The Gyratory Dance Festival - Gala Performance - Saturday 18th June 7pm
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St Laurence Church will host an exciting new dance festival as part of Lewisham Borough of Culture. A community event not to be missed!
About this event
The Catford Gyratory Dance Festival
The Catford Gyratory, a 1km one-way system where the South Circular Road crosses the A21, is famous throughout London and beyond. People from many different places converge from seven directions and come together in a circle dance, before continuing their journey.
The Catford Gyratory Dance Festival, part of Lewisham’s year as London Borough of Culture, takes the Gyratory as representative of Catford, one of the most diverse parts of south-east London. The Gyratory Dance Festival celebrates both Catford’s rich amalgam of cultural heritage and the power of art to bring diverse community groups together. Ten different associations that meet near the Gyratory will present performances celebrating Catford seen from their own perspective and engage in a conversation about journeys, home, local history and identity.
Local artistic director/choreographer Dagmara Bilon and sound artist Elliot Popeau-George will fuse the power of dance, storytelling and sound art in a collaboration with the Igbo Ambassadors, Lewisham Choral Society, Januka Quadrille Dance Group, The Turkish Society, St Laurence Church Choir, The Caribbean Elders-Hummingbirds, The Diamond Club, The R&B Line dancing group. And more.
We will celebrate Catford’s unique heritage in a memorable cultural event that will be talked about for many years.
Gala Performance: Saturday June 18th, 7pm
Venue: St Laurence Church Catford, 37 Bromley Road, SE6 2TS
Information: manager@stlaurencecentre.org.uk
Tickets: £3 via Eventbrite. Proceeds to Lewisham Migrant and Refugee Network
Artistic Director/Choreographer: Dagmara Bilon
Sound Artist: Elliot Popeau-George
Assistant Choreographer: Christelle Lafille
Community Groups: Igbo Ambassadors, Lewisham, Choral Society, Januka Quadrille Dance Group, The Turkish Society, St Laurence Church Choir, Hummingbird Senior Citizens Club , The Diamond Club, R&B Line dancing group
Sponsors: Lewisham Borough of Culture, Heritage Lottery Fund, St Laurence Church
Running time: 90mins approx.
