Black to the Future Weekend at Sadler’s Wells East
As part of The Music is Black Festival, we’re throwing open our doors for you to come dance with us and soak in the vibes with The Dance Floor is Black.
Each weekend of the festival an incredible choreographer curates a club night responding to different genres of Black British music.
Black to the Future is rooted in ideas of futurism and possibility, celebrating musicians and creatives that are expanding what contemporary Black music and culture can sound and feel like.
For this final weekend, Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe celebrates Brit Funk with an Afrofuturistic twist, Fly Kid gets the whole family on the Dance Floor, and Mark Alexander’s Poetic Funk closes the festival on Sunday.
Sat 12 – Sun 13 Sep
The Dance Floor
Sadler’s Wells East
Free
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Soul System: Afrofuture Funk – Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe
Sat 12 Sep, 7pm – midnight
Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe takes the reins for an evening celebrating Brit Funk music with an Afrofuturistic twist. Her evening will feature live performances, singing and music from legendary DJs.
Rhimes is Associate Artistic Director of ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company and choreographer of last year’s hit Christmas show at Sadler’s Wells East, Ebony Scrooge. She has also led creative for the London 2012 Olympics, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and the Olivier Award-nominated Sylvia.
Family Dance: Fly Kid
Sat 12 Sep, 12pm – 3pm
Join us during the day and get ready to dance with the whole family!
For the final festival weekend Fly Kid are back at Sadler’s Wells East with their daytime party where you can introduce the kids to the tunes you grew up on.
Sunday Sessions: Poetic Funk
Sun 13 Sep, 12pm – 6pm
Come together and dance in a relaxed setting celebrating Black British music with our Sunday DJ sessions.
To close the festival, Poetic Funk – a DJ collective led by Mark Alexander – delivers an Afrofuturism-inspired set, drawing on their love for London’s music scene and celebrating brit and jazz funk, afrofuturism and 80s soul through vibrant, community-driven events.
About East Bank Festival
This is part of the first ever East Bank Festival – where we come together with our partners V&A East, the BBC, UAL and UCL East to celebrate Black British music with performances, talks, free activities and more.
Check out the full list of events running across Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.