Location
204 West Washington St
Lexington, VA 24450

The Missing Element fuses together awe-inspiring street dancers from krump, flexn, and breaking communities with the virtuosic music-making of The Beatbox House. An immersive experience where street dancers and beatboxers use their abilities to embark on an adventure of making sound and dance. Their mission is to work together to find The Missing Element. All music and sound are 100% human-generated, creating soundscapes for the dancers to move with and through. The dancers perform with incredible flexibility, technique and athleticism-human-created sonic landscapes.

The Missing Element was commissioned by Works & Process and has been developed in Works & Process Bubble and LaunchPAD residencies at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park (2020 and 2021), made possible in part through the generous support of the Mellon Foundation and Doris Duke Charitable, and Catskill Mountain Foundation (2023). Past performances have taken place at the Guggenheim Museum, Guild Hall, Jacob’s Pillow Gala, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Little Island, NY PopsUp with Amy Schumer, and very recently at the Guggenheim Bilbao’s 25th Anniversary. The project started its life in renowned Brooklyn nightclub House of Yes.

The Missing Element featuring The Beatbox House, commissioned by Works & Process, January 13, 2023. Photo: Works & Process / Diego Quintanar