Join the Docks
Certain Blacks Ensemble Festival
The Certain Blacks Ensemble Festival will feature circus, music, performance and live art, created by artists working outside of the mainstream. This is a festival celebrating diversity, rather than one based on artists’ backgrounds or identities.
Acclaimed as the greatest male jazz vocalist on the UK scene, Cleveland Watkiss will be headlining the day with his band, Warriors International Improv Ensemble. He is joined by Orphy Robinson on vibraphone and Rowland Sutherland on flute.
Line-up
Music
Cleveland Watkiss and Warriors International Improv Ensemble
Orphy Robinson featuring Steve Williamson
Byron Wallen
Lyrix Organix
Saint Leonard
Cameron Pierre
Nicolah
Live Art
Maddy Trigg – Felt Me
Circus
Out of Order – Aerial Circus and Dance
Symone – Roller Skate Holler hope rave and dance
For your visit
Food & Drink
Starbucks Coffee
Just off the walkway linking Custom House DLR with the ExCeL, this branch is a favourite quiet spot for students.
Places To Stay
Aloft London ExCeL
Four-star Marriott hotel with a dockside restaurant terrace, wood-lined interiors, and a striking skyline.
Activities
Emirates Air Line
This cable car flying between the Royal Docks and North Greenwich offers panoramic views of the river.
