FESTIVAL LEZARTS URBAINS

100% BELGIAN FESTIVAL 

HIP HOP, KRUMP, STREET DANCES, SLAM, RAP, WORKSHOPQ, OPEN STAGE, CYPHERS, SEMINAR, DJ SETS, JAM & MORE…

The closing day of the festival will feature creations and works in progress street dances by Hendrickx Ntela, Yipoon Chiem, Rémy Mpuki, Roxane Hardy and Justine Theizen. Also on the program: a krump cypher Esprit Session (Lossa Wild Movement), non-mixed workshops on cultural appropriation and empowerment (MDF The Label), a rap/slam workshop dedicated to girls from 8 to 12 years old as well as slams and rap performances by Marie Darah, Mugeni, Z&T and Veridik.

« WHITENESS AND CULTURAL appropriation » WORKSHOP

10h-12h30 >  Intended for white people | subscribe (free) | MDF-THE LABEL. 

Whiteness, privilege, and cultural appropriation are issues that are increasingly discussed.  Beyond social media polemic, the facts remain: racism exists and to do nothing is to consent to it. In this workshop, we will consider how to position ourselves as individuals interested in street cultures.

« HEALING & empowerment » WORKSHOP

10h-12h30 >  Intended for non-white people | subscribe (free) | MDF-THE LABEL.

Racism is part of daily life for many dancers, including within the context of their art. This workshop, specifically for non-white participants, aims to create a safe space for them to express themselves without restraint and benefit from collective sharing, surrounded by artists who are living the same experiences.

ATELIER RAP & SLAM

10h-12h > For girls aged 8 to 12 | subscribe (free) | With Mel Moya & Melissa Farah.

Led by the Brussels rapper Melissa Farah and the Liège slammer Mel Moya, winner of the Prix Paroles Urbaines 2021. The objective of this non-mixed workshop is to offer young girls a safe space, to give priority to the female gender in a field that too often puts them in the background? and to encourage vocations from an early age. All this through an educational and benevolent approach. © Charlie Kapagolet & Olivier Conrardy

« Esprit Session »

13h > Cypher | Free

Krump Battle produced by Lossa Wild Movement. Beyond competition, Esprit Session brings krumpers together in a collaborative way. Each dancer is invited to show their own self and their universe. An opportunity to discover krump’s artistic identity, as well as the culture and energy emanating from it.

©Richwood Lunes 

Choreography showcases, productions, slam, rap & open stage

16h30 > Opening with an Open Stage/Session | Hosted by Z&T, open stage for amateur, confirmed and initiated artists... 

BLIND ◇ HENDRICKX NTELA

Cie Konzi | Dexter, Hendrickx Ntela, Joker, Luka Austin & Wild

© Shino Vison

"In a world where we think we are free, where everything seems normal and every gesture becomes ephemeral, are we free to think for ourselves?"

BLIND denounces the conscious and unconscious blindness of citizens, fed by a system that generates unattainable desires. Gathered around the Krump culture, five dancers - from Belgium, Spain, France and Senegal - face the same story in different parts of the world. Each character, with his own experience, reacts in his own way to the discourse suggested by the established order. The soundtrack of the show was developed by Morf (one of the most recognized krump beatmakers in Europe) and musicians of the Afro-Soul R&B movement (pianist Joshua Twambi, guitarist Jeanel Quinta and drummer Thierry Massamba). Imbued with spirituality, Krump dance acts as an outlet for their emotions, a true means of expressing their deep identity and cultivating their heritage.

© Shino Vison

Dancer and choreographer from Liège of Congolese origin, Hendrickx Ntela is the first Belgian krumpeuse to create shows where Krump has a predominant place. Multidisciplinary artist, Hendrickx practices Krump, Hip Hop, Dancehall, but also Kuduro and AfroHouse. Hendrickx Ntela is a teacher in the women's collective One Nation, founder of the Konzi Company and member of Gully Fusion, an international women's Krump group. Her main ambition is to develop Krump on all types of stages, in order to legitimize this style of dance as an artistic practice.

B**** ◇ YIPOON CHIEM

Belgian choreographer of Cambodian origin, Yipoon Chiem draws her originality from the practice of martial arts, classical Khmer dance and breakdance, which she has been practicing since 1998. Here she begins a new research, a solo performance in which she will be both the interpreter and the architect: B**** (pronounced Bitch). Yipoon dances, performs and speaks while taking care of her anger. That of a woman, aware of her experiences, of the roles she has been given in turn. B**** is an intimate moment, a sharing of the dark points in the life of a woman, a mother, facing her own difficulties. A quest to the sources of anger to better exorcise it, to catalyze its energy.

