♪ FUNKY TECHNO MUSIC ♪ [ Cheering ] >> HEY, EVERYONE!

WELCOME TO "TV TAKEOVER" II BROUGHT TO YOU BY REWIRE AND TWIN CITIES PBS!

LIVE FROM OUR BRAND NEW STREET SPACE, I'M YOUR HOST ADIA MORRIS.

TAKING OVER YOUR TV TONIGHT IS THE INCREDIBLE DANCE THEATER "BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT!"

[ Cheering ] THEIR EPISODE IS ALL ABOUT CELEBRATING DANCE AND EVERYWHERE IT'S FOUND HERE IN THE TWIN CITIES.

TONIGHT WE'LL EVEN BE HOLDING OUR OWN "BLACK-AND-WHITE" THEMED PROM SO I HOPE YOU'RE READY TO DANCE.

REMEMBER TO USE THE HAWKE TVTAKEOVER AND YOU COULD SEED YOUR TWEETS AND PHOTOS ON THE AIR DURING THE NIGHT.

TO KICK THINGS OFF, WE HAVE A UNIQUE TWIST ON ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC DANCE SCENES IN CINEMA, THE MAMBO FROM "WEST SIDE STORY" WITH MUSIC PERFORMED BY THE MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA.

[ Cheering ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering ] >> THAT WAS AMAZING!

BEFORE WE GET ANY FURTHER INTO OUR HOUR OF "TV TAKEOVER," LET'S TAKE A MINUTE TO HOP ON THE LIGHT RAIL.

WE'LL BE USING THE GREEN LINE THROUGHOUT THIS SHOW AS THE ARTERY THAT CONNECTS OUR TWO CITIES AND THE DANCERS WITHIN THEM.

WE'LL ALSO LEARN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT "BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT" IS ALL ABOUT.

♪♪ >> THE GREEN LINE IS THE ARTERY THAT NOW CONNECT THE TWIN CITIES, THESE TWO INCREDIBLY VIBRANT, CULTURAL COMMUNITY AND I FELT THAT BECAUSE TPT IS IN DOWNTOWN St. PAUL, AND MINNEAPOLIS IS WHERE BLM CALLS ITS HOME, IT FELT LIKE A NATURAL PATHWAY.

>> LIKE A PROGRESSION FROM ONE DOWNTOWN TO THE OTHER, MOVING THROUGH SPACE.

>> THE BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT HAS BEEN IN THE TWIN CITIES FOR NOW TEN YEARS.

WE'RE A CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY BUT A CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY THAT DOESN'T SIMPLY DANCE ON STAGES.

THE REASON WHY WE'RE CALLED BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT IS BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT MOVEMENT BUT I'M ALSO DEEPLY INTERESTED IN SOCIAL, POLITICAL AWARENESS.

WE ATTRACT MOVERS TO THE COMPANY WHO ARE HUNGRY FOR FLYING THROUGH SPACE.

IT'S ABOUT THE WORK.

IT'S ABOUT TAKING RISK.

IT'S ABOUT CHALLENGING OURSELVES AND CHALLENGING AN AUDIENCE, TRYING TO TAKE THESE UNDERSTAND AND BRING THEM TOGETHER AND MAKE THINGS THAT ARE AT LEAST NEW FOR US AND CHALLENGING WHAT WE DO.

>> VERY COOL.

♪♪ >> THIS SENSE OF KIND OF BEING HUNGRY FOR THE UNIQUENESS OF EACH PERFORMER I THINK GIVES BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT A VERY DISTINCT MOVEMENT SIGNATURE.

COOL.

THIS IS MY STOP.

I HAVE TO GO GET TO CLASS.

SEE YOU LATER.

>> SATISFY YA.

♪♪ >> HI, EVERYONE.

>> THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IS A RESEARCH INSTITUTION.

MY RESEARCH IS MAKING DANCES.

MY RESEARCH IS TAKING THE BODY AND PLACING IT IN DIALOGUE WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S RESEARCH, AS WELL.

♪♪ >> EVERYONE HAS A BODY AND IT IS THEIR MEDIUM THROUGH WHICH THEY ENGAGE THE WORLD.

♪♪ >> OUR APPROACH TO DANCE IS I THINK WE CAN SAY HYPER PHYSICAL.

I LIKE TO USE THE WORD "BALLISTIC."

