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SAT 13 JULY Day tickets that provide entrance to all events are £15 (£12.50). Entrance to individual events can be bought separately. Seating will not be allocated. Get Up & Dance Taster Sessions Whether you have two left feet or are just looking at ways to keep fit, we have an afternoon of fun taster workshops with Bollywood entertainer, Jay Kumar, Bees Knees Flapper Academy, Hula hooping with Craig Reid the Incredible Hula Boy, Zumba Riot with Craig Addison and contemporary dance with Spiral Arts and SA Dance. This is also a great opportunity for children and young people to try out a dance session with our resident youth dance group Alluminae and Torron Lee’s Alliance Dance Unit. See individual session times in diary section. Bar • Studios • FREE Alliance Dance Unit A street dance showcase by participants of Torron Lee’s dance group. Theatre • 3.15pm • £5 (£4) Café De Los Maestros Dir. Miguel Kohan/90 mins/2008/USA, Br, UK, Arg/Subt. Aníbal Arias, Ernesto Baffa, Emilio Balcarce See Fri 12 July for details. Cinema • 6pm • £8.50 (£7.50) Dance Cabaret See Fri 12 July for details. Bar • 8pm • £10 (£8) Saturday Night Fever (18) Dir. John Badham/118 mins/1977/USA John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller Tony Manero is young and wants to make something of his life and for him that is to be the King of Disco. Outdoor Cinema • 9.30pm FREE SAT 29 JUN – MON 30 JUL Dance in Focus: An exhibition of dance photography curated by Chris Nash. Premiered at City Hall as part of Big Dance 2012 and the London 2012 Festival, this vibrant and inspiring collection of photographs explores the energy and elegance of dance and movement, presenting some of West London’s top dancers, captured by local photographers. Riverside Gallery • Open daily FREE FRI 12 & SAT 13 JUL THU 11 JULY Evening tickets providing entrance to all events are £10 (£8). Pina (U) Dir. Wim Wenders/106m/2011/Ger, Fr, UK/part subt. Regina Advento, Malou Airaudo and Ruth Amarante Homage to the late Pina Bausch, legendary pioneer of Tanztheater Wuppertal. Intense dance performances and interviews with company dancers give an insight into the life and work of this great choreographer. Cinema • 6pm • £8.50 (£7.50) Bride And Prejudice (12A) Dir. Gurinder Chadha/112m/2004/UK, USA. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Martin Henderson, Nadira Babbar Jane Austen’s classic novel gets a make-over, turned into an all-singing and all-dancing romantic Bollywood film. Outdoor Cinema • 9.30pm FREE The Bees Knees Flapper Academy Pagrav Dance Saturday Night Fever The Incredible Hula Boy Pina Rambert Dance Company Rainforest / Dancer: Pieter Symonds FRI 12 JULY Day tickets that provide entrance to all events are £15 (£12.50). Entrance to individual events can be bought separately. Seating will not be allocated. The Bees Knees Flapper Academy The 1920s are thoroughly kicked into the modern day with high-energy Charleston dance, full of humour, style and finesse by the Bees Knees Flapper Academy. These chic show-girls exude the quirky exoticism of an era when knees were very exciting! Join in for the Jive and Lindyhop. Bar • 4.30pm • FREE Alluminae Our resident dance group showcases the talents of its participants in a mix of different street dance styles. Theatre • 6pm • £5 (£4) The Six Seasons (Les Six Saisons) Dir. Gilles Delmas/51 m/2011/Fr, Ban Akram Khan In this behind-the-scenes documentary the viewer is taken on a journey to Bangladesh where acclaimed choreographer, Akram Khan, researches ideas for his Olivier Award-winning solo work DESH. Cinema • 6.30pm • £8.50 (£7.50) Moulin Rouge (12A) Dir. Baz Luhrmann/127m/2001/USA, Aus Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor The glitz and glamour of the Moulin Rouge club with lavish costumes and dance sequences is the setting to tell the story about a poet who falls for the sultry sexy Satine, who works in the famous night spot. Outdoor Cinema • 9.30pm FREE Dance Cabaret An evening of top dance talent featuring The Bees Knees Flapper Academy with the lovely chic show-girls, Craig Reid, aka The Incredible Hula Boy as featured in Britain’s Got Talent, and vibrant performance from Pagrav Dance. And don’t miss ground-breaking, hip-hop contemporary dance from BirdGang Dance Company who have starred in Street Dance 3D. All hosted by favourite Bollywood entertainer, Jay Kumar! Bar • 8pm • £10 (£8) Sonia Sabri Company presents Kaavish Celebrating 10 years of the Sonia Sabri Company, here are three audience and critical favourites: Red, Shobana Jeyasingh’s slick urban solo, Neon Dream and Nisbat. New commission, Kaavish, challenges the boundaries between classical and contemporary dance. Theatre • 7.45pm • £8.50 (£7.50) An Introduction to Dance Photography Workshop Join internationally acclaimed dance photographer Chris Nash in this intensive two-day workshop where you will spend day one shooting dancers under theatrical lighting and day two working on editing, post- production and Photoshop to further enhance and improve your images. Participants must be experienced and bring their own DSLR camera. For ages 16+. Theatre & Studio 1 10am– 4.30pm • £200 (£150) DV8 DOUBLE BILL See two of DV8’s ground-breaking films in this afternoon’s double bill. Strange Fish Dir. David Hinton, Lloyd Newson/50m/1992/UK Strange Fish looks at our quest for someone to love and something, or someone, to believe in. It mixes humour, religious iconography and physicality, taking it beyond the boundaries of traditional dance. Cinema • 2pm The Cost of Living Dir. Lloyd Newson/35m/2004/UK An incredibly hard-hitting and exhilarating performance and winner of 19 international awards. Two street performers David and Eddie are struggling to get by in a seaside town, clashing with each other as well as the local community. Cinema • 3.45pm £8.50 (£7.50) SA Dance School BirdGang Dance Company BIG DANCE WEEKENDER Café De Los Maestros Dir. Miguel Kohan/90m/2008/USA, Br, UK, Arg/Subt. Aníbal Arias, Ernesto Baffa, Emilio Balcarce Produced by the filmmaker Walters Salles (Motorcycle Diaries), we follow the journey of Oscar-winning Argentinian musician, Gustavo Santaolalla’s idea to create an album by novice tango musicians. It brings to light the importance of dance and music in the lives of Argentinians. This is like Buena Vista Social Club for tango fans! Cinema • 3pm • £8.50 (£7.50) Contains nudity Contains strong language

