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After the smash-hit tour of When The Sky Breaks in 2012 Decadance return with the explosive double bill of 4 and Decadance Vs The Firebird
Expect a fast paced, high-energy, evening of family friendly dance performance featuring the unique DECADANCE theatrical hip-hop style!
4
Decadancetheatre’s, 4, set to Antonio Vivaldi’s string concertos, “The Four Seasons,” seamlessly blends hip-hop dance with a score that is 290 years old. The result exposes the inner beauty of hip-hop dance technique and the timeless rhythm in this iconic work of art.
‘Megan Alfonso and Adaku Utah share the stage, demonstrating how movement can switch from crisp to balmy at a moment’s notice. The tools of hip-hop, which cause a body to break down and build back up again, give the familiar music a playful edge, even though the dancers aren’t playing around.’
The New York Times
Decadance Vs The Firebird
In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of Decadancetheatre, the company will revisit their first large-scale work. With a new score and updated choreography Decadance Vs. The Firebird will once again wow audiences across the globe.
Meet Iva, a young girl in the inner city whose youthful exuberance keeps her blissfully ignorant of the potential dangers around her. One day, in the midst of exploring her surroundings, she meets an unlikely companion who will prove to be an even more unlikely saviour – a dazzling creature known only as the Firebird through whom Iva can see all things that are possible.
Originally performed in 1910 by the Ballet Russes, (music by Igor Stravinsky, choreography by Michael Fokine), The Firebird is based on a Russian folktale. Decadance Vs. The Firebird is an urban ballet for the 21st Century. Mashing up Stravinsky’s score with original, hip-hop beats created by DJ Boo, fusing breakdance with ballet, and remixing the classic story into a contemporary context, the all-female cast challenges the ballet convention of a “handsome prince” and instead create a world where women battle for the right to rule the dance floor.
‘Decadance are onto something... a performance that is intensely emotional and casually streetwise’
The New York Times
‘Her leading dancers bring—dare I say?—the feminine mystique to hip-hop. They suspend the expected fierce staccato moves in a matrix of lush fluency and add a dimension of alluring mystery to the form's conventional tough, streetwise attitude.’
The Village Voice, NYC
