Aberdeen gets a rare chance to see THREE60’s hip-hop theatre piece up close
THREE60 were founded in 2014 with a specific purpose: to champion street and African Diasporic dance forms that tend to get sidelined in mainstream programming. World’s Evolution is their most direct statement of that mission, drawing on Hip-Hop, krump, and popping to trace the African roots of movement culture and argue for a shared human origin.
It’s a show with something to say. The choreography spans African and Caribbean dance traditions alongside street styles, using the connections between them as the argument itself.
What’s the idea behind the piece?
Co-director Divine Tasinda describes it as a piece that “honours black culture and the African origins of street dance styles, celebrating Africa as the motherland.” The aim is to make that history legible to anyone in the room: “to spark curiosity, awaken creativity, and inspire everyone to see themselves within the story.”
The Aberdeen date is part of a wider Scottish tour, with workshops and engagement classes running alongside the performances. For a company whose founding principle is reaching communities rather than just venues, that’s as much a part of the work as what happens on stage.
