SPECIAL OFFER – only £190 if paid by 9th Feb ’12.
Come and enjoy a feast of drumming, singing and camp fires in Wymondley Woods in Hertfordshire with an adjacent 20-acre conservation area with mature woods, stream, pond and grassland.
We have camping and indoor accomodation with access and facilities for the disabled. Workshops will be held in the Activity Centre and in yurts.
There’ll be workshop sessions on Thursday evening, all day Friday & Saturday and on Sunday morning & afternoon.
Tutors
Ravin ‘Raz’ Jayasuriya, Dave Pattman and Vicky Jassey
Content of study
The topics we’ll cover include; Afrocuban drumming (from Bata, Bembe, Guiro, Iyesa & Congo), Afrobrazilian drumming (from Ijexa, Candomble de Angola & Candomble de Ketu) plus songs for all these traditions.
Who can take part?
The workshops are designed for adults. 16 to 18 years olds with drumming experience can also attend if accompanied by an adult (guardian) during the weekend.
Families
Families with children under 16 are also welcome. Please contact us for family rates. There are a number of sports, games and outdoor activities available for children and young people. If there’s sufficient demand, we’ll be happy to offer music workshops as well. Children under 14 need to be supervised at all times during the weekend. There are reduced rates for non-participating adults (guardians) attending purely to supervise children.Camping option is available for families. Indoor accommodation is subject to availability and we can only confirm this nearer the time of the workshop.
Indoor accommodation
The Centre has five dormitories, each sleeping 6-8 and furnished with bunk beds with storage facilities beneath. There are separate male & female showers/toilets.
Camping
The Centre is situated within a 4-acre campsite. So there’s plenty of room for you to put up your tent or yurt. There are separate male & female showers/toilets for campers.
There is a campfire site and an arena space for games.
Instruments
Some instruments will be provided but if you can, please bring your own from the following list: congas, bata. Atabaques, shekeres, cowbells, drums sticks, whippy sticks. You can specify which instruments you can bring on the registration form. Please bring ear-plugs.
Food
Vegetarian food is provided for all meals during the weekend. If you have any special dietary requirements / allergies please let us know on the registration form.
Free time
During your free time you can go for a walk in the woods or enjoy some of the on site activities.
Your help during the weekend
To help keep things tidy and ensure this workshop runs smoothly, we kindly ask all participants to help with certain household duties.
DATES Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th April 2012
TIMES
Arrive from 6 pm on Thursday to register and put up tent (if camping) etc.. Depart on Sunday by 5 pm. A full schedule will be sent nearer the time.
COSTS (all inclusive)
Special Offer
Save more if you book by 9th Feb 2012
Participant rate (16 years plus)
Special Offer is £190 if paid by 9/2/12. Early bird discount is £215 if paid between 10/2/12 and 1/3/12 after which the standard rate of £245 applies.
Non-participating guardian rate (18 years plus)
Special Offer is £115 if paid by 9/2/12. Early bird discount is £140 if paid between 10/2/12 and 1/3/12 after which the standard rate of £170 applies.
Families – please contact us for rates
The deadline for all registrations is 29/3/12
NB
The costs above are for payments received by bank transfer or cheque. Payments by Credit & Debit cards will incur an additional charge of 3.5%.
Bookings
Go to workshop registration page
Enquiries
Tel: 0843 289 9530
Mob: 07833 377 432
Email:courses@ovm.co.uk
Camp Iroko is presented by One Voice Music & Bombo Productions
Scan this QR Code with your smart phone and keep up to date with developments on this workshop.
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IRIE! dance theatre proudly presents Making Tracks with dancer, choreographer and Artistic Director of The MaxwellDanceProject - Shelley Maxwell. Making Tracks is an on-going program of professional development training in African Peoples Dance. In particular, Making Tracks Master Classes are ideal for you if you’re:
•Proficient in learning and performing dance routines;
•Trained in at least one form of contemporary dance and practice some form of African or African-Caribbean dance.
