Introduction to the event

Our two organisations believe in the relevance and

attraction of hip hop dance for audiences and

participants of today. We have supported,

co-commissioned and created new contexts for

this vibrant dance style and will continue to

present artists who have their roots in hip hop.

Over the two jam packed days there will be the

opportunity to see works by nine companies, meet

peers face to face, engage in debate and learn

from a new talks programme. With over 60

programmers joining us last year, don’t miss the

opportunity to sign up and take part in the

hip hop summit.

Companies You’ll See at the Summit

*Steam* by The Urban Playground Team

In The Mind of a Bird by BirdGang Dance Company

Entwined by Botis Seva & Duwane Taylor

The Spalding Suite by Inua Ellams & Benji Reid

produced by Fuel

Savage Beauty by Hype Dance in collaboration

with Boy Blue Entertainment and Ingle Gym

All of the above productions are ready to tour to at

either small scale, mid scale or outdoor spaces.

The companies are also able to offer a bespoke

programme of outreach activity to support

each work.

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Pavilion Dance South West &

Hip Hop Dance Summit 8 & 9 May 2015

East London Dance present

Free event for festival and venue programmers

“The Summit is an exciting opportunity for this female led hip

hop dance company to present work in front of programmers. It

gives us an opportunity to talk about the fusion of hip hop dance

and sport, how it can enable us to reach new audiences, and seek

out unconventional partners and investors to strengthen the

support for dance.”

Sarah Shead (Spin Arts Management) Producer for Hype Dance Company.

We’re also delighted to share 20 minutes of the very first outing of Fagin’s Twist by Avant Garde Dance, a

re-imagining of Oliver Twist that will be ready for touring in Spring 2016.

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ChoreoLab, Talks & Reviewers

Sitting inside the summit, we’ll also be

presenting two works in progress that emerge

from the Hip Hop ChoreoLAB, a South East

Dance and Pavilion Dance South West initiative

supporting hip hop choreographers working

with new collaborators.

The hip hop dance summit will feature, for the

first time, a curated talks programme which

will offer examples of successful participatory

practice including the creative team from

Varmints by Wilkie Branson, a work for families

and young people and an opening discussion

entitled What is Hip Hop?

Produced by Pavilion Dance South West

& East London Dance

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Testimonial

“It was wonderful to see a range of work in a compressed

amount of time, I definitely plan to programme some of the

pieces I saw. The post performance discussions were detailed &

offered valuable insight into practice & process.

I thought it was brilliant.”

Wendy Martin, Southbank Centre (Integrated Dance Summit 2014)

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How To Book

The hip hop dance summit will take place at Pavilion Dance,

Bournemouth, BH1 2BU.

Day 1 runs from 1pm on Friday 8th May till 11pm and

Day 2 starts at 9am running through till 5pm on Saturday

9th May.

If you have any further questions or want to join us in

Bournemouth, email Sheila Creevey by 10/04/2015 and she’ll

confirm your attendance by 17/04/15.

We will also be joined by two writers (Nicholas Minns and

Cindy Claes) for the summit who’ll be offering their

creative responses at the end of each post show discussion.

Pavilion Dance South West &

Hip Hop Dance Summit 8 & 9 May 2015

East London Dance present

Supported by South East Dance,

A r t s C o u n c i l E n g l a n d a n d

Bournemouth Borough Council

Free event for festival and venue programmers