BREAK! The Urban Funk Spectacular coming to UB Nov. 11

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present BREAK! The Urban Funk Spectacular at 8 p.m. on Nov. 11 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Tickets for the performance will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Aug. 21.

BREAK! The Urban Funk Spectacular traces the history of hip hop dancing over the past 30 years. It is a high-energy tribute to this creatively charged American art form. A combination of pure physical strength and agility propels this group of New York's finest urban artists through a show of breathtaking movements to a pumping soundtrack with a live DJ and master percussionists.

Cast members are supremely talented artists from the world of 'break dancing,' 'locking,' 'electric boogaloo' or 'popping,' 'power tumbling,' as well as DJ-ing and bucket drumming. Many have been featured soloists in performances with such show-business legends as Madonna, Janet Jackson, B2K, 50 Cent, Ringo Starr, Whitney Houston, P Diddy and Luther Vandross.

BREAK! -- based in New York City -- has already received standing ovations across five continents for its sensational show.

Tickets for BREAK! The Urban Funk Spectacular are $18, students $10. Tickets are available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Center for the Arts Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations, including Kaufmann's. To charge tickets, call 852-5000; in Canada, call 1-416-870-8000. For group sales, call 645-6771. For more information, call 645-ARTS. The Center for the Arts is a Ticketfast location. Students (of any school) must present valid student ID at the Center Box Office to receive discount.