Breakin’ Convention
May 5th, 2009
So I have been freelance now for three months and have had the opportunity to work on a project that is close to my heart. Breakin’ Convention is a unique festival of Hip Hop dance theatre, which strives to fit a bunch of unconventional art forms into a formal theatre space. It is my job to think creatively with the Education Manager at Birmingham Hippodrome; Liz Leck about how we can accommodate the 4 elements of Hip Hop with integrity and value and truly represent the hip hop community in Birmingham.
We are working with artists, DJs, MCs and Breakers for the event. Eat Good Records and Mama Feel Good! will be hosting the foyer events for both nights. There will be a live MC cypher with performances from SonnyJim, Kosyne, Redbeard and Taharka plus special guest DJ ill boogs from Breakin’ Bread playing rock, funk, soul and disco breaks and rarities.
Also featuring a Hip Hop market place, which has been set up as an opportunity for local clothing, record and hip hop retailers to run stalls or for local Hip Hop organisations, promoters and entrepreneurs to publicise their service, event or product. The market place will be set in the Theatre’s restaurant on the 3rd Floor over 12th & 13th May from 5.30pm.
Workshops with local schools, youth groups, charities and young people in the Art of Hip Hop; breakin, spoken word and graffiti illustration, have created unique material that will also be showcased in the theatre over the two days.
The main acts are all legends and leaders in their field.
Witness a UK exclusive from the USA’s VII Gems Rock Dance Division featuring “the epitome of the B Boy” Ken Swift; French entertainer Salah, who mixes Hip Hop dance with mime and clowning and is known as the “Charlie Chaplin of Hip Hop”; and hailing from South Korea – arguably the best B Boying nation in the world – MyoSung.
Foyer Events start at 5.30pm! For £10 tickets holler “freestyle” to box office.
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