From the Streets to the Stage: An Evening of Hip-hop

"From the Streets to the Stage" (2021) was an evening length production that explored bringing hip-hop culture to a formal context by incorporating dance, live Djing, graffiti, and MCing. The production presented African American vernacular dance styles such as Locking, Popping, Waacking, Breaking, Voguing, 90s Hip-hop, Social Dances, and current contemporary hip-hop through a historical lens to demonstrate the influence of these styles on contemporary dance forms.

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Choreography by Jennifer Meckley and co-choreographer Keith Smith.

Graffiti Artist Tori Bulick.

 

Dancers: BSU students including Aaliyah Beatty, Sarah Blackwell, Tori Bulick, Lauren Burns, Katie Cole, Logan Cord, Taylor Fjellstrom, V Francis, Audrey Harrison, Zuri Jackson, Maleyah Nowell, Kiana Piercy, Minnie Rogers, Caelan Smith, Keith Smith, Jacob Stumpf, Lauren Taylor, Caroline Wilson, & Ashlyn Works.

 

Photos by BSU Department of Theatre and Dance Kip Shawger.