Breakin' Convention

📣 It’s announced – our new ‘dance powerhouse’.... Revealing the opening programme of Sadler’s Wells East! 🎊 Sadler’s Wells East, our brand-new venue in Stratford, east London is opening in February 2025! Situated in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Sadler’s Wells East forms part of the East Bank cultural and educational quarter, alongside the BBC, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, Victoria and Albert Museum and UCL East, and is supported by the Mayor of London and LLDC.     The venue offers ‘dance from every angle’ - so, get ready for a range of styles: everything from hip hop to bharatanatyam, ballet to dance theatre, vogue and house.   The inaugural season features over 20 productions, including 7 UK Premieres and 10 Sadler’s Wells co-productions and commissions. It’s a new kind of cultural destination offering global perspectives, local roots and making national impact.     Our opening show is Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu's Our Mighty Groove, which features a community cast from east London alongside professional dancers from Uchenna Dance. London-based artists are championed throughout opening season, which culminates in an exciting new collaboration with Stratford East.     Sadler’s Wells East provides a home for some of the most exciting dance being produced across the country, and our opening season will indlude work by artists and companies from Manchester, Birmingham, Ashford, Leeds, Newcastle, Leicester and Cardiff.    In addition, Trajal Harrell, Mythili Prakash, and Emma Martin make their Sadler’s Wells debuts as the programme shines the spotlight on leading choreographic voices from around the world.    Tell me more? Our new venue features a flexible auditorium which will be transformed, at various points, into a skatepark, a club dance floor, a photography studio and an immersive rave experience!     The building is also home to two educational facilities, nurturing dance talent. Academy Breakin’ Convention, the UK’s first free Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performance and The Rose Choreographic School is an experimental research project, which sees dance artist develop their own choreographic practice..    Our building will be open to the public throughout the day, and has a public performance space, The Dance Floor, in our wrap-around foyer, which will give a platform for community groups, guest artists and more. Six state-of-the-art studios will enable dance artists to develop and create new work, and the theatre will be a new production base and opening venue for some of Sadler’s Wells’ own productions. Connecting locally is also key to us, with a strong audience development focus, and a target is 50% of new jobs will going to local people.     To browse the season and find out more about Sadler’s Wells East https://lnkd.in/ebM9bDm2

🕺 Breakin’ Convention 2024 – International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre Breakin’ Convention is back for another year, showcasing the very best hip hop dance acts from around the world. It's hosted by Sadler's Wells Associate Artist, Jonzi D, who was nominated at the Olivier Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Dance earlier this month. This year’s festival will take place on from Friday 3 Amy to Sunday 5 May, featuring ShaolinOrShao, CREATE4, Ekleido, GSB, Jamal Sterrett, Sons of Wind, Cie Kilaï, TRAPLORD, Femme Fatale, Jinjo Crew, When Time Was New, Company DHW, Boy Blue, and Sasha Mahfouz Shadid. Off the stage, this year’s festival also includes some dance workshops in our studios. The workshops are a hot house of technique, challenge, and creativity, and will give you an opportunity to hone your technique or try dance for the first time, learning from some of the best hip hop, house and funk style dancers from across the globe. There’s also an opporuntity to find out more about Academy Breakin’ Convention which will open as part of our new venue Sadler’s Wells East in Stratford. For more information about this year’s Breakin’ Convention – International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre https://lnkd.in/ez2p5rcJ