The Music is Ours 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.
The Music is Ours is a block party in the birthplace of Grime, honouring east London’s Sound System legacy, exploring the impact that Grime sound has had on Black music and culture today.
For this weekend Kloé Dean curates a club night inspired by garage and grime. Plus Fly Kid gets the whole family dancing on the Saturday afternoon, while Breakin’ Convention bring you battles and DJs all Sunday long.
Sat 13 – Sun 14 June
The Dance Floor
Sadler’s Wells East
Free
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Garage X Grime Reload - Kloé Dean
Sat 13 Jun, 7pm – midnight
Kloé Dean presents an evening inspired by the respective music scenes.
Join us for a new commissioned duet, Mister S as the in-house DJ and a very special guest set from DJ Sticky, known for hits including GOLLY GOSH and Boo with Miss Dynamite, which now celebrates its 25th year.
Dean is a renowned dancer and choreographer who has worked extensively with Little Simz, Ezra Collective, Cleo Sol and SAULT, and was Associate Choreographer on Sadler’s Wells East‘s opening show Our Mighty Groove, which picked up the Best New Dance Production Award at the Black British Theatre Awards.
Schedule
| 7pm | DJ Mister S |
| 9:45pm | Dance performance |
| 10pm | Katie Pearl |
| 10:15pm | DJ Sticky |
| 11pm | DJ Mister S |
Family Dance: Fly Kid
Sat 13 Jun, 12pm – 3pm
Join us during the day and get ready to dance with the whole family!
For the first 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 Session: Breakin' Convention & Odd Venture Exhibition Battle
Sun 14 Jun, 12pm – 6pm
Breakin’ Convention and Odd Venture take over The Dance Floor for an afternoon of exhibition battles, live performances, and DJ sets celebrating Black British music, culture, and community through dance.
Expect genre – spanning sets from DJ Nicey B, DJ Dai Dai, and DJ Ty The Tytan, alongside some of the UK’s finest dancers and battlers as they showcase the creativity, energy, and influence of UK dance culture through a series of exhibition battles.
Schedule
| 12pm | Welcome – Angelina Venus + DJ Set – DJ Dai Dai |
| 12:30pm | Performance 1 – CatoDaKid (7mins) |
| 12:37pm | Performance 2 – Angelina Venus (7mins) |
| 1pm | Odd Venture Battle – Hosted by D’Jon / DJ TY the Tytan |
| 2pm | Exhibition Battle – 4 battles, Each consisting of 3 rounds |
| 4pm | Call Out Battles – Closing battle |
| 5pm | Closing DJ Set – DJ Nicey |
Photo: 3Style Fridays by The Galleon Arts Centre © Sophie Bradbury
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.