WE ARE ABOUT HAVING A SUBLIME, DEEP APPROACH TO MOVEMENT BUT WE'RE ALSO ABOUT THE IDEAS AND CONCEPTS THAT ARE DRIVING US.

♪♪ >> WATCHING PEOPLE COME INTO CONTACT I THINK IS BEAUTIFULLY UGLY BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHAT A TRADITIONAL DANCE AUDIENCE IS EXPECTING.

♪♪ [ Cheering ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering ] >> HA WAS AWESOME.

SO MUCH BALANCE.

BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT ISN'T JUST TAKING OVER TWIN CITIES PBS, THEY'RE INFILTRATING OTHER DANCE COMPANIES AROUND TOWN, TOO!

CHECK OUT THEIR VISIT TO ONE COMPANY THAT'S BEEN AT IT FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.

THEY BOAST A LEADING VOICE IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL COMPANY AS WELL AS A SCHOOL THAT TRAINS THE NEXT GENERATION OF MOVERS.

THEIR MISSION?

PROVE THAT DANCERS OF ALL KINDS HAVE A HOME HERE IN THE TWIN CITIES.

LET'S MEET "TWO DANCE."

>> FIVE, SIX, READY... >> I'M TONY, THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF "TWO DANCE."

>> BLM IS GOING TO COME AND TRY TO TAKE OVER "TWO DANCE."

[MUSIC WITH DRUMS] >> NO, OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO LET THEM TAKE OVER "TWO DANCE."

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION] >> YOU GUYS COULD BE TEACHING IT.

>> THE ARTS AND THE SUPPORT IN THE TWIN CITIES IS EXTRAORDINARY.

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS SO VAST.

IT'S REALLY INSPIRING, ESPECIALLY WITH HAVING STUDENTS.

THEY HAVE A PLACE TO GO.

YEAH, THEY HAVE A PLACE TO KIND OF LATCH ON TO IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO DANCE AND STAY IN THE TWIN CITIES.

>> FIVE, SIX, SEVEN AND...

STEP, STEP, STEP, STEP.

LATERAL.

TURN, STEP, STEP, STEP, BACK, UP AND OVER, STEP, STEP.

LATERAL.

ONE MORE TIME.

>> WE BRING IN STUDENTS AND THEY'RE KIND OF NOT IN THEIR BODIES YET AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS DANCE THING IS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, NOBODY CAN PREDICT IT BUT THINK BECOME CONFIDENT, THEY EMBRACE THEMSELVES, THEY EMBRACE OTHERS, AND DANCE HAS REALLY BECOME A LOVE.

>> SOME OF OUR STUDENTS NOW AND ALSO IN THE COMPANIES ARE STARTING TO BECOME MUCH MORE DIVERSE.

THAT WARMS MY HEART FOR BEING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN OR A BLACK WOMAN THAT STARTED AS A YOUNG KID AND WAS THE ONLY PERSON OF COLOR, A YOUNG KID IN THE ROOM, AND NOW IT'S JUST EXPANDING AND THERE'S ACCESS AND THERE'S YOUNG DANCERS DANCING EVERYWHERE.

>> THEY'VE EXPERIENCED THEMSELVES, EXPERIENCED THE WORLD THROUGH DANCING.

♪♪ [ Cheering ] >> WHO SAYS A BAND NEEDS TO PLAY MUSIC?

WHAT IF THEY MADE DANCE INSTEAD?

DANCEBUMS IS HERE TO LEAD US THROUGH A LIVE VERSION OF THEIR INTERNET VIDEO SERIES WHERE THEY TEACH SIMPLE DANCE MOVES THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE WITH THEM WHEREVER THEY GO.

>> ALL RIGHT.

[ Cheering ] >> SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT... >> HI.

I'M MAGGIE, AND THIS IS KAREN.

CARA.

EBEN AND MARGARET.

WE'RE THE DANCEBUMS AND TODAY WE'VE GOT A MOVE FOR YOU TO DO.

IT'S CALLED THE CAT WALK AND YOU CAN WATCH AND LEARN.

FIRST, ARCH YOUR BACK LIKE A CAT.

THEN, LIFT YOUR LEFT HAND AND LEFT FOOT LIKE THIS.

THEN SWITCH OVER TO YOUR RIGHT HAND AND RIGHT FOOT.

THEN KEEP PRANCING.

♪♪ [ Cheering ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering ] ♪ VOCALIZING ♪ ♪ BABY, LOOK AT ME AND TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE.

