2012 HOME PERFORMANCE SERIES, nxt/step
June 21 – July 1, 2012 Atlas Performing Arts Center
“With stepping as the muse, the explosive dancers of Step Afrika! bring to the stage a fresh look at contemporary culture, music and style. For Home Performance Series 2012 Step Afrika! presents, the world premiere of Nxt/Step: Remixing the Power and International Influence of Stepping with Hip Hop, Multimedia and Rhythm. Nxt/Step, explores the interconnectivity of trends from hip hop music and youth culture, to the explosion of multimedia throughout society; encouraging audiences to tweet, text, photograph, and share as much as possible via social media, which will appear on a backdrop in real-time during the show” – WTOP
“After this whirlwind year, Step Afrika! is thrilled to be at home in the Atlas performing for our amazing friends in DC. nxt/step represents a completely new artistic direction for the Company, bringing to the stage a much more urban and contemporary performance. We enjoy the fact that we can be historic and traditional one year and wear a completely different skin in the next.” – C. Brian Williams
VIEW THE FULL 2012 PROGRAM HERE
Be A Part of Our History
Founded in 1994 by C. Brian Williams, Step Afrika! is the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Under Mr. Williams’ leadership, stepping has evolved into one of America’s cultural exports, touring more than 60 countries across the globe. To share your Step Afrika! story, visit stepafrika.org/about/. Step Afrika!'s 30th Anniversary Timeline is made possible by the generous funding of Bloomberg Philanthropies, with additional support from the Mellon Foundation and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.