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Yami 'Rowdy' Löfvenberg
Updated: May 29,
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Yami 'Rowdy' Löfvenberg is a movement director, director, choreographer and assistant director working across theatre and dance. Some of her credits include: Movement Director Breakin’ Convention (Sadler’s Wells), Talawa TYPT (Hackney Showrooms), Boat (BAC) and Rare Earth Mettle (Royal Court). Director Kind of Woman (Camden People’s Theatre) and Afroabelhas (Roundhouse/British Council Brazil/Tempo Festival, Brazil). Assistant Director/Choreographer includes Hive City Legacy & (Roundhouse/Quiet Riot). She is a British Council and Arts Council England funding recipient, One Dance UK DAD Trailblazer Fellow, Marion North Recipient and Talawa Make Artist. She was on the creative choreographic team for the Olympics Opening Ceremony and is a member of the Australian collective Hot Brown Honey.
IA: First question. Can you introduce yourself and explain what it is that you do?
YL: My name is Yami, A.K.A. ‘Rowdy’ Löfvenberg. That’s my name, but people don’t really pronounce it properly. [laughs] I am a creative movement director, Hip Hop theatre maker, performer, lecturer, mentor, and overall trailblazer.
IA: Can you talk first about the idea of crews and companies as • Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater Adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Saturday, January 28, DIRECTED, CHOREOGRAPHED, WRITTEN, & CONCEIVED BY ADDITIONAL WRITERS DRAMATURG ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN ADDITIONAL LIGHTING SOUND DESIGN & MUSICAL DIRECTION MUSIC ORIGINAL VISUAL DESIGN VISUAL DESIGN CAST & DANCERS RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF STREET DANCE THEATER WHAT’S WHAT? Program: Rennie Harris presents Rome and Jewels
presents
Rome and Jewels
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
Rennie Harris
Ozzie Jones, d. Sabela Grimes, Rodney Mason, Raphael Xavier
Ozzie Jones
Pamela Hobson
Andy Schmitz
Peter J Jakubowski
Darrin Ross
“Numb” by Portishead and “Leave It” by YES
Howard Goldkranz
Ryder Palmere
Brandon Albright, James Colter, Joshua Culbreath, Philip Cuttino, Anthony Denaro, Angel Anderson, Joel Martinez, Rodney Mason, Fyness Mason, Emily Pietruszka, Jeremy Taylor, and Julie Ulrich
When I was young, I saw West Side Story and immediately thought to myself, “Why aren’t there street dancers in this movie?” I reimagined it with street dancers every time I watched the film. Little did I know that I’d grow up to become a choreographer. So