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SUMMARY:B-Free 2018
DESCRIPTION:StreetDance Festival & OpenStyles Jam

The Dance Center at Columbia College Chicago presents the Fall 2018 B-SERIES (B-FREE) Hip-Hop & Street Dance Festival

FALL | October 9 - 13, 2018

B-FREE: celebrating innovative expression and progressive action in hip-hop and street dance culture

Collaborating with internationally recognized hip-hop nonprofits Words Beats & Life of Washington D.C. and Kuumba Lynx of Chicago, B-FREE features workshops, performances, panel discussions and a community dance jam and competition. This fall, the B-Series coincides with our presentation of the Chicago debut of Ephrat Asherie Dance.

MAIN EVENT: B-FREE JAM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13
DANCE CENTER, 1306 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE

FREE ADMISSION

2V2 OPEN-STYLES BATTLE

WINNERS RECEIVE FLIGHTS TO **JUSTE DEBOUT U.S. QUALIFIER** HOSTED BY WORDS BEATS & LIFE INC. IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON NOV 1 AND 2, 2018!

JUDGES: FABULOUS FREDDIE NINJA, NATURAL1 AND VERO

DJ: VADER

HOST: BRAVEMONK

GET FREE AWARDS PRESENTED BY KUUMBA LYNX & SECRET GUEST JUDGES: Get Free Cypher Awards – dancers who best embody freedom and innovation in the cyphers, and Get Free Community Awards – an individual/organization representing innovation and progressive action through hip hop at the community level


11:30 P.M. REGISTRATION FOR WORKSHOP & BATTLE SIGN-UPS (FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED)

12-1:00 P.M. DANCE WORKSHOP WITH EPHRAT ASHERIE DANCE (STUDIO 300)

12:30 P.M. DOORS OPEN FOR B-FREE JAM (THEATER)
A DANCE PARTY AND COMPETITION WITH PERFORMANCES AND AWARDS 
FEATURING A 2V2 OPEN-STYLES BATTLE
1:30 P.M. PRELIMS BEGIN, REGISTRATION CLOSES
3:45 P.M. PERFORMANCE BY QUDUS ONIKEKU
4:30 P.M. JUDGES SHOWCASE, FINAL BATTLE & AWARDS


ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 | 6:30–8 P.M.
PANEL DISCUSSION: TRADITION/INNOVATION--HIP-HOP FUSION, HYBRIDIZATION, IDENTITY AND ETHICS
624 S. Michigan, Room 1409
Panelists: Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie, Teena Marie Custer, Qudus Onikeku, & D'andre Dixon (A.K.A. Nero) 

THURSDAY–SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 12 AND 13 AT 7:30 P.M.
EPHRAT ASHERIE DANCE, ODEON
DANCE CENTER, 1306 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE (THEATER)
tickets at: www.dance.com.edu

Thursday October 11
Post-Performance Conversation: Panel Discussion: “Hip-Hop/Street Dance on the Concert Stage”
immediately following performance in the theater
featuring choreographers Ephrat Asherie, Litebulb and BRAVEMONK on opportunities and challenges, moderated by T. Ayo Alston

Friday October 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Pre-Performance Talk: “Moving Beyond Beauty: Finding Meaning in Dance”
presented by Dr. Peter Carpenter, interim chair of the Theatre Department
at Sherwood Community Music School Recital Hall, 1312 Michigan Avenue

For more info, visit: www.dance.com.edu 
or email: krobinson@colum.edu
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