Intro to Hip-Hop Theater Presentation: "In Living Color Today" (Part Two)

This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and techniques characteristic of Hip Hop theater and dance. Students will examine the impact Hip Hop is having on the professional theater in the United States, study the genesis and history of Hip Hop culture, and become acquainted with and execute Hip Hop movement combinations. Emphasis will be placed on Hip Hop's growing influence on American Theater. Through lecture and performance opportunities, students will gain an appreciation for the contributions of the art form to theater and become familiar with the demands of Hip Hop in performance. Movement fundamentals of alignment, flexibility, endurance, dynamic range, and strength will be addressed. (taken from course description)

Instructed by Samuel Reyes at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Credit to Marquiz Moore for recording it.

This presentation was performed in Theater 1087: Production Practicum in the 2009 fall semester. It was inspired by the hit comedy sketch show, "In Living Color," which paved the way for hip-hop culture to expand and become as big as it is today.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• hip-hop
• theater
• Temple
• University
• In
• Living
• Color

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