RomaRama

ROMARAMA
Thursday, April 26
Nomadic CineClub Nights with a distinctly Gypsy aroma
At the Courtauld Institute & after party at Scooterworks Tickets: by donation on the door
PART 1 ROMA FILMS 6pm (at the Courtauld Institute, Somerset House, the strand WC2R ORN) Including: The Children of the Brass Band Village A Roma Music School session in Serbia
Esma: The Fabulous Queen of the Gypsies The amazing Esma Redzepova gigging, talking, bringing up her 40 plus adopted musician children…prepare to be spellbound by the Diva of Roma Divas.
Black Cat, White Cat dir. Emir Kusturica (1998) Kusturica deservedly copped 3 awards from the Venice Film Festival for this wild, wikkid and funky foray into a Serbian Roma landscape filled with a wondrous excess of crime, narcotics, marriage, sex and sizzling music, courtesy of Nele Karajlic & Zabranjeno pusenje
….then we’re outta there and heading South!!!!! Join the dancing procession and follow the accordion across Waterloo Bridge into:
PART 2 ROMA MUSIC 9.30 till late (@ Scooterworks 132 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7AE)
Live Music from accordionist Alex Barrow
Live Puppetria from The Marionettears
Diskoteka: Max Reinhardt (Radio Gagarin)
COURTAULD INSTITUTE
SCOOTERWORKS