SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2015 East London’s Independent Arts Venue
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RICH MIX MATTERS As we draw breath after the fantastic Youth Takeover in August - during which we showcased over 60 events by talented young people – we step headlong into the new season and launch our Autumn programme. Particular highlights for us are the return of the Season of Bangla Drama, with new theatre writing shining a light on the British-Bangladeshi experience. We continue with new theatre and dance from around the world, welcoming back CASA Latin American Theatre Festival from Oct 2 – 11 with topics covering
love, sex, family, politics and everything in between. And then it’s time for the 59th BFI London Film Festival to roll into Rich Mix in October with a programme of homegrown November brings the musical education that is the EFG London Jazz Festival, with and overseas. And if you’re not one for trick or treating, we have a Halloween extravaganza with a Day of the Dead special on Oct 29, DJ Yoda in the Main Space and Akademi Dance Co. in our upstairs space on
the 31st, and Dia de Muertos, a traditional Columbian celebration on Nov 1. As ever, I thank you for your continued support. We love hearing what you have to say about us and why #RichMixMatters to you. To add your voice, email me at Jane.earl@richmix.org.uk or tweet @RichMixLondon with the hashtag #RichMixMatters.
Best wishes Jane Earl Chief Executive
SOUMIK DATTA ARTS CLUB
Dash Café: The Bear Next Door
Wed 9 Sep, 14 Oct, 11 Nov 8pm / Free / Main Space A monthly event curated by Soumik Datta, bringing together eclectic musicians for nights of hybrid, genrebreaking music, mixing tribal, classical, punk, electronica, house, soul and anything else you can think of. KAZUM PRESENTS:
BLACK FLOWER Sat 12 Sep / 8pm / £17.50, £12.50 adv / Main Space
DASH CAFÉ: THE BEAR NEXT DOOR Wed 2 Sep / 7.30pm / Free Main Space See Spoken Word pages
NEW SOUNDS OF VENEZUELA Thu 3 Sep / 7.30pm / £10, £7 adv and concs / Main Space Movimientos presents three of the freshest acts from the Venezuelan underground scene, blending traditional folklore, Afro-Venezuelan & Caribbean sounds with modern digital bass. ARTS CANTEEN AND ROYA ARAB PRESENTS:
INSIDE OUT IRAN Fri 4 Sep / 8pm / £12, £10 adv Main Space plus Little Miss Specta on the decks. A diverse and cuttingedge programme where music and art come together for an urban creation. Related to the Exhibition.
SMILE ACOUSTIC Sun 6 Sep, 4 Oct / 6pm Free Main Space Smile is a night with free cake, free entry, original songs to make you think, and a good bar in case you need a drink. ENSEMBLE PERPETUO PRESENTS:
RIVERS & OCEANS Sun 6 Sep / 7pm / £12, £10 adv Upstairs their debut event, Ensemble Perpetuo present a concert in collaboration with Bitter Suite and the London Photo photography inspired by rivers and oceans.
KIRAN AHLUWALIA Tue 8 Sep / 8pm / £12, £10 concs / Main Space Asian Arts Agency presents Ahluwalia with music that is contemplative and rollicking, traditional and innovative, a hybrid of Indian and Pakistani grooves, Saharan blues and jazz.
bring together Ethio-jazz, Afrobeat and Oriental Groove in a steamy, sultry psychedelic soundclash that was featured on Gilles Peterson’s All Winners 2014 show.
KALA TARA / BLACK STAR: LEGACIES OF RADICAL BLACK AND ASIAN MUSIC IN BRITAIN Sun 13 Sep / 4.30pm / £5 Main Space This event looks back at pioneers from the African, Asian and Caribbean communities arriving in Britain post World War II and the new challenges they faced popular racism.
PONGATHON Mon 14 and 28 Sep, 12 Oct, 23 Nov / 5pm / Free to enter, pay to play / Main Space Pongathon Monday is London’s best start to the week - a playground of social ping pong goodness with ping pong robots, frying pan bats, DJ, bar action, and great prizes up for grabs.
THE 13TH LONDON AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL: SANDRA NKAKÉ The 13th London African Music Festival: Orange Blossom
Thu 24 Sep / 8pm / £17.50, £15 concs / Main Space
Photo: Ernest Mandap
singer songwriter’s childhood split between two continents, cultures and climates, has created an extraordinary performer of unparalleled stagecraft.
SERIOUS PRESENTS:
JAMBINAI
Wed 16 Sep / 8pm / £10 adv Main Space The next thrilling instalment music, Jambinai sculpt sound, drawing comparisons to Mogwai, Explosions In The Sky and Sigur Ros. Part of
AMAHORO 2: A JOURNEY OF PEACE, HOPE AND FORGIVENESS Sat 19 Sep / 8pm / £10, £7 adv and concs / Main Space Celebrate Life collaborate with Rwandan and Burundian communities for the second Amahoro event. Vibrant African
Thu 17 Sep / 8pm / Free Main Space BET Awards nominee, Toya Delazy is the colourful ‘JEHP’ (a fusion of jazz, electro and hiphop) singer/producer and one of the biggest names on the current South African music scene.
KARAMA Fri 25 Sep / 8pm / £14, £11 adv Main Space fuse tradition with modernity, ecstatic Gnawa, North African and classical Arabic music.
BANGLA MUSIC FESTIVAL
MWALIMU EXPRESS
Sun 27 Sep / 12pm / Free Main Space This unique festival showcases the evolution of Bangla music, with English translation (wherever necessary) by leading musicians from West Bengal and Bangladeshi origin.
Sun 20 Sep, 18 Oct, 15 Nov 2pm - 6pm except 15 Nov 2pm – 4.30pm / Free / Main Space
AN EVENING WITH THREE4
on hope and forgiveness.
TOYA DELAZY
ARTS CANTEEN PRESENTS:
ALLSORTZ OPEN MIC Sun 20 Sep, Sun 18 Oct 7.30pm / Free / Main Space See Young and Creative pages
Tue 29 Sep / 8pm / £14, £10 and £5 adv/concs / Main Space Three4 will woo you with beautiful songs, virtuoso violining, and glam-informal chamber music.
SOUNDCRASH PRESENTS:
NOSTALGIA 77
Fri 18 Sep / 8pm / £20, £16.50 adv, £14.50 early bird Main Space With a unique melange of jazz, hip-hop and obscuro funk, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Ben Lamdin, aka Nostalgia 77, brings his fulllive band to London for a rare appearance.
THE 13TH LONDON AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL: ORANGE BLOSSOM
SOUNDCRASH PRESENTS:
MANU DELAGO HANDMADE
Tue 22 Sep / 8pm / £17.50, £15 concs / Main Space
Wed 30 Sep / 8pm / £20, £16.50 adv / Main Space An unmissable show from one
of electronic and world music, conjuring Oriental Arabesques.
Brighton-based label Tru Thoughts.
Soundcrash presents: Terakaft
MAKING TRACKS PRESENTS:
NAMVULA Thu 1 Oct / 8pm / £12, £10 adv Main Space Playing songs inspired by life and the power of the stories that it holds, Namvula’s music is evocative and lyrical with a refreshing honesty, drawing heavily on her Zambian heritage. MOSAIQUES FESTIVAL:
PANEL DISCUSSION Fri 2 Oct / 2pm / Free Main Space
AFRIKOKOA PRESENTS:
PAT THOMAS Fri 2 Oct / 7pm / £15 Main Space Experience the golden voice of Africa. The perfect night of warm and captivating sounds. Plus Afrikokoa DJs
MOSAIQUES FESTIVAL:
VÄRLDENS BAND
MAIA BAROUH / ADNAN JOUBRAN / SIMONA ABDALLA / DJ NICK LUSCOMBE
Tue 13 Oct / 8pm / £10, £8 adv Main Space 14 musicians, seven countries, three continents, Världens Band perform folk and roots music from their native countries in a collision of cultures. “Listening to them is
Sat 3 Oct / 8pm / £12 Main Space
SOUNDCRASH PRESENTS:
TERAKAFT Tue 6 Oct / 8pm / £20, £16.50 adv, £14.50 early bird Main Space After a sell-out show in April, Terakaft are back for another in by a desert wind, these men from the Sahara are ready to enthral and amaze you.
