We B* Girls Festival - Berlin
We B* Girlz will celebrate their creativity with a one month festival in August 2008 in Berlin. The intention is to provide a platform for women from different cultural backgrounds to make contacts, exchange ideas, and support each other. The creators hope to teach B-girl new skills, strengthen their confidence and show them the accomplishments of women in all aspects of Hip Hop culture.
Within the four weeks, the Festival will provide the tools to be creative in all aspects of Hip Hop culture and will also feature workshops in video editing, photography, and web design as well as exhibitions, concerts, club nights, a film festival and much much more. The event will close with battles, shows and a concert on the last weekend in August.
On August 29 We B* Girlz will have a Concert in the Cassiopeia with more than 20 national and international artists on 3 floors – artists are Roxanne Shanté - New York (tbc), Bahamadia - Philadelphia, Invincible - Detroit, Eternia - Toronto, Shania D - LA, Stacy Epps - Atlanta, Yarah Bravo - London, Mauikai & Eyris- Miami, DJ Shortee - Scratch Academy LA, DJ Josie Styles – Australia and others. National artists include MC Pyranja - Berlin, Sookee - Berlin, Jeneez - Berlin, Too Funk Sistaz - Berlin, She- Raw - Berlin, Ischen Impossible - Düsseldorf, Nia Gara - Regensburg, DJ Freshfluke - Berlin, DJ That Fucking Sarah - Berlin, DJ Caynd – Berlin and more to be announced. The festival will close with the We B*Girlz Dance Off, a dance festival with shows and battles in the Universal Hall.
The following workshops will be available
- Breakdance
- Streetdance
- Popping & Locking
- NuStyle
- Krumping
- Aerosol Art
- Beatboxing
- DJing
- MCing
- Fashion Workshop
- Video Workshop
- Radio Workshop
- Photo Workshop
- Website workshop
- Studio Production
- Yoga for Dancers
- Business Workshop
- BMX Workshop (Mellow Park)
- Skateboard workshop (Mellow Park)
Images by Martha Cooper