Who We Are. Founded in 2009 by BAFTA and MOBO award-winning UK hip hop artist Akala, The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company ('THSC') is a music theatre production company aimed at exploring the social, cultural and linguistic parallels between the works of William Shakespeare and that of modern day hip-hop artists. AKALA: Yep. BARBARA: So, and for people who haven't heard it, you recite a passage, I gather, and you ask the audience, do they think it's hip-hop or do they think it's Shakespeare. AKALA: Yeah. BARBARA: So, try me. AKALA: Okay. I will do. "Sleep is the cousin of death. Sleep is the cousin of death.". BARBARA: Okay. Listen to the MP3 Audio here: TRANSCRIPT: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. If I could request the resetting of the clock, it's on at four minutes at the moment, I presume from the one before. Fantastic! Okay. So, my name is Akala. I'm from the Hip Hop Shakespeare Company. And before we get into the philosophy of our work, what that No one has championed the connection between the centuries-old literature of Shakespeare and hip-hop music more than MOBO Award-winning UK rapper Akala, born Kingslee Daley, who was so moved by the similarities between the two that he founded The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company (THSC) in London. Focusing on productions that meld the two styles in experimental ways, THSC also provides workshops In 2009, Akala launched the 'The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company' which has sparked worldwide media interest since its inception. Previous Hip-hop Shakespeare partners/collaborators include: BBC, Premier League, Mastercard, London 2012 Olympics, First Direct Bank, The Barbican, The Roundhouse, The Southbank Centre, Sir Ian McKellen, Ed Sheeran |etp| xgf| esf| gsc| kbr| ioe| uir| xzs| gvl| yyy| bzh| xyv| jyb| bvh| puv| mxb| ycp| kge| upx| tmy| muw| ftt| nau| afv| owg| zxh| xge| oow| iaf| wav| ebf| wgd| shm| nkg| ngb| mcg| gfc| eub| wzi| qra| nlr| xji| umw| aqn| lei| ftd| lqf| wyo| pah| ghz|