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Introduction
Inside the 7th issue of the Quarter....
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No Quarter:
Art for the
Community
Open Studios
Indigo Live
Jazz at Karamel
Entropi
It was only a few short issues ago that we here
at Collage Arts were toasting a full year of the
Quarter. This time around there’s even more
to celebrate; 2015 marked Haringey’s fiftieth
year, which saw a massive party in Bruce Castle
Park, and, even more excitingly, Collage Arts
thirtieth anniversary was not far behind! Those
thirty years have been quite a journey, which
you’ll be able to read more about inside, but one
thing’s certain: we wouldn’t have achieved all
that we have without the support of the public,
the borough, or the artists, and we couldn’t
thank you enough. With that in mind; we hope
you’ll join us for Taking Part at the Bernie Grant
Arts Centre on September 5th. Part conference,
part festival, you can expect a whole range of
activities and revelry as we commemorate not
just our birthday, but a landmark progression
for arts education in Europe, and, hopefully,
worldwide!
But we’ll have plenty more on that later in the
issue. For now, allow us to introduce Quarter
number 7 for your reading pleasure. We hope
you enjoy, and, as ever, we’d love to hear your
thoughts and suggestions, so don’t hesitate to
find us on twitter, facebook, youtube, or good old
fashioned email on [email protected]
Created and distributed by Collage Arts
www.collage-arts.org
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Women in Jazz
KMC
Alex Stuart
TAKING PART
Commissions
Editorial
Team
Andreas Stylianou
Manoj Ambasna
Preeti Dasgupta
Design
Evelyn Ofosu
Contributors
Xantoné Blacq
Stu Butterfield
Rosie Chomet
Unnati Dasgupta
Frank Hutson
Rebecca Pakdel
Kate Pemberton
Chris Sheehan
Phil Sherman
Dr Denise Stanley
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Karamel Club Live
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Xantoné Blacq
Presents
Haringey Kabaret at Karamel
Literature Live
Karamel Kids
Alex Stuart
Kimberly Dickson
Dee Byrne
Rick Parkes
For any comments or enquiries,
or to suggest an article:
[email protected] or 0208 829 1318
Front Cover Image : Rosie Chomet
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No Quarter : Art for the community
Illustration: Rosie Chomet
A community for the Arts
Haringey’s 50th birthday and Collage
Arts’ 30th are certainly auspicious
occasions, and definitely worth celebrating.
However, in that reverie it’s all too easy to
overlook the struggles that it takes for an
organisation like Collage Arts to operate
over three decades, and continue to run in
to the future. Sadly, with the Conservatives
retaining control in Whitehall, another round
of austerity measures (read: massive cuts)
is not far behind, and funding for the arts
is often first to be trimmed. So what does
it take to prove that the opportunity to
express yourself creatively is not a luxury,
but a necessity that we can’t afford to lose?
As Collage Arts expands its network of
European partners, it’s always apparent
that underserved peoples need an outlet,
not just to vent frustration, but to explore,
and to enjoy, themselves. This was rarely
more noticeable than in the powerful
installation presented by Hope for Children
in Cyprus as part of the ECLN project.
The exhibition combines images and
real narratives from young immigrants, to
immerse the audience in their experiences,
and will feature in Taking Part at the Bernie
Grant Arts Centre on 5th September.
Whether from immigrant populations or
native societies that have found themselves
marginalised, it is often those most in
need that produce the most evocative and
emotional work, and that can’t be ignored.
In fact, that is very often its entire purpose;
to say “We’re here. Take notice of us”. Any
cut to arts funding has to be seen as a limit
to self-expression, and to do so is to limit
the visibility of certain groups of people.
Groups that need our support.
around them, and we can’t allow those
communities to diminish. We have to
unite and say no to cuts, say no to the
backwards thinking that puts pressure on
the smallest groups, and say yes to every
invitation and extension of the hands to
join.
As ever, there’s a litany of humanitarian
tragedies happening right now that we
could go into here, but there’s no way
that any author could tell those stories
better than the people actually living, and
sadly dying, in them. Those organisations
that seek to give voices to people the
establishment would rather not hear have
to fight against cuts, skewed perceptions
of their work and so many other countless
obstacles daily just to keep going, and they
too could not do so without the support
of their peers. When we come together
and form communities of like-minded
bodies, we present a united front against
those obstacles and pave the way for new
organisations to come forward, held up by
those same strengthened links.
In its 30 years, Collage Arts has seen
out numerous changes and worked with
countless organisations who shared our
idea of creating and developing those
bonds; organisations that provide access
to differently abled artists, that support at
risk people of all ages, and wrestle against
discrimination of all kinds. We’ve aided and
abetted however we can individual artists
with something unique to say, and have
been a crucial resource for many of the
same. To those people and companies,
each of them, we would be remiss at this
exciting time in our organisation’s history,
not to give our thanks. Thank you for being
there, for being part of something bigger,
and helping us realise that vision. Thank
you for your continuing assistance and for
taking ours when offered and, last but not
least, thank you for reading this paper. We
couldn’t, and wouldn’t, have done it without
you.
Unfortunately, those organisations may
never have the opportunity for government
funding, and may have to take alternate
routes such as crowdsourcing, or
voluntary donations, just to exist. Again,
they may have to rely on the communities
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19 years in, it’s still a pleasure to announce the
upcoming open studios. You never know exactly
what you’ll get from the fantastic array of Chocolate
Factory Artists, but you can be sure that there’s
something to suit all tastes. Last year we were
treated to a sound installation, which captured the
sounds of drinks cans and coinage and turned
them into something ethereal and beautiful. The
good people from CreateSpace also got involved,
bringing with them all manner of techniques, from
mosaic to photography, and some delightful pop
art sculptures that really seemed to capture the
interest of visitors. Pride of place, though, went to
Polly Dolly. Sculpted from polystyrene by Collage
Arts apprentices mimicking some of the classic
sweets of Barrat’s heyday, she looked good
enough to eat and was a welcome addition and a
huge success.
14 and 15 November
ceramists, designer-makers, textile artists, etchers,
illustrators, and, of course, those imaginative types
who can fit in all the brackets or none. Another
particular treat from the two previous Open
Studios was the introduction of scheduled musical
performances taking place at regular intermissions
throughout the event. Something of a departure
from the usual visual arts on offer, Liz Chi Yen
Liew’s beautiful piano playing, courtesy of Stella
Polaris Studios, was nothing short of lovely, and
a refreshing moment of calm in what is always a
bustling weekend with an extraordinary amount to
see, buy, or even just experience.
In what has become another Open Studios
tradition, we’ll also be presenting an exhibition of
selected works in Karamel for the duration of the
event and beyond, giving you the opportunity to
admire your favourites while enjoying a coffee or
craft beer, or sampling from the restaurant’s worldinspired menu.
N22 Open Studios 2015 is on 14 and 15 November
at the Chocolate Factory. From 12-6pm. For more
information please visit:
www.chocolatefactoryartists.co.uk
As always though, the event is not just about the
Chocolate Factory or even the art lovers who
attend each year, however much we appreciate
their patronage. The open studios gives Collage
Arts the opportunity to align with charitable
organisations whose work we admire, and this
year is no exception. Graeme Messer’s fantastic
show at Karamel and the competition it involved
( which you can read all about in quarter number
6) introduced us to Diversity Role Models, whose
work so impressed us we didn’t hesitate to offer an
invitation to join. Dedicated to eradicating those
absurd myths and stereotypes about sexuality,
the charity takes volunteers in to schools around
the country, tackling trans- and homophobia with
information coming from real people’s experiences.
