Works & Process comes to Manhattan West for Gather Round: Street and Club Dance Battles. Performances take place on Wednesdays in September at 4:30pm ET and are free to attend.
On the heels of break dancing’s debut at the 2024 Olympics, Works & Process brings its captivating dance and music series originally commissioned and performed in the Guggenheim Museum’s rotunda to the Manhattan West Plaza event circle. See top street and club dancers battle for glory and prizes!
Performance schedule:
- September 4 | Behind The Groove: CeleBreak Outside! with Kwikstep and Rokafella - Since 2009, hip-hop legends Kwikstep and Rokafella have curated “Behind the Groove,” a party that invites the break-dancing community to freestyle to classic dance music, while providing a space for them to jump into the dance cipher and show the skills they’ve honed. Move to the sounds of DJ KS360 and SJ DP One, emceed by Rokafella.
- September 11 | Gather Round Kiki Ball - The community and competitive spirit of Ballroom Culture may be most known from the film “Paris is Burning,” this summer’s hit musical “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” or the TV series “Pose” and “Legendary.” Join us in celebrating LGBTQ pride and the skills and style that have made Ballroom the cultural force it is today at the Gather Round Kiki Ball! Categories for this demo ball will be Runway, Face, and Vogue, featuring some of NYC’s best ball walkers. Gather Round Kiki Ball is organized by Hype Kitty.
- September 18 | Fabulous Waacking Festival Fall Edition with Princess Lockerooo - Distinguishable by its rotational arm movements, posing, and emphasis on expressiveness, Waacking brings together the glitz and glamour of Hollywood films, the vibrant energy of disco, and the colorful underground gay club culture of the ‘70s. This event will be organized by Princess Lockerooo, with high-energy performances, dazzling costumes, and theatrical choreography honoring the roots and influences of Waacking.
- September 25 | Manhattan West Beatbox Battle with The Beatbox House - See NYC’s top beatboxers go head-to-head with their newest material in advance of the 2024 USA Beatbox Championships in Pittsburgh! Kenny Urban, Gene Shinozaki, Neal Meadows (aka NaPoM), Amit Bhowmick, and Chris Celiz make up The Beatbox House, a collective that perfected their craft while living together in Brooklyn.
ABOUT WORKS & PROCESS: Championing performing artists and their creative process from studio to stage, Works & Process features artists from the world’s largest organizations and amplifies underrecognized performing arts cultures. Works & Process commissions, provide longitudinal and fully-funded LaunchPAD creative residencies, and present programs that illuminate artistic process at the Guggenheim Museum, Lincoln Center, and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, with the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Each summer, Works & Process curates and presents free dance programs with City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage and NYC Parks. Learn more HERE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT MANHATTANWESTNYC.COM >>