Brixton Village is delighted to announce it has teamed up with CASA FESTIVAL – the arts organisation championing the best in Latinx art, performance, culture, music and film, to deliver an exciting programme of cultural events, marking CASA’s return for its 11th festival edition this September.
At a time when international travel is more challenging, CASA is bringing to London all the innovation, passion, artistry and diversity that its artists have to offer. The festival is a true celebration of the artistic and cultural exchanges between Latin America and the UK.

As part of CASA 2021’s exhibition, performance, and installation programme across London, Brixton Village will see a series of special events take place across the markets, including a shop window takeover from Thursday 16 to Friday 18 September for visitors to experience the freedom of bodily expression curated by Cordelia Grierson and Cecilia Kuska.
CASA X BRIXTON VILLAGE ART INSTALLATION – Thursday 16 to Friday 18 September FREE

Available to watch for FREE, the public art installation will see a number of works by some of the most contemporary Latinx artists, including ‘Les Revenants’ – a play-installation using Chilean performers made up of six dance solos, recorded in empty and ghostly historic buildings in Chile’s capital city Santiago, by Argentinian directors Luciana Acuña and Alejo Moguillansky. Also part of the installation will be ‘Casa Comun’ (common home) – an artistic research by British organization SDNA and Brazilian organization RR Produções Artísticas. This multicultural and multimedia collaboration with 10 multidisciplinary Amazonian indigenous artists builds on Renato Rocha’s residency in the Amazon in 2017, where he led theatrical workshops with local artists, indigenous tribes and riverside communities. There’ll also be further chances to see Synchronized Serpent a collaboration between Argentinian artist Cecilia Bengolea and the Jamaican national swimming team, whose current coach is Olympic gold medallist Olga Novokshchenova, They Gave Me A Map (and I drew them a line) by UK-based Chilean/Indian artist Shalini Adnani combines satellite images from Google Earth with images of mourning women to explore land, loss and displacement and video installation La Copla in the Amphitheatre of Quebrada de las Conchas by Argentinian collective G.R.A.pa shows the Calchaqui Valleys’ landscapes, where Diaguitas’ songs have been reverberating for hundreds of years.

BRIXTON VILLAGE LAUNCH PARTY – Thursday 16 September, 6-11PM FREE

To celebrate the launch of CASA’s art installation in Brixton Village, a party will be taking place on Thursday 16 September in the Brixton Village courtyard, offering the opportunity to meet CASA Latinx artists. In addition, guests will be able to enjoy live music by Brixton Village Lates, food from some of the markets’ most iconic restaurants, and special drinks for the occasion by Jim AND Tonic.

PROMENADE PERFORMANCE – Saturday 18 September, 3PM FREE

What’s more, Argentinian director, playwriting and visual artist Fernando Rubio invites the community of London to participate in the collective performance ‘A minute to celebrate our dead’ on Saturday 18 September at 3PM, starting from the Brixton Village courtyard. Each participant will reconstruct the memory of a loved one or a person they miss, celebrating them through a ritual act.