Dear friends Please circulate details of this unique Cuban event in London to celebrate Cuba's National Day of Culture to all your contacts and put on your website and in email newsletters if possible. We also have paper flyers (see attached pdf) for circulation - just call 020 8800 0155. See details in English then Spanish below. Many thanks Trish Meehan Administrator Cuba50 office@cuba50. org www.cuba50.org Tel 020 8800 0155 Cuban Fiesta ‘Día de la Cultura Cubana’ Sun 19 October 2008 3 – 8 pm Cecil Sharp House London NW1 Tickets: £10/£3 020 8800 0155 Come and celebrate Cuba’s National Day of Culture with the UK’s Cuban community in a big family fiesta •Unique live multimedia spectacular by Cuban musicians & artists• Special guests• Reggaeton, classical, rumba, son, descarga, DJs• Dance workshops• Cuban films • Displays• Children’s games, piñata• Cuban food & drink• Bar Venue: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 Tube: Camden Town Entry: £10 /children £3 /includes food & 2 drinks. (Advance book to guarantee food) Info/Tickets:office@cuba50. org Tel:020 8800 0155 www.cuba50.org Supported by: CUBARTISTA • Embassy of Cuba in the UK ● Marti-Maceo Cultural Association • Cuba50 • Cuba Solidarity Campaign Fiesta Cubana ‘Día de la Cultura Cubana’ Domingo 19 Oct 2008 3 – 8 pm Cecil Sharp House London NW1 Tickets: £10/£3 020 8800 0155 Ven a celebrar el Dia de la Cultura Cubana con toda la comunidad Cubana en UK, en una Gran Fiesta familiar. Espectaculo multimedia unico con todos los artistas cubanos basados en UK● Musica clasica, folklorica, popular,reggaeton● bailes● videos musicales● documentales● pinatas● juegos infantiles,●rumba,sones,●dj●descarga●,talleres de bailes cubanos● comidas y bebidas en el Ranchon Cubano● Lugar: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 Tube: Camden Town Entrada: £10/menores£3 incluye comida y 2 bebidas (reservar con antelacion para garantizar su comida) Info/Tickets:office@cuba50. org Tel:020 8800 0155 www.cuba50.org Apoyados por: CUBARTISTA • Embajada Cubana en el UK● Asociacion Marti-Maceo •Cuba50•Cuba Solidarity Campaign
AFRO-CUBAN 8 Week Dance Course
organisation name
STUDIO AFRO- LATINO
address
The Space Performing Arts 31 Falkirk St London N1 6HQ
email
inspiredbyluv@ yahoo.co. uk
website
http://www.irisdebr ito.com/classes. php
telephone
07946 551537/ 07956345120
statement
This course aims to provide students with a deeper understanding of Afro- Cuban rhythms, their influence in Salsa as well as the roots and influence of African dance in Cuban rhythms. This course will be taught by Iris De Brito & Zela Gayle. The combined knowledge and experience of these two teachers will provide for a class full of energy, history, and detailed explanation. An informal sharing at end of the course will be performed in front of other students, friends and invited guests. Course content: - Rumba guaguanco - Gaga - Palo congo - Orisha Yemaya
course date
22nd September - 17th November
course times
7.30 - 8.45pm
course cost
Register your place in the course £64 or £10 drop in session
BiographiesIris De Brito teaches in the UK and internationally. She is originally from Angola, a country in the south west of Africa. Trained at "The London Studio Centre" and with the late William Louther (one of the original members of the Alvin Ailey company. Iris has also worked with "Badejo Arts" and "Kokuma Dance Company". Iris is trained in Jazz/Contemporary/ Street Dance & Salsa Dance. Zela Gayle began dancing at the age of 5 in Jamaica, learning Afro-Caribbean dance as well as classical ballet. She continued her training in Contemporary and Jazz dance at WAC Performing Arts and Media college. Furthering her higher education in dance, she achieved a BA Hons in Dance Studies at Winchester University. Establishing herself as an international artist, her experience includes choreography for Crystal Lights Dance Academy in St Lucia, teaching Afro-Cuban dance at the Edna Manley School of Jamaica and lecturer in dance at the University of Winchester in the UK. Zela's professional development has included working with Bonnie Oddie,(U.K) Patsy Ricketts,(J. A) Sheron Wray,(UK) Jackie Guy,(UK) Alfredo Valasquez,(CU) Lola Adodo (UK) and Maya Yoshida(JPN) . Currently improving her skills in networking Zela has established herself as co-ordinator of Feedback33 Mentoring Forum
All; Mama Adelle from Senegal will deliver two, 2 hour Sabar workshops, on Friday 10 October 2008 with Feedback 33 Forum and Sunday 12 October 2008. Please let me know if you are coming Sunday. We need 10 people to make it possible.
Date&Time: Friday, 10 October 2008, 7pm -9pm
Place: London Studio Centre, 42-50 York Way, London N1 9AB
Underground: Kings Cross
Price: £15 with a £5 deposit
------Date&Time: Sunday, 12 October 2008, 2pm – 4pm
Place: Yaa Assantewa Community Centre, 1 Chippenham Mews, London W9 2AN
Underground: Westbourne Park, Royal Oak
Price: £15 conc, £18 with a £5 deposit.
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Enjoy both workshops for £30.
