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Summer Screens wind up. Aug 30, Sept 6, 13, 7pm, free, canarywharf.com GIG | Shola Ama You might remember her from You Might Need Somebody or You're The One I Love – Shola is set to play Canary Wharf. Hopefully she'll do Taboo too. Sept 1, 9.30pm, from £19, boisdale.co.uk DANCE | Tango Teaser TangoE14, in collaboration with The Space and Canary Wharf Group o er a 75-minute Argentine Tango teaser session. Spaces can be booked online. Aug 31, 5.30pm, free to drop in (or 50p), space.org.uk Where? Union Square + SquareCanadaPark Canary Wharf Where? Boisdale Of Canary Wharf Canary Wharf Where? Crossrail Place Roof Garden Secret Location Jonathan Goldberg is on a mission to visit islands in the Thames We focus on educational provision with two local institutions featured28 13 Blackout Dance Club founder and UEL student Levan Peart is gaining recognition for his work bringing movement to young people and is seeking to roll out services in London36

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Welcome to the 70th issue of Wharf Life. Go out, make merry at M, see top acts at the Greenwich Comedy Festival, get moving with Blackout Dance Club and tuck into some serious crust from The Yeast Brothers. Or maybe just take things slow with the Classic Boat Show at St Katharine Docks...Movie Nights Catch Step Up (Aug 30, Union Sq), Dreamgirls (Sept 6, CSP) and Back To The Future (Sept 13, CSP) for free as Canary Wharf's

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Need lunch? Plantbased fast food Neat Burger is o ering a Lunch Club Combo – burger, fries and a drink for just under £7, Mon-Weds, noon-5pm neat-burger.com get more for less on and around the Wharf on the radar Ahoy there. A new events venue has o cially opened its doors at Wood Wharf – The Boathouse isn't exactly as named, because it's a boat in West India South Dock. Expect public events Weds-Sat from 3pm-11pm. boathouselondon.co.uk

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There’s a plethora of ways you can better insulate your home so that you can avoid putting the heating on too much once the colder weather arrives. But another way to combat the cold is by wearing layers. The basic principle goes like this – base layers are the rst layer that’s directly next to your skin designed to lock in body heat and wick away sweat. The middle layer is also designed to lock in body heat and wick away sweat, with the added bene t of being breathable. The outer layer is designed to protect you from the elements, if outdoors. When it’s really cold you should look for an outer layer with added insulation. Why am I talking about this in August? Because summer sales are currently happening, and these include not only excess holiday clothing, but also any winter apparel left over from last year, which needs to be cleared before the new season products come in. So, now is the time to grab a bargain essentially.

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>> Zara’s Cabot Square store has T-shirts galore in its up to 75% o sale, starting from just £3.99. These garments make the perfect base layer, and I found the brand’s Long Sleeve T-Shirt in Orange – which Zara states is made from raw materials that help them reduce the environmental impact of their products – reduced from £15.99 to £3.99. Again, sizes are limited so you must be quick. As you may have gathered, I am loving the bright colours at the moment. Pantone still predicts bright primary hues will be fashionable this autumn and winter. If you can bear to think about cold weather clothing, be smart – go and grab a bargain, your future self will thank you.

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Canary Wharf ART Scale Matters: Angela Glajcar One Canada Square, Sept 6-Nov 11, free canarywharf.com Open daily to visitors, the latest free exhibition to arrive in One Canada Square’s lobby features the work of Angela Glajcar. The German artist is set to create a series of site-specific installations using paper, conjuring three dimensional works from a two-dimensional medium. Intricate and multi-layered, her pieces are hand torn and then hung to create cavernous depths and hollows. Curator Jacqueline Creswell said: “In this exhibition Angela reflects on how we respond to scale. Do we instinctively measure the importance of art by size? This series is a an invitation to the viewer to consider these questions and to form their own conclusions. “

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DANCE Dancing City Across Canary Wharf, Sept 10-11 1pm-6pm, free festival.org Canary Wharf is set for a weekend of free dance performances as the Dancing City element of the Greenwich And Docklands International Festival returns for 2022. A total of 12 works will be featured at locations across the estate including Sleepwalker (pictured, 1.35pm and 3.55pm at Columbus Courtyard), from The Royal Ballet’s Kristen McNally featuring Alexander Campbell and disabled dancer Joe Powell-Main. Another one to look for is the stilt-laden premiere of Migrare (5.10pm at Canary Riverside), where Spanish company Cia Maduixa tell the story of female migrants.

Anything Goes, Barbican, 7.30pm, 2.30pm, until Sept 3 We all need a bit of escapism now and again, so if you fancy getting out of Canary Wharf, why not immerse yourself in this spectacular show at the Barbican – only 15 minutes away via the Elizabeth Line. Anything Goes, written by Cole Porter, PG Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, is a show filled with kicks (although they don’t come from Champagne). This five-star production (Times, Telegraph, Guardian) features the talents of Kerry Ellis, Denis Lawson, Simon Callow and Bonnie Langford, with tickets available from £29.50 as the show comes to the end of its triumphant run at the venue. Go to barbican.org.uk for full details

There’s nothing like this on the Isle Of Dogs or in Canary Wharf – it’s a different level in terms of decor, hospitality and the quality of the products Martin Williams, M by Jon Massey M WilliamsMartinCEO

M is set to launch its St BeachTropezBrunch on August 27 and 28, slightly ahead of its official opening. Running from noon-3pm on the Saturday and Sunday of the Bank Holiday weekend, £65 buys a two-course meal and 90 minutes of free-flowing Mirabeau wine or cocktails.Aswith other M sites, the venue has a range of facilities that will act as host to a varied programme of events in addition to its core business.“We’ve tried to create a venue that you can use for a number of different reasons,” said Martin “On the ground floor we have La Petite M, which is a wine and wagyu bar with wagyu sausage muffins and bacon sandwiches for breakfast – then it goes into wagyu Cuban sandwiches for lunch and, in the evening, charcuterie plates and wine “The cafe is very much a grab and go concept and with 600 residents above us, we think it will be very popular for breakfast. “Then, the main venue is our gastro playground, which is reached via a spiral staircase. It’s akin to walking into a hotel lobby, a very sensory environment that we hope will build anticipation. “Go up and you’ll be confronted with six ageing chambers for our beef – it’s a bit in-your-face. Then there’s a cocktail bar, two private dining rooms, a private members’ lounge, a wine tasting area, a terrace and the grill restaurant specialising in Provencal cuisine. “Throughout, you can enjoy heightened hospitality. It’s always our intention to give you an amazing dining experience. “We’re cooking on wood, coal and smoke and we specialise in beef with the best meat from around the world. “We have quality wagyu from Japan and cuts of Blackmore wagyu from Australia – exclusive to us, Heston Blumenthal and The Ledbury – so there are some incredible beef offerings “All of our steaks are carbon neutral – the way we do that is by having partner farms across the globe where we know the farmers very well and we measure their carbon footprint and the methane output of the cattle. “Then we measure the transpor tation impact of bringing all of our foods to the table, and then we mitigate or reduce that at source as much as possible, and we offset it with a charity we have that continued on Page 8

