SIZE OF COMPANY 4–12 on the road
SCALE OF VENUE Small- to middle-scale
PERMANENT STAFF Artistic Director Jonzi D
General Manager Marcel Jenkins
ARTISTIC POLICY Jonzi D Productions’ mission is to create and tour original high-quality middle to large-scale Hip Hop theatre productions collaborating with artists from across and outside the Hip Hop culture both in the UK and internationally. It aims to be a catalyst for the continuing development of the Hip Hop theatre genre through workshops and professional development programmes. Its Artistic Director is Jonzi D, one of the most recognised faces of Hip Hop culture in the UK
REVIEW EXTRACT 'Longtime pioneer of transferring the hip hop vibe from street to stage.' Metro
'The name Jonzi D shouts respect in circles of hip hop dance theatre.' The Independent
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS TAG…Me vs. The City Fusing all the elements of hip hop culture, TAG offers a window into the world of a brilliant but obsessive graffiti writer exorcising his demons in the only way he knows how. A cast of six incredible dancers explore the physicality of graffiti art lettering through a collage of rap, break dancing and body-popping. Middle-scale production directed by Jonzi D. (75 mins, 6 on stage, 9-10 on the road)
IVAN Jonzi D and Jane Sekonya share their experience of hurricane Ivan through a fusion of rap-poetry, dance and film in an intimate small-scale production. Directed by acclaimed playwright, author and director Amani Naphtali with new music by composer Jason Yarde and lighting by Pete Watts. (45 mins, 2 on stage 4–5 on the road)
WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY A range of hip hop workshops for dance technique, theatre, narrative, rapping and MCing across all ages and abilities.
TOURING AVAILABILITY Autumn 2007.
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