♪ YOU AIN'T SEEN THE BEST OF ME YET ♪ ♪ GIVE ME TIME AND I'LL MAKE YOU FORGET, THE REST.

♪ I'VE GOT MORE IN ME AND YOU CAN SET IT FREE ♪ ♪ I CAN CATCH THE MOON IN MY HAND ♪ ♪ DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

♪ REMEMBER MY NAME ♪♪ >> COME ON Y'ALL, GET ON THE FLOOR.

[MUSIC] ♪ VOCALIZING ♪ ♪♪ >> HEY, YAWL!!

HEY!!

♪ VOCALIZING ♪ ♪ FAME, IT'S NOT YOUR BRAIN.

FAME, FAME, FAME ♪ ♪♪ ♪ FAME, FAME, FAME, FAME, FAME ♪ [ Cheering ] >> NICE, AWESOME JOB.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WHAT PROM IS COMPLETE WITHOUT A LITTLE BREAK DANCING?

GET READY FOR THE INSANE ACROBATICS OF THE HMONG BREAKERS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, A GROUP FOCUSED ON BRINGING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER THROUGH THE ART OF "BREAKING."

♪♪ >> I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL, WE'RE ALSO KNOWN AS HDLC.

BREAK DANCING IS VERY SOCIAL.

IT'S A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE WITHOUT REAL WORDS.

IT'S A BODY LANGUAGE.

IT'S HOW WE CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER.

YOU START AND THEN YOU WAIT FOR MY REPLY.

♪♪ >> BREAK DANCING FOR ME IS A WAY FOR ME TO CHANNEL MY EMOTIONS, WHETHER I'M SAD, ANGRY, HAPPY.

DEFINITELY A WAY OF SELF-EXPRESSION, IN THE LITERAL SENSE.

YOU DANCE WITH A RHYTHM, DANCE WITH A BEAT.

TECHNIQUE.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME IS ORIGINALITY.

I FEEL FREE.

DEFINITELY A STRESS-RELIEVER, YOU'RE KIND OF IN THIS ZEN WHERE YOU LET YOUR IMAGINATION LOOSE.

ALL IT DOES IS DANCE, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE COMPETING OR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE WATCHING, IT'S ALSO WHERE YOU'RE ZONING OUT TO YOURSELF AND FEELING YOUR OWN VIBE AN VIBING OUT TO THE MUSIC.

OPPONENT COMES OUT AND DOING HARD MOVES, ACROBATIC MOVES.

SOMEONE HAS TO TAKE -- AND SAY YOU KNOW WHAT, MY MOVES ARE BETTER THAN YOURS.

YOU KNOW, MY LEG STUFF IS CRAZIER THAN YOURS.

♪ DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING ♪ EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NAMED THE HMONG BREAKERS COUNCIL, WE'RE NOT LIMITED TO HMONG PEOPLE.

WE WANT TO INCLUDE ALL RACE, ALL ETHNIC GROUPS BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THAT'S WHAT HIP-HOP IS ABOUT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S NOT OUT OF ANIMOSITY, IT'S STILL COMING TOGETHER AND HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH YOUR FRIEND AND PEERS.

♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ THERE WAS A TIME, OH, OH, OH ♪ [ Cheering ] ♪ OH, BABY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING ♪ ♪ THERE WAS A TIME ♪ [ Cheering ] [ Cheering ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering ] >> AMAZING, AMAZING.

NICE.

BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS.

BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT HASN'T ONLY STORMED OUR STUDIOS, THEY'VE ALSO BEEN TO INDIA.

WHILE THEY WERE THERE, THEY WORKED SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH SCIENTISTS USING DANCE TO EXPLAIN COMPLEX IDEAS IN A PHYSICAL, ANALOG WAY.

TAKE A LOOK.

[SOUND OF TRAIN BELLS] >> I HEARD THAT BLM WENT TO INDIA LAST YEAR.

HOW WAS THAT?

HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT?

>> WE WILL, WE WERE IN INDIA IN APRIL AND MAY OF THE SPRING AND IT CAME ABOUT THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION WITH BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER DAVID OTE.

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES IS IN BANG ALOWER AND -- BANGALORE AND THEIR DIRECTOR HAD ENCOUNTERED OUR MOD -- MODELING TECH KNEELING CALLED BODY-STORMING AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS AN AMAZING TECHNIQUE THAT HE WANTED TO EXPOSE THE SCIENTISTS AND Ph.D. FELLOWS AT THE CENTER TO.

