Molodi step percussion show to benefit Project 150
March 11, 2014 - 9:50 am
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Jason Nious, Elaine Alcorn, Antwon Davis, Rashad DjCertified Mullins, Angie Freeman, Khalid Freeman and J R beatbox of Molodi perform at a 2013 competition. (Laura Garrison/Special to View)
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Antwon Davis, Elaine Alcorn, Jason Nious, Angie Freeman, Khalid Freeman and J R beatbox of Molodi perform at a 2013 competition. (Laura Garrison/Special to View)
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Elaine Alcorn, left, and Angie Freeman, members of Molodi, rehearse for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Elaine Alcorn, left, and Angie Freeman, members of Molodi, rehearse for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Antwan Davis, vice president of Molodi, rehearses for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Elaine Alcorn, member of Molodi, rehearses for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Molodi member Rashad Mullins, known as DJ Certified, plays music during a rehearsal for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Members of Molodi rehearse for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Jason Nious, president of Molodi, rehearses for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Angie Freeman, member of Molodi, rehearses for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Jason Nious, from left, Antwan Davis, and Elaine Alcorn, members of Molodi, rehearse for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Elaine Alcorn, from left, Jason Nious, and Antwan Davis, members of Molodi, rehearse for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Jay R Beatbox takes a photo of his fellow cast members during a Molodi rehearsal for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Rashad Mullins, from left, plays music during a rehearsal by Molodi members Harmony Costa, Elaine Alcorn, Jason Nious, Antwan Davis and Angie Freeman for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Members of Molodi rehearse for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Elaine Alcorn, Antwan Davis and Harmony Costa, members of Molodi, rehearse for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Elaine Alcorn, from left, twirls in place as fellow Molodi members clap to the beat, Harmony Costa, Angie Freeman, and Antwan Davis, during a rehearsal for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Harmony Costa, front to back, Angie Freeman, Elaine Alcorn, Jason Nious, Jay R Beatbox, and Antwan Davis, rehearse for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Harmony Costa, front to back, Angie Freeman, Elaine Alcorn, Jason Nious, Jay R Beatbox, and Antwan Davis, rehearse for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Antwan Davis, right, vice president of Molodi, is seen on stage during a rehearsal for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Elaine Alcorn, left, and Antwan Davis, members of Molodi, rehearse for their upcoming show at Inspire Theater in Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The show scheduled for March 13 by the step percussion group will be collecting new socks or undergarments in exchange of a general admission ticket to benefit the homeless teen charity Project 150. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
It isn’t clear exactly what the audience will see when Molodi hits the stage March 13, but it’s sure to be energetic and eclectic.
“There will be live percussion, acting, opera, jazz, comedy, hip-hop dancing, Shakespeare… you’ve got to be there to feel the energy,” said Molodi member Antwan Davis. “The show is edgy. It’s got heart and spirit.”
The step percussion group is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. March 13 at the Inspire Theatre, 107 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
The cast includes members who have performed with Cirque du Soleil, “Stomp” and in the films “Stomp the Yard” and “Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming.”
“It’s a small stage, but it’s a great space,” Davis said. “It’s a great place to be. People have to see it. People have to get out and engage in the culture.”
Paloma Solamente, part of the group’s management team, said the show is an exciting one for the performers, and she’s sure that energy will be translated to the audience.
“It’s a 75-minute show,” she said. “They’re all coming together to let Las Vegas see what they can do and to support Project 150.”
Project 150 is a charity supporting the valley’s homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students with the goal of helping them to graduate and have a better chance at succeeding in life.
Five of the evening’s seven scheduled performers — Davis, Elaine Alcorn, Rashad DjCertified Mullins, Jason Nious and Trice Be PhantomMagnetiq — live in the valley.
The group formed 15 years ago when many of the members were attending the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. In 2007 several of them were cast in “Stomp,” which brought them to Las Vegas. The group has grown and shifted lineups over the years. Davis said the performance at the Inspire Theatre will feature the best of Molodi.
“We’ll be rehearsing 16-hour days the week before the show to get it right,” he said. “We want to be as tight as possible.”
Despite all the rehearsal, the show hinges on audience energy and openness.
“It’s not us doing a show and you politely clapping when an act is over,” Davis said. “It’s a very interactive show. We like to come out and break the fourth wall, make you laugh and sweat on you. We ask you to come on stage and do things. When you come to the show, you are part of the show.”
Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children 16 or younger and are available at brownpapertickets.com/event/585133. Donations of socks and undergarments for Project 150 will also be accepted at the event.
Contact Paradise/Downtown View reporter F. Andrew Taylor at ataylor@viewnews.com or 702-380-4532.