DASH CAFÉ: GEORGIA ON FILM Wed 7 Oct / 7.30pm / Free Main Space
MATCH&FUSE FESTIVAL Fri 16 Oct / 8pm / £16, £12 adv Main Space 4th London festival of progressive European music with the highly anticipated Get The Blessing album, Astronautilus, plus Snack Family and Austrian duo, Attwenger.
VOYAGE OF LIVING CINEMA Sat 17 Oct / 8pm / £10 Upstairs
Morricone Giallo!
YARAM PRESENTS:
LOKITO YA CONGO IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Mon 19 Oct / 8pm / £10, £8 adv Main Space Lokito Ya Congo, led by Congolese musician Renato Mondele, introduces you to Soukous: the modern popular music and dance style of Congo with sweet solo guitar melodies and distinctive thumping drums.
TRANS SIBERIAN MARCH BAND’S PICK & MIX Wed 21 Oct / 8pm / Free Main Space The TSMB bring their borderless bag of musical styles, this month with The Hamiltons. SOUNDCRASH PRESENTS:
ANDREW ASHONG
Thu 22 Oct 8pm / £20, £16.50 adv / Main Space Andrew Ashong and his band brings a blend of fresh, soulful music & sweet, deep grooves, for what promises to be another memorable live performance from the LondonGhanaian musician.
MARYAM SALEH AND ZEID HAMDAN
VULA VIEL - GOOD IS GOOD ALBUM LAUNCH
Fri 23 Oct / 8pm / £18, £14 adv Main Space An experimental musical partnership between Egyptian singer songwriter Maryam Saleh, a powerful voice for her generation, and pioneering electro-music producer Zeid Hamdan, described as the “godfather of Lebanese underground music”.
Mon 26 Oct / 7.30pm / £12, £10 adv, £8 early bird Main Space Bex Burch’s band Vula Viel: an intensely rhythmic engagement of West African, electronica and minimalist music, brings the powerful and vibrant sounds of ancient
PANCHA KABI
Fri 30 Oct / 8pm / £16, £14 adv Main Space Cult Morricone scores performed live to a backdrop
Sun 25 Oct / 12pm – 3pm / Free Main Space
MORRICONE GIALLO!
great Bengali composers along with ‘Desh’, a composition of music, dance and poetry expressing the love and devotion for the motherland.
up soaring soprano, staccato screams and psychedelic lounge to sex and death visuals.
SOUNDCRASH PRESENTS:
SOUNDCRASH PRESENTS:
NICOLE WILLIS & THE SOUL INVESTIGATORS Sun 25 Oct / 8pm / £20, £19.50 adv / Main Space One of the world’s leading funk and soul bands, Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators perfrom at Rich Mix with brand new material.
DJ YODA’S HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARE AUDIOVISUAL SPOOKTACULAR
Sat 31 Oct / 8pm till late / £22.50, £19.50 adv / Main Space One of the world’s most inventive DJs performs one of his trademark audio-visual sets, themed especially for the scariest night of the year.
Soundcrash presents: DJ Yoda’s Halloween Nightmare Audio-Visual Spooktacular
PAUL ARMFIELD: FOUND - PHOTOGRAPHS AND SONGS Thu 5 Nov / 8pm / £10, £8 concs / Main Space Words and music inspired by an astonishing collection of found photographs gathered written and performed by
LIAF PRESENTS:
TALVIN SINGH, MORE Fri 6 Nov / 8pm / £15 Main Space London International Arts Carnatic, Jazz, world and other contemporary musical forms, presenting artists Talvin Singh’s Trikona, Jyotsna Srikanth’s Bangalore Dreams and Bernhard Schimpelsberger’s Rhythm Diaries.
MOVIMIENTOS 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL
SOUNDCRASH PRESENTS:
ANCHORSONG
Fri 7 and Sat 8 Nov / £ tbc Main Space A landmark celebration for Latin cultural activists Movimientos. Celebrating 10 years promoting Latin music,
Thu 26 Nov / 8pm / £tbc Main Space Having supported the likes of Bonobo, Daedelus, Jaga Jazzist and more, this is one show not to be missed.
and beyond. With a very special line up of live acts, DJs and documentaries.
MAKING TRACKS PRESENTS:
NUMBI PRESENTS:
DANCE THE GUNS TO SILENCE II Tue 10 Nov / 6pm / £10, £5 adv and concs / Main Space We remember human rights voice and activism remain potent. 20 years on Numbi commemorates this occasion with performers, music and the launch of a book on PanAfricanism. Fri 13 – 22 Nov EFG London Jazz Festival, see overleaf for details
SÖNDÖRGÖ Fri 27 Nov / 8pm / £12, £10 adv Main Space patterns of intertwining strings to dazzling displays of furious vigorous virtuosity to their fresh interpretations of Hungarian folk music.
OPEN THE GATE Sun 29 Nov / 12pm - 12am Free / Main Space
EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL The capital’s biggest pan-city music festival. Join us for world-class artists and emerging stars. SOUNDCRASH PRESENTS:
SONS OF KEMET Fri 13 Nov / 8pm / £15, £12.50 adv / Main Space Jazz music unlike anything you’ve heard before - winners of a MOBO Jazz award, Sons for another exhilarating performance.
CHICAGO-LONDON VIBRATION, A CELEBRATION OF THE AACM AT 50 WILLIS & THE SOUL Sat 14 Nov / 11.30am start INVESTIGATORS £tbc / Upstairs
Sun 25Robinson Oct / 8pmassembles / £19.50 adv, Orphy £20 door / Main Space a stellar group of London One offrom the world’s funk artists improv leading to spoken and soul bands, Nicole Willis word and visuals. Including a & The Soul Investigators return workshop, panel session and to performance. premiering brand new material.
SUPPORT YOUR JAZZ – PANCHA FOR KABITHE ARTS GRANTS
Sun 25 Oct / 12pm – 3pm / Free Sat Nov / 3.30pm / Free Main14Space Upstairs The Arts Council’s Denys great Bengali composers along Baptiste leads a session with ‘Desh’, a composition designed to explain the of music, dance and poetry Council’s Grants for the expressing the love and Arts scheme. devotion for the motherland.
BASEL RAJOUB’S SORIANA Sat 14 Nov / 8pm / £15 Main Space The saxophonist’s music celebrates the rich culture of Syria. In Soriana (‘Our Syria’), he’s joined by qanun virtuoso Andrea Piccioni and sublime vocalist Lynn Adib.
MWALIMU EXPRESS Sun 15 Nov / 1.30pm - 4.30pm Free / Main Space
VULA VIEL - GOOD IS GOOD ALBUM LAUNCH Theo Pascal, an electric bass
Mon 26 Oct/ 7.30pm / £12 door, supremo from Portugal, Carmen £10 advance, 50 x early bird £8 Souza, jazzy Cape Verdean Main Space vocalist and from Mozambique, Bex Burch’s band Vula Viel; an intensely rhythmic engagement of West African, electronica NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ and minimalist music, brings ORCHESTRA @ 50: the powerful and vibrant WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG sounds of ancient Dagaare to
MUSICIANS
Sun 15 Nov / 2.30pm – 4pm £5 / Upstairs MORRICONE GIALLO! Join this workshop to learn Fri 30 Oct / 8pm / £16, £14 adv about the jazz tradition, develop Main Space improvisation skills, and learn Cult Morricone scores a piece to perform at the performedconcert. live to aSuitable backdrop following for instrumentalists aged 13-19.
NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA @ 50: JAZZ JAM AND ACADEMY PERFORMANCES Sun 15 Nov / 4pm – 7pm / £5 Upstairs In this showcase, three academy ensembles led by Phil Meadows, Gemma Buckenham and for young musicians (under 19).
NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA: WHAT up soaring soprano, staccato IS HIP? and psychedelic screams
Sun 15 to Nov / £15 lounge sex/ 8pm and death Main Space visuals. This roaring big band explore the music that makes us groove SOUNDCRASH PRESENTS: – from Count Basie and Duke
DJ YODA’S HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARE AUDIOVISUAL SPOOKTACULAR encouraged.
Sat 31 Oct / 8pm / £19.50 adv, £22.50 door / Main Space CHRISTIAN SCOTT One of the world’s most Mon 16 Nov / 8pm inventive DJs/ performs one Main Space £15 of his trademark audio-visual sets, themed for the of music fromespecially the New Orleans trumpeter’s new CD.year. Scott scariest night of the challenges the rhythmic and melodic conventions of jazz to PAUL ARMFIELD: FOUND encompass a global reach of -musical PHOTOGRAPHS AND forms and cultures.
Serious presents:Next Generation Takes Over
SECKOU KEITA: 22 STRINGS Tue 17 Nov / 8pm / £15 adv Main Space A revelatory programme that explores the soundworld of the solo kora. ‘22 Strings explores all the kora’s polyphonic possibilities’ Financial Times
KAIROS 4TET Wed 18 Nov / 8pm / £15, £12 adv / Main Space 4tet are one of a kind – bridging the gap between classic and contemporary and creating burning improvisations and melodies that linger long after the music stops.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COOLEST INSTRUMENT IN THE WORLD Thu 19 Nov / 1pm / Free Main Space Students from local schools play a new commission by guitarist Chris Montague of Troyka, followed by a set from Chris.
BACHAR MAR-KHALIFÉ Thu 19 Nov / 8pm / £15 Main Space composer, multi-instrumentalist and son of legendary Marcel electronica and hip-hop. New album Ya Balad, ‘Oh Country’ is released in October on Warp.
TIEMPO LIBRE Fri 20 Nov / 7pm / £15 adv Main Space Cuban stars Tiempo Libre return to London with a stunning mix of high-voltage Latin jazz, R&B and Cuban son. The threetime Grammy-nominated timba giants come out smokin’ and don’t stop for hours.
NEXT GENERATION TAKES OVER Sat 21 Nov / 2pm into the evening / £5 / Main Space A chance to see the stars of the future in a multi artist bill including Led Bib with Aldeburgh Young Musicians, members of Beats n Pieces joining Jambone and Melt Yourself Down’s Pete Wareham.
SHRI SRIRAM AND THE HAMMONDS SALTAIRE BAND, JUST A VIBRATION Sun 22 Nov / 2pm / £15 Main Space What links Indian classical music and the English Brass Band tradition? Answer – the imagination of Shri Sriram of Badmarsh and Shri fame. Intricate grooves and the massive sound of a brass band in full cry.
TIN MEN & THE TELEPHONE Sun 22 Nov / 2pm / £tbc / Upstairs An hour long family show from a cutting edge Dutch trio. Bring along your smartphone, download the app and become part of how the music develops. ARTS CANTEEN PRESENTS:
REEM KELANI: FROM ARABIC MODES TO AMERICAN BLUES
Sun 22 Nov / 7pm / £16, £13 adv / Main Space The charismatic Palestinian singer presents her unique mix of Arabic music and Western jazz. [Reem]’s “stunning voice... has all the individualised could wish for.” Jazz Journal.
MAIN RELEASES
INDEPENDENT, DOCUMENTARY & LIVE EVENT CINEMA
LEGEND & Q&A (18) From Wed 9 Sep Identical twin gangsters Ronald London during the 1950s and1960s. Starring Tom Hardy and Emily Browning. Plus Q&A with director Brian Helgeland Wed 9 Sep at 5.45pm.
EVEREST 3D & 2D (12A TBC) From Fri 18 Sep A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm. Starring
INSHORT FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT Tue 1 Sep / 7pm / £7, £5 concs Main Space
around the world, discussion panel about the future of the by a networking afterparty.
SPECTRE (12A TBC) From Mon 26 Oct, 8pm A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE. Starring Daniel Craig, Naomi Harris, Christopher Waltz.
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (12A TBC) From Fri 20 Nov After being symbolized as the and District 13 engage in an all-out revolution against the autocratic Capitol. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth Check website for our full, up to date listings
INSHORT FILM FESTIVAL Sat 5 Sep / 12.30pm - 1am / £7, £5 concs per screening / £25, £20 concs day pass Main Space A day-long celebration of screenings, competitions, award ceremony and afterparty.
NT LIVE ENCORE: THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM (12A TBC) Thu 17 Sep / 6pm / £16.50, £14.50 members, £13.50 concs, details The Beaux: Mr Aimwell and Mr Archer, two charming, dissolute young men who have blown their fortunes in giddy London. Shamed and debt-
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW LIVE (12A LIVE) Thu 17 Sep / 6.45pm / £17.50, £15.50 members, £14.50 concs Come and join Richard O’Brien and some very special guests for a guaranteed party, live in cinemas for one night only.
AMAHORO 2: A JOURNEY OF PEACE, HOPE AND FORGIVENESS Sat 19 Sep / 8pm / £10, £7 adv and concs / Main Space See Music pages.
NT LIVE: CORIOLANUS (12A ENCORE) Thu 24 Sep / 7pm / £16.50, £14.50 members, £13.50 concs Shakespeare’s searing tragedy of political manipulation and revenge, Coriolanus features an Evening Standard Awardwinning performance from Tom Hiddleston (War Horse) in the title role, plus Mark Gatiss. Directed by the Donmar’s Artistic Director Josie Rourke.
ROGER WATERS THE WALL PLUS EXCLUSIVE IN-CONVERSATION WITH ROGER WATERS (CERT TBC) Tue 29 Sep / 8pm / £16.00, £14 members, £13 concs Roger Waters The Wall is an event movie like no other. An immersive concert experience, a road movie of Waters’ reckoning with the past, and a stirring anti-war cinematic experience.
marry for money.
DASH CAFÉ: GEORGIA ON FILM Wed 7 Oct / 7.30pm / Free Main Space (Blind Dates) and Zaza Georgia followed by a
THE 59TH BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL Wed 7 – Sun 18 Oct in partnership with American Express® returns to bring the best of international cinema to Rich Mix this October. See website for details.
NT LIVE: HAMLET (12A LIVE) Thu 15 Oct / 7pm / £17.50, £15.50 members, £14.50 concs Benedict Cumberbatch, takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. death, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
VOYAGE OF LIVING CINEMA Sat 17 Oct / 8pm / £10 Upstairs This fundraiser for Migrant Voice, a migrant-led organisation working to strengthen the voice of migrants in the media, combines cutting-edge comedy with live performance and cinema.
SHOOTING THE TRUTH: UNTOLD STORIES FROM FRONTLINES OF FAITH AND FILM Tue 20 Oct / 7.30pm / Free Main Space Whether you believe in Gods or Goddesses, angels or aliens, faith is a vital part of the human experience and there is no better medium
cinema tickets, listed on the website. We also have equally Rich Mix Six: day Monday / child £4 Film for a Fiver: on Monday & Tuesday with an Idea Store Card
GREEN CARAVAN FILM FESTIVAL
Kids’ Cine Time: Saturday + Sundays / £1.75
Tue 27 Oct / 7pm / £10, £8 adv and concs / Main Space
Parents and Babies: Mondays / £6, £4.50 concs
way from the Gulf to bring
Rich Mix Seniors: Tuesdays / £3.50
issues of our planet to audiences in London.
MORRICONE GIALLO! Fri 30 Oct / 8pm / £16, £14 adv Main Space See Music pages
DASH CAFÉ: THE TATARS OF UKRAINE Wed 4 Nov / 7.30pm / Free Main Space Screening of Haytarma, about Crimean Tatar test pilot and
Meerkat Movies: 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year when you buy a product through www.comparethemarket.com Family Ticket Available Tue-Sun Family of 4 (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children: £23 / £26 Family of 3 (1 adult & 2 children): £16.80 / £18.60 With a Family Ticket for a U
the current plight of the Tatars.
OF MICE AND MEN (12A) Thu 19 Nov / 7pm / £17.50, £15.50 members, £14.50 concs The hit Broadway production
receives a free Kids Combo popcorn, drink and snack.* that have been given U, PG
stage in New York by National cinemas.Starring James
Please see the website for conditions. Line-up subject to change.
AMILY PANCHA KABI Sun 25 Oct / 12pm – 3pm Free Main Space See Music pages
DIA DE MUERTOS / DAY OF THE DEAD Sun 1 Nov / 11am - 10pm Free entry, workshops ticketed Main Space Day of the Dead is a preColombian, indigenous tradition, celebrated across Latin America. Join us for an authentic experience of commemoration and ceremony, dance, music, skull facepainting and traditional food. Rich Mix is an artistic home welcoming families to explore arts and culture together. Have fun, learn new things and experience great activities.
At these creative movement sessions give your children the space and freedom to move in ways that support their development and their imaginations.
SOUQ FOR SYRIA
MWALIMU EXPRESS
Sun 6 Sep / 11am - 4pm / Free Main Space Souq for Syria is a pop-up market inspired by the streets and bazaars of Damascus featuring musicians, artisans and designers fundraising for Watanili’s Children’s Learning Centre, which educates displaced Syrians.
WIGGLY JIGGLERS
Mon 14 and 28 Sep, 12 and 26 Oct, 9 and 23 Nov / 1pm / £4 per child / Main Space
RICH MIX Each and every Sunday we host a fun and creative activity for families. Ranging from
Sun 20 Sep, 18 Oct, 15 Nov 2pm - 6pm except 15 Nov 1.30pm – 4.30pm / Free / Main Space London’s original monthly Pan African family adventure, all about
JAZZ FOR TODDLERS PART OF THE EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL
Tue 17 Nov / 11am and 1.30pm £5 per toddler, adults free Main Space Enjoy music and moves in a jazz groove in this workshop children ages 2 to 5.
OPEN THE GATE Sun 29 Nov / 12pm - 12am Free / Main Space
from the Motherland. It’s free and incredibly friendly for families and singletons alike.
BANGLA MUSIC FESTIVAL Sun 27 Sep / 12pm / Free Main Space See Music pages
theatre shows, to workshops, to festivals and storytelling there is something for everyone. All of the activities are low cost or totally free make your visit to Rich Mix an enjoyable one. We have a wonderful cafe on the ground
of entertainment and cultural celebration with choirs coming from all over the world.
hot and cold food and drinks. If you prefer to bring your own packed lunch to eat before or after an event then you are welcome to take a seat on the mezzanine and take in a free exhibition while you are there.
Phil Redford
EXHIBITIONS
INSIDE OUT IRAN
RONG
Fri 4 - Sat 26 Sep / All day Free / Mezzanine Gallery Arts Canteen and Roya Arab present an Iranian urban art exhibition co-curated with Shaghayegh Cyrous, by Iranian artists Ghalamdar, ill, Ms Cyrous, WB & Blind.
Fri 2 – Thu 29 Oct / All day Free / Lower Café Gallery and Mezzanine Gallery
PHIL REDFORD
Thu 5 - Tue 10 Nov / All day Free / Lower Café Gallery See Young Creatives pages
Fri 4 – 26 Sep / All day / Free Lower Café Gallery Redford’s work derives its impetus from images of urban music, produced in a variety of the character of the piece. This is an exhibition of his most recent paintings and prints.
of Abu Jafar’s artistic journey in two decades.
WHERE IN THE WORLD
PHOTOMONTH PHOTO-OPEN
Fri 6 – Sat 28 Nov / All day Free / Mezzanine Gallery The Photomonth Photo-Open Exhibition is open to all kinds of photographers. All images submitted are screened and a selection printed. Entry forms available from info@ alternativearts.co.uk or
downloaded at www.photomonth.org.
CITY OF DREAMS
Fri 13 – Sat 21 Nov / All day Free / Lower Café Gallery James Birtwistle’s unique but often painterly vision of London as a city inhabited by an unknowable population pursuing whatever dreams sustain them.
I, AMIR
Tue 24 Nov - Sat 5 Dec / All day Free / Lower Café Gallery Poet/Artist Nisha Bhakoo’s uncanny. She draws upon the uncanny implications of the doppelgänger, new technology and poetry.
with beautiful beats, honed tones and a dash of poetry.
SYRIZA INSIDE THE LABYRINTH Fri 25 Sep / 7pm /Free / Upstairs Launch and panel discussion
KNOCK2BAG COMEDY NIGHT Sat 26 Sep, 24 Oct and 28 Nov 7.30pm / £12, £8 adv Main Space Time Out’s top 5 comedy nights in of top names and handpicked ‘ones to watch’. And it’s less than a tenner when you book in advance. Acting Up!
MOSAIQUES FESTIVAL PANEL DISCUSSION
DASH CAFÉ: THE BEAR NEXT DOOR Wed 2 Sep / 7.30pm / Free Main Space How does it feel to live next door to Russia? Hear the perspective of artists from
Asia and Belorussia. Hosted by Tim Supple, expect vigorous debate and excellent music!
ACTING UP!
London presented by awardwinning comedian Rosie Wilby, in partnership with Apples and Snakes. EAR CINEMA PRESENTS:
Fri 2 Oct / 2pm / Free Main Space See Music pages
DASH CAFÉ: GEORGIA ON FILM Wed 7 Oct / 7.30pm / Free Main Space
ALWAYS OPTIONAL
Fri 18 Sep / 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm / Free / Upstairs Wajid Yaseen’s latest Ear Cinema installation involves a circular array of speakers
TONGUE FU
Thu 15 Oct / 8pm / £8, £6 concs / Main Space Poet Chris Redmond invites the comedians and writers to perform with genre-hopping improvised soundtracks from the
Thu 10 Sep / 8pm / £8.50, £6.50 concs / Main Space A live improvised comedy show where the audience is the judge. Ashley J & Tee-J go head to head as team captains creating songs, movies and unlikely scenarios.
of six poems selected from the Happiness series by poet
Sun 20 Sep, Sun 18 Oct 7.30pm / Free Main Space See Young Creatives pages
studio CR&D.
QUEER’SAY
JAWDANCE
Fri 16 Oct and 11 Dec / 7pm Free / Upstairs SAWCC London (pronounced ‘saucy’) nurture multidisciplinary British South Asian female creative
Sat 12 Sep / 8pm / £6, £5 concs Upstairs Showcase of queer spoken word to be recorded for magazine show Out In South
ALLSORTZ OPEN MIC
Wed 23 Sep, 28 Oct and 25 Nov 7.30pm Free / Main Space A Rich Mix regular. Open mic night for stellar headline acts and emerging talent, peppered
SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN’S CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
expression. Come along and take part in a discussion and make new contacts.
ARTS CANTEEN PRESENTS: ARABS ARE NOT FUNNY Sat 17 Oct / 8pm / £12, 10 adv Main Space After three sold-out editions,
Arts Canteen presents: Arabs Are Not Funny
back with new line-up of comedians representing the Arab world, looking for an opportunity to showcase their talents. In English.
VOYAGE OF LIVING CINEMA Sat 17 Oct / 8pm / £10 Upstairs
PANCHA KABI Sun 25 Oct / 12pm – 3pm / Free Main Space See Music pages
THE CRICK CRACK CLUB PRESENTS THE DAY OF THE DEAD Thu 29 Oct / 8pm / £8, £6 adv Main Space Three fabulous Crick Crack Club storytellers embark on this exuberant and bizarre annual celebration, inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead. Tonight, Death is mocked, cheated and saluted by turn.
NEW ACT OF THE YEAR 2016: SPOTLIGHT NIGHTS Tue 3, Mon 9, Tue 24 and Mon 30 Nov / 7pm / Free Main Space Help choose the future of comedy. A free live show, auditioning 100 acts, in a search for a diverse range of stand-up, musical and sketch talent.
