Previous events

20 May 2010. Big Dance Bubble: Portavilion launch with Siobhan Davies Dance and Sadler's Wells

1.30-8.30pm Potters Fields Park, Tooley Street London SE1
Tube London Bridge/Tower Hill 
FREE

ROSY the bubble pavilion launched its tour at Potters Fields Park in Southwark, next to City Hall, with a bespoke dance performance created by David Harradine of Fevered Sleep, a company that makes dance, theatre and visual art for children and for adults, and are internationally acclaimed for performance work for children. 
A choreographic workshop took place in the bubble that challenged local dance practitioners to create a new dance work that responded to the space. In the evening the bubble came alive through projected animations by Fat Butcher, and music by raumlaborberlin.
Fevered Sleep have been commissioned by Siobhan Davies Dance and Sadler’s Wells and this event is the first of five dance events taking place in the Bubble as part of the T-Mobile Big Dance festival.

Pre-booked performances are at 1.30 & 2pm; open performance at 3pm.

Big Dance event

05 Jun 2010. The Dancers Bubble with East London Dance

1–10pm Allen Gardens, Buxton Street (off Brick Lane), London E1 5EG
Tube Liverpool Street; Shoreditch
FREE

Dancers, choreographers and other dance professionals took over the bubble to host discussions, debates and master classes for East London’s dance community. During the day the bubble became an open space for debate - where is dance today and where should it be in the future? From 7pm it heated up and became an ‘open mic’ jam session. Tasty refreshments were available throughout the day, so whether you had a hot topic for debate, wanted to soak up the dance scene in East London, or had itchy feet and wanted to dance, you could spend the day in the Dancer’s Bubble.

2 – 4pm The Big Debate
The heavy weight of London's dance scene, bursted the Bubble with some creative discussions and debates.

7-10pm Mixed Movement
An open stage for dancers in any style is took over this incredibly unique location. Presented by DawN Crandall (host) and Baba Israel (live music), Mixed Movement is the ultimate freestyle dance experience. Sit back and watch the breath-taking creativity of improvised dance from soloists and newly formed double acts.

Big Dance event

19 Jun 2010. Sadler's Wells and Siobhan Davies Dance at Bruce Castle for Tottenham Carnival

12–5pm. Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, N17 8NU
Tube: Seven Sisters or Wood Green
Bus: 243 or 123
Rail: Bruce Grove Station
FREE

A bespoke new performance created by design led performance art organisation Fevered Sleep led audiences through the pavilion in unexpected ways. The newly choreographed dance performance, commissioned by Sadler’s Wells and Siobhan Davies Dance, was made specifically for the bubble and was presented throughout the day in the picturesque grounds of Bruce Castle as part of Tottenham Carnival. The performance was accompanied by live music and tours of the pavilion.

For information sarah.baker@sadlerswells.com

Big Dance event

27 Jun 2010. The Talking Garden at the Waltham Forest Green Fair, Lloyd Park

From 2 pm. Lloyd Park, Forest Road Walthamstow E17
Tube Walthamstow
FREE

At the Waltham Forest Green Fair, the Portavilion bubble will provide a visual focus for exploring art and ecology, creating a special
space to explore, create and have fun in a “Talking Garden” environment of performance, music and installation. The Green Fair is Waltham Forest’s greenest celebration. You can browse the arts, crafts and environmental stalls or join the Echo City industrial waste orchestra. Giant tubular bells fashioned from scrap streetlamps, drums made from storage barrels and a Batphone made from yellow gas main pipes. Recycling can be fun!

For information contact: linda.corrigan@walthamforest.gov.uk

CREATE 10 event

02 Jul 2010. Friday evening discussion at Tate Modern with the London Festival of Architecture

7–8.30pm. Turbine Hall Bridge, Tate Modern, SE1 9TG
Tube: Southwark, London Bridge
TICKETS £9 (£5 concessions)

ROSY the bubble will visit Tate Modern as part of the London Festival of Architecture and host a discussion about the structure, its architecture and use between Matthias Rick of raumlabor and UP Projects’ Emma Underhill, Portavilion curator. Chaired by Sarah Ichioka, director of The Architecture Foundation.