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Deposits can be send to Carolyn Lilly @ 21A Melville Villas Road, High Street, Acton, London W3 6NG. Please include your name and which workshop you will be attending. The remaining amount of the charge, is payable upon registration at the workshop on October 10th/October 12th 2008. This will secure your place. ------------A former dancer with the Ballet National de Senegal and with Ballet Bougarabou, Mama Adelle has taught African dance in Europe, the USA and Scandinavia for over 27 years. In 1991, Mama Adelle established Companie Niaba, and earlier this year organised the first Tanaber (a Senegalese dance event) in Paris, which was a great success. As well as being renowned for the teaching of Sabar, the national social dance of Senegal, Mama Adelle is an expert teacher in numerous dance forms from Senegal, Guinea and Mali. Mama Adelle is well known in the dance community for her passion and wealth of knowledge, and we are very lucky to have secured someone with such a wealth of knowledge in African dance and culture to teach this workshop. Please click on this link to see Mama Adelle in action at Tanaber 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgn5G2wZTbM&feature=related The cost of the workshop will be £15 Friday and £16/ £18 Sunday. You can enjoy both classes for £30. To secure a place for each workshop, a non-refundable cash/check deposit of £5 is required by Friday 12 September 2008. Deposits can be send to Carolyn Lilly @ 21A Melville Villas Road, High Street, Acton, London W3 6NG. The remaining amount of the charge, is payable upon registration at the workshop on October 10th/October 12th 2008.For information about Feedback 33 Forum please contact Paula at 07792236583 or email her at p_j_allen@hotmail.com. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who you feel would be interested in attending this workshop.Keep Dancin..Carolyn Lilly07979464047
Press Release
For immediate release
October 1, 2008
The Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD)
Historic ‘Black Dance’ Photographic Exhibition returns to London
4 August 2008 – 28 November 2008
Stratford Circus
Theatre Square, Stratford, London EC15 1BX
Free Entrance
Doors Open: Monday to Sunday 10.00 - 18.00
After a successful launch at the Theatre Museum, Covent Garden and a tour to the midlands, the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) has transferred its photographic exhibition to Stratford Circus in East London. The exhibition ‘Black Dance’ in Britain, 1930's to 1990's – Moments… highlights the enormous contribution made to theatrical dance by Black practitioners in Britain. Photographs featured have been sourced from leading photographers including Roger Wood, Dee Conway and Chris Nash as well as the archives of the National Resource Centre for Dance and the New York Public Library.
The exhibition explores issues of identity, racial representation and notions of diversity and ‘the mainstream’. Talented artists featured include: Namron, Cathy Lewis, Greta Mendez, Carol Straker, Sheron Wray and Kenneth Tharpe who performed with ‘mainstream’ companies such as Rambert Dance Company, London Contemporary Dance Theatre and English National Ballet. The exhibition also offers polemical debate with political material from Arts Council reports, and detail on the formation of organisations such as Minorities Arts Advisory Service (MAAS). It features images of MAAS Movers, Ekome, Adzido Pan African Dance ensemble and Kokuma Dance Theatre.
Other key dance companies featured that have shaped Black British Dance history include Phoenix Dance Theatre, ACE Dance and Music, the Jiving Lindy Hoppers, Carl Campbell Dance Company 7, JazzXchange, Bullies Ballerinas, Badejo Arts, RJC Dance Company, and Union Dance Company.
ADAD Director, Jeanette Bain says: “These photographs are national treasures and a great educational resource. They are a glimpse into some of the many untold stories of how much Black dance artists have contributed to British culture in spite of the difficulties they have faced.”
The exhibition was created with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. The tour is supported by East London Dance, Portrait of a Nation, London Borough of Newham, Stratford Circus, and The Drum.
In December 2008, the exhibition will be moving on to The Drum arts centre in Birmingham where it will remain until the end of January 2009.
Ends
For further information, please contact Jeanette Bain jeanette_adad@danceuk.org on 020 7841 7357.
THE OFFICIAL CREOLE DAY 2008 PARTY Sat 4th Oct @ The Rocket166- 220 Holloway Road (Holloway), N7 8DB Kizomba UK brings you this unmissable partyFrom 10 pm: FREE dance classes Kizomba by Iris de Brito & Caribbean Rhythms by Yamide DagnetFrom 11pm till 4.30am :YES, an extra 1h30 of KIzomba UK Vibes!!!DJs from Martinique, Angola, and beyond will be spinning Kizomba UK upbeat mix of Afro & Caribbean tunes: the best Kizomba, Zouk, Cabo-love, Funana, Kuduro, Soukous, M'donbolo, Coupe Decale, Dance hall, Soca and more vibz to keep you dancing & partying till the early morning.EXCLUSITVITY: DJ Klyne and Tony Blanck are joining us straight from Martinique for their 1st time in the UK!!! And of course our usual live percussion, great & up-for-it crowd, joined this time by numerous visitors from France and the West Indies…Guestlist £8 before 11pm / £10 after / £12 on the doorFor guest list and info email md@mdents.comor text 0796 720 4891 See you there, Marie
Come to dance Brazilian Forro with us this Wednesday at:Pe-de-Serra ForAllSee you there!Pedro Campolinawww.londoncapoeira.co.uk/forro.html07780552176
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Saturday, 4 October 2008
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
The Afro-Latin Lounge
Another week and another cultural round-up. Plenty to choose from. Enjoy!
EVENTS TO CELEBRATE THE EXHIBITION
THE STORY OF THE SUPREMES FROM THE MARY WILSON COLLECTION
The V&A brings you a dynamic season of mainly free public events and exhibitions that celebrates black history and heritage. Visit the exhibition The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection each day until 19 October and learn and be entertained by an exciting range of related activities in July including My Motown Memories and the Motown Weekender. Don’t miss out on these exciting events; bring your family and friends for this enjoyable intensive weekend.
Friday 4 July
My Motown Memories featuring DJ Norman Jay MBE
A special evening dedicated to the writers, musicians and songs that put Tamla Motown at the cutting edge and heart of a transatlantic soul scene.