Although not all their volunteers identify as LGBTQ,
they all have something valuable to impart, and a
particular mission is to eradicate the ever pervasive
and pernicious use of gay as a pejorative. Their
workshops often produce some very moving
stuff, and we can’t wait to see what form our
collaboration will take. Last year, PramDepot
provided us with a fascinating installation, and the
event was a great boost for the charity in terms of
their profile and gathering the necessary buggies,
toys, and clothes to continue their valuable work
assisting at risk young mothers and mothers to be.
As for this year’s festivities, it’s still a little too
soon to say exactly what the Chocolate Factory
Artists have in store for us, but the range has
certainly not diminished. There are painters galore,
naturally, some working in oil, others in acrylics
or watercolours, or all three. There’re sculptors,
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Goodwin & Goodwin
Studios
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Indigo Live
Contemporary, Classical, World Music
TEYMOUR HOUSEGO WITH YVES MESNIL ‘HAUNTING BAZAAR’ + INDOTRONIX
SUFI VOICES
Indian flautist Teymour Housego and guitarist/vocalist Yves Mesnil perform tracks from their
album Haunting Bazaar, a sublime collection of transcultural songs and vocally-infused
instrumental pieces enriched with emotive improvisations. The band also features Kumar
Raghunathan on vocals and violin and Alok Verma on tabla and multi-percussion.
Marina Alam will be performing sufi songs and will be performing with
guitarist Dhiren Raichura to create a sufi jazz collaboration.
“The music of Haunting Bazaar is as imaginative as it is inspired, as
exceptionally beautiful as it is enchanting.” – rainloresworldofmusic.net
“fusion at its most successful” – Financial Times
Date: Wednesday 30th September 2015
Time: 8pm (Doors open 7pm)
Price: £8
Sufi voices by Marina Alam
Marina Ahmad Alam was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In Bangladesh
she studied under the tutelage of Ustad Phul Mohammed Khan and Shri
Barin Majumdar. She continued her training at Dhaka Music College
and then studied at Gandharva Maha Vidyalaya in New Delhi, India.
Marina is a senior disciple of Padmabhushan Pandit Jasraj-ji, receiving
training in the Mewati Gharana for over two decades. She regularly
accompanies Pandit Jasraj-ji, performing alongside him worldwide.
Marina is currently also training under the guidance of Ms. Manik Bhide
in the Jaipur Gharana. Marina has a wide repertoire and also performs
thumris, ghazals, bhajans, and sacred music, mostly of the Sufi
tradition. She has recently been experimenting with more contemporary
styles such as jazz-fusion, which uniquely combines the depth of the
Indian classical style with the free-flowing motion of jazz.
Dhiren Raichura is a Guitarist, Multi-instrumentalist, Record Producer,
Engineer, Arranger, and Studio Owner. Dhiren has played with many of
the great names in the Indian and Pakistani music Industry, including
the world renowned Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
FLUX
Flux is a four member London-based band who create cinematic tunes that have shades of
Indie, Urban, Indian and Western Classical. Drawing on violin, guitars, bansuri, piano, cajon,
and voice, their music often leaves impressions of Cinematic Orchestra, Nitin Sawhney,
Jethro Tull and Radiohead with its striking melodies and rhythmic drive.
Making an impressive start to their career with their debut EP Mirror in 2012, FLUX create
a soundworld that can be described as “intricate, energizing, and beautiful.” Flux will be
premiering songs from their upcoming album “Shadow Lines” which will be released in early
2016.
Date: Wednesday 28th October 2015
Time: 8pm (Doors open 7pm)
Price: £8
Date: Wednesday 16th December
Time: 8pm (Doors open 7pm)
Price: £8
NAAD
Robin Christian is an Indian flautist and player of the bansuri (Indian
bamboo flute). Robin will be performing popular film scores, and
bhajans, as well as light Indian classical music with NAAD, his
band featuring Siddharth Singh (guitar) and Shri Gadhvi (tabla and
beatboxing). Robin has played and directed almost every form
of music, ranging from folk, devotional, soul and classical in both
eastern and western fields. His first introduction to the flute was at the
young age of 15 in India, where he learnt from flute maestro Pt. Ronu
Majumdar. To date, he has performed with leading Bollywood playback
singers and directors Kavita Krishnamurti, Mahalaxmi, K.S Chitra, and
Salim Merchant.
Shri Gadhvi’s admiration for musical rhythms sprung at an early age
when his inquisition led him to play the Tabla (Indian drum). His skill
for this instrument has not gone without merit and he has always been
acknowledged and admired for his expertise. He has performed with a
number of musicians, like Anandan Sivamani, Padma Shri Anup Jalota,
and Harshdeep Kaur and many more.
Siddharth Singh has learnt guitar from Chintoo Singh in Bombay, and
played internationally with well-known artists like Ustad Ghulam Ali,
Roop Kumar, Sadhna Sargam, Alka Yagnik, and Kumar Sanu.
Date: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Time: 8pm (Doors open 7pm)
Price: £8
advance tickets: karamel.eventbrite.com
www.karamel.eventbrite.com
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@indigolive.events
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JAZZ
@ karamel
Doors Open at 7pm, Performances
from 8pm. All shows £8
03
Sept
2015
Simon Spillett
Simon Spillett (tenor sax),
John Critchinson (piano),
Alec Dankworth (bass), Stu
Butterfield (drums)
Simon is not only a very fine musician,
having won the tenor sax category of
the British Jazz Awards in 2011, but
also a renowned student of the music
and a jazz journalist in his own right.
He makes no secret of his love for the
playing of the late Tubby Hayes - look
out for his biography of Tubby. He
is joined by regular associates the
wonderful John Critchinson at the piano
and the highly gifted bassist, Alec
Dankworth, a member of British Jazz’s
“Royal Family”.
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Sept
Paul Clarvis
Ensemble
Paul Clarvis (percussion),
Robbie Robson (trumpet),
Josephine Davis (tenor sax),
Alcyona Mick (piano), Callum Gourley
(bass)
2015
Paul Clarvis brings his unique style of
musicianship to many genres and as
one of the UK’s most requested session
musicians. His playing can be heard
on literally hundreds of films. Moreover,
the list of artists he has worked with is a
veritable ‘who’s who’ in the music world
– from Wynton Marsalis, Mick Jagger,
Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Steve
Swallow, Harrison Birtwhistle, Sir John
Dankworth to Paul McCartney, John
Taylor and Moondog, Gordon Beck,
Brian Ferry, Elton John.
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Oct
2015
Still Waters
Henry Lowther (trumpet),
Pete Hurt (tenor sax), Barry
Green (piano), Dave Green
(bass), Paul Clarvis (drums)
“If Lowther’s compositions were often
complex, like ‘Fractal’, with its almost
mathematical precision and the balladlike ‘Segment’, the quintet seemed at
one with it all. More measured than
exultant, this was music that deserved
our concentration and I’m glad I heard
it.” – Jazzwise Magazine
12
Nov
2015
The Great Wee Band
Henry Lowther (trumpet),
Jim Mullen (guitar), Dave
Green (bass), Stu Butterfield
(drums)
In existence since 1999, the band
has two CDs on Trio Records, both
shortlisted for UK Jazz Record of the
Year.
