RUBBERBAND: an electrifying fusion of hip hop, classical ballet, and contemporary dance

BroadStage presents RUBBERBAND – the electrifying fusion of hip-hop, classical ballet, and contemporary dance. Originally from Los Angeles, Artistic Director Victor Quijada's innovative choreographic vocabulary breaks barriers, blending the raw dynamic of hip-hop/break with the purity of classical formalism. Based in Montreal, RUBBERBAND has garnered international acclaim for its significant impact in dance and development of this new style inspired by break, classical ballet, and dance theatre. Prepare to be mesmerized by RUBBERBAND's program, Second Chances, as dancers seamlessly transition from vertical to horizontal, pushing the boundaries of traditional dance styles.

Following the performance on Saturday 3/8, there will be a Q AND A with Victor Quijada.

About Second Chances:
Victor Quijada‘s particularly intimate new work, Second Chances, is inspired by his experience in Los Angeles as a first-generation Mexican American. Returning to the stage as a performer, Victor explores themes of identity and homeland. The show includes excerpts from Trenzado, which features a soundtrack by composer and DJ Jasper Gahunia, sampling traditional Mexican norteño music (corridos and ranchera).

In addition to Trenzado, this repertory program also includes Commissions Suite, a reconstruction of two works originally choreographed by Quijada for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (Physikal Linguistiks) and Scottish Dance Theater (Second Coming). A soundtrack by Jasper Gahunia provides the landscape as seven performers navigate the chaos.

Second Chances invites Quijada and the audience to delve deep inside themselves, reflecting on origin, belonging and displacement, between universal questions and intimate, personal thoughts.


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