Horniman Museum 8th July

https://www.facebook.com/hornimanmuseumandgardens/videos/10155943555294775/UzpfSTIwMTE0NjkwNjU5MjM5NToyNDM5NTcwMzE5NDE2Njk4/ A very special day we had at the Horniman Museum presenting extracts of Roots of Rumba on Sunday 8th July… along with 30 degrees heat and burning hot feet! Thank you for having us Horniman Museum! Photography by Julia Testa

Roots of Rumba at Trinity Centre Bristol, 6th July

Photos by Roger Barnes     “A showcase of Afro-Latin, mixing contemporary & traditional, professional & non-professional. Explorative. Technical & expressive.” “Moving, joyful, thought provoking, inspiring” “Amazing! I have a huge learning curve.” “Fantastic. Thank you.” “Interesting dances – varied. Introduction to Rumba – brilliant.” “It was very good. Very relaxing & enthralling watching very talented […]

July Newsletter

I am delighted to be writing to you this very beautiful sunny July: welcome all my new subscribers! I try to keep my updates short and sweet but with plenty of links if you want to know the full story! This month we updated the website which you can see at www.ellamesma.co.uk We have been teaching fun workshops […]

Mariposa on Tour

Ella Mesma will be flying to South Africa to collaborate with the amazing poet Toni Stuart as part of an AIDF funded project. The duo will perform at the ICA Live Art Festival and the Open Book Festival Home http://www.ica.uct.ac.za/home-246        

Runners Up in the LUKAS Awards

  Thank you! Obrigada! Gracias to everyone who supported… We came second in the The Lukas awards for “Best Dance Production of The Year” Thank you to all the Lukas team and to the amazing performers Anna Alvarez Azara Rowena Meghie Hsing Ya Wu and to all those who supported the making of ‘Ladylike’! Can’t wait to perform the piece one […]