In 2023, Top 8, who have been organising hugely successful Hip-Hop events for the last decade, are presenting a free over 18’s social gathering for Culture Night life in collaboration with Dance Limerick on Friday 22nd of September in the form of 2 sessions.

This is an invitation to everyone of all cultural backgrounds and ethnicities. Top 8 aim to work with some incredible local Limerick and national artists, and give the people of Limerick and beyond a great variety of ways to find out more about Street dance, Hip-Hopand other influential cultures within our local communities. The event is a celebration of cultures, honouring our differences but most importantly our similarities in the areas of Dance, Voice, Art and Music. This event hopes to showcase the rich and underground culture of neo-Irish-Afrolism which is a healthy blend of Irish, UK, West-African and American culture with dance cyphers and performances from Limerick’s own Strange Boy and Dublin based NeuBri Instrumentalist collective. Limerick rapper Strange Boy will combine trad and Hip-Hop, while Dublin-based band Neubri which comes from the word new, and the Irish word "bri”, which means new expression, new energy new vibes what-ever genre they play but with their own unique spin, fusing Afro beats, RnB, Hip-Hop and Pop music. The night will also host Limerick based DJ CC and World Scratching Champion DJ Flip. Dance performances will be infused throughout the event from the social dance moves of HipHop and Break Dance, to the rhythmic body movements of Afro fusion and freestyle movements of All Styles. We will then see the event carry on through the night to the Commercial Bar, The Rec. Room. Where we see local DJs and invited DJs provide the very best in music to bring the night to a close.

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Schedule

SESSION 1| Collaboration with Dance Limerick

Location: ‘The Church’ Dance Limerick

Time: 8:30 pm to 11:30pm

8:30pm – 8:45 pm // Dance Performance With DJ CC

8:45pm – 9:45 pm // NeuBRI

9:45pm – 10:00 pm // Dance Performance - Anetta

10:00pm – 11:30 pm // STRANGE BOY

SESSION 2

Location: The Commercial (The Rec. Room)

Time: 10 pm – Till close

DJs Outdoor / Indoor

Tickets can be got via

• www.Dancelimerick.ie

• www.top8ight.com

(Limited ticket available both on the websites and door)

The event is funded through the Arts Council & Supported by Dance Limerick.

Video Recap of past events

- https://youtu.be/4BChKNxT7qw