth.
In 2007, he co-founded Baro Dununba, a Toronto based percussion ensemble dedicated to the percussion music of Africa and the African Diaspora.
He is looking forward to finishing his new album and continued involvement with and contribution to culture in Canada.
See Amara in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwAji25DPBI&feature=related
Ibrahima Kone: was born in Bouaké, which is a village situated in the center of the Ivory Coast. His origins are from the Mandika people.
Artist dancer choreographer and director from the Ivory Coast. Holder d' a Certificate of Professional Competence of the DRAC d' Aix-en-Provence. Former student of l' INA (Institute National of Arts in Coast d' Ivory), and ex choreographer of the Foliba Company with Adama DRAMA. He teaches the traditional dances of l' Africa of l' West in the area of PACA. In short, his teachings are based on what he thinks is important concerning dance: He also teaches the culture with stories and what the dances mean.
Ibrahima has traveled extensively and taught in both Europe and the USA.
See him in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv2x4qIOY2U&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36yV7wsW_KM&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
For additional information contact Carolyn at cj_illy@yahoo,.com or at 07979464047.
London's leading Hip Hop company Avant Garde Dance, under the artistic direction of Tony Adigun are making their world premiere with Illegal Dance.
Working with digital artist Nic Sandiland and Edinburgh Fringe First award winner Inua Ellams, the fully immersive, 360 degree multimedia production reveals an underground society where dance and artistic expression are suppressed, forbidden and illegal.
Breaking convention and showing a distinctive and innovative style, Illegal Dance will create an interactive realm where the spectator becomes part of the spectacle and where the real and the surreal are blurred.
Saturday 5 March 2011
8pm
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