Maldives and Sri Lanka: Hip Hop and Contemporary Broadway
The Rhythm Nation Hip Hop Dance program brought workshops and performances to the sunny shores of The Maldives as well as to the misty highlands of Sri Lanka from October 30 to November 10.
The Maldives: The capital city of Male' was the setting for a Maldives-America friendship week celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. As part of the festivities, American Voices was asked to devise a Hip Hop dance program for Maldivian youth. Approximately fifty youth participated in these dance and music workshops over a one week period and an amazing amount of talent poured forth onto the stages of Male'. Other project partners included the National Center for the Arts and the Youth Center of Male'.
Many thanks to the US Embassy Colombo and our project partners in Male', Colombo and Kandy for their support of this project.