V&A Screen: Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Paul Justman, 2002 (PG)
Seminar Room 1
17.45 – 19.45
The story of the Funk Brothers, the Motown musicians who were behind numerous number one hits. They were drawn together in 1959 from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene and helped shape the Motown sound from its origins in Detroit to its demise in Los Angeles during the 1970s.
£4.00, no concessions
DJ Norman Jay MBE & Live Band Burning Inferno
The John Madejski Garden (Café if wet)
20.00 – 21.45
Join soul master and DJ Norman Jay MBE, as he lays down your favourite Motown tracks. Why not request a tune for that special someone in your life or reminisce about an iconic period in music history, and for your live musical pleasure sing and dance to Burning Inferno as they take you on a journey of legendary 60s Motown.
Tickets to VIP area £8.00 (including drinks reception). Under 18s £4.00.
Advanced booking is strongly recommended. Call 020 7942 2211 or email bookings.office@vam.ac.uk Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund
Sat 5 & Sun 6 July
Motown Weekender: Tell Me What’s Going On
12.30 – 17.30
A tribute event to celebrate 50 years of Motown and the V&A’s exhibition The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection. Experience the power of Soul, from Stop in the Name of Love to Inner City Blues and beyond, as the cream of London’s DJs explore the impact, influence and legacy of early Motown (circa 1965-1975) with an eclectic soundtrack embracing Soul, Jazz, Reggae and Afrobeat, alongside classic sounds from Berry Gordy’s Motor City hit factory. Enjoy films, talks, DJs, T-shirt printing, Supremes makeovers, dance routines and gospel and soul chorus workshops.
Free, drop-in.
Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund
WEEKENDER - DAY ONE
Saturday 5 July
In Celebration of Our Soul Sisters
Girl groups reigned supreme during the 60s and changed the way Britons embraced transatlantic soul. Discover how a very secular approach to style, grooming and conformity within the music industry gave gospel-based music a truly global appeal and, almost by accident, put feminist politics on the agenda and paved the way for the emergence of a new wave of independent female voices.
The London DJs
12.30 – 17.30
Grand Entrance
London’s DJs, The Shrine Synchro System (Rita Ray and Max Reinhardt), Jo Wallace, Gladdy Wax and Mistah Brown pay homage to groundbreaking girl groups and female solo artists of the 60s.
The Supreme Act
13.00 – 13.30
Rooms 103 – 106
Explore the history and development of boy and girl bands from Motown to the present day. Sessions include costume handling, singing and choreography.
Salon Supreme: Retro Makeovers
14.00 – 17.30
Grand Entrance
Come dressed to impress in your 60s or 70s outfits, sequins, satin, floating chiffon to psychedelic sparkle and funky flares and get that iconic look you have always wanted.
Designer Divas: Images of Women in Popular Music
14.00 – 15.00
Lecture Theatre
Using The Supremes as a springboard a panel of writers and music critics explore the aesthetic of women in popular music and considers how the visual identities of female performers continue to be developed for mainstream consumption.
Supremes and Soul Diva T-shirts and Soul Slogan Badges
15.00 – 17.00
Lunchroom
Design a collage featuring images of your favourite 60s and 70s Soul, Jazz and Reggae divas and have these printed on a T-shirt or make a Soul slogan badge. Bring your LP covers, magazines, small posters or photographs.
WEEKENDER - DAY TWO
Sunday 6 July
Say It Loud and Say It Proud
In stark contrast to Motown’s pop and soul cross-over appeal, Berry Gordy had a number of subsidiary labels including Black Forum Records that recorded progressive political and pro-civil rights speeches. DJs will shape the day and take you on a transatlantic musical journey that includes messages of love, peace, hope, freedom, revolution, power, history and legacy.
The London DJs
12.30 – 17.30
Grand Entrance
London’s DJs, The Shrine Synchro System (Rita Ray and Max Reinhardt), Andy Smith, Gladdy Wax and Mistah Brown play an eclectic soundtrack to the Civil Rights Movement encompassing social commentary, cultural politics and spoken word.
Legacy in the Dust (12A), Winstan Whitter, 2008 – film screening, talk & Q&A
13.00 – 14.30
Lecture Theatre
This is the story of ‘The Four Aces Club’, founded in the 60s and which for 33 years was home to the most influential black music and musicians to date. It showcased new musical genres like Reggae and Ska, also a home for Jazz and Soul. Artists like Desmond Decker, Jimmy Cliff, Count Shelly, Ann Peebles, Percy Sledge, Ben E King and Billy Ocean performed here. Includes an introduction by the filmmaker Winstan Whitter, a Q&A session with one of the original ‘Aces’ Newton Dunbar and a display of associated memorabilia.
Rock-A-My-Soul
13.00 – 13.40
Fashion, Room 40
Little Lights Theatre Company presents a highly interactive, entertaining and informative show which explores an important moment in Motown’s history and the influence of Motown on the people who bought the records.
The Politics of Music, Fashion, Hair and Graphic Imagery – talk and Q&A
14.45 – 15.45
Lecture Theatre
Examine some of the links between the politics, music, film, graphics and fashion of the era. The 1960's marked a huge social change across the globe as civil rights legislation and action began making an impact on the world. Discover how Counter Culture movements increasingly became associated with the massive growth in popular culture as music, hair, fashion and graphic imagery took on a leading role in defining a generation of street revolutionaries.
Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy-Headed People (NR) – film screening
15.45 – 16.00
Lecture Theatre
This short but satirical animated film addresses and intertwines “issues of racism and body image facing African-American women. It highlights familiar hair-maintenance rituals for African- Americans while seriously confronting and criticizing the unattainable ideal of female beauty in society” Carrie Downes, All Movie Guide.
