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Greetings once again,

 

Hope this email finds you well.

 

As part of the Club to Catwalk 80s Fashion in London Exhibition season, we present our woman in music trailblazers Madeline Bell, Linda Lewis and Janet Kay in conversation together for the first time, with broadcast journalist Jacqueline Springer, at the V&A, South Kensington on Friday 22 November 2013 at 19.00, doors at 18.45.

 

There are still a few tickets available at £9, £6 concession

 

To book and for further information call the Bookings Team on 020 7942 2211 or go on-line

http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/2860/black-women-of-soul-rock-and-pop-4229/

Please feel free to FORWARD this email to your family, friends, colleagues and anyone who remembers the soulful rock, sartorial style, and poise these 3 amazing singers delivered in the 70s, paving the way for many others in the postmodern 80s and 90s.

 

Again one not to be missed!

 

This event will be filmed and photographed and is in collaboration with Contemporary Black Music Culture™

 

See you there.

 

Best,

 

J 

 

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 Wednesdays PM, Thursdays and Fridays. If your enquiry is urgent please contact Jo Banham, the Adults and Creative Industries Team Leader on 020 7942 2190 or email: j.banham@vam.ac.uk

 

Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700-1900
26 October 2013- 19 January 2014 at V&A South Kensington
Supported by the Friends of the V&A
Book now on www.vam.ac.uk/chinesepainting

See the exhibition for free if you join as a V&A Member
www.vam.ac.uk/members

War Games
Until 9 March 2014 at V&A Museum of Childhood
Admission free

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Dear Artists, Colleagues and Associates,

 

 

As part of our partnership, Greenwich Dance and Trinity Laban are looking for young chorographers to create work on two of our youth dance groups.  We are looking for choreographers aged 26 years or under who may be recent graduates or early on in their career, interested to develop their skills and understanding of working with young people.  All dance style specialisms are welcomed. 

 

Choreographers will need to be available for one day in December to present their ideas and audition for the groups and have availability to work with a group for the duration of the project which runs from January – April 2014. The performances take place at Greenwich Dance on Friday 4^th and Saturday 5^th April 2014.

 

This is a paid opportunity.

 

Deadline: Friday 28 November

 

For further information, applications or recommendations of suitable artists please contact: Grace grace@greenwichdance.org.uk or Caron caron@greenwichdance.org.uk (0208 293 9741)

 

 

Please spread the word by forwarding on to anyone who may know of someone suitable or may be interested in the opportunity.

 

 

Kind regards

Grace Okereke

Project Manager

Greenwich Dance Borough Hall Royal Hill SE10 8RE

+44(0)20 8293 9741

www.greenwichdance.org.uk

 

AFRO CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLASS

15th November 2013

London at Dance Works 16 Balderton Street W1K 6TN

Organised by Alison Ray

Cost: £7

Afro Contemporary Dance every Friday 6pm -7pm at Dance Works 16 Balderton Street W1K 6TN

Come and learn some different dance styles from West Africa, which are fused together to create a unique blend of Dance, Music and sheer fun.

With Alison Ray (Dance Teacher) and Abduli ( Musician)

Class £7

Alison Ray
tel: 07766506644
email: raysprod007@hotmail.co.uk

The Master Returns

CLASSES Plan ahead and check out our classes for next week. Tuesday Classes at the Cuban in Moorgate 7pm - Bachata 8pm - Cuban Salsa All levels welcome Free club after the class Wednesday at the Cuban in Moorgate Classes at the Cuban in Moorgate 7pm Beginners/Intermediate  8pm Improvers/Advanced All levels welcome Free club after the class Wednesday at the the Prince of Wales in Brixton SALSA CLASSES at 7pm - 8pm : £9 (includes entry to the club) DJS JOHNNY G + MADERA VERDE + guests; 8pm - Midnight :£3 Two rooms of pure Latin vibes Friday Rhythmic Salsa returns tonight with Elder at Christ Church Hall, 27 Blackfriars. Class starts at 7pm-9pm

