Summer Sessions Skate Jam & Simple Cypher

Dates and times

Friday 14 July, 16:00 – 19:00

DUE TO BAD WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Location

Greenwich Park
Blackheath Gate, SE10 8QY

Price

FREE (only skaters need to pre-book)

Summer Sessions Greenwich Park. An illustration of the General Wolfe statue and Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park

Head over to Greenwich Park after school or work for Summer Sessions, a Friday evening Skate Jam!

Curated with support from Frankie J and Vibes On Vibes, Summer Sessions take place on Friday evenings in Greenwich Park. The skate jams are free to attend and join in, we just ask that you sign up in advance if you want to skate.

In addition to the Skate Jam, we’re also excited to be joined by Simple Cypher, who will perform their breathtaking cyr wheel show – Roll Play.

What to expect:

  • Join in a skills sharing workshop led by Skate Tingz and Vibes On Vibes.
  • Join or enjoy the vibes in our skate jam
  • Watch a performance from Simple Cypher
  • Browse stalls including the customisation station, Vibes On Vibes merch, Metropolitan Police Youth Engagement TeamExplore Learning and body lotions from Chezzzin.

Event Timings

16:00 Simple Cypher performance
16:30 Skate skills workshop
17:30 Simple Cypher performance
18:00 Skate jam

Summer Sessions in Greenwich Park are part of Summer in the Park, a Greenwich Dance and Arts Trust Productions project which is supported by The National Lottery Community Fund, Royal Greenwich Festivals, Peabody and The Royal Parks.

Illustrations by Keith Hau

Who's Who

Simple Cypher. Two performers hold a large hoop or cyr wheel with one performer balanced inside

Simple Cypher

Simple Cypher fuses Hip Hop and Circus to create new, uplifting experiences.

We are a company built through the foundations of hip hop and circus, founded in 2016 by Kieran Warner and Chris Thomas. Style, originality and unity are key fundamentals of hip hop culture and have had a profound influence on our development as artists and the work we create. Since forming, we’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with a host of hip hop and circus artists and presenting our work to audiences at festivals and venues across the UK and Europe.

We met training in hip hop dance at Swindon Dance’s Urban CAT scheme, then continued our training at the National Centre for Circus Arts where we both specialized in Cyr wheel. Joined by our passion for hip hop and circus it was a natural development to collaborate and create new work together. After winning the National Centre for Circus Arts Business Plan Award, Simple Cypher was born and we haven’t looked back.

facebook.com/simplecypher
twitter.com/SimpleCypher
instagram.com/simplecypher
Skate Tingz

Amir ‘Skate Tingz’ Bacchus-Marquis

I’m Amir Bacchus-Marquis but everyone calls me Amzy / Skate Tingz, I have been skating for 20 years and used my skating as a way to cope with hard times.

I live in North London and wanted to bring skating to my community so I quit my job at Haringey council in 2019 and decided to do nothing but skate.

Since leaving my job I have done nothing but skate, I teach in Finsbury Park, I work with companies that give skating workshops around London and I create skating content online.

I love my job and sharing the passion I have for skating.

instagram.com/skate_tingz
Vibes On Vibes. A group of roller skaters sit on some stone stairs

Vibes On Vibes

Vibes on Vibes is a collective of skaters that unite our community with our positive outreach and by providing safe spaces to exercise, meet new people, and learn new skills through our “good vibes” events.
We are made up of a wide age range of individuals which helps to further initiate a strong familial bond based on shared experiences, moral support and unity.