Rubbish Storytelling

2024-06-13T13:24:44+00:00

Rubbish Storytelling is a fun activity for all the family, combining litter picking with some of the skills of storytelling, with the aim of increasing awareness about littering and its effect on the environment. The activity normally takes place over three two-hour sessions as follows: Session 1:  Introduction to the Project/The Importance [...]

Culture of Indigenous America

2022-11-08T13:51:38+00:00

El Condor are musicians Vladmir Cativo from El Salvador and Gary Garamendi Guzman from Peru.  They perform traditional indigenous music and songs from North and South America in English and tribal languages.  In this workshop, they explain their relationship to the natural environment with particular reference to their costumes, instruments and the stories [...]

Creating Cultural Media

2022-11-08T13:24:21+00:00

In this three-hour interactive workshop, professional copywriter, radio broadcaster and PR, Geli Berg, teaches participants how to produce audio or text for different forms of media and/or social media, using heritage or cultural identity as a source of content.  Participants will learn how to identify stories, use interview skills, record good quality [...]

The Kora and The Natural World

2022-11-03T22:08:34+00:00

Come into the natural landscape of West Africa courtesy of Jali Nyonkoling Kuyateh, a sixteenth-generation kora player and griot.  He will tell you about his role in Gambian society and the importance of the environment within his culture.  Participants will learn how the kora is made from natural materials and how this [...]

Learn a Palm Wine Song

2022-11-01T18:43:28+00:00

This workshop comprises both performance and participation and is led by Papa Sam Alafia and Lingua Franca World Community's Creative Director, Geli Berg. Participants are introduced to a traditional song performed by Papa Sam Alafia and then taught aspects of the Krio language and to sing along.  Geli Berg then introduces some [...]

Djembe Workshops

2022-11-01T18:50:31+00:00

A djembe is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet-shaped drum which originates from West Africa and is played with bare hands.  The main purpose of the Djembe drum was to provide a means of communication between tribes. The sounds generated by this drum comprise of bass, tone, and a slap which combined create numerous variations [...]

Dance Global Workshops

2024-06-13T13:27:11+00:00

Dance Global was designed by Global Music Selector, DJ Mayeva, to promote exercise, fun and cross-cultural learning. She recruited a variety of professional choreographers from the diverse dance communities of Greater Manchester to teach simple routines to some of the most popular party tracks from around the world.  The workshops, aimed at [...]

The Ginnel Gathering

2022-08-30T16:55:32+00:00

The Ginnel Gathering The Ginnel Gathering was a local festival produced within nine ginnels or alleyways within a community of 13 streets around Henderson Street in Levenshulme South Manchester. The festival was supported by funding from the local authority and crowdfunding and took place in July 2017. It [...]

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