Circolombia – Urban Video ‘CIRCO PARA TODOS’ is the first professional circus school in the world specifically dedicated to street children (ages 14 – 18) and ‘youth at risk’ in a range of circus skills. Their work provides children with a profession, a support structure and an alternative to joining street gangs. The students thenContinue Reading
Events
CIRCUS PARTY
ONE NIGHT ONLY immersed in the depths of the Old VIC tunnels with special guest artists from CIRCOLOMBIA´S URBAN LIVE THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE TO BE DANCING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT IN THIS SURREAL VENUE HOSTING A NIGHT FULL OF CIRCUS PERFORMANCES DJ’S, latin music, colombian food, drinks, and much more.. Thursday 3rd, March 7.30 pm toContinue Reading
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JOSE SANTOS
PaintJose was born in Oaxaca, a culturally rich city in southern Mexico. “My work explores the conceptual distinctions commonly made between nature and imagination. He considers his work a series of marks. Consciously or unconsciously this mark making will awaken the viewer to interact with the piece. He strongly believe that art is a powerfulContinue Reading
Lupe Velázquez and his futuristic design
Lupe Velázquez and his futuristic design. Streets, urban elements, the nature of his colors, shapes and textures. The story… the time… There is no scenario that escapes to the creativity of the designer Lupe Velázquez, a young Mexican artist who has found the perfect laboratory in London to experiment and break all limits. To moveContinue Reading
Gabriel Orozco @ Tate Modern (until 25 April)
SculptureCreative, playful and inventive, Gabriel Orozco creates art in the streets, his apartment or wherever he is inspired. Born in Mexico but working across the globe, Orozco is renowned for his endless experimentation with found objects, which he subtly alters. His sculptures, often made of everyday things that have interested him, reveal new ways ofContinue Reading
News
MEXICAN ART EXHIBITION
With the invaluable help of Expressarte, this 2nd November ‘La Vida’ http://www.lavida.org.uk/ turning the walls of the Texas Embassy Cantina into an art gallery for the 6th annual La Vida benefit Mexican Frenzy http://www.mexicanfrenzy.com, with pieces from Mexicans Jose Santos and Guadalupe Velazquez. Blank walls in your flat? All of the dazzling pieces for showContinue Reading
Glastonbury Festival 2011
22nd – 26th June 2011
Glastonbury Festival Of Contemporary Performing Arts – Areas – The Common
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GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2011
Somewhere between Mexico City and Salvador, the mystical world of The Common has been awakened… A sumptuous Latino playground filled with the delights of a vibrant world of decadence. Home to twisted voodoo parlours, debauched bordellos and criminal party houses. Amidst winding paths illuminated with the sound of Latino beats discover the secrets of theContinue Reading