Bell Square starts the season with Akademi performing Sufi:Zen

Well wasn't May 19 just the perfect weather for a Royal Wedding and perhaps even an FA Cup Final? And of course, it was even more perfect for our first event of the year at Bell Square, featuring Akademi and the very popular Sufi:Zen.

You can check out the daytime performance in this Facebook Live video below - unusually the dancers were wearing shoes and the reason was because the black material on the staged area was very hot due to the sun beating down on it all day. The evening event proved to be a bit cooler and we were delighted to host large crowds for both events.

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We have had some brilliant feedback on social media as well which we are really pleased with such as this tweet from @Kamalpreet

Thinking back to yesterday evening and watching a Sufi dance by @Akademi in #Hounslow, @BellSquareLDN. A cultural experience in 'Hounslow Quality' (as captured in the photo). pic.twitter.com/650FWwL2kT

— kamalpreet (@kamalpreetkb) May 20, 2018

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And this lovely post from @ambikajois on @instagram - please share your great experiences too as we read all the messages sent and love to hear your stories.

Met this lovely piece of sunshine @unnatid yesterday after years, at @bellsquareldn's showcase of the finest talent 'Sufi-Zen' by @akademidance featuring @architakumar29, @jesalpatel_is, @manuela_benini and #CidShaha. Such a vibrant a fierce performance from the team. Great to be back in London and witnessing some of the underrated transformations in the artistic world. If you haven't seen these guys yet, please do!

A post shared by AMBIKA JOIS (@ambikajois) on May 20, 2018 at 5:19am PDT

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Next month we have C-12 Dance Theatre performing Trolleys on Saturday 2 June, 1pm & 3pm

We look forward to seeing you there.

To keep up with upcoming events, visit our What’s On pages here.

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