“A Quartet of formidable talents who
mean everything they play. A definite
contender for record of the year” - Mark
Gardner - Jazz Journal.
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“Played with all the poise and unity of
purpose that makes for perfect small
band jazz. Only the very bestand most
mature musicians can achieve this
degree of simplicity, in which every
nuancecounts” - Dave Gelly - The
Observer
10
Sept
2015
Colin Oxley
Colin Oxley (guitar), Eriko
Isihara (piano/vocals), Julian
Bury (bass), Stu Butterfield
(drums)
Recognised as a world class player and
one of the UK’s finest guitarists, Colin
Oxley brings his unique blend of jazz
with accompaniment by Eriko Isihara,
who has built a reputation with her
Diana-Krall style vocals matched to a
mature piano style.
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Oct
2015
Two Of A Mind
Allison Neale (alto sax),
Chris Biscoe (baritone sax),
Jeremy Brown (bass), Stu
Butterfield (drums)
Exploring afresh the freewheeling,
wonderfully melodic interpretations of
standard material recorded by Paul
Desmond and Gerry Mulligan, this new
band promises to evoke the spirit of
these classic recordings while giving
free reign to the personalities of the five
musicians.
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Oct
2015
Frank Griffith
Frank Griffith (tenor sax/
clarinet), Jim Mullen (guitar),
Pete Whittaker (organ), Stu
Butterfield (drums)
“In a set of short solo explorations,
poetic tenorist, Frank Griffith responds
to the invitation with particular zest”
John Fordham- The Guardian
“Mullen’s playing is always an intense
experience - not only for him, but also
for the audience. He holds the guitar in
a seemingly vice-like grip, as though
fearful of its escape from his grasp.” –
NC Jazz
29
Oct
2015
Time Zone
Loz Speyer (trumpet/
flugelhorn), Martin Hathaway
(alto sax/bass clarinet) ,
Stuart Hall (guitar/violin),
Ryan Trebilcock (bass), Andy Ball
(drums), Maurizio Ravalico (congas)
“This album from Cuba-devoted
Hackney trumpeter Loz Speyer means
what its title says, all the way from the
imaginative fusions of Cuban dance
forms and pungent contemporary jazz
of his Time Zone sextet, to the snaps of
Santiago and his Cuban family’s hardwon travel documents on the artwork.”
– The Guardian
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Alex Merritt/Steve
Fishwick Quintet
2015
Alex Merritt (tenor sax),
Steve Fishwick (trumpet),
John Turville (piano), Mick
Sept
Coady (bass), Matt Fishwick (drums)
The band plays arrangements of Jazz
Standards by the group and frequently
explores the music of Kenny Dorham/
Joe Henderson, John Coltrane and
Lennie Tristano/ Warne Marsh. A very
exciting project and there is a fantastic
synergy amongst all members of the
band which makes for very entertaining,
stylish and nuanced modern jazz.
15
Oct
Stan Sulzman/Kate
Williams
Stan Sulzman (tenor sax),
Kate Williams (piano), Steve
Watts (bass), Stu Butterfield (drums)
2015
Stan Sulzmann has been playing jazz
for over twenty years. He is a leader
in the contemporary European scene
and excels in creating imaginative jazz
music. His recent work has included
pieces for the London Trombone
Quartet and the Guildhall School of
Music Jazz Orchestra.
Kate Williams is a pianist, composer
and arranger. She is also a winner
of the John Dankworth Award for
Talent Deserving Wider Recognition.
She has also performed at the Bristol
International Jazz Festival and the
Guildhall Jazz Festival.
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Nov
2015
Profiles of Mingus
Chris Biscoe (alto sax/alto
clarinet), Henry Lowther
(trumpet), Tony Kofi (tenor
sax), Kate Williams (piano), Larry
Bartley (bass), Stu Butterfield (drums)
This band is the current incarnation
of Mingus Moves, a flexible workshop
ensembleestablished by Chris Biscoe in
1996. Henry Lowther and Stu Butterfield
were also founder members. When this
band takes off, hold on to your seats!
“Biscoe’s sparkling arrangements and
splendid playing vividly capture Minus’s
sprawling, rumbustious energy, while
giving the music a fresh twist” - Kenny
Mathieson
17/18/19 Nov 2015
WOMEN IN JAZZ INTERNATIONAL MUSIC
FESTIVAL
Developing Young Women Leaders
Karamel London UK
@KabaretJazz
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Nov
Pete Hurt
Pete Hurt (tenor sax), Geoff Mason (trombone), Pete Whittaker
(piano), Jeremy Brown (bass), Stu Butterfield (drums)
2015
Dee Byrne Presents Entropi - Wednesday 14th
October
Pete Hurt has quietly been part of the London jazz scene for almost
four decades and has developed one of the most uniquely distinguishable sounds
and styles. Apart from his great saxophone playing he has also been recognised
for his compositional and arranging skills.
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Dec
Pigfoot
Chris Batchelor (trumpet), Liam Noble (piano), Oren Marshall (tuba), Paul
Clarvis (drums)
2015
Trumpeter Chris Batchelor, has gathered three virtuosos of British jazz
to create Pigfoot, an energetic, imaginative band mining their material from the rich
seams of New Orleans music ; hot jazz, spirituals and blues. Pigfoot sandblast away
decades of treacly cliche, revealing music of both immense joy and subversive
power.
“..stunning in their originality and almost anarchically gleeful sense of fun. Pigfoot
reminded us that this music was once raucously subversive and intensely joyous.” Matthew Wright - londonjazznews.com
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Dec
2015
End of Year Jam Session
Pete Whittaker (piano), Steve Watts (bass), Stu Butterfield (drums) +
Guests from those who have performed at Karamel in 2015
Join us for a fun filled jazz night with past performers from Karamel to
end the year!
WOMEN IN JAZZ INTERNATIONAL
MUSIC FESTIVAL
Developing Young Women Leaders
Karamel London UK
17/18/19 November 2015
WinJazz is an international project to promote
the growth and the mobility of young women
jazz musicians in Europe. The project has been
created and directed by the Italian association,
Mulab, in partnership with Collage Arts in the UK,
and is funded by the MIBACT – the Ministry of
Culture in Italy.
The project aims to stimulate and promote the
integration of women in a male-dominated sector
as the jazz world still is in Italy and Europe. It
also aims to improve opportunities and creative
sharing in different countries within the European
Community, expanding on the best Jazz
showcasing opportunities that each region offers.
The project consist of two parts: a national
contest and an International Music Festival.
The contest - open to young Italian women aged
between 18 and 29 who are jazz musicians and
composers. Selected by a panel of judges, four
winners will be given a date to perform within the
WinJazz Festival.
The Women in Jazz International Music Festival
- held in Rome (Italy), London (UK), Rijeka
(Croatia) and Katowice (Poland) from November
to December 2015
The young Italian musicians will perform with
other ensembles, who are well-known in Italy and
led by women, such as Monica Demuru (voice),
Milena Angelè (saxophone), Stefania Tallini
(piano), Cecilia Sanchietti (drums) and Federica
Zammarchi (voice). Godmother and special
guest of the project in Italy is the pianist and
composer of international fame, Rita Marcotulli.
The Women in Jazz festival will be taking place
at Karamel in London on: 17th, 18th and 19th
November 2015. The Italian musicians/bands
will perform over the first two days and on the
last day will collaborate with London-based
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Space jazz quintet led
by Dee Byrne, currently
making waves with
their debut album.
