nutcracker in the lower

Editor's note: Today we're pleased to welcome New York writer Royal Young as a regular columnist on The Lo-Down. Royal contributes literary coverage to Interview Magazine and the new web site Holy Diver. Young recently completed "Fame Shark," his...

A holiday tradition returns to the Lower East Side tomorrow night. It's the 10th anniversary year of the Urban Ballet Theater's "Nutcracker in the Lower" at the Abrons Arts Center. The hip-hop/African dance/flamenco-infused/krumping version of the holiday classic takes...

Urban Ballet Theater's hip-hop/African dance/flamenco-infused/krumping version of The Nutcracker returns to Abrons Arts Center on Saturday for it's ninth year. The production keeps Tchaikovsky’s original score largely intact but enhances it with contemporary, inner city beats from the Lower...

All sorts of people take classes at the Abrons Arts Center. This month we've gotten to know some of them -- including a Lower East Side mom and her 8-year old daughter.  Today, in our final profile, we meet...