Breakin'

HAMMER | 7:30 p.m., Hammer Museum

August 16, 2017

Breakin’ brought the skill and energy of breakdancing to the big screen, laying the foundation for countless dance films to come. It’s a now-familiar story of a classically trained dancer using street culture to jazz up her style, but the combination of a campy narrative and astonishing breakdancing sequences by performers Adolfo "Shabba Doo" Quinones and Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers is pure delight. Bonus points for the on-screen debuts of both Ice-T and Jean-Claude Van Damme. (1984, dir. Joel Silberg, 90 min.) 

Part of the series Shake It Off

Event Date: Wednesday, Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Price: Free*
*Tickets are required and available at the Box Office on a first come, first served basis following member ticketing. Early arrival is recommended.

The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.