Watch Breakin’ Convention online – live stream of dance festival with The Space announced Monday 7 May

Breakin’ Convention, the annual international festival of hip hop dance theatre at Sadler’s Wells will be live streamed online on Monday 7 May through The Space, a new on-demand initiative by the Arts Council England in partnership with the BBC.

The Space project will run for six months from May to October 2012 giving audiences unique access through their computer, tablet, mobile or connected TV.

Breakin’ Convention is the first dance event on The Space digital initiative which will allow audiences to see all aspects of the international hip hop dance festival with Glastonbury-like coverage from foyer the events to smaller performances in the Lilian Baylis Studio and the larger performances on the main stage.

The live stream of Breakin’ Convention will take place from 4pm on Monday 7 May at TheSpace.org, SadlersWells.com and BreakinConvention.com, as well as a handful of other websites, and later on demand on The Space website.

The line-up for Breakin’ Convention’s live stream includes ILL-Abilities, Vagabond Crew, Storyboard P, Got to Dance 2012 finalists Boadicea.

The Space is a new on-demand digital arts channel, available free of charge via the internet, mobile phones, tablets and smart TVs. It is a joint initiative by the Arts Council England in partnership with the BBC.

It is envisioned that The Space will help transform the way people connect with and experience arts, music and film and give artists space to innovate and experiment. It is launching in May 2012 and running until the end of October to coincide with and complement the wealth of arts activity in 2012, including the London 2012 Festival and wider Cultural Olympiad.