Saturday 3rd October: In the town centre
CULVER SQUARE
11.30 Grand opening with his Worshipful the Mayor, Cllr. Henry Spyvee, the Town Crier “Among the Best” Bob Needham, Bob Russell MP, Dee Evans, of The Gift project/Colchester 2020 and event director Dorian Kelly.
11.35 A brief but dazzling introduction of Samba Drumming from Essex Samba, a Rio Samba drumming band. before they process via Sir Issaac’s Walk and Eld Lane to the Baptist Church Forecourt.
11.45 Nepalese Dancing from the Colchester Nepalese Society.
12.30 Flamenco from Catherine Fox.
1.15 Traditional dance from Annie’s Fantasies N.W.Clog and Westrefelda Morris.
2.00 Belly dancers, American Tribal Style from Akula Tribal Bellydance.
3.00 More Flamenco from Catherine Fox.
BAPTIST CHURCH FORECOURT
11.45 The Essex Samba arrive from Culver Street.
12.15 The Dhol Drummers- Indian Drumming with a contemporary twist.
12.30 Belly dancers, Tribal Style from Akula.
1.15 Scots Dance from the Colchester Scots Dance Society.
1.45 The Dhol Drummer.s
2.00 A Street and Break dance workshop from Starz Academy.
2.45 The Dhol Drummers
3.00 Nepalese dance
3.15-4.00 Essex Samba
THE CENTRAL LIBRARY:
12.30 A free concert by "Rubenstein Trunk", a trio who have temporarily split up to explore the wilder reaches of the University system but who have agreed to reform to bring a "Short Concert of World Music with home made instruments" to the Colchester public. The home made instruments are violins, cellos dulcimers, plus other things to blow, suck and scrape made from plywood and packing cases. Surprisingly tuneful and melodic, their repertoire ranges from wild Gypsy music to new takes on old classics.
1.30 The Battle of Maldon- a one man re-enactment with special medieval audio visual aids, by ‘The Amazing Addrian’.
2.00 International Stories for the family
3.00 A second set from “Rubenstein Trunk”
TRINITY STREET
11.30 Traditional dance from Annie’s Fantasies N.W.Clog and Westrefelda Morris.
13.15 Salsa demonstration by Colchester Salsa Club.
14.15 Morris Dance: Annie fantasies and Westrefelda
15.45 Salsa dance demonstration By the Colchester Salsa Club
THE MARKETPLACE AND OTHER PLACES: various times
The Romanian swing street band.
Rachel Hayward - Virtuoso steel pan player with an international reputation.
Angela and her amazing Irish tin whistle. You’ve seen her about… Now she’s official!
And buskers galore!
PLEASE REMEMBER THIS LIST IS PROVISIONAL AND WILL BE UPDATED WITH ACCURATE TIMINGS SOON.
please contact Dorian Kelly at gift@theatrearts.biz , and I will get in touch. or phone 07770 950964
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