Since its inception in 2004 the international festival of hip hop dance theatre has showcased 196 UK companies, 74 international companies, and a total of over 2600 performers to audiences in excess of 54,900. Details of the line-up for 2010 are now available, which includes dancers from Japan, the USA, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, France and one of the strongest UK line-ups the festival has ever seen.
The international crews performing in 2010 include a major event in the eyes of the hip hop world, as Suga Pop from the Electric Boogaloos leads an international tribute to Greg Campbellock Jr., one of the pioneers of locking, who died suddenly in January 2010. This tribute features Suga Pop, Lockadelic & Flomaster (USA), and some of Greg's master students from the UK.
Alongside the lineup of artists the Breakin' Convention weekend includes the fifth Film Night; the latest Future Elements video screening event, created entirely by young people representing the future of hip hop dance; live aerosol jams; workshop programmes taught by international artists; DJ demos and aerosol art and freestyle circles taking place in the Sadler's Wells foyer. Please visit HYPERLINK "http://www.breakinconvention.com" www.breakinconvention.com for the most up to date details.
To date the Breakin' Convention main stage line up is as follows (subject to change):
Sat 1 May
Dance Offensive (UK)
Phase T (France)
Status (UK)
Hilty & Bosch (Japan)
Big City Brains (Denmark/Sweden)
Renegade (Germany)
Sun 2 May
Interlude (UK)
Adiaspora (UK)
Pro-Phenomen (France)
Hilty & Bosch (japan)
Mon 3 May
Woolwich Polytechnic (UK)
Unity & Unity Youth (UK)
Bad Taste Cru (UK)
Greg Campbellock Jr. Tribute (international)
Big City Brains (Denmark/Sweden)
Pro-Phenomen (France)
The Seventh Annual International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre
Sadler's Wells
Saturday 1 – Bank Holiday Monday 3 May 2010
1 Day Seated Ticket: £20 Standing ticket: £15
Ticket office: 0844 412 4300 or www.sadlerswells.com
Breakin' Convention now offers reserved seating so early booking is strongly advised
