Bloom Festival 2013

17 August

Leeds City Museum, LS2 8BH

ADAD in partnership with Leeds City Museum present Bloom, a one day festival exploring the creativity, heritage and legacy of Carnival through music, dance and costume.

There will be a host of activities from amazing performances, crafts and dance workshops to stalls filled with African masks and Carnival memorabilia and so much more.

With artists and organisations involved including Claudio Kron DO BRAZIL, Leeds Young Authors, RJC Dance, Mango Arts, Dee-Koyy, and Leeds West Indian Carnival, you know it's time to come and share in the experience of Carnival!!!

Programme

11 - 1pm: Mango Arts Children’s Arts and Crafts, Dance and Parade Workshop

1.30pm: Claudio Kron Workshop Performance

2.30pm: Leeds Young Authors

3.30pm: Carnival Workshop Performance

4.15pm: Performance by Dee- Koyy


Stalls: Leeds City Museum - a display of Carnival archive and African masks; Mango Arts - a display of the company's Carnival archive, education and sustainable method. Costumes on display kindly lent by Leeds West Indian Carnival, and Hughbon

Date: 17 August 2013
Time: 11am - 4.30pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, Leeds LS2 8BH


Get ready for Carnival...come and be part of the event!! In the lead-up to the Festival we are running Carnival dance and music performance workshops at RJC Dance Studio, Mandela Centre, Chapeltown Road, Leeds LS7 3HY. Learn sizzling Soca Carnival dance moves and some buzzing Brazilian percussion rhythms, then showcase your talents at the event on 17th August.

Carnival Music Performance Workshop with Claudio Kron Do Brazil
Date: 13th August 2013
Time: 1pm - 3pm
Cost: £2

Carnival Dance Performance Workshop with Nillanthie Morton (RJC Dance, Dee-Koyy)
Date: 14th August 2013
Time: 3pm - 5pm
Cost: £2

Special Carnival Offer: Two workshops for £3

Tickets are available from http://adadbloomleeds2013.eventbrite.co.uk or places can be booked by contacting Lisa Nkrumah-Mweu on [email protected] or 07957769311.