Rennie Harris Puremovement

Artistic Director: Rennie Harris

Thurs - Sat, December 6 - 8, 2007, 8pm

Saturday Matinee 2pm  BEST AVAILABILITY!

Lincoln Hall, School of Fine & Performing Arts
Portland State University

"The all male dancers are raw, explosive." - The Village Voice

Rennie Harris, the grand master of hip-hop dance, returns to Portland with his unique and riveting brand of hip-hop dance theater.  Founded in 1992, Rennie Harris Puremovement encompasses the rich and diverse African-American traditions of the past while simultaneously presenting the voice of a new generation through a dedication to preserving and disseminating hip-hop culture.  Harris, a Philadelphia native and former dancer for hip-hop artists like Run-DMC, uses his first hand knowledge of street culture and dance to create a pure dance form that transcends the popular roots of hip-hop.  Built around an ensemble of b-boys and hip-hop artists, the company will perform a retrospective of Harris’ fifteen years of dance, featuring their acclaimed repertory of funk, breaking, popping, locking and all the jaw dropping twists and turns anyone could handle.

Program - running time: 1 hour 15 minutes
(no intermission)
P-Funk
March of the Antmen
Princescarecrows Road to Da Emerald City
Breath
Continuum

www.rhpm.org