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Tuesday 23 September 2025 | 7PM - 1AM Public Records, 233 Butler Street, Brooklyn, NY
A performance of improvised street dance and live music hosted by LayeRhythm
This creative experience hosted by LayeRhythm Productions, Inc. weaves together freestyle dance, live music, and audience interaction, celebrating the vibrancy of street and club dance cultures. Registration is required and coming soon.
Doors (7PM), Show (8PM)
LayeRhythm Productions, Inc. (LPI) highlights freestyle dance and music voices under-recognized in the mainstream performing arts landscape while providing entertainment, building community through play, educating audiences in cultural history, preserving the legacy of street & club dance forms, transforming individuals’ relationship to music & dance and supporting emotional & social well-being. LayeRhythm is dedicated to risk-taking improvisation and interactive audience engagement through performances and educational events.
"[LayeRhythm is a] brew of partying and performing that unfolds as a series of interactive sessions in which suggestions from the crowd beget songs and steps. Imagine an improv comedy show where dancing, not laughs, is the currency. Then imagine a musicians’ jam session where the band is compelled to keep the dancers’ pace instead of the other way around. [...] [W]hat’s distinct about LayeRhythm is the way it bridges the two groups with crowd participation." The New York Times
Since 2015, LayeRhythm (LR), founded and led by Artistic Director Mai Lê Hô, has hosted recurring monthly interactive street/club dance and music events across NYC venues like Meridian 23, Nublu, and Public Records. The company has also performed at renowned spaces including Jacob’s Pillow, 92NY, USC Kaufman, NYU Skirball, Judson Church, and the Guggenheim, among others. LR was presented by institutions such as Works & Process, Lincoln Center, SummerStage, and the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts. Residencies and honors include the CUNY Dance Initiative at Brooklyn College (2021–2022) and Baruch College (2023–2024), and a nomination as National Dance Institute’s Helen Stambler Neuberger Artist-in-Residence (2022–2023). LR has partnered with 92NY, Ladies of Hip-Hop, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, USC Visions & Voices, and others. Its educational and professional development work has been supported by Hunter College, NDI, USC Kaufman, Harris Theater, NYU Game Center, the Brooklyn Arts Council, and more.
