Mar 28, 2012

Hip Hop Camp at the Zafer Al-Masri Foundation

Rennie Harris and the company with participants in the “hip hop camp” at the Zafer Al-Masri Foundation, Nablus, West Bank. The participants included 60 Palestinian dancers  from Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza. The RHPM “hip hop camp” took place from Tuesday, 2O March until Saturday, 24 March.


Mar 21, 2012

Photos from Ramallah








“American Day” at Ben Gurion University in Beersheba

“American Day” at Ben Gurion University in Beersheba
In what i imagine to be the University Commons, the company performed on a vinyl floor (not Marley & over marble) surrounded by: American flag banners and bunting; red, white, and blue balloons; a popcorn machine (obviously); a cardboard cutout of Obama; and a collage of photos. the photos representing America are:
- Michael Phelps- a black trumpet player- a bond cheerleader- drum line of a marching band- a female native american- monument valley- astronaut in space- a Louisiana swamp- a hispanic scientist- an asian scientist- 2 white scientists- a black man cooking at a grill- cowboys- the St Louis Arch- a group of modern dancers presumably from Philly (including Jaamil Kosoko)- and a photo of a Duke Carolina basketball game (at Carolina)


“American Day” at Ben Gurion University in Beersheba

In what we imagined to be the University Commons, the company performed on a vinyl floor surrounded by American flag banners and red, white, and blue balloons.

Video: Last Workshop in Cairo

This was our last workshop in Cairo, Egypt at Fibers gym. Thank you all who came out to build and hang out with us. We will miss you you all dearly. One love!

RHPM workshop in Alexandria

RHPM workshop in Alexandria at the Tamarin Dance Studio. Joel “TEKNYC” Martinez teaches a breaking class. SUPER great workshop, SUPER great participants, SUPER great energy!








Video: RHPM and Local Dancers

RHPM and local dancers jam in a Cairo athletic club’s dance studio. This is the magic!

Lunch!

Lunch! i forget how you say it - “everything mixed up” is basically the name. pasta, noodles, beans, chili, lentils, chick peas. then you pour garlic oil and hot chili sauce on it. super cheap, super good, and SUPER filling.

Lunch! Pasta, noodles, beans, chili, lentils, chick peas. then you pour garlic oil and hot chili sauce on it. super cheap, super good, and SUPER filling.

“Sawy Culture Wheel”






              
The “Sawy Culture Wheel” is a music/performance venue under the bridge that goes over Zamalek, the island where we stayed in Cairo. An architect cleaned out this area under the bridge and built the venue to serve the active youth culture. RHPM and some local dancers performed together here on the Wednesday night we got back from Alexandria.