Kompany Malakhi

0117 9713344

Sector: Hip Hop / R n B

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Established in 1994 by its Artistic Director Kwesi Johnson, Kompany Malakhi was created because of Johnson’s desire to combine the theatre forms and dance styles that have been influential in his career to date.

Kwesi Johnson is inspired by a wealth of cultural, musical and artistic forms that reflect the UK’s diverse society. This fuels the passion at the heart of the company which is to bring *vernacular culture to the theatre, and theatre to urban environments. The work draws on dance/movement styles such as Physical Theatre, Funkstyles, Hip Hop Culture as well as Contemporary Dance, Urban British Jazz Dance and Capoeira. These styles are effortlessly synthesised with spoken word and film to create a totally unique performance style.

The company is committed to attracting new audiences by extending its work beyond formal theatre spaces, cross-fertilising commercial and theatrical worlds, and developing a stronger inclusive relationship between audiences and performers.

The word Malakhi can be interpreted as ‘messenger’. This represents Johnson’s passion for creating and presenting imaginative narratives in performance that often hold a message, meaning and substance.

Through Johnson’s direction the company creates forward thinking work that is of high quality. For example Johnson creates work that is heavily influenced by Hip Hop Culture and presents it in an abstract, but accessible form. He also creates commercial style performances suitable for music video or film. He also presents work using Physical Theatre with poetry or at site specific locations. His vision is focused and his ideas are vast.

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0117 9713344