For tickets call the Tate: 020 7887 8888  www.tate.org.uk

London Festival of Architecture event

04 Jul 2010. Greenwich World Cultural Festival, Eltham Palace

12.30–4.30pm. Eltham Palace & Gardens Court Yard, London SE9 5QE
Bus:124,126,132,160,162,314 321,316
Rail: Eltham
FREE

raumlabor’s bubble will host a variety of dance workshops and performances throughout the afternoon as part of a vibrant, free programme of dance, theatre, circus and music. This celebratory afternoon out is presented by Greenwich Council and curated by Greenwich Dance and Greenwich Theatre to animate the beautiful grounds of Greenwich’s iconic Eltham Palace and Gardens.

For more information or to book workshop spaces call Greenwich Dance on 020 8293 9741  or info@greenwichdance.org.uk

Big Dance /CREATE10 event

09 Jul 2010. Croydon's Big Dance Bubble Festival

9th July 12–7pm. College Green, Wellesley Road CR9 1DX
Rail East Croydon; West Croydon
FREE (but some events may be ticketed)

ROSY the bubble will visit Croydon and host a fantastic array of performances, dance jams and workshops from local and nationally renowned performers including award winning female hip hop dance crews and MCs from B Supreme; a Guinness world book record
attempt from local schools as part of the Big Dance Pledge; a new
commission by the acclaimed Fevered Sleep with movement, live music and lots of bouncing balls; belly dancing; Latin and
ballroom dancing demos and workshops; and an explosive new dance piece from Etta Ermini – Roadworks – involvingbreakdancing, busking and a BMX!

For further info contact Croydon Council’s Arts Service

020 8726 6000 x 61140

arts@croydon.gov.uk

 

Big Dance event

11 Jul 2010. Bushy Bubble Boogie with English National Ballet, The Royal Parks and London Borough of Richmond

11th July 1–7pm. Bushy Park, the lawn by the Pheasantry Welcome Centre, TW12 2EJ

Bus 111, 216, 411, 465
Rail Teddington; Hampton Wick; Hampton Court
FREE

The Bushy bubble Boogie is West London’s swan song of
the 2010 Big Dance festival! Fancy ballet for brunch and a tea dance for lunch? Then fi nd your way to the Big Dance bubble for a day of dancing for all in the lush surrounds of Bushy Park.
Enjoy performances from West London dance groups and be a part of Big Dance by joining in workshops designed to get people of all ages dancing in this, the most beautiful of settings.

For information or to book workshop places:

west@bigdance2010.com

Big Dance event

13 Jul 2010. Portavilion bubble in Stratford Park

13th July 3–9pm. Stratford Park, West Ham Lane, Stratford E15
Tube Stratford
Bus 9, 104, 238, 241, 262, 276, 473
FREE

In Stratford Park the bubble will be occupied by Caught by the River’s Roam project to promote a slower pace of life for people living in the fi ve Olympic Host Boroughs, encouraging an engagement with the world outside their doors and provide informal lessons in how to get the most out of the area the residents live in. The event will include nature based acoustic gigs and audio installations using found sounds from the locality; author readings and lectures on the natural environment. Roam by Robin Turner is a CREATE Art Award sponsored by the Bank of America Merill Lynch.

For more information visit www.caughtbytheriver.net

Create 10 event

17 Jul 2010. Inside/Outside Cinema, Film screening event, Gillett Square

17th July 4–11pm. Gillett Square, London N16 8JN
Bus 243, 72
Rail Dalston Junction
Tube Dalston
FREE

For one night only in Gillett Square, the bubble will be transformed into a temporary cinema presenting short films from Hackney Archives and Dalston’s Rio cinema; artists’ animations brought to the programme by the Drawing Room; a film about the first British feminist and Hackney resident Mary Wollstonecraft by Hackney based Fragments & Monuments film and performance company, and a dance-film exploring Dalston’s public spaces, made by local residents and East London Dance.  The bubble will also come alive with projections on its surface.

During the day, the Portavilion bubble will play host to a Hackney Museum workshop and a variety of musical performances by local groups.

Programme
4-6pm From Button Hooks to Butter Paddles a workshop led by Hackney Museum
Explore objects from the Museum’s handling collection and tell us about your stories and our mysterious objects.

Artists Rod Morris and Heather McDonough will also be setting up a portable photographic studio in the square to record members of the public as part of their ongoing project Faces about recording East Londoner’s in a variety of locations.

Hackney Museum is running Mapping the Change, a project that sets out to record the changes in the borough of Hackney in the lead up to the 2010 Olympics. They are collecting memories, experiences and responses to the greatest historic change in Dalston since World War Two.

 6-9pm Music performances by local acts

Dalston Community Orchestra

Sabira Jade UK soulstress currently working with the likes of DJ Vadim / Hexstatic/ Paper Tiger goes solo for this stripped down unique set. 

Heather McClell Fresh, distinctive vocalist heather McClell seamlessly fuses a variety of styles, all held together by her stunning vocals and outstanding accompanist. Her flirt with Latin music began when she recorded her debut album in Sao Paulo in collaboration with some of Brazil's leading musicians. Her sound encapsulates a delicate mix of musical styles including Bossa Nova, Folk and Trip Hop. Prepare to be captivated by her charismatic performance.

9-11pm Short Film Screenings from Rio Cinema, Hackney Archives, Fragments and Monuments, Drawing Room and East London Dance

For more information contact laura@upprojects.com

Create 10 event

25 Jul 2010. ROSY the Bubble at FUSE in Kensington Gardens

12–7pm. Kensington Gardens London SW7

Tube: Queensway; Bayswater

FREE

The Royal Parks invite 35 key arts organisations from across Westminster and The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to ‘set-up stall’ in Kensington Gardens at FUSE; a one-day showcase of the wealth of creative opportunities for young people to get involved in and be inspired by. BAFTA, ENO, Tate, Soho Theatre, V&A, Serpentine Gallery and many more will present new work, performances, play writing, visual arts, drumming, carnival costumes, contemporary dance, film making and computer games. At FUSE, bubble will host workshops and performances from some of the leading arts organisations on Kensington Gardens’ doorstep.

For information www.fuse-arts.org.uk

02 Aug - 04 Aug 2010. Culture Bubble with the Roundhouse, Camden

2nd August 12–6.30pm;

3rd August 11am–6.30pm;

4th August 11am–6.30pm.

 Cumberland Green, The Regents Park, NW1 4NR

Tube: Regents Park; Great Portland Street; Camden 

FREE

The Royal Parks invites the bubble to The Regents Park on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th August, filling it with creative projects led by the Roundhouse. Young people aged 12–19 years can sign up to take part in a range of different activities including drama, photography, spoken word, stage combat or creative treasure hunts. All activities will be part of Camden’s Secret London initiative and project participants will have the opportunity to explore The Regent’s Park and its colourful history. There will be a showcase performance at the end of each day at 4.30pm.

Booking for the activities is essential. Booking or for more information contact the Roundhouse:

roundhouse.studios@roundhouse.org.uk

0207 424 8477

Visitors to The Regent’s Park can access the bubble from 5.30–6.30pm each day (no booking necessary)

(no booking necessary)

14 Aug 2010. Bubble in the Mix, (Mix Festival, Burgess Park)

1–8pm. Burgess Park, London SE5 7LA
Tube:Kennington; Elephant and Castle;
Bus: 148, 171, 176, 343, 468, 42, 12, 45, 68, 35, 40,
FREE

The Portavilion bubble goes to The Mix in Burgess Park with artists Juneau Projects and Tate Modern. The Mix is a festival celebrating young people and families created, planned and attended by young people in Southwark. With high profile artists performing alongside local fresh new talent, jazz, funk, grime, hip-hop, R’n’B, indie, rock and classical there’s something for every taste. But it’s not just music. The Mix is also fi lm, heritage, sport, healthy living, entrepreneurship, markets, fun fair, poetry slams and a huge carnival parade. Contemporary artists Juneau Projects will occupy ROSY inspired activities that explore the link between nature and new technology.

Juneau Projects focus on maverick music making; collaborating with young people to create songs, outfits and customised instruments. Mixing traditional crafts and customs with new technologies, from digitally generated wood carvings to woodland-themed computer games, they synthesise the old and new, city and countryside, into their own expression of folk art for the modern age.

For more information contact Southwark's event dept:

events@southwark.gov.uk
020 7525 2000