CITY BREAKZ
BY ROOM 2 MANOEUVRE
City Breakz is an outdoor pop-up hip-hop performance trail. Performances will take place in unusual city locations, as four dancers journey through urban spaces, leading to one final showdown. Each performer armed with a patch of linoleum and a sound system - will spring up in spaces and structures you least expect across cities and towns. Anything can become a dancefloor - a bench, a set of steps, part of a wall - as the dancers negotiate the challenges of uneven surfaces, angles and gradients of the city.
City Breakz’ bold and striking juxtaposition of dance and environment asks, where and how do we make room for art and culture to exist, to inspire and to be accessible in a changing urban landscape? The City Breakz dancers re-imagine city spaces, change the perception of local environments and bring dance closer to communities.
Created by Edinburgh based dance company, Room 2 Manoeuvre led by Artistic Director Tony Mills and in collaboration with the dancers, City Breakz blends hip hop, physical theatre and contemporary dance backed by music and sound design from The Reverse Engineer (AKA Dave House) to present a quirky, fun and engaging experience for audiences.
It’s hip-hop...but not as you know it.
CREDITS
Artistic Director (Room 2 Manoeuvre): Tony Mills
Producers: Feral (Jill Smith & Kathryn Boyle)
Composer: Dave House
Engagement Officer: Yasmin Doak
Production Manager: Sarah Wilson
Stage Manager: Marisa Ferguson
Performers: Abisola Akinade, Rob Anderson, Paris Crossley and Ryan Naiken
Graphic Design: Angela Kirkwood
PR: Storytelling PR
Videographer: Phat Dog Films
Photography: Brian Hartley
Funded by Creative Scotland Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance.
Supported by The Workroom, Merchant City Festival, The Brunton, Summerhall and Tramway Residency Programme.
TOUR DATES
Friday 16 July – Platform, Easterhouse
Tuesday 20 July – Waterfront, Greenock in partnership with Beacon Arts Centre as part of Inverclyde Summer of Fun
Wednesday 21 July – Coronation Park, Port Glasgow in partnership with Beacon Arts Centre as part of Inverclyde Summer of
Fun
Thursday 22 July – Train Station, Gourock in partnership with Beacon Arts Centre as part of Inverclyde Summer of Fun
Friday 23 July – Queens Park in partnership with Tramway and Queens Park Arena as part of Tramway Beyond Walls Season
Saturday 24 July – Coal Pier, Dunoon in partnership with Dunoon Burgh Hall
Tuesday 27 July - St Andrews University in partnership with The Byre
Thursday 29 & Friday 30 July – Marischal Square, Aberdeen City Centre and Duthie Park in partnership with City Moves
Tuesday 3 August – Falkirk Town Centre in partnership with Falkirk Delivers
Wednesday 4 August – Canal Encounters, The Helix, Falkirk in partnership with Falkirk Community Trust
Friday 6 August – Fissherow Park, Musselburgh in partnership with The Brunton Theatre
Saturday 7 August – Harbourfront, North Berwick in partnership with Fringe by the Sea
Sunday 8 August – The Meadows and Summerhall, Edinburgh
Wednesday 11 August - Stirling High Street in partnership with Macrobert Arts Centre
Thursday 12 August – Heart of Hawick in partnership with Live Borders
Friday 13 August – Plane Stanes, Midsteeple Quarter, Dumfries in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival
Saturday 14 August – Town Centre, Kirkcudbright in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival
