Get down to Urban Elephant, a free vibrant community arts festival taking over Walworth this month. Taking place across the last weekend of July, the festival will highlight the best in street art and performances from around the world, writes Laura Burgoine…
Using creative interventions to connect the new and old high streets of the fast-changing area, the animated festival will bring to life the vibrant high streets of Castle Square, Nursery Road Park, Walworth Square, Bagshot Street, Sayer Street, Elephant Park, HEJ, and Elephant Arcade.
Acts to watch out for include internationally-recognised clown and acrobatic group Ballet Hooligan, who have recently toured Asia-Pacific, Felicity Footlooseaerial circus performers, Mr Bones puppetry and The Tom Show comedy unicycle.
The festivities will kick off at Castle Square on Friday 29th July, where there will be free children’s art workshops hosted by local community groups. This will be followed by Latin American music and dance programme Serenata Latina, which will perform for the crowds until the evening alongside a DJ. The dance performances will include traditional salsa as well as Yuruparí, originating from the Colombian coffee region.
On Saturday and Sunday (30th and 31st July) guests can expect to see a host of activities in many locations across Elephant and Castle where there will be something for everyone to enjoy, from live music to unicyclists. And if you want to bust a move you can get inspired from a host of different dance performers including Urban, African, Latino, and tap dancing.
Urban Elephant runs on July 29, 30 and 31.
For the full line-up, visit urbanelephant.org.uk
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