SO THEY COMMITTED TO BRINGING US OUT FOR TWO WEEKS.

WE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS, BUT ALSO WORK WITH PROBABLY ABOUT 30 TO 40 DIFFERENT SCIENTISTS ON A WHOLE ARRAY OF DIFFERENT RESEARCH.

>> I HEAR BODY-STORM AND I CAN GET AN IDEA, WHAT IS THAT ABOUT?

>> BODY-STORMING OF COURSE IS RIPPING ON THE IDEA OF BRAIN-STORAGE BUT WE'RE USING OUR BODY.

IT'S A WAY OF MODELING USING BODIES AS A REPLACEMENT FOR SOFTWARE.

>> OKAY.

>> SO WHAT YOU DO A SCIENTIST COMES AND TALKS WITH US ABOUT HER IDEAS OR HER CURRENT RESEARCH AND WE BASICALLY USE BODIES TO TRY TO CREATE AN ANALOG TO WHAT THEY'RE SEEING HAPPENING.

>> GOING TO HIT ME WHICH IS GOING TO CAUSE FLOW.

IN TODAY'S WORLD, WHERE EVERYTHING IS MORE TECHNOLOGY, HOW DO WE BRING MORE OF THOSE APPLICATIONS INTO OUR HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

THIS ACTUALLY CUTS THE OTHER WAY, IT'S I HOW DO WE BRING IT RIGHT BACK TO HUMANITY, NOT IN A WAY THAT IGNORES TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY IS CRITICAL TO ALL OF THAT BUT SUDDENLY THE BODY IS INVOLVED.

YOU ALSO SEE THAT THERE ARE WONDERFUL DIALOGUES THAT CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN A 2009 TIS AND A DANCE ARTIST.

THE DISCIPLINES AREN'T AS FAR APART AS YOU MIGHT THINK.

>> LET'S BEGIN.

SPINNING.

AND BEGIN... ♪♪ [ Cheering ] >> ONE OF THE AMAZING THINGS ABOUT DANCE IS IT CAN ADAPT, TO LOTS OF DIFFERENT AND UNUSUAL SPACES.

THIS NEXT PIECE IS AN EXCERPT ABOUT A GROUP OF PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THE LAST WATERTIGHT COMPARTMENT OF A SNGING SHIP.

THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THE INCREDIBLE CELLO.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> ONE OF THE GIFTS OF THIS KIND OF COLLABORATION IS YOU GO IN, YOU MAKE THE OTHER PERSON IS ABLE TO WATCH AND START SEEING OTHER DOORWAYS THAT AS YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, YOU MIGHT NOT SEE.

AND...

YEAH!!

>> I'VE HAD SOME MOMENTS OF PEOPLE GOING CONTEMPO AND BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT, THAT SEEMS LIKE A SURPRISE TO THEM.

WHEN I GOT THE REQUEST, IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE A SURPRISE BECAUSE I'VE SEEN ALMOST EVERY CONCERT THEY'VE HAD AND THE LEVEL AND INTENSITY AND PHYSICALITY IS SOMETHING WE CONNECT WITH.

[VOCALIZING] >> THERE YOU GO.

I THINK THE GOAL -- IS GREAT WITH THE IDEA OF BRINGING TWO AUDIENCES TOGETHER THAT MIGHT NOT ALWAYS COME TO EACH OTHER'S SHOW.

WE THOUGHT LET'S TAKE IT THAT NEXT STEP AND TURN IT INTO A FULL COLLABORATION AND I THINK THAT MAKES THIS A VERY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR US BUT ALSO FOR OUR AUDIENCES THAT ARE COMING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO SEE WHAT THEY EXPECT.

WE ACTUALLY CONNECT IN WAYS I DIDN'T EXPECT.

MARCIANO IS A MASTER OF RHYTHMS AND INCREDIBLY POLY RHYTHMIC THINGS HAPPENING, IT'S DIFFERENT BUT ALLOWS US TO -- WE'RE KIND OF PITCHING BACK AND FORTH THESE IDEAS.

[VOCALIZING] >> GO TOGETHER AND ONE... >> SO THE MESH HAS BECOME EASY.

THAT SOUND GOOD.

THERE WAS LITERALLY NOTHING I DISAGREED WITH.

