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Featuring Ariel Rivka Dance (Contemporary Modern) and Works & Process at the Guggenheim’s The Missing Element (Beat-Boxing and Street Dance)

Ariel Rivka Dance (ARD) is an all-female contemporary dance company based in New Jersey led by Artistic Director Ariel Grossman. ARD’s mission is to champion female creatives through original choreography, commissioned music, and curated family and educational programming. Through movement, ARD creates a community of vulnerability and acceptance, providing opportunities for hope and connection.

Commissioned by Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, The Missing Element fuses the music-making of beatbox with street dance. Creative directors Chris Celiz, a world champion beatboxer, and b-boy Anthony Vito Rodriguez “Invertebrate” assemble a formidable cast including members of The Beatbox House including Amit Bhowmick, Celiz, Neil Meadows “NaPoM,” Gene Shinozaki, and Kenny Urban, and dancers including flexer Joseph Carella “Klassic,” Krumper Brian “HallowDreamz” Henry, and breakers Graham Reese and Rodriguez “Invertebrate.” Created at the peak of the pandemic in two Works & Process bubble residencies, The Missing Element is an immersive experience exploring the universal elements of earth, wind, fire, water, and space. The performance will be an adventure of music and dance, where all sound featured is 100% human-generated.