BroadwayWorld

Hip-Hop And Contemporary Dancer Jake Kodish to Join Broadway Theatre Project For 'Shaping The Artist'

2 Full Cast Set for BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB North American Tour 3 Full Cast Set For MAYBE HAPPY ENDING North American Tour Jake Kodish, dancer, will be adding to the professional training provided at ...
Voice of America

Mourad Merzouki brings hip-hop dance to Olympic stage with 'Dance of the Games'

In a sweltering enclosed stage, several dancers perform synchronized routines before scattering, as others practice twisting handstands and tumbles. Amid this, Mourad Merzouki directs them, ensuring ...
St. Louis American

‘Same Spirit, Same Movement’ gives hip-hop spin to traditional, modern forms of dance

When hip-hop took a turn down gangsta road, Brandon Albright said his vision of dance almost took the turn with the wayward lyrics, but his former dance troupe Rennie Harris Puremovement found its way ...
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Fosse, pointe, hip hop, contemporary: Dance styles collide in Arts Umbrella's take on The Nutcracker

One of the elements that separates Mixed Nuts from a traditional Nutcracker is the variety of dance styles incorporated into the modern take of the beloved classical two-act ballet. That variety is ...
Berkshire Eagle

DANCE REVIEW: At Jacob's Pillow, contemporary hip-hop artists celebrate the art form's 50th anniversary with spins, breaks and flips

This week, contemporary hip-hop artists are celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop’s emergence in the Bronx in the 1980s. And as they tell us in Octavia Butler’s words, they are here to ‘make ...
Click2Houston

Houston’s Mezclada Dance Company blends hip hop, Latin and contemporary dance forms into high-energy performances

HOUSTON – Houston is full of rising talent, and Mezclada Dance Company is turning heads. Known for blending Latin dance, hip hop, and contemporary styles, this high-energy group celebrates ...
The Conversation

From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip‑hop and house revolutionized music and culture

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys. At this year’s awards, taking place on Feb. 2, hip-hop and house ...
WBEZ

In Chicago’s top fall dance shows, female choreographers take center stage

Thrilling performances are not confined to the city’s most-prominent venues; there are also more casual chances to catch a smattering of Chicago dance companies. Chicago Live, which takes place for ...
BroadwayWorld

Joanne ‘Mrs. JoJo’ Caidor to Choreograph BOUNCERS at The Modern Theatre

Joanne Caidor, founder of dance company Afmohip, will choreograph John Godber's BOUNCERS, a British comedy about four ...
Webwire.com

Extraordinary impact of hip hop explored through painting, photography, sculpture, video and fashion

Endlessly inventive, hip hop culture was birthed in the Bronx, New York City among working class Black and Latinx youth and went on to dominate radio, dance floors, the runway and the artist studio.
AllHipHop

The Quiet Architecture of Modern Hip-Hop

Hip-hop has always been loud on the surface. Heavy drums, bold hooks, statements that refuse to whisper. Yet beneath that volume there is structure, and not just musical structure. There is design.