For the fifth year running, in partnership with the Barbican, we present a day of music and dance in Gillett Square and the Vortex. So grab your glad rags and dancing shoes or just relax and soak up the summer atmosphere.
IN GILLETT SQUARE
1.50–2pm
Drum Works
Feel the rhythm with the young Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning drummers
2–2.40pm
Tropical Isles
Dance for the whole family with a burst of uplifting carnival spirit
2.40–3.20pm
Bollywood Vibes
Watch and learn some energetic Bollywood moves
3.20–4.10pm
Lokandes
Unique sounds from London’s Afro-Peruvian and Latin-Andean fusion maestros
4.10–4.20pm
Drum Works
4.20–4.50pm
Black Eagles
Jaw-dropping acrobatics all the way from Tanzania
4.50–5.40pm
The Mahotella Queens
Catch the infectious songs and harmonies of South Africa’s legendary vocal group
5.40–5.50pm
Drum Works
5.50–6.30pm
Rock-a-hula
Head back to the 50s with rock and roll, hula hooping and swing dance.
6.30–7.20pm
Winston McAnuff & Fixi
Soulful reggae with a beguiling French twist
7.20–8pm
Boy Blue Entertainment
London’s award-winning hip-hop company presents electrifying dance sequences
8–9pm
Meridian Brothers
Tropical psychedelia from Colombia’s finest musical mavericks
9– 9.30pm
Short Films
9.30–11pm
Samsara
Relax with this stunning documentary film and be transported to the varied natural wonders, sacred sites and disaster zones of our planet.
IN THE VORTEX
9pm–12am, The Vortex
Movimientos presents:
DJ Richard Blair (Sidestepper/Colombia) / Eblis Alvarez (Meridian Brothers/Colombia) / DJ iZem (Groovalizacion/Gamm Records)
