URBAN ESSENTIALS
INTERNATIONAL HIP-HOP CULTURE AND DANCE FESTIVAL URBAN ESSENTIALS
*REGISTRATION to 2vs2 dance battles – below!
Forward in time.
Bow our heads, kneel in the freez – the HIP-HOP culture that raised us celebrates 50 this year!
2013-2023 – Urban Essentials, the international festival of Urban dance, returns after a 10-year break.
24-26 NOVEMBER.
2VS2 dance battles, open discussions, guests performances, dance performance and Hip-Hop, House, Breaking, Waacking dance workshops with guests from France, Great Britain, Poland, and Netherlands.
FESTIVAL GUESTS:
DJ Renegade (U.K)
DJ Tomche (LT)
DJ Lucas Benjamin (NL)
MC It’s Cheri (LT)
MC Beep (LT)
MC GREAT (LT)
JUDGES (2vs2):
B-Boy Pluto / Breaking (UA)
Jimmy Yudat / Hip-Hop (FR)
Kashmir / House (U.K)
Doma / Waacking (PL)
The 5th judge will be an active Lithuanian public figure from outside the dance field.
PRIZES AND PRIZE FUND: 4000 eur. and sponsors’ gifts.
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FESTIVAL PROGRAM. NOVEMBER 24th-26th
NOVEMBER 24th:
> 17:30 2vs2 House | PRESELECTIONS
> 19:00 2vs2 Breaking | PRESELECTIONS
Time: 17:30-21:00/22:00 (The doors are open from 16:00)
Place: Lukiškių kalėjimas 2.0 (Lukiškių skg. 6, Vilnius) – Kupolas/The dome.
DJ: DJ Renegade (U.K.) and DJ Tomche (LT)
Judges: B-Boy Pluto / Breaking (UA) and Jimmy Yudat / Hip-Hop (FR)
MC: It’s Cheri (LT) and Great (LT)
> 20:00 2vs2 Funk styles* (popping, waacking, locking) | PRESELECTIONS
> 21:00 2vs2 Hip-Hop (popping, waacking, locking) | PRESELECTIONS
Time: 20:00-23:00
Place: Lukiškių kalėjimas 2.0 (Lukiškių skg. 6, Vilnius), What A Jazz dance studio.
DJ: DJ Lucas Benjamin (NL)
Judges: Kashmir / House (U.K.) and Doma / Waacking (PL)
MC: Beep (LT)
22:00 Social Party
*Funk styles – one categorie, for all Funk styles (popping, waacking, locking). Different Funk styles dancers can team up and participate together (for example: two dancers, one representing popping, other locking dance style).
NOVEMBER 25th:
> 16:00 2vs2 Funk styles | House | Hip-Hop | Breaking / TOP 8, TOP 4
> 2vs2 Funk styles | House | Hip-Hop | Breaking / FINALS
Time: 16:00-21:00 (The doors are open from 16:00)
Place: Lukiškių kalėjimas 2.0 (Lukiškių skg. 6, Vilnius) – Church/Cerkvė.
DJ: DJ Renegade (U.K.), DJ Tomche (LT), DJ Lucas Benjamin (NL)
Judges: B-Boy Pluto / Breaking (UA), Jimmy Yudat / Hip-Hop (FR), Kashmir / House (U.K.), Doma / Waacking (PL)
MC: Beep (LT) and Great (LT)
22:00 Social Party
TICKETS FOR PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS: https://www.bilietai.lt/lit/renginiai/teatras/hip-hop-kulturos-festivalis-urban-essentials-407823/
REGISTRATION TO THE 2VS2 BATTLES: below
❗️From NOVEMBER 20th participant ticket price will rise 5€.
❗️Participants can register to the battles untill NOVEMBER 22nd 23:59. From then registration will be stopped.
❗️Participant tickets won’t be selled at the door.
**all 2vs2 battles participants have to fill in the registration form and have a participant ticket.
**all preselections participants can watch the second day battles for free (with the participant bracelet). You don’t need to buy seperate spectator ticket.
**please note that preselections will take place simultaneously in two spaces, so the preselections time may vary due to the number of participants. Participants can take part in more than one category. Still the organisers pass the responsibility to the participant if the preselections time will change due to a large number of dancers. It is on your own risk if you choose more than one category.
NOVEMBER 26th:
> Workshops:
11:00-12:30 BREAKING. Pluto (UA)
13:00-14:30 HIP-HOP. Jimmy Yudat (FR)
15:00-16:30 WAACKING. Doma (PL)
17:00-18:30 HOUSE. Kashmir (U.K.)
Place: Low Air dance school (Gedimino av. 2A, 3 floor, Vilnius)
Registration: https://lowair.lt/en/veiklos/renginiai/urban-essentials-workshops/
> Urban dance performance TRANSFORMAN (CANCELLED)
Time: 20:00
Place: Lukiškių kalėjimas 2.0 (Lukiškių skg. 6, Vilnius) – The dome/Kupolas
TICKETS: https://www.bilietai.lt/eng/tickets/teatras/gatves-sokio-spektaklis-vyrsmas-407821/
