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We introduce the visionary films of a great Czech filmmaker.
1st - 30th September 2010
BFI SOUTHBANK, LONDON
Frantisek Vlácil's poetic and metaphorical films are among the most impressive in the history of Czech cinema. He began his career in the 50s, making his first solo feature, The White Dove, in 1960. A prizewinner at Venice, its simple storyline was wedded to a complex web of image, sound and rhythm. Vlácil's work is distinguished by its enormous visual power, and a preoccupation with the image reminiscent of Eisenstein, Antonioni or Tarkovsky. Films in the season range from Adelheid - a compelling love story set in the aftermath of World War Two in the Sudetenland to The Valley of the Bees a powerful tale of religious intolerance and sexual passion. We look forward to welcoming Film historian Peter Hames on 2 September as he introduces the season and explores Frantisek Vlácil's remarkable historical films.

As a special offer, 5 members will be chosen at random to given 5 pairs of free tickets to attend the events during the month. If you are interested in being chosen for a pair of tickets. Email Victoria - filmcompetitions@bfi.org.uk with EasternEurope in subject header by 5 September 2010.

3.30pm Sun 27 June LA HIJA DEL GENERAL
Despite being a socialist, a single parent and an agnostic, Dr. Michelle Bachelet succeeds in becoming the first woman President of Chile, one of South America’s most conservative nations, and captures the attention of the world’s press with her singularly female way of engaging with politics.

5.00pm Sun 27 June THE KIDNAPPING OF INGRID BETANCOURT
In 2002, two filmmakers travelled to Colombia to document the campaign of controversial presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt, who was risking her life by denouncing Colombian politicians linked to drug cartels. As her family pleaded with the Colombian people for solidarity, Ingrid spent Election Day deep in the Colombian jungle—a hostage.
PLUS DISCUSSIONS hosted by Oscar Guardiola (Colombian writer and cultural critic) with:
Lorna Scott Fox a journalist and critic who lived in Chile as a diplomat’s child and has written about the situation of Chile under President Michelle Bachelet, from a woman’s perspective;


Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera the current Ambassador of Colombia in UK and was Founder a of Portafolio, Colombia’s most prominent economic newspaper.

See the Double Bill for Ł12

BOX OFFICE 020 7328 1000
www.tricycle.co.uk
Tricycle Theatre, Cinema & Gallery
269 Kilburn High Road
London
NW6 7JR

To kick off the Festival, we are bringing over Marlui Miranda from Brazil who will perform Songs from the Amazon on Saturday, October 10th.
Brazilian singer, composer and researcher Marlui Miranda has studied the musical traditions of the Brazilian Indians for three decades and is widely recognised as the leading performer of Amazonian indigenous music.

The event will begin with a workshop at 2:00pm Learn stories, dances and songs with Marlui at our workshop from 2-4pm. Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton, 10/10/09.

That evening, she and British multi-instrumentalist Ravi will then perform chants and songs from the rainforest, and cross musical boundaries between South America, Africa and the UK. Saturday, 10/10/009 from 8pm. St Andrew’s Church, Waterloo Street, Brighton

for full details of all the events for the festival visit www.worldsacredmusic.org

FREE EVENT

Enjoy "Jovenes sin Fronteras" the oral history latest documentary on the young Latin Americans in London, focusing on their dreams and migration.

Featuring the contribution of contemporary artists, pioneers on carnival arts such as Mandingan arts, and young Latin American urban musicians such as Sonido Callejero, Nuevo Gobierno, and different folk dance groups this a great opportunity to share their dreams and realities as well as their constant cultural participation and contribution to the the capital city of London.

Traditional Bolivian dancers
Also Celebrate Refugee Week as Southwark libraries and the Southwark refugee artist network present: "Suenos" a Latin American cultural event at Peckham library in collaboration with www.properuvianartuk.com on Friday June 19 2009, 5pm to 9pm. A range of events will be taking place throughout the evening, including:

* "Jovenes sin fronteras" documentary about the contribution to London’s cultural life made by young Latin American people. Presented by Sofia Buchuck, singer and poet
* Bolivian Dance Workshop lead by Gladys Medina and Bolivian dancers.
* Maria Eugenia Bravo, Chilean poet and writer
* superb Reggaeton from Indio Lirico
* Carlos Paul, Ecuadorian singer songwriter
* large collection of Spanish language books available to borrow on the day
* free refreshments and surprise gifts

For further information about this free event please contact Mike Prendergast on 020 7394 5686. Contact us
For further information or if you have any comments and suggestions about our services please contact us. Southwark libraries
Tel: 020 7525 2000
Fax: 020 7525 1568
email - southwark.libraries@southwark.gov.uk

Culture, libraries learning and leisure
Chatelaine House
186 Walworth Road
SE17 1JJ

Trailer of Jovenes sin fronteras on you tube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8HZEh4PoE0

YACURUNAS CD LAUNCH 12 JUNE AT 6/9PM

FEATURING COLLECTIVE CHILDRENS VOICES FROM

RAICES LATINAS.

SHAKIRITA CHICA LATINA

AND WELL KNOWN SINGERS and bands.

LUZ ELENA CAICEDO, SOFIA BUCHUCK, SILVIA DEMETILLA, ISABEL ROOS LOPEZ, LUZMIRA ZERPA, MARTHA SALGADO, CAMERON MC BRIDE, BETTY RHAZA,JHON CUEVAS,HENRY BRAN, VOCES DEL SUR.

MUSICIANS

Camilo Menjura Wilmer Zifontes

Marco Valencia Yohnny Rodriguez

Venue: BOLIVAR HALL, Grafton Way, London WIT 5DL

Tel: 0207 9249359 Mob:07746972240

website - www.properuvianartuk.com    email - taruquita@hotmail.com

FREE EVENT
Supported by the BBC children in need and the em

February - May 2009
Polish Spring Festival
Perth Theatre , Scotland

The roots of this event are four hundred years old and spread across a continent. From Scotland to Poland and back again, centuries of migration have sown the seeds for a shared cultural landscape. And now the fruits of this unique relationship are set to flourish in a whole season of exceptional events at Perth Theatre and Perth Concert Hall . Polish Spring adds a 21st Century twist to this artistic alliance by bringing together Poland's top rock and comedy groups, Kult and Ani Mru Mru, alongside acclaimed Scots folk, digital art and outstanding classical acts in a celebration of the comings and goings of Scots and Poles through theatre, music, comedy and art.
Click here for full details and tickets

27 May - 28 June 2009
Dance - Latin Fever
Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, London WC2

An explosion of Brazilian rhythms at the Carnival in Rio begins the glamorous journey, before the audience is transported to the sultry clubs of Buenos Aires to be seduced by the passion and intensity of the tango. Cuba beckons with the cheeky cha-cha-cha and rumba, and then it's time to boogie to the American dance halls of the 1920s for the swing and jitterbug. The voyage continues in Spain where the passion, aggression and drama of the bullrings is brought to life in the glorious paso doblč.
Click here for full details and tickets

Colombiage was launched in 2007 with the aim of showing the rest of the world the richness and diversity of Colombian culture while giving birth to a creative platform of intercultural exchange between Colombia and the UK.
Following on from the incredible success of last year’s edition, which attracted audiences from all over London, Colombiage is returning to London from the 16th to the 19th of October, 2008 across two venues presenting Colombia’s newest and most exciting talent in Music, Literature and Film.
The line-up for this year includes the gala screening and UK premiere at the Odeon Covent Garden of the critically acclaimed Satanas (d: Andy Baiz) on Thursday, October 16th, based on the novel by the award-winning author Mario Mendoza. The premiere will be followed by a screen talk with Mendoza and a launch party at the legendary Soho Revue Bar, featuring an anglo-colombian DJ set.
On Saturday and Sunday, October 18th and 19th, Colombiage will move to the famed Riverside Studios and feature a series of concerts, film screenings, talks, Q&A’s and children workshops. Both nights will feature a concert by Lucia Pulido, one of the richest voices on the international Latin American scene, and Bomba Estéreo, the new sound of Colombian cumbia and electronica direct from Bogotá.
Colombian writers include Mendoza, the award winning short story writer Juan Carlos Botero and the acclaimed novelist Evelio Rosero.