Juggling order and
chaos, composition
and improvisation, they
take listeners on an
exploration of the musical
cosmos. New Era was
released on the F-IRE
Presents label on 1st
June 2015. ‘Interesting,
stimulating music that is
quite hard to pigeonhole
gripped by a strong
group instinct that moves
from hard bop and
structured modal sounds
into more improv-soaked
free-bop.’ Marlbank
Dee Byrne alto sax
Andre Canniere trumpet
Rebecca Nash piano
Matt Fisher drums
Dave O’Brien bass
musicians (who regularly perform in the monthly
Jazz at Karamel programme) such as: Kate
Williams (piano), Allison Neale (saxophone), Dee
Byrne (saxophone). Contact Preeti at Collage
Arts for further info. Tel: 020 8829 1313 or email:
[email protected]
The international partnership of WinJazz is led by
Mulab (Italy) with Collage Arts (UK), Prostor Plus
(Croatia) and Arteria (Poland). All are founding
partners of ECLN – the European Cultural
Learning Network - and will be showcasing the
work of the Network at Taking Part London (a
free participatory arts festival) on 5th September
2015 at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre. www.
mulab.it
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KMC
Some new faces, some familiar faces, and a new way
of doing things… this coming season for our Karousel
Music and PledgeMusic collaborative shows at Karamel,
we’re introducing a modest ticket price to help support
the artists - and as ever - we’re giving 100% of that to the
artists. We’ve already got some top notch acts booked up:
September 9th sees two young independent acts who
have both powered themselves into the itunes top 10 in the
last twelve months with their self releases - Josh Savage
and Sarah Howells. They’re joined by PledgeMusic’s
guests - full details on the Karamel website.
a top drawer songwriter and performer. Sam will be joined
by some special guests from PledgeMusic, and one other
Karousel curated act - keep your eyes on facebook.com/
karouselmusic and www.karouselmusic.com for more info.
The year wraps up in usual style with the December special
- we’re looking forard to welcoming friends old and new, to
see some of the best musicians and songwriters around, in
N22’s hidden gem of a venue.
@Karouselmusic
On October 7th Ryan Burnett and The Vanguards
are joined by Goldheart Assembly’s James Dale and
Cate Ferris, also of Disraeli and the Small Gods. With
Goldheart Assembly, James has played Glastonbury,
Leeds, Reading, Isle Of Wight and V to name a few and
the band enjoyed heavy rotation at Radio One. Signed
to Fierce Panda, there were full features in The Guardian
and NME among others; as well as great reviews in Mojo,
Uncut, The Sun and the Independent. Cate is no stranger
to Radio One play either, with a stunning EP, Disappear,
recently out and superbly reviewed. And Ryan has equally
fine pedigree - after 9 years fronting The Crave, he has
joined up with former Kooks and Ordinary Boys luminary
Dan Logan… already garnering comparisons to REM, Tom
Petty and the mighty Springsteen - this is a night we’re
incredibly excited about.
In November we have another top name heading your
way - Nine Black Alps songwriter/singer/guitarist, (and
a brilliant producer, by the way) Sam Forrest. 5 solo
albums in, as well as 5 with NBA and a couple with the
Sorry Kisses, Sam is the real deal. He’s filled stages
from Glastonbury to Coachella, having toured with acts
including Biffy Clyro, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and
the Kaiser Chiefs. Impossible to get away from (and why
would you want to) comparisons to Elliott Smith - Sam is
Place To Be QUARTET
ALEX STUART Place to be Quartet
Jury Prize and Révélation of Jazz à Juan, the Australian guitarist
releases his third album featuring African and South American
Grooves, rock and post rock, and Indian and Balkan influences
Australian guitarist Alex Stuart moved to Paris in 2005. In 2010,
his quartet released the album Around (“Révélation” of Jazz
Magazine/Jazzman). His first album Waves was recorded in
Sydney in 2005 with some of Australia’s most renowned musicians.
His new album Place to Be has just been released to critical
acclaim.
His project, the ‘Alex Stuart Quartet’ won the prestigious
“Révélation 2011 de Jazz à Juan” in 2011 and took away the
Jury Prize. The group has played at numerous other festivals and
clubs around the world including Jazz en Touraine, Jazz a Juan,
Wangaratta Jazz Festival, Pune Jazz Utsav, Congo Square Jazz
Fest, Jazz Contreband, Festiva’son, Odemira Jazz Festival, Jazz
à Frontenay, Goa Heritage Jazz Festival, The Blue Frog Mumbai,
The Sunset/Sunside, The Olympia, The New Morning, Cafe de la
Danse, The Baiser Salé, Bennetts Lane, ANU School of Music...
“An absolutely superb album!” “Music that shimmers” (Alex
Dutilh, France Musique)
“His original style, as fluid as it is inventive and marked by
rock, works wonders in Place to Be, his just released 3rd
album” (Michel Contat, Télérama)
“A very fluid modern jazz, free and enjoyable to listen to”
“18/20” (Hifi Vidéo)
“Stuart’s compositions are varied and evocative, arranged in
thoughtful. composite ways” “4 stars” (John McBeath, The
Australian)
“Post jazz drawing largely on African influences that, with the
use of short cycles, reaches intense peaks” (Rock my Days)
“A great journey through India, Africa, Asia and South
America” (Maitre Chronique)
In 2013, Stuart was a nominee for the Freedman Fellowship (prize
for the best young talents of Australian jazz).
“Rhythmically complex and multifaceted” (The Sydney
Morning Herald)
“Without doubt one of the best jazz albums of the year”
“Eight gold nuggets of jazz like we find so rarely” “5/5 stars”
(Nouvelle Vague)
“A distinctive musical personality, one that delights in its
unfolding” (The Music Trust)
“A compact, virile, homogenous group sound” (Jazz
Magazine)
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Karamel November 11th
Released with Gaya /
Socadisc
Website : www.alexstuartmusic.com
Email : [email protected]
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Taking
Part
Saturday September 5th, Bernie Grant Arts Centre, N15
New Professional Qualification Awards have been
developed to recognise and validate the skills and
competencies of the Creative and Cultural Sector
workforce. These new awards will be launched in
London, this September, by the European Cultural
Learning Network (ECLN).
ECLN is delighted to be able to endorse the first NonFormal Professional Award in Cultural Learning.
What is Cultural Learning?
Cultural Learning provides inspiration, mentoring
and coaching to the next generation of artistic and
creative practitioners. Practitioners use the arts
and creativity to tackle social exclusion, increase
confidence, support the acquisition of skills, build
bridges across and between communities and to seed
and nourish creative and cultural ecologies and
economies.
Why is there a need for these types of Cultural
Learning Award?
Cultural organisations have a highly skilled workforce
of freelancers and employees that can use the arts
and creativity to create a wide range of benefits to
individuals, groups and society at large. But because
of strong internal networks and approaches that are
different from formal education, the sector has tended
to remain largely unrecognised and validated.
The lack of relevant national and international
qualifications in Cultural Learning in the Netherlands,
for example, has prevented unqualified but highly
experienced cultural learning workers from being
employed as they were unable to be externally
recognised as qualified to share creative knowledge
and skills with others. This is a common human
resources issue which could be avoided through the
development of ‘fit for purpose’ qualifications. These
could be designed and developed within and for the
sector and grounded in its non-formal values, whilst
having the mechanism for integrating both internal and
external recognition and validation.
