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Previous events in Gillett Square

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2011

Dalston Mid-Winter Fair Sunday 18th December, 12 – 6pm

winter fairSwing, Make, Swap & Sing: Festive Fun For All

Time To Talk, Music, Theatre and Film Festival Sunday 9th October, 1 – 6pm

Music, Theatre and Film, an event for World Mental Health Day

UPRISE anti-racism festival 2011 presents Community Is Home - Sunday 25th September

A festival across Dalston featuring Live Music, Art, Film, Comedy, Debate, Workshops and much more...

Beat the Best, National Play Day - Saturday 6 August

Fun and Games for all ages. New games created, circus skills learnt, fun partaken of...

Outdoor Fitness Festival - Saturday 7 May

On Saturday 7 May, Cadbury's Spots v Stripes challenges have been officially launched with an outdoor fitness festival... see more

Bradbury Street Celebrations - Saturday 30 April

Bradbury Street, leading to Gillett Square, celebrated its offical re-opening... see more

The Big Draw Fun Day - Wednesday 20 April

Budding artists of all ages were invited to unleash their creativity to suggest original designs to liven up the look of Gillett Square tables... see more

Pancake Family Fun Day - Saturday 5 March

Pancake lovers were invited to compete for pancake prizes  from Frisbee Creperie by taking part in pancake tossing, pancake limbo, pancake races and other games run by Universal Board Games... see more

2010

Dance of the Dead - Saturday 30th October

StrangeWorks Theatre collective was celebrating their annual March of the Dead with a procession of 400 strong crowds up the Kingsland Road to Gillett Square for a huge Dance... see more

World Mental Health Day - Sunday 10th October

"Get Moving in Dalston" links Hackney's local networks with Time to Change's national campaign to challenge the stigma, discrimination and exclusion experienced by people affected by mental health issues. They brought a fun for all the family in Gillett Square, the Vortex and Peter Bedford including music, dance and theatre from Hackney-based performers as well as free aerobics and Qi Gong sessions, short film screenings and art exhibition... see more

Ping Brazil! - Saturday 24th July
As part of the wider London mayor of London initiative, Ping London! Gillett Square, joined forces with ‘Downstairs’ Cafe and Arcola Theatre to provide a day of Ping Pong and Brazillian music, dance and food...see more

Portavillion - Saturday 17th July
Working with UpProjects, London Bough of Hackney and Hackney Museum, Gillett Square helped produced the Portavillion event which involved a giant blow up performance space being erected in the square. ...see more

Barbican Weekend - Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th July
In conjunction with Barbican Arts, Gillett Square produced a two day event of Music and Dance, involving top name bands as well as local community groups. ...see more

Netaudio Ping Pong - Saturday 26th June ...see more

Gillett Square Games Days - Every Saturday in June
More games in the Square, hosted by Universal Board Games and Gillett Squared ...see more

World Cup Jazz Ball - England vs USA - Saturday 12th June
Two fine teams of jazz improvisers for a confrontation as tensed as the one's on the screen ...see more

Vortex Outdoors - Sun 9th May

Voretx OutdoorsGillett Square was once again the venue for a musical feast arranged by Brazenbunch and the Vortex....see more

2009

In Clean Air We Fly - Sunday 6th December

In Clean Air We Fly Gillett Square’s first sound installation was powered solely by bicycles ....see more

Mezzo Moderno, Mezzo Distrutto - Wed 18th to Sat 21st November

Mezzo ModernoOver 2500 people experienced Gillett Square's first video installation.....see more

Playday - Thursday 29th October

PlaydayThe square was transformed by young people into a temporary playground… see more

Exploring The Routes In Jazz - 4th to 7th August

New Routes in JazzAn innovative summer project for young people aged 13–18 who worked with professional jazz musicians - see more

Games Days - Saturdays 1, 15, 22, 29 August

Games in the SquareMore games in the Square, hosted by Universal Board Games and Gillett Squared - see more

Barbican Blaze

Dancing In The Square - Saturday 11th July

Boogaloo Stu in the squareBarbican BITE and Gillett Squared got Hackney dancing...see more

 


Cuba50 concert - Saturday 27th June

Cuba50 music dayThe Barbican and Gillett Squared brought high quality Cuban music to the Square - see more

 

Exploring our food through art - Saturday 18th April
Food through artUsing coloured food, the enthusiatic crowd designed a collage of flags..see more

2008

Winter Songs - Tuesday 16th December
Singers in the SquareOver 75 singers took part in Gillett Squared's second Winter Songs event...see more

Vortex Open Rehearsal - Sunday 28th September
Imaani sang at Vortex outdoorsVortex Outdoors was a soul, funk, jazz and hip-hop concert on Gillett Square attended by over 1200 people..see more


'Delicious Dalston' - Sunday 20th July
Delicious Dalston eventDalston's contribution to the London Festival of Architecture was this sustainable produce event. See more

'Cool climate' event - Saturday 12th July
Cool Climate eventClimax of local schools environmental project in association with Groundwork East London. See more

Big Dance - Saturday 5th/Sunday 6th July
Big Dance 2008African, Turkish/Kurdish and Rumba dance tuition came to Dalston as part of this biennial Festival. See more

Games Days - Saturdays 7/14/21/28 June
games day 2008Games in the square, hosted by Gillett Squared and Universal Board Games. See more

Newspaper House - Tuesday 4th to Sunday 9th March
thumbnail of newspaper house pictureCreative City and artist Sumer Erek created a house made from recycled newspapers. See More

2007

Winter Illuminations - Friday 14 December
illuminations thumbnailFor the winter festive season, Studio Upstairs were commissioned to create some decorations for the trees. See more

Winter Songs - Friday 14 December
Christine Tobin thumbnailA chilly December day was warmed up with professional and voluntary singers and musicians from across Hackney and beyond. See more


Peace Week March - Sunday 9 September

Peace week thumbnailCommunity groups from across Hackney gathered at Gillett Square’s stage to march to Clissold Park to inaugurate the start of Peace Week. See more


I Love Dance - Saturday 1 September

I love dance thumbnailTwo hundred people gathered as the Square buzzed with over 60 Hackney-based dancers. See more


Games Day - Sunday 8 July

games day thumbnailChess, oware, swingball, backgammon and more. See more


Blockorama - Sunday 10 June

Blocorama thumbnailSix bands battled it out in friendly competition for the Blockorama Trophy. See more

 

2006

Gillett Square launch - 10 November
Launch event thumbnailCelebrations included the performance of an original jazz compositon involving 200 saxophonists. See more details and pictures of the event.

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