Hip-hop dance company to stage site-specific performance at Casa Romantica

Culture Shock Los Angeles, a hip-hop dance company, will stage a site-specific performance based on Dr. Seuss’s book Oh, The Places You’ll Go at Casa Romantica

Friday, April 26, 2019 • 7 PM • Tickets $25–30

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Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, a nonprofit southern California cultural center, proudly presents a new dance commission for its 2018-19 season featuring hip-hop dance company Culture Shock Los Angeles.

Culture Shock is re-shaping one of its foundational performance pieces, Which-A-Way, for Casa Romantica’s unique venue. Which-A-Way follows the adventures of a young hero through a fantastical land inspired by Dr. Suess’s classic story Oh, the Places You’ll Go!. The story is told through classic street dance, hip-hop and narration with approximately 20 dancers. Patrons will be seated around an elevated stage/catwalk in the center of its historic outdoor Casa Courtyard. This has never been done before at Casa Romantica.

“Casa Romantica is committed to sharing cutting-edge dance performances in new and unique ways,” says Casa Romantica Executive Director Berenika D. Palys. “Hip-hop as an art form and as a form of expression is central to the dance genre today.”

“Now, one of the West Coast’s top companies will deliver an unforgettable experience at our cultural institution.”

The performance is meant to appeal to adults, young adults, and children, keeping with Casa Romantica’s mission to make cultural arts accessible to people of all ages.