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December 3, 2007

Robert Abrams on Nutcracker in the Lower at Abrons Arts Center


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By Robert Abrams / ExploreDance.com

Urban Ballet Theater
Nutcracker in the Lower
Abrons Arts Center at Henry Street Settlement
November 24 - December 1, 2007

"Urban Ballet Theater - Nutcracker in the Lower 2007"

"The Urban Ballet Theater's production of Nutcracker in the Lower serves its purpose to showcase the accomplishments of the students of the Abrons Arts Center/Henry Street Settlement, while also giving the community of the Lower East Side of New York City a professional quality show." Read review...

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November 22, 2007

Rebecca Milzoff Interviews Choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson About Nutcracker in the Lower


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By Rebecca Milzoff / New York Magazine

Urban Ballet Theater
Nutcracker in the Lower
Abrons Arts Center at Henry Street Settlement
November 24 - December 1, 2007
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"Hip-Hop Choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson Does Ballet, Battles Diddy"

"It's fusion but definitely a little bit of crump. We pop and lock and just do hip-hop, which can be a number of things. We use the latest dances you can find in Harlem and the streets and fuse it with the story. I'm getting them to see hip-hop with a line and with meaning, and not as just random. And also make the rats crump and get loose!" Read review...

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