On Friday, January 16, 2026, at 21:00 MSK, please join the American Center in Moscow for a lively conversation exploring how breaking’s Olympic moment has sparked debates about authenticity, ownership, and its future.

About the speakers: 

Lev Shishov, also known as Bobisch, a dancer, DJ, event organizer, and sub-cultural researcher, will moderate the session. Lev’s multifaceted career spans from teaching dance to children to writing articles on blockchain and web3, always with an emphasis on community building and the importance of maintaining a funky, vibrant spirit.

Sergey Ivanov  is the Chief Executive of Noosphere NGO, a musician, DJ, poet, and independent researcher. Participant and winner of numerous music festivals and challenges (from Jazz to poetry and hip hop). Organizer of the events related to street culture and Hip Hop: festivals, conferences, jams, masterclasses, theater plays, and social activities. In 2012, Sergey gota Ph.D. in Cultural studies at the State Pedagogical University, with a dissertation about Russian Hip Hop culture. He was also a Moscow skate rider from 2000 to 2009.

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This event will be livestreamed on the American Center in Moscow’s  YouTube channel  and  VK group.

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