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StreetDance Festival & OpenStyles Jam
The Dance Center at Columbia College Chicago presents the Fall 2018 B-SERIES (B-FREE) Hip-Hop & Street Dance Festival
FALL | October 9 - 13, 2018
B-FREE: celebrating innovative expression and progressive action in hip-hop and street dance culture
Collaborating with internationally recognized hip-hop nonprofits Words Beats & Life of Washington D.C. and Kuumba Lynx of Chicago, B-FREE features workshops, performances, panel discussions and a community dance jam and competition. This fall, the B-Series coincides with our presentation of the Chicago debut of Ephrat Asherie Dance.
MAIN EVENT: B-FREE JAM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13
DANCE CENTER, 1306 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE
FREE ADMISSION
2V2 OPEN-STYLES BATTLE
WINNERS RECEIVE FLIGHTS TO **JUSTE DEBOUT U.S. QUALIFIER** HOSTED BY WORDS BEATS & LIFE INC. IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON NOV 1 AND 2, 2018!
JUDGES: FABULOUS FREDDIE NINJA, NATURAL1 AND VERO
DJ: VADER
HOST: BRAVEMONK
GET FREE AWARDS PRESENTED BY KUUMBA LYNX & SECRET GUEST JUDGES: Get Free Cypher Awards – dancers who best embody freedom and innovation in the cyphers, and Get Free Community Awards – an individual/organization representing innovation and progressive action through hip hop at the community level
11:30 P.M. REGISTRATION FOR WORKSHOP & BATTLE SIGN-UPS (FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED)
12-1:00 P.M. DANCE WORKSHOP WITH EPHRAT ASHERIE DANCE (STUDIO 300)
12:30 P.M. DOORS OPEN FOR B-FREE JAM (THEATER)
A DANCE PARTY AND COMPETITION WITH PERFORMANCES AND AWARDS
FEATURING A 2V2 OPEN-STYLES BATTLE
1:30 P.M. PRELIMS BEGIN, REGISTRATION CLOSES
3:45 P.M. PERFORMANCE BY QUDUS ONIKEKU
4:30 P.M. JUDGES SHOWCASE, FINAL BATTLE & AWARDS
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 | 6:30–8 P.M.
PANEL DISCUSSION: TRADITION/INNOVATION--HIP-HOP FUSION, HYBRIDIZATION, IDENTITY AND ETHICS
624 S. Michigan, Room 1409
Panelists: Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie, Teena Marie Custer, Qudus Onikeku, & D'andre Dixon (A.K.A. Nero)
THURSDAY–SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 12 AND 13 AT 7:30 P.M.
EPHRAT ASHERIE DANCE, ODEON
DANCE CENTER, 1306 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE (THEATER)
tickets at: www.dance.com.edu
Thursday October 11
Post-Performance Conversation: Panel Discussion: “Hip-Hop/Street Dance on the Concert Stage”
immediately following performance in the theater
featuring choreographers Ephrat Asherie, Litebulb and BRAVEMONK on opportunities and challenges, moderated by T. Ayo Alston
Friday October 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Pre-Performance Talk: “Moving Beyond Beauty: Finding Meaning in Dance”
presented by Dr. Peter Carpenter, interim chair of the Theatre Department
at Sherwood Community Music School Recital Hall, 1312 Michigan Avenue
For more info, visit: www.dance.com.edu
or email: krobinson@colum.edu
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