The Main Circle: 7.83 - Philip Rachid

Commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi

Thursday & Friday, 23 & 24 Jun @ 9pm, 2022

The Black Box

Past Event

Dance, film, and spoken word fuse to create a groundbreaking hip-hop performance.

The Main Circle: 7.83 is a highly physical, mixed media b-boy performance featuring four dancers, two musicians, and spoken word that celebrates art, self-empowerment, resilience, family, and collaboration.

It’s time to remove the taboo of street culture and acknowledge how the art forms that have come out of it have shaped our lives. Written and directed by UAE-based film-maker and dancer Philip Rachid (aka Soultrotter), the work explores the perception of dance across Middle Eastern cultures and traditions.

7.83 is inspired by the Schumann Resonances, a scientific proven frequency that represents the heartbeat of the Earth and its atmosphere. We as humans connect with these natural frequencies, it brings us balance, peace, and harmony. And that is exactly the message we want to spread through this project. By using music, dance, spoken word, and visuals we connect the world.

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Biography

Philip Rachid (aka Soultrotter)

Iraqi Kurdish filmmaker Philip Jamal Rachid was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and raised in Amsterdam, and currently resides in Dubai. He is a self-taught writer, director, producer and consultant. Philip’s love for cinema started when his grandmother worked at an art house cinema and took him along to watch films while babysitting. Hip hop has shaped him as an artist and he has been fortunate enough to tour with his B-Boy skills.

His independent films always encompass humanitarian themes. His first recognition came when he shot a short film on a Flip cam in Kurdistan in 2011. The film was screened at the Duhok International Film Festival and nominated in the San Diego Kurdish Youth Film festival. In 2014, he won the Samsung Short film competition at DIFF2014. In 2015 Philip won the Silver Act Responsible award in Cannes for a UN Female Rights awareness campaign. With his latest short films, he has been nominated and won numerous awards internationally.
“The Main Circle: 7.83” will be his first full length project.