UP-SKILL PROGRAM - Breaking Monthly Masterclass

At the end of every month leading into September 2024 we have some of Australia’s best Breaking talent come to our studios to teach us valuable dance knowledge. These Masterclasses are open to everyone, though a basic knowledge in Breaking style is recommended.

AUGUST UP SKILL MASTERCLASS WITH NICK POWER!

Nick Power, is a Sydney based B*boy and Choreographer whose work draws on the rituals and

culture of Hip Hop to create contemporary performances. His practice spans from remote

Aboriginal communities to the stages of the most prestigious contemporary dance festivals in

Europe. Crossing complex divides of place, culture, language and form is Nick’s forté.

Nick grew his skills in the Australian Hip Hop scene through dance battles and club shows, he is one of the pioneers’ breakers in Brisbane. He was a founding member of Gravity Warriors Crew, competing and performing across Australia before

going on to create performances for some of Australia’s most celebrated companies including

Tracks Dance and Stalker Theatre.

In 2012 Nick was the recipient of the Australia Council dance residency at the Cite International

Des Arts in Paris. This residency, alongside his time in the remote Aboriginal community of

Lajamanu, inspired his first full length independent work - Cypher. Based on a hip hop dance

ritual, the work premiered at Darwin Festival in 2014 and has since toured to major European

dance festivals and throughout Australia including Sydney Festival, Sydney Opera House, Tanz Im

August (Berlin) and URB Festival (Helsinki). Following this came Between Tiny Cities - a duet

between a dancer from Darwin and a dancer from Phnom Penh, developed over three years

through a cross cultural hip hop exchange between Australia and Cambodia. It Premiered at

Dance Massive 2017 with seasons in Phnom Penh, Darwin Festival, APAM and Hong Kong Arts

Festival. The work then toured through Australia, Asia and Europe in 2018 & 2019 and completed

a 5 week tour of the UK in 2022. The work was nominated for a Green Room Award and an

Australian Dance Award. Two Crews (2020) was a collaboration with all female group Lady Rocks

Crew (Paris) and Riddim Nation (Sydney), commissioned through the Major Festival Initiative and

premiered at Sydney Festival in 2020 followed by Adelaide Festival. Nick’s most recent work,

Deejay x Dancer was commissioned by Sydney Opera House and premiered in 2023 and toured

Australia in 2024. Nick was the founder and Artistic Director of Platform Hip Hop Festival (2008 -

2012), produced by Carriageworks and was the Curator of Contemporary Dance at Campbelltown

Arts Centre from 2016 - 2018. Nick was awarded the Sidney Myer Fellowship in 2018.

Event Details:

Date: 20.08.2024

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Location: Elements Collective 17 Mclachlan St, Fortitude Valley 4006

Level: Recommended for those you have a basic understanding of Street Dance Styles

Cost: $22 for each masterclass (Pay on the day)

Spaces are limited, register now.

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This program is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland

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This program is proud supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.