Simple Cypher fuses Hip Hop and Circus to create new, uplifting experiences.
Simple Cypher is a company built through the foundations of hip hop and circus, founded in 2016 by Kieran Warner and Chris Thomas. Style, originality and unity are key fundamentals of hip hop culture and have had a profound influence on their development as artists and the work they create.
Since forming, they’ve collaborated with a host of hip hop and circus artists and presented work to audiences at leading festivals and venues across the UK and Europe including Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Breakin’ Convention, Underbelly Southbank Festival, Birmingham International Dance Festival and Tête à Tête.
Founding members Kieran and Chris met training in hip hop dance at Swindon Dance’s Urban CAT scheme, then continued their training at the National Centre for Circus Arts where they both specialized in Cyr wheel. Joined by their passion for hip hop and circus it was a natural development to collaborate and create new work together. After winning the National Centre for Circus Arts Business Plan Award, Simple Cypher was born and hasn’t looked back.
Simple Cypher receives funding from Arts Council England and ongoing support from a range of partners including Swindon Dance, Stratford Circus Arts Centre, Without Walls and 101 Outdoor Arts.
Photo credits: Dan Martin, Jay Kasitz, Andu Kaprar (slideshow), Jay Kasitz (banner)
Contacts
For more information on Simple Cypher productions please email kevin@splitsecond.org.uk
To find out more about Simple Cypher, visit www.simplecypher.com