IT'S BAAAACKKKKKK!
Don't believe me?
(shout out to my local newsagent #hollowayroad)
Dance fans it's time to get excited, hip-hop fans it's time to drop a beat of enthusiasm, people of London it's time to get your tickets to Breakin' Convention because it's only one of the BEST HIP HOP THEATRE EVENTS of the year!
Every year the line-up gets better and better, and after seeing the quality of work developed at the Open Art Surgeries this year (where hip-hop theatre performers get to develop their work wth the mentorship of Jonzi-D or other dance experts and then perform it to an audience who give feedback) we are in for a treat.
Here is what you need to know:
Breakin' Convention 16'
International Festival
of Hip Hop Dance Theatre
Sadler’s
Wells & Lilian Baylis Studio, EC1R
Friday
29 April - Monday 2 May 2016
Performances: Fri 8pm; Sat & Sun
doors open 4pm, Show 6pm
Tickets:
Fri 29 April: £5 | Sat 30 April & Sun 1 May £15 - £24 (£17 concessions)
Ticket
Office: 020 7863 8000
The line up will include the following UK acts:
Boy Blue Entertainment – East London's leading street dance crew featuring choreography
from Kenrick 'H2O' Sandy. This company comes from a lineage of Boy Blue
Entertainment youth dance development, and performed at Breakin’ Convention last year.
Daughters of the Dragon – Female duo featuring
BBC Young Dancer Finalist Sharifa Tonkmor, winner of New York’s ‘Ladies of Hip
Hop’ competition and contestant on Sky 1’s Got
To Dance.
Flawless – The stars of Britain's Got
Talent and the Street Dance
movies return to Breakin' Convention for the first time since their last
appearance in 2008. Since their rise to fame, the ten-strong dance act has performed at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert with Kylie
Minogue and appeared in music videos with Madonna, Beyoncé and Leona
Lewis.
The Locksmiths – Dancer and choreographer Mr Ben presents an ensemble
performance with a line up of London lockers. Mr Ben has previously trained with
legendary dancers such as Suga Pop, Greg Campbellock Jr, Tony GoGo and Popin
Pete.
Myself UK Dance Company – Kloe Dean's all-female hip hop dance company examines female
identity and acceptance with a seamless blend of movement and spoken word in Red. Developed at Breakin’ Convention’s Back To The Lab and last seen at Breakin’
Convention in 2015.
Pro-Motion – Prepare to be blown away by the UK's supergroup of
powerful poppers. With intricate illusions and intense
technicality, Pro-Motion stars dancers from Plague, Flawless, and the UK's
newest generation of poppers.
Protocol Dance Company – Formed in 2008 by choreographers
Jared Garfield and Lanre Malaolu, Protocol's foundation of movement stems from
a wide range of styles such as hip hop, popping and krump. The group performs I Can’t Breathe, an intense
exploration of modern day race
relations, developed at Breakin’
Convention’s Back To The Lab.
SWNSNG – Mixing images of inner city grit, grime music and krump
dancing, this is a dystopian take on Lord of the Flies by Birdgang member and Breakin’ Convention regular Ivan
Blackstock entitled Lord of the Trap Flyz.
Take 1 – Bringing hype and energy from Nottingham, Take 1's younger
all-female crew bring fierce hip hop choreography to the Sadler's Wells
stage.
Wayward Thread
– With virtuoso technicality, Si Rawlinson's Wayward Thread weaves intricate
b-boy moves with intense flow.
International acts include:
Antoinette Gomis (France)Incorporating waacking and house dance to celebrate the
SHE-roes that fought for civil rights.
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| Antionette Gomis by Belinda Lawley |
Bandidas (France) –All female popping crew showcase their prowess and electrifying
abilities. The group makes their festival debut, performing for the
first time in the UK.
BBoyizm (Canada) – Reigning from Canada,
B-Boy Crazy Smooth's crew invites the audience into the world of a practice jam
that exemplifies the foundations of breaking culture at its rawest.
Damon Frost (USA/Sweden) – Widely credited for bringing popping foundation to Europe,
the original 'rubberman' and legendary popper performs for the first
time at Breakin' Convention.
Enfants Prodiges (France) – Witness the next generation of France's leading hip hop
dancers with this supercrew made up of Wanted Posse, Bad-Trip, Serial Stepperz
and Pro-Phenomen dancers.
Iron Skulls Co. (Spain) – Navigating an apocalyptic world merging b-boy and contemporary
language. The group explores a place where humans and animals become one. Sinestesia won 1st prize at Festival HOP
in Barcelona.
Soweto Skeleton Movers (South
Africa) – Straight from the street and on to the stage, South Africa's pantsula
dancers dazzle with street performances and astounding tricks.
The Ruggeds (Holland) – Formerly known as Rugged Solution, this eight strong crew from
Eindhoven won the UK B-Boy Championships world final last year. The Ruggeds
perform Adrenaline, last seen at
Breakin’ Convention in 2015.
Acts in this year’s Studio line-up:
David Judge & Kendra Horsburgh – A powerful poetry performance duet
combining spoken word and physical movement, developed
at Breakin' Convention's Word Becomes Flesh.
Far From The Norm – A collective of individuals established in 2009, striving to break
boundaries and challenge audiences by portraying hip hop in a dynamic and
abstract way. Botis Seva's kung-fu
inspired duet will astound audiences with sharp wing chun movement
and intense focus in a classic master and apprentice face off. Previously seen at Sadler’s Wells as part of its Wild
Card season.
See my interview with Botis Seva here
House of Absolute – An ensemble of waacking warrior queens take to the stage with
the live vocals of Lula Mebrahtu.
Kieran Warner – A solo performance of Freeing
the Mind fusing hip hop dance and cyr wheel showcasing both dance and
circus. Developed at Breakin' Convention's Open Art Surgery.
Spoken Movement – Kwame Asafo-Adjei returns to the
festival
with his company Spoken
Movement. The group uses elements of street dance and abstract
choreography, exploring the mental state of a girl
reminiscing a taboo family subject in Family
Honour. The group were last seen at Breakin’ Convention in
2014.
This is NOT one to miss.
To book tickets you can click here
Hope to see you there!
with thanks to Abstrakt publicity
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