Making Tracks with Shelley Maxwell will give dancers the opportunity to explore Reggae and Dancehall styles interlaced with basic classical ballet as well as fluid and lyrical contemporary movements. A key focus of this class will be the intricate use of reggae rhythms in shaping movement. And, as inspiration, the class will use both current Reggae tunes and music from the past 40 years. Making Tracks with Shelley Maxwell takes place on Saturday 25 February 2012. Venue: Moonshot Centre, Fordham Park, Angus Street, New Cross, London SE14 6LU. Fee: £15 (£10) Contact IRIE! on 020 8691 6099 to reserve your place or visit our website on your PC or smartphone to make a secure online payment: http://www.iriedancetheatre.org/
Shelley Maxwell, Dancer & Choreographer
Hotfoot Online
Hotfoot Online, our web-based magazine is out now. Featuring a mix of feature articles, interviews, reviews and more, Hotfoot Online provides a window into the world of African and African diaspora dance practice throughout the UK and beyond. Click here to read the winter edition.
Intensives & workshops
Dancehall v African workshop
DMAC, Hamilton House, Stoke Croft, Bristol
February 18 - 19, 2012
1pm - 4pm
By popular demand Sara Galan haliling from Sweden will be visiting the UK to initiate her very own style of dance. Click here for more information
News & Events
UMOJA the pulsating musical celebration of South African song and dance returns to London on January 31 - February 19, 2012 at the Peacock Theatre. For more info and booking details click here.
LIVE Brazil Launch Party
Revolution, Albert Dock, Liverpool
February 12, 2012
2pm - 4pm
The docks will be shaking to a unique UK-Brazilian beat with dance and music performances and workshops brought to you by Movema, Batala, Audio Voyeur and more.
Cost: Free
JUSTE DEBOUT STEEZ LONDON UK PRELIMS 2012
February 25 - 26, 2012
11am - 3am
The Camden Centre, Euston Road, London WC1H 9JE
Heats are happening across the globe to find the worlds finest. Dancers are fighting it out 2 on 2 (Locking, Popping, Hip Hop and House) and 1 on 1 (Experimental) in front of a highly acclaimed international judging panel for a place to battle at the Grand Finale in ParisHeats are happening across the globe to find the worlds finest. Dancers are fighting it out 2 on 2 (Locking, Popping, Hip Hop and House) and 1 on 1 (Experimental) in front of a highly acclaimed international judging panel for a place to battle at the Grand Finale in Paris.
Aida & Eva do Djembe and Sabar (Workshop + Concert)
February 25, 2012
Hackney Attic, 270 Mare Street, London E8 1HE
12.30pm - 5pm
Aida has taught at Danceworks, at Feedback 33, at Afro-Xplosion, at ADAD's Bloom Festival, holds a regular dance class at the SPACE, and recently performed with her students at Camden Rock. And everywhere she goes, she is invited back, and draws more people to her... if you don't know why, come and find out!
The cost of the workshops AND entry to the concert is £30. N.B. A £10 deposit is required to secure your place at this workshop - closing date 11th February 2012**** CONCERT ***** Entry to the concert is £5. EMAIL dundunkini@gmail.com to pay your deposit. For more info or call 07949761589 //07789275926
The World In Which We Exist
On February 11, Enigma Dance Company presents The World In Which We Exist at Resolution! 2012. Find out more here.
Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta
February 3, 2012, British Museum, 6.30pm.
Film based on the incredible true story of Ibn Battuta, who set out from Morocco in 1325 on an epic journey to the sacred city of Mecca. Click here for more information.
Toxteth 1981
A community exhibition to mark the 30th anniversary in July 2011 of the riots in Liverpool 8. It features the memories and photographs of the local people who were affected at the time, including a lot of previously unseen material showing at the International Slave Museum, Liverpool until July 1, 2012. Visit www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk to find out more.
