Klapping

2019

Dance; Workshops; Offsite Project

Artist/s: Ahil 'Maestro' Ratnamohan, Feras 'the Shield' Shaheen

Klapping is a nocturnal pilgrimage to an off-limits court, a dance ritual activated by movement, jerseys, flares and folklore. Taking place on a cement court, Klapping extracts the roots of soccer culture and movement, re-shaping them in the style of modern urban dance cultures, such as B-boying and Krumping to create a new street dance.

In 2017 Campbelltown Arts Centre commissioned dancers and former soccer players, Ahil Ratnamohan and Feras Shaheen to create a new work.

Inspired by a combination of street-dances and soccer formations, Ahil and Feras created a new urban movement style originating in Campbelltown named Klapping. Having spent some time growing the movement in Europe, ‘Maestro’ Ahil and Feras ‘the Shield’ return to Campbelltown for a two week residency which culminates in the first Klappsquad Initiation on Australian soil.

Part workshop, part performance lesson and part night-jam the Klappsquad Initiation invites the community to take part together in this new street dance guided by the performers.

Klapping encourages everyone to participate in the experience, regardless of any previous soccer or dance experience. All ages, all abilities welcome.