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SAT 13 July Day tickets that provide entrance

to all events are £15 (£12.50).

Entrance to individual events can

be bought separately. Seating will

not be allocated.

Get up & Dance Taster Sessions Whether you have two left feet or are just looking at ways to keep fit, we have an afternoon of fun taster workshops with Bollywood entertainer, Jay Kumar, Bees Knees Flapper Academy, Hula hooping with Craig Reid the Incredible Hula Boy, Zumba Riot with Craig Addison and contemporary dance with Spiral Arts and SA Dance. This is also a great opportunity for children and young people to try out a dance session with our resident youth dance group Alluminae and Torron Lee’s Alliance Dance Unit. See individual session times in diary section. Bar • Studios • FrEE

Alliance Dance unit A street dance showcase by participants of Torron Lee’s dance group. Theatre • 3.15pm • £5 (£4)

Café De los Maestros Dir. Miguel Kohan/90 mins/2008/uSA, Br, uK, Arg/Subt. Aníbal Arias, Ernesto Baffa, Emilio Balcarce See Fri 12 July for details. Cinema • 6pm • £8.50 (£7.50)

Dance Cabaret See Fri 12 July for details. Bar • 8pm • £10 (£8)

Saturday Night Fever (18) Dir. John Badham/118 mins/1977/uSA John Travolta, Karen lynn Gorney, Barry Miller Tony Manero is young and wants to make something of his life and for him that is to be the King of Disco. Outdoor Cinema • 9.30pm

FrEE

SAT 29 JuN – MON 30 Jul Dance in Focus: An exhibition of dance photography curated by Chris Nash. Premiered at City Hall as part of Big Dance 2012 and the London 2012 Festival, this vibrant and inspiring collection of photographs explores the energy and elegance of dance and movement, presenting some of West London’s top dancers, captured by local photographers. riverside Gallery • Open daily

FrEE

FrI 12 & SAT 13 Jul

Thu 11 July Evening tickets providing entrance

to all events are £10 (£8).

Pina (u) Dir. Wim Wenders/106m/2011/Ger, Fr, uK/part subt. regina Advento, Malou Airaudo and ruth Amarante Homage to the late Pina Bausch, legendary pioneer of Tanztheater Wuppertal. Intense dance performances and interviews with company dancers give an insight into the life and work of this great choreographer. Cinema • 6pm • £8.50 (£7.50)

Sonia Sabri Company presents Kaavish Celebrating 10 years of the Sonia Sabri Company, here are three audiences’ and critical favourites: Red, Shobana Jeyasingh’s slick urban solo, Neon Dream and Nisbat. New commission, Kaavish, challenges the boundaries between classical and contemporary dance. Theatre • 7.45pm • £8.50

Bride And Prejudice (12A) Dir. Gurinder Chadha/112m/2004/uK, uSA. Aishwarya rai Bachchan, Martin henderson, Nadira Babbar

Jane Austen’s classic novel gets a make-over, turned into an all-singing and all-dancing romantic Bollywood film. Outdoor Cinema • 9.30pm

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FrI 12 July Day tickets that provide entrance

to all events are £15 (£12.50).

