HIP HOP HYBRID - Si Rawlinson

CLASS DISCRIPTION:

The class welcomes all styles to delve into hybrid hip hop movement.  Starting with foundation hip hop grooves to have fun and break a sweat together, and then moving into powerful and expressive floorwork that draws from breakin', hip hop freestyle, and experimental flows.

BIO:

Si Rawlinson is a Hong Kong born mix-race British Chinese choreographer and theatre maker.  He is an Associate Artistic Director at Chinese Arts Now, with the show ‘Every Dollar is a Soldier’ recently winning the Digital Culture Awards. Originally coming up through the hip hop dance community and competing internationally, he then went on to work with acclaimed artists like Gary Clarke, Requardt and Rosenberg, and Alesandra Seutin among many others.

He started his company Wayward Thread in 2016.  Rooted in break (breakdance), and mixing hip hop styles, contemporary dance, physical theatre, and spoken word, he explores compassion, identity, and our dissonant relationship with a rapidly changing world.  His work has been performed at leading venues like Sadler’s Wells, The Place, and Royal Festival Hall, as well as internationally, and has been supported by organisations like Dance4 and the British Council.  Si Rawlinson is also a Resident Artist at Curve Theatre in Leicester and a lecturer at De Montfort University.

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*Studio space supported in kind by CURVE Theatre*