Guild Hall & LTV Present Works & Process OUT EAST: The Missing Element
July 16 at 7pm
guildhall.org/tme for tickets

Direct from the project’s premiere at Works & Process at the Guggenheim, The Missing Element, an immersive experience exploring the universal elements of earth, wind, fire, water, and space, arrives in the Hamptons fusing the virtuosic music-making of beatbox with awe-inspiring street dance.

World champion beatboxers of The Beatbox House and leading street dancers representing Krumping, FlexN, and Breakdancing will embark on an adventure of sound, music, and movement, where all sound featured is 100% human generated. The performance opens with a live DJ set by multi-media artist, musician, and East End native, FlyKai.

Leading up to the performance at LTV, The Missing Element will cause a stir at surprise pop-up performances throughout East Hampton, including the Main Beach Concert Series and Stephen Talkhouse. The company will also facilitate workshops with the Bridgehampton Childcare & Recreation Center.

Creative directors Chris Celiz, a world champion beatboxer, and b-boy Anthony Vito Rodriguez “Invertebrate” assemble a formidable cast that comprises Krumper Brian “Hallow Dreamz” Henry, flexers Joseph Carella “Klassic” and King Havoc, breakers Graham Reese “B-boy Kilo” and Rodriguez, and members of the Beatbox House, including Amit Bhowmick, Celiz, Neil Meadows “NaPoM,” Gene Shinozaki, and Kenny Urban. Dancer, host, filmmaker and co-founder of YAK Films, Kash Gaines, will join The Missing Element during their week in-residence.

The Beatbox House is a collective of world champion beatboxers. Beatboxing is growing into a global phenomenon branching out from its hip-hop roots. Through education, performance, and collaboration, the collective is rebranding the art as a new form of music, pushing the boundaries of the possibilities of the human voice.

The Missing Element was commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim and created at the peak of the pandemic in two Works & Process bubble residencies. Highlights from The Missing Element were performed throughout the pandemic at Little Island, the Guggenheim Museum rotunda, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and NY PopsUp performances opened by Amy Schumer.

Guild Hall & LTV Present Works & Process OUT EAST: The Missing Element is supported by Stephen Meringoff.

Commissioned by Works & Process at The Guggenheim before the pandemic, The Missing Element was developed in Works & Process bubble residencies at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in August 2020 and March 2021, made possible through the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

Theater Programming supported in part by The Schaffner Family Foundation, Straus Family Foundation, Michael Balmuth, Blythe Danner, and funding from The Melville Straus Family Endowment. Music Programming is supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming.