R.E.B.E.L

Photo (c) Nicole Guarino

R.E.B.E.L. a film project by hip-hop dance company Boy Blue, is a rallying call for solidarity in action. Commissioned by Sky Arts, Art 50 and Co-funded by the Barbican, it both features and was created with young dancers from London who weren’t able to vote in the EU referendum.

The work responds to challenging questions around cultural identity, what it means to belong to a community, how we deal with our feelings of powerlessness and how we move forward within our fractured and polarized country. By capturing their voices, opinions, hopes and fears R.E.B.E.L, a powerful piece of work, aims to fuel the rebels of the future. This performance-based, episodic and site-specific film incorporates music, dance and performance poetry around the notion of Britishness.

R.E.B.E.L is directed by choreographer Kenrick 'H2O' Sandy MBE & musician Michael 'Mikey J' Asante. This film was broadcast on Sky Arts on 25th March 2019 and is available on Sky demand.

Film Director
Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE
Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante MBE

Film Producer, Editor & First AD
Martin Collins

Director of Photography
Luke Hallam

Camera Operator
Roswitha Chesher

Camera Assistant
Peter Swinford

Choreographer
Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE

Music
Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante MBE

Rehearsal Director
Yolanda Newsome

Spoken Word Artist
Romy Nova

Dancers
Amanda Pefkou
Anmol Kaur
Dominic Hamilton
Francesca Passera-Hughes
Irena Cuturic
Kelsey Miller
Kyron Anthony
Mikiel Donovan
Nicey Belgrave
Olivia Francis
Saskia Davis
Tanaya Martin-Clarke

Production Manager
David Salter