In Oakland, the 28-piece Ensemble Mik Nawooj, led by Korean-born composer JooWan Kim, dismantles classical masters and rebuilds them as hip-hop. Onstage, rappers trade rapid-fire bars over a chamber orchestra; a lyric soprano soars above French horns, while a turf dancer's limbs cut sharp angles under a single spotlight.
In Oakland, the 28-piece Ensemble Mik Nawooj, led by Korean-born composer JooWan Kim, dismantles classical masters and rebuilds them as hip-hop. Onstage, rappers trade rapid-fire bars over a chamber orchestra; a lyric soprano soars above French horns, while a turf dancer's limbs cut sharp angles under a single spotlight.