L.A.-based hip-hop and theatre artist Tsiambwom “T” Akuchu is a master of his own movements and, as “Market Demographics,” his show at Highways Performance Space and Gallery in Santa Monica on June 13 and 14, proved, of choreographic direction for others as well. The almost two-hour performance, including a short intermission and pause, was divided into three acts and nine sections, ranging from solo to duet to group pieces.
Akuchu, who is on the faculty at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) teaching street dance, enlisted fellow faculty and other CSULB-affiliated students to form his six-man ensemble: Cristian Barreto, Sammy Macias, Ricky Medina, Danzel Thompson-Stout, and Fabian Zuniga. Each brought his own unique A-game to the stage, which shined within the group and in solo situations when they were given the spotlight. . . .
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Jessica Koslow 