On the evening of the 4th of August, CIAD launched its compelling exhibition “Tartan: Its Journey Through the African Diaspora”. Drawing on the journey of tartan fabric, from Scotland to…
Brazouka, the scintillating new dance-drama, premiered on the Edinburgh Festival stage on July 31st, thrilling audiences with the best of Brazilian social dance styles from lambada and forro to samba…
From August 22 to 25 the Batuke! Festival is going to set London on fire with Afro-Luso music and dance culture. Modern Moves is proud to be part of the…
June 2014 has been a really productive month! Although we were recovering from our launch events of 21st and 22nd May, various networking opportunities arising from those events meant that…
Modern Moves team member Dr. Elina Djebbari attended the 3rd Meeting of African Studies in France at Sciences-Po Bordeaux from June 30-July 2. In a panel organised by Denis-Constant Martin,…
There was zero chance I’d miss a house music party in an abandoned warehouse in Shoreditch, especially not one fronted by Berghain/Panorama Bar resident DJ Tama Sumo. Her set, which…
On Saturday, May 31, the Modern Moves team attended a VIP reception at the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora at The Place, London, a venue that Namron Yarrum,…
Over the past few weeks the Modern Moves team has been busy percolating dance floors and drum circles in various scenes all over London. We worked the dance floor at NUMBI:…
Our website is launched! And no, we don’t think that it is too postmodern to announce the launch of our website on the newly launched website. We would like to…
Modern Moves Postdoctoral Associate Francesca Negro is performing across Europe this summer in several high profile events: On the 24th of May, at the Budapest Salsa Festival, she will perform…
Friday 4th May 2018 Anatomy Lecture Theatre (day) and Great Hall (evening) King’s College London, Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS Five years of Modern Moves draw to a close. Celebrate with…
Our fifth Moving Group was dedicated to an exploration of tango music and dance, and it involved a double bill. First, we heard Dr Kendra Stepputat, ethnomusicologist from the University…