back Rennie Harris (USA) Rennie Harris is well versed in the vernacular of hip-hop which includes the various techniques of B-boy house dancing, stepping and other styles that have emerged spontaneously from the urban, inner cities of America like the North Philadelphia community in which he was raised. He has brought these "social" dances to the "concert" stage, creating a cohesive dance style that finds a cogent voice in the theater. He is a powerful spokesperson for the significance of "street" origins in any dance style. Intrigued by the universality of hip-hop, he seeks inspiration from other forms and performance art. Harris was voted one of the most influential people in the last one hundred years of Philadelphia history and has been compared to twentieth-century dance legends Alvin Ailey and Bob Fosse. www.puremovement.net Performance Saturday 15 May, Mainstage Endangered Species A tour de force solo by Rennie Harris that is in part autobiographical yet speaks to the world at large. Choreography: Rennie Harris Music: Rennie Harris and Darrin Ross Edited by: Darrin Ross