Colombiage will also feature British biographer Gerald Martin, talking about his forthcoming publication of the authorised Gabriel Garcia Marquez biography, A Life.

Our impressive film line up this year includes The Wandering Shadows (d: Ciro Guerra), Bluff (d: Felipe Matinez), Espectro (d: Felipe Orozco) as well as the UK premiere of Del Palenque de San Basilio, a documentary by leading director Erwin Goggle. We are also delighted to introduce our Family Programme, ‘A Journey through Colombia’, for 5 to 11 year olds.

The Colombian View Project

Three London-based Colombian photographers display images capturing life in both the UK and Colombia. Portraits, landscapes and architectural abstractions feature highly in this captivating insight into two such equally rich and diverse cultures.

A great opportunity to see fresh artistic talent previously unexposed in London. Photographers featuring in the exhibition: Hector Mora, Leo Paesano Duque and Ed Beron.

About Hector Mora

Hector is a Colombian photographer who changed his career in Advertising for a Camera and the love of photography.

After graduating from university, Hector worked for an advertising agency in Bogotá before seizing the chance to uproot and move to London where he has been living for nearly five years.

The diversity of London, and the strong contrast with his native Bogotá has motivated Hector to develop his fondness for photography. His work is inspired by his environment and his eclectic view of the urban surroundings. The focuses of his compositions are primarily directed by his use of light and contrast in colour, which give his photographs a contemporary edge.

He now works as a successful freelance photographer. In 2007 Hector joined the Colombiage team where he was fortunate enough to combine two of his passions, photography and Colombia.

About Leonardo Paesano

Leonardo was born in Armenia, Colombia; at the age of 19, he moved to London where he discovered his passion for photography. After several courses in photography he then took his knowledge and skills to community groups, where he began running workshops with young children.

As a freelance photographer, Leonardo has documented various community, arts and campaign events. This experience has given him the opportunity to experiment with live settings and take his art to a whole new level.

In the past few years he has concentrated his skills and time within New Generation, a Latin American Arts Collective and Refugee Youth group, which works with young people across London. Working with a team of other photographers, he ran a three-month photography project for young Latin Americans. The project was a great success with their final work being exhibited at City Hall. A project that has allowed Leo to pass on his knowledge and skills, and to share and renew his interests with others. His vision for the future is to connect England and Colombia, or Europe and Latin America, through social, community photography projects.

About Ed Beron

Since the early 1990’s, Ed’s work has involved the creation of conceptually based, socio-political photographic images that deal with memories of the past: images that have been part of his childhood and his adult experience. His work also addresses Diaspora, displacement, identity, gender and, most importantly, the underlying threads of violence and danger that appear to underpin our society. In portraiture work, his focus is to capture the real movements of the individual. In composing and taking a portrait, he isnot only aiming to depict what the person looks like, but also to represent that which is a true reflection of who they are. Ed obtained his BA in Fine Art at London Metropoitan University, London earlier this year.

SATURDAY / October 18 2008 / Riverside Studios

THE WANDERING SHADOWS (LA SOMBRA DEL CAMINANTE) (15) 2.30pm Ciro Guerra, Colombia, 2004, 90m, Cesar Badillo, Ignacio Prieto A poetic and poignant story about the struggles of life and the limits of friendship. This directorial debut from Guerra, several times internationally awarded, conjures the beauty of an impeccable cinematography with a subtle dose of socio-political commentary.

