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Tag: Hip Hop Dance Theatre

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

3rd November 20193rd November 2019  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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Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: Crazy Legs, Don Campbell, Hamilton, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Dance Theatre, Johan Persson, Kate Prince, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Peacock Theatre, Popin Pete, Shakespeare, Some Like It Hip Hop, Some Like it Hot, The Lockers, Tommy Franzen, Toni Basil, Twelfth Night, ZooNation, ZooNation Dance Company

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

4th October 20194th November 2019  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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Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: B-boying, Breakin' Convention, Breakin' Convention Presents, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Dance Theatre, Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven, Lilian Baylis Theatre, Sadler's Wells, Yaman Okur

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

15th August 201915th August 2019  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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Posted in Arts, Dance, TheatreTagged: Alias LDN, Artists 4 Artists, Camilla Greenwell, Chris Reyes, Christopher Reyes, Hip Hop dance, Hip Hop Dance Theatre, Jason Torres, Jonadette Carpio, Kloé Dean, Laban Theatre, Lee Griffiths, Man Up, Mikiel Donovan, Myself UK Dance Company, Ortin Norbert, Sean, Theresa Origone, Trinity Laban, Trinity Laban Theatre

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

8th August 201921st April 2020  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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Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: Adam Carré, Ben Williams, Black Mirror, BLKDOG, Botis Seva, Dance, Ezra Owen, Far From The Norm, Greta Thunberg, Hip Hop Dance Theatre, James Hall, Jordan Douglas, Joshua Nash, MADHEAD, Malala Yousafzai, National Youth Dance Company, Ryan Dawson-Laight, Sadler's Wells, Sekou Diaby, Selako Jade Ackuaku, Torben Lars Sylvest, Victoria Shulungu

Body Politic’s Father Figurine at Stratford Circus Arts Centre

17th June 201917th June 2019  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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Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: Body Politic, Dance, Derek Mok, Emma-Jane Morbey, Father Figurine, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Dance Theatre, Isaac Ouro-Gnao, Josh Tomalin, Lee Griffiths, Mental Health, Mental health Awareness, Spoken Word, Stephen Brown, Stratford Circus, Toxic Masculinity, Tyrone Isaac-Stuart

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

14th May 201914th May 2019  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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Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: A.I.M Collective, Amanda Pefkou, Artists 4 Artists, Boy Blue Entertainment, Breakin' Convention, Breaking, Emma Ponsford, Fig Leaf, Géométrie Variable, Godson, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Dance Theatre, Jinjo Crew, Jonzi D, Jordan Douglas, Kloé Dean, Lilian Baylis Studio, Michelle Norton, Myself UK Dance Company, Sadler's Wells, The Archetype

Interview with acclaimed choreographer, Botis Seva – ‘I’m just some boy from Dagenham who loves dancing’

27th February 20191st November 2020  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Acclaimed dancer and choreographer, Botis Seva, talks about growing up in Dagenham, how dance transformed his life and his latest artistic directorship with the National Youth Dance Company.

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Posted in Arts, Dance, InterviewsTagged: Botis Seva, Dance, East London, Ezra Owen, Far From The Norm, Hip Hop, Hip Hop dance, Hip Hop Dance Theatre, Ivan Blackstock, Jonzi D, Jordan Douglas, Joshua Nash, Lee Griffiths, Mikey J Asante, National Youth Dance Company, NYDC, Reckonings, Sadler's Wells, Shangomola Edunjobi, Sharlene Carter, Tony Adigun, Torben Lars Sylvest, Vicki Igbokwe, Victoria Shulungu
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