LES ÉPINES DE LA ROSE ◇ RÉMY MPUKI

Amina Bandaogo, Popping Danys et Anke Clinke | Work in progress 

Active Montois dancer since 2012, Rémy Mpuki is a freestyler, choreographer and performer but not only. Rémy is also a DJ. Passionate about Hip Hop, House and Popping, he is also inspired by Dancehall, Afro dances and Capoeira. LES ÉPINES DE LA ROSE, a dance-theater performance staged through a jazz musical creation, illustrates a double conjugal relationship between Malvine, Suzy and Iraknel. The story raises the universal and timeless question of the impact of adultery on human relationships. © Caroline Lessire

R'ÊTRE ◇ ROXANE HARDY

Roxane Hardy, Marie Vander Linden | Work in progress 

Choreographer and Hip Hop dancer, Roxane Hardy is a member and co-founder of the One Nation Crew, a group of dancers from the choreographic and freestyle worlds. In her creations, Roxane recurrently addresses the themes of introspection and liberation from her own conditioning. In R'ÊTRE, she begins the exploration of our inner world. Confronted with his own duality and external conditioning, an individual seeks to rise. His catharsis takes place through ritual practices of purification and healing. A journey between matter and the subtle world, a search for the self. © Caroline Lessire

SEASONS ◇ JUSTINE THEIZEN

Justine Theizen, Isabelle Audoan | Work in progress 

A dancer and choreographer inspired by hip hop and krump, Justine Theizen has developed her own style, combining emotion, a sense of authenticity and cinematic vision. She has worked in numerous shows, music videos and films. SEASONS, also performed by dancer Isabelle Audoan, illustrates a love story between two women, a theme rarely put forward on the hip hop scene. This stage of creation, which questions the discourses around sexuality, has the ambition to sensitize the public to the LGTBQIA+ community. © Victoriano Moreno

SET RAP ◇ VERIDIK

Veridik is a rapper from Tournai, active for more than ten years. As far as he is concerned, music goes beyond the stage of passion, and this since his first text. It has always been a help to him and he simply can't see himself living without it. He likes to rap on all types of sounds, whether they are modern like drill and trap, or more oldschool like boom bap. Rather discreet for a long time, Veridik has finally decided to come out of the shadows. He is currently recording his first project, an album entitled Une Seule Chance.

& LES PRESTATIONS SLAM DE MARIE DARAH, MUGENI ET Z&T

Marie Darah is a multidisciplinary and committed artist, trained at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in Speech Arts, and has also practiced opera for over ten years. Steeped in the stigma of an anti-conventional reality, Marie Darah fights against inequalities, systemic violence towards minorities and gentrification in the Belgian cultural milieu.

Member of the Sisterhood collective but also of L-Slam and Slameke, Mugeni is a poet. In love with words and inspired by Maya Angelou, she took writing classes as part of the Next Generation Please project, created by Bozar. After publishing a few poems on the blog of the artist Nganji Muturi - L'Art d'être Humain - Mugeni had the opportunity to perform at events such as Mama's Open Mic, That's What X Said or Les Fleurs Du Slam. © Caroline Lessire

Z&T is a duo composed of Zouz (Zoé Henne) and T.A (Théa Simon). A comedian at heart, Zouz has been doing theater since childhood. She began slamming in 2019 and was noticed during the event Paroles de Femmes, with her interpretation of La Justice s'en Balance. On May 13 she released her first book, a collection of slams entitled Sale Meuf. Also trained in playwriting and stage acting, T.A. eventually tried her hand at slamming and gave several workshops and then performed on stage. She recently published her first book: Chagrin des Codes. Both members of the L-Slam and Slameke collectives, Zouz and T.A met during a wild slam in the subway. They have not let go of each other since. Their first success, Cher harceleur, merci ! is a testimony of their committed feminism and the strength they claim on stage as in life.

DJ sets & Jam  >> 23h <<

Detailed program of Saturday, April 2

INFO

KVS BOL
Laeken straat 146 
1000 Brussels
DAY TICKET
9/13/17€
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15/20/25€
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KVS | WHITE NIGHT | Culture Urbaine | Alohanews | Citylab Pianofabriek | Belgium Unity | Shot By Wolaka | B.PXLS | Krump Belgium | Play Me A Dance | MDF-The label | Get Down - Dancers Management | Lossa Wild Movement | Supreme Cypher | L-Slam | Slameke | Article 27 Bruxelles | The Wallonia-Brussels Federation/ | The French Community Commission (COCOF)