Breakin' Convention: Now and next in 2012

Summer is here and the Breakin' Convention 2012 festival has been and gone. Now it's time to focus on the future, and the future is looking bright considering two things: The sun is shining and we're headed towards our 10 year anniversary next May, plus our acclaimed Open Art Surgery is returning to London then to Edinburgh to develop local hip hop theatre and Jonzi is set to tread the boards once again in Lyrikal Fearta: Redux.

Here's a run down of upcoming projects from and featuring Breakin' Convention... Remember, if you want to know stuff first then find us on Facebook or subscribe to our newsletter!

Open Art Surgery London

Following our acclaimed run at Dance City earlier this month Breakin' Convention's Open Art Surgery is a showcase of brand new ideas in hip hop theatre hosted by Jonzi D.

We invite you to delve into the minds and souls of dancers, emcees and musicians as they dare to try something new, dangerous and exciting!
Featuring: Ella Mesma, Spoken Movement, B-Girl Candy, Broken Doll, Cindy Claes, GREEdS, Josephine “Realitie” Rollings, Joshua Idehen and Project G

Date: Friday 7 September 2012, 7.45pm
Price: £5 - buy tickets now or call 0844 412 4300

Jonzi D: Lyrikal Fearta - Redux

Jonzi D returns to his creative roots to perform Lyrikal Fearta. Returning to the stage after ten years, Lyrikal Fearta remains as sharp, relevant and political as ever and is sure to draw up feelings of nostalgia with Jonzi's vintage classics, Guilty, Shoota, Safe, Aeroplane Man and Silence the Bitchin’ plus newly commissioned 'choreopoetic' work.

Date: 18 - 27 October at Sadler's Wells Lilian Baylis Theatre.
Tickets: £15 - Buy tickets now or visit Sadler's Wells website for more info.

Open Art Surgery Edinburgh

In November Open Art Surgery takes a tartan twist and touches down on Scottish soil for the first time ever. In partnership with Dance Base (Edinburgh), artists will devise and develop new hip hop theatre ideas. See the results at The Traverse on Saturday 24 November 2012.

Email peter.maniam@breakinconvention.com if you'd like to be involved.

Tickets on sale soon

Breakin' Convention 10th anniversary submissions open!

Click here to apply for Breakin' Convention 2012!

Breakin' Conventionis celebrating its 10th anniversary next year and will be packed with surprises and their strongest line-up ever!  If you want a chance to be part of this historic occasion then submissions will be opening in mid-September. It's our biggest landmark anniversary since 2008 (remember "five years of flavour?") - guaranteed Breakin' Convention 10 Year Anniversary tickets will be like gold dust!