The Riverside Theatre Dance Festival Evening Performances! Returning to our pursuit of bringing the best of dance to our own backyard, Ballet Vero Beach is thrilled to present, in partnership with Riverside Theatre, the return of Chicago Dance Crash. Lead by artistic director Jessica Deahr, Chicago Dance Crash has emerged as the premier hip hop/contemporary dance company in the Midwest. Emphasizing a unique mission of both athleticism and accessibility, the Crash aesthetic is most notably recognized by its combination of concert and hip hop techniques in works ranging from full length productions to repertory pieces and freestyles.
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On The Stark Main Stage: August 5 & 6, 2022 at 7:30pm
Tickets are $10-$75 depending on seating section.
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact: Adam Schnell
Phone: 772-905-2651
Email: info@balletverobeach.org
BALLET VERO BEACH ANNOUNCES CHICAGO DANCE CRASH IN THEIR VERO DEBUT
Chicago Dance Crash will premiere their 20th Anniversary Production, Boomsday, prior to a debut in Chicago.
Ballet Vero Beach is thrilled to announce Chicago Dance Crash as the invited company for this year’s Riverside Dance Festival. The Festival arrives at Riverside Theatre on August 5, 2022 at 7:30 and August 6, 2022 at 7:30. Continuing our pursuit of bringing the best of dance to our own backyard, Ballet Vero Beach presents, in partnership with Riverside Theatre, this awe inspiring troupe. Chicago Dance Crash fuses Hip Hop and Contemporary dance to create original narrative works that are accessible, entertaining, and energetic. Don’t miss this acclaimed company as they kick off their 20th anniversary season right here in Vero Beach!
Vero audiences will be treated to the world premiere of Boomsday which is Chicago Dance Crash’s brand new production created especially for the company’s 20th Anniversary Season. The production pulls out ALL the bells and whistles to paint a colorful picture of life, strife, and relationship goals after the end of the world. The company’s hybrid style of hip hop & contemporary movement is supercharged for your post-pandemic pleasure with a considerable cast size and a radio-friendly soundtrack. Of course, TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it) was never meant to be easy! Both comedy and suspense are baked into the onstage adventure as told through the eyes of a 7-year-old narrator whose memory and exact grasp of her surroundings leave quite a bit of room for flair.
After a vague and expansive “boom” takes the fun out of everything — our young, female hero keeps it simple in the apocalypse by keeping her distance. No company, no contact, just her and a ‘boombox.’ It isn’t until events join her with one person then another and another that choices must be made. Sprinkle in a greedy gang of marauders, a distant city beyond the wastelands and a ton of stylistic, high-energy movement and now…it’s complicated. This two-act, PG-rated production is created by Writer Mark Hackman and Director/Lead Choreographer and Artistic Director of Chicago Dance Crash, Jessica Deahr.
Subscriptions for the entire 2022-2023 Season are available now. Single Tickets for Chicago Dance Crash in Boomsday are also available. For more information and to purchase tickets online, please visit our updated website at www.balletverobeach.org. To purchase tickets for Chicago Dance Crash in Boomsday by phone please call the Riverside Theatre Box Office at 772-231-6990.
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