Boomshaka’s 28th annual Spring Show, “BOOMSHAKA: after hours,” took place Friday and Saturday night at Shanley Pavilion.
After the opening piece performed by the full cast, artistic directors Weinberg seniors Mariam Adesiji and Leo McKenna and producers Weinberg senior Anna Simmons and Weinberg sophomore Olivia Killian introduced the show. (Christina Lin/The Daily Northwestern)“Life Itself” was the second piece of the show. (Christina Lin/The Daily Northwestern)For one act, the dancers swapped their dancing shoes for drumsticks and drummed to “Club classics” by Charli xcx. (Christina Lin/The Daily Northwestern)“Blast From the Past!” took a group of Boomshaka members back to 2011. They used boomwhackers to play a mashup of 2011 hits including “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” “The Edge of Glory,” “Party Rock Anthem” and “Give Me Everything.” (Christina Lin/The Daily Northwestern)Boomshaka also momentarily transformed into an a cappella group during “Boomshakappella.” (Christina Lin/The Daily Northwestern)The Boomshaka drummers shouted “It’s time to rumble” as they drummed the night away during “Slumber Party.” (Christina Lin/The Daily Northwestern)The seniors danced and drummed to “I Know the End” by Phoebe Bridgers as the penultimate act of the show. Earlier in the show, they also performed to a trap remix of “Pomp and Circumstance” by CREΛTOR and “Revolving door” by Tate McRae. (Christina Lin/The Daily Northwestern)A group of Boomshaka members came up to bat during “Play Ball!” playing body percussion with snaps, claps and stomps. The act included a 7th inning stretch — during which the group sang “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” — and a final inning home run. (Christina Lin/The Daily Northwestern)Boomshaka ended the night with a final act of “I Just Wanna Party with You,” which featured the song “Funny Thing” by Thundercat followed by bows. (Christina Lin/The Daily Northwestern)