Entrance to individual events can

be bought separately. Seating will

not be allocated.

The Bees Knees Flapper Academy The 1920s are thoroughly kicked into the modern day with high-energy Charleston dance, full of humour, style and finesse by the Bees Knees Flapper Academy. These chic show-girls exude the quirky exoticism of an era when knees were very exciting! Join in for the Jive and Lindyhop. Bar • 4.30pm • FrEE

Alluminae Our resident dance group showcases the talents of its participants in a mix of different street dance styles. Theatre • 6pm • £5 (£4)

The Six Seasons (les Six Saisons) Dir. Gilles Delmas/51 m/2011/Fr, Ban Akram Khan In this behind-the-scenes documentary the viewer is taken on a journey to Bangladesh where acclaimed choreographer, Akram Khan, researches ideas for his Olivier Award-winning solo work DESH. Cinema • 6.30pm • £8.50 (£7.50)

Dance Cabaret An evening of dance talent featuring The Bees Knees Flappy Academy with the lovely chic show-girls, Craig Reid, aka The Incredible Hula Boy as featured in Britain’s Got Talent, and vibrant performance from Pagrav Dance. And don’t miss ground-breaking, hip hop contemporary dance from Birdgang Dance Company

Moulin rouge (12A) Dir. Baz luhrmann/127m/2001/uSA, Aus Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor

The glitz and glamour of the Moulin Rouge club with lavish costumes and dance sequences is the setting to tell the story about a poet who falls for the sultry sexy Satine, who works in the famous night spot. Outdoor Cinema • 9.30pm

FrEE

Dance Cabaret An evening of top dance talent featuring The Bees Knees Flapper Academy with the lovely chic show-girls, Craig Reid, aka The Incredible Hula Boy as featured in Britain’s Got Talent, and vibrant performance from Pagrav Dance. And don’t miss ground-breaking, hip-hop contemporary dance from BirdGang Dance Company who have starred in Street Dance 3D. All hosted by favourite Bollywood entertainer, Jay Kumar! Bar • 8pm • £10 (£8)

Sonia Sabri Company presents Kaavish Celebrating 10 years of the Sonia Sabri Company, here are three audience and critical favourites: Red, Shobana Jeyasingh’s slick urban solo, Neon Dream and Nisbat. New commission, Kaavish, challenges the boundaries between classical and contemporary dance. Theatre • 7.45pm • £8.50 (£7.50)

An Introduction to Dance Photography Workshop Join internationally acclaimed dance photographer Chris Nash in this intensive two-day workshop where you will spend day one shooting dancers under theatrical lighting and day two working on editing, post- production and Photoshop to further enhance and improve your images. Participants must be experienced and bring their own DSLR camera. For ages 16+. Theatre & Studio 1

10am–4.30pm • £200 (£150)

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See two of DV8’s ground-breaking films in this afternoon’s double bill. Strange Fish Dir. David hinton, lloyd Newson/50m/1992/uK Strange Fish looks at our quest for someone to love and something, or someone, to believe in. It mixes humour, religious iconography and physicality, taking it beyond the boundaries of traditional dance.Cinema • 2pm

The Cost of living Dir. lloyd Newson/35m/2004/uK An incredibly hard-hitting and exhilarating performance and winner of 19 international awards. Two street performers David and Eddie are struggling to get by in a seaside town, clashing with each other as well as the local community. Cinema • 3.45pm

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Dir. Miguel Kohan/90m/2008/uSA, Br, uK, Arg/Subt. Aníbal Arias, Ernesto Baffa, Emilio Balcarce

Produced by the filmmaker Walters Salles (Motorcycle Diaries), we follow the journey of Oscar-winning Argentinian musician, Gustavo Santaolalla’s idea to create an album by novice tango musicians. It brings to light the importance of dance and music in the lives of Argentinians. This is like Buena Vista Social Club for tango fans! Cinema • 3pm • £8.50 (£7.50)

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SuN 14 July Day tickets that provide entrance to

all events are £10 (£8). Family

Tickets £5 (£4) per person, minimum

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child. (Entrance to individual events

can be bought separately). Seating

will not be allocated.

An afternoon of entertainment for children and their families from Baby Disco to Bollywood dancing.

