Tag: Hip Hop Dance Theatre

ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop at the Peacock Theatre

  Caity Mayall

Eight years after its debut, Some Like It Hip Hop returns to the stage, finally securing hip hop a deserving home in West End theatre.

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Breakin’ Convention Presents Yaman Okur and Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven’s 1mm Au Dessus Du Sol at the Lilian Baylis Theatre

  Caity Mayall

Inspired by a real-life earthquake experience, French b-boy Yaman Okur presents 1mm Au Dessus Du Sol, a high-energy piece mixing skilful breaking moves with elements of traditional theatre.

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Artists 4 Artists’ Double Bill: Chris Reyes and Kloé Dean at the Laban Theatre – breathtakingly brave & moving dance by two of hip hop dance theatre’s finest artists

  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Artists 4 Artists prove that they’re at the forefront of dance innovation and theatrical talent, with their double bill of Christopher Reyes’ Sean and Kloé Dean’s Man Up at the Laban Theatre.

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National Youth Dance Company’s MADHEAD by Botis Seva: Dance that thrillingly breaks every rule in the school book and leaves you shouting for more

  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

MADHEAD is the latest phenomenal dance production to come from Olivier Award-winning choreographer, Botis Seva, in collaboration with dancers from the National Youth Dance Company. Here, Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou discusses its themes of generational (dis-)connection, inner conflict and the power of young people.

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Body Politic’s Father Figurine at Stratford Circus Arts Centre

  Shirley Ahura

Body Politic’s latest production, Father Figurine, unites hip hop dance theatre and spoken word to powerful effect when exploring the fractured relationship between a father and his son. Our arts contributor, Shirley Ahura, writes an extended review of this vital, poignant piece.

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Breakin’ Convention 2019 at Sadler’s Wells – Love, Hope and Healing from the Next Generation of Hip Hop Dance Theatre Talent

  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Breakin’ Convention 2019, a specially curated international festival of hip hop dance theatre, brings together performers, artists, choreographers, DJs and educators from all over the world for four days of exceptional dance and music.

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