About This Show

Amazulu – Dance as a Weapon The Hip-Hop Circus – Part 1 is conceived and performed by Akim Funk Buddha.

Hip-Hop meets Cirque de Soleil-style movement theater in Buddha’s “personal cosmic story” of Hip Hop as unveiled through a multi-cultural stage performance with Beat-Boxing, Martial Arts/Kung Fu, Free Style Dance, African-style percussion, M.C.s, B-boying (break dancing), and more. The story is a journey through indigenous hip-hop movements and music from Asia to the Southern African Zulu lands to the “other lands” of today. Akim Funk Buddha seeks to unveil the common thread that lies between cultures and to link the past to the present.

Show Details

Dates: Opening Night: February 3, 2005 Final Performance: February 20, 2005