1776

Name: 1776
Start: 2026-06-26T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Schwarzman Centre

A Schwarzman Centre, ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company and The Lil Buck Foundation co-production, featuring young dancers from Memphis, ZooNation Youth Company and Body Politic

26 Jun 2026 19:00

Dance

26 Jun 2026

19:00

26 Jun 2026

19:00

Schwarzman Centre, Oxford

Sohmen Concert Hall

Past event

A collision of hip hop dance and Memphis Jookin' that transforms independence into kinship, and history into evolution.

Jookin pioneer Lil Buck (Memphis-born pioneer of Jookin') and Dannielle 'Rhimes' Lecointe (Associate Artistic Director of ZooNation) reclaim and redefine 1776 through the language of movement.

This work unites young dancers from Memphis, London, and Oxford's own Body Politic Youth, sparking a dialogue that bridges local roots with global perspectives and connects generations as well as geographies.

Speaking their “mother dance-tongue” of hip hop and Jookin', the company charts a kinetic journey where past and present collide, and where the evolution of freedom becomes the evolution of us.

Lil Buck is a Schwarzman Centre Cultural Fellow for 2025/26 in partnership with St Hilda’s College and DANSOX, University of Oxford. Lil Buck’s Fellowship at the Schwarzman Centre has been kindly supported by the Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement.

Part of Unfinished Revolutions, a season tracing the living legacy of 1776.

Duration:
Approx. 1 hour

Recommended age 14+

Part of

Unfinished Revolutions

Zoom in

All your passion, your anger, your frustration, your love, everything…Memphis Jookin' is that.

Lil Buck

Biographies

Lil Buck

Artist

Credits

Creative team

Concept, Co-Writer and Co-Director – Charles ‘Lil Buck’ Riley
Co-Writer, Co-Director and Dramaturg – Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe
Choreography – Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe, Charles ‘Lil Buck’ Riley, Malachi Welch
Contributing Choreographer – Olivia Francis
Co-Composers – Paul “Steady” Steadman and Reisz Amos
Lighting Designer and Programmer – Clancy Flynn
Additional Choreography – Dancers of ZooNation Youth Company, Body Politic and The Lil Buck Foundation
Creative Partner – Body Politic, with Emma-Jane Greig (Body Politic’s Artistic Director)
Creative Assistant – Nicole Ingram

1776 is a Schwarzman Centre, ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company and The Lil Buck Foundation co-production, featuring young dancers from Memphis, ZooNation Youth Company and Body Politic.

Performers

ZooNation Youth Company: Isobel Beney, Nathan Bucio, Kingsley Campbell-Golding, Lauren Crooks, Ines Da Costa, Austyn Emmanuel, Tegan Ferguson, Cooper Filby, Justin Howell, Andrew Jackson, Tom Lutman, Sorayiah Morgan, Lila Myers, Thea Petrie.

The Lil Buck Foundation Dancers: Elise Landrum, Charles ‘Lil Buck’ Riley, Larray Walker Jr.

Body Politic Dancers: Lanabelle Arcilla, Alisa Arkharova, Kai-Daniel Augustin, Tristan Mission, Paris Rogers.

ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company

Artistic Director and Founder – Kate Prince
Associate Artistic Director – Dannielle ‘Rhimes’ Lecointe
Joint Executive Director – Flo Buckeridge
Joint Executive Director – Chantal Spiteri
Executive Producer – Sandra Castell Garcia
Producer – Annie Taylor-Gooby
General Manager – Sophie Cammack
Marketing and Communications Manager – Jane Ryan
Marketing and Company Coordinator – Jasmine Cox
Participation Manager – Bradley Charles
Development Consultant – Ellie Jones

Schwarzman Centre team

Director of the Cultural Programme – John Fuljames
Executive Producer – Josie Bamford
Head of Building Operations – Simon Barfoot
Senior Producer – Rosie Kelly
Theatre and Performance Programme Producer – Elizabeth Zeddie Lawal
Project Manager – Holly Knights
Head of Technical and Production – Andrew Furneaux
Production Manager – Jake Seaman
Marketing Manager – Jasmine Gauthier
Social Media Officer – Laura Cox

St Hilda’s and DANSOX

Academic Lead (Emeritus Professor) – Professor Sue Jones
Schwarzman Centre Cultural Fellow, in collaboration with DANSOX and St Hilda’s College – Lil Buck

Lil Buck’s Fellowship at the Schwarzman Centre is kindly supported by the Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement.