13 June 2021

So Refreshing: Deliberately Anonymous and Faceless > JABBAWOCKEEZ

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The Jabbawockeez have always been a diverse, majority Asian American group. (Thirteen of the current crew members identify as Asian American, four as African American, two as Hispanic, and one as Caucasian.) They view racial diversity as intrinsic, but not central, to their artistry and brand. . .But the Jabbawockeez’s choice to mask — obscuring individual identity and race to emphasize uniformity and universality — relates to a larger debate among hip-hop dancers and scholars, which gained momentum during the social justice movements of the past year. . .“Hopefully at some point, you know, it’ll be all of Vegas — all of the world!” Paguio said. Brewer added: “And a partridge in a pear tree.”

A Hip-Hop Dance Crew’s Frabjous Reign in Las Vegas

The Jabbawockeez, with their something-for-everyone approach, proved that an ensemble of anonymous, masked dancers could pull in crowds.

" In Las Vegas, the Jabbawockeez are both famous and unknown. Images of this hip-hop dance crew, its members ciphers behind their signature white masks, beckon from multiple casino billboards along the Strip.

Who are these dancers? Even if you watch “Timeless,” at the MGM Grand Garden Arena — where, after some Covid fits and starts, the Jabbawockeez returned to the stage in March — you won’t find out. The show’s 20 masked performers remain deliberately anonymous, uncredited in any program.

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But this faceless crew can make all audience members feel seen, no matter their relationship with dance or hip-hop. But this faceless crew can make all audience members feel seen, no matter their relationship with dance or hip-hop. In “Timeless” the Jabbawockeez lead a virtual tour of the hip-hop music and dance cultures of the West Coast, the South and the East Coast; a few scenes later, they mime a slapstick routine to the Muppets’ “Mahna Mahna.” They swing their way through Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon,” then cheekily overlay Sinatra’s final crooning “I love you” with the “youuuuuu” of Soulja Boy’s rap earworm “Crank That.” 

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