The Funk Chorus
15.45 – 17.30
Raphael, Room 48a
Just bring your voices and your glam and funky selves as sequins, flares and 60s and 70s psychedelic patterns are the order of the day – enjoy. The Funk Chorus is a fun and exciting participatory choir, whose choral repertoire is made up of some classic and some obscure funk songs. Join the Funk Chorus as they celebrate all that is Motown.
OTHER RELATED EVENTS
Events for People with Disabilities
The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection
Exhibition Talks
Visually Impaired
Wednesday 16 July
11.00 – 12.30
Hearing Impaired
Friday 18 July
18.30 – 19.15
Interpreted in BSL
World Cities: Detroit – from Motor to Motown
Fri 12 September
18.00-20.00
Detroit is seven countries, 233 communities, nearly 5 million people, and 300 years of history. It is also the birthplace of Motown, a city of skyscrapers and deserted mansions and home to General Motors and the Ford Motor Company. Joe Kerr, author of Autopia: Cars and Culture, explores the history of this inspiring but turbulent city and considers its contradictions. Eric Charge, Motown collector and lender to the Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection exhibition looks at its unique and influential musical legacy. This event is part of the V&A’s World Cities series, examining the art, culture and heritage of global cities.
Tickets: £ 20. Concessions available. Call V&A Bookings on 020 7942 2211.
Janet Browne, AFCB officer (Audiences), May 2008
Tel: 020 7942 2184 Email: j.browne@vam.ac.uk
“Mandingueiros” Meeting London UK
21st & 22nd June 2008
Afro-Brazilian Art Form Capoeira Angola
Special Guest for the first time in London Mandigueiros Meeting.
Master China
From Bahia, he lives and teaches in Barcelona, Spain. He also runs workshops in Europe, Africa, Brazil, USA and Canada. www.angolabcn.com
Master Pacheco, from Olinda-PE, lives and teaches in London.
Master Marcelo Angola, from Bahia, lives and teaches in Exeter, UK.
Teacher Pedro Campolina, from Minas Gerais, lives and teaches in London.
Open Workshops and party to everyone
Saturday 21st June: 12-4pm Classes, 4-6pm Capoeira Films.
Sunday 22nd June: 1-4pm Class and Roda.
Venue: LSE Old Building, Houghton Street, WC2E 2AE - Holborn Station
Admission: £20 for Saturday, £15 for Sunday or £30 for both days.
If you come only for roda or films cost £5.
Sunday free Party 7pm @ Caipirinha Jazz Bar, 177 Archway Road, N6
Live music: Afoxe, Samba de Roda, Capoeira and Dj. (Highgate tube).
Contact: Pacheco@capoeira-angoleiro.com 07967.903.937
pedropaulocapoeira@gmail.com 07780.552.176
www.capoeira-angoleiro.com
If you come from somewhere else please contact us to find a place to stay.
Hi guys, There is a week coming up that I thought you could benefit from. It's a great professional development week for anyone who is teaching or interested in Street Dance or hip hop dance. "Hip Hop Don't Stop!" is a five day intensive course with the finest street and hip hop dance instructors in Europe . Due to two sell out years in the South of England we are taking this course to Liverpool in conjunction with The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. The course will be divided into ability groups so whether you are just getting started or have been dancing for 10 yrs we have a group that is perfect for you. If you have a friend or colleague that does not teach that's ok, we cater for everyone from professional performers to total beginners and everyone in between. If you are interested in finding out why this week has sold out two years in a row check out our online video www.urbanstrides. com/hhdsinfo. php
CONGA! processions with Guillermo Davis Carnival de Cuba 28&29JuneHi ¡SÍAA-KARÁAA! Cuban Carnival Comparsa members from last year, and London Students.to reply email Guillermo at http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CubanDanceYork@hotmail.co.uk or call 07730 679 213 / 07811 320 5761. Carnival de Cuba, London 28&29June , 2. YUMI Multicultural Festival YORK 19&20 July3. Capital Age festival London 11th July (to be confirmed)-----------------------------------------------------1. Carnival de Cuba 28&29June - processions-----------------------------------------------------Guillermo is leading Carnival processions on both days, 28th&29th June in Southwark park with children leading. He invites his students and everyone who was part of ¡SÍAA-KARÁAA! Cuban Conga processions last year to come and join the procession following behind the children. It will be a great chance to get together.The processions leave 4.45pm both days from the festival site (pls ask from where exactly when you arrive).Also on Sunday Guillermo will do a dance class at 2pm on main stage by Guillermo for everyone.Come and meet up about 3pm for get together/picnic before or arrive at 4pm to follow the procession. Wear white or bright colours if poss(no costumes for adults this time sorry!). Just turn up, friends welcome.Charanga Habanera are performing.See www.carnival-de-cuba.com/------------------------------------2. York Conga processions - 19&20 of July-----------------------------------Guillermo is doing Conga processions in YORK at the YUMI festival on 19&20 of July, York's multicultural festival. It would be just great if some of you could come up and show York how to dance Cuban Conga! There will be costumes for those of you who have taken part in ¡SÍAA-KARÁAA! processionsbefore. Omar Puente's Cubania are performing on the Sat 7pm.Please email http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CubanDanceYork@hotmail.co.uk if you would like to take part in the York Congas and say if you'd like a place to stay over Saturday night, we will ask YUMI members if they can put you up. Trains are cheap if you book early.Details & times to be confirmed. See www.yumiyork.org/------------------------------------------------------3. Capital Age festival 11th July Friday - Conga------------------------------------------------------It's very likely that Guillermo will be leading a Conga procession atCapital Age festival at the Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, Londonon 11th July. Likely to be with live Conga music. It would be just greatif you could come and take part, please email http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CubanDanceYork@hotmail.co.ukand tell us if you are coming or just come. White or bright clothes best.To be confirmed. See www.capitalagefestival.org.uk/Muchos Saludos :O)Guillermo & Lindanow living in Yorkemail Guillermo at http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CubanDanceYork@hotmail.co.uk or call 07730 679 213 / 07811 320 576www.eliyawo.co.ukif you don't want to receive emails from us anymore, please email http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CubanDanceYork@hotmail.co.uk with REMOVE in thesubject header.