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Royal Borough Celebrations - Eltham
Eltham town centre - Saturday 4th February 2012
Royal Borough Celebations - Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College - Sunday 5th February 2012
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Royal borough celebrations in Greenwich town centre
January 16, 2012 by Rob Powell
GREENWICH Council has released details of the celebrations that will take place in Greenwich town centre to mark the bestowing of royal status on the borough.
The all-day celebrations on February 5th include:
• top live music performers (details tba) in a marquee at the Old Royal Naval College
• special Royal Greenwich exhibition in the Discover Greenwich centre including a chance to view the Letters Patent
• walks and talks exploring Greenwich’s Royal history
• live entertainment in Greenwich Market throughout the day
• roving ‘royal’ entertainers, musicians and costumed characters
• workshops for children
• Royal-themed parade involving schools and community performers
• stunning musical fireworks display as the grand finale to the whole weekend
Venues for events on Sunday 5 February:
• Discover Greenwich, 2 Cutty Sark Gardens SE10
• Greenwich Market
• Old Royal Naval College
• National Maritime Museum
• Pepys Lawn (in front of Old Royal Naval College)
Times:
• Free entertainment and workshops in Greenwich Market and National Maritime Museum: 10am – 5.30pm
• Parade departs National Maritime Museum at 5.30pm, travels via College Approach, arriving 5.55pm on Pepys Lawn
• Music stage on Pepys Lawn: 2.00 – 6.00pm
• Musical fireworks finale on Pepys Lawn: 6.00 – 6.15pm
A day earlier, Eltham will mark the day with a range of events including Eltham Palace being free for the day. On the day the borough goes royal, the 3rd February, there will be a musical fireworks display in General Gordon Square, Woolwich.
Blackheath Fireworks 2011
November 4, 2011 by Rob Powell
A crowd of up to 100,000 is expected to gather for the annual Blackheath fireworks spectacular this weekend.
The action kicks off on the heath at 8pm on Saturday 5th November, and there will be food stalls and a licenced bar available.
The popular event, which is free to attend, is now funded by Lewisham Council with the help of public donations and these larger sponsors:
Further donations are sought by the council, online and on the night, to help fund the event which was previously financed by jointly by Lewisham and Greenwich councils.
Your chance to sing with Cleveland Watkiss
September 8, 2011 by Rob Powell
Trinity Laban’s World Choir course is offering you the chance to perform alongside the award winning singer, Cleveland Watkiss.
Singers will explore jazz styles and techniques during the six week course with vocal director and internationally recognised performer Nia Lynn.
World Choir rehearsals will begin at the end of this month with the course culminating in a final performance at Blackheath Halls in November.
Cleveland (pictured above), winner of the London Awards ‘Best Vocalist’ 2010, co-founded the Jazz Warriors in 1985 with Courtney Pine and has worked with many musical influencers including Bob Dylan, Wynton Marsalis, The Who, Bjork and Stevie Wonder.
Cleveland said: “Jazz is an incredibly encompassing and influential genre capable of assimilating and absorbing all kinds of music. Trinity Laban’s World Choir is a great opportunity to involve the local community and aspiring jazz vocalists in music making and I look forward to performing with them.”
Vocal director Nia Lynn, a specialist in jazz vocals, has performed extensively at venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Ronnie Scott’s and Southbank Centre. She is Principal Study Singing Teacher at Trinity Laban’s Jazz Department, as well as holding several other national teaching posts.
Nia said: “The great thing about this course is that you don’t need to know how to read music. We learn songs by ear so adults of all musical abilities can get involved. Whether you’re an experienced jazz singer, a budding amateur or you just want to try something new, this course is for you.”
The project is part of Greenwich Jazz which is produced by Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in partnership with Greenwich Council, Serious and the London Jazz Festival.
The course costs £50 (£15 for Greenwich Card holders) which includes rehearsals over six weeks and the final performance. For further information or to book visit www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/worldchoir, email ed.comm@trinitylaban.ac.uk or telephone 020 8305 4367.
Greenwich Comedy Festival 2011
June 24, 2011 by Rob Powell
The Greenwich Comedy Festival returns to Greenwich later this summer.
The Festival, part of the Greenwich Festivals series, will pitch up its Big Top in the grounds of the historic Old Royal Naval College once more as some of the country’s top comedians entertain the crowds.
Greenwich Comedy Festival takes place from September 5th – September 11th and the confirmed comics include Arthur Smith, Sean Lock, Kevin Eldon, Tim Minchin, Phill Jupitus, Adam Buxton, Micky Flanagan and Seann Walsh.
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Greenwich Dances, part of the Greenwich Festivals series
June 20, 2011 by Rob Powell
From 24 June – 3 July Greenwich Dance is presenting a 10-day celebration, Greenwich Dances, as part of The Greenwich Festivals series, with 24 performances and 11 workshops in many unusual locations – from parks to palaces, riverfronts to town centres, museums to street corners
Small Dances
Moving Gallery, Can I dance for you? and Running Dance
Location: around Greenwich Town Centre and the Old Royal Naval College
Date & Time: Throughout the day on Friday 24, Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 June
Three performances that will rove through Greenwich Town Centre and the Old Royal Naval College: Ragnhild Olsen’s Moving Gallery devised with students from Lewisham College; Can I Dance For You? by David Waring and Melodie Gonzales – a set of guerrilla-style solos and duets, where dancers spring ‘out of the blue’ to perform for passers-by; and Running Dance, a duet that moves and challenges the flow of crowds created by Thomas Goodwin and Petra Söör.
Moving Gallery and Can I Dance For You? are also part of Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (24 June – 2 July)
Crossroads
by Luca Silvestrini’s Protein
Location: King Charles Courtyard at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Date and Time: Saturday 25 June 6.45pm Sunday 26 June 1.50 & 3.35pm
Commissioned by Greenwich Dance and created by resident company Luca Silvestrini’s Protein in partnership with Trinity Laban and in collaboration with composer Andy Pink, Crossroads will delight and surprise with its large cast of local people from toddlers to octogenarians. Inspired by ideas and experiences of travelling, migration and cultural identity, this unique performance of dance and live music will inhabit the elegant King Charles Courtyard at the heart of Trinity Laban on the historic Old Royal Naval College site.
Crossroads is also part of Greenwich+Docklands International Festival
Tea Revives the World
by Alexandra Baybutt and Ben Gwalchmai
Location: Public garden by the Cutty Sark Pub, the shoreline by Crane Street and between these two sites.
Date & Time: Wednesday 29 June – 2 July, 7.00pm.
Tea Revives the World is a site-specific performance experiment, in four parts, inspired in part by the piers of Greenwich and The Cutty Sark, the tea-clipper that traded tea all over the globe. Set against the riverside and the shifting Thames shoreline, the performance involves movement, sculptural costume, and water. The actions of everyday rituals, tea-picking and voyages of the body and trade are woven together to explore the history of Greenwich.
Tea Revives the World is funded by Greenwich Dance’s Leg-up Bursary for emerging dance artists.
For more information about the other activities around the borough, visit the Greenwich Dance website.
