[et_pb_section fb_built="1" custom_padding_last_edited="on|phone" _builder_version="4.27.3" background_color="#000000" min_height="2733.8px" custom_margin="7px|||||" custom_margin_tablet="" custom_margin_phone="0px||||false|false" custom_margin_last_edited="on|phone" custom_padding="1px||0px||false|false" custom_padding_tablet="" custom_padding_phone="0px||||false|false" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.3" custom_padding="19px|||0px||" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_heading title="POWER 1" _builder_version="4.27.3" _module_preset="default" title_text_align="center" title_text_color="#FFFFFF" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_heading][et_pb_image src="https://www.lloydscompany.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/power.jpg" title_text="power 1" _builder_version="4.27.3" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label="Tekst" _builder_version="4.27.3" global_colors_info="{}"]<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>“Still Going Strong”</strong></p>

<p style="text-align: center;">POWER 1 was part of a double bill that toured in The Netherlands in 2024. Two powerful performances, both personal journeys of the makers, highlight origins, strength and creativity from two different perspectives.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">"Still Going Strong" is performed by Maikel Walker and Junior Bosila Banya (B-Boy Junior from France). They are two pioneers in the breakdance scene. Both are a true inspiration for many dancers worldwide and for each other.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">Maikel is a pioneer among the first generation of breakdancers. When B-Boy Junior saw him dancing in 2001, he found his ‘mirror image’, because both are differently-abled and are now role models for many. Junior is one of the most iconic characters in the breaking scene, known for his ‘inhuman strength’ and ‘handstand acrobatics’. Maikel is a ‘planche master’ and there are even moves named after him. Admire Maikel Walker live on stage and B-Boy Junior in a powerful virtual way. Together they share their life stories from childhood to the present in this performance.</p>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src="https://youtu.be/IDhvrwCAyvE" _builder_version="4.27.3" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"][/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.3" _module_preset="default" quote_text_align="center" quote_text_color="#9179B7" quote_font_size="27px" header_2_text_align="center" header_2_text_color="#9179B7" global_colors_info="{}"]<h5 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">“In the meantime, veterans Walker and Junior, who are widely respected in the scene, demonstrate that they are still playing their part. Not only with their floor moves, but also with their specialties,” - NRC, The Netherlands.<br /><br /></span></h5>

<h5 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">“At 55, Maikel Walker is still a role model for dancers in the hip-hop scene” - Trouw, The Netherlands.<br /><br /></span></h5>

<h5 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">“Both, however, did not let unwilling legs slow them down and perfected breakdance techniques such as planking – Walker spinning on elbows and fingertips with his body stretched horizontally – and freezes, seemingly impossible handstands by Junior,” - Volkskrant, The Netherlands.</span></h5>[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src="https://www.lloydscompany.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IG-POWER-part1-.jpg" title_text="IG - POWER - part1" _builder_version="4.27.3" _module_preset="default" width="40%" module_alignment="center" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.3" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.27.3" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_heading title="Performers" _builder_version="4.27.3" _module_preset="default" title_text_align="center" title_text_color="#FFFFFF" global_colors_info="{}"][/et_pb_heading][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids="16647,16648" posts_number="2" orientation="portrait" show_pagination="off" _builder_version="4.27.3" _module_preset="default" title_level="h5" title_text_align="center" title_text_color="#FFFFFF" title_font_size="15px" caption_text_align="center" width="100%" module_alignment="center" custom_margin="|||-3px|false|false" custom_padding="|0px||321px|false|false" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"][/et_pb_gallery][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.27.3" _module_preset="default" custom_padding="0px|||||" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.27.3" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.3" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]<p style="text-align: center;">

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Credits</strong></p>

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Concept/choreografie:</strong> Lloyd Marengo &amp; Maikel Walker &amp; Junior Bosila Banya<br /><strong>Performance on stage:</strong> Maikel Walker<br /><strong>Performance on video:</strong> Junior Bosila Banya<br /><strong>Music</strong>: HAYP MUSIC (Patrick Mijnals &amp; Alvin Lewis)<br /><strong>Spoken word</strong>: Burnice Hiwat<br />Light en technique: Sander de Graaf &amp; Martin de Bot<br /><strong>Video</strong>: Danny Stolker<br /><strong>Trailer</strong>: Viddy by Willy<br /><strong>Dramaturgical guidance</strong>: Floris van Delft</p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]