welcome to the how M’s arrival on the Canary Wharf scene marks a step up in gastronomy, flavour and fun W ater bikes, duck eggs from the local ingredientsgrownhydroponicallywaterfowl,saladfrom the Isle Of Dogs – oh, and steak, a great deal of steak. There’s some thing happening on the lower floors of Newfoundland tower at the eastern edge of Canary Wharf and it promises a completely different experience to anything the estate has seen before. Open now for summer previews, with an official launch set for September 5, M restaurant has been long in the making. For the brand’s CEO and founder Martin Williams, to see the doors open is both a thrill and a challenge.“Wesigned the deal for the space when the building was just foundations and it went up pretty spectacularly,” he said. “But it’s taken a bit longer than everybody planned, with the pandemics and the war, but it’s great that six years on the dream has become a reality.” That dream is one that builds on the success of M’s first two sites –in the City’s Threadneedle Street andItsVictoria.latestopening promises to further the spirit and verve of the brand. It’s a reflection of the complementary dichotomy Martin’s character hints at – a man who is at once laser-focused on the detail of the businesses he runs, balanced by the kind of sense of fun that has seen his restaurants offer wheel of fortune prizes to Christmas revellers and an hour of free wine and cheese to mark the recent spate of Govern mental resignations. The slick operation of the venues is a given, but it doesn’t take much for him to sail away on the romance of the inspiration behind“Whilethem.there are small moments of self-congratulation in running a business – when everybody’s gone home and you sit there and feel you’ve achieved something – in your mind you’re always thinking what more you can do, how you can make the place super special,” said Martin. “When you walk into any restaurant, you’re looking at the micro details – when I dine out with my wife, she makes me sit facing the wall. “And there’s so much detail in our Canary Wharf restaurant – the inspirations are from the Cote d’Azur, the Riviera and Lake Como.“We want to stay with the water – we’re surrounded by it with 360º glass – and we wanted to play on that with the colours. There are lots of net details, metalwork inspired by yachts, portholes, seagulls – real maritime inspira tion and that feels very fitting. “There’s nothing like this on the Isle Of Dogs or in Canary Wharf – it’s a different level in terms of decor, the level of hospitality and the quality of the products. When combined with the wow factor of the views, people who visit will very quickly acknowledge this is somewhere special.”

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l The psychiatric injury to the secondary victim must not have been present before the incident and be caused as a result of witnessing a sudden or unexpected shock or seeing or hearing about the incident in the immediate aftermath. In many cases, secondary victims tend to be parents, husbands, wives or siblings – each one with no idea they are entitled to compensation. In some cases their psychological injuries can be long lasting and more catastrophic than the first victim’s injuries. Compensation can help them to receive the help and support that so often is I’mlacking.passionate about supporting secondary victims to help them achieve the compensation they deserve in the aftermath of witnessing an accident or incident involving a loved one.

Q What is a secondary victim to an incident or accident and how are they entitled to compensation? is concerned with a reforestation programme in the Amazon. That means you can dine knowing it’s not having a negative impact on the environment. “We also offer a lot more besides. About 50% of our diners eat steak and that means half order other dishes – the rest of our menu has been described as Michelin level food with flair. “We’re very casual and acces sible, but the quality is up there with the best restaurants in the UK.”That M’s third site is in Canary Wharf is no coincidence. Martin, left Marske-By-The-Sea near Middlesborough for London aged 18, working in hospitality through his studies before deciding to take restaurants “very seriously” at the age of 24. His first managerial role was at Gaucho’s Canary Wharf branch, a business he eventually rose to become MD at and that he is once again running alongside M. “We had a sheltered upbringing with one row of houses between us and the North Sea and a five-minute drive to the North York Moors – Heartbeat country,” he“Whensaid. I came to London it was a wonderful shock to the senses, very busy and very diverse. You could be anyone you wanted to be. Canary Wharf has changed immeasurably since I first came here – it’s a very different landscape.“WhenI launched M in 2014, I was looking at the Wharf and the City, but the Threadneedle Street site had previously been a restaurant so a lot less capital was needed to open. This new venue should be the making of M. “I love Canary Wharf, the cleanliness and the safety but also the journey it’s been on over the past 15 years to become more than a sterile environment, with real culture and art and the way the waterways are being used in different ways now. “We’re hoping to do a compe tition where businesses and residents can race water bikes along Middle Dock with some great prizes for the winners. “We want to open with a bang and offer the highly competitive people of Canary Wharf a way to have some fun, get some exercise and enjoy the world’s best beef.” For more information about upcoming offers or to make a reservation at the venue, go to mrestaurants.co.uk Scan this code to find out more about M in Canary Wharf

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Vashti Prescott is a personal injury lawyer at Kidd Rapinet Solicitors, based at Harbour Exchange on the Isle Of Dogs. She’s available on 020 7205 4191 Scan this code to find out more about Vashti’s 30 years of experience working in personal injury and general litigation

l The secondary victim needs to have been in close proximity to the first victim in time and space when the incident or acci dent took place.

The harlequin grid of Newfoundland is now one of Canary Wharf’s most recognisable features – you’ll find M on its lower floors Something sweet: M has teamed up with Crate To Plate to source ingredients hydroponicallygrownontheIsleOfDogs

A secondary victim is someone who witnesses an incident or accident but has not been directly involved themselves. To pursue a secondary victim claim, there must be recognised trauma or impact on their mental health that can be diagnosed by a clinical psychiatrist. Sadly, the recognised disorders in secondary victims are often Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, agoraphobia and panic disorders, amongst others. There are a number of grey areas surrounding secondary victim claims – therefore to successfully bring a claim, there needs to be: l A close relationship of love or victim.theconnectionfamilybetweenfirstandsecondary

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C anary Wharf has been in a constant state of evolution since it was created. The mix of companies on the estate has changed with financial services and media giants joined by technology firms and an increasing number of organisations working in health care and life sciences. It’s become a place to live too, with homes made available for both private sale and to rent at Wood Wharf and more residential expected at North Quay, Canary Wharf Group’s next major phase of development adjacent to its east London heartland. Alongside these changes, the company that oversees the estate is also embracing the future, increasingly looking to younger staff to ensure it’s heading in the right direction. Given the times cales involved in development, it makes sense to consult the people those future phases of regen eration are aimed at and to make certain the existing estate is on point to attract people of all ages. To that end, Canary Wharf Group appointed a Junior Board in January to generate ideas, serve as a sounding board for the company’s leaders and help shape the future of the business. Originally 13 – now 11 due to a couple of departures – for nearly eight months, it’s been doing just that, so I sat down with recently elected chair Julie Dang and board member Dan Pereira to find out more. by Jon Massey Canary Whaf Group Junior Board chair Julie Dang grew up in Tottenham and always dreamed of working on the Wharf having seen its towers when visiting family in Stratford. She now works as corporateresponsibilitysocialprogrammecoordinator how Canary Wharf Group’s junior board is helping shape the future of the estate oncontinuedPage10

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Dan: We rotate after six sessions, which means we get someone different and that means new opportunities to learn. At the moment I meet the CEO – Shobi Khan – once a month. He’s kept every appointment and we discuss things that need improving and I give him my opinion. We go on walks, which means everyone knows who I am now, and he gets a different understanding from me. I try to be completely honest – if he says something I don’t agree with I’ll say so and there are things I mention to him that he won’t have heard about before. For example, I took him down to my old mess room underground and he’s looking at relocating those facilities so managers and engineers can work more easily together. That’s given me a sense of confidence that I can talk to anybody. Being able to spend an hour with the CEO and feel comfortable puts you in a good position. Before joining the board I hardly spoke to anybody and kept myself to myself.

Julie: I work in the corporate social responsibility department as a programme coordinator and I’ve been in the company for about five years. I work to engage with our stakeholders, with young people and schools, to help them with their career aspirations and future employment. We’ve run job fairs, insight days, where we invite people into the business and get our staff volunteers involved, to tell the young people what their jobs are, how they got to where they are now and what they actually do.

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Dan: I’ve been on a couple already with people from the legal and construction departments and it’s amazing – a chance to understand what people do in different areas of the business. Julie: Building relationships is so important for an organisation and this aligns with one of the company’s values, which is cooperation. I met someone from the residential sales team and went on a tour of One Park Drive in Wood Wharf, which I hadn’t seen before. Half an hour wasn’t enough so we’ve put another date in the diary.

I think the biggest benefit to the business is the culture change. The board come and ask us if they’re doing things in the right way

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Julie: For me it’s been a chance to learn about other areas of the from Page 9 Canary Wharf Group’s junior board, above, was appointed in January to act as a forum for ideas and innovation at the company Dan grew up in Dagenham in east London, completing an apprenticeship as an electrician before going on to land a job in Canary Wharf’s IT department another level by Amy French D o you HOFDL (hold on for dear life) or sell and tap out? The cryptocurrency market has been a rollercoaster of highs and lows over the years, and recently we saw another downturn due to soaring inflation and the possibility of an economic downturn. Will this mean it’s all over for crypto, or can we forecast a comeback soon enough? I am hopeful, especially because our community at Level39 is home to a multitude of fintechs operating in the crypto and blockchain space. Our members leading and navigating the space include Applied Blockchain, Etoro, CoinJar, Blockship, Cryptoslate and YAP Global – all doing different, but exciting, things. Helping us to better understand the current crypto climate, we were lucky to be joined by a brilliant panel of crypto experts, as part of McDer mott Will And Emery’s event at Level39 recently. At Surviving Winter: What’s next for Crypto? each panellist spoke about their own experience over the past years, but there were no doubts that winter 2022 is going to be a challenge. The group, comprising Nabil Manji, head of crypto at WorldPay, Amber Ghaddar, founder of Alliance Block, Min Teo, managing partner at Ethereal Ventures, and Ed Cooper, head of crypto Canary Wharfbased bank Revolut, discussed different strategies for surviving a crypto winter. They explored ways to cope with the recent market crash and the regulation issues surrounding crypto. The future of Web3 and its use within the crypto sphere sparked a lively conversation on whether its decentralised nature would give us more control of our data and make the internet a safer place for users. The panellists also looked back to the launch of Web One in the 1990s and compared the opportunities posed by this nascent but one-dimensional internet, to the peer-to-peer run network of Web3. The discussion offered plenty of insight, but it seems the future of crypto remains largely uncertain. You can stay up to date with future events (and register to attend) and access the recording of Surviving Winter: What’s Next For Crypto online via the QR code below. You can also sign up for Level39’s newsletter.

what’s the benefit to the business?

It’s being taken seriously. We’re each paired with a member of the board and reverse-mentor them on a regular basis.

Dan: I work in the IT department as an infrastructure supervisor, helping look after Wi-fi, satellite, phones and TV across the estate, for the tenants in the buildings, the restaurants and the retailers. I used to be an electrician here working day and night shifts – a different world to 8am-5pm. That means I can help people under stand that you can come from that background to a role like this. My background benefits me because I can collaborate with people on the ground. why apply for the junior board? Dan: When I was working shifts, I kept coming up with all these ideas, but had no-one to share them with. I’d see things in the malls, listen to people’s conversations and wonder what I could do with them. That’s why I applied – I thought it would be good to have someone on it from a maintenance background. I didn’t tell a soul because I was scared what people might think of somebody in my position applying for something like that. It’s turned out pretty well.

Julie: I think the biggest thing is the culture change. Not a lot of companies have a junior board but it means that decisions are not just top-down. The management board come and ask us if they’re doing things in the right way.

Julie: After many discussions, we decided to focus on three main areas – pay and progression, how to improve internal culture and collaboration in the business and how to change external percep tions of Canary Wharf and Canary Wharf Group, which is very important to us. Within those areas there are different projects, such as the introduction of ‘coffee roulette’ where two people working for the business meet for half an hour and get to know each other.

Julie: I was the opposite, I wasn’t going to apply at all because I thought I wasn’t good enough, but I talked to one of my mentors who thought I was. So I applied because my role is all about raising others’ confidence and trying to improve the lives of stakeholders and employees.

what are the board’s ambitions?

Dan: We want to make sure people know it’s available for everybody, not just those in suits. We want families and tourists to visit, for it to be seen as a great place to come, with so much to do. You don’t have to spend money here – you can come here with nothing and still have a great dayThereout. are parks and great views. My favourite thing is to watch the sunset at Canary Riverside. I take my camera and it’s great. We want people to feel they’re welcome. I recently spoke to some school kids, and I asked them if they could see themselves working at Canary Wharf, and they said they would need a degree – but I was able to tell them that’s not true, it’s not the route I took.

Julie: We want to emphasise that there are lots of arts and events here that are free. We’ve got the largest public art collection in the UK. One of my favourite places is Crossrail Place Roof Garden, which is really cool in the summer – you can relax and enjoy the scenery. As members of the Junior Board we can contribute to how this place develops. For me, there are two areas we should focus on – ensuring Canary Wharf is inclusive, that there are people working here and visiting from different backgrounds and I think we are already well on our way there. I also want to see more competitive socialising in the retail element of the estate.

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Dan: I think Canary Wharf Group needs to keep doing what it’s doing at the moment – adding more things to make the estate better. We have lots of open green spaces and now there’s the option to go open water swimming in Middle Dock too. Go to canarywharf.com Scan this code to find out more about the Junior Board

Canary Wharf company, understand the issues they face and what could be done differently. I’m paired with Alastair Mullens who is head of Canary Wharf’s build-to-rent business Vertus and he’s a very inspiring person.

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pers such as the Hendon Times and the Ham And High in the 1990s, was mostly welcomed ashore. But he recalls one island that “looked like an 1980s housing estate” where his subjects were extremely reticent about appearing in front of the lens and all but escorted him back to the river after 30 minutes. In contrast, he has spent “too much time” on Canvey Island and some of its most easterly neighbours.Jonathansaid: “Sheppey is one of my favourite places to photo graph because it feels rather like the end of the world and is a bit weird with loads of diverse things going on – an industrial corner, a nudist beach, a tacky holiday resort and a nature reserve.”

Wharf Life Aug 17-31, 2022 wharf-life.com28 by Laura Enfield D id you know there are 180 islands in the River Thames? That’s 180 mysterious pockets of land most of us will never set foot on. If your interest has been piqued, you’re in good company, because I was enthralled when photographer Jonathan Goldberg began to tell me of his journey into the unknown. He has visited 65 islands over the last four years for his series Estuary Hopes, Upstream Dreams, which captures life on their shores including an abandoned torpedo factory and an artists commune. “I’ve always been fascinated by islands in general, and my projects are often based around my backyard,” said the Willesden Green“Otherresident.photographers might want to go to exotic locations and travel far, but that leaves a big carbon footprint and there’s so much on your doorstep you might not know about. “The Thames islands are every bit as intriguing as the more publicised locations precisely because they lie under the radar. “I’m always quite fascinated by things that are seemingly so close yet a little bit hidden.” He will be sharing details of his journey at St Katharine Docks this summer as part of the Classic Boat Show, which in turn is part of the Totally Thames Festival The 49-year-old will be discussing his work with author and journalist Sasha Arms, whose book, Carl Goes London Islands informed his travels. Some photographers do not have a predilection for verbosity and there is an argument that art should not be explained. But Jonathan gallantly attempted to answer my questions about his travels, which he said gave him a greater awareness of the layers of history and many quirks to be found along the river. His first stop was Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, one of 60 inhab ited blobs of land in the Thames. “People of a certain age tend to know about it because it’s got a very colourful history,” he said. “In the 1960s and 1970s, there was a venue where a lot of the big music performers of the day played – The Who, Pink Floyd and David Bowie. “It’s sort of private now, but it’s home to a lot of artists’ studios and they have an open day twice a year, so I went in the summer and it piqued my curiosity.” He took the easier road (or waterway) next, travelling to the islands that are designated parkland or open to the public. “I fixed on the people who The free three-day boating extravaganza returns with around 40 vintage and preserved vessels assembling in the central basin of St Katharine Docks. They will include the Dunkirk Little Ships, Bates Starcraft and other working vessels. Visitors will be able to board some of them and meet their owners. The festival is set to run September 9-11 in the afternoon (3pm-5.30pm) on the Friday, and from 11am-6pm on the Saturday and 11am-5pm on the Sunday.

The furthest west he has been is Osney, near Oxford, and Fry’s Island near Reading, which is almost entirely given over to the Island Bohemian Bowls Club. He has plans to explore that area further, ahead of an exhibi tion in Henley next year which will showcase part two of the project.“I’llkeep going because there are some islands that really interest me and I want to repre sent a few other facets of island life in my photos,” he said. However, there are some islands he knows he will probably never get to set foot on. “Magna Carta Island, which was where the Magna Carta was signed, has just one big mansion that’s owned by a private indi vidual. I don’t feel like I’m going to get a chance to photograph that,” he said. While that piece of history has been allowed to slip away from public view, others like Platt’s Eyot have benefited from their remoteness.“It’shome to an enormous warehouse and used to be where World War Two torpedoes were constructed,” said Jonathan. “It’s semi-derelict but preserved, so they’re not allowed to knock it down. “I think that if this warehouse had been on the mainland it might have been demolished for housing.”Thisproject follows his series The Runway Stops Here, which documented a different kind of island – an ecological one. He spent five years visiting and photographing Grow Heathrow – a sustainable community living frequented the islands and tried to find interesting and diverse characters and the everyday goings on,” he said. One of his favourite discoveries was Tagg’s Island near Hampton. “It’s quite exotic-looking because the landscape gardener has planted numerous plants and there’s a lagoon in the middle of the island,” he said. “All around it are these houses which look really interesting because they are technically houseboats but never move – they are moored permanently. Some thing about the architecture is really ornate and quirky.”

