Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Jonzi D returns to his creative roots to perform his 'lyrikal fearta'.

For many years Jonzi D has been known as the face leading the hip hop revolution that is Breakin’ Convention. Jonzi is now launching out on his own again, returning to the stage after ten years as a creator of sharp, relevant and poetic dance theatre with two programmes of works made up of past hits and new creations. Working with a small team of performers and a live band lead by Kwake Bass, both evenings will have music, poetry, movement, politics and wit; promising a rare insight into arguably the best known figure and advocate of UK hip hop dance.

The Letter and Other Works
Thu 25 - Sat 27 at 8pm This bill of new work including the world premiere of The Letter which explores the responses towards Jonzi being offered an MBE in the New Years Honours List. It will be his first solo theatre work in 17 years. 

The rest of the bill includes other work by Jonzi D, Jane Sekonya, OneNess Sankara (nominated for a BEFFTA Award for Best Spoken Word Artist & Best Female Act), and other special international guests.

Age Guidance: 16+ (contains strong language and content some audiences may find disturbing) 

Lyrikal Fearta - Redux
Thu 18 - Sat 20 at 8pm

Lyrikal Fearta - Redux will revisit some of Jonzi’s best known works, including Guilty, Shoota, Safe, Classroom, The Fast Lane and Cracked Mirror. To perform these pieces, Jonzi will be joined by a wealth of hip hop dance talent including Banxy, Bboy Tuway, Bboy Unique, Lil' Tim and from Boy Blue Entertainment Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy and Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante.

The bill will also include Aeroplane Man, the true story of a young black man’s global quest to find his spiritual homeland and Silence the Bitchin’, a rap battled illustrated, line by line, by two dancers. Two of Jonzi’s most celebrated works, Silence the Bitchin’ and Aeroplane Man were screened on Channel 4 in 1997 and 2003 respectively.

Age Guidance: 16+ (contains strong language and content some audiences may find disturbing)

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