| Programme for the Mpopoma Dance Ensemble, Zimbabwe UK tour May – August 2005 Events in blue were public performances open to all Arrival date – Sunday 22 May Carterknowle Junior School, Sheffield – workshops – 25-27 May Fir Vale Secondary school, Sheffield – workshops 8-14 June Heeley Festival, Heeley , Sheffield - short performance between 12.00-2.00pm - 18 JuneMerlin Theatre, Nether Edge, Sheffield – UK premiere of WOZA! and DROP! – 18 June 7.30pm - see home page for ticket details ** Mosborough Primary School, Sheffield – performance – 20 June Hady Primary School – Amber Valley, Derbyshire, - workshops- 22 June Bents Green Special School, Ringinglow, Sheffield – workshops – 23-24 June Firth Park Festival, Sheffield – performance approx 3.00pm– 26 June Schools in Amber Valley, Derbyshire – workshops leading to performance at E:Merge Intercultural Festival – 27 June–1 July Thrybergh schools, Rotherham – workshops leading to performance at Colourscape Festival, Clifton Park – 2 days 4-7 July Orchard Square Street festival – Sheffield Children’s Festival – with Abbeydale Corridor EAZ schools – 12.00-2.00pm 8 July (Bents Green, Carterknowle, Sharrow N&I school) Colourscape Festival, Clifton Park, Rotherham – performance and with schools – 2/3 and 9 July E:Merge Intercultural Festival, Shipley Country Park, – workshops and performance – 10 July Wharncliffe Side Primary school, Sheffield – workshops – 11 July Bookings for workshops in Derbyshire schools – w/c 12 July Pope Pius RC School, Wath –Upon-Dearne – workshops and performance – 14 & 15 July British Museum, London – part of Africa 05 celebrations – invitation subject to final confirmation – 16 July Fir Vale Secondary School, Sheffield – workshops follow-up of spring work with Mpopoma Director – 18 July Oakwood Special school, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield – performance – 19 July Chatsworth House - Sat 23 and Thurs 28 July - short performances throughout the day in the Stable Block and Gardens International Conference on Traditional Music, Sheffield University –short, informal performance to 400 delegates – 8 Aug. Departure date – 9 August 2005 |