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Niquelle LaTouche to lead Sadler’s Wells’ new hip-hop school

Applications are now open for the new hip-hop theatre school, which is one of the major initiatives at Sadler’s Wells’ fourth London venue, Sadler’s Wells East.
Niquelle LaTouche
Niquelle LaTouche - Nigel Korley Simon

Sadler's Wells has appointed Niquelle LaTouche as head of its new hip-hop theatre school. 

Having trained as a fine artist, poet and choreographer, LaTouche is an educator and artist; she founded Niquelle LaTouche Arts and It Takes A Vintage Collective. 

The educator will lead the Academy Breakin’ Convention — part of Sadler’s Wells East that is due to open at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park next year. 

On the appointment LaTouche said: ‘As the head of the academy at Breakin’ Convention, I am excited to guide a new generation of polymaths to understand the importance of care, equip them with skills to make undeniable art and raise awareness of their responsibility as future leaders.’

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