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Albert H. Fulcher | Editor contribuyente<\/p>\n

San Diego singer Brian Justin Crum and renowned ballet dancer Kirsten Bloom Allen are teaming up for a special Valentine\u2019s Day performance at Music Box in Downtown on Feb. 14.<\/p>\n

This collaboration, presented by ARC Entertainment Company and The Dream Adopters, promises to take the audience on a journey through the many wild, beautiful facets of love. This show, \u201cSomebody to Love: A Queen Rock Ballet Concert,\u201d which showcases the iconic music of Queen, the power vocals of Crum and the graceful talents of Allen. It promises to be a multi-sensory debut performance embracing the diverse aspects of love.<\/p>\n\n

Brian Justin Crum hit the national spotlight on season 11 of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d with his powerful vocals and intimate performances, coming in fourth place. But on Jan. 28, he revisited \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent: The Champions,\u201d and was voted to the finals with his brilliant performance of Elton John\u2019s \u201cYour Song.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kirsten Bloom Allen, founder of ARC Entertainment, boasts a repertoire of globe-spanning performances at institutions such as The Kennedy Center with The Suzanne Farrell Ballet; Shanghai, Beijing; and for George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush.<\/p>\n

Allen noted that there are many creative elements happening on both ends of the spectrum with music and dance throughout the Valentine\u2019s Day performance. Accompanying dancers are from City Ballet of San Diego.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are beautifully trained classical ballet dancers but have such a cutting-edge style of movement that they can do both,\u201d Allen said. \u201cThey can do the ultra-classic works and also get very contemporary. So they are more edgy and sexy which is what we are going for with this show.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cQueen\u2019s music has always held a place near and dear to my heart,\u201d Crum said. \u201cI grew up listening to their music and I got the chance to tour with the musical \u2018We Will Rock You.\u2019 So when this opportunity came up to mix the music of Queen with my favorite form of dance of contemporary ballet, it was a no-brainer for me. It\u2019s been exciting being a part of that creative process and putting the show together, figuring out what it is going to look like and how it is going to flow. I\u2019m really excited to present it to San Diego.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allen said the music itself is so iconic and that most people can relate to Queen, due to the band\u2019s many great songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople coming in [for the show] are going to have a feast for their senses,\u201d Allen said. \u201cThey are going to have the beautiful voice of Brian Justin Crum, the incredible catalog of Queen and the stunningly gorgeous visual element of dance. So it\u2019s a well-rounded, built-for-the-senses artistic experience. It is a very innovative and creative new way of looking at a concert with [the addition of] that visual element of dance in there. I still find ballet so beautiful every day and every day it inspires me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crum, who has a lot on his plate right now, said this performance is one of the exciting projects he is doing right now \u2014 and that the premise of mixing the arts in this unusual way is something very special to him.<\/p>\n

Crum grew up in the world of musical theater and said this show brings him back to his theatrical beginnings. He performed in his first Broadway show at 18 years old and spent eight years in New York doing different shows. He said this performance is going to be nothing short of a roller coaster ride for the senses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe show is highlighting different avenues of love,\u201d Crum said. \u201cWhether it is friendship, romantic, gay, straight \u2014 we are exploring all the different types of love through music and through dance. It is going to be a really beautiful story that we tell. Expect a lot of incredible music. The band is insane, the dancers are really beautiful so the audience can expect something really entertaining with lots of energy and a really romantic Valentine\u2019s Day event. And the Music Box is a great venue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allen said performing on Valentine\u2019s Day with the purpose of putting a message out there of love and acceptance is particularly beautiful.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove comes in any forms. It can be with a man and a woman, a man and a man, woman and a woman \u2026 there are no boundaries. We are trying to promote the unifying message of love and acceptance and equality with this show. I believe in that 100 percent and it is coming from my heart,\u201d Allen said.<\/p>\n

When asked about Crum, Allen gushed about his talent \u2014 and feels that the pairing between the two was meant to be.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s absolutely wonderful to work with,\u201d Allen said. \u201cHe\u2019s so talented, so creative and I love the ideas that he\u2019s putting into this show creatively and artistically. He\u2019s just a joy. He lights up the room whenever he enters it. I like his energy a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allen added that costumes are in production and they are extremely cool, sexy and edgy. There are a lot of elements implemented into the production including adding little nuances to the costumes, choreography, music, and writing to create a magical environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we landed in a great spot for the beginning,\u201d Allen continued. \u201cWe are definitely going to reproduce this many times. It\u2019s already getting such great response and a tremendous amount of buzz. There’s some talk about possible touring, so we\u2019ll just see where this flies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Forming ARC Entertainment Company, Allen said this is her concept in adding the visual element of dance to rock concerts. These performances features working with classically trained dancers\u00a0 and combining them with the music of the Wallflowers and Jefferson Starship \u2014 adding dance to the sets of different rock musicians to create an explosive energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to give ballet a new platform to shine and increase awareness of the art form,\u201d Allen said. \u201cMany people that come to this show, it could be their first ballet they have ever seen and that is part of what this is. Exposing ballet to another generation in a cool, edgy sort of way. I\u2019ll always be true to the classics but integrating it in a way with contemporary movements and dynamic works can capture an audience that did not grow up watching it. They\u2019ll be entertained and look at ballet in another way, that they love it and it is really cool. That is the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having not performed in San Diego for six years, Crum came home for a two-night, sold-out intimate concert at Martinis Above Fourth Table + Stage on Jan. 16-17. He rocked the house with Queen\u2019s \u201cSomebody to Love\u201d \u2014 his audition piece for \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d \u2014 and his viral take on Radiohead\u2019s \u201cCreep.\u201d He went full-on campy with Britney Spears\u2019 \u201cBaby One More Time.\u201d Along with his piano player\/vocalist Nicholas Connell, they had the audience roaring with their dual performance of \u201cSuddenly Seymour\u201d from \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d \u2014 all after a full day of rehearsal for the upcoming\u00a0 \u201cSomebody to Love: A Queen Rock Ballet Concert\u201d performance.<\/p>\n

\"\u2018Somebody\u201cSan Diego is my home and my heart,\u201d Crum said. \u201cEverything that I learned in the arts came from the incredible teachers that I had in San Diego. Teachers and the schooling, there is so much respect for the creative arts. I have to say thank you [to San Diego] for being my home, and for being such a great teacher to me. It\u2019s always exciting to be able to come back. Martini\u2019s [show] and \u2018Somebody to Love\u2019 are really things that I can share back to San Diego, so I am so happy to bring these projects to the place that I grew up. I\u2019m sending lots of love and I\u2019m really excited to brings these shows to San Diego.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Albert Fulcher puede ser contactado en albert@sdcnn.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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