Free Youth Projects
Inspiring a new generation
Breakin' Convention has a range of youth projects for young people to engage with.
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Breakin’ Convention also offers a range of activities in schools and PRUs. If you would like to find out more, please get in touch.
Current projects
Future Elements
A four day long workshop bringing together young people aged 11-14 to learn new skills and explore their talents. These aspiring dancers, MCs, graffiti artists and music producers work intensively with professional hip hop artists to write lyrics, produce music, choreograph routines, create artwork and shoot a music video, before its shown to the public at their very own film night.
Dance Classes
In the lead-up to opening Academy Breakin’ Convention at Sadler’s Wells East, Breakin’ Convention is offering opportunities for beginner to intermediate dancers 12 - 19 years old, starting 26 April 2024. Develop your skills, perform and train up your foundations while learning choreography.
Bring the Drama
Bring the Drama is a free weekly project for young people interested in learning how to create a hip hop theatre show.
Led by Debris Stevenson and Steve Macaulay, participants will create a performance that will be performed at Spotlight Youth Hub in Langdon Park
Back to Basics
A four week introductory course to music and audio production for 16-19 year olds at Pirate Studios.
The course is for beginners who want to learn how to start and develop their skills in podcasting and radio show production, music production, DJing and rap.
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Out The Box
A creative producers course over 12 weeks, Out The Box is an opportunity for 15 young people to collaborate to produce anything they want, whether a film, festival or fashion show. Everyone’s ideas are brought together in the first session, after which everyone’s roles are decided, from who produces to who provides the props in what could end up being a blockbusting film or a revolutionary concept album - it’s up to the participants to dream, decide, and collaborate!
Back in the Booth
A two-day challenge for aspiring rappers and vocalists: Lay down a track with active industry lyricists and producers and see it made into a professionally mastered song.
Starting from Scratch
Young people take part in a four month long hip hop youth theatre project to create their own work. Guided by professional dancers, rappers and theatre creators they develop a whole production. Their work will then be showcased at Breakin' Convention's international festival of hip hop theatre.
Graffical
A two day workshop exploring lyrics, song writing and art through hip hop and graffiti. Participants share their favourite lyrics, exploring their meanings and learning the lasting social effects of music, before creating their own to uplift the local community. They then work with graffiti artists to create giant murals showcasing their work for the public.