Simona Scotto
Dance Artist & Educator for over 50's
Migration through dance and the arts.
Migrations Europa Exchange was a mini festival celebrating the positive contribution migrants bring to Britain and London life. It was hosted at the Round Chapel Hackney from the 16th-18th February 2016.
Activities took place in and around this venue. The festival involved an educational tour through the Jewish quarters in Hackney, an art exhibition presenting migrants’ work, folk dance workshops as well as a dance and dinner performance evening, presenting new commissions by dancers of all ages and abilities. Prior to the festival itself there were pop up performances at locations across London to promote the festival.
EVENT INFO
Thurs 18th February 2016 at 7pm
Dance Theatre Performance with buffet dinner.
Weds 17th February 2016
Visual arts installation and mini performances at the Round Chapel.
Tues 16th February 2016
– Polish Funk Folk Dance Class.
– Greek Dance Remixed!
– English Folk Dance Class.
– Tour of Jewish Legacy in Hackney
– Art Installation
Project Artists
Exhibition Artists
Crew
Performance Evening
The performance evening included work from 4 choreographers and showcased dance by older dancers from two established performance companies, Counterpoint Dance and D2D dance company, as well as featuring children from a Primary School based in Hackney, a visually impaired dancer and the choreographers themselves. There was a buffet of European dishes after the show during which there was opportunity for conversations between audience, performers and choreographers.
Community Outreach.
As part of the Migrations Europa Exchange project we ran an outreach programme of dance workshops and pop up performances. The workshops in English, Polish and Greek folk dance were held at the Round Chapel, Hackney and at Platforma Festival, Leicester. Pop-up performances were in Barnet, Lambeth and Hackney.