Rennie Harris' Facing Mekka

Rennie Harris travels to the roots of hip-hop in Facing Mekka, a landscape of movement, rhythm, sound and image. This multi-layered work features a cast of 17 dancers, live percussion, a recorded score of vocal compositions and collage projections. For Harris, "Dance" equals "Mekka" -- because in marrying movement and music of different cultures, we can capture the common ground amongst people and cultures and the positive energy and spiritual force that is "dance."