A hoffmann, and was called the nutcracker and the mouse king. He shifts weight and alternates point and flex from foot. The nutcracker, as a story ballet, is perfect for that. The joyful story of adventure, a prince, and a fantasy world is enjoyable for adults and children alike. The dance draws on both the movements of hiphop and classical. What do you get when you combine the elegant holiday score of tchaikovskys nutcracker and a dj with pinsharp contemporary hip hop dance. Clara and her friends enjoy a holiday party in claras victorian home. Christmas classic gets street cred with og emcee kurtis blow.
The hip hop nutcracker is entertaining for audiences of all ages. Behind the scenes of danielle levitts documentary, exploring hiplet, a chicago based dance pioneered by homer hans bryant that fuses classical ballet training with hiphop moves, creating. We created the hip nut to have a more wide appeal and to reach out to participants beyond people who study ballet, pergament said. Chicago wls hyde park school of dance brings together fans of ballet, modern, and hip hop with its annual presentation of tchaikovskys the nutcracker. The effect of the colors bathing the white costumed dancers, combined with intriguing camera angles, is spellbinding. Mar 16, 2017 the dancers of the chicago multicultural dance center plie, pirouette and jete to their own rhythm in a new form called hiplet. Christmas classic gets street cred with og emcee kurtis. Nov 20, 2018 the hip hop nutcracker is an eveninglength production performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen allstar dancers, dj, and violinist. The hip hop nutcracker with guest mc kurtis blow the ordway.
But a group of talented hip hop performers showed that the classic form of dance certainly has a place in the 21st century. The new production features 17 hip hop artists from the tribe and poisen, joined by dancers from peninsula ballet theatre. Instead of ballet, the dancers will be doing hip hop moves. Hip hop nutcracker altria theater official website.
Nov 26, 2017 the hip hop nutcracker is an eveninglength production performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen allstar dancers, dj and violinist. Burlesque, hiphop and other alternative nutcrackers to see. He saw the potential for bringing modern hiphop to the story. The hip hop nutcracker, at the united palace of cultural arts, blends tchaikovskys score with d.
Tickets hip hop nutcracker fox theatre redwood city. Hoffmanns beloved story from traditional 19th century. Burlesque, hiphop and other alternative nutcrackers to. Hip hop nutcracker is a mashup of tchaikovskys famous score and new york city hip hop dance moves. Here, dance informa speaks to the director and choreographer of this sensational blend of hip hop and classical music, jennifer weber, to learn more. Dancing hip hop to classical music played live by the norwegian radio orchestra. Please note that this show, races hip hop nutcracker is a local show here in oklahoma city put on by race dance company 501c3 and 5 area high school programs, not to be confused with the hip hop nutcracker presented by the njpac out of new jersey. Nov 03, 2017 this story however is set in contemporary new york, and it all opens up with a set by blow performing a medley of old school hiphop before the dance begins during a holiday block party. The hip hop nutcracker is bringing mariaclara, the nutcracker prince, an onstage dj and an electric violinist to your city. Tim norris venturing into new worlds is nothing new for blow. Hip hop nutcracker gives classic holiday ballet a new twist. Cbs a truly oneofakind experience, filled with highpowered choreography and a very modern storyline. The nutcracker is a diverse show that can be presented in a number of ways. This holiday, theres more than one way to crack a nut the nutcracker, the 1892 christmas ballet, is a holiday tradition.
For the seventh year, race dance company a professional hiphop, contemporary and jazz dance company based in oklahoma city is celebrating the season with races hip hop nutcracker. He rescues her from a gang whose emblem is mouse earsa nod to the original story. This time of year, so many people go and watch the nutcracker. How the hip hop nutcracker brings beats and breakdancing to. The hip hop nutcracker altria theater official website. Enjoy the excitement of seeing each dance and scene as the dancers bring the story to life. Company director lynn parkerson shares, were the brooklyn ballet, and this nutcracker is about this place and the people who live here. The hip hop nutcracker doesnt deviate much from the original story line, based on the alexandre dumas adaptation of e.
They demonstrate an impressive athleticism as they move their bodies in ways i didnt even know were possible, yet each move seems to be done with. This years the show features a cast of nearly 150 dancers at four performances saturday and sunday at oklahoma city community colleges visual and performing arts center theater. Sep 17, 2015 tchaikovskys magical score is mashed up with explosive hip hop dance and an adaptation of the classic story transplanted to washington heights. The hip hop nutcracker turns tchaikovsky on his head, in the coolest possible way. Hyde park school of dance to perform ballet classic the. The hip hop nutcracker brings a new twist to a christmas. Peninsula ballet theatre dancers perform hiphop version. The hip hop dancers stand together and move their heads to one side and their knees to the other the dance was choreographed through animation hip hop, a. The hip hop nutcracker features tchaikovskys classic score punched up by allstar contemporary and hiphop dancers, a dj, a violinist, and kurtis blow, one of hiphops founding fathers, who opens the show with a short set. Elle magazine a holiday mashup for the whole family, the hip hop nutcracker is better than ever.
