Breakin’ Convention has been shaking the foundations of Sadler’s Wells since 2004, when the theatre first threw open its doors to this joyful celebration of hip-hop dance. The festival’s founder, Jonzi D, has probably done as much as anyone in the UK to promote hip-hop in all its many varieties as an expressive and skilled form – one that rivals ballet in its dazzling technique.
Both the sheer pleasure and the virtuosity were on full display in the 20th anniversary incarnation that stunned with its range, from the raucous South Korean b-boys of Mover, who didn’t seem to have joints or bones, to the quiet intricacies of Threading Theater from the Netherlands, where three dancers quietly tied themselves in knots.
