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  • 14 February 2013

One Billion Rising
London Flashmob

OBR Flashmob is a big dance event, representation of a global strike to protest against violence towards women and girls around the world. On 14th February 2013, 15th anniversary of Vday, professional dancers from different dance styles and people of all abilities will be involved in a BIG DANCE to shake the world and show their support for the ONE BILLION RISING campaign

Come & Join Us!

One Billion Rising invites you to come and join the dance as one billion women, and those that love them rise up against violence towards women.

Mimmo Miccolis, professional dancer and choreographer, winner of the BBC Performing Arts Fund, is offering free contemporary dance lessons 3 times a week for 3 weeks.

Please come and join us as we prepare for a massive dance event which will bring together both professionals from different schools of dance and enthusiasts of all ages and abilities and be part of the rising on the 14th of February 2013. 

Rehearsal Schedule

JANUARY 23rd – 25th – 29th - 30th- 31st 
FERBUARY 4th- 5th - 6th – 8th – 11th – 12th – 13th
Technique classes : 5.00 - 6.30 pm
Rehearsal classes : 7.00 - 9.00 pm
Please register your interest for one or both classes by sending an e mail to [email protected]
Write 1 if you are just interested in the REHEARSAL classes
Write 2 if you are interested in BOTH the classes
You can’t attend just the technique CLASSES!
Rehersal Venue:
The Rose Lipman Building
43 De Beauvoir Road
London N1 5SQ

Closest Station: Haggerston (Overground)

Mimmo Miccolis
Flash Mob Dance - Contemporary Dance Choreographer & Artistic Director

Mimmo Miccolis, winner of prestigiuous BBC Performing Arts Dance Fund, classical/contemporary dancer and Choreographer graduated from two prestigious dance academies in Italy “Fondazione Niccolò Piccinni” (Bari) and “Balletto di Toscana” (Florence), he attended in London professional classes with national and international choreographers at The Place, Pineapple and GDA Greenwich Dance. Previously he was a dancer of the “RBR Dance Company” in Verona, of the “Evolution Dance Theatre” in Rome and performed in Operas such as “La Traviata”, “Carmen” and “Satyricon” in Italy, Spain and Oman. His international experience also includes performances in France and in Albania. With the “RBR dance Company” he was invited to perform at the “International Opera Awards” that took place at the “Arena di Verona”. As a choreographer he fuses improvisation, acrobatics, illusion and theatre. He is currently dancer and choreographer in London.

Lourdes Fernandez Menayo
Flash Mob Dance - Flamenco Co-Choreographer

Spanish flamenco dancer who started her studies at the “Fortea”, Conservatory of Dance in Madrid. She won the first prize in the 3rd Dance Marathon of Madrid for the choreography “Dream” by Raquel Alarcón. She joined the company of María Jose Ruíz Esquivel and Youth Camara Ballet of Madrid. She took part into the International Dance Gala by UNESCO in Madrid (2006). She achieved a Master of Arts from the University Rey Juan Carlos of Madrid. She is currently flamenco dancer and teacher in London.

Francesco Germini
Music Composer

Musically trained in Italy, he studied in violin, composition and conducting in Europe, United Kingdom and United States. From 1999 he collaborated with Aterballetto, National Dance Foundation through various projects. It was subsequently dedicated to music for film and television. In 2011 he began his collaboration in London with choreographer Mimmo Miccolis for which he wrote the music for "LUST, LOST LAST". Also in 2011 he wrote the music for the documentary "Mondo Piccolo", dedicated to the italian writer Giovannino Guareschi. In recent times he has stepped up its activity as a composer for film and visual artists in the United Kingdom.

Marilù Martone
Event Organiser

Graduated in 2009 in business communication at Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples with a thesis in “theories and techniques of image promotion and brand valorisation”. She worked in Italy as intern for a communication agency and as event planner for a no profit association. She cooperated in the fundraising for a cultural-theatrical association. Very interested in the events industry she decided to move to London to increase her knowledge and to find new challenges. One Billion Rising is one of that!    

Elina Karimaa
Assistant Choreographer

Elina was born in Finland where she trained at the Finnish National Opera Ballet School and performed with the Finnish National Ballet and Dance Theatre Raatikko. In 2008 Elina moved to England to study at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) in Leeds. During her final year she toured works by Laïla Diallo, Luis Lara Malvacías, Michael Schumacher, and David Zambrano in UK and abroad with Verve10, the postgraduate dance company of NSCD. After graduation. Elina worked as a Assistant Choreographer for Mimmo Miccolis from 2011.

Serena Cifuni
Assistant Choreographer

Serena was born in Rome and began studying ballet at the age of 4 and Rhythmic Gymnastics at 6. Studied modern dance, jazz, contemporary dance and singing. At 19 she enrolled with the Renato Greco Company and was cast as a member of the Sistina Dance Company. Serena later joined the Kitonb Extreme Theatre Company and on completion of an innovative video project with the Arti Illesi Contemporary Dance Company in 2008, Serena pursued a new career in London. Serena successfully graduated from Birkbeck University of London. Most recent works include collaboration with emerging rock band The Unkindness of Ravens and Serena became an additional member of New Adventures Dance Company during an open class for the performance of “Nutcracker!”. Serena worked as a Assistant Choreographer for Mimmo Miccolis from 2011.

The One Billion Rising London Flashmob is supported by:
ADVANCE

ADVANCE is a women’s charity based in West London, providing crisis intervention, risk assessment, advocacy and support for women and their children experiencing domestic and sexual violence, and community support for women who are involved in offending behaviour or the criminal justice system.  - Advance is giving its support by taking part in our dance flashmob on the 14th with some of its members!

© 2013 OBR UK Art Festival
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