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The softly spoken photographer, who started his career on newspa Photographer Jonathan Goldberg is set to give a talk at the Classic Boat Show at St Katherine Docks about islands in the Thames marked each day with a salute of horns. There will also be food stalls, entertainment, nautical goods and services available on Marble Quay. Talks will be held on the SKD events platform and include: l Tom Cunliffe - Fri, 4pm l The Queen’s Row Barge Gloriana - Sat, noon l The history of St Katherine Docks with Dr Oliver Ayers - Sat, 1.30pm l Thames Islands - Sat, 3pm l Gloriana as above - Sun, noon l Association of Dunkirk Little Ships - Sun, 3pm Go to skdocks.co.uk for more information Islands in the River Thames are currently inhabited

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The opening and closing will be roaming the how Jonathan Goldberg has been visiting the bodies of land embraced by the Thames’ waters and capturing photographs of the life he finds

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Where? ForeshoreWapping Via CraneNewStairs entirely off-grid in protest at the proposed expansion of the airport. “I would sit around the campfire, help out, make food and that played quite a formative role in my life,” he said. “It was really great to hang out with a lot of people who were really committed to environmental protest and living sustainably.” Jonathan said he is often lured by the siren call of the islands to make his own escape from mainstream society. “I often get a real yearning to snap up a property and think it would be lovely to live there,” he said. “But then again, there are practicalities that need to be considered.“Somehave flooding issues, some you have to get a boat to and, in the winter, they’re not as appealing.”Fornow,he’s happy to document these snippets of land that are imbued with so much history and encourage others to look more closely at the landscape around“Hopefully,them. my pictures will encourage people to seek out places that are surrounded by nature and wildlife, look around more and have a greater interest in the natural world in the immediate vicinity,” he said. “The islands are a really great place to be a bit more at one with nature because, with water all around, you are, by definition, surrounded by nature. “You get an amplified sense of the changing seasons and time of day and beautiful sunsets and sunrises – a feeling of tranquillity.”

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WALK | Thames Archaeology Learn foreshore history from Roman times to the 20th Century including London’s oldest operational police station and execution dock. Sept 28, 9.50am-11.20am, £12, thamesdiscovery.org

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Thames Islands: Presentation and Discussion is set to take place on September 10 from 3pm-4.30pm. Entry is free. A free exhibition of Estuary Hopes, Upstream Dreams will be held throughout September at Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford Go to thamesfestivaltrust.org or jongoldberg.co.uk for more details The Thames islands are every bit as intriguing as the more publicised locations precisely because they lie under the radar.

Trowlock Island is home to 29 bungalows and the Royal Canoe Club’s clubhouse and gym. It is accessed by a hand-wound chain ferry

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Where? BridgeTower Quay Wapping EXPERIENCE | Blurring Boundaries This guided encounter will take place at low tide with the audio weaving together quotes, short stories, and movement prompts. Sept 17, 11.30am-2.30pm, £7.50, eventbrite.com

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SHOW | Horrible Histories – Terrible Thames Sail away on this river tour and dive into the stories of King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Julius Caesar and Queen Boudicca with signing and a Q&A. Ongoing, times vary, £25, terriblethames.com

Tagg’s Island got its name from boat builder Thomas Tagg – today it is home to about 100 people

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FILM | Kip Kompin Cinema! Take #6 Expect an evening of Sierra Leonean movies, a quiz and guest performances at this exploration of lmmakers from the African country and beyond. Sept 3, 6pm-10pm, £12, poplarunion.com Where? Poplar Union Poplar Where? The Space Westferry Road Where? Poplar Union Poplar

Post Sex Spag Bol – is set for a run at The Space on the Isle Of Dogs from September 6-10.Presented by Thistle & Rose Theatre under the direction of Caitlin Lee Smith, the piece follows newly minted counsellor and sex-ed teacher Krissy as she purposely leads a classroom of goggle-eyed girls down a motorway of mistakes.Assheintentionally feeds her audience bad advice, fuelled by her own aws and self sabotage, the play sees her confront the femininity the world around her has trained her to hate. The three cast members seamlessly rotate through the role of Krissy and the various people in her life, from hook-up boys to speccy schoolgirls. Billed as a “ ercely funny new writing that explores self-love, sex, mother/ daughter womanhoodrelationships,andgrowing up as well as, vibrators, funerals, the 12 disciples, piss play and that mint shower gel”, Spagbol promises to re ect and challenge what it means to be Thistlefeminine.&Rose is an emerging female-led theatre company that says it is “dedicated to uncovering the dirty truths of womanhood” and “devoted to bringing forward women’s voices with gasps and giggles, creating theatre that is open, honest, provocative and unapologetic”. The company was formed in 2021 by graduates of the acting and contemporary theatre course at East 15. Spag Bol won The Space Launchpad Award 2022 and their work has also appeared at The Bread & Roses Theatre, The Seven Dials Playhouse and A Pinch Of PerformancesVault.start at 7.30pm and tickets cost £15. Go to space.org.uk or follow @thisisthistleandrose on the ‘gram by Jon Massey Scan this code to nd out more about Post Sex Spag Bol

STAGE | A God Who Can Speak This dramatic piece with comedic interludes deals with sexuality, detachment and death – attend to discover exactly what happened to Mohamed. Aug 16-20, times vary, £15, space.org.uk

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what’s on things to do, places to go, people to see want more? @whar ifelive ash back Music festival Nashville Meets London is set to return to east London as it prepares to take over Trinity Buoy Wharf on August 24 and 25 (plus a river cruise on August 19), showcasing emerging talent from the UK and the USA nashvillemeetslondon.com Scan this code to read our Wharf Life’s interview with NML headliner Shy Carter at wharf-life.com

GIG | John Roseboro + Lizzy And The Palm Part of the venue’s regular Friday Sessions, this gig features the buttery voice and distinct strumming of John and Lizzy’s multi-lingual songs. Sept 2, 7pm-9pm, free, poplarunion.com

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creating the dough how these two Brazilians mixed experience, youthful vigour and a secret blend of flour to create The Yeast Brothers in Deptford “Ale was the master who taught me everything I know about pizza and we sort of became brothers for life,” said Rafael. The duo worked at Wandercrust until April 2021 when the business moved to Greenwich, building on their shared love of pizza and dreaming of their own operation. It was lockdown that gave them the push to roll out their own dough.“During the pandemic, it was just us in the kitchen not talking to anyone but the drivers, so it Year gap in age between partners at The Yeast Brothers18 Life imitates art: Rafael, left and Ale may be a generation apart but they are partners in pizza Images by Matt Grayson – find more of his work at graysonphotos.co.uk or @mattgrayson_photo on Insta

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by Laura Enfield T hey say you are what you eat. Well, layers of Deptford life are folded into the pizza at The Yeast Brothers. Firstly, the sourdough base is made by catching the wild yeast in the air around the Artworks Creekside and fermenting each ball of dough for 48 hours. “The dough is the main thing,” said co-founder Rafael Pinto, 25. “We don’t like to talk about what goes into ours – it’s secret – but we mix different types of flour so it is very light and crispy at the same“It’stime.allabout the fermentation. If you leave it to over-ferment it’s not going to be nice and we have to control the temperature and hydration overnight. It’s a science.”Thenext layer is their back ground. Bermondsey resident Rafael and co-founder Ale De Menezes, 43, both hail from São Paulo in Brazil, but left their homeland’s traditions behind to mix Italian style with their own modern take, which includes vegetables from Deptford and chorizo from Spain. “Pizza is a very big thing in Brazil,” said Rafael. “They say it’s the best in the world. The Italians would disagree with that, I’m sure. It’s a different style because they don’t use a long fermentation like the Italians. They make the dough in the morning for that night.“Here, the long dough is very important to us. We like to be patient and let it grow by itself and don’t try to push it. “It makes it easier to digest because you use less yeast but, of course, without the yeast we would be nothing.” Hence The Yeast Brothers. Except they’re not actually related. Not by blood anyway. Ale has been friends with Rafael’s father since they were teenagers in Brazil and it was he who introduced the youngster to pizza making in Deptford. “When my dad knew I was coming to London, he contacted Ale to help me,” said Rafael. “Ale used to work in TV production in Brazil and made pizzas but it wasn’t his main job. “A few years back he went to live in Australia and started working in a kitchen making pizza. When he came to London, he kept doing it.” When Rafael arrived in London, fresh from culinary school in Brazil, Ale helped him settle in and get a job at Wandercrust at The Duke pub in Deptford. It was here that the ingredients of The Yeast Brothers began slowly fermenting.

Rotherhithe - Deptford - Bermondsey Wharf Life Aug 17-31, 2022 wharf-life.com 33 what’s on things to do, places to go, people to see want more? @whar ifelive ash back Discover the art of Dot Young who makes environmentally conscious pieces inspired by the work of Wangari Maathai from her base at Art Hub Studios in Deptford – you can see her work at Hever Castle in Kent from Sept 8-11 dotyoung.com Scan this code to read Wharf Life’s interview with Dot Young online at wharf-life.com

VISIT | Open House At The Brunel Museum See plans for Brunel Reinvented, a project to improve visitor facilities and more by 2025. Ask questions and give input. Sept 18, 11am-5pm, free, thebrunelmuseum.com

● TYB, £12 tru e ricotta, mozzarella, cured ham, rocket, parmesan, tru e oil

● Dirty Vegan, £11 tomato base, vegan mozarella, courgette, roasted mushrooms, black olives, chilli, garlic, crispy onion

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EVENT | Be Seen And Be Heard: The Reason A symposium to showcase expertise of the Black diaspora across the arts and start conversations about how to elevate and celebrate them. Sept 14, 10am, £15, thealbany.org.uk

The visual arts festival returns, showcasing work by local amateurs and professionals in unexpected places with a focus on outdoor spaces this year. Sept 16-25, free, deptfordx.org Where? The Albany Detford Where? MuseumBrunel Rotherhithe Where? Various Deptford gave us time to talk and come up with the concept and choose our identity,” said Rafael. “Ale’s the most hard-working guy I know, so I knew he would be the best partner for me. “I feel like the pandemic helped because otherwise, it would have taken a lot longer.” Money to make the dream a reality was tight, but then the team from Deptford Bus approached them with “the perfect opportunity” – a space and some equipment to get them started. They traded there until December last year but once again were left stranded when the business closed. Again, Deptford came to the rescue when the team from Artworks approached them with a Hopefullyspace.now settled for a while, they are concentrating on developing their menu which offers up classic pizza flavours and some surprises. “We used to do Neapolitan pizza, which is popular in London, but we thought we could do something different,” said Rafael. “People who make it tend to follow the traditional techniques but we use a different flour and folding method and try to expand our ingredients –charcuterie from Spain, cheeses from France and not just Italian products. For us to actually have an impact we had to have the classics, because that’s what people look for. So we use tomato and mozzarella from Italy, but we try to mix it up as well. We do a pizza with Montgomery Cheddar from England and chorizo from Spain.”Hisfavourite is the burrata and nduja pizza and they also offer four vegan options – a truffle pizza and a weekly special. “I feel like eventually we’re gonna get rid of some of the classics and try to have more unique flavours,” said Rafael. It’s a very competitive market and there are so many different styles as well. You have the cheap pizzas, the Domino’s, and the more artisanal ones. “I feel like we are in the high end of pizzas now in terms of quality and prices.” They are also adding another layer to the business with a van featuring a wood-fired oven. The duo have just used it for a stint at West India Quay as part of the Kerb Incubator programme and will now be heading to the street market at the Gherkin in the City. Rafael said he couldn’t see the business leaving Deptford though – they love the neighbourhood so much and are enjoying experimenting with how they do things there. Their wives take turns to help out in the restaurant at weekends and they have been adapting their hours and menu as they go along based on what customers want. “We’re still figuring out when is best to be here but enjoying it all,” said Rafael. “I don’t remember once having an argument with Ale – we are pretty chill. We know how to respect one another, that everyone has their moments and how to give one another space.” So how does this bubbling, almost-finished business compare to their Deptford pizza past? “It’s just us in the kitchen like it was before, but it’s great, because here the customers can see the pizzas being made and we get to see them eating it,” said Rafael. “That’s what we’re here for – to see their faces when they enjoy the food.” Go to theyeastbrothers.co.uk or theartworkscreekside.com He was the master who taught me everything I know about pizza and we sort of brothersbecameforlife

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Second on the programme is a bill led by Stewart Lee and Isy Suttie (who played Dobbie in Peep Show) alongside Sophie Duker, Josh Pugh and Ian Smith. TV’s Lee, hailed as the world’s greatest living stand-up comedian by The Times Of London is gearing up for a fresh tour: Basic Lee in the autumn of 2022, having had a final go on his Snowflake/Tornado material in Edinburgh. Also on the bill, Duker is gearing up for a nationwide tour in 2023 entitled Hag. thursday, september 15 doors 6pm, show 7.30pm, tickets £25 There will be plenty of puns in the oven thanks to the surreal one-liners of Milton Jones at this gig, joined on the bill by Reginald D Hunter, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Rosie Jones and festival favourite Andrew Maxwell. Audiences can expect an unrelenting barrage of wordplay from Jones, laconic witticisms from Hunter and barrierbreaking material from El-Ghorri. Those attending can also expect a masterclass in timing from Jones, who incorporates her cerebral palsy into her routines.

