Category Archives: Dance

Lords of the dance: Purley’s Morris Men are on the march

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

The next couple of weekends will be busy for the area’s merry band of English folk dancers, the North Wood Morris Men (they’re actually based in Purley; North Wood is a reference to ancient wood which dominated the hilly slopes … Continue reading →

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“Favoured” Halls, £4.5m debts and the commercial interests

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Using the Fairfield Halls’ trustees’ own annual reports and accounts since 2010, together with official council documents, SEAN CREIGHTON examines what is going on at the town’s arts venue, ahead of £25m of public money being spent to refurbish it … Continue reading →

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Fairfield’s future needs to engage with Croydon public

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

Tired. Poorly managed. Poorly used. Under-funded. Under-appreciated. The Fairfield Halls, half a century old, might symbolise the faded grandeur of Croydon itself. With mounting concern over the council’s arts policy, or absence of it after the axing of the Mela … Continue reading →

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Failing Fairfield Halls is limping along on borrowed time

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Long gone are the days when the Fairfield Halls could attract some of the biggest acts in the world, such as the Rolling Stones or the Beatles, says DAVID CALLAM. These days, the only beetles at the arts … Continue reading →

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Holocaust memorial concert: Sat Jan 26, Ruskin House

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

A holocaust memorial concert, an evening of remembrance and entertainment, is being held at Ruskin House in Coombe Road this Saturday. The concert will honour those communities who were persecuted in the Holocaust, under Nazi persecution in the 1930s and … Continue reading →

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Tabula Rasa gets crowdfunding help for Norwood workshops

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

Tabula Rasa, the youth workshops group in South Norwood founded last year by young Croydon residents and initially funded entirely from their own pockets, has joined forces with Vinspired to try to improve the range of courses and advice on … Continue reading →

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Getting down with the Hood as New Addington does panto

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

BELLA BARTOCK missed out on her central London concert last weekend. She could not resist the New Addington pantomime (and no, that’s not a reference to Councillor Tony Pearson) Croydon is now the IT place for us inner London sophisticates … Continue reading →

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CODA makes a song and dance about Sondheim

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

Tickets for Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association’s autumn show – Side by Side by Sondheim, which is being staged at the Charles Cryer studio theatre this week – are now on sale.

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Black history month celebration: Oct 27

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

Inside Croydon: For comment and analysis about Croydon, from inside Croydon Post your comments on this article below. If you have a news story about life in or around Croydon, a residents’ or business association or local event, please email … Continue reading →

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Take your pick: guitar teacher makes Bold move

Posted on October 6, 2012 by

An enterprising south London musician has been promoting his guitar lessons by giving passers-by the chance to take their pick. Dave Bold has been teaching guitar since the early 1980s, starting when a music student at Goldsmith’s College. He also … Continue reading →

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These Sharks and Jets hit all the right notes in West Side Story

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

BELLA BARTOCK was very impressed with the latest production by CODA, West Side Story at Fairfield Halls last week Magical. Mesmerising. Moving. West Side Story is one of the best-loved musicals of all-time – and for good reason. The film … Continue reading →

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London Road prepares for a Festival of Cultures

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

Next Monday sees the beginning of a week’s worth of activities all building towards the London Road Carnival of Cultures on Sunday September 23. Lives Not Knives is holding a couple of workshops, for teenagers and for adults, on Monday, … Continue reading →

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West Side Story plays out some old tunes with a new CODA

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

Fancy escaping the associations of Croydon with gang violence, knife attacks and gun crime? Why not go along to the Ashcroft Theatre to see West Side Story, a musical about gang violence, knife attacks and …

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Tabula Rasa youth group stages fund-raiser in Shirley

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

Tabula Rasa Youth Project is holding a free event at the Shirley Community Centre this Saturday, August 18, from noon to 4pm, in order to raise money for the project. The event will give TRP a chance to showcase all … Continue reading →

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You little horrors: school’s cultivated musical talent

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

Anyone who has attended New Addington‘s Salvation Army pantomimes at the ACA or the Dancing with Grace performances will know just how much performing talent the area has.

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