Salsateca news Another chilly week in London, but we have plenty to warm you up with! Rhythmic Salsa tonight Starting with Master Elder's Rhythmic Salsa class tonight Salsateca is here to take that cold feeling away and warm you with some fulfilling and warm salsa.  Spanish Harlem Class are all back as usual next week. Don't forget that we have launched our new night in Brixton: Spanish Harlem!!! This is our new night that we will be running every Wednesday at The Prince of Wales in Brixton. Get down for classes (including entry to the club with DJ Johnny G) for only £9!!! 21st Birthday (Madre Rumba) And finally, we have our 21st Birthday at The Wine Tun in St Paul's on Saturday 30th November. Come and celebrate with us and enjoy what promises to be another epic party. (See below for more details). Have a great week! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salsatecadanceschool?ref=hl Rhythmic Salsa   This class is designed specially to help you with your salsa technique and rhythm.   If you feel like your salsa level isn't coming along as you hoped or you really want to move on up a level, then this class is perfect for you. Get down to Christ Church Hall this evening for 7pm to make the most of this technical class with Elder and his live percussionists.    Join Elder and his percussionists tonight at Christ Church Hall  Madre Rumba Salsateca and Ola Latina are celebrating their birthdays at The Wine Tun in St Paul's on 30th November!!! This fiesta is going to be a real fiesta full of rhythm and rumba!!! Here is what is in store for you:  3 hours of classes in Salsa, Cha Cha Cha & Dominican Bachata by the Salsateca team & guests Miguel Rico, Cristian Lantigua and Jeff Davila. Dance shows by Cali Swing, Mambonito and much much more!  Live band: LATIN MACHINE DJs El Chino, Julian The Duke, Mr Bilongo, Cristian Lantigua and many more   DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS EPIC EVENT. Check out the event here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/473306939449658/?fref=ts MADRE RUMBA Prices: £15 All Classes & Club / £12 2 Classes & Club / £10 Club incl. 1 Class (last class in schedule) Venue: The Wine Tun, 2-6 Cannon Street, London EC4M  6XX

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Jazz Cubano! Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez and Ramon Valle Sun 17 Nov Southbank Centre / Queen Elizabeth Hall Three of the best Cuban jazzers in the world all under one roof. Alfredo Rodriguez who Quincy Jones described as ‘one of the most gifted jazz pianists of the 21st century’. The incendiary interplay of Ramon Valle’s trio is guaranteed to lift the roof. Pedrito Martinez’s band has them dancing on the tables of the restaurant that’s their Manhattan home. Book Here.
LONDON REMIXED FESTIVAL IS BACK  SAT 23 NOV - 1 NIGHT - 7 STAGES -1 TICKET – SHOREDITCH £10 Early Bird Tickets over 40 acts This is the funkiest gig of the year from the powerhouses behind the biggest festival stages. It's about how the music of London mixes with the whole world. Whether that's brass bands doing hip hop, vintage sounds remixed, mash up DJs, or Reggae remixed. All programmed by zeitgeist promoters and festival makers – LONDON IS THE REMIX. More Info.
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Fri 15 & Sat 16 Nov  Jazz Cafe Their meticulously crafted instrumentals and tight harmonies, bring back to the masses the classic hits of the legendary Fleetwood Mac. With an array of styles and a mixture of musical genres, Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac have perfected the legacy of blues, rock and pop classics that made Fleetwood Mac the icons of the music industry they are today. More info.

Hidden Movement now on sale.

Hidden Movement is now on Sale !   Buy via Amazon and Blackwell's This publication has arisen from the presentations given at an inaugural conference in May 2013, Hidden Movement - Contemporary Voices of Black British Dance which was part of the Let's Dance International Festival. It is about those that broke through the barriers and the pain and transformed Black dance in the UK to something very special. You can now buy the publication through Amazon and Blackwell's websites for £15.  http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/id/Hidden_Movement/9780992631901 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hidden-Movement-Contemporary-Voices-British/dp/0992631904/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383561690&sr=8-1&keywords=hidden+movement+contemporary+voices

