Jennifer Weber image via Maria Baranovaīelow the Line: Take me back to the beginning. In fact, both of them make appearances in The Hip Hop Nutcracker, along with a bevy of alums from Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. She knows both worlds well, as she has worked with NYC Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck, and considers Mikhail Baryshnikov a friend. Filled with boundless (and infectious) energy and excitement, Weber discussed her passion for infusing classic ballet with hip-hop language to reach a new, more diverse audience. Weber also recently added her signature hip-hop moves to another classic, Romeo & Juliet, which she re-imagined in the Broadway show & Juliet.īelow the Line spoke with Jennifer Weber via Zoom video from her home in New York.
Weber also served as Choreographer of The Hip Hop Nutcracker, which made its debut as a live theatrical production featuring rap legend Kurtis Blow and has been touring across the U.S. Jennifer Weber ( Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2), an Emmy Award-winning choreographer based in New York City and Los Angeles, envisioned a much more modern version of this timeless tale, so she created The Hip Hop Nutcracker, which is currently streaming on Disney+. It’s a two-act story told entirely through dance, featuring a cast of characters including toy soldiers, mischievous mice, and dancing snowflakes, delighting an audience of children of all ages. Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, it was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.Ĭelebrating 130 years, the most famous holiday rendition features the New York City Ballet performing George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. Based on Alexandre Dumas‘ adaptation of E.T.A.
6, 1892, by order of Czar Alexander III in St. The classic ballet, which is over three centuries old, premiered on Dec. Around this time of year, young ballerinas are lacing up their pointe shoes, poised and prepared to dance The Nutcracker.
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