DASH CAFÉ: THE TATARS OF UKRAINE
PHOTOMONTH PORTFOLIO REVIEW
Wed 4 Nov / 7.30pm / Free Main Space
Sat 28 Nov / 11am – 4pm / Free Main Space An excellent opportunity for photographers to discuss their work with experienced professionals. Part of Photomonth Photo Open exhibition.
THE ENEMIES PROJECT: NEMICI Sat 7 Nov / 8pm / Free Upstairs Contemporary avant-garde Italian artists and poets create original collaborations with their British counterparts for this Rich Mix premiere.
BOOK LAUNCH: WHEN MARIAM CRIES
Fri 20 Nov / 8pm / Free Upstairs Arts Canteen invites you to the Arabic poetry book launch of When Mariam Cries by British Lebanese poet Mariam Michtawi, hosted by BBC presenter Makki Hilal.
JESS GREEN & THE MISCHIEF THIEVES PRESENT: BURNING BOOKS Sat 28 Nov / 8pm / £8, £6 concs / Upstairs A lyrical, powerful, humorous spoken-word and music show set in an inner city secondary school.
Tue Sep 1 INSHORT FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT 7pm
Fri Sep 11 SHOW N PROVE 6pm THE TENANCY TRILOGY PART 2 AND ON THE EDGE OF ME 7.30pm
Mon Sep 21
Wed Sep 2 DASH CAFÉ: THE BEAR NEXT DOOR 7.30pm
Sat Sep 12 IYALODE OF ETI (THE DUCHESS OF MALFI) 7.30pm QUEER’SAY 8pm BLACK FLOWER 8pm
Tue Sep 22 LONDON AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL: ORANGE BLOSSOM 8pm
Fri Oct 2 RONG Mezzanine Gallery Fri 2 – Thu 29 Oct MOSAIQUES FESTIVAL PANEL DISCUSSION 2pm CASA FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT: MONSERRAT + POST SHOW Q&A & DINNER 7.30pm
Mon Oct12 WIGGLY JIGGLERS 1pm PONGATHON 5pm
Thur Oct 22 ANDREW ASHONG 8pm
Sat Oct 3 DEBATE: MEXICAN THEATRE AND POLITICS 11am APARTE 5pm & 9.30pm MONTSERRAT 7.30pm MOSAIQUES - MAIA BAROUH/ ADNAN JOUBRAN/ SIMONA ABDALLA / DJ: NICK LUSCOMBE 8pm
Tue Oct 13 VÄRLDENS BAND 8pm
Fri Oct 23 JELLYFISH AND CATHEDRAL 7.30pm MARYAM SALEH AND ZEID HAMDAN 8pm
Thur Sep 3 NEW SOUNDS OF VENEZUELA 7.30pm
Fri Sep 4 INSIDE OUT IRAN Mezzanine Gallery Fri 4 - Sat 26 Sep PHIL REDFORD Lower Café Gallery Fri 4 - Sat 26 Sep THE BOGUS WOMAN 7.30pm
Sun Sep 13 GRAND UNION YOUTH ORCHESTRA FREE WORKSHOP 10am SIMULTANEOUS WAR AND PEACE: GAZA/LONDON 4pm KALA TARA / BLACK STAR: LEGACIES OF RADICAL BLACK AND ASIAN MUSIC IN BRITAIN 4.30pm
Mon Sep 14
Wed Oct 14 SOUMIK DATTA ARTS CLUB 8pm
Sat Oct 24 KNOCK2BAG 7.30pm THE PROBLEM WE ALL LIVE WITH 7.30pm
Tue Sep 15
Thur Sep 24 NT LIVE: CORIOLANUS (12A ENCORE) 7pm LONDON AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL: SANDRA NKAKE 8pm
Sun Oct 4 GRAND UNION YOUTH ORCHESTRA FREE WORKSHOP 10am SMILE ACOUSTIC 6pm NUESTRA CASA SCRATCH NIGHT 6pm
INSHORT FILM FESTIVAL 12.30pm - 1am BUBBLE SCHMEISIS 7.30pm
WIGGLY JIGGLERS 1pm PONGATHON 5pm
Wed Sep 23 JAWDANCE 7.30pm
Sat Sep 5
Mon Oct 5 MAKEBA 7pm
Fri Sep 25 SYRIZA INSIDE THE LABYRINTH 7pm 2:1 7.30pm ARTS CANTEEN PRESENTKARAMA .8pm
Tue Oct 6 TERAKAFT 8pm
Thur Oct 15 NT LIVE: HAMLET (12A LIVE) 7pm TONGUE FU 8pm
Fri Oct 16 SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN’S CREATIVE COLLECTIVE 7pm DAGESTAN 7.30pm MATCH&FUSE FESTIVAL 8pm
Sun Oct 25 SATYEN SEN SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS (SSSPA) 12pm - 3pm PANCHA KABI 12pm - 3pm DESCENT SHORTS 7pm NICOLE WILLIS & THE SOUL INVESTIGATORS 8pm
Mon Oct 26 WIGGLY JIGGLERS 1pm VULA VIEL 7.30pm SPECTRE (12A TBC) From Mon 26 Oct 8pm
Sun Sep 6 SOUQ FOR SYRIA 11am - 4pm SMILE ACOUSTIC 6pm ENSEMBLE PERPETUO 7pm
Wed Sep 16 JAMBINAI 8pm
Mon Sep 7 SHAHLAA DISCOVERS 7pm
KNOCK2BAG 7.30pm THE CRICK CRACK CLUB: MORGANA LE FAY 7.30pm
KIRAN AHLUWALIA 8pm
Thur Sep 17 NT LIVE ENCORE: THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM (12A TBC) 6pm THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW LIVE (12A LIVE) 6.45pm TOYA DELAZY 8pm
Sat Sep 26
Tue Sep 8
Sun Sep 27 THE IMMIGRANT 6pm BANGLA MUSIC FESTIVAL 12pm - 7pm
Fri Sep 18 NOSTALGIA 77 8pm ALWAYS OPTIONAL’ 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm EVEREST 3D & 2D (12A TBC) From Fri 18 Sep
Mon Sep 28 WIGGLY JIGGLERS 1pm PONGATHON 5pm
Wed Sep 9 LEGEND & Q&A (CERT 18) 5.45pm SOUMIK DATTA ARTS CLUB 8pm
Thur Sep 10 ACTING UP! 8pm
Sat Sep 19 MAGIC, MAYHEM AND MOVEMENT 7.30pm AMAHORO 2: JOURNEY OF PEACE, HOPE AND FORGIVENESS 8pm
Sun Sep 20 MWALIMU EXPRESS 2pm - 6pm STORIES FROM THE HEART 7pm ALLSORTZ 7.30pm
Tue Sep 29/ Wed Sep 30
Sep 29 FLOORPLAN/HERE OR NOW 12pm – 4pm & 7pm AN EVENING WITH THREE4 8pm ROGER WATERS THE WALL 8pm
Thur Oct 1 NAMVULA 8pm
Sep 30 MANU DELAGO - HANDMADE 8pm
Wed Oct 7 THE 59TH BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL DASH CAFÉ: GEORGIA ON FILM 7.30pm
Sat Oct 17 DAGESTAN 2.30, 7.30pm VOYAGE OF LIVING CINEMA 8pm ARABS ARE NOT FUNNY 8pm
Tue Oct 27 GREEN CARAVAN FILM FESTIVAL 7pm
Thur Oct 8 MISA FRONTERIZA/BORDER MASS 7.45pm ONDENUNKA BECKETT/ NEVERWHERE BECKETT 7.30pm & 9.30pm LATIN JAM 9.30pm
Sun Oct 18 THE EDGE 7.30pm ALLSORTZ 7.30pm MWALIMU EXPRESS 2pm - 6pm
Wed Oct 28 JAWDANCE 7.30pm
Fri Oct 9 ONDENUNKA BECKETT/ NEVERWHERE BECKETT 7.30pm MISA FRONTERIZA/BORDER MASS 7.45pm WHEN THEY DISAPPEAR BY LAS NANAS DE LA CEBOLLA 9.30pm CASA CONCERT 9.30pm
Mon Oct 19 LOKITO YA CONGO 8pm
Thur Oct 29 THE CRICK CRACK CLUB: THE DAY OF THE DEAD 8pm
