Some Like It Hip Hop was one of the most successful new shows to hit the West End last year, wowing audiences and prompting widespread critical praise with its infectious “wit, heart and magnificent energy” The Independent. Read more …
Following in the footsteps of ZooNation’s phenomenal 2006 smash hit Into the Hoods, Some Like It Hip Hop unites sensational dancing with a clever and engrossing storyline. With a nod to Billy Wilder’s film and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing and revolution; all played out in ZooNation’s trademark style of hip hop dance, comedy and physical theatre.
This is a wonderful show, endearing and exhilarating in almost equal measure, one that sends you out into the night smiling and dancing with sheer pleasure.
The company’s ethos is to promote the spirit of hip-hop, and strives to remove all negative connotations of it. What better way to do that than create an inspiring, toe-tapping trip to the theatre that will delight young and old alike?
Kate Prince, choreographer-director of ZooNation, on Some Like it Hip Hop
Dance: Kate Prince on why Edinburgh is a second home for Some Like It Hip Hop
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday November 6, 2012, until Wednesday November 7, 2012. More info: http://www.edtheatres.com/festival
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