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Category Archives: Dance
Morris in the Village, Honeywood Museum, Carshalton, July 24
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Dance, History, Honeywood Museum
Tagged Carshalton, Honeywood Museum, Morris dancing
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Routes to Roots, with Shelley King, Stanley Arts, June 22
Posted in Activities, Art, Dance, Music, Stanley Halls
Tagged Coronation Street, Routes to Roots, Routes to Roots Exhibition, Shelley King, Stanley Halls
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Learn to waltz and tango at Dance Delight lessons and classes
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Posted in Activities, Business, Dance, Surrey Street
Tagged Dance Delight, Surrey Street
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Learn to waltz and tango at Dance Delight lessons and classes
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Posted in Activities, Business, Dance, Surrey Street
Tagged Dance Delight, Surrey Street
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LMP’s Changing Seasons concert put a real spring in my step
Three lucky Inside Croydon subscribers each won a pair of tickets to enjoy the London Mozart Players’ Vivaldi-inspired Changing Seasons concert at the Fairfield Halls on Saturday. One of them, PAUL AINSCOUGH, shares his thoughts on the evening I was … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, Music
Tagged Fairfield Halls, Four Seasons, London Mozart Players, Vivaldi
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Mozart Players return to Fairfield with community-style Vivaldi
The London Mozart Players are to make a rare concert appearance at the Fairfield Halls next month, with what they call “a new cross-genre performance” of Changing Seasons. Changing Seasons is “a multi-genre spectacular”, London Mozart Players say, “that reimagines … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, Music
Tagged BH Live, BHLive, Fairfield Halls, Four Seasons, London Mozart Players, Vivaldi
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Conan Doyle ghost story to be brought to life in South Norwood
A South Norwood arts centre is to be transformed next month, as it stages an immersive adaptation of a darkly thrilling short story by probably the most famous author to have ever lived in South Norwood – Sir Arthur Conan … Continue reading
Will Croydon’s JLS turkey farmer survive his Strictly ordeal?
Croydon’s JB Gill, the JLS-star-turned-turkey-farmer, is rated as the 6-1 fourth favourite to win this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. Jonathan Gill, 37, was brought up in Croydon, went to Whitgift School and played for Warlingham rugby club before fame and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Music
Tagged BBC, BBC One, Biggin Hill, Chris McCausland, Giovanni Pernice, JB Gill, Jonathan Gill, Strictly Come Dancing, Tasha Ghouri, turkey farm, Warlingham RFC, Whitgift School
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Pride’s making a comeback with town centre ‘mini’-festival
Croydon Pride will take place this year, with a not-so-“mini” festival, starting on Friday evening, and with music, dance and acts in the town centre throughout Saturday afternoon. Croydon Pride was under threat this year when the cash-strapped council pulled … Continue reading
Silent Disco Ball for 12-19-year-olds, South Norwood, July 20
Posted in Activities, CYTO, Dance, Music, Theatre
Tagged Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation, CYTO, Shoestring Theatre, Silent Disco, South Norwood
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EastEnders actress returns to Croydon as a real panto villain
Croydon’s own Kellie Shirley is to star in this year’s Fairfield Halls panto – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The former EastEnders star, now appearing in BBC hospital drama Casualty, is to play the role of the Wicked Queen … Continue reading
Learning Disability Carnival, Croydon North End, July 6
Posted in Activities, Dance, Education, Music, Poetry
Tagged Croydon North End, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disability Carnival, North End
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15% off tickets for Talawa’s ‘stirring and spiritual’ Love Steps
We’re delighted, in conjunction with the Talawa Theatre at the Fairfield Halls, to be able to offer our loyal readers a terrific money-saving offer on an acclaimed new piece of theatre, Love Steps, that has been described as “stirring and … Continue reading
How businesses profited at expense of the Borough of Culture
BOROUGH OF VULTURES: £1.3m of arts funding provided by the Mayor of London was misused by Croydon’s Tory council to boost local businesses, but delivered a year-long flop, judging by official audience figures. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s year as … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Business, CODA, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydonites Festival, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Mozart Players, Mayor Jason Perry, Music, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Andy Stranack, Borough of Culture, Borough of Vultures, CODA, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, David Lean Cinema, Develop Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, White Label
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Arcadia’s impressive dancers channel growing anger of youth
KEN TOWL went along to South Norwood for an opening night of dance, theatre, film and rap which displayed young talents and an urgency for action to safeguard our environment Arcadia: the name of the classical ideal of unsullied nature, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Environment, Ken Towl, Music, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Arcadia, Ken Towl, South Norwood, Stanley Arts, Stanley Halls
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Two more Croydon music and dance festivals forced to cancel
Croydon’s calendar year as London’s Borough of Culture has not quite finished, but its dubious legacy appears to be sealed in failure after not one but two established festivals announced that they won’t take place in 2024. Croydon Pride posted … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Community associations, Croydon Council, Dance, Mark Watson, Mayor Jason Perry, Music
Tagged Borough of Culture, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Mela, Croydon Pride, Croydon Pridefest, London, Mark Watson, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, Wandle Park
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Younger Generation trial session, St Mark’s Purley, Mar 10
Posted in Activities, Art, Dance, Education, Music, Purley, Theatre
Tagged Purley, Younger Generation, Younger Generation Theatre Group
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The Wild Murphys bring Dirty Old Town to Fairfield Halls
One Night In Dublin is the ultimate feel-good Irish music tribute show and it’s headed to Croydon’s Fairfield Halls on Thursday May 23. Performed live by “the best Irish band to never come from Ireland”, The Wild Murphys are … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Fairfield Halls, Music
Tagged Fairfield Halls, One Night In Dublin, The Dubliners, The Pogues, The Wild Murphys, Van Morrison
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Turn again to pantomime as Sanderstead takes its annual bow
With our regular reviewer, Bella Bartock… ‘indisposed’ (too much Harvey’s Bristol Cream over Christmas, we’re told), KEN TOWL got all dolled up as a panto dame – oh yes he did! – and tottered along in his high heels to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Ken Towl, Music, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club, Theatre
Tagged Aladdin, Croydon, Dick Whittington, Ken Towl, Panto, pantomime, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club
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Amnesty International Lindy Hop Dance, Ruskin House, Nov 25
Posted in Dance, Ruskin House, Uncategorized
Tagged Amnesty Croydon, Amnesty International, Ruskin House
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Britain’s Got Talent auditions come to London next month
The nation’s favourite talent show is coming to south London next month looking for a talented act to take the crown of our 17th series. Britain’s Got Talent is holding open auditions where Londoners are invited to present their unique … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Comedy, Dance, Music, Poetry, Theatre
Tagged Britain's Got Talent, Kia Oval, Simon Cowell, The Oval
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North Wood Way Morris are recruiting dancers and musicians
Posted in Activities, Dance, Music
Tagged Morris dance, Morris dancing, North Wood Way Morris
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Taking Liberty with the arts in a way that celebrates us all
KEN TOWL takes hope, and much joy, from last week’s Liberty Festival, where deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists injected some much-needed culture into the borough. Photos by PAUL FULLER The Liberty Festival, which landed in Croydon last weekend, represented the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Borough of Culture 2023, Comedy, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Music, Poetry
Tagged Aaron Simmonds, Ashcroft Theatre, Borough of Culture, Croydon, Drunken Chorus, Fairfield Halls, Francesca Martinez, giraffes, Inner Vision Orchestra, Ken Towl, Liberty Festival, Steve Day
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