Sat Oct 10 MISA FRONTERIZA/BORDER MASS 5pm ANTIGONE 7.30pm EXILIO PRESENTS LATINOS UNIDOS AT CASA 9.30pm WHEN THEY DISAPPEAR BY LAS NANAS DE LA CEBOLLA 9.30pm
Tue Oct 20 SHOOTING THE TRUTH: UNTOLD STORIES FROM FRONTLINES OF FAITH AND FILM 7.30pm
Fri Oct 30 MORRICONE GIALLO! 8pm TAMASHA’S 25TH BIRTHDAY 4pm Debate and Discussion 7.30pm Performances
Sun Oct 11 AIR PERFORMANCE SHARING + Q&A 2.30pm ANTIGONE 5pm COMMUNITY THEATRE SHOW 7.30pm
Wed Oct 21 TRANS SIBERIAN MARCH BAND’S PICK & MIX 8pm
Sat Oct 31 FRIGHT NIGHT – FACES OF KALI 7.30pm DJ YODA’S HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARE AUDIO-VISUAL SPOOKTACULAR 8pm - til late
Sun Nov 1 DIA DE MUERTOS/DAY OF THE DEAD 11am - 10pm
Mon Nov 2 TRAGEDIAN 7pm
Tue Nov 3 NEW ACT OF THE YEAR 7pm
Wed Nov 4 DASH CAFÉ: THE TATARS OF UKRAINE 7.30pm
THE TRAGEDIAN: THE STORY OF IRA ALDRIDGE 7pm
Fri Nov 6 PHOTOMONTH PHOTO-OPEN Mezzanine Gallery Fri 6 – Sat 28 Nov MISSING GIRLS 7.30pm LIAF PRESENTS: TALVIN SINGH, MORE 8pm
Wed Nov 11 SOUMIK DATTA ARTS CLUB 8pm
Mon Nov 16 CHRISTIAN SCOTT 8pm
Sat Nov21 NEXT GENERATION TAKES OVER 2pm
Thu Nov 26 ANCHORSONG 8pm
Sat Nov 7 MISSING GIRLS 7.30pm THE ENEMIES PROJECT: NEMICI 8pm MOVIMIENTOS 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL
Thu Nov 12 BOY BLUE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS THE PLATFORM 8pm
Tue Nov 17 JAZZ FOR TODDLERS 11am and 1.30pm SECKOU KEITA: 22 STRINGS 8pm
Sun Nov 22 SHRI SRIRAM AND THE HAMMONDS SALTAIRE BAND, JUST A VIBRATION 2pm TIN MEN & THE TELEPHONE 2pm REEM KELANI: FROM ARABIC MODES TO AMERICAN BLUES 7pm
Fri Nov 27 THE TENANCY TRILOGY PART 3 7.30pm MAKING TRACKS SÖNDÖRGÖ 8pm
Sun Nov 8 GRAND UNION YOUTH ORCHESTRA FREE WORKSHOP 10am DAMPATI (THE COUPLE) 7.30pm MOVIMIENTOS 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL
Fri Nov 13 CITY OF DREAMS Lower Café Gallery Fri 13 – Sat 21 Nov WIRED4MUSIC: 5TH BIRTHDAY TAKEOVER 6.30pm POST OFFICE (DHAK GHAR) 7.30pm SONS OF KEMET 8pm
Wed Nov 18 KAIROS 4TET 8pm
Mon Nov 23 WIGGLY JIGGLERS 1pm PONGATHON 5pm
Sat Nov 28 PHOTOMONTH PORTFOLIO REVIEW 11am - 4pm THE CRICK CRACK CLUB: THEATRE 7.30pm KNOCK2BAG 7.30pm BURNING BOOKS 8pm
Mon Nov 9 WIGGLY JIGGLERS 1pm NEW ACT OF THE YEAR 7pm
Sat Nov 14 CHICAGO-LONDON VIBRATION, A CELEBRATION OF THE AACM AT 50 11.30am SUPPORT YOUR JAZZ – GRANTS FOR THE ARTS 3.30pm BASEL RAJOUB’S SORIANA 8pm
Thu Nov 19 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COOLEST INSTRUMENT IN THE WORLD 1pm OF MICE AND MEN (12A) 7pm BACHAR MAR-KHALIFÉ 8pm
Tue Nov 24 I, AMIR Lower Café Gallery Tue 24 Nov - Sat 5 Dec NEW ACT OF THE YEAR 7pm
Sun Nov 29 OPEN THE GATE 12am - 12pm EXHIBI[4]TIONS 12am - 12pm
Thu Nov 5 WHERE IN THE WORLD Lower Café Gallery Thu 5 - Tue 10 Nov PHOTO-OPEN PRIVATE VIEW 6pm - 8pm PAUL ARMFIELD: FOUND – PHOTOGRAPHS AND SONGS 8pm
Tue Nov 10 DANCE THE GUNS TO SILENCE II 6pm
Sun Nov 15 MWALIMU EXPRESS 1.30pm - 4.30pm NYJO @ 50: WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS 2.30pm - 4.30pm NYJO @ 50: JAZZ JAM AND ACADEMY PERFORMANCES 4pm – 7pm NYJO - WHAT IS HIP? 8pm
Fri Nov 20 TIEMPO LIBRE 7pm WHOSE SARI NOW? 7.30pm BOOK LAUNCH: WHEN MARIAM CRIES 8pm THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (12A TBC) From Fri 20 Nov
Wed Nov 25 JAWDANCE 7.30pm
Mon Nov 30 NEW ACT OF THE YEAR 7pm
The Bogus Woman
THE BOGUS WOMAN
SHOW N PROVE
Fri 4 Sep / 7.30pm / £12, £10 concs / Upstairs
Fri 11 Sep / 5pm registration, 6pm start / £10, £7 concs See website for details.
life, seeking safety and asylum in England. But at what cost? & directed by Zoë Waterman. ‘Essential watching’ The Independent
BUBBLE SCHMEISIS Sat 5 Sep / 7.30pm / £10, £8 concs / Upstairs Bubble Schmeisis is about Nick’s experiences in the steam baths of East London with his blind grandfather, featuring cigars, cab drivers and circumcisions... the whole magillah.
IYALODE OF ETI (THE DUCHESS OF MALFI) Sat 12 Sep / 7.30pm / £5 Upstairs Commissioned by Company presents a staged reading of Iyalode Eti By Debo Oluwatuminu: an African interpretation of John Webster’s The Duchess
SIMULTANEOUS WAR AND PEACE: GAZA/LONDON Sun 13 Sep / 4pm / £12 Upstairs Theatre for Everybody’s workshop production of Tolstoy’s War and Peace will be video screened with English subtitles and simultaneously presented in Gaza. A Skype exchange with the Gaza audience will follow.
MAGIC, MAYHEM AND MOVEMENT Sat 19 Sep / 7.30pm / £10, £8 concs / Upstairs A dance triple bill. Nathan Johnston, Jorge Crecis, Anna Borràs and Elise Nuding present a mixed-up evening of magic tricks, city streets and contemporary dance.
Casa Latin American Theatre Festival: Neverwhere Beckett by Café Cachorro
STORIES FROM THE HEART Sun 20 Sep / 7pm / £10, £8 concs / Upstairs Marginal Voices, a theatre project for women who have survived human slavery, presents Stories from the Heart, inspired by the lives of four remarkable women who transformed traumatic experiences into positive change.
2:1 Fri 25 Sep / 7.30pm / £10, £8 concs / Upstairs Alex and Alex are going to graduate with 2:1 degrees, but what if one is Alexander and one is Alexandra? 2:1 is a response to the representation of high-achieving women.
