We created the illustration to the left to advertise Lil Buck's first solo dance show in NYC, produced and directed by Damian Woetzel on April 2nd, 2013. As it turns out, they didn't need much advertising. The two shows sold out in a matter of minutes and went on to earn LIL BUCK the BESSIE Award for "Outstanding Performance" 2013. (The Bessies are the New York Dance and Performance Awards.)
Lil-Buck is one of the top practicioners of the Street Style "Memphis Jookin'" but it was his decision to take advantage of a scholarship to join the Ballet classes at a local Memphis studio that opened him up to experimentation & eventually got him noticed by Dance luminary Damian Woetzel & Cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The rest, as they say…well, you know.
A few days ago Lil Buck joined forces with the brilliant Wynton Marsalis for a live performance on CBS This Morning.
Since we first posted this page several months ago, a host of new Lil Buck videos have dropped. We've added them to the page below. Here's a shot from fashion photog/cinematographer Jacob Sutton's wildly popular "A-Z of Dance" ad for Diesel Jogg Jeans and i-D Magazine. Buck holds down the "M." (full vid at the bottom of the page)
February of 2014 Lil Buck joined forces with famed Street Artist JR and the NYC Ballet to create a multi-faceted project which included photography, a major art installation at Lincoln Center, and a new ballet for the NYC ballet which Lil Buck choreographed with JR. Here are a few of the amazing images from prep and rehearsal period of this ground-breaking project. The work premiered in early May to rave reviews!
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| Lil Buck in Rehearsal with Lauren Lovette at the NYC Ballet, Feb, 2014 (Shot by @JRart) |
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| Lil Buck captured by @JRart during the Feb snowstorm in NYC, en route to rehearsals |
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Lil Buck and NYC Ballet soloist Lauren Lovette. (Shot by @JRart) |
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| Lil Buck has spent the last several months as a feature performer in Cirque's hit Vegas show Michael Jackson One |
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| One of the many collaborations between Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Lil Buck |
Lil Buck covered the top Dance Publication in July of 2013.
When it came time for the award-winning KIA SOUL Hamstars to dance, the call went out to Lil Buck. who provided the motion-capture performance for the lead Hamstar.
He has 2 major international campaigns under his belt, GAP and the soon-to-be-released Nissan Juke.
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| One of Lil Buck's International GAP Ads |
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| Outtake from the Upcoming Nissan Juke campaign |
Lil Buck is a regular featured dancer on popular Street Dance Networks like YAKFilms and DanceOn. He has also been featured in videos with Madonna, Janelle Monae and Busta Rhymes, to name a few.
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| Lil Buck in the cast of Madonna's record-setting MDNA Tour 2012/13 |
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| By Bruce Weber for VMan magazine |
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| Janelle Monae and LIl Buck in Glamour Magazine (By Bruce Weber) |
Lil Buck joined the judges panel of "So You Think You Can Dance" for episodes this upcoming season.
MORE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Lil Buck's past 2 years have been a whirlwind of top-drawer gigs, from the cast of the top grossing international tour of 2013, Madonna's MDNA Tour, directly into the most talked-about new show in Vegas, Cirque du Soleil's MICHAEL JACKSON: ONE. In between performances he has found time to appear in films at the request of directors Spike Lee, and Spike Jonze's in his Best Picture Oscar nominated film "Her" as well as several short dance films created for him by noted dancer/choreographer Benjamin Millipied (Black Swan, Paris Opera Ballet.) Legendary 20th Century composer Phillip Glass composed a new piece for Buck and Yo-Yo Ma for the NYC solo show.
(Below) Lil Buck first burst onto the International scene when this YouTube video of his performance of Saint-saens "Dying Swan" with Yo-Yo Ma went viral. Noted film director Spike Jonze was the first to release the video to the public.
(Below) Lil Buck accompanied Yo-Yo Ma and Meryl Streep to Bejing as part of the US-China Forum on the Arts and Culture. Videographer Ole Schell created this 20-min documentary about Buck's journey from Memphis to the China.
(Below) Another milestone in his skyrocketing career was the selection as a cast member of Madonna's record-setting MDNA Tour in 2012/13, which kicked off on the world's largest stage, the Super Bowl. Lil Buck was brilliantly costumed as the wing-footed messenger god of music, Hermes.
(Below) Lil Buck's 2013 Bessie Award Winning Performance, choreographed by Damian Woetzel, Lil Buck and his cousin (another extremely talented dancer) Ron Myles. Performed by Buck and Ron, accompanied by Brooklyn Rider.
(Below) In Feb of 2013 Lil Buck received the proverbial "Colbert Bump" in popularity after an appearance on the Colbert Report. See the video below. He is accompanied by violinist Jason Yang, a fellow MDNA cast member.
Lil Buck has also become a beloved figure in the world of Fashion. His trademark moves graced large billboards coast to coast for GAP, for whom he also shot several videos as part of their 2012 campaign. (Below). GQ Magazine has also featured him in several editorials, with accompanying videos (2nd video below)
Top fashion photographer Jacob Sutton employed the classic Fred Astaire "Dancing on the Ceiling" technique in this collab with Lil Buck for Nowness.com.
(Below) Here's how the Bessie Award Winning performance was transformed in the capable hands (& Feet) of NYC Ballet soloist Tiler Peck. This was at the Vail International Dance Festival last summer.
(Below) Frequent Lil Buck collaborator photographer Jacob Sutton called on his talents for the "A-Z of Dance" video for Diesel Jogg Jeans & i-D Magazine.
(Below) The same week he premiered at Lincoln Center with the New York City Ballet, Lil Buck appeared in both VOGUE and TEEN VOGUE, with a video accompanying each photo shoot. Here's both:
We've created a few other illustrations for Buck over the past couple of years. (Below)
We've been looking forward to working with him in an expanded capacity so we're definitely excited about this opportunity to bring him to Tulsa on this very important date to share his talents with our city!
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