BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Jazz Pixels LLC//www.bboyevent.com//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190622T190000Z DTEND:20190622T220000Z ORGANIZER;CN="Bboy Event Team":MAILTO:openspaceufo@gmail.com SUMMARY:SkillSet at Urban Dance Festival 2019 DESCRIPTION:The Mission: ------------- Skillset is a HipHop cultural dance event that brings together all facettes and styles of its dance community. There are many different conceived forms of expression of the art. With SkillSet we provide a forum for premeditated performances as in „choreography“ ,as well as all aspects of improvisation in dance, as in „freestyle“ in one event. Dancers from all over the world are coming together for a crew performance contest to put their skills to the test. Our goal --------- to create a worldwide meshwork within the dance community and its infrastructure. Furthermore we want to create a meshwork of support for the art of HipHop dance without artistic limitations and with an forestanding of its cultural context. Need ----- Existing for more than three decades HipHop dance culture needs to build an infrastructure with its artists to be self-sustaining. Currently HipHop dance still has to clarify its position within the rest of the artistic world. The public opinion is diluted by a false reality and this creates an imbalance. With Skillset we give the possibility to clarify differences in approach, variation in styles, diversity of ideas and by performing and showing, a true first hand experience of the styles which in turn should lead to a better understanding. HipHop dance needs a stronghold against exploitation. Our strive goes towards independent choreography centres and theatres. Cultural enrichment: -------------------- Dancers get together out of the interest of being more potent as when they would dance individually. They form a crew which has a hierarchical structure that is usually based on meritocracy. Getting together in dance is based on “play” which is the root of all culture. Preparing a performance of 2.5 minutes means that a crew needs to get organized. It is an endeavour of great commitment to cooperate with others and also prepares the path to professionalism. People in a crew need to share information and get structured to work together in Rehearsals. In a Forum like Skillset the skill of making a clear statement becomes as important as the skill of watching closely. Showing and explaining personal technique can inspire others and new ways can open up. That´s why Skillset is a festivity and we celebrate our common passion in a competitive but social manner. Style Requirements ------------------- all styles that either came out of Hip-Hop culture, were adopted by Hip-Hop culture or happened to be diffused by Hip-Hop. For example: Breaking, House, Popping, Locking, Rocking, Vogueing, Whacking, Hip-Hop Freestyle, Punking etc. The competition ---------------- Skillset is executed in 2 Parts: The crew performance contest (max. 4 members) in which each team shows a 2.5 minutes performance. The winner will be decided by a jury of three internationally known judges, that will be distinguished of its interpretational skills, historical knowledge, and artistic views of dance. They decide for the 4 best crew performances. Each piece should last no longer than (2.5) minutes. The crews can bring their own music to the DJ on a usb stick or let the DJ select a song. The MCee introduces the group The dance style(s) and/ or the concept the crew will perform The judges will be made aware whether the performance is improvised, a choreography piece or both, so that the jury can consider it all. After all the Performances the Jury withdraws for its deliberations and decides from the crew rankings for the four crews who will advance into the Battles. Efficiency factors: A very important aspect is the fact that 2.5 compact minutes are necessary to produce a viral video. Thus, to get most clicks on the internet. Statistics show, that after 1,5 minutes most viewers turn off and if a video is longer than 2,5 minutes they would not even click on it. If we keep in mind that a crew can rehearse a 2 minute show about 20 times in an hour and a 4 minute show only 10 times (I am not bad in math, but someone needs to start the music again and reflections need to be discussed!) we realise that rehearsal time can be used more effectively. The Target: In today´s world we have more dancers and dance events than ever existed before. According to the website www.and8.dance whose editors research is dedicated to list all dancers, crews and events of the urban development there are more than 600 annual events worldwide. Most of them are designed as a local format and concentrate merely on one particular dance-style only. GEO:47.91793269999999, 13.798568100000011LOCATION:Theatergasse 7, Gmunden, Austria ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bboyevent.com/media/poster/sized/poster_20190612025925_1600x1600.jpg URL:https://bboyevent.com/event/get/16742 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR