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ROBERT HYLTON URBAN CLASSICISM (RHUC) / Image: Robert Hilton / Photographer: Irven Lewis

Image: Robert Hilton
Photographer: Irven Lewis
ROBERT HYLTON URBAN CLASSICISM (RHUC)

Contemporary dance|Dance for camera|Hip hop theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
3–7 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to large

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director/Choreographer/Performer
Robert Hylton
Music Director/DJ/Performer
Billy Biznizz

ARTISTIC POLICY
Robert Hylton Urban Classicism (RHUC) produces, performs, and educates through hip hop, contemporary dance, music, theatre, and film. The company aims to enrich people’s lives through shared culture, life-long learning, and new experience.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
The six dancers swagger about both in formation and with solo turns, showcasing kicks, backspins and improbably angled headstands.
Sanjoy Roy, The Guardian
Hylton has an intriguing talent – breaking down movement into component parts, then remixing and rebuilding them with as much articulation, clarity and wit as possible.
Donald Hutera, Dance Europe
The meeting of two dance cultures, with each successfully crossing the other’s boundaries.
Te Jakarta Post

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Catching Beats
Musicality is pivotal to the art of popping and hip hop dance, beat boxer Wan Dan takes the performers through a journey of time, space, rhythm, movement and illusion!
20 mins, 3 on stage, 5 on the road
Verse&Verses
Robert Hylton’s signature blend of hip hop fused with contemporary dance creates a visually arresting production.
20 mins, 5 on stage, 7 on the road
Landscapes
A multi-media work with live music by DJ Billy Biznizz and visuals by All of Us.
23 mins, 4 on stage, 6 on the road
Verse
DJ/Producer Billy Biznizz sets the pace, creating and mixing a live compositional soundtrack, solo by Robert Hylton.
20 mins, 1 on stage, 3 on the road

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
RHUC 10TH Anniversary Tour
Mixed bill including a new solo by Robert Hylton, Landscapes and Catching Beats, plus a RHUC film retrospective.
Available autumn 2009 to 2010

WRAP-AROUND
Practical sessions, choreographic commissions, master classes, post show talks, video and lecture programmes, residencies and educational workshops designed for schools and colleges, community projects, and professional dance practitioners.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2008 Zagreb, Do Paintings Walk
2007 Libya, Uzbekistan Verse
2006 Australia, Croatia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Taiwan, Verse, Verse&Verses

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Catching Beats tours January 2009
Other works – details on request