Bollywood Vibes Join this exciting Bollywood class and dance like a Bollywood movie star! Bar • 1pm, 2.45pm & 4.30pm

£5 (£4)

Baby Disco Dance hall DJ Monski Mouse brings her hit parents’ and children’s dance event for under 5’s to the Watermans’ Dance Weekender. Monski and her team will have heads and shoulders, knees and toes bopping along to retro classics, pop favourites and funky nursery rhymes. DJ Monski Mouse is a sell-out favourite across the world! Bar 1.45pm and 3.30pm • £5 (£4)

Monisha Bharadwaj’s Dance Showcase Students from Monisha’s Bharatnatyam and Bollywood dance classes will perform a mixture of short pieces. Studio 1 • 3pm • £5 (£4)

The Art Of Defining Me Dir. Seeta Patel/15m/2013/uK The Art of Defining Me is a new short dance film by Seeta Patel, Kamala Devam and Maria Akesson, scripted by former DV8 member Ankur Bahl, that takes a humorous look at how we are influenced by other people’s expectations. Followed by a Q&A with the choreographer. Cinema • 6pm • £5 (£4)

The rocky horror Picture Show (12A) Dir. John Badham/100m/1975/uSA Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick

A young couple whose car breaks down in the middle of nowhere seek help from the residents of a large chateau. It is here that they are thrust into the world of Dr Frank N Furter, a transvestite from the planet Transexual. Outdoor Cinema • 9.30pm

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how to get here Watermans, 40 high Street, Brentford, TW8 0DSWatermans is on the river at the corner of Brentford High Street and South Ealing Road.Bus: 65, 237, 267 stop outside.Train: Overground from Hounslow or Chiswick to Kew Bridge and seven-minute walk.Car: On-site car park (1st hour free). Blue Badge holders park for free.Cycle: Secure bicycle park.

Bookings made online attract a £1/transaction booking fee.

box office 020 8232 1010www.watermans.org.uk

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Thu 11 – Sun 14 July 2013

Diary of EventsSat 29 June – Tue 30 July 10.00am Dance In Focus Exhibition Thu 11 July 6.00pm Pina7.45pm Kaavish9.30pm Bride and Prejudice

Fri 12 July10.00am An Introduction to Dance Photography3.00pm Café De Los Maestros4.30pm The Bees Knees Flapper Academy6.00pm Alluminae Performance6.30pm The Six Seasons8.00pm Dance Cabaret 9.30pm Moulin Rouge Sat 13 July 10.00am An Introduction to Dance Photography1.00pm Bollywood Dance Taster Session SpiralArts Dance Taster Session

2.00pm The Bees Knees Flapper Academy Taster Session Strange Fish by DV8 3.00pm Bollywood Dance Taster Session SpiralArts Dance Taster Session3.15pm Alliance Dance Unit

Performance3.45pm SA Dance School Performance The Cost of Living by DV84.00pm Hula with Craig Reed Taster Session4.15pm SA Dance School Taster Session4.45pm The Bees Knees Flapper Academy Taster Session5.00pm SprialArts Dance Taster Session Alluminae Taster Session5.30pm Zumba Riot Taster Session6.00pm Hula with Craig Reed Taster Session Café De Los Maestros

8.00pm Dance Cabaret9.30pm Saturday Night Fever Outdoor Screening

Sun 14 July1.00pm Bollywood Vibes1.45pm Baby Disco Dance Hall 2.45pm Bollywood Vibes3.00pm Monisha Bharadwaj’s Dance Showcase3.30pm Baby Disco Dance Hall 4.30pm Bollywood Vibes5.30pm Handbag by Geraldine Pilgrim6.00pm The Art of Defining Me with Q& A6.30pm Handbag by Geraldine Pilgrim7.15pm Handbag by Geraldine Pilgrim7.45pm NowHere by Divya Kasturi9.15pm Handbag by Geraldine Pilgrim9.30pm Rocky Horror Picture Show

Funded by London Borough of Hounslow, Arts Council of England Watermans is managed by Hounslow Arts Trust Ltd (No. 1164904)Registered as a charity (No 267426) VAT No. 422352977.Information contained in this brochure is correct at the time of going to print.

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Geraldine Pilgrim presents handbag In an empty space, a caretaker sweeps away the remants of a previous event. A woman enters and puts down her handbag. A beat begins, a mirror ball turns and the sound of a classic dance track fills the air…Watermans are looking for volunteer male and female performers, no experience required, aged 16+, to take part in this devised piece pre-rehearsed during the week before.

An exciting opportunity for anybody who likes to dance or just move so try something different! If you are interested please contact the Box Office: 020 8232 1010 Bar • 5.30pm, 6.30pm,

7.15pm & 9.15pm • FrEE

Divya Kasturi and Watford Palace Theatre present Nowhere Divya Kasturi presents two works offering an insight into the vibrant traditions and new directions in South Asian dance. NowHere uses live vocals and interactive video and audio technology to create an emotionally charged fusion of styles, sounds and images. Theatre • 7.45pm

£8.50 (£7.50)