-------------------------------------------------------------Guillermo Davis 'el Iyawo'Cuban dance teacher, choreographerand carnival group leaderwww.eliyawo.co.ukhttp://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CubanDanceYork@hotmail.co.uk 07730 679 213 / 07811 320 576------------------------------------------------------------- Sent by: Guillermo Davis 'el iyawo'El Iyawo Cuban Dance (Guillermo Davis) LONDON
Bode Lawal's Sakoba Dance TheatreThe UK's Premiere Post Traditional Dance CompanySunday MasterclassWith Artistic Director Bode LawalSakoba's Artistic Director, Bode Lawal, returns with his intensive masterclasson his unique post traditional technique and shares in his recent research forhis current work Okan'Nijo (One).SAKOBA DANCE THEATRE recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Mr Lawal hasspent his professional life pushing back the creative boundaries; setting newstandards and always seeking perfection.BLDT (Bode Lawal Dance Technique) is meant to emphasise the higher aspect ofAfrican Dance and change the way its practitioners view their profession. Itis a soul-searching experience for an artist to go on a personal "spiritual"journey that unlocks a vault of discovery."Lawal's choreography is habitually frenetic and fiendishly driven..." (DanceEurope, January 2008)£14/£12 students concs
Semekor Performing Arts presents MOVEMENT OF OUR ANCESTORS / CHILD OF MOTHER EARTHDate: Thursday 19th JuneTime: 7.30pmVenue: the hat Factory, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton LU1 2EYTo book, call 01582 878 100Movement of our Ancestors / Child of Mother Earth explores the importance of the earth for survival. Without the food, water, and shelter provided by the earth, living beings cannot function. We walk on the earth whilst we are alive, we use what it generously offers, and we return to the earth when we die. In previous times, our connection to the earth was very powerful and in turn it would respond to us in terms of the structure of the land, growth, and the seasons. Now we have become so disconnected with the rhythm of the earth that we have reached a stage where there is imbalance, both in the earth and within us. Semekor Performing Arts explores this idea through the medium of African dance, using both live and recorded music.Running Time: 1 hourMovement of our Ancestors / Child of Mother Earth is part of:Brakin' Arts Festival 0816 - 28 June 2008 Breaking barriers of performance, price and perception…Brakin Arts is a new festival bringing together an exciting mix of UK and international artists, who are currently breaking on to the UK theatre and music scene. The festival aims to be accessible to all, giving people the opportunity to sample experimental theatre work and view music artists from a variety of backgrounds and genres, with support slots showcasing local emerging artists. Brakin' Arts presents an innovative format, pay as much as you like for any of the events within the festival. Enjoy the performance and pay what you want as you leave whether it is 10p or £10.
For full festival line up, go to http://www.brakinarts.co.uk/festival%20line%20up.html
We would love to see you all there.
Best wishesSemekor Peforming Artshttp://www.semekordance.%20com/
Yashua Arts & Culture presents
The Lea Valley Festival 2008
Health and Wellbeing Awareness
Gallery Fore
105 Fore Street, Edmonton, London, N18 2xf
Thursday 19th June (12pm - 9pm) and Friday 20th June (12pm - 7pm)
Guest Speakers and Presentations on:
Mental
Alcohol Dependency
Diabetes
Drugs and Substance Abuse
Free Admission
For more info, call 07903 993 219
And this is all for this week.
EVENTS TO CELEBRATE THE EXHIBITION
THE STORY OF THE SUPREMES FROM THE MARY WILSON COLLECTION
The V&A brings you a dynamic season of mainly free public events and exhibitions that celebrates black history and heritage. Visit the exhibition The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection each day until 19 October and learn and be entertained by an exciting range of related activities in July including My Motown Memories and the Motown Weekender. Don’t miss out on these exciting events; bring your family and friends for this enjoyable intensive weekend.
Friday 4 July
My Motown Memories featuring DJ Norman Jay MBE
A special evening dedicated to the writers, musicians and songs that put Tamla Motown at the cutting edge and heart of a transatlantic soul scene.
V&A Screen: Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Paul Justman, 2002 (PG)
Seminar Room 1
17.45 – 19.45
The story of the Funk Brothers, the Motown musicians who were behind numerous number one hits. They were drawn together in 1959 from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene and helped shape the Motown sound from its origins in Detroit to its demise in Los Angeles during the 1970s.
£4.00, no concessions
DJ Norman Jay MBE & Live Band Burning Inferno
The John Madejski Garden (Café if wet)
20.00 – 21.45
Join soul master and DJ Norman Jay MBE, as he lays down your favourite Motown tracks. Why not request a tune for that special someone in your life or reminisce about an iconic period in music history, and for your live musical pleasure sing and dance to Burning Inferno as they take you on a journey of legendary 60s Motown.
Tickets to VIP area £8.00 (including drinks reception). Under 18s £4.00.
Advanced booking is strongly recommended. Call 020 7942 2211 or email bookings.office@vam.ac.uk Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund
Sat 5 & Sun 6 July
Motown Weekender: Tell Me What’s Going On
12.30 – 17.30
A tribute event to celebrate 50 years of Motown and the V&A’s exhibition The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection. Experience the power of Soul, from Stop in the Name of Love to Inner City Blues and beyond, as the cream of London’s DJs explore the impact, influence and legacy of early Motown (circa 1965-1975) with an eclectic soundtrack embracing Soul, Jazz, Reggae and Afrobeat, alongside classic sounds from Berry Gordy’s Motor City hit factory. Enjoy films, talks, DJs, T-shirt printing, Supremes makeovers, dance routines and gospel and soul chorus workshops.
Free, drop-in.
Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund
WEEKENDER - DAY ONE
Saturday 5 July
In Celebration of Our Soul Sisters
Girl groups reigned supreme during the 60s and changed the way Britons embraced transatlantic soul. Discover how a very secular approach to style, grooming and conformity within the music industry gave gospel-based music a truly global appeal and, almost by accident, put feminist politics on the agenda and paved the way for the emergence of a new wave of independent female voices.
The London DJs
12.30 – 17.30
Grand Entrance
London’s DJs, The Shrine Synchro System (Rita Ray and Max Reinhardt), Jo Wallace, Gladdy Wax and Mistah Brown pay homage to groundbreaking girl groups and female solo artists of the 60s.
The Supreme Act
13.00 – 13.30
Rooms 103 – 106
Explore the history and development of boy and girl bands from Motown to the present day. Sessions include costume handling, singing and choreography.
Salon Supreme: Retro Makeovers
14.00 – 17.30
Grand Entrance
Come dressed to impress in your 60s or 70s outfits, sequins, satin, floating chiffon to psychedelic sparkle and funky flares and get that iconic look you have always wanted.
Designer Divas: Images of Women in Popular Music
14.00 – 15.00
Lecture Theatre
Using The Supremes as a springboard a panel of writers and music critics explore the aesthetic of women in popular music and considers how the visual identities of female performers continue to be developed for mainstream consumption.
Supremes and Soul Diva T-shirts and Soul Slogan Badges
15.00 – 17.00
Lunchroom
Design a collage featuring images of your favourite 60s and 70s Soul, Jazz and Reggae divas and have these printed on a T-shirt or make a Soul slogan badge. Bring your LP covers, magazines, small posters or photographs.
WEEKENDER - DAY TWO
Sunday 6 July
Say It Loud and Say It Proud
In stark contrast to Motown’s pop and soul cross-over appeal, Berry Gordy had a number of subsidiary labels including Black Forum Records that recorded progressive political and pro-civil rights speeches. DJs will shape the day and take you on a transatlantic musical journey that includes messages of love, peace, hope, freedom, revolution, power, history and legacy.
The London DJs
12.30 – 17.30
Grand Entrance
London’s DJs, The Shrine Synchro System (Rita Ray and Max Reinhardt), Andy Smith, Gladdy Wax and Mistah Brown play an eclectic soundtrack to the Civil Rights Movement encompassing social commentary, cultural politics and spoken word.
Legacy in the Dust (12A), Winstan Whitter, 2008 – film screening, talk & Q&A
13.00 – 14.30
Lecture Theatre
This is the story of ‘The Four Aces Club’, founded in the 60s and which for 33 years was home to the most influential black music and musicians to date. It showcased new musical genres like Reggae and Ska, also a home for Jazz and Soul. Artists like Desmond Decker, Jimmy Cliff, Count Shelly, Ann Peebles, Percy Sledge, Ben E King and Billy Ocean performed here. Includes an introduction by the filmmaker Winstan Whitter, a Q&A session with one of the original ‘Aces’ Newton Dunbar and a display of associated memorabilia.
Rock-A-My-Soul
13.00 – 13.40
Fashion, Room 40
Little Lights Theatre Company presents a highly interactive, entertaining and informative show which explores an important moment in Motown’s history and the influence of Motown on the people who bought the records.
The Politics of Music, Fashion, Hair and Graphic Imagery – talk and Q&A
14.45 – 15.45
Lecture Theatre
Examine some of the links between the politics, music, film, graphics and fashion of the era. The 1960's marked a huge social change across the globe as civil rights legislation and action began making an impact on the world. Discover how Counter Culture movements increasingly became associated with the massive growth in popular culture as music, hair, fashion and graphic imagery took on a leading role in defining a generation of street revolutionaries.
Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy-Headed People (NR) – film screening
15.45 – 16.00
Lecture Theatre
This short but satirical animated film addresses and intertwines “issues of racism and body image facing African-American women. It highlights familiar hair-maintenance rituals for African- Americans while seriously confronting and criticizing the unattainable ideal of female beauty in society” Carrie Downes, All Movie Guide.
The Funk Chorus
15.45 – 17.30
Raphael, Room 48a
Just bring your voices and your glam and funky selves as sequins, flares and 60s and 70s psychedelic patterns are the order of the day – enjoy. The Funk Chorus is a fun and exciting participatory choir, whose choral repertoire is made up of some classic and some obscure funk songs. Join the Funk Chorus as they celebrate all that is Motown.
