Hip Hop vs Monuments, Mickael Marso Riviere

09/06/2014

Hip Hop vs Monuments, Mickael Marso Riviere

09/06/2014

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Do you walk past Bedford’s monuments and statues without a second glance on a daily basis? Do you know their meaning?

Renowned choreographer and photographer Mickael Marso Riviere , international street dancer Si Rawlinson and a troupe of young street dancers from Bedford fused photography, live art and Hip Hop/Breakin dance to challenge our perspective of the well-known Silver Faces sculpture.

For two weeks Bedford Creative Arts transformed the windows of the Sports Traider shop on Silver Street into a gallery displaying Marso’s images of the event.

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Hip Hop vs Monuments, Mickael Marso Riviere

09/06/2014