Music Monday: HERE WE COME - German B-Boys!
Rated Unknown; 88min; Director:nico raschick
Location: Alamo Downtown
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The history of
break-dancing in Germany! In the early '80s, not even the Berlin Wall could stop the western Hip
Hop movement being discovered by the youth of the communistic state. Inspired by the U.S. film
BEAT STREET, teenagers like Magic Meyer, Beatschmidt and others started practicing brand new
styles and powermoves. They created something of their own, as they copied and improvised steps
and customized their clothing. The film reviews the development of the movement from its roots to
performances on some of East Germany's largest stages. Director Nico Raschick, who has been
working on this documentary since December 2003, follows the youngsters from the streets into
communist youth clubs and portrays the changes the movement underwent after the wall came down.
More than twenty years of East German history is told by a generation that simply hasn't been
asked before.
"A lot of people are sceptical: Breakdance in East Germany? Did it really exist? I found out that it did indeed and a lot more than that. HERE WE COME is a docu-mentary, part comic, part tragic which couldn’t have been told better by a script-writer. It is about the development of a whole culture from its beginnings in the youngster’s family homes up to some of East Germany’s largest stages. It follows them from the streets into the youth clubs, which were then communist youth clubs, of course. Contrary to the prevalent view, however, the movement wasn’t about pioneers, Stasi and bananas. Much like in every other country East Germany’s youth was concerned with orientation and a feeling of belonging. Of course, they also had dreams." (Nico Raschick)
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Kid Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.
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