Breaking down barriers
Posted by Paul Caskey on May 6, 2011Live Art Dance kicked off its last show of the season last night and it rocked. I first got turned on to Vancouver”s 605 Collective almost two years ago at the annual Dance in Vancouver festival. DIV has two primary objectives: Shine the spotlight on dance to celebrate the province”s artistic richness, invite “buyers” to the party to share the wealth. I remember being impressed by the number of artists and the quality of work being made (especially when you consider that BC ranks dead last (by a long shot!) in terms of per capita cultural investment) but what really impressed was the number of younger artists who were pushing barriers and fully/successfully embracing DIY production. I”ve been looking forward to seeing 605 Collective”s show Audible live since first meeting these people back in October 2009. Our evening started with a great history lesson provide by Drew Moore/Concrete Roots. While I”ve been privileged to catch snapshots into the history of hip hop culture by the likes of B-boy Buddha (Canadian Floormasters), Moore gave us a very precise idea of how hip hop was born (I had an aha! moment when I realised that”s how the term Break dance emerged!) Anyhow, … Continue reading
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