North West hip hop talent at The Lowry
Photo and interview opportunity: Thursday 7 May 1pm
- Preview performance from Shock Out including ex Hollyoaks actor Jamie Luke.
Please confirm your attendance by contacting Nicola Halstead on 0161 876 2024
or e-mail
nicola.halstead@thelowry.com
Five of the region’s best hip hop crews have been selected
to perform alongside hip hop dance stars in Breakin’ Convention 09, as it arrives in the North West for the first time at The Lowry on Sat 30 May.
Manchester’s Floor Riders, Street Dance Zone, Company Fierce, Shock Out and Warrington’s Deep Heat Crew were chosen from 25 crews across the region.
All with unique styles, the crews present the latest in Street dance, Popping and B Boying.
Shock Out are a dynamic contemporary street dance crew. Among the eleven dancers is ex Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lukes.
After five successful years at Sadler’s Wells, Breakin’ Convention, a unique festival of hip hop dance theatre, is on a new UK tour. The festival includes Ken Swift (USA), MyoSung (Korea) and Salah (France) as well as the cream of the region’s hottest hip hop dance talent.
Ken Swift and his crew, VII Gems Rock Dance Division, bring their legendary style to Breakin’ Convention 09 with Rockin’ It. A true pioneer in hip hop dance, Kenny "Ken Swift" Gabbert is considered the epitome of a B Boy. A world-renowned driving force in hip hop dance for 30 years, amongst his many credits he's appeared in classic films Style Wars, Beat Street and Flashdance.
Affectionately known as the ‘Charlie Chaplin of hip hop’, Salah is one of the best known hip hop dance performers of this generation and has won numerous major dance contests worldwide as a master of popping, locking and breaking and freestyle. His recent victory on French TV Show Incroyable Talent has now made him a household name in Europe. He returns to Breakin’ Convention with The Dream of Gluby, first performed in the UK at Breakin’ Convention 07.
MyoSung is an award-winning and much-lauded troupe of dancers based in Seoul, Korea, arguably the best B Boying nation in the world. MyoSung present an electrifying group of talented young B Boys in The Revolution will not be Institutionalised, a piece of dance with a powerful political message told with humour and sensitivity.
Posted on Friday, 01 May 2009 under Press Theatre Press Community & Education Press