Works & Process - Underground Uptown Dance Festival

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In our subterranean Frank Lloyd Wright–designed theater, see street and social dances spanning Afrobeat, ballroom, beatbox, breaking, choreopoem, flexn, krump, percussive dance, samba, street jazz, tap, vogue, waacking, and more. Inspired by the Guggenheim’s circular architecture, street dance cyphers, and social environments, these performances weave together audiences and artists and embody joy and community.

• January 12: Ephrat Asherie Dance: UNDERSCORED (excerpts) and Music From The Sole: I Didn’t Come to Stay (excerpts)

• January 13: The Missing Element, fusing breaking, flexn, krump, and beatbox

• January 14: Ladies of Hip-Hop—SpeakMyMind - The Black Dancing Bodies Project

• January 15: Les Ballet Afrik: New York Is Burning by Omari Wiles (excerpts) and waacking with Princess Lockerooo

• January 16: Existence, krump project by Brian “HallowDreamz” Henry

• January 17: LayeRhythm with Masterz at Work Dance Family

MORE IN JANUARY

- Lyric Opera of Chicago: The Factotum by Will Liverman, DJ King Rico, and Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj

Saturday, January 7 - 7:30 pm

Don’t miss a preview of this new soul opera inspired by The Barber of Seville and rooted in a Black barbershop on Chicago’s South Side. The Factotum spans gospel, funk, rap, hip-hop, barbershop quartet, and R&B, all with the operatic artform at its heart—and redefines everything opera can be. Musician Damien Sneed moderates a discussion with stage director, co-book writer, and dramaturg Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, choreographer Maleek Washington, and creators Will Liverman and DJ King Rico.

- BalletCollective and PEAK Performances

The Night Falls by Karen Russell, Ellis Ludwig-Leone, and Troy Schumacher

Sunday, January 22 - 7:30 pm

With choreography that dramatizes the body and music, surrender and resistance, The Night Falls shows the visceral power of art to brace us against the abyss. Prior to the world premiere at Montclair State University, choreographer and director Troy Schumacher (New York City Ballet and BalletCollective), writer and lyricist Karen Russell (Swamplandia!), and composer and lyricist Ellis Ludwig-Leone (San Fermin) discuss their creative process with moderator Michael Sean Breeden. Cast members perform highlights.