When Time Was New is a Hip Hop Dance Theatre company, led by Artistic Director Brooke Milliner.

Through live theatre shows and screendance films, we tell stories, ask questions and celebrate our community – placing underground street dance culture front and centre.

From Popping to Breakin’, Krump to Locking, the artists we work with are some of the best in the country.
Through their incredible skill, Brooke is able to shift perceptions of Hip Hop and create work that sparks joy,
invites reflection and inspires the next generation.

Brooke strives to push creative boundaries. From being the first to use branching technology
in a Hip Hop screendance film; to working with internationally renowned collaborators such as Casey Bailey; to producing his own original music for each production, even receiving Honourable Mention for Best Music/Soundtrack at Exeter Dance International Film Festival.

To date, our work has been presented at prestigious venues including Hip Hop Cinefest (Italy); Denton Black Film Festival (USA); Cine Dans Fest (Amsterdam), The Place (UK) and Birmingham International Dance Festival (UK).

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