OTHER RELATED EVENTS
Events for People with Disabilities
The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection
Exhibition Talks
Visually Impaired
Wednesday 16 July
11.00 – 12.30
Hearing Impaired
Friday 18 July
18.30 – 19.15
Interpreted in BSL
World Cities: Detroit – from Motor to Motown
Fri 12 September
18.00-20.00
Detroit is seven countries, 233 communities, nearly 5 million people, and 300 years of history. It is also the birthplace of Motown, a city of skyscrapers and deserted mansions and home to General Motors and the Ford Motor Company. Joe Kerr, author of Autopia: Cars and Culture, explores the history of this inspiring but turbulent city and considers its contradictions. Eric Charge, Motown collector and lender to the Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection exhibition looks at its unique and influential musical legacy. This event is part of the V&A’s World Cities series, examining the art, culture and heritage of global cities.
Tickets: £ 20. Concessions available. Call V&A Bookings on 020 7942 2211.
Janet Browne, AFCB officer (Audiences), May 2008
Tel: 020 7942 2184 Email: j.browne@vam.ac.uk
“Mandingueiros” Meeting London UK
21st & 22nd June 2008
Afro-Brazilian Art Form Capoeira Angola
Special Guest for the first time in London Mandigueiros Meeting.
Master China
From Bahia, he lives and teaches in Barcelona, Spain. He also runs workshops in Europe, Africa, Brazil, USA and Canada. www.angolabcn.com
Master Pacheco, from Olinda-PE, lives and teaches in London.
Master Marcelo Angola, from Bahia, lives and teaches in Exeter, UK.
Teacher Pedro Campolina, from Minas Gerais, lives and teaches in London.
Open Workshops and party to everyone
Saturday 21st June: 12-4pm Classes, 4-6pm Capoeira Films.
Sunday 22nd June: 1-4pm Class and Roda.
Venue: LSE Old Building, Houghton Street, WC2E 2AE - Holborn Station
Admission: £20 for Saturday, £15 for Sunday or £30 for both days.
If you come only for roda or films cost £5.
Sunday free Party 7pm @ Caipirinha Jazz Bar, 177 Archway Road, N6
Live music: Afoxe, Samba de Roda, Capoeira and Dj. (Highgate tube).
Contact: Pacheco@capoeira-angoleiro.com 07967.903.937
pedropaulocapoeira@gmail.com 07780.552.176
www.capoeira-angoleiro.com
If you come from somewhere else please contact us to find a place to stay.
Hi guys, There is a week coming up that I thought you could benefit from. It's a great professional development week for anyone who is teaching or interested in Street Dance or hip hop dance. "Hip Hop Don't Stop!" is a five day intensive course with the finest street and hip hop dance instructors in Europe . Due to two sell out years in the South of England we are taking this course to Liverpool in conjunction with The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. The course will be divided into ability groups so whether you are just getting started or have been dancing for 10 yrs we have a group that is perfect for you. If you have a friend or colleague that does not teach that's ok, we cater for everyone from professional performers to total beginners and everyone in between. If you are interested in finding out why this week has sold out two years in a row check out our online video www.urbanstrides. com/hhdsinfo. php
CONGA! processions with Guillermo Davis Carnival de Cuba 28&29JuneHi ¡SÍAA-KARÁAA! Cuban Carnival Comparsa members from last year, and London Students.to reply email Guillermo at http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CubanDanceYork@hotmail.co.uk or call 07730 679 213 / 07811 320 5761. Carnival de Cuba, London 28&29June , 2. YUMI Multicultural Festival YORK 19&20 July3. Capital Age festival London 11th July (to be confirmed)-----------------------------------------------------1. Carnival de Cuba 28&29June - processions-----------------------------------------------------Guillermo is leading Carnival processions on both days, 28th&29th June in Southwark park with children leading. He invites his students and everyone who was part of ¡SÍAA-KARÁAA! Cuban Conga processions last year to come and join the procession following behind the children. It will be a great chance to get together.The processions leave 4.45pm both days from the festival site (pls ask from where exactly when you arrive).Also on Sunday Guillermo will do a dance class at 2pm on main stage by Guillermo for everyone.Come and meet up about 3pm for get together/picnic before or arrive at 4pm to follow the procession. Wear white or bright colours if poss(no costumes for adults this time sorry!). Just turn up, friends welcome.Charanga Habanera are performing.See www.carnival-de-cuba.com/------------------------------------2. York Conga processions - 19&20 of July-----------------------------------Guillermo is doing Conga processions in YORK at the YUMI festival on 19&20 of July, York's multicultural festival. It would be just great if some of you could come up and show York how to dance Cuban Conga! There will be costumes for those of you who have taken part in ¡SÍAA-KARÁAA! processionsbefore. Omar Puente's Cubania are performing on the Sat 7pm.Please email http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CubanDanceYork@hotmail.co.uk if you would like to take part in the York Congas and say if you'd like a place to stay over Saturday night, we will ask YUMI members if they can put you up. Trains are cheap if you book early.Details & times to be confirmed. See www.yumiyork.org/------------------------------------------------------3. Capital Age festival 11th July Friday - Conga------------------------------------------------------It's very likely that Guillermo will be leading a Conga procession atCapital Age festival at the Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, Londonon 11th July. Likely to be with live Conga music. It would be just greatif you could come and take part, please email http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CubanDanceYork@hotmail.co.ukand tell us if you are coming or just come. White or bright clothes best.To be confirmed. See www.capitalagefestival.org.uk/Muchos Saludos :O)Guillermo & Lindanow living in Yorkemail Guillermo at http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CubanDanceYork@hotmail.co.uk or call 07730 679 213 / 07811 320 576www.eliyawo.co.ukif you don't want to receive emails from us anymore, please email http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CubanDanceYork@hotmail.co.uk with REMOVE in thesubject header.-------------------------------------------------------------Guillermo Davis 'el Iyawo'Cuban dance teacher, choreographerand carnival group leaderwww.eliyawo.co.ukhttp://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CubanDanceYork@hotmail.co.uk 07730 679 213 / 07811 320 576------------------------------------------------------------- Sent by: Guillermo Davis 'el iyawo'El Iyawo Cuban Dance (Guillermo Davis) LONDON
