London’s prestigious Southbank Centre presents Intelligent Movement: A Celebration of Hip-Hop Culture in association with Channel 4…
From Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th of July 2011, enjoy a spectacular weekend exploring the four pillars of hip-hop: Djing, MCing, Breaking and Graffiti as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Festival of Britain with MasterCard.
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There’s a crazy amount of activities to get involved in including…
Thursday 14 July, 6pm, The Clore Ballroom, Free
This innovative 40-minute presentation hosted by MOBO award-winning UK hip-hop artist, Akala, examines hip-hop music and the art of rapping within the context of a history of oral musical traditions from jazz to reggae all the way back to the infamous griots of the Medieval Malian empire. The presentation also features a special performance by Akala alongside the talented multi-instrumentalist/composer/singer Sona Jobarteh, who is a member of one of the five principal Kora-playing (Griot) families from West Africa and is the first female kora player to come from this prestigious musical family.
Thursday 14 July, 6.30pm,The Front Room at QEH, Free
Poet and DJ Charlie Dark performs a pre-show hip-hop set ahead of Rhythm and Poetry at 8pm in the Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Thursday 14 July, 8pm, Purcell Room, £13
A no-clutter, no-fuss, straight-up nostalgic evening of hip-hop inspired poems and favourite hip-hop songs, featuring Charlie Dark, Inua Ellams, PolarBear, Roger Robinson, Jacob Sam La-Rose, Kate Tempest, Warsan Shire, Poetic Pilgrimage and Zena Edwards.
Thursday 14 July, 10pm, Hayward Gallery Concrete Bar, Free
Charlie Dark officially opens Intelligent Movement with an old-school DJ set at Concrete Bar.
Friday 15 July, 12.30pm, The Clore Ballroom, £12
The legendary Electric Boogaloos are in London for Intelligent Movement and are offering masterclasses for experienced dancers. Dancers can perfect their locking technique with Suga Pop.
Friday 15 July, 2pm, The Clore Ballroom, £12
Dancers can master the style of popping with renowned member of The Electric Boogaloos, Popin’ Pete. A limited number of experienced dancers will participate in this one-off chance to learn from one of the original US poppers.
Friday 15 July, 3.30pm, The Clore Ballroom, £12
A chance for dancers to learn from UK hip-hop pioneer Pervez in this footwork masterclass. A limited number of places are available to experienced dancers to learn from this highly respected b-boy.
SPIT. PRESENTS MC ENVY AND BELLATRIX
Friday 15 July, 7pm, The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Free
Friday 15 July, 7.45pm, Purcell Room, £13
Produced by Independance, Ladies of Britain is a unique evening of work entirely dedicated to women in hip-hop. In typical b.supreme style, Ladies of Britain showcases exclusive performances and battles featuring the most prestigious female dancers Britain has to offer.
Friday 15 July, 8.30pm, Concrete Bar at the Hayward Gallery, Free
A live funk band will take over Concrete Bar and give lessons in hip-hop funk styles.
Saturday 16 July, 11am, The Clore Ballroom, Free
Living legend Suga Pop from The Electric Boogaloos launches a new international hip-hop contest. All styles of dancer can take to the floor and the winners get to compete to win a chance to train in Los Angeles.This event runs for approximately four hours.
Saturday 16 July, 1pm, Riverside Terrace, Free
Hip-Hop DJ’s will battle it out on Southbank Centre’s open air terrace to see who can get the crowds dancing first.
PRE-SHOW DJ SET
Saturday 16 July, 6.30pm, The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Free
Iconic UK DJs the En4cers Pogo, Billie Biznizz and Cutmaster Swift set the tone in the Front Room foyer before The Electric Boogaloos perform at 8pm in the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Saturday 16 July, 8pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall, £20/£15
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, The Electric Boogaloos are the group responsible for making famous the dance styles popping and boogaloo. Whilst these styles carried an identity separate from hip-hop, with roots in pure funk, the styles were widely adopted into the hip-hop movement. In the early 70s Boogaloo Sam created a set of movements, evolving each into their own style, subsequently forming The Electric Boogaloos in 1977. Already legendary across California, an appearance in 1978 on the television show Soul Train cemented their cult position in Los Angeles and kick-started a world-wide popping craze. Even a young Michael Jackson, after seeing The Electric Boogaloos Soul Train performance, approached Suga Pop to co-choreograph the street dance scenes in the Thriller video in 1982. The Electric Boogaloo’s rare performance at Intelligent Movement highlights the heritage that they have given to the world and why it is still relevant today.
BREAKING WORKSHOP WITH SUN SUN
Sunday 17 July, 11am, The Clore Ballroom, Free
A free workshop in the basics of breaking. Led by UK b-girl Sun Sun, there will be a lesson in breaking and a lesson in the history of hip-hop. This workshop runs for approximately one hour.
Sunday 17 July, 12pm, The Clore Ballroom, Free
Sensational locker Rowdi leads this open workshop and takes participants through the basics of locking. This workshop runs for approximately one hour.
Sunday 17 July, 1pm, The Clore Ballroom, Free
Following her collaborations with Kendrick Sandy from Boy Blue, popping expert Skytliz offers a popping workshop, where participants can pick up the basics and get an introduction to this dance style. This workshop runs for approximately one hour.
JAZZCOTECH PRESENTS FUNK’S INFLUENCE ON HIP-HOP
Sunday 17 July, 4pm, The Clore Ballroom, Free
An afternoon and evening of dance workshops and performances.
STREETDANCE XXL UK CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday 17 July, 3pm, Royal Festival Hall, £32.50/£25/£20/£15
The Street Dance XXL UK Championships comes to Southbank Centre for the first time showcasing some of best street dance talent currently taking over the UK. The Street Dance XXL UK Championships has been going for over 15 years and is credited with providing an essential platform for new and well-known street dance groups. The XXL UK Championships is the only competition in the world whose winners and competitors include groups such as Flawless, Diversity, KMK, Plague, Twist & Pulse, Peridot, Status, Masters of Motion and many others.
Sunday 17 July, 4pm, Riverside Terrace, Free
American DJ legend Jazzy Jay and the UK’s En4cer’s take to the decks for the closing party on Southbank Centre’s Riverside Terrace.
To find out more and to buy tickets, head to the website.
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