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An afternoon of dance performance and art at the Tate Britain, London
Posted on Sunday, Jul 3, 2016 | No CommentsI enjoyed an interesting visit to the Tate Britain yesterday, soaking up some wonderful art and watching an intriguing dance performance. -
Scenes from East London’s Pink Glove Queer Pulp Disco with The Actionettes onstage
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 13, 2015 | 2 CommentsOn Saturday night, there was a feast of Pulp songs on offer in East London, plus a high-energy, Pulp tribute go-go dance routine by The Actionettes. -
Morris Men take over Trafalgar Square for the Westminster Day of Dance 2013
Posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | No CommentsTrafalgar Square was a blur of waving hankies, stick rattling, sword entwining and jangling bells on Saturday as the Westminster Morris Men led their annual Day of Dance. -
![I love mad stuff like this. Every Mayday bank holiday weekend, the south coast town of Hastings turns into a place for mass Pagan celebrations, with a series of traditional […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hastings-grand-procession-051-115x115.jpg "Hastings Jack In The Green Procession 2012: marching green men, morris dancers and drummers galore")
Hastings Jack In The Green Procession 2012: marching green men, morris dancers and drummers galore
Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | No CommentsI love mad stuff like this. Every Mayday bank holiday weekend, the south coast town of Hastings turns into a place for mass Pagan celebrations, with a series of traditional […] -
Crowning the Queen of May, Hastings Castle
Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | No CommentsOn the site of an ancient castle overlooking a south coast town, I witnessed a quintessentially English scene as the Queen of May was crowned in Hastings, East Sussex. -
![Most people may deem them to be as cool as a heatwave on Planet Mercury, but I rather like Morris dancers – I mean, they drink a lot, dance about […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/morris-dancers-southbank-005-115x115.jpg "Morris dancing on the Southbank – 110 photos!")
Morris dancing on the Southbank – 110 photos!
Posted on Monday, Sep 6, 2010 | 4 CommentsMost people may deem them to be as cool as a heatwave on Planet Mercury, but I rather like Morris dancers – I mean, they drink a lot, dance about […] -
![One & Other is a live artwork by sculptor Antony Gormley, giving 2,400 participants the chance to spend an hour alone on the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square for 100 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/web011.gif "Mini rave in Trafalgar Square!")
Mini rave in Trafalgar Square!
Posted on Saturday, Sep 5, 2009 | 1 CommentOne & Other is a live artwork by sculptor Antony Gormley, giving 2,400 participants the chance to spend an hour alone on the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square for 100 […] -
More morris dancing mobs!
Posted on Sunday, May 10, 2009 | No CommentsMore photos and feature here: Westminster Day of Dance 2009and here: Westminster Day of Dance 2009 (part 2).