MONDAY Afro-Brazilian  THE PLACE From 20h to 21:30h Address: 17 Duke's Road Euston Tube Station WC1H 9PY | London £10 drop in £35 (4 classes pack) £60 (8 classes pack) THURSDAY Contemporary Afro-Brazilian SIOBHAN DAVIES STUDIOS From 19:30h to 21h  Address: 85 St George's Road Elephant & Castle Tube Station SE1 6ER | London Afro-Brazilian Dance Class Is a fun, motivating, aerobic dance class that through the fusion of Brazilian and African rhythms and a large variety of movements created and adapted by Irineu Nogueira, develops strength, coordination, muscle tone, stamina, flexibility and an understanding and sense of rhythm.  NOVEMBER   07/11 | Thursday: AFRO-FUSION by Diene "Waaw Waaw" Sagna!  SIOBHAN DAVIES STUDIOS (7:30 to 9pm)   11/11 | Monday: AFRO-FUSION by Diene "Waaw Waaw" Sagna! THE PLACE (8 to 9:30pm)   14/11 | Thursday: AFRO-FUSION by Diene "Waaw Waaw" Sagna!  SIOBHAN DAVIES STUDIOS (7:30 to 9pm)   18/11 | Monday: NORMAL CLASS THE PLACE (8 to 9:30pm)   21/11 | Thursday: NORMAL CLASS  SIOBHAN DAVIES STUDIOS (7:30 to 9pm)    25/11 | Monday: NORMAL CLASS THE PLACE (8 to 9:30pm)   28/11 | Thursday: NORMAL CLASS  SIOBHAN DAVIES STUDIOS (7:30 to 9pm) DECEMBER  02/12 | Monday: NORMAL CLASS THE PLACE (8 to 9:30pm)   05/12 | Thursday: NORMAL CLASS  SIOBHAN DAVIES STUDIOS (7:30 to 9pm)   09/12 | Monday: NORMAL CLASS THE PLACE (8 to 9:30pm)   12/12 | Thursday: LAST CLASS OF THE TERM  SIOBHAN DAVIES STUDIOS (7:30 to 9pm) OBS: WE ARE BACK MONDAY, THE 20th OF JANUARY 2014!   Copyright © 2013 Irineu Nogueira Dance, All rights reserved. www.irineunogueira.com contact@irineunogueira.com +44(0)7720605126 +44(0)7401774244  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

 

 

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Calling all Mandinga fans!

Halloween may be done and dusted for another year, but you can still experience some ghoulish goings-on at the Horniman Museum’s tribute to Mexico’s Day of the Dead.

Come and join the likes of Mandinga Arts, puppeteers Theatre of Dolls, and Immersive Theatre company Copperdollar, in celebrating all things macabre this Thursday, 7^th November, 6:00pm – 9:00pm.

Grab a creepy cocktail and tuck into some devilishly hot Mexican street food as you enjoy film screenings, live music, DJ sets, dancing, and more; all set against the backdrop of the Horniman’s fascinating collection of sarcophagi, skeletons and taxidermy.

Tickets are just £3 per adult. Pre-book your ticket for this fabulous festive fiesta before they go at http://www.horniman.ac.uk/visit/events/day-of-the-dead-late

 

 

El Bembe   Next Saturday the 9th of November as EL BEMBE is back!!!   Having one of the best venues in town helps, but we all know that our Salseros really make the party!!! This magnificent venue really lends itself to being the best new Latin event in London. With its beautiful wooden floors, its amazing location next to St Paul's, classes for all levels and a club that stays open 'til 2am, this has become an unmissable event. Come and join the party, whether it is for classes or just for the club. Either way, this one is going to be huge!!!     CLASSES Get the party started with Bachata classes at 7.15pm followed by Cross Body Salsa classes at 8.15pm with Irene, Alain and guest teachers. All levels are welcome!!!     THE CLUB Come and dance to some of the best music our London DJs have to offer. The legendary Johnny G brings sounds from all over the world. Cristian Lantigua is our Bachata specialist and brings his silky salsa skills to the decks as well. Enjoy Latin music from every corner of the globe right here at El Bembe!   Check out the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/563547750361035/?fref=ts   See you next Saturday!!!

21st Anniversary   SAVE THE DATE: Saturday 30th November   To celebrate Salsateca's 21st and Ola Latina's 18th birthdays, we are hosting a special event at The Wine Tun in St Paul's. Come and celebrate over 2 decades of Latin dance and music in London.    All the way from Cali: DJ El Chino will be spinning the decks for you all night. Live band: LATIN MACHINE DJ Julian the Duke 3 hours of classes, dance shows by Cali Swing, Mambonito and much much more!        Make sure this date is in your diary as this is a night that you just can't miss out on!!!