It’s the first day of Open Art Surgery, Breakin’ Convention’s week-long intensive hip hop theatre project. In the opening episode, we’re introduced to the cast of five performers and their many dancers as they delve into deconstructing hip hop theatre performance with mentors Jonzi D, Anthony Ekundayo Lennon and Jane Sekonya.
Open Art Surgery is hip hop theatre dissected, examined, and put under the microscope!
Open Art Surgery is about breaking down the fourth wall and showcasing raw talent and new work.
It offers hip hop theatre companies and performers, from dancers and musicians to emcees and visual artists, the opportunity to develop and experiment with new ideas, share new work publicly and receive mentorship from experienced hip hop theatre creators like Jonzi D.
Participants spend one week workshopping and devising with mentors on hand to inspire, advise and offer support. With no pressure on an end product, Open Art Surgery allows artists to take creative risks, try something different or to test ideas.
At the end of the week, participants share and discuss their work with a live performance hosted by Jonzi D. Taking place in an intimate theatre space, Jonzi invites the audience to question and critique the brand new work shown, giving audience members the opportunity to get inside the minds of the artists, and giving artists themselves the unique opportunity to question their audience.
Work that has appeared at Open Art Surgery has gone on to be performed at The Place, Just Jam, Edinburgh Fringe and Breakin' Convention's international touring.
CREDITS
Mentors
Jonzi D
Jane Sekonya-John
Anthony Ekundayo Lennon
Choreographers & Performers
Dani Harris-Walters
Matthew Eudu
Jourdan Reiss
Lerato Sekonya
Kofi Mingo
Paul Corben
MoSean
Stomping Pictures Crew
Camera Assistant
Gabrielle Pin
Ryan Riley
Jude Yusuff
Montel Vernege
Editor & Colourist
Sarah Colombani
Produced and directed by
Nick Pin
MORE from Breakin' Convention and BCTV:
SUBSCRIBE: kzfaq.info_c...
Website: breakinconvention.com/
Facebook: / breakinconvention
Twitter: / bconvention
Instagram: / breakinconvention
Snapchat: / breakinconvention
#breakinconvention