DEL PALENQUE DE SAN BASILIO (PG) 4.20pm + Q&A with the director Erwin Goggle and Esperanza BiohoPerea, Colombia, 2004, 85m, Toto La Momposina, Petrona Martínez, Paulino Salgado “Batata III”
This documentary, never before screened in the UK, is an insightful study of the rarely exposed Afro-Colombian culture. It gives a close account of the most uncommon conceptions about life, death and the roots of the African ancestral legacy of a neglected community.

BLUFF (18) 6.30pm Felipe Martinez, Colombia, 2007, 103m, Victor Mallarino, Federico Lorusso, Catalina Aristizabal, Carolina Gomez, Veronica Orozco
This fantastic comedy / thriller with hair-pin plot turns and hilarious twists, narrates the story of Nicolas, a photographer who has it all until the day he finds his girlfriend about to cheat on him with his boss. Jobless, alone and frustrated, Nicolas is forced to face the ups and downs of life.

ESPECTRO (AL FINAL DEL ESPECTRO) (18) 8.35pm Juan Felipe Orozco, Colombia, 2006, 92m, NoëlleSchonwald, Julieth Restrepo With a plot full of impact, that submerges its characters in a deep and disturbing experience. In Orozcos’ words the film is “an innovative thriller in every aspect; remarkable because it’s a genre that has not been really dealt with in Colombia”.
Espectro will be preceeded by the award-winning short film PULL

THE POLISH SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION AND THE CONFRATERNITY OF THE POLISH ARTISTS IN GB
ARE PROUD TO PRESENT
THE FIRST UK PERFORMANCE IN POLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
OPERA BY STANISLAW MONIUSZKO
" VERBUM NOBILE"
POSK THEATRE 238-246 KING STREET HAMMERSMITH LONDON W6 ORF
FRI 24TH OCTOBER 8PM TICKETS Ł12
SAT 25TH OCTOBER 7.30PM TICKETS Ł20 GALA PERFORMANCE
SUN 26TH OCTOBER 4PM TICKETS Ł15
RESERVATIONS: BOX OFFICE
TEL 020 8741 0398/1887 between 6-8pm or email: info@posk.org

Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 September 2008
London Symphony Orchestra Rachmaninoff Festival
Barbican, London

The great Russian conductor Valery Gergiev heads a two-day festival featuring the works of Serge Rachmaninoff with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre in London. As well as three concerts on Saturday 20 (7.30pm) and Sunday 21 (3.30pm & 7pm), there will be pre-concert talks and events, a Discovery Day and films featuring the works of Rachmaninoff at the Barbican Cinema.

Tickets for the concerts start from Ł7 and some events are free. For full details please visit the LSO website at www.lso.co.uk, where you can also book tickets online.

More Info to come. See www.slavfest.co.uk

FREE EVENT

Venue- THE VIBE BAR Brick Lane, London

Cuzqueńa Beer and the Vive Bar in London will welcome you to this very special event dedicated to Peru!

Fun, live music, gastronomy, celebration, dancing and culture.

A combination of unique heritage, quality food and drinks and a lot of Peruvian Passion!

Food will be provided by the prestigious Las Iguanas and Tito's restaurants.

Also the delectable Pisco Sour will be there for you!

Stalls for selling Peruvian handicrafts or products are available for hire. Please contact: 0121 449 3090 or send an email to info@abslatin.co.uk

Nearest tube station: Shoreditch, Aldgate

FREE EVENT

Venue- Las Iguanas, Royal Festival Hall, London

Live Bands, Salsa Shows and Party,

Typical Colombian food will be available throughout the day.

Come and celebrate this very important date together with all Colombians in the UK

Nearest tube station: Waterloo

SALSA KINGDOM is the UK's Ultimate Latin Music & Dance Festival, billed by the media as the biggest salsa event in the UK, 5th,6th & 7th Sept 08 at Park Hall Hotel, Camelot, Lancashire PR7 5LP.

