B-SIDE #4

Research & development Laboratory, symposium, workshops & training for street dancers

June 12 to 23, 2023

AGORA DE LA DANSE (Édifice Wilder)

Presented and produced by Ebnflōh.
In co-production & in co-presentation with AGORA

B-SIDE #4 is a five-part event dedicated to thinking, training, and researching street dance. B-SIDE provides a stimulating platform that facilitates greater cultural exchange, and more focused exploration and insight into choreographic development for street dance, overall.
‘B-Side’, in Hip-Hop terms, refers to the backside of a vinyl record. Many have found lost gems, remixes, live cuts as well as limited editions!

B-Side #4

1- LABORATORY

For 10 days, the experimental lab research allows 8 artists to explore an embryonic idea in studio before presenting it in an informal setting. B- Side allows free reign as to choices and artistic orientations.

2- DNA WORKSHOPS

Friday, June 16, from 6pm to 10:30pm

BY DNA JUDGES

6pm-7:30pm BoxWon
7:30pm-9pm PAX
9pm-10:30pm Dr. Rico

=> Registration from 5:30pm. Limited space.
1 workshop $25 / 3 workshops $60 .

3- INTENSIVE TRAINING

Sunday, June 18, from 9am to 6pm

EBNFLŌWING
With the support of Caisse Desjardins de la Culture
The weekend training sessions allow 15 to 20 selected up-and-coming street dancers to directly hone both the style and technique of their craft with specialists of the field right on hand.

4- B-SIDE SESSIONS

June 13, 20 & 21, 6:30pm to 9pm

June 13 – Gliding Intensive – hosted by JStyle.
June 20 – The CookOut Hiphop Battle – hosted by Anthony Palomeque.
June 21 – Bgirl Battle for the Pot – hosted by VicVersa.

5- SYMPOSIUM

Thursdays, June 15 & 22, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm

The Symposium brings together top-level pros from the world of street dance and Hip-Hop making for a lively forum on the current state-of-the-art form. Open to all.

June 15 – The good the bad and the ugly.
Performative aspect: self-directed VS imposed learning.
Invited guests: GoldyLocks, Tealeaf & BBoy Mass.
Hosted by: Afternoon.
June 22 – The sacrifices of the dance workers.
Invited guests: Bgirl Cleopatra, HYA & Word.
Hosted by: Sangwn.
Information: christina@ebnfloh.com

CREDITS:

Artistic director and curator Alexandra ‘Spicey’ Landé
Co-curator Victoria ‘VicVersa’ Mackenzie
Production manager Christina ‘Hurricane Tina’ Paquette
Artistic advisors Helen Simard, Frédérique ‘Pax’ Dumas
DJ/composer – Laboratory Richard ‘Shash’U’ St-Aubin
Lighting design – Laboratory Leticia Hamaoui
Videos and photos Hoi Phan Do