In 2012, the European Commission highlighted the
need to validate the skills of people engaged in nonformal and informal learning. It has been estimated
that around 50-70% of the population in Europe do
not have formal qualifications that reflect their current
skills and expertise in all sectors despite having
participated in work-based and community-supported
learning.
These awards will increase the visibility of the
expertise in the sector to:
Collage Arts and their European partners have
worked for 6 years at a European level to uncover
the tacit knowledge involved in Cultural Learning and
to reach a consensus about a core curriculum for
Cultural Learning. Cultural organisations, practitioners
and academics contributed their time, effort and
experience to develop these Professional Group
awards which are based on the validation of prior
experiential learning.
Other public, private and community stakeholders
What difference will these Cultural Learning Award
make?
These awards will enable the current Cultural Learning
workforce to:
Engage in Non-formal Continuing Professional
Development throughout their chosen career pathway
from industry entry level to competent level and then
towards leadership/expert level
Recognise and validate their expertise in sharing
knowledge and skills, developing social potential as
well as applying their artistic and creative practice in
non-formal and informal contexts for artistic, social or
educational purposes
Have their professional competencies recognised,
validated by their community of practice through
compiling support material, engaging in reflective
practice and peer review
Organisations, employers, freelancers and interns
working in the sector
Actual and potential contractors of organisations and
freelance workers delivering cultural learning
Young people from diverse backgrounds aspiring to
work in the sector
These awards will open up the sector beyond its
local and informal networks in such a way that it can
provide flexible, organic and transparent pathways
from industry entry point to competence and through
career progression to leadership. These awards
uphold and promote non-formal learning values which
will allow them to be fully integrated into the work of
organisations, freelancers and interns.
Who is the Cultural Learning Award aimed at?
This award is for practising artists, craft-workers or
creative practitioners who may be the employees of
Cultural organisations or freelance individuals who are
delivering Cultural Learning in non-formal and informal
contexts in arts-based venues and also in non-artsbased settings, such as hospitals, prisons, daycentres and as non-formal or special projects within
schools and other formal education institutions.
The second set of Awards are for Creative and
Cultural Enterprise Support:
For more information about these Professional Awards
please contact Denise Stanley by email on denise@
collage-arts.org or visit www.ECLN-Network.com
Receive national certification or international
equivalent certification at the appropriate level for their
professional competencies (60 Credits at EQF Levels
4, 5 and 7);
- “My artistic practice is important to me for several reasons. Firstly it is through art that I am able to
explore myself - my past, my patterns of behaviour and the way that I function. I use my distinctly autobiographical process
to work out why I do what I do and what makes me tick. Secondly art gives me a means of connection. It is through the
conversation I have with the viewer/audience that I am able to understand and appreciate what I share with others and to find
a common ground of experience. My aim is always to create a communal experience, the making of art is only one part, it is the
sharing of it, the response and feedback that completes the process."
Graeme Messer
Photography: Dejan Bulut
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Why Is Taking Part In The Arts Important?
Learning & Performing
9:15am
12:40pm
1:00 pm
1:40pm
Sarah Ninot
Booking information:
www.takingpartfestival.eventbrite.com
European Cultural Learning Network
Conference
Book On-line
KIWA, Kau Academy, Estonia and Prostor
Plus, Croatia – Film and Performance
No booking required
Performing Arts/Circus/Acrobatic
Performances presented by Prostor Plus,
Croatia - No booking required
Workshop - Take Part in Bhangra.
Book On-line
2:20pm
YERMA - Kathak dance performance Amina Khayyam Dance Co.
No booking required
2:55 pm
Workshop - Take Part in Bollywood Dancing.
3:35pm
Contemporary Dance Performance with
Liam Francis & Nicholas Hewlett.
Book On-line
4:00pm
Workshop - Take part in Bhangra &
Bollywood refresher.
Book On-line
- “For me taking part in The Arts is not only important, but an essential part of my life. I have always been and know no other way
of being. Each new project has its own challenges, through which I can grow and take that new knowledge to the next. Art is a way of nourishing and
understanding oneself, and hopefully as a consequence my work brings pleasure to and possibly challenges those who encounter it”
Celebrating
Free Open-Air Concert in the Courtyard
Watching
12:00 (noon)
The Dhol Foundation
Indian Drummers
12:40pm
Bhangra Dancers
Kunstwerk/Artwork
Kunstbedrijf – Netherlands
1:00pm
Têtes de Bois
‘ZYWOPISANIE’ - ‘Hommage à Coltrane’
ARTeria - Poland
1:40pm
INDIGO SESSIONS
Jordan Mackampa,
Malaika, Nome,
HE IS A PEGASUS
Emerging Independent Artists
2:30pm
Stonage Full of Sun
Folk
2:50pm
Young, Gifted & Back
Vivian, Kojey Radical,
Bobii Lewis, The Reapers
Choir. Showcasing Young
London Talent
4:00pm
Xantoné Blacq
Afro Jazz
4:40pm
BIG JAM
All performers Taking Part.
A World of Musicians Taking
Part in the Closing Session
No need to book – but arrive early to beat the crowds
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Films on Demand in the Cinema
‘Embrace’, ‘Within Without’, ‘180 degrees of
Head-Bending in the Air of Nicosia’, ‘Neither Too
Far, Nor Too Close’ - Hope for Children, Cyprus
6 Short documentaries, and ‘Tatjana in
Motherland’ – MITRA, Slovenia
‘Angels of Light’ trailer – Mary Jordan, Kau
Academy, Estonia
‘Rent a Delta’ – Prostor Plus, Croatia
- “For me art is
like breathing, I cannot imagine not being
able to create.
Harma Op't Holt
Being part of the Chocolate Factory is
super important as it opens avenues and
creates contacts. Plus, it's fantastic to get
feedback from like-minded individuals."
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Thinking
Admission Free
Inspiring Talks from the Arts Learning Community
12:50pm
1:10pm
Celebrating the Power
of Taking Part in the
Arts
Qualifications - Q & A with Dr Denise
Stanley - your chance to find out more about
new qualifcations launched at the ECLN
Conference
Taking Part in LIFT in Tottenham with Selma
Nicholls -One of Londons most prestigious
Festivals has made a six-year commitment to
work in Tottenham - find out what this means…
1:35pm
Keep Calm and Be a Guru - MuLab project
participants share experiences of bridging
the digital divide in Rome.
1:55pm
Matera (Italy) 2019 European City of
Culture - and the New World Festival encouraging us all to take part...
2:00pm
XProjects Socials with CEPS from
Barcelona, Spain sharing their experience
and projects.
2:35pm
Performing the unknown city with Prostor
Plus, Croatia
2:55pm
Dear Art Agony - Public service for helping
artists in need Prostor Plus, Croatia
3:15pm
Creating Vegan Culture with Louise Wallis
3:40pm
Border Crossings - 20 years of intercultural
theatre with Michael Walling followed by
a short Film - Origins from Maori Heritage
Project
No need to book in advance
part
in the arts is important because through
art we can express love, hope and our
understanding of the world.”
