A Harlem Dream
The Harlem Renaissance collides with contemporary hip hop in this daring show. A timeless story of forbidden love and betrayal is told through popping, locking, lindy hopping and burlesque, featuring an eclectic score composed by Mercury Prize nominee Soweto Kinch.
Put on your dancing shoes and give the password at the back door to get inside this exclusive modern speakeasy. Dance Umbrella’s first-ever hip hop commission
‘Ivan Blackstock strikes gold with this historical mashup of hip-hop and jazz choreography’
The Guardian
A Dance Umbrella / Young Vic co-production Commissioned by Dance Umbrella
CAST AND CREATIVES
Choreography and Direction Ivan Michael Blackstock
Associate director and additional text Ukweli Roach
Music and Sound design Soweto Kinch
Dramaturg and additional text Rob Hayes
Set Design Joanna Scotcher
Costume Design Ryan Chappell
Lighting Design Adam Carrée
Cast Darren Charles, Ivan Blackstock, Robia Milliner Brown, Jared Garfield, Chaldon Williams, Chris Arias, Rhea Thompson-Williams, L’atisse Rhoden, Kiél Ewen, Shannelle Fergus
Photography Chris Nash
Deja Bluez
Deja Bluez is a fictional Harlem speakeasy where Harlem Renaissance and contemporary street culture collide – a performance of hip hop, circus and burlesque with an eclectic score of live music from heart-thumping beats to swinging jazz notes.
From the makers of Young Vic’s sold-out show. Deja Bluez is a fictional Harlem speakeasy an offshoot of Blackstock’s 2014 production ‘A Harlem Dream’
Commissioned by Argent LLp
Film and Edit Simeon Qsyea
Cast Chris Arias, Minica Beason, Ivan Blackstock, Shannelle (Tali) Fergus, Kenji Matsunaga, Robia Milliner, Chaldon Williams
