Connecting Communities Dance Festival
Dance Festival
A 5-day dance festival running 25 – 29 October 2021
Connecting Communities Dance Festival is set to dazzle with a five-day extravaganza revelling in different dance styles from our African, Asian, and Caribbean diaspora communities across several borough locations.
The live festival celebrates the wonderfully rich cultural diversity we have in our borough and runs over half term, Monday 25 to Friday 29 October 2021.
Showcasing four new commissioned dance pieces, our headliners are:
- Funky Immigrants present Dancemic. The break dance trio’s light-hearted replay on the ‘new normal’ following the pandemic.
- Silyvester Bahanda fuses his Tanzanian roots with Plumstead street dance Kiduku Rhythms in this collaboration to reflect togetherness in his new piece, Pande Zote.
- Dipson Ghale’s new contemporary solo, Timro Saath, is influenced by his Nepalese background and love of hip hop and pays homage to local community stories.
- UK Latin Community presents, Freedom, an Afro infused creative extravaganza, with a decidedly Spanish twist in this uplifting and powerful performance.
Connecting Community Dance Festival Schedule
📷 Foteini Christofilopoulou
Day 1
25 October
Hosted by Adisa.
The festival kicks off with a carnival theme with local Afro-Brazilian community group TARU Arts performing pieces of Maculele style dance. Other performances include new work by artists: Silyvester Bahanda with Dynamix Dancerz, Dipson Ghale, Funky Immigrants, and UK Latin Community.
Day 2
26 October
Hosted by BREIS.
Day two of the festival features street dance and Afrobeat styles with a showcase performance by Dynamix Dancerz. Other performances include new work by artists: Silyvester Bahanda with Dynamix Dancerz, Dipson Ghale, Funky Immigrants, and UK Latin Community.
Day 3
27 October
Hosted by Andre Bright
Join us on day three for an Afro-Latin themed spectacular with a performance by UK Latin Community. Other performances include new work by artists: Silyvester Bahanda with Dynamix Dancerz, Dipson Ghale, Funky Immigrants, and UK Latin Community.
Day 4
28 October
Hosted by Adisa
Day four of the festival celebrates Afro-Jazz and will feature a beautiful performance from local gospel choir Afro Praisers. Other performances include new work by artists: Silyvester Bahanda with Dynamix Dancerz, Dipson Ghale, Funky Immigrants, and UK Latin Community.
Day 5
29 October
Join us for our Festival Parade starting from Royal Arsenal Gate, High Street, Woolwich and watch the carnival-style procession that ends at Woolwich Works
The Festival Finale, hosted by Adisa and Andre Bright kicks off from 7:00PM
Immerse your self dance over two floors, the ‘club culture’ theme of the finale is a culmination and celebration of all the shows from the festival, featuring Funky Immigrants, Silyvesta Bahanda of Kiduku Rhythms, Dipson Ghale, Afro Praisers Gospel Choir, Dynamix Dancersz, UK Latin Community, TARU Arts and more!
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