>> THAT IS VERY, VERY... ONE BRAIN WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

>> WHEN WE'RE IN THIS SPACE, WE'RE AN "US."

THIS IS A TRUE COLLABORATION.

>> NICE, GOOD JOB.

[ Cheering ] >> WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME MORE COLLABORATING WITH CONTEMPO DANCE RIGHT NOW.

MARCIANO IS HERE TO TEACH THE AUDIENCE, AND ME, SOME MOVES!

MARCIANO, TAKE IT AWAY !

>> ALL RIGHT.

PLEASE, DON'T BE SHY.

IF YOU BE SHY, YOUR BODY CANNOT MOVE.

LET IT GO, OKAY?

SO THIS IS STEP, COME ON, COME ON, GUYS.

GIVE A STEP.

AND SHOWED DEERS.

AND OTHER SIDE.

[DRUM MUSIC] >> VERY GOOD, AND... LET IT GO.

SHOUT!

HUP.

[VOCALIZING] [DRUM MUSIC] >> THERE YOU GO.

AND... [VOCALIZING] BACK, AND FRONT.

[VOCALIZING] [DRUM MUSIC] >> I NEED TO CATCH MY BREATH.

YOU GUYS KEEP DANCING.

[ Cheering ] WE ARE HOLDING A PROM TONIGHT.

WHAT'S BETTER THAN A DANCE EXPERIENCED BY EMOTIONS YOU EXPERIENCE AT A PROM.

UP NEXT IS CANARY, A WORK THAT EXPLORES THE IDEA OF A PROM TAKING PLACE AT THE BOTTOM OF A COAL MINE.

THANK YOU.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering ] >> AMAZING.

[ Cheering ] >> THAT'S IT FOR THIS SEASON OF "TV TAKEOVER!"

A BIG THANK YOU TO BLACK LABEL MOVEMENT AND ALL THE PARTNERS THIS WEEK FOR HELPING MAKE AN AMAZING EPISODE OF TELEVISION.

REMEMBER, ALL EPISODES OF "TV TAKEOVER" WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR STREAMING.

JUST HEAD TO TPT.ORG/ TVTAKEOVER.NET TO CHECK THEM OUT.

UNTIL NEXT TIME!!

[ Cheering ] ♪♪ ♪ VOCALIZING ♪ ♪ I AM WEAK ♪ ♪ AND I STAND BEFORE YOU NAKED AGAIN, COMPLETE ♪ ♪ I HAPPEN TO HATE ♪ ♪ THE VERY THING THAT I ONCE LOVED SO MUCH ♪ ♪ SO I REFUSE TO LISTEN OUT LOUD ♪ ♪ I HAVE CAPTURED ALL THE DOE MONDAYS IN MY HEAD ♪ ♪ THEY LIVE UNDER A -- AND LIVE THERE BY MY BED ♪ ♪ AND THEY WATCH ME, THEY WATCH ME, THEY WATCH ME ♪ ♪♪ Captioned by: Paradigm Reporting & Captioning www.paradigmreporting.com I'M ADIA MORRIS, HOST OF TV TAKEOVER.

IT'S BACK.

RICH BROWN, HE'S LIKE, WHAT?

HERE WE GO.

>> ARE WE GOING?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> WHO'S COUNTING?

>> GOD SPEED.

[ Laughter ] >> ONE MORE TIME.

[VOCALIZING] >> YEAH, I THINK IT WAS REALLY GOOD.

[ Laughter ] >> IT'S RECORDING.

>> LA, LA, LA.

>> ONE MORE TIME.

>> HOW IS IT GOING?

♪♪ >> I DON'T KNOW.

>> REALLY?

>> HI.

>> JUST MAKING SURE THE LEVELS ARE FINE.

>> KATE PLEASE.

>> PLEASE?

>> OKAY, SLATE.

GIVE ME SLATE.

>> GREAT.

>> GREAT.

>> I'M GOING TO CRUSH YOU LIKE A LITTLE PING-PONG BALL.

I DON'T KNOW.

[ Laughter ] [ Laughter ] >> AWESOME HAVE >> AWESOME.

>> GOOD JOB, GUYS!!

>> TV TAKEOVER IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY THE STATE ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND AND THE CITIZENS OF MINNESOTA.

AND THROUGH AN ARTWORKS GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY THE LOWERTOWN FUTURE FUND.