Friday 14 August 6.30-8.30pm

At Blacktown Arts Centre
78 Flushcombe Road
Blacktown

MCA’s youth program generationext goes ‘on the road’ to Blacktown Arts Centre for one night only. Celebrate International Youth Day by checking out Generationext - live hip hop, free food, art comps and contemporary art rolled into one night and free.Generationext. Talk art. Eat food. Listen to live music. No teachers. No parents. Generationext is a unique, free youth program at the MCA, connecting teenagers with contemporary art and culture through after-hours social events linked to MCA exhibitions. The events are held four to six times a year.
Generationext gives young people aged 12-18 yrs the opportunity to visit the Museum independently after-hours to mix with hundreds of teenagers from across Sydney who love contemporary art. Generationext is organised by the MCA with the assistance of a committee of art-interested volunteer teenagers, who form the generationext Youth Commitee.
Generationext Connectors are volunteer students who ‘spread the word’ to their school peers through conversation and print flyers.

For more information about becoming a generationext Committee Member or Connector (for 12-18 yrs only), or to join the generationext mailing list, email: generationext@mca.com.au or phone: 02 9241 7196

RSVP essential by Wednesday 12 August
Email: generationext@mca.com.au or 02 9241 7196

For upcoming generationext events please click here

Come down and support the event.  The organisers of these events really are doing their best to bring contemporary art forms straight to the community.  The more you support them, the more they are going to be able to bring you.

 Join Darrio at the Emerton Youth Recreation Centre on Tuesday 14th July between 12 noon and 4pm.

You can watch Krump & Hip Hop performances or join in a class held by Darrio.  There is also plenty of other great things for the kids to do!

Coolaburoo Neighbourhood Centre will be forming a new dance group for young people aged 12 – 24 yrs in the Bankstown area starting Wednesday 15th July 1.30pm to 3.00pm.

The Movement of the Body – Hip Hop Dance Classes will run for 14 weeks for both boys and girls with our very own dance instructor Darrio Phillips. Throughout the duration of the classes, participants will have opportunities to showcase their newly found creative dance skills via a variety of community events including, International Youth Day on the 12th August ‘09, Roundabout Youth Service monthly skate night, Homebase Youth Café Friday night live performances, Padstow on Parade Community Festival and Coolaburoo Neighbourhood Centre Inc Annual General Meeting.

We hope to see you all there. Workshops and Classes will be held at Revesby Community Hall MacArthur Ave Revesby. For further information please call 9774 2426.

On June 13th 2009, Darrio will be teaching a Krump Workshop to spread knowledge ‘Of the Krump Movement’ and the new and exciting artform of which it has become.  Darrio and his fellow Krumps (The Eminent Family) will also be showcasing their talents on the day.

Darrio will be heading off to Youth Speak this weekend (18-19 April ‘09).

Here, there will be a group of Youth Support Organisations collaborating to present on the day.

The Sunday outline focuses on the Development of Elements program - this program is supporting young local artists to develop a local Hip Hop cultural network - bringing young people from all backgrounds in and around Wagga Wagga together to foster mutual respect for one another as they help mentor other young people in the community.

The Sunday events involve working with Wagga Wagga City Council as part of their Re-generate program that they bring to the young people of Wagga Wagga every year.

The Weekend will prove to be yet another rewarding experience, working with local youths, promoting Darrio’s love of Hip Hop and passing it on to the Community.

Starting this Monday 2nd of February, Darrio will be in Launceston TN teaching workshops for the TASDANCE Summer School.  This is a great program, formatted for all levels of student.

Make sure you come down and support Tasdance Summer School, or just meet Darrio in person.

To enrol or find more information please see http://www.tasdance.com.au/tspa/

Sydney Festival First Night was the biggest dance event of the year.  Darrio Street was honoured to be involved.  It was really a first for all of Sydney.

Darrio and friends are participating in the below event on March 21st in Granville.  Come down and support the movement!!

Darrio and Friends will be performing Krump sets at the FESTIVAL OF SYDNEY FIRST NIGHT - Movers and Shakers at Martin Place on this Saturday January 10 7-11pm at Martin Place.

THIS IS ONE OF SYDNEY FESTIVAL’S FREE EVENTS - A DANCE SPECTACLE TO BEHOLD - COME DOWN AND JOIN THE DANCE FESTIVITIES AND SUPPORT SYDNEY’S VARIED AND TALENTED DANCE PERFORMERS.

Movers and Shakers – ground-breaking dance event with Australia’s leading dance companies. Non-stop, high octane moves from over 300 dancers on custom-built stages. Plus - The Pyrophone Juggernaut - a fire-fuelled musical spectacle.In recent years the popularity of dance in its myriad forms has exploded. In 2009 Festival First Night celebrates this on an epic scale.

Movers & Shakers is the centrepiece dance event, transforming Martin Place with non-stop works from some of Australia’s best dance companies and choreographers, alongside a range of dance associations and community groups.

A custom-built, five-storey-high stage will play host to a series of short, sharp, high octane works. These will be interspersed with breath-taking visuals mixed live by Sydney’s finest VJs.  The non-stop action will alternate with a second stage and some surprising performance areas utilising Martin Place’s heritage streetscape.

Over 300 performers will dance in works choreographed by Shaun Parker, Narelle Benjamin, The Fondue Set and Marnie Palomares to name a few, with the program also including contributions from Sydney’s best Latin dancers, krumpers, yogis, breakers and parkour dudes to a pumping DJ soundtrack mixed live.

Movers & Shakers is directed by Nigel Jamieson, whose extensive international and national career includes a broad range of performing arts, spanning from theatre direction (Honour Bound in 2006, Gallipoli in 2008) to large-scale events (Olympic Games 2000, Commonwealth Games 2002).

For more information please see http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2009/Festival_First_Night/Martin_Place1/

January/February promises to be a busy and interesting time for Darrio as he will be conducting workshops in several different areas and interstate.

10th January - Musicians Making a Difference Workshops, Central Coast Juvenille Detention Centre

15th January - Kulturebreak Workshops, Canberra ACT

16th January - Camp 351, Kurrajong NSW

17th January - Auburn Community Development Workshops, Auburn Town Hall

22nd January - Kulturebreak Workshops, Canberra ACT

29th January - Kulturebreak Workshops, Canberra ACT

2nd February - 7th February - Tasdance Summer School, Launceston TAS

For more information on attending any of these events please just contact us below.