Freestyle Forums
An incredible and unique night of two halves. Part 1 fuses freestyle rap, forum theatre, and physical theatre to create pure edutainment. Part 2 think 'Who's Line is it Anyway' meets freestyle rap and physical theatre at Rich Mix, London on February 25, 2012 at 7.30pm.
Auditions and Classes
Phoenix Dance Theatre is currently looking for male and female dancers of outstanding quality to join the company on full-time contracts from summer 2012. Applicants should have strong contemporary and classical training and must have a minimum of three years professional experience. The audition will be held in London on Sunday 26th February at The Royal Opera House. Audition is by invitation only. Please email a c.v. and a maximum of two performance photographs to recruitment@phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk before Friday 17th February.
Compagnie Thor – Thierry Smits - Is Looking For 4 Male + 3 Female Dancers aged between 21 and 26 to create a team for its next productions from September 2012 - 2014. Candidates must have previous professional performance experience, be trained in classical and various contemporary technical skills, and have partnering experience.
Auditions: 1st selection: 24/03 & 25/03/12 or 31/03 & 01/04/12 or 07/04 & 08/04/12 at Studio Thor (Brussels) - please choose one of these weekends, presence is required for both days – pointes required for female dancers. 2nd selection: during a 2-week workshop in April 2012 at Studio Thor – the exact dates will be sent to the selected candidates. Applications via the form on www.thor.be before 15th March 2012 (please attach you CV + cover letter + full-length picture). We will send you the practical information and the time of the audition (1st selection) on 20th march 2012. More Info: www.thor.be // Sarah : audition@thor.be / +32 2 223 26 00
All,
For those of us who didn't make to the Motherland to dance this winter, don't worry, you don't need to!!! Two of senegal's - i'm talking born, grown , trained and performed over there - most talented female dancers, AIDA DIOP and EVA GOUDIABY are teaching together for the time on 25th FEBruary! Come and get your top-up right here in London ...don't say you weren't tol
Aida and Eva will be teaching Sabar, a liberating, and sensual dance
originally performed by women, and largely, taught by women... A
beautifully, dynamic and joyful dance, where the natural movements of
the female body are appreciated and accentuated.. whether you dance
or not, as a woman, you will find your body 'fall' into this style
quite naturally.... in all its splendour.
We will also do the more familiar, and much-loved 'djembe' style of
dance: Our teachers' knowledge of djembe dances and rhythms is
unchallenged; and they generously share fresh movement vocabulary with
their students; injecting newblood into the scene. COME AND DANCE WITH
THEM !!!! You will not be disappointed!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOo7QrDsVnM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfA9Yy2AwN8
************ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW****************
SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2012
12.30- 3.30pm
*****djembe & sabar workshop
4pm -5pm
***** DRUM & DANCE CONCERT
DANCE***
This concert will consist of riveting performances from Adia, Eva and
some surprise guests!
DRUM****
AND FOR YOU DRUMMING ENTHUSIASTS, A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE KHALIFA
CONTE, MOHAMED GUEYE, and their drumming friends DELIVER THE BEATS
THAT MAKE THEM LONDON'S FINEST!!! Come and hear/see these two play,
you will be mesmerized....
*** PRICE OF WORKSHOPS AND CONCERT ***
The cost of the workshops AND entry to the concert is £30.
N.B. A £10 DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED TO SECURE YOUR PLACE IN THE WORKSHOP
**** CONCERT *****
Entry to the concert is £5
ADDRESS***
HACKNEY PICTUREHOUSE
270 Mare Street London E8 1HE
***** Transport
Hackney overland.
EMAIL dundunkini@gmail.com to pay your deposit//for more info or call
07949761589
SPREAD THE WORD!!!!
Greetings and best wishes for the New Year to you and yours.
In association with Spread the Word, Bloodaxe Books and The Books
Project come poets from the groundbreaking anthology TEN. This exciting
new generation of poets draws on the cultural and multiple heritages
which make up contemporary Britain. TEN was the culmination of an
initiative by writer development agency Spread the Word and the
acclaimed author Bernardine Evaristo MBE to support talented African,
Diasporan and Asian poets.
Celebrate the poetry anthology TEN and follow us on a trail around the
V&A as we hear newly commissioned work performed within the V&A
galleries. Join poets Mir Mahfuz Ali, Rowyda Amin, Nick Makoha, Roger
Robinson, Shazea Quraishi and Jan Kofi-Tsekpo as they share their craft
of powerful, moving and exceptional poetry.
Listen to sounds from eclectic worlds, genres and decades with three of
London’s finest selectors: Charlie Dark, Rita Ray and Max Reinhardt,
then hear Brooklyn-based artist Tracie Morris with her unique style of
word play.
Take part in a Q&A session hosted by writer and co-editor of the
anthology TEN Bernardine Evaristo MBE, and expand your mind on one of
our creative writing and digital workshops.
"This thrilling, moving, challenging and inspiring new anthology
introduces ten sparkling new talents who demonstrate the richness,
energy and confidence of the poetic voice in our multicultural country.
It is a joyful and important moment in publishing." Carol Ann Duffy,
Poet Laureate on TEN
Entry:
DJ sessions are free and drop-in
Poetry Trails and Virtual Gallery £5 each (includes entry to the Q&A
with Bernadine Evaristo MBE)
Creative Writing Workshops £5 each
Booking:
Book online at www.vam.ac.uk/whatson or call 020 7942 2211
For further information:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/1588/poetic-journeys-2730/
I look forward to seeing you at Poetic Journeys.
Kind Regards,
Janet Browne
Programme Manager
Black Heritage & Culture
Learning & Interpretation Division
Victoria & Albert Museum
South Kensington
London
SW7 2RL
Direct Line: 020 7942 2184
Email: j.browne@vam.ac.uk
Note: I work Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays and shall respond to
emails once on each of these days. If your enquiry is urgent please
contact Caroline Lang, New Audiences Team Leader and Head of Projects
and Planning on 020 7942 2806 or email: CLang@vam.ac.uk
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.
Cuban Contemporary Dance with Dwayne Barnaby, Thursday 9 February, Thursday 23 February, Thursday 1 March, and Thursday 8 Mar, 2012, 7pm – 9pm (registration 7pm – 7.25pm; class 7.30pm – 9pm)
Venue: The London Studio Centre, 42 - 50 York Way, London N1 9AB (adjacent to Lincoln Lounge)
Dwayne’s class is filled with a strong Cuban and Caribbean folkloric influence. Over the course of four weeks, Dwayne will be experimenting with movements and rhythms in a high energy class, while loosely using some contemporary elements. Dwayne’s main objective in these sessions is lead a fun class which allows participants to express themselves to rhythms rooted in Cuban and Afro-Caribbean folklore. Each class will end with a set of movements that will later become a part of a piece of work.
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: 07800959664.
Teacher’s Bio
Dwayne Barnaby was born in Jamaica and trained with Ashe Caribbean performing arts ensemble. He later trained in Cuba at the Escuela Nacional de Danza Cuba where he specialised in Cuban modern technique, Cuban folklore, choreography and dance education. A former member of Phoenix Dance Theatre and former cast member of the London production of Disney’s The Lion King, Dwayne’s performance credits also include Emperor Jones produced by The Gate theatre.
Dwayne loves choreography and has choreographed for L’Antoinette Stines’ L'Acadco Dance Company in Jamaica, and for The Gate theatre production of Emperor Jones. Known for his inspiring and high energy classes, he has taught dance at the National School of Dance in Jamaica and at Afro Dance Xplosion (London) amongst others.
A registered mental health nurse, Dwayne aspires to develop a system utilising dance as a form of mental health alternative therapy.
Feedback33 Dancers' Mentoring Forum: “Let's celebrate our differences by coming together"
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