Directed and choreographed by jennifer weber, the hip hop nutcracker is a contemporary dance. Having premiered a hiphop performance of the nutcracker last year, leslie said the dance company is eager to meet the mounting demand for performances at the intersection of ballet and hiphop by. As the holiday season comes upon us, many ballet companies around the country are getting ready to present tchaikovskys traditional christmas classic, but the hip hop nutcracker is mixing things up and changing the story to keep up with the times when i walked into the historic state theatre last night, it was clear that this was not going to be the nutcracker i had grown up watching. Now that another years production has delighted newark area audiences, we look forward to this annual dance event at the center. The hip hop nutcracker a unique take on an holiday. A cast of 17 allstar hiphop artists from the tribe and poisen join peninsula ballet theatre dancers to transport the score and story with a contemporary flavor. Hip hop nutcracker reinvents tradition at oaklands.
Sanders and martinez, dance partners who met at the academy of villains, incorporate their dance and hiphop backgrounds into the performance, fusing love, holiday. Dec, 2018 the hip hop nutcracker is a full production of the nutcracker produced by new jersey performing arts center that aims to bring the experience of the show to a larger and younger audience by adding. The hip hop nutcracker is an eveninglength production performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen allstar dancers, dj, and violinist. Dec 18, 2014 jeremy griffin, nyjul byrd and austin turnage, guest dancers from elementz, in rehearsal on this years cincinnati ballet production of the nutcracker. Most dancers are breaking out their pointe shoes, and thoughts of sugar plums and tutus fill peoples minds but this season, the hip hop nutcracker turns the classic on its head, literally. Hip hop nutcracker gives classic holiday ballet a new.
The hip hop nutcracker a unique take on an holiday favorite. But at one bay area theater, the classic is being performed with a twist. Hip hop nutcracker the story of the nutcracker originated in 1816 by german author e. The nutcracker site provides a central location for nutcracker ballet information. Tchaikovskys magical score is mashed up with explosive hip hop dance and an adaptation of the classic story transplanted to washington heights.
How the hip hop nutcracker brings beats and breakdancing. Peninsula ballet theatre presents hip hop nutcracker 2017. In the story, a young marie stahibaums favorite toy, the nutcracker, comes alive after defeating the evil mouse king in battle. The hip hop nutcracker tchaikovskys score, hip hop dance. Peninsula ballet theatre dancers perform hiphop version of. The hip hop nutcracker puts a twist on the holiday classic, with worldclass dancers, an onstage dj and an opening set by hiphop legend kurtis blow. Then comes a hip hop dancer arguably unexpected in the nutcracker.
Through the spells cast by the mysterious drosselmeyer, mariaclara and her nutcracker prince, travel back in time to the moment when her parents first meet in. See traditional, hiphop nutcracker in york flipsidepa. Hoffmanns 1816 story of the nutcracker and the mouse king. Theres a lot going on in this nutcracker spoof, as it calls itself, combining ballet with modern dance, jazz, hip hop, and comedy. In 2006, she and german foreign exchange student and hiphop dancer niko wirachman started writing the hip nut, a multicultural version of the nutcracker that takes place in 2015. Through the spells cast by the mysterious drosselmeyer, mariaclara and her prince, myron, travel back in time to the moment when her parents first meet in a nightclub. Dec 16, 2014 the hip hop nutcracker clark strikes a pose with her characters love interest in the show, played by sammy soto. Nutcracker performance listings are provided by state and city and by the company performing the nutcracker ballet. Hip hop nutcracker tchaikovskys score, hip hop dance.
This philadelphia production by contempradance theatre. The hip hop nutcracker is an eveninglength production performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen allstar dancers, dj and violinist. Sanders, who teaches hip hop at the peninsula ballet theatres studio, watched the company rehearsing the traditional nutcracker. Sep 27, 2019 a holiday mashup for the whole family, the hip hop nutcracker reimagines tchaikovskys classic score through explosive hip hop choreography. Innovative visual effects transform the landscape of e. Directed and choreographed by jennifer weber, the hip hop nutcracker is a contemporary dance spectacle set to tchaikovskys timeless music. A unique and joyful event, this eveninglength production is performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen allstar dancers, a dj, a violinist and mc. The idea for this rendition of the nutcracker was largely born from a drosselmeyer interpretation that emerged during parkersons choreographic process for a group of local brooklyn dancers to perform during a tree lighting celebration.