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Kicking things off is an evening of entertainment featuring the comic stylings of Simon Amstell, Mike Wozniak, Celya Ab, Ivo Graham and Chloe Petts. Back on the stand-up circuit following the release of his feature film Benjamin and his Netflix special Set Free, Amstell has recently been touring his show Spirit Hole. Here he shares a bill with emerging talent Ab, named Chortle Best Newcomer 2022 and fresh from performing Swimming, her latest show, in Edinburgh. wednesday, september 14 doors 6pm, show 7.30pm, tickets £25 AmstellSimon

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The first of the festival’s four weekend shows features Alan Davies, Ed Byrne, Sikisa, Kerry Godliman and Stephen K Amos. Well known in the titular role of Jonathan Creek and his longstanding regular spot on QI, Davies is joined on the bill by Irish heavyweight stand-up Byrne. Also taking a spot, is Godliman –known for her collaborations with Ricky Gervais in After Life and Derek. She’s fresh from performing her show Bosh at Blackheath Halls, which she’s expected to tour over the course of 2022.

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STAGE | Now That’s What We Call Musicals Ebony and ivory drag powerhouses Le Gateau Chocolat and Jonny Woo team up for an evening of theatre, karaoke, song, comedy and assholery. Sept 3, 7.30pm, £15.50, woolwich.works Where? TheatreGreenwich Greenwich Where? FactoryFireworks WorksWoolwich GIG | Arcade Fire Celebrating the release of their sixth album – WE –the Canadian Indie rockers are set to play the tent with support from singer-songwriter Feist. Sept 8, 6.30pm, from £31, theo2.co.uk Where? The ArenaO2 Peninsula Making a triumphant return to Greenwich Comedy Festival on its fth line-up in 2022 is Irish charmer David O’Doherty in the company of Brett Goldstein, Esther Manito, Rhys James and John Robins. Alongside the gentle ramblings and occasional keyboard ditties of O’Doherty, audiences can expect a bunch of “Essex Arab girl funnies” from Manito, gags from Ted Lasso star and writer Goldstein and theories on life, the universe (baths, showers) and everything from James. saturday, september 17 doors 6pm, show 7.30pm, tickets £25

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STAGE | Treasure Island Avast there Jim Lad, there be a new spectacular staged in Greenwich for the summer and all ye aaargh welcome. Suitable for ages six and up. Aug 19-Sept 4, times vary, £25, greenwichtheatre.org.uk

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sunday, september 18 doors 6pm, show 7.30pm, tickets £25 The nal performance of the festival will see comedy heavyweight Dylan Moran top a bill that also features Tim Key, Tadiwa Mahlunge and Sarah Keyworth. While Moran is best known for portraying shambolic lush Bernard Black in Black Books, he’s been teetotal since 2018 and his 50th year sees him continue to write and perform.

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Greenwich - Peninsula - Woolwich Wharf Life Aug 17-31, 2022 wharf-life.com 35 what’s on things to do, places to go, people to see want more? @whar ifelive ash back Greenwich And Docklands International Festival runs from August 26-Spetember 11. With a massive programme of mostly free events, we spoke to artistic director Bradley Hemmings to identify some highlights festival.org Scan this code to read our interview with Bradley and our selected listings online at wharf-life.com

The festival takes place at the National Maritime Musuem Opening the nal day of the veday festival is a potent bill topped by Frankie Boyle with Sindhu Vee, Amy Gledhill, Jamali Maddix and John Robins also along for the ride. Audiences will delight in the wit and quickness of former investment banker Vee – a comedian whose star continues to rise. Also on the bill is Frankie Boyle, billed as a comedian telling ‘breathtakingly rude’ jokes and Josh Pugh, riding high on the back of his sold-out Edinburgh show.

Children can be reached at any one time by Blackout Dance Club’s mass movement workshops

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Image by Matt Grayson – find more of his work at graysonphotos.co.uk or @mattgrayson_photo on Insta This recognition has made me more determined than ever to succeed. I’ve set a benchmark and I know what I’m capable of Levan Peart, Blackout Dance Club

“I really think they are synon ymous – when you address one, you address the other,” he said. “In the digital age, we can be frequently distracted – with social media, for example – so it’s great to come into a space, connect with others and to have that freedom of expression.“Theexercise also releases endorphins so it generally improves your state of being and it stimulates your cognitive abilities because you’ll be using your brain in ways you’re not used“You’reto. having to think and coordinate with your body but at the same time, release and let things flow.” As a child, Levan danced with his siblings, discovering a passion that has been the foundation of his activities and one he is driven to “I’veshare.loved dance since I was young – getting home from school and watching dance movies like You Got Served, Stomp The Yard, Streetdance, Step Up and Honey, and dancing to the music channels non-stop,” he said. “Then two of my sisters and me joined a dance school having seen a story in the local newspaper. I’m from Telford originally – a very small town with not many opportunities and not much diversity, but we joined that group and that exposed us to the street dance world a bit more. “Then my sisters, me and some other people split off and formed our own group called High Definition, which appeared on Britain’s Got Talent. My sisters by Jon Massey how DanceBlackoutCamp uses movement to combat mental and healthphysicalissues

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D ancing feels liber ating – to be present and grounded in the moment gives me an outlet and a medium to express, be and present myself and to connect with others – it’s powerful,” said Levan Peart, dancer, student, choreographer and social entrepreneur.Thefounder of community interest company (CIC) Blackout Dance Camp is constantly striving to harness that power as a way to combat mental and physical health issues.

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Royal Docks - Canning Town what’s on things to do, places to go, people to see want more? @whar ifelive Scan this code for more on the Sept 11-12 event or to book tickets, which start at £39.99 for the Sunday coming up Royal Docks is gearing up for the Group Therapy Weekender by Above And Beyond, which will see two days of dance acts spread across ve stages on the patch of ground to the east of Millennium Mills aboveandbeyond.nu

EVENT | Jurassic World: The Exhibition Pretend you’re in the lms as you gaze up at a towering Brachiosaurus, come face-to-face with a Velociraptor and of course, stare down a T-Rex. Until Sept 23, adult from £20, excel.london

gaining recognition

Blackout Dance Camp Levan has recently been honoured for his achievements at the Student Social Mobility Awards organised by charity upReach, attending a ceremony at the House Of Lords hosted by Baroness Helena Kennedy.Aswell as winning the top Creative Industries Sector Award, he was also named as one of the upReach 10 in recognition of his grit, resilience and determination. The accolade comes on the back of his success in winning the top prize of £2,500 in an incubator pitch competition organised by HSBC, where he impressed the judges with his entrepreneurial vision. Levan said: “Winning that money didn’t feel real for a moment, especially as UEL is so close to HSBC’s tower. “I was shocked but really grateful. It means a lot when you know where you came from and what you’ve had to do to get to where you are. It felt really good to get that external appraisal. “With the Social Mobility Award, I didn’t livesimprovingwithofbeneforasomeonethinkfrommydemographicandoriginwouldeverentertheHouseofLordsandtaketheseawardswithme.It’sademonstra-tionofwhatwecanachieveifweworkforit.“Thisrecog-nitionhasmadememoredeterminedthanevertosucceed.Ifeellikethisplatformhasmadememoreaccountabletomyself.I’vesetabenchmarkandIknowwhatI’mcapableof.“I’mreadytospreadmywingsandhelpcreatebettersocietyBlackout’sciaries.“That’sthecorewhatI’mdoingBlackout–theofothers.”

INSTALLATION | Charon Part of the Greenwich And Docklands International Festival, this giant 32ft-high zoetrope, is rotated by audience members to an immersive soundtrack. Sept 1-10, 8pm-10.30pm, free, festival.org Where? Excel Royal Victoria Dock Where? Excel Royal Victoria Dock Where? PeninsulaLimmo Royal Docks and me also did Sky One’s Got To Dance when we were growing up asWhilewell.”still in his teens, he first created Blackout at school, entering national competitions before the project evolved further. “I’d been approached by some parents who wanted me to involve their dependants in dance, so we formed a group, with regular classes and entering competitions,” said Levan. “From there, things just snowballed – I was getting into working with schools and meeting more and more teachers who wanted our services.”

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“However, I did manage to get onto the New Beginnings access course at UEL – that meant travelling every week from Telford to London, a round trip of fiveHavinghours.”completed that programme and been accepted onto the undergraduate course, Levan is now seeking to develop and expand his activities with Blackout in both Telford and London. “For me, it’s being able to balance Telford and London, because Telford is part of my roots and it’s somewhere I’m passionate about,” he said. “The course at UEL has exceeded my expectations. For me it’s been an incubation period, a time of transcendence – spiritual, mental and physical growth. “Being exposed to new networks and meeting new peers – it really is a different life coming from a cold spot in the UK to such a bustling city, which is thriving and full of opportunity. “With Blackout, we’re at the stage now of establishing a presence in London and the course I’m on at UEL is exposing me to a whole group of people we can look to work with in the delivery of our own funded projects, going forward. We offer a range of specialist dance, education and wellbeing services, integrating Caribbean-style dance with commercial dance to create our signature style. “Our organisation is split into three segments. There’s the educational element, where we go into schools and deliver mass movement workshops where we can reach up to 400 children at any one time. “We have our participatory element, which is our dance camps, workshops and intensives. The main aim of that is to bridge the gap between industry settings and community settings – to level the playing field for those from marginalised backgrounds. “We welcome beneficiaries from all walks of life, however we do have a focus on members of black and ethnic minority communities, LGBTQIA+ dancers, neurodivergent groups and those living in low-income areas. “The third element is performative, where we have showcases and the opportunity for beneficiaries to take part in short films andRightscreenings.”now,Levan, 22, is focused on growing Blackout’s operations in the capital. “I want to continue to build up our programmes in schools in London – to build up a strong roster of people that we can use to deliver these services,” he said. “There’s only so much you can do with a small team, so collaboration is key for the kind of mission that we have. “I want to expand the team, expand the roll-out and also the organisation so there’s more time to focus on the artistic vision. “Eventually it would be nice to create full-length films to raise awareness about issues we’re tackling through our work. Potentially, in the future, we’d even like to look at theatre. “At the moment the programmes we offer in east London with our short films are on a call-out basis, so people should keep engaged with our social media profiles (@blackout dancecamp) and keep an eye out for project opportunities.” Go to blackoutdancecamp.com for more information or uel.ac.uk for more on courses at UEL Scan this code for more about Blackout Dance Club

Next came a partnership with local community centre The Wakes, offering free dance sessions to young people from low income backgrounds. “That felt incredible – to give that gift of dance, because it was something, growing up, that I struggled to access,” said Levan. “It was a real pleasure to be able to give that for free and there was a massive demand for it as well.” Through that project, he was put in touch with Nicky Kent of Social Heart CIC who helped him set Blackout up as a social enterprise, before a move to London’s Royal Docks beckoned. “I knew I wanted to get onto the Dance: Urban Practice course at the University Of East London (UEL), years ago,” said Levan. “It’s the only course of its kind and I knew with my roots that this was the sort of environment I’d feel more aligned with. “I’m not classically trained, I don’t have that background and this programme covers dance from other origins. But it was a bit of a lost dream. I didn’t have the right credentials to get enough UCAS points to be accepted.

EVENT | Big London Tattoo Show Get some serious ink at this event with 360 artists creating work live. Also expect fairground rides, art, competitions and plenty to see and buy. Sept 3-4, times vary, from £27.75, excel.london

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strange happenings

GIG | We Are Not Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’ This one-night only interactive indie disco with plenty of sing-a-long action is billed speci cally as a gig based around Bo Burnham’s Inside Sept 8, 7.30pm, £5.98, rulezero.co.uk Where? Lee TennisHockeyValleyAndCentre Stratford Where? LocationMystery Hackney Wick Where? Rule Zero Fish Island of Dissocia scheduled at Theatre Royal Stratford East diary dates Dissocia at Theatre Royal Stratford East Theatre Royal Stratford East returns from its summer break with a revival of Anthony Neilson’s cult work, described by the playwright himself as Alice In Wonderland with extra sex and violence.Theplot follows one Lisa Jones as she embarks on a quest through a surreal world of insecurity guards, ying cars, singing polar bears and wild goose chases while attempting to recover a hour lost from her day. Expect a comical, poignant exploration of the nature of mental illness as Lisa meets the often funny, friendly and sometimes brutal inhabitants of Dissocia. Sept 16-24, times vary, from £10 stratfordeast.com

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RIDE | Family Fun-Fair 2022 George Irvin’s collection of rides, amusements and brightly coloured attractions is in place for a month at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Until Sept 4, 1pm-10pm, £2, irvinleisure.co.uk

GIG | Sofar Sounds We can’t tell you exactly where this gig will take place or exactly what you’ll see, but there will be two (or three) short sets of whatever it is. Sept 22, 7.30pm, £22, sofarsounds.com

what’s on things to do, places to go, people to see want more? @whar ifelive ash back Sara Kärpänen’s platform Women Of The Wick gives marginalised voices space via podcasts, workshops and events, with the aim of creating space for their stories to be heard. Find out more via our interview sadlerswells.com Scan this code to read Wharf Life’s interview with Sara Kärpänen at wharf-life.com

Performances

Dissocia features, among other unusual creatures, singing polar bears

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