Deloitte Ignite Sunday
Sunday 2 September – Free daytime events
Covent Garden Piazza
Africa on the Piazza
Sunday 2pm-7pm
This two-day series of open-air screenings in the heart of Covent Garden is curated by Yinka Shonibare and John Akomfrah, founding member of the Black Audio Film Collective. Africa on the Piazza presents some of the most exciting and innovative African films, from classics of the 1950s to modern-day blockbusters, as well as works by seminal directors Ousmane Sembène and Souleymane Cissé. And all for free!
There is no seating in the piazza so bring a rug, blanket or cushion. No portable furniture or chairs including inflatable chairs, sorry. The film screenings are open air and go ahead come rain or shine – the audience area is not covered so come prepared! For special seating requirements please contact Access Dept. Box Office, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD.
Full details of the Sunday film programme.
Full details of the Saturday film programme.
Crush Room and Lambert Studio
Sunday 2.15pm-3pm, 3.30pm-4.15pm
Drumming workshops
Sunday 3.15pm-4pm, 4.15pm-5pm
Storytelling workshops
Join IRIE! dance theatre for these exciting dance, drumming and storytelling workshops. IRIE! dance theatre is Britain’s leading African peoples dance company working in the field of education and community. The workshops are suitable for all age groups, and are aimed at increasing awareness and appreciation of dance and music deriving from Africa and the Caribbean.
Clore Studio Upstairs
Sunday 2.30pm-3.15pm, 3.45pm-4.30pm
Dance workshops
Sunday 4.45pm-5.30pm
Drum and dance sharing
More from IRIE! dance theatre for these exciting dance and drumming workshops.
Sunday 12.30pm-2pm
Alesandra Seutin lecture/demonstration
Earlier this year, Alesandra Seutin, artistic director of Vocab Dance Company, participated in a contemporary African dance project with the renowned Senegalese choreographer Germaine Acogny. In this fascinating lecture and demonstration, she shares her experiences and explores how traditional African dance can be fused with Western classical and contemporary movement.
Linbury Studio Theatre
Sunday 2pm-3pm, 5pm-6pm
African Messiah by Tunde Jegede (An African experience of Handel’s Messiah)
African Messiah is a celebratory new work by composer and multi-instrumentalist Tunde Jegede, combining themes and melodies from Handel’s Messiah with African musical traditions. The work draws in particular on the sounds of the kora, a West African harp-lute, and music in the griot tradition, and brings together some of the finest international singers, musicians and ensembles for a unique performance.
Crush Room
Sunday 5.30pm-6.15pm
Recital by Sipho Fubesi (Tenor)
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED – Sipho Fubesi has had his passport stolen in South Africa and is unable to appear.
South African-born tenor Sipho Fubesi presents an intimate music recital in the Royal Opera House’s Crush Room. Fubesi studied music at the University of Cape Town under Sarita Stern and at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester under Jeffrey Lawton. He appeared in the premiere of Tarik O’Regan’s opera Heart of Darkness at the Linbury Studio Theatre in 2011.
Paul Hamlyn Hall
Sunday (exhibition) 12noon-6pm (last entry 5.30pm)
Sunday (concert) 7.pm-8pm (doors 6.40pm)
Victor Gama – Instrumentos
Explore an interactive exhibition of contemporary instruments designed and built by composer Victor Gama. Gama has developed an impressive array of instruments over the past 20 years, drawing inspiration from his own native Angolan folk music and from instruments played throughout the African diaspora. Gama will take part in a concert using the instruments, alongside musicians from Angola and Portugal.
Please note: there is a legal limit on the number of wheelchair users we can admit to the Royal Opera House at the same time. If you are a wheelchair user intending to visit the ROH for Deloitte Ignite, do let us know in advance to avoid disappointment.