Salsa Kingdom has one of the best congress line ups ever, Ft Dancers MARIA TORRES, TITO& TAMARA, ADRIAN AND ANITA, SUSANA MONTERO AND LEON ROSE, CHACHI, SEKOU MCMILLER, RAFAEL DE BUSTO, MAURICIO REYES, LUIS SALGADO, KELVIN AND LORI, MO FLEX, IRESOL CORDONA, CAROL ANN STEPHENSON, JERMAINE BROWNE, MARITZA REVERON, MO T, MEL C, FRANKLYN & BRIGITTE, SIMON TAYLOR, AND MANY MORE Ft Artists 9 times Latin Grammy Winner "Eddie Palmieri" & The Legendary "New Swing Sextet" Ft DJ's include Henry Knowles, Lubi, Julian The Duke, Mauricio Reyes, Pepe Bassan & Recardo.

For more information go to www.salsakingdom.co.uk

GLOBAL LOCAL - The UK's finest and hottest festival bands

THE DESTROYERS Vs DHOL BLASTERS - A 19 piece insane mix of Gypsy Brass with Indian Dhol and Bhangra - a London premiere spectacular not to be missed

MAX PASHM - Genius Hebrew Remixer with klezmer superhero Merlin Shepherd and band. London Premier (Westbury Music)

LATIN DUB SOUNDSYSTEM - Latin meets Dub, Ska and Beats - 12 piece band

LISA KNAPP - Scotland's best and most innovative new acoustic songstress (Magpie's Nest / Ear To The Ground Records)

DJ RUSS JONES - AKA - The Hackney Globetrotter. Champion of the Gypsy Beat

(COME EARLY PLEASE - FREE CD BEFORE 8)

Times: 7pm - 11.30pm

Venue: ULU - Byng Place London WC1E 7HY

globallocal.co.uk - continentaldrfis.co.uk - 0208 509 3353

ONLY £3 WITH FLIER OR £5 WITHOUT

EMAIL movimientosuk@gmail.com for guestlist

http://www.movimientos.org.uk organisers of latin events

Widescreen (Live)
Widescreen are a 3-piece electronic/flamenco global beat act. Originated by the 70's Prog/Classical Guitarist David Clark Allen of Carmen fame. Their music is a fascinating mix of Classical Spanish Flamenco, Mediterranean and eastern European groove and electronic beats. At times it seems quiet purist and then it will magically shift into the outer-worldly yet always flowing always remaining exciting and uplifting. Since their beginnings last year they have already supported Ojos De Brujo, Eliades Ochoa and Buena Vista Social Club!! Expect something special from this fast rising group.
artist's personal website: http://www.myspace.com/widescreenband

Thyagi Das & Tu Kriya Tu (Live)
Conscious Samba and Brazilian groove

Guest DJ Javier Goyes + DJ Cal Jader (Movimientos) & Zen (Sonic 360)
Musica Mestiza, from Folkloric to Electronic, new wave Cumbia, Latin Dub, Norteno beats, Reggae-Ska, Rumba, Rock, Hip Hop, Baile Funk, Salsa, Latin House, Brazilian Drum n Bass & beyond

6pm-2am
Entry: £5 (Free b4 8)
Notting Hill Arts Club
21 Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JQ
(2mins from Notting Hill Gate tube)

http://www.movimientos.org.uk organisers of latin events

Hinde Street Church
19 Thayer Street,
London W1U 2QJ

Nearest tube: Bond Street (Close to the Wigmore Hall)
See flyer below for full details
Reserve in advance by calling 07957 282 857 or 07817 753 301 or leave an answerphone message on 01483 205 433 or email to evva.mizerska@googlemail.com PAY AT THE DOOR ON THE NIGHT