The Bouncing Cats and Boom Boom Pups at Z-arts

Gemma Gibb, Associate Editor

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The Bouncing Cats and Boom Boom Pups

Z-arts, Manchester
19 November 2016

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Mini beatboxers, rap and grafitti fans are needed to help the Bouncing Cats and Boom Boom Pups journey into AnimaLand. Commissioned by SouthBank and set within a grafitti installation, get ready for hip hop improvisation in an immersive, high-energy performance.

Featuring spoken-word artist and slam poet champion Maxwell Golden (whose Edinburgh show Countryboy’s Struggle featured 40 characters and who has worked with Riz Ahmed, Jonzi D, Ed Sheeran and Nitin Sawhney no less) and acclaimed graffiti artist Mr Dane, journey along the border between Meow Gate and Canine Road, learning freestyle hip-hop improvisation and beatboxing as you go. Unmissable.

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