Beyond Babel
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Beyond Babel
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Beyond Babel NYC Reviews and Tickets

86%
(75 Ratings)
Positive
96%
Mixed
4%
Negative
0%
Members say
Entertaining, Great dancing, Absorbing, Refreshing, Clever

Inspired by "Romeo & Juliet," this dance theater piece is about a community divided by a wall.

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123 Reviews | 26 Followers
92
Exuberant, uniquely personal choreography, charming

See it if A joyfully loud piece using stylized urban dance, lyrics, bright costumes and facial expressions of amazingly talented dancers. Ah youth!

Don't see it if You wouldn’t enjoy a young dance troup retelling “Romeo and Juliet” their way: loud music, haze, strobe lights, modern urban feel.

78 Reviews | 13 Followers
90
Delightful, Must see, Entertaining, Great dancing, Absorbing

See it if You like energetic dancing with great choreography. Modern hip hop dance with superb young dancers.

Don't see it if You don’t care for dance.

114 Reviews | 19 Followers
90
Intelligent, Great tech, Great staging, Great dancing, Great choreography

See it if you want to see wonderful dance performances by an exciting dance company.

Don't see it if you do not like contemporary urban dance.

66 Reviews | 13 Followers
90
Youthful, Avant gard, Abstract, Great dancing, Edgy

See it if you want to see an unbelievably energetic performance of incomparably polished dancers and choreography with Romeo & Juliet storyline.

Don't see it if you don't like small performance spaces, loud noises, haze, strobe lights, modern experimental dance, rap, hip hop, or minimal speaking.

187 Reviews | 36 Followers
90
Phenomenal, Beautiful choreography, Great dancing, Agile & energetic

See it if Don't miss it if you like West Coast break dance. This troupe's group dancing is a sight to behold! Very diverse dancers.

Don't see it if It's basically Romeo & Juliette story, with communication mainly conveyed by lyrics of pop & hip-hop songs. Full of youthful energy!

57 Reviews | 1 Follower
89
Youthful, energetic

See it if I just thought that this was a show for young people — who seem to have a whole culture different from us baby boomers — which is wonderful.

Don't see it if Well — one should actually see it — the dancing, music, dancers — so different than what is usually produced — so this is a real treat. Read more

92 Reviews | 11 Followers
89
Refreshing, Ambitious, Clever, Entertaining, Delightful

See it if you'd like a riff on Romeo and Juliet done with hip hop and other urban dances by 12 wonderful dancers.

Don't see it if you don't like hip hip or contemporary music.

450 Reviews | 148 Followers
89
Impressive, Crowdpleaser, Great dancing, Delightful, Entertaining

See it if you like readily appreciable dance: synchronicity, moving in time to a regular beat, pretty large ensembles, virtuosic talent, hip hop.

Don't see it if you prefer more abstract, free association, atonal movement pieces. Read more

Critic Reviews (3)