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Stories Home » New Victory Season » Flashing Back with 360 ALLSTARS Posted February 22, 2024 Flashing Back with 360 ALLSTARS That’s right—360 ALLSTARS is back! A new dream team of sensational champs has debuted on the New Victory stage, ten years after their U.S. premiere on the very same stage. A show featuring breakdancing, extreme sports and more, 360 ALLSTARS is sure to spike your adrenaline! Creating the show was like being a kid in a candy store and dreaming as big as possible. How many different types of awesome can I get on one stage? Let’s find them. —Gene Peterson, Director 360 ALLSTARS‘ BMX riders Peter Söre (2014) and Heru Anwari (2024)Photos: Onyx Productions, Darren Thomas New Victory Artistic Director Mary Rose Lloyd recalls being introduced to 360 ALLSTARS prior to their first appearance in the 2014-15 season: “I saw them at an international arts festival and invited them [to perform at the New Victory]. The cast is a lot of fun to hang out with, and their energy and enthusiasm is infectious.” When asked why she invited them back ten years later, it was simple: “The show is as fresh today as it was back then, and I want a new generation of audiences to discover them!” Peterson, who is also a drummer in the show, is grateful for the opportunity to return to the New Victory stage, especially with a new team of artists and athletes. “It’s something we’ve been extremely proud of ever since the last season ten years ago. And particularly for myself, as an artist who was here ten years ago, to be sharing this experience with an entirely new team, seeing their excitement to do this for the first time, it’s a feather in all of their caps now too. It’s been quite a special experience,” he said. The cast of 360 ALLSTARS in 2014Photo: Onyx Productions If you missed out on seeing this exciting physical theater performance ten years ago, don’t worry! Peterson is confident that the show is as incredible as it was when they first visited the New Victory in 2014: “We’ve just tweaked, honed and evolved the show. We’ve performed more than 2,000 performances since we were here last, and we’ve made a couple of tiny changes after every show. We are very hopeful that the audience is experiencing a production that is at a whole other level.” 360 ALLSTARS continues to spotlight world record holders in freestyle basketball, BMX riding, breakdancing, acrobatics and more. The show is backed by a pulse-pumping, live-looped soundtrack built by Peterson and Mirrah, the show’s International Mistress of Ceremonies, during each performance. “The joy people see the team having on stage with each other is genuine and contagious. That’s why this show is so much fun to watch, because we’re genuinely having the best time up there, and people have the best time with us,” Peterson said. International Mistress of Ceremonies Mirrah and Gene Peterson in 360 ALLSTARS (2024) Photo: Darren Thomas You can catch 360 ALLSTARS, playing at the New Victory Theater through March 3, 2024. To learn more about the cast of 360 ALLSTARS performing for New Victory audiences this season, check out our Q&A with the cast. You can follow us on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok for even more behind-the-scenes content. CategoriesNew Victory SeasonTagsTheater for Young Audiences Share: Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Browse All Posts by Tag: Arts Break Arts Break: Air Play Arts Break: Jabari Dreams of Freedom Arts Break: Leonardo! Arts Break: Stono Arts in Education Circus Creating with LabWorks Artists Dance Discover Art Forms Explore a World of Arts Family Activity LabWorks New Victory Dance Puppetry Russell Granet Teaching Artists Theater for Young Audiences Ushers Usher Spotlight