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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
Gillett Square was once again the venue for a musical feast arranged by Brazenbunch and the Vortex....see more
In Clean Air We Fly - Sunday 6th December
Gillett Square’s first sound installation was powered solely by bicycles ....see more
Mezzo Moderno, Mezzo Distrutto - Wed 18th to Sat 21st November
Over 2500 people experienced Gillett Square's first video installation.....see more
Playday - Thursday 29th October
The square was transformed by young people into a temporary playground… see more
Exploring The Routes In Jazz - 4th to 7th August
An 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
More games in the Square, hosted by Universal Board Games and Gillett Squared - see more
Dancing In The Square - Saturday 11th July
Barbican BITE and Gillett Squared got Hackney dancing...see more
Cuba50 concert - Saturday 27th June
The Barbican and Gillett Squared brought high quality Cuban music to the Square - see more
Exploring our food through art - Saturday 18th April
Using coloured food, the enthusiatic crowd designed a collage of flags..see more
Winter Songs - Tuesday 16th December
Over 75 singers took part in Gillett Squared's second Winter Songs event...see more
Vortex Open Rehearsal - Sunday 28th September
Vortex 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
Dalston's contribution to the London Festival of Architecture was this sustainable produce event. See more
'Cool climate' event - Saturday 12th July
Climax of local schools environmental project in association with Groundwork East London. See more
Big Dance - Saturday 5th/Sunday 6th July
African, 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 in the square, hosted by Gillett Squared and Universal Board Games. See more
Newspaper House - Tuesday 4th to Sunday 9th March
Creative City and artist Sumer Erek created a house made from recycled newspapers. See More
Winter Illuminations - Friday 14 December
For the winter festive season, Studio Upstairs were commissioned to create some decorations for the trees. See more
Winter Songs - Friday 14 December
A 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
Community 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
Two hundred people gathered as the Square buzzed with over 60 Hackney-based dancers. See more
Games Day - Sunday 8 July
Chess, oware, swingball, backgammon and more. See more
Blockorama - Sunday 10 June
Six bands battled it out in friendly competition for the Blockorama Trophy. See more
Gillett Square launch - 10 November
Celebrations included the performance of an original jazz compositon involving 200 saxophonists. See more details and pictures of the event.
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