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2011: HIP HOP GENERATION NEXT
HIP HOP KUNG FU
Presented in partnership with Casita Maria and the Asia Society
Tue August 2 & Wed August 3, 2011Exploring the reciprocal influences of Asian culture—and particularly martial arts—on hip hop, and of hip hop on Asian culture.
Artistic Director: Adesola Osakalumi; Directed, Choreographed, and Conceived by: Emilio “Buddha Stretch” Austin Jr; Co-Director & Assistant Choreographer: Michele Byrd McPhee; Assistant Choreographer: Val “Ms Vee” Ho.

BLOCK PARTY
Sat, August 6, 2011
A rousing community celebration of the cultural heritage of the South Bronx.
“By almost all accounts, Bronx hip-hop is stagnating…. Well, the roster of performers at Saturday’s Simpson Street Block Party, featuring everything from Korean-influenced Hip-Hop Kung Fu to Ghanaian Hiplife and some good old-fashioned dance crews, made me wish I could stagnate so good….A torch was being passed, but everyone was too busy dancing to notice.”

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2012 Coming Attraction:
THE SOUTH BRONX CULTURE TRAIL
In October 2012, the streets of Hunts Point will become a musical instrument as musicians and dancers create sounds on sidewalks, lampposts, rooftops, and stoops, emulating the vibrant street life of the 1940s to 1970s when Hunts Point was the core of the NYC Latin music scene. Dancing in the Streets is commissioning choreographer Joanna Haigood to create a traveling site-specific work, which will cap the first year of the South Bronx Culture Trail Project that will result in a physical and virtual trail marking the astounding cultural history of the South Bronx.
All photos by Jose Soto