UK live arts festival Streetfest returns this May for its sixth year, taking place in the soul of East London, Shoreditch; the home of creatives and free spirits. For one day only, on Sunday, May 5th a variety of artists, musicians and more will unite to celebrate British Street culture; with attractions covering a spectrum [...]
‘Free speech, free dance.’ The carnival fever has come and gone in London, but that hasn’t stopped the rest of the world from getting in a few dance moves. Insight Clothing have teamed up with directors Mike Piscitelli and George Gorrow to create the short film Split Your Jeans, But Don’t Break Your Dick, dedicated [...]
The legendary The Roots drummer, producer and DJ ?uestlove recently did a couple of dates in the mid-western region of America. Bringing fellow Illadelph native Yameen Allworld along with him to rock the crowd, the video shows footage of the duo’s Chicago and St. Louis gigs – and it looks like good times were had, and [...]
September 15, 2011
Kwame Wilson
Dance, Event Listings
Arriving at Scala on Thursday, June 30 I felt an undefined mix of emotions, some where between excited anticipation and uncertainty. I’m not entirely sure why, maybe because I had only recently discovered the 19-year-old teeny-pop-princess about a year ago, or the fear that the young singer-songwriter from South Carolina may be another churned out [...]
July 1, 2011
Tolu Akisanya
Dance, Event Listings, Reviews
Adorable. Nine year old figure skater Starr Andrews gives an artistic performance to Willow Smith‘s “Whip My Hair” on ice, with jumps, spins and, of course, obligatory hair flips. Where did all these sassy nine year old comes from? Love it. [...]
December 29, 2010
M. Gosho Oakes
Dance, Music
The Pied Piper currently running at the Barbican Theatre [London] until 14 March is an up-to-date version of the well-known children’s tale and Robert Browning poem, ‘The Pied Piper of Hamlin’. But it’s the Pied Piper with a Hip-Hop/Nu-style dance twist. The show is the brainchild of director Ultz and choreographer-extraordinaire, Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy. It [...]
March 10, 2009
Tola Ositelu
Dance, Reviews