Folk Dance Remixed

Krupa’s got a Brand New Maypole!

Here’s a video of one of this summer’s short shows, Krupa’s got a Brand New Maypole, filmed at Borough Market’s St George’s Day Celebrations

We’ve been out and about this spring and summer with Street Dance the Maypole workshops, Pop Up Ceilidh Jams and occasional performances of our short shows. We’re also delighted to have been working with members of the brilliant Climax Ceilidh Band and, with our fabulous fiddle player and beatboxer, we now have a brand new band, The Ceilidh Jammers. They’ve been getting people up and dancing with our fabulously fun, folky, funky Ceilidh Jams! 

Here’s where we’ve been…

Sunday 6^th April 2014

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Opening, Stratford, London

We had a great day running Street Dance the Maypole workshops at the opening of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford. 

http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/whats-on/events/2014/3/park-opening-weekend-saturday

 

Monday 21^st April 2014

Feast of St George, Trafalgar Square, London

We performed our short show to wonderful crowds as part of the amazing Feast of St George.

http://www.london.gov.uk/get-involved/events/feast-of-st-george-2014

 

Wednesday 23^rd April 2014

St Georges Day Celebrations, Swindon Town Centre, Wiltshire

We had 150 school children at our Street Dance the Maypole workshops and performed our short show in Swindon town centre as part of their wonderful St Georges Day celebrations – Giant St George was there too!

 

Friday 25^th April 2014

Bites Remix: The Albany, Deptford, London

We were delighted to be asked to perform a short extract from our show and host a Ceilidh Jam social dance for all to join in with. Our first collaboration with the fabulous Climax Ceilidh Band and incredible sound artist Randolph Matthews – great night!

http://www.thealbany.org.uk/event_detail/1110/Theatre/BITES:-Remix

http://climaxceilidhband.co.uk/

http://www.randolphmatthews.co.uk/

 

Sunday 27^th April 2014

St Georges Day Celebrations Borough Market, London Bridge, London

Continuing to celebrate St Georges Day, we joined the Catalans with our own short Folk Dance Remixed show, for a day of sharing our patron Saint George, music, dance and delicious food!

http://boroughmarket.org.uk/celebrate-st-georges-day-at-borough-market-sunday-27th-april

 

Sunday 6^th July 

Regent’s Street Festival, London

We were there with the Big Dance Bus for an afternoon of Street Dance the Maypole workshops, Ceilidh Jam Pop Ups and our short show – the city was buzzing!

 

Friday 11^th July 

Camden Lock Live Festival, Camden, London

Street Dance the Maypole workshop and Ceilidh Jam with FDR & Climax Ceilidh band – the place was jumping!

 

Sunday 20^th July 

Milton Keynes Fringe Festival

Street Dance the Maypole workshop, our short show and a full-on evening Ceilidh Jam with FDR and Climax Ceilidh Band in the beautiful Chrysalis Theatre – it was a blast!

http://mkfestivalfringe.com/2014-pix/

 

Thursday 24^th July

Glasgow Green Commonwealth Games Festival 

We headed North for another a morning Street Dance the Maypole and afternoon performance of our short show. We were delighted to be part of this amazing festival!

 

Friday 25^th July 

Brent Celebrates: a world of Dance, Wembley, London

We topped the bill for this evening’s show – it was full of wonders!

 

7^th – 10^th August 

Wilderness Festival, Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire

Street dance the Maypole workshops and Pop Up Ceilidh Jams with some great people, young and old, all joined in at this fabulous festival!

http://www.wildernessfestival.com/info/getting-to-wilderness/

 

Sunday 7^th September

Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival, London

We hosted workshops by the Cutty Sark and Ceilidh Jam at the bandstand… with Climax Ceilidh band and the amazing beatboxer, Grace Savage! The Tall Ships were a wondrous sight too! 

http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/tallships/whatson

 

Saturday 20^th September

Mimbre Circus Central Festival, Hackney, London

We were delighted to be invited back to Mimbre’s fabulous Circus Central Festival! We performed our shortest show, Keeping it Real with the 5 Hand Reel, and got the audience up with a Street Dance the Maypole workshop and Ceilidh Jam – much fun!

http://www.mimbre.co.uk/mimbre-circus-central-is-back/

 

Saturday 27^th September

City Diversions Festival, Chelmsford, Essex

Our maypole was centre stage right in the city centre! Working again with the fabulous Climax Ceilidh Band, we ran Street Dance the Maypole workshops and Ceilidh Jam Pop Ups in the day and a Ceilidh Jam early evening as part of the grand Finale… brilliant day!

http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/citydiversions

 

We’re delighted to have our photograph in the Devon Life magazine!

The feature is about Sidmouth Folk Week’s 60th birthday – Happy Birthday Sidmouth!

It’s a fabulous festival so get down there next year for their 61st!

We were booked by Continental Drifts to be part of their Folk Day at the newly opened Olympic Park. We hosted two Street Dance the Maypole workshops and two Ceilidh Jam Pop Ups. We have been invited by Continental Drifts to be a part of their Global Local scheme in 2014, where they link festivals with new and groundbreaking companies and artists.

It was a night of fun and frolics set in the beautiful Cecil Sharp House—the heart of English folk song and dance. The Company presented Step Hop House and a chance for all to dance with a Street Dance the Maypole workshop and our second Ceilidh Jam Session—a funked up social dance for all—it was a big hit!

 

“Great show and lovely people – so much joyful dancing, colour and fun. Rich and funny choreography beautifully executed to great music – loved Jo’s spoons. Masterful work-shopping and ceilidh leading too.”

Phillipa Nowell, Plumber, Nia Teacher, Clinical Hypnotherapist

Step Hop House was part of an extraordinary anniversary show at Stratford Circus. We performed outside in Theatre Square on the 12th in the theatre at Stratford Circus on the 13th Ceilidh Jam Pop Up performances and workshops in and outside the foyer and after the show we hosted our first ever Ceilidh Jam which was a huge success!

“I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the show last night—a great mix of dance styles blended into a cohesive performance full of energy, skill and a real sense of joy! Lovely costumes and colourful props created a terrific environment in which to perform.”

Barry Goodman, President, The Morris Federation

Step Hop House at East London Dance (by Irven Lewis)

We hosted Street Dance the Maypole workshops and Ceilidh Jam Pop Ups on the 7th show Step Hop House plus workshops on the 8th of Stratford Rising Festival. A festival that created a giant playground encouraging children to use their imaginations and play!

“It’s a brilliant show for the whole family…with something for everyone. It’s like a colourful blast of music, dance, history, Diaspora and the relationship and mix between them all!”

Bim Wagner, accountant and mum

We were delighted to be part of Mimbre’s first ever festival at Hackney’s Narrow Way, we joined the festival with two Street Dance the Maypole workshops that went down a storm.

After being selected through Ideas Tap we planned on presenting excerpts from Step Hop House, Pop Up performances and Street Dance the Maypole Workshops at Potter’s Fields Park but got rained out!

We were under the A13 flyover with our Street Dance the Maypole workshops. One of our most successful workshops ever! Reason being, it was made up of such a diverse crowd…adults, families, homeless people and some had a few drinks before so inhibitions were gone and people really let go and danced their hearts out!