Doing
Free Workshops for Aspiring Artists and
Musicians
11:30pm
1:10pm
2:50pm
Piers Shepperd - “Taking
Out of the Shadows
Hope for Children Cyprus
‘ [closed session]’
ArtWork: ‘Art as a
Means; Work as a
Goal’
Kunstbedrijf Netherlands
Book On-line
Una Canzone
Intelligente (smART
song) - Têtes de Bois
Book On-line
The Street
Outdoor Fun for All Ages
Enjoy 6 hours of street entertainment including:
Pillaging Valkyrie Vikings by Circo Rum Ba Ba
Aunty Sarah and her Perambulator of Wonder
The Ushers
Lewis Caroll and the Mad Hatter
Mike Dodsworth Storytelling
Watch as 85 water colours document the day
Viewing
Our Journeys an exhibition of audio visual films/art/
photographs with story telling Hope for Children
ARTbridge – Arteria – Exhibition- Poland
Decompress/Reconnects/Transport Art – Prostor Plus Croatia
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Collage Arts - The First 30 Years...
Can it be so long? Have we come so far? Do we know so many organizations?
Have we been transnational so long? Did they really talk about us in Washington?
Have our students and colleagues really done all these things?
Does riding the rapids ever end?
It has been a long time and much water and art has
passed under the bridge, not to sink but to float on
and find many good new strong forms.
The reach of Collage has been extensive and the
aims have always been high and the desire and
drive has always matched our expectations and
often surpassed our initial hopes.
of the challenges we first set out to eliminate.
Advice, space, education, time and funds are
still issues, and now look as if they always will be.
But we have found many varied ways to ride the
rapids. All our challenges have made us better
at supporting and developing access to the arts
and developing a home for creative, dynamic
entrepreneurs.
The dreams and hopes of the early Haringey Arts
Council have been met but the environment for the
arts is still tough and we are still here facing many
The big push to take on our own buildings, The
Chocolate Factories, has been essential in the
creation of a resourced, dynamic, informed and
useful arts and culture development agency we are
now.
We have a lot to celebrate and wish for everyone
to join us at our Free Festival, ‘Taking Part’, on
Saturday 5th September at the Bernie Grant Centre.
This is a wonderful location and opportunity for all
our European partners and home grown supporters
to come together
Philip Sherman
Chairman, Collage Arts
www.collage-arts.org
A personal view from Rick Parkes
the Founder and Director of Rinova Ltd, one of our partners
It’s quite an achievement, 30 years – and I was lucky
enough to have been around at the start of it all as
well as having been a partner of Collage Arts for the
last 20. I’m sure the story starts even earlier, but my
Collage Arts story starts in 1983 …
In those days Haringey Arts Council, or HAC - as
Collage Arts was known - was a small charity that was
run by a local committee, distributing a very small
grants budget that Haringey Council gave to it to local
artists. As a local unemployed young musician myself,
I joined up with a few like-minded people who felt that
the communities from the east and centre of Haringey
weren’t getting much of a look-in. We felt that HAC had
great potential to be a properly representative body for
both the arts and artists across the whole of Haringey.
So a group of us got elected on to the committee at
the AGM that year, but our enthusiasm and ideas
weren’t welcomed by everyone, as the headline in
Hornsey Journal read; ‘Arts body taken over by far-left
extremists’ !
We wanted to find a way to attract investment in
a programme of grass-roots, neighbourhood arts
development – one that could transform the outlook
of the arts in Haringey. One that would reflect and
promote the rich diversity of cultural life from right
across the borough, much of which was being ignored
– don’t forget, this was at the time of the lead-up to
the Broadwater Farm riots in 1985. So, armed with the
outcomes of interminable nights of committee and
consultation meetings, these voluntary enthusiasts and
activists persuaded the then Greater London Council
under Ken Livingstone to invest £300,000 to start
making this happen – a huge sum of money at the time
and a bit of an uplift from our previous annual turnover
of £7,000 a year!
As a result, in 1985 we went ‘professional’ and hired
our first staff, one of whom, 30 years later, is still there,
of course – the Executive Director of Collage Arts,
Manoj Ambasna. I can still remember us interviewing
(look away now Manoj, embarrassing story coming
up!) – a passionate young man, active in anti-racist
and community development in London, so reluctant
to claim any personal credit for the work he had been
doing. He was being so modest that we nearly didn’t
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take him on, and it was only by persistent digging that
we got a sense that he was the right person to help
take the organisation forward. With a new staff team
and a sense of purpose, Manoj and the team set about
implementing the work programme and, thanks to their
efforts, Haringey Council decided to support HAC on
an on-going basis financially.
By 1988, I had moved on into economic development
and training, and lost touch with HAC until the late
1990s. I was amazed to see how far HAC had come
and how it had adapted and survived in the face of
severe funding cuts. In particular, it had occupied the
(then) derelict Chocolate Factory and was working on
making the artists studios a viable prospect. At this
time HAC was also at the forefront of campaigning
for the ‘Cultural Industries’ as a priority in the Lee
Valley – some years before the term was adopted by
the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and
embraced by the Blair government.
I had been commissioned as a consultant for the then
London Arts Board, to set up the first governmentsupported ‘modern’ apprenticeships for young people
in the arts. Through this and a range of programmes
we worked together, to develop and provide access,
training and careers for hundreds of young people
- a commitment that continues today, through our
partnership together with my company, Rinova Ltd.
In the early 2000s Ken Livingstone had said ‘I want a
Chocolate Factory in every borough’ and he appointed
Manoj to his Commission for the Creative Industries
– Creative London. The Commission itself turned out
to be a huge disappointment – but we did manage
to run ‘Creative London North’ together – one of
the first examples anywhere in the UK or Europe of
professional business support that was specifically
designed for the arts and Creative Industries. Over a
four-year period the programme coached, mentored,
and trained towards 2,000 start-ups, small businesses
in the creative field across North London, and saw
the Chocolate Factory move from having been an
exclusively artist studio-based environment to one
that has become recognised as a significant centre of
creative business in its own right.
‘Act local, think global’ was a bit of a business
mantra through the 2000s with the rise of new digital
technologies and again I found that Collage Arts was
making new connections across the world and leading
the way with its music business training partnerships
in Malaga and Rome. We were able to build on
this and create new international partnerships and
networks through European Funding – exploring how
learning through artistic practice creates new forms of
social and economic inclusion, with friends new and
old from across Europe – of which the ‘Taking Part’
conference and festival on the 5th September is its
latest showcase.
Fast forward to the present day, and Collage Arts at
the Chocolate Factory remains a place where, in my
opinion, artistic and cultural, social and economic
development practice is brought together in a
unique way. There is always something new going
on, whether it is the artistic showcasing at Karamel;
exhibitions, support for creative business, cultural
learning for practitioners, supporting young creative
talent, or new international ventures. At the same time,
there is something very validating and reassuring
to see that what hasn’t changed is Collage Arts’
commitment to tackling discrimination in all its forms,
to its local artistic base and to creating access and
opportunity for all. Here’s to more of the same for the
next 30 years!
Richard Parkes
Founder and Director of Rinova
www.rinova.co.uk
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Commissions
It would have been remiss of Collage Arts to let such an important landmark as our thirtieth anniversary go by without something permanent to commemorate the occasion. So the brief
went out to all the Chocolate Factory artists; in whatever medium you like, produce a piece of artwork to help us celebrate our birthday. Out of all the submissions that came in, the end
result is three totally distinct and original pieces of work, that each in their own way, tell a story of community and of art. Here we let the artists explain the pieces in their own words:
UNITY – JULIA BUSUTTIL
Collage Arts unifies disparate areas of the community by encouraging them to both
meet and interact through various forms of self-expression. These interactions take
the form of working with other people within Collage Arts towards a creative end,
and sharing their art with the wider community. I thus aim to show Collage Arts’ work
as unifying people.
