Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents the highly anticipated West Coast premiere of excerpts from the first collaboration between the acclaimed Chicago-based company Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and Grammy Award-winning Third Coast Percussion. See a review for this performance on our Performance Reviews Page – under the Dance drop-down.

Hubbard Street dancers Jesse Bechard (above) and Jason Hortin, concept by Alejandro Cerrudo; photo by Quinn B Wharton

The new works, both by Los Angeles choreographers, include “For All Its Fury” by YouTube sensation Emma Portner, who gained international attention for her video and tour choreography for Justin Bieber, and “Everything Must Go,” by Teddy Forance, whose work has been featured on the hit television show “So You Think You Can Dance.” Inspired by the principal of sustainability and loosely intertwined, the works feature a powerful score by British singer/songwriter/composer Devonté Hynes, also known as Blood Orange, that will be performed live on stage by Third Coast Percussion. The highly regarded quartet of classically-trained percussionists also performs a solo interlude by Hynes. Hubbard Street’s Wallis debut launches a four-month North American tour by the company that also includes stops in New York City, West Palm Beach, FL, and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s core purpose is to bring artists, art and audiences together to enrich, engage, educate, transform and change lives through the experience of dance. Celebrating its 41st season in 2018/19, under the artistic leadership of Glenn Edgerton, Hubbard Street continues to innovate, supporting ascendant creative talent.

Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy Award-winning, artist-run quartet of classically-trained percussionists hailing from Chicago who have been performing together for the past ten years.

Admission ranges $35-$105 (prices subject to change). CLICK HERE to purchase tickets, or call 310.746.4000. Performances run Thursday, January 10, 2019, 7:30pm (post-performance talk-back with the artists) / Friday, January 11, 2019, 7:30pm / Saturday, January 12, 2019, 7:30pm

What: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago & Third Coast Percussion
Where: Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Bram Goldsmith Theater, 9390 N. Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
When: January 10-12, 2019; 7:30pm
Phone: 310.746.4000
Website: TheWallis.org