Breakin' Convention ‘15

Breakin' Convention is an international festival of hip hop dance theatre which occurs annually. Taking place from Saturday 2 - Monday 4 May 2015 at Sadler’s Wells and the Lilian Baylis Studio in London, the festival remains one of the highlights on the British dance calendar. For 2015, Breakin’ Convention is back with high energy performances from UK and international companies over the May Bank Holiday Weekend. Now in its 12th year, this hugely popular Sadler's Wells production is hosted and curated by pre-eminent UK hip hop theatre artist Jonzi D. Breakin’ Convention showcases the best of international and home-grown hip hop talent and continues to offer a unique platform for young artists, with youth companies being able to present work on the main stage alongside more established acts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlk00S62D24 The main festival sees Sadler’s Wells’ foyer transformed with live DJs, freestyle dance jams, graffiti exhibitions, workshops from top international artists and live aerosol art. The participatory activities take place pre-show and during the interval. For the third year running Breakin’ Convention goes back to the roots of hip hop on Bank Holiday Monday with Park Jam, an outdoor party suitable for all the family in Spa Fields Park. With such rich offerings again for 2015, it is clear Breakin’ Convention is continually committed to celebrating, elevating and supporting hip hop dance theatre. The company works with the most respected, innovative and inspirational hip hop artists in the industry, and through its world-renowned international festival, professional development, youth projects and educational programme, Breakin’ Convention seeks to position hip hop alongside more historically established art forms. Breakin’ Convention is a resident company at Sadler’s Wells and in addition to the annual festival, Breakin’ Convention also hosts year-round activities to aid artist development.