Culture Shock: Fuse Edition, Workshop Day

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Culture Shock is a celebration of hip hop and street culture in its 5th season! This event is planned and organized by the youth from our Youth Voices crew at Antyx Community Arts with a goal to bring more all-ages Hip Hop events to youth in Northeast Calgary. Culture Shock will have two days of events this year.

September 27: Workshop Day (4-8pm)- This event will be a FREE instructional session facilitated by guest artists to teach youth new and old to the scene, new skills that they can use in cypher or competition the following day. We will have:

- Breaking workshop taught by GOMO of the Floor Wookies Crew

- Waacking Workshop taught by MUSE from Kiki House of Gvasalia

- Open Floor/Mic Cypher workshop by ZHE from Cypher Club.

Refreshments provided on a first come, first served basis. Event is for TEENS and Young Adults.

September 28: Competition Day (3-9pm) will have breaking and all-styles competitions, guest performances from youth, professional dance and beat artists, and our judges. Please see our Saturday listing for more details.

Links

• 2019 Facebook Event facebook.com
• Instagram instagram.com
• Antyx Website facebook.com
• 2018 Culture Shock Photo Album facebook.com

Organizer

Antyx Community Arts, Youth Voices Team

Antyx Community Arts uses the arts as a tool to create opportunities for youth to become more engaged in their communities while experiencing increased connection and empowerment. Our strategy involves developing collaborative arts projects that transform youth, empowering them to share their voice and make a difference about issues they are passionate about. Projects are planned with various partners and full input and involvement from youth. Some of our groups, such as our Youth Voices, work on leadership projects they are passionate about, with Antyx as support. We aim to provide a safe, supportive place where marginalized youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships and develop confidence and skills for life. Past projects have included: murals, installations, social interventions, discussion forums, video, animation and music projects, place-making initiatives and more. One of the yearly programs Antyx runs is a weekly hip hop group where youth learn from other youth and study various styles/forms of urban dance. This group hosted a breaking intensive in the summer, are champions of Battle City as the North Beasts, and you will see many of their faces learning and competing at Culture Shock. Antyx Community Arts Mission: engaging, empowering, transforming.