UniverSOUL Hip Hop presents: HOPE & JOY!
Celebrating 10 YEARS of "community, justice and JOY" through dance!
Date: June 29, 2024
Matinee show: 2:00pm
Evening show: 6:30pm (includes a post-show discussion + birthday celebration)
Show length: 75 minutes
Location: Culver City Ivy Substation - 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Show Description:
UniverSOUL Hip Hop is celebrating 10 years of dance activism and performance through a one-of-a-kind theatrical show experience! Part TED talk, part dance theater, and overflowing with an unfailing love, this theatrical show will unite Los Angeles families for a day of HOPE and JOY!
Part 1: Roots to Fruits - A theatrical odyssey of UniverSOUL's first decade
This multimedia experience chronicles the company’s first decade - the unfolding testimony of a family formed through battles and called to a unifying mission. "Enter the cypher” as we go on an adventure to transform culture through the vibrant expression of Hip Hop/Street dance.
Part 2: H.O.P.E. - A movement love letter to restore joy & hope in the human family.
Uniquely fresh every time, raw freestyle is mixed with spirited choreography, animation, and music to paint untold stories that cultivate a space for cathartic release and transformation. Activate your inner child and follow the characters on a SOULful quest filled with struggle, awakening, and ultimately - H.O.P.E.
PRESALE TICKETS: $20- $45 ($15 youth)
AT THE DOOR TICKETS: $25 - $50
About UniverSOUL Hip Hop
UniverSOUL Hip Hop is a multicultural group of authentic and socially engaged dance practitioners with a mission to bring transformative, SOUL-centered dance into diverse communities. Their performances and programs reach over 75 schools and 10,000 audience members each year through partnerships including The Music Center, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and LA County school districts. They pursue community, justice and JOY through Hip Hop with a vision to cultivate experiences that transform culture and restore the human spirit and family.
Make a tax-deductable donation here to support our next 10 years!
Special Thanks
This performance is made possible in part by the City of Culver City and Cultural Affairs Commission, with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment and Dance Resource Center.