Bode Lawal's Sakoba Dance TheatreThe UK's Premiere Post Traditional Dance CompanySunday MasterclassWith Artistic Director Bode LawalSakoba's Artistic Director, Bode Lawal, returns with his intensive masterclasson his unique post traditional technique and shares in his recent research forhis current work Okan'Nijo (One).SAKOBA DANCE THEATRE recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Mr Lawal hasspent his professional life pushing back the creative boundaries; setting newstandards and always seeking perfection.BLDT (Bode Lawal Dance Technique) is meant to emphasise the higher aspect ofAfrican Dance and change the way its practitioners view their profession. Itis a soul-searching experience for an artist to go on a personal "spiritual"journey that unlocks a vault of discovery."Lawal's choreography is habitually frenetic and fiendishly driven..." (DanceEurope, January 2008)£14/£12 students concs
Semekor Performing Arts presents MOVEMENT OF OUR ANCESTORS / CHILD OF MOTHER EARTHDate: Thursday 19th JuneTime: 7.30pmVenue: the hat Factory, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton LU1 2EYTo book, call 01582 878 100Movement of our Ancestors / Child of Mother Earth explores the importance of the earth for survival. Without the food, water, and shelter provided by the earth, living beings cannot function. We walk on the earth whilst we are alive, we use what it generously offers, and we return to the earth when we die. In previous times, our connection to the earth was very powerful and in turn it would respond to us in terms of the structure of the land, growth, and the seasons. Now we have become so disconnected with the rhythm of the earth that we have reached a stage where there is imbalance, both in the earth and within us. Semekor Performing Arts explores this idea through the medium of African dance, using both live and recorded music.Running Time: 1 hourMovement of our Ancestors / Child of Mother Earth is part of:Brakin' Arts Festival 0816 - 28 June 2008 Breaking barriers of performance, price and perception…Brakin Arts is a new festival bringing together an exciting mix of UK and international artists, who are currently breaking on to the UK theatre and music scene. The festival aims to be accessible to all, giving people the opportunity to sample experimental theatre work and view music artists from a variety of backgrounds and genres, with support slots showcasing local emerging artists. Brakin' Arts presents an innovative format, pay as much as you like for any of the events within the festival. Enjoy the performance and pay what you want as you leave whether it is 10p or £10.
For full festival line up, go to http://www.brakinarts.co.uk/festival%20line%20up.html
We would love to see you all there.
Best wishesSemekor Peforming Artshttp://www.semekordance.%20com/
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.
Cynthia Oliver, Caribbean Dance Artist and Professor at the University of Illinois is visiting Feedback33 forum, the professional dancers’ mentoring forum at the London Studio Centre. She will be leading a contemporary dance class infused with Afro-Caribbean and African movement vocabularies and sensibilities. Crucial techniques such as rhythm and breathing will be used in conjunction with dance phrases to culminate in dance embodying the skills brought to the forum.
The workshop costs £5. (£3 for members)This event takes place on 19th June from 7-9pm at:The London Studio Centre42-50 York WayLondonN1 9ABTo book a place, contact Zela: inspiredbyluv@ yahoo.co. uk
We are looking for one female dancer for a project, where they will perform with our dance company YORUCONDUMA on Saturday 12th July at Small Dances event. Small Dances is a showcase evening of professional work inspired by the theme of a ‘small dance’ and is part of Big Dance 2008. I would be grateful if you could forward this to the prospective dancers.
The choreography that we will be presenting is based on the Cuban dance styles, specifically Cha Cha Cha, afro-Cuban Orishas folklore and Cuban contemporary dance technique. The choreography is very fast and energetic. The choreographer is the company’s dance director, Galia Delgado, who carries more than 15 years professional dance experience in Cuba and 4 years in London.
We need a dancer, who has a good knowledge of all Cuban dance styles mentioned above, is agile and can pick up the choreography very quickly. There will be 4 weeks in total of learning the choreography and rehearsing with the company twice a week. The tech for the show will be on Friday evening 11th July, and all day Saturday 12th July as the day of the show. We are only able to pay towards expenses for this event, as we are a newly forming dance company ready to start presenting our work and have a very small budget. Thus, dependant upon successful work with the dancer, they can engage to stay with our company or work with us on a project in the future with paid work.
We will challenge the dancer due to the fact that the dance techniques we require are very specific to Cuba, but also we are fun to work with. In addition, the training provided by Galia Delgado will be highly rewarding with her abundance of professional dance experience and great knowledge of various dance styles ranging from classic ballet and Cuban contemporary dance technique to afro-folklore dance. It is a great opportunity to present yourself with our company amongst other professionals at Small Dances Event.
Please send a CV and letter stating your interest by Wednesday 18th June to Sabina Kamber, e-mail: http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Sabina_Kamber@hotmail.com and Galia Rosmarin, e-mail: http://us.mc305.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=g.rosmarin@btconnect.com.
Thank you for your interest in our company
Best regards
Sabina Kamber
Yashua Arts & Culture presents
The Lea Valley Festival 2008
Health and Wellbeing Awareness
Gallery Fore
105 Fore Street, Edmonton, London, N18 2xf
Thursday 19th June (12pm - 9pm) and Friday 20th June (12pm - 7pm)
Guest Speakers and Presentations on:
Mental
Alcohol Dependency
Diabetes
Drugs and Substance Abuse
Free Admission
For more info, call 07903 993 219
And this is all for this week.
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