“I was just taken by the production,” Blow says about his decision to join up. Blow has been a part of the production since it began touring three years ago. The show opens with Kurtis Blow, one of rap’s first major artists, setting the scene with an “old school” rap introduction. “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” runs Thursday, Dec. … It still has classical music movement is hip-hop.” Kurtis Blow performs in "The Hip Hop Nutcracker." (Courtesy Timothy Norris) “Some of them expect hip-hop music, but it's not. “I’ve heard a lot of people say it wasn’t what they expected,” says Ann-Sylvia Clark, who plays Maria-Clara. In “The Hip Hop Nutcracker,” the mice become a “funky” street gang with their king taken out by a headspin the jack-in-the-box is now a breakdancer the Tea dance uses house style. Some of those elements include the mouse army, the toys that come to life and featured sweets. “I think for an audience who thinks they know ‘The Nutcracker,’ it’s actually similar - it’s elements you’re used to seeing, but with a hip-hop twist. “‘The Nutcracker’ is an interesting show in that the first and second act don’t have much in common, and we wanted to tie them together,” says Weber about the plot change. "The Hip Hop Nutcracker" at the Dolby Theatre in November in Los Angeles. However in Weber’s vision, the Land of Sweets is a nightclub in 1980s Brooklyn and Maria-Clara has been whisked there to witness the night her parents met, and to help them reconcile in her present. Like the traditional ballet, the show begins at a party, after which Clara is whisked off to the Land of Sweets. These are the iconic "Nutcracker" moments turned on their head in Jennifer Weber’s “ The Hip Hop Nutcracker.” Weber’s show sets different styles of hip-hop to the traditional Tchaikovsky score, an experiment that she believes offers something new and inclusive to fans of both genres. (Courtesy Timothy Norris) This article is more than 4 years old.īreakdancing snowflakes. "The Hip Hop Nutcracker" at the Dolby Theatre on Nov.
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