Through the spells cast by the mysterious drosselmeyer, mariaclara and her nutcracker prince, travel back in time to the moment when her parents first meet in a nightclub. The hip hop nutcracker clark strikes a pose with her characters love interest in the show, played by sammy soto. This is not a ballet, but a hip hop version of the classic. The hiphop nutcracker is a full production of the nutcracker produced by new jersey performing arts center that aims to bring the experience of. One local dancer was a very big guy with robotic pop and lock movement, she recalls. A unique and joyful event, this production is performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen allstar dancers, a dj, a violinist, and mc kurtis blow. Peninsula ballet theatre sets nutcracker ballet to hiphop. Dec 21, 2015 the hip hop dancers stand together and move their heads to one side and their knees to the other the dance was choreographed through animation hip hop, a form that imitates the movements of. The nutcracker ballet provides the history of the nutcracker ballet, nutcracker music, nutcrakcer links, nutcracker movies and information on nutcracker ballet performances in your area. This version of tchaikovskys the nutcracker has a totally modern twist, both in how it sounds and how the dance is performed. A unique and joyful event, this production is performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen allstar dancers, a dj, a violinist, and mc kurtis blow, one of hip hops founding fathers, who opens the show. The hip hop nutcracker, strathmore at music center at.
This new take on the holiday classic plays homage to both the tradition of nutcracker and future of dance. The two dancers move in and out of red and green spotlights, these colors underscoring the season. Nov 24, 2016 ballet meets hip hop in this marvellous mashup. The production features 17 hip hop artists from the tribe and poisen, joined by dancers from peninsula ballet theatre. What do you get when you combine the elegant holiday score of tchaikovskys nutcracker and a dj with pinshar. The nutcracker behind the scenes nutcracker ballet. Musical virtuoso victor vener was racking his brain for a new way to perform tchaikovskys world famous ballet the nutcracker with the california philharmonic. Nov 22, 2017 although the hip hop nutcracker is far from a ballet, its evident that the dancers were influenced by that art form, as they jumped, twirled, and melded hiphop moves with traditional steps. California philharmonic dancers the nutcracker live 2015. The brooklyn nutcracker, created and performed by brooklyn ballet, is a tribute and love story to the borough the company calls home. How hiplet, a powerful fusion of hip hop and ballet, is.
A holiday mashup for the whole family, the hip hop nutcracker reimagines tchaikovskys classic score through explosive hip hop choreography. The hip hop nutcracker with guest mc kurtis blow the. Jeremy griffin, nyjul byrd and austin turnage, guest dancers from elementz, in rehearsal on this years cincinnati ballet production of the nutcracker. Hip hop nutcracker university of alabama at birmingham. A holiday mashup for the whole family, the hip hop nutcracker is back and better than ever. A unique and joyful event, this eveninglength production is performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen allstar dancers, a dj, a violinist, and.
Dec 07, 2018 may 3, 2020 for the seventh year, race dance company a professional hiphop, contemporary and jazz dance company based in oklahoma city is celebrating the season with races hip hop nutcracker. This story however is set in contemporary new york, and it all opens up with a set by blow performing a medley of old school hiphop before the dance begins during a holiday block party. The hip hop nutcracker at united palace the new york times. Hip hop nutcracker is a mashup of tchaikovskys famous score and new york city hiphop dance moves. Instead of ballet, the dancers will be doing hiphop moves.
Nov 16, 2015 in 2006, she and german foreign exchange student and hiphop dancer niko wirachman started writing the hip nut, a multicultural version of the nutcracker that takes place in 2015. Dec 11, 2014 the hip hop nutcracker, at the united palace of cultural arts, blends tchaikovskys score with d. A unique and joyful holiday mashup for the whole family, the hip hop nutcracker is a contemporary dance spectacle set to tchaikovskys timeless music. Jul 20, 2017 behind the scenes of danielle levitts documentary, exploring hiplet, a chicago based dance pioneered by homer hans bryant that fuses classical ballet training with hiphop moves, creating. A unique and joyful event, this eveninglength production is performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen allstar dancers, a dj, a violinist, and mc kurtis blow, one of hip hops founding fathers, who. The idea was that he could be a mad scientist and create a doll.
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