25th Jul 26 | 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Unit 79/80 County Mall
Creative Crawley kicks off the Crawley Fusion Mela, a weekend of live entertainment and community celebration.
Enjoy a vibrant programme of free world class dance performances, art, live music, and drop in creative activities— with something for everyone. Why not join Talycia Nayee for a contemporary henna workshop that reimagines the traditional art form in a fun, creative, and accessible way for everyone?
The day is organised into two sessions starting at 12noon and repeated at 2.30pm but you can drop in at any time. Performances are all first come, first served.
Morning Programme (12-2pm)
12noon – Live music from African Night Fever with internationally celebrated percussionist Saidi Kanda and the Mvula Mandondo band (Tanzania)
12.30pm – Shree by Seeta Patel Dance, a powerful solo inspired by the cycles of the Earth, performed by Indu Panday in the Indian classical dance form Bharatanatyam.
1.30pm – Otempodiz by Ertza Dance (Mozambique and Spain) a dynamic duet exploring time and human connection (Taking place in the Atrium, ground floor County Mall)
Afternoon Programme (2.30-5pm)
2.30pm – African Night Fever (Tanzania)
3pm – Shree by Seeta Patel Company
4pm – Otempodiz by Ertza Dance (Mozambique and Spain)
4.30pm – African Night Fever (Tanzania)
PLUS, showing throughout the day:-
The world premiere of a brand-new short film, Crawley: Against All Odds, created with local learning disabled adults from Dimensions Outreach 3 Way and filmmaker Amara Bjorkhaug.
A fascinating original exhibition Between Two Worlds by local artist Sarah Maple, inspired by the traditional art of henna.
Crawley Fusion Mela continues on Sunday 26 July in Memorial Gardens with a free programme of cultural performances, activities and workshops, programmed by Cohesion Plus.
FREE, all ages welcome
Drop in at any time. Performances are all first come, first served.
