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BREAK IT DOWN, written and performed by Herb Newsome at Boise Contemporary Theater

Dates: (8/26/2023 )

Theatre:

Boise Contemporary Theater


854 Fulton St
Boise,ID 83702

Phone: 2083319224

Tickets: $10-$15

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Held at the Morrison Center at 2PM & 7PM, Boise Contemporary Theater celebrates the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop with this one-man multimedia show telling the story of the early days of Hip Hop through a live performance of the four elements: DJing, MCing, B-Boying, and Graffiti Art! Explore the history behind the music set in the Bronx, NY, during a time where urban decay and gang culture inspired a people to create their own form of expression. Playing ten characters using music, dance, video, graffiti, and rhyming, the audience will be taken on a journey to the past to discover how each of the elements came into existence.

The show premiered at the United Solo Festival 2018 in New York City and was later produced at Grey Studios in Los Angeles in 2019 and at New Horizon Theater in Pittsburgh in 2020.


Ages: BCT does not proactively offer advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person.

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Boise Contemporary Theater is at 854 Fulton St, Boise, ID.

Boise Contemporary Theater is a professional theater company in Boise, Idaho, whose mission is to inspire our community to examine our perspectives and better understand ourselves, each other, and the world around us by creating thought-provoking stories of the human experience. Founded in 1997, BCT is the only nonprofit professional theater within 300 miles dedicated to producing challenging new work. BCT is a recipient of the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, two-time recipient of the National Theater Company Award from the American Theater Wing, and the 2022–23 City of Boise Cultural Ambassador. Currently in its 24th Season, BCT has presented 89 Mainstage productions, including 23 world premieres such as Eric Coble’s The Velocity of Autumn (which continued to Broadway).

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