TT1819 Cultural Catalogue

PRIMARY, SECONDARY, POST-16 & SEN OFFERS
Breakin’ Convention
Project Name
Hip Hop Workshops
About the Project
Breakin’ Convention uses Hip Hop Theatre and its
disciplines from rap, spoken word, dance and graffiti to
engage young people to express themselves creatively.
Our workshop practitioners are all active artists in the Hip
Hop scene, using their talent and skills as educational
tools to enrich the curriculum through practical
workshops. Working in a genre that young people feel
connected to, we offer workshops across the following
areas:
Rap / Spoken Word: Working on literacy; building
confidence in sharing in front of others individually;
working on rhyme, rhythm and having fun working as a
group.
Dance: Our Breakin’ Convention Festival premiered a
piece which is now part of the GCSE dance syllabus. We
can plan a workshop to cover this piece if requested.
Graffiti: History of aerosol art, stencilling, colouring and
style; creating a personalized piece of art. This can be on
canvas, a wall mural or t-shirts.
Beatboxing: A beginner’s session focusing on breaking
down the technique; different sounds, methods and
activities to create a soundscape to share.
Our workshops can be tailor-made to your desired
outcome, depending on your subjects/themes, if you let
us know what you would like to focus on in advance.
Suitability
Workshops can be suitable for KS1-5, post-16 and in PRU
settings. Our practitioners have worked with SEN students
both through movement & sound (Beatboxing & Dance
workshops are recommended).
This is for a class of up to 30 young people.
Dates, Location & Format
Dates and times are flexible across the year and take
place in-school.
Half day (3.5 hours) or full day (5/6 hours).
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