To show this unity, I imagined different strands of the community as pieces of
loose stitching gradually webbing together into a pattern that knots in the centre.
In this way, different ‘loose ends’ come together to form something beautifully and
tightly wound; it is symbolic of a healthy, inclusive society. The ‘stitching’ has the
appearance of a repeated motif looping itself together and culminating into a knot.
This motif is based on a West African Adinkra symbol, showing two crocodiles
crossed over each other such that they share a stomach. As they fight for food but
must also share it, they come together despite their differences to a unity that is
ultimately more constructive. They are a symbol of Unity in Diversity.
On Display in Karamel until 1 November
LAURA SMITH
For the 30th anniversary of Collage Arts, I wanted to create a colourful sculpture
celebrating the social and cultural diversity at Collage Arts whilst honouring the
foundation of the community that created the studio. I used a technique of hot-casting
glass, a method where you pour hot glass into a mould, at which point the copper and
colours of different shapes and textures are encapsulated in the glass. At the centre of
the piece, glass and copper rises as tall and stalwart paying homage to the pillars of the
community that created Collage Arts. In contrast the exterior glass sculptures curve and
dance around the central pieces celebrating both present and future artists developing
their practice. Over time areas of exposed copper will develop a patina, subtly changing
the landscape of the piece and creating space for the piece to evolve, celebrating the
potential future talent at Collage Arts.
Avaliable to view soon.
Check www.chocolatefactoryartists.co.uk for more
information
OYVIND AAMLI
This filmic installation celebrates the wide artistic and cultural diversity in Chocolate
Factory’s Collage Arts through soundscapes and footage of artists at work. 30 artists
were filmed to celebrate 30 years of Collage Arts, juxtaposing abstract close-up shots
of artists working, their machinery/tools creating in their studios with cut-aways of the
studio vicinities and the buzz of the Wood Green’s Cultural Quarter.
These images are accompanied by an original soundtrack which combines sounds
generated by the artists in making their art which are sampled to create drum tracks,
sound effects and melodies. Sounds include the brushstrokes of paint brushes, the
shaping of metal, the purr of sewing machines, camera clicks, sawing of wood and
welding of steel. Layered on top of this are traditional instruments in combination
with the sampled sounds creating a modern throbbing yet experimental and edgy
soundtrack with abstract overtones.
This film gives viewers a glimpse of what goes on behind the closed doors of the
studios at Chocolate Factory.
Some of the artists featured include Indian dancer Amina Kyam, sculptor Stephen
Gregory, sign-makers Goodwin & Goodwin, charity PramDepot, musician Xantoné
Blacq, and Mountview Theatre Academy.
Cinematography: Suki Mok
Music & Sound Design: Øyvind Aamli
Additional instruments: Liz Chi Yen Liew
www.chocolatefactoryartists.co.uk for more information
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KaramelLiveClub
Jordan Mackampa
Jordan Mackampa is a soul stitched
soulster in every sense of the word, a man
made up of misspelt lyrics, milky tea and
Etta James tracks playing on a vintage
wooden steepletone. An acoustic singersongwriter, we can’t wait to hear his honest
and soulful songs about experiences we
can all relate to, with the odd classic cover
thrown in.
After the years success of the showcasing platform The Indigo Sessions in Hoxton Square lead
by the promoter Kimberly Dickson, The Karamel Restaurant will be the new home to a new
showcasing night for young emerging artists in the Wood Green area. Having hosted a stellar line
up on 22nd July under the brand The Indigo Sessions, Kimberly will be launching The Karamel
Club in late September 2015 with the sole purpose of providing emerging artists with the platform
to perform. The Karamel Club will be a monthly event with 4 to 5 acts on the bill. For more details
on how to get involved please email [email protected]
Malaika
NOME
HE IS A PEGASUS
Malaika is a singer-songwriter from Ireland,
who plays soulful R&B tunes inspired by her
African-Irish roots. Malaika’s songwriting
indulges in luscious yet witty jazz chords
with a cheeky reggae twist. Her smoky
soulful vocals are instantly gripping, and
with a fiery attitude on stage she will blow
you away. She may small but carries a big
voice.
NOME is a quartet bursting with epic songs
of lost love and youth, with elusive formulas
of rushing synths and pounding beats
to capture the audience’s attention and
their emotions. As Diffuser said, “It won’t
take long for you to experience the power
of the quartet, from sweeping musical
arrangements to anthemic choruses.”
HE IS A PEGASUS is the solo project of 23
year old multi-instrumentalist, David Butler.
He has impressed audiences throughout
the UK with an eclectic technical range;
with furious, energetic guitar and haunting,
unaccompanied melodies. Stunning vocal
range and lyrical sophistication make HE
IS A PEGASUS a poignant and bounteous
artist, catch him live while you can.
Xantoné Blacq Presents...
An Evening With
The Knights Before
16th September
An Evening With
Jason Rebello
9th December
8pm. £8.
Karamel, 4 Coburg Road,
Wood Green. N22 6UJ.
8pm. £8.
Karamel, 4 Coburg Road,
Wood Green. N22 6UJ.
Amy Winehouse’s band
members, The Knights Before,
feature in a special evening
where they will perform for and
have an open Q & A session
with their audience. Have you
ever had any questions about
Leading international artist /
pianist Jason Rebello, features
in a special evening where his
band will perform for and have
an open Q & A session with
their audience. Have you ever
had any questions about how
the music and personalities of Amy Winehouse, Tom Jones, Tina Turner,
Jamiroquai, Lulu, Corrine Bailey Ray, Mark Ronson, Nigel Kennedy. Book
your tickets and get the answers; The Knights Before have worked with all
those artists!
Jason composes, how he started working with Sting and Jeff Beck? How about
his work with the music and personalities of Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pee Wee
Ellis, Joss Stone, Madeline Peyroux, Manu Katche. Book your tickets and get the
answers!
Advance Tickets: XantonéBlacqpresents.eventbrite.com
www.xanblacq.com
Vocalist, Keyboards, Percussion, Production, Events
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Collage Arts enabling writers, celebrating writing
WRITING COURSES AT STUDIO 28, THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, N22!
If you’ve always wondered if there’s a writer in you, or if you’re a developing poet, fiction writer, screen writer, life writer or journalist who relishes the
opportunity to work with superb tutors, then enrol for our writing courses.
Courses run at one session a week for six weeks and cost £90, payable in advance.
Email Haringey Literature Live Programme Co-ordinator, Kate Pemberton at [email protected] to reserve your place.
Tutor biographies, student testimonials and location map can be found at www.haringeyliteraturelive.com
LIFE WRITING IN DEPTH
POETRY IN COLOUR
INTRODUCTION TO SCREEN WRITING
Sept 24, Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (Thurs)
10.30am-1pm
Oct 7, 14, 21, (break for half term), Nov 4, 11,
18 (Weds)
10.30am-1pm
Nov 5, 12, 19, 26, Dec 3, 10 (Thurs)
10.30am-1pm
Workshop practitioner: Giovanna Iozzi
Have you ever thought of turning your personal experience into
life writing? Most people have dramatic moments in their lives,
stories to tell and a unique voice. Taking different forms (memoir,
autobiography, creative non-fiction, travel-writing, confessional
prose), life writing is any text where the real-life narrator seems
to be telling the truth. In this 6 week course you will learn how
to shape your story into something as compelling as the best
fiction. In each class we’ll use prompts and exercises as well as
looking at extracts from published life writers including Tobias
Wolff, Angela Ashworth, Tim Lott and Karl Ove Knausgaard for
inspiration. Whether you’re new to life writing, or whether you
want to take life writing further, the course will offer expert tuition
and non-judgemental feedback from a supportive group.
