Sunday, April 24, 2011
Yo Yo Ma and Lil Buck
There is a video going around the Internet of a performance of Yo Yo Ma, the famous cellist, accompanied by a performer dancing what the article calls jookin. Apparently its a hybrid between ballet and hip-hop. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/yo-yo-ma-and-lil-buck-create-a-new-ballet/2011/04/15/AFvmh1jD_blog.html) I found this video amazing. The music and the dance go more hand in hand than anything I've seen in awhile. His dance moves are all about continuous fluidity which goes in tune to the cello. It also raises the question about putting a modern twist on classical dance and music. What do you guys think about the video? Do you forsee more blends between classical and modern movements in the future?
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I really liked this video a lot. It reminded me of most of the dances we have learned about how originators of the dance question a modern take on the dance. I really feel like blending of classic and modern like in this video help spread music, dance, and culture to a whole new generation of people. It's not as though the dance or music dies it just evolves with the people who are evolving as well.
ReplyDeleteThis video is awesome! I love to see unlikely combinations of art forms like these paired together. The roots of each style are so different.Hip hop is based off of the beat - in this clip there is none. However the dancer imitated the cello perfectly regardless. real cool.
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