By Raymond Viger We invite you to read an article by our founder, the renowned Quebec author and social worker Raymond Viger, about the famous rapper Samian and allied good works on behalf of Quebec’s Indigenous community: For the Café Graffiti — an organization that […] See more
By The Social Eyes Team Before ever entering a dance studio, Redo had to dance under the gaze of others’ critical looks. Looks that were a bit too heavy, too insistent, sometimes mocking, often unjust. Born in the Netherlands with several physical differences – his […] See more
By The Social Eyes Team In Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a three-year-old child catches polio. An invisible virus strikes his legs. A bleak future seems certain. But that’s when Junior chose to go the opposite way, and move forward. “My medicine […] See more
By Coln McGregor Last night, in front of more than 900 guests at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, the Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM) presented its 40th Grand Prix, featuring an enhanced grant of $40,000 and a unique work of art worth $10,000, […] See more
Portrait: Krops – Jungsoo Lee By The Social Eyes Team It was on the way up to the stratosphere of breakdancing that Krops’ fall came – literally. It was 2013, during intensive training to represent South Korea at a competition in France. He was 24. […] See more
Portrait: Jean Sok – Hourth By The Social Eyes Team Jean Sok, a.k.a. “B-Boy Hourth”, came to Montreal to dance on stage at the Maison de la culture Masionneuve last summer. With one of his legs amputated, this professional breakdancer from France redefines what is […] See more
By The Social Eyes Team At 13, some dream of becoming astronauts or hockey players. Xavier Lalou, however, dreamed of painting walls. “I wanted to become a graffiti artist,” he recalls. This dream, which might have seemed premature or unconventional in the late 1990s, was […] See more
By the Social Eyes Team In a Brazilian favela, violence and exclusion long targeted Perninha. But up on stage, it’s another story. Between breakdancing and capoeira (an Afro-Brazilian martial art) this dancer transforms his body into an instrument of strength and beauty. With the ILL-Abilities […] See more
In the world of breakdancing, the body defies gravity. But some dancers go even further. They go beyond what is possible. Samuka, a Brazilian b-boy, member of the ILL-Abilities breakdance crew, is one of those. He is missing a leg, but it’s almost invisible. Not […] See more
By Colin McGregor For almost 30 years, the Café Graffiti has been a meeting place for youths who aspire to create their own art, be it graffiti, dance or poetry and writing. No artist’s portfolio is required: it is enough to want to try, to […] See more
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