Kinetika Bloco Summer School sees over 100 young people coming together to play brass and woodwind, steel pans, drum, dance, make costumes and put together a spectacular show.
The best way to join the Bloco family is to come to Summer School.
Details
When: 5th – 16th August 2013
Who: Young people from London aged 14-25 years old
Where: Southbank Centre
How Much: £25 earlybird booking before 5th May £30 thereafter (subsidised places available on request)
At Bloco Summer School you will learn new skills or develop existing ones and join together with over 100 other young people to play music, steel pan, drum or dance, make costumes and put together a spectacular show that tours to events like Notting Hill Carnival and Thames Festival. In 2012 we led TeamGB at the Victory Parade for the end of the Olympics – so who knows what other performances will come our way!?
Once you have completed the school you are then a fully signed up member of the Bloco and you’ll hopefully stay with us for the rest of the year…or forever! You can join Kinetika Bloco as a Drummer / Dancer / Brass-woowind or Steel Pan player.
Drumming
Our drums are samba drums and the Bateria (drum section) is at the centre of the Bloco, no previous experience is required to join this section, you just need to love it loud!
Brass-Woodwind players
We call this our brass section but it really means any wind instrument you can walk with, you need to have access to your own instrument, or borrow from your school, and you must be able to play the notes because we play as an ensemble, we don’t provide individual tuition. No grades required.
Dance
To join our dance section you just need to be able to move and smile, previous experience is great if you have it, but we can also work with beginner dancers, as long as you’re willing and able to move and wear a costume! This year we are also being joined by Trickers, Flippers and Tumblers so if you are in to that then get in touch!
Steel pan
We have places for 10 young people in this section. These pans are carried round the neck for performances. You must have previous pan experience.
Costume making
We all wear costumes and at some Schools you’ll be involved in making parts of the costume.
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