THE CRICK CRACK CLUB PRESENTS MORGANA LE FAY Sat 26 Sep / 7.30pm / £9, £7 concs / Upstairs Wreaking havoc from the shad-
CASA LATIN AMERICAN THEATRE FESTIVAL 2015 Fri 2 – 11 Oct A return to Rich Mix with another world-class theatre programme packed with love, sex, family, politics and more.
Tonight, thoroughly modern Morgan, is centre stage at last.
THE IMMIGRANT Sun 27 Sep / 6pm / Free Upstairs It’s 3015, and Africa is the greatest continent. In an immigration detention cell, Brit Oliver, pleads his case to be taken in.
DAGESTAN Fri 16 and Sat 17 Oct / 7.30pm Fri, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Sat / £7, £5 concs / Upstairs Set in the shadowy world of global security. Enter the minds of military contractors to uncover a culture of violence, gallows humour and moral uncertainty.
SMALL STORY / BIG CITY 2015 emerging artists and companies to tell their stories of city life. THE TENANCY TRILOGY PART 2 AND ON THE EDGE OF ME Fri 11 Sep / 7.30pm / £10 Upstairs The Tenancy Trilogy: Part 2 is a darkly experimental, breaking performance by On The Edge of Me as she confronts life as she knows it.
JELLYFISH AND CATHEDRAL
THE TENANCY TRILOGY PART 3
Fri 23 Oct / 7.30pm / £10 Upstairs Combining new writing and contemporary
Fri 27 Nov / 7.30pm / £5 Upstairs Part 3 of the Splutter Theatre trilogy. Entitled Cleaner, this is a work in progress. The stains are starting to set. The cleaner is looking shifty and the smell of bleach is too strong for some.
rollercoasters through ten years in one girl’s life from Belfast to London. Cathedral is an immersive audio piece experienced in near-darkness.
Crick Crack Club: Day of the Dead
THE EDGE Sun 18 Oct / 7pm / £10, £8 concs / Upstairs A fantastical futuristic sea-saga from award-winning theatre company Transport, taking us on a touching journey through weather and time, posing vital questions about our future in a rapidly changing environment.
PANCHA KABI Sun 25 Oct / 12pm – 3pm / Free Main Space See Music pages
TAMASHA’S 25TH BIRTHDAY
Fri 30 Oct / 4pm Debate and Discussion, 7.30pm Performance / £25 / Upstairs A chance to celebrate the back catalogue of Tamasha’s work with discussions, readings, performances and other treats. AKADEMI PRESENTS:
FRIGHT NIGHT – FACES OF KALI 31 Oct / 7.30pm / £10, £8 concs Upstairs
DESCENT SHORTS Sun 25 Oct / 7pm / £9, £6 adv A regular new writing event that scripts by up and coming writers. All fused together with the most exciting directors and the
classical Indian dance, storytelling and music. Akademi encourages all to come in fancy dress: manifestations of fantastical are all welcome.
THE TRAGEDIAN: THE STORY OF IRA ALDRIDGE Sun 1 Nov / 7pm / £8, £6 concs Upstairs The story of Ira Aldridge, the most celebrated actor of the 19th century. This new production paints a powerful portrait of an inspirational man succeeded against all the odds. BOY BLUE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS:
THE PLATFORM Thu 12 Nov / 8pm / £7, £5 concs / Main Space Born from the diminishing spaces for young dancers to perform, tonight focuses on new talent in the Boy
A SEASON OF BANGLA DRAMA THE ROKEYA PROJECT PRESENTS:
ESSEX INDIANS PRESENTS:
KIDS FOR KIDS PRESENTS:
MISSING GIRLS
DAMPATI (THE COUPLE) Sun 8 Nov / 7.30pm / £10, £8 concs / Upstairs This comic tale explores responsibility, expectation, and trust between couples across two generations. It dissects marital behaviour in an age of materialism while revealing satirical, yet poignant and universal truths.
POST OFFICE (DHAK GHAR)
Fri 6 & Sat 7 Nov / 7.30pm / £8, £5 concs / Upstairs Missing Girls is an emotive piece of dance theatre focusing on female infanticide particularly in the Indian-subcontinent; it highlights the horrors, pain, and struggle for gender equalities.
WHOSE SARI NOW? Fri 20 Nov / 7.30pm / £12, £10 concs / Upstairs Follow the funny and poignant journey of one sari and glimpse the myriad ways in which the garment impacts on the lives of women across boundaries and generations.
THE CRICK CRACK CLUB PRESENTS GILGAMESH
Sat 28 Nov / 7.30pm / £9, £7 concs / Upstairs Storyteller Ben Haggarty and musician Jonah Brody bring Gilgamesh to the stage in an extraordinary and powerful performance of one of the oldest stories in the world. Passionate, psychedelic and packed with quick-witted humour.
Fri 13 Nov / 7.30pm / £10, £8 concs / Upstairs This child-led production tells the joyful and heart-breaking story of a boy at the window. His ill health is tempered by a fertile imagination allowing vicariously.
EXHIBI[4]TIONS Sun 29 Nov / 6pm / £5 Upstairs Curated by Mingbeast, EXHIBI[4]TIONS brings together original performance by artists working in theatre, live and visual art, dance and music, presenting new work in its most raw, risky and exciting form.
INSHORT FILM FESTIVAL In its second year, this important new festival showcases new work from around the world. Tue 1 & Sat 5 Sep
THE 13TH LONDON AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL The seminal festival celebrates sounds from Africa
ORANGE BLOSSOM
Tue 22 Sep / 8pm / £17.50, £15 concs / Main Space
SANDRA NKAKÉ
Thu 24 Sep / 8pm / £17.50, £15 concs / Main Space See Music pages
LONDON MOSAIQUES FESTIVAL The 15th edition in London, featuring cutting-edge contemporary music produced
PANEL DISCUSSION
Fri 2 Oct / 2pm / Free Main Space A discussion on music making in the wake of the Arab spring.
MAIA BAROUH/ ADNAN JOUBRAN / SIMONA ABDALLA / DJ NICK LUSCOMBE
Sat 3 Oct / 8pm / £12 Main Space A night of cutting-edge contemporary live music and DJs.
CASA LATIN AMERICAN THEATRE FESTIVAL 2015 A return to Rich Mix with another world-class theatre programme packed with love, sex, family, politics and more.
OPENING NIGHT: MONTSERRAT + POSTSHOW Q&A & DINNER Fri 2 Oct / 7.30pm / £30 Upstairs
première of Montserrat by Mexican company Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol. Watch the show, meet the artists and stay for a delicious meal and live music.
THE DAY OF DEBATE: MEXICAN THEATRE AND POLITICS
Sat 3 Oct / 11am / Free / Upstairs debate exploring theatre and politics in Mexico today. Presented in association with Alborada
MONTSERRAT BY LAGARTIJAS TIRADAS AL SOL (MEXICO) Sat 3 Oct / 7.30pm / £15, £12 adv / Upstairs When Gabino was six, his mother died. Years later, he set out to retrace her life and journey across the world. This is that story. It’s a thriller.
APART (APARTE) BY COLECTIVO ALEBRIJE (MEXICO)
Sat 3 Oct / 5pm and 9.30pm £15, £12 adv / Upstairs Journeying into the past to
of Mexico’s most exciting new ensembles combines performance in a story of skin, memory and love.
NUESTRA CASA SCRATCH NIGHT 2015
Sun 4 Oct / 6pm / £15, £12 adv / Upstairs A powerhouse of new Latin annual Nuestra CASA Scratch Night is a chance to see new works by leading artists and tomorrow’s stars.
BORDER MASS (MISA FRONTERIZA) BY GORGUZ TEATRO & UNIVERSITEATRO (MEXICO)
Thu 8, Fri 9 and Sat 10 Oct 7.45pm Thu and Fri, 5pm Sat with Q&A / £15, £12 adv Main Space Welcome to Mexico’s Wild West. A world where men are macho and boots have spurs. Where are a way of life. Welcome to the
NEVERWHERE BECKETT (ONDENUNCA BECKETT) BY CAFÉ CACHORRO (BRAZIL)
Thu 8 and 9 Oct / 7.30pm & 9.30pm Thu, 7.30pm Fri / £15, £12 adv / Upstairs Inspired by Beckett’s absurdist short plays, award-wnning Brazilian performers joyfully transmogrify our world in this electrifying original work.