Workshop practitioner: Jehane Markham
Colour – it’s so much a part of our lives we almost take it for
granted – but how does it affect us? What do colours bring out
in us? Why do we love some and hate others?
In this series of poetry making workshops we will consider a
different colour each week, briefly looking at its history and
then exploring the emotional and psychological power it can
have on each of us. We will reference other writers and artists
to kick-start our imagination, and use short writing exercises
to relax our minds, providing the optimum environment for
exciting creative production.
Workshop practitioner: Jo Tracy
Whether you’re totally new to script writing, or looking to
knock an idea into shape, this introductory course offers the
essential building blocks to help you create compelling stories
for the screen. Over 6 weeks, through a mixture of seminars
and practical exercises, the course will cover: the patterns all
stories fall into instinctively; screenplay structure; character
as story; the use of dialogue; TV vs Cinema; and the writing of
log-lines. The aim is for all students to finish the course with a
clear, strong road map for the writing or rewriting of their great
concept as a script for the screen.
CELEBRATE OUR WORKSHOP
WRITINGS AT OUR FESTIVE PARTY
NEW: READ-IN-SITU DISCUSSION
GROUP
BOOK EXCHANGE
Tuesday 8th December, from 7pm, Karamel
Free!
From Tuesday 15th September, 2-3pm, Karamel
Free!
Free!
A chance to hear never-before-aired poetry, life writing and
script extracts at this exiting, free event. Enjoy mulled wine and
mince pies from the bar, sit back and be thoroughly entertained
as new writers share their work and experience reading to a very
friendly audience. This event will also feature a reading from a
published author TBA.
September sees the launch of a weekly ‘drop in’ reading
group at Karamel, led by avid reader and Haringey resident,
Francesca Baker. Come along to read inspiring, entertaining
and informative texts, to help boost mood, form connections,
relax and simply enjoy in a friendly small group. No
preparation necessary, just a readiness to read and listen.
Francesca says, “I am voracious reader and writer, with a
passion for words and sharing stories - our own and those
that other people have written. I love to connect with others
through literature.” Although this is a drop in, please email us
for an initial ‘sign up’ so that we can assess numbers:
[email protected]
Still going strong at Karamel after several years, and a muchused resource, our book exchange welcomes new browsers!
Bring along unwanted poetry, fiction, non-fiction or kids
titles and swap them for books from the shelves. If you keep
swapping books in and out, you’ll have access to hundreds of
books, completely for free!
OTHER NEWS
Haringey Literature Live will be touring the N22 Open Studios on 14 November with a group of Year 7-9 students, gathering inspiration
for a writing project which will be mounted in an exhibition in the Long Lounge at Karamel in November. Look out for flash fiction
pieces inspired by the incredible work of Chocolate Factory artists!
Find out more at
www.haringeyliteraturelive.com
Follow us:
Twitter: @HLiteratureLive
Queries/bookings: email [email protected]
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Dekay
We’ve managed to book Dekay’s Album Launch for ‘The Meaning of Life’ on Saturday
October 17th at Kabaret @ Karamel and are feeling rather proud of ourselves. The
Meaning of Life is Dekay’s 9th release and each album just seems to get better and
better. Mind you, they’re all great! From the gritty stories of life on ‘The Estates’ to
the battle rapping on You Tube - which attracted millions of hits - Dekay is a prolific
freestyle performer, battle rapper and a driven writer.
When Kabaret managed to grab a few words with Dekay, she requested that we have a
special one off Meaning of Life Kabaret Kocktail to celebrate her album release on Oct
17th.
‘That’s a good idea’ I said. ‘Yeah’ replied Dekay laughing, ‘I just want to see people
go to the bar and ask for The Meaning of Life.’ So you’ve heard it here first - come and
listen to the album live AND buy the Kocktail. We present Dekay’s recipe… to… The
Meaning of Life
The Meaning Of Life cocktail recipe;
- Glass half full of ice
- Slice of lime to garnish
- Vodka
- White rum (not Malibu, preferably Havana Club or Wray & Nephews)
- Lime juice
- Tropical or orange juice as the mixer
Karamel Kids
The Estimators
Friday 2nd October
The Estimators are a splendid vibrant traditional Jamaican ska band hailing out of
London.
These true Jamaican ska music roots warriors get nothing less than ‘total music
respect.’With fabulous grooves, sensational horn section displays and whole overall
band brilliance they captivate audiences with their entire Ska music spectrum and get
everyone skankin’ in no time.
“We love to play pure unadulterated traditional Jamaican Ska. We are not happy until
we get everyone around skankin’ and jumpin’, then we really get going: we just love it
and you will love it”
The Estimators were formed in 2009 by musician friends aiming to bring traditional
Jamaican Ska to its original spirit and to pay respect to the originators of this amazing
genre.
They have shared stage with The Skatalites, Stranger Cole, The Pioneers and many
other legends of Ska and Reggae.
Their second album The Ska in out and available from their website:
www.the-estimators-london-ska-band.co.uk/music
www.karamelrestaurant.com
Sat 31st Oct
Big Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Plus
Saturdays at 11am
Everything is in disguise and the story goes into the skies with this
comical retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This comical
story is retold through a massive 6ft tall book complete with pop ups
and props coming out of the book!
Sat 26th September
Mrs H and her Sing Along Band
www.boostercushiontheatreforchildren.com/
biggoldilocksandthethreebearsplus/
Sat 21st Nov
Mike Dodsworth Storytelling
To celebrate the release of their new album ‘Dance Away With
Me’, Mrs H and the Sing-along Band bring their intoxicating
brand of family entertainment to Karamel. Wooing audiences in
venues and festivals across the land – this unique band lends
many styles in a mission to provide quality music for all the
generations to join in with!
Supported using public funding by the national lottery through
Arts Council England
www.singalongsongs.co.uk
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Big Goldilocks wanders off from her parents into the forest but
soon gets lost, getting hungry, grumpy and tired. The forest animals
decide to escape before she gets even more grumpy on an Animal
Rescue Centre which flies high throughout the skies! Goldilocks
arrives at the Three Bears house for a big bowl of cereal but soon
it’s up to the audience to help scare her away…
Join us at Karamel for a fabulous morning of storytelling by
Mike Dodsworth, a specialist in stories which are silly, energetic
and have lots of chances to join in! A collector and performer of
stories from all around the world, you’ll never have heard tales
like these before. Mike’s stories are ideal for children aged 4
plus and their families.
www.mikedodsworth.com/gallery/
Sat 12 Dec
Kathryn Holt - Christmas Stories and
Workshop
Storyteller Kathryn Holt joins us this Winter with her cosy and
colourful Story Tent bringing traditional tales to life! Come along
and take part in her highly interactive story sessions which are sure
to make a winter’s morning brighter. Afterwards we’ll be having a
special craft workshop around the story, so you can tell the story at
home in time for Christmas Day too.
kathrynholt.com/storytelling
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