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Impact Youth

[Performing with Impact] gave me motivation and hope to keep pursuing making dance work and acknowledging never to take for granted the process of growth.

Botis Seva, Impact Dance Alumni,
Far From The Norm Artistic Director,
Olivier Award Winner 2019

Impact Youth is our established performance company with members selected from the Impact Academy. Over the past 28 years it has grown to be one of the most successful youth Hip-Hop Theatre companies of its time. Impact Youth creates dance theatre pieces combining a range of different styles including Hip-Hop, Street Dance, contemporary movement and physical theatre to create narratives.

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Most recently in February 2024 Impact Academy Members performed for the opening of the Multimedia screening of Disney’s and Kugali media’s animation movie IWAJU. Impact’s close association with Red Carpet companies such as Disney, Warner Bros UK, Paramount+ UK & Ireland, Prime Video, Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures and Premiere PR allows our young people to experience invaluable growth and performance opportunities.

Additional credits include:

  • Blue Plaque Unveiling Ceremony Martin Luther King
  • Nickelodeon TV
  • NEC and Utilita Arena Birmingham
  • Greenwich + Docklands International Festival
  • The Place
  • RichMix
  • Battersea Arts Centre
  • Royal Opera House
  • C4
  • tp bennett
  • The Africa Centre Summer Festival
  • London Mayor’s Office
  • In the Picture Festival 2018 and 2019 (Amsterdam)
  • BBC News
  • The Samsung Building KX
  • Headfunk
  • The National Theatre
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Production Images of the Impact Dance’s ‘Chapters25+1’ show at the Peacock Theatre. 25 June 2022. A celebration of 26 years showcasing, bite-sized extracts of work from Impact Dance and special hand -picked invited guests. Programme included: Impact Dance, BOP Jazz Theatre UK, Reading School of Dance, The Urdang ACS, Fusions Elite, Zoonation Youth Company, Impact Youth, Impact FFI, Pet Shop Boys Tribute, Ill-Abilities, Far From The Norm, Boy Blue Young Artists. Photo – © Foteini Christofilopoulou.

Impact Youth Work

Freedom

A piece commissioned for ONE DANCE UK Re:generations 2019 at the Lowry.

  • Choreography and Direction: Hakeem Onibudo and Cherilyn Albert
  • Dancers: 4
  • Music: August Twelve – Khruangbin & Sound Bite from Time Sensitive Interview - Bjarke Ingels to Cities: Take a Longer View
  • Duration: 6 minutes and 18 seconds

Journeys 2 Justice

A piece initially commissioned by Ashleigh Trezise for Brent’s Journey to Justice at Willesden Library, Brent. This piece draws on the prejudices experienced by the young dancers.

  • Choreography and Direction: Hakeem Onibudo and Cherilyn Albert
  • Dancers: 6
  • Music: Storm Engine - Jocelyn Pook & Rhapsody - Black Violin
  • Duration: 6 minutes 06 seconds

Magic Hat

You were warned if you touch something that doesn’t belong to you what the consequences will be…

  • Choreography and Direction: Hakeem Onibudo and Cherilyn Albert
  • Dancers: 9 - 12
  • Music: Cry of the Celts and Celtic Dream – Ronan Hardiman & Lucy – Senbei
  • Duration: 6 minutes 05 seconds

Red Mist

A post-apocalyptic world where dance may be the only way to survive…

  • Choreography and Direction: Hakeem Onibudo, Additional Choreography: Keanu Wilson
  • Dancers: 8 - 12
  • Music: Smarra - GoGo Penguin
  • Duration: 9 minutes 30 seconds