LATIN JAM
Thu 8 Oct / 9.30pm / Free Main Space Latin jam night featuring Gorguz Teatro’s incredible mariachis, London’s favourite
Latino musicians and you! With CASA resident, DJ Chilango.
WHEN THEY DISAPPEAR BY LAS NANAS DE LA CEBOLLA (UK/MEXICO) Fri 9 and 10 Oct / 9.30pm £15, £12 adv / Upstairs Winner - CASA Scratch Night 2014. A poetic, inventive and visual show about Mexico’s pandemic violence against women and those still searching for the remnants of their loved ones.
THE CASA CONCERT
Fri 9 Oct / 9.30pm / £8, £6 adv Main Space The big one. Join us for our association with Movimientos. Very special band and DJs to be announced.
Sat 10 and Sun 11 Oct / 7.30pm Sat, 5pm Sun / £15, £12 adv Upstairs Antigone’s tragic battle to bury unforgiving state is given striking new life in stories from Peruvian
EXILIO PRESENTS:
LATINOS UNIDOS AT CASA Sat 10 Oct / 9.30pm / £10, £8 adv / Main Space
down & dirty at one of London’s best LGBT parties. Think hot Latin American dancing, glorious drag queens, and circus performance.
When They Disappear by Las Nanas de la Cebolla (UK/Mexico)
ANTIGONE (ANTÍGONA) BY GRUPO CULTURAL YUYACHKANI (PERU)
THE 59TH BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL Wed 7 - 18 Oct in partnership with American Express® returns to bring the best of international cinema to Rich Mix this October. See website for details.
MATCH&FUSE FESTIVAL and Europe. Fri 16 Oct / 8pm / £16, £12 adv Main Space See Music pages
A SEASON OF BANGLA DRAMA New writing from Bangladesh and beyond.
THE ROKEYA PROJECT PRESENTS MISSING GIRLS
Fri 6 & Sat 7 Nov / 7.30pm / £8, £5 concs / Upstairs
ESSEX INDIANS PRESENTS DAMPATI (THE COUPLE)
Sun 8 Nov / 7.30pm / £10, £8 concs / Upstairs
KIDS FOR KIDS PRESENTS POST OFFICE (DHAK GHAR) Fri 13 Nov / 7.30pm / £10, £8 concs / Upstairs
EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL
CHRISTIAN SCOTT
Fri 13 – 22 Nov The capital’s biggest pan-city music festival; join us for worldclass artists and emerging stars.
SECKOU KEITA: 22 STRINGS
SONS OF KEMET
JAZZ FOR TODDLERS
Fri 13 Nov / 8pm / £15, £12.50 adv / Main Space
CHICAGO-LONDON VIBRATION, A CELEBRATION OF THE AACM AT 50
Sat 14 Nov / 11.30am start £tbc Upstairs
SUPPORT YOUR JAZZ – GRANTS FOR THE ARTS Sat 14 Nov / 3.30pm / Free Upstairs
BASEL RAJOUB’S SORIANA
Sat 14 Nov / 8pm / £15 Main Space
MWALIMU EXPRESS
Sun 15 Nov 1.30pm – 4.30pm Free / Main Space
NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA @ 50: WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS Sun 15 Nov / 2.30pm – 4pm £5 / Upstairs
NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA @ 50: JAZZ JAM AND ACADEMY PERFORMANCES Sun 15 Nov / 4pm – 7pm / £5
NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA: WHAT IS HIP? Sun 15 Nov / 8pm / £15 Main Space
Mon 16 Nov / 8pm / £15 Main Space
Tue 17 Nov / 8pm / £15 adv Main Space Tue 17 Nov / 11am and 1.30pm £5 per toddler, adults free Main Space
KAIROS 4TET
Wed 18 Nov / 8pm / £15, £12 adv / Main Space
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COOLEST INSTRUMENT IN THE WORLD Thu 19 Nov / 1pm / Free Main Space
BACHAR MAR-KHALIFÉ Thu 19 Nov / 8pm / £15 Main Space
TIEMPO LIBRE
Fri 20 Nov / 7pm / £15 adv Main Space
NEXT GENERATION TAKES OVER Sat 21 Nov / 2pm into the evening / £5 / Main Space
SHRI SRIRAM AND THE HAMMONDS SALTAIRE BAND, JUST A VIBRATION Sun 22 Nov / 2pm / £15 Main Space
TIN MEN & THE TELEPHONE
Sun 22 Nov / 2pm / £tbc Upstairs ARTS CANTEEN PRESENTS:
REEM KELANI: FROM ARABIC MODES TO AMERICAN BLUES Sun 22 Nov / 7pm / £16, £13 adv / Main Space See Music pages
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Workshop
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Workshop
SHAHLAA DISCOVERS
Mon 7 Sep / 7pm / Free Main Space A vibrant talent showcase with 5 unsigned acts performing in front of an industry panel to gain priceless exposure and a platform to promote
performers and spoken word artists to share their talents with a Live audience with an one of our coveted open mic spots on the day.
WHERE IN THE WORLD JAWDANCE
somwhereto_, part of Pitch to the Mix.
Wed 23 Sep, 28 Oct and 25 Nov 7.30pm / Free Main Space See Spoken Word pages
GRAND UNION YOUTH ORCHESTRA FREE WORKSHOP
FLOORPLAN / HERE OR NOW
Sun 13 Sep, 4 Oct and 8 Nov 10am / Free / Main Space London’s pioneering world music youth ensemble, the continue their residency at masterclasses and workshops for aspiring young musicians from all musical cultures.
ALLSORTZ OPEN MIC
Sun 20 Sep, Sun 18 Oct and Sun 20 Dec / 7.30pm / Free Main Space Allsortz Sunday Sessions are a platform for bands, solo
musicians, performers, designers, playwrights & other creatives a platform for discourse, education and
Tue 29 Sep / 12pm – 4pm & 7pm / Free / Lower Café Gallery New plans for a time that looks like now. A durational installation (12-4pm) and evening of performance (7pm) by Tempo Rubato exploring control, order, disruption and possibility.
MAKEBA Mon 5 Oct / 7pm / Free Main Space Makeba means greatness and that is what this platform
Thu 5 - Tue 10 Nov / All day Free / Lower Café Gallery Photographer Troy Pickersgill invites you to be transported to the far reaches of the globe and explore unique landscapes and cultures in this travel photography exhibition.
WIRED4MUSIC: 5TH BIRTHDAY TAKEOVER Fri 13 Nov / 6.30pm / Free Upstairs Celebrate the world of emerging music and join passionate music-makers, producers, leaders and lovers birthday. Perform, jam or just enjoy the open mic stage.
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Our National Theatre Live
With three boutique cinema screens and a range of blank canvas theatre and studio spaces, Rich Mix can cater for any event, big or small.
experience ideal for corporate entertaining, and with Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch screening in October, this will make for a showstopping option.
An alternative venue option
With the brand new Bond
creative environment, you
this year, why not create your own bespoke event around an exclusive private screening ideal for corporate entertaining. Choose from a range of catering options (including popcorn!) and enjoy the whole experience from the comfort of a Rich Mix cinema seat.
away days, training workshops and company conferences, or for networking and social events, private screenings, ping pong parties and arts and culture experiences.
And if you’re thinking about Christmas party options, we’re taking bookings and would be delighted to discuss your plans, no matter how simple or outlandish they might be. Don’t forget, as a registered charity, by using our spaces you’ll be helping us to support young artists and make the arts accessible to local people, too. To make an enquiry or for further information, please contact the Events Team at events@richmix.org.uk 020 7613 7495 @richmixvenues www.richmix.org.uk/venues
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