Ordway hip hop nutcracker washington

The hip hop nutcracker tchaikovskys score, hip hop dance. The hip hop nutcracker had a limited twoday run at the ordway. A holiday mashup for the whole family, the hip hop nutcracker reimagines tchaikovskys classic score through explosive hip hop choreography. Ordway center for the performing arts 345 washington st st. The hip hop nutcracker at ordway center for performing. Parking is plentiful, so guests can feel free to bring their vehicles. The hip hop nutcracker at united palace the new york times. The show transforms the classic story into a 1980s brooklyn tale. Secret agent 23 skidoo uses popular songs to explain the different kinds of rhymes, such as internal rhymes, multisyllabic rhymes, and near or slant rhymes. In november 2015, the ordway presented hip hop nutcracker an innovative mashup that blends tchaikovskys. The show comes to the ordway on its first international tour, shortly after.

Tchaikovskys magical score is mashed up with explosive hip hop dance and an adaptation of the classic story transplanted to washington heights. 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 opens the show with a short set. The hip hop nutcracker is an modern twist on a holiday classic performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen allstar dancers, dj and violinist. Hip hop nutcracker tickets the hip hop nutcracker tickets though this play is based in an urban setting, pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky as composer, marius petipa as the choreographer and e. The hip hop nutcracker program 201718 ordway season by. Directed and choreographed by jennifer weber, the hip hop nutcracker is a contemporary dance spectacle set to tchaikovskys timeless music. Ordway center for the performing arts announces november. Ordway center for the performing arts saint paul, mn.

Rap legend kurtis blow leads hip hop nutcracker in st. This celebration of the foundations of hip hop, created and curated by maia maiden, exhibits the skills and techniques of the finest choreographers in the twin cities. Jenea rewertztargui ordway center for the performing arts. The hip hop nutcracker, at the united palace of cultural arts, blends tchaikovskys score with d.

In november 2015, the ordway presented hip hop nutcracker an innovative mashup that blends tchaikovskys classic score with explosive hip hop choreography. Started a decade ago by wil baptiste and kevin kev marcus sylvester, black violin is a blend of classical, hip hop. Ordway presents the hip hop nutcracker this weekend. Ordway center for the performing arts announced today it will present the hip hop nutcracker, this weekend, nov. The hip hop nutcracker program 201718 ordway season published on nov 21, 2017 performance program for the hip hop nutcracker, presented by ordway and hennepin theatre trust at the state theatre. Hip hop nutcracker has been on the ordway stage for the past two holiday seasons, but the st.

Rap legend kurtis blow mcs hip hop nutcracker at the ordway. This imaginative performance blends modern hip hop choreography, an onstage dj and an electric violinist to recreate the nutcracker in truly original fashion. Enjoy an eveninglength production performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen allstar dancers, dj, and violinist. Pretty much your standard nutcracker, except set in a different era now and place new york city, with hip hop infused music and dancing instead of classicalinfused ballet, and with 1980s rapper kurtis blow narrating. Ordway center for the performing arts fall calendar meet.

The hip hop nutcracker tchaikovskys score, hip hop. Back by popular demand, the hip hop nutcracker is an innovative mashup that blends tchaikovskys classic score with explosive hip hop choreography to bring the traditional nutcracker story to life in contemporary new york city. Joining us tuesday afternoon is the shows special guest mc. A childhood love story is what drives forward the scenes of this legendary christmasseason. Ordway theater, 345 washington street, saint paul, mn 55102. Enter promotional code if you have a promotional code, please enter it below now. The season will also include the hip hop nutcracker, a take on tchaikovskys classic holiday ballet mixed with the musical stylings of todays hip hop hits. Ordway center for the performing arts announced today it will present the hip hop nutcracker, nov. 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.

Hoffmann as the writer make up the russian team that created the original nutcracker. Ordway center for the performing arts november 2017 calendar. Part of from the ground up, a celebration of hip hop culture. When clara finds that the nutcracker had been broken, drosselmeyers brings it.

This eveninglength show celebrates love, community and the magic of the holiday season. The production calendar for saint pauls ordway center for the performing arts offers an outrageous mix of comedy and drama for the theatrically inclined. Get on your feet, were going back to the early days of hip hop. Kennedy center for the performing arts, 2700 f street nw, washington, dc 20566 the hip hop nutcracker dec. Follow the startribune for the news, photos and videos from the twin cities and beyond. Rooted is a highenergy performance where audience members can share space with minnesotas diverse hip hop community.

What do you get when you combine the elegant holiday score of tchaikovskys nutcracker and a dj with pinsharp contemporary hip hop dance. Ordway center november calendar 2016 meet minneapolis. Secret agent 23 skidoo uses popular songs to explain the different kinds of rhymes, such as internal rhymes, multi. Performance program for the hip hop nutcracker, presented by ordway.

Dance event in saint paul, mn by ordway center for the performing arts and 4 others on friday. Cbs a truly oneofakind experience, filled with highpowered choreography and a very modern storyline. Explore ways to use hip hop to express yourself, how to find out what you care about, and how to make it rhyme. 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.

In the heights program 201718 ordway season by ordway. A holiday mashup for the whole family, the hip hop nutcracker reimagines tchaikovskys classic score through explosive hiphop choreography learn more. James sewell ballet performs opera moves at the cowles center this weekend. Hip hop nutcrackerordway center for the performing arts.

The story of the hip hop nutcracker is about a little girl, clara, who receives a gift from her uncle, drosselmeyer, who is a magician. The international tour of the hip hop nutcracker is playing at the ordway center for the performing arts. Hip hop nutcracker the ordway center for performing arts 345 washington st. The show comes to the ordway on its first international tour, shortly after soldout. The hip hop nutcracker revamped holiday classic returns to ordway after near sellout run in 2015 st.

The hip hop nutcracker with guest mc kurtis blow the ordway. Presented by the ordway and hennepin theatre trust. A holiday mashup for the entire family, the hip hop nutcracker reimagines tchaikovskys classic score through explosive hiphop. A holiday mashup for the whole family, the hip hop nutcracker reimagines tchaikovskys score through explosive hip hop choreography. The ordway center for the performing arts is excited to present a return engagement of the hip hop nutcracker, a holiday mashup for the entire family, nov. Ordway center for the performing arts presents the hip hop nutcracker turns tchaikovsky on his head in the coolest possible way.

I am a christmas rapper kurtis blows dancing, rapping and preaching all come together in hip hop nutcracker at the ordway this week. Performance program for the hip hop nutcracker, presented by ordway and hennepin theatre trust at the state theatre. A dozen allstar dancers, an onstage dj, and an electric violinist bring the traditional nutcracker story to life in contemporary new york city. Taking our place centerstage the ordway official website. Youth, ages 1124, from neighborhood house attended the performance as part. Except this story dances to a fresh beat of salsa and hiphop.

Communication in person and by phone is temporarily suspended. Hip hop workshop with secret agent 23 skidoo the ordway. Hoffmans classic tale gets transposed to a presentday love story in the new york neighborhood of washington heights with a flashback to 1985. Paul, mn as part of from the ground up hip hop celebration. Paul performing arts center has illusionist adam trent scheduled for the theater this week. Ordway center for the performing arts presents the hip hop. Buy tickets for the hip hop nutcracker with guest mc kurtis blow directly from the ordways official website. Tchaikovsky meets kurtis blow in hip hop nutcracker at. This contemporary reimagination of tchaikovskys nutcracker is performed by a cast of a dozen allstar dancers, dj, and violinist. A dozen allstar dancers, an onstage dj, and an electric violinist bring the traditional nutcracker story to life in.