Luca Lazy Legs Patuelli. Photo: Jerick Collantes
“A powerful force on the hip-hop dance stage” — The Guardian
Experience the energy, artistry, and inspiration of LazyLegz and DJ inDgo of the internationally acclaimed ILL-Abilities. Blending world-class breakin’, live music, storytelling, and audience interaction, this intimate performance challenges perceptions of disability while celebrating creativity, resilience, and the limitless possibilities of hip-hop culture.
As the founder of ILL-Abilities, LazyLegz has inspired audiences in more than 25 countries through his groundbreaking approach to dance and advocacy. Joined by DJ inDgo, whose live mixes drive the performance’s dynamic energy, the duo creates an interactive experience that invites audiences into the heart of the cipher—where movement, music, and personal stories come together in real time.
Join us out-front at the Phanstiel Plaza for an arts & crafts workshop with our friends at SHINE before the show!
ILL-ABILITIES
ILL-ABILITIES™ is an International Breakdance Crew comprised of eight members from around the world:
Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli (Canada)
Jacob “Kujo” Lyons (USA)
Sergio “Checho” Carvajal (Chile)
Redouan “Redo” Ait Chitt (The Netherlands)
Jung Soo "Krops" Lee (South Korea)
Samuel Henrique "Samuka" da Silveira Lima (Brazil)
Lucas "Perninha" Machado (Brazil)
"Junior" Bosila Banya (France)This crew originated from an idea by Montreal-based dancer/motivational speaker Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli to create an all-star team of some of the world’s best differently-abled dancers. ILL-ABILITIES™ was officially formed in 2007, with four founding members Lazyegz, Tommy Guns, Kujo, and Checho whose goal was to compete and perform internationally showing the world that anything is possible.
The crew gets its name from the standard in hip-hop culture of using a negative term to refer to something positive. Examples of this can be heard in studios or at competitions where dancers compliment each other by saying they were bad, nasty or mean. The “ill” in ILL-ABILITIES™ does not refer to “sick” or “unwell” but rather to incredible, amazing, intricate, talent.
Rather than seeing the negative limitations of “disability”, this crew focuses on their positive, or “ill”, abilities.
Once they started performing together, the dancers of ILL-ABILITIES™ quickly realized their potential to inspire audience members with their positive attitudes and unique dance moves so they expanded their goal.
Today, ILL-ABILITIES™ spreads positive thinking by sharing their stories with motivational entertainment programs and theatrical dance performances worldwide.
Sponsors
Media Partner: East Hampton Star
Performing Arts programs are supported by 2026 season sponsors Galia Meiri-Stawski and Axel Stawski, with additional lead support from Henry and Peggy Schleiff, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, Monica and Peter Tessler, and Vital Projects Fund.
Guild Hall’s Performing Arts programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Additional support provided by Friends of the Theater: Natascia Ayers and Jim Ciquera, Bonnie and Joel Bergstein, Gene Bernstein and Kathy Walsh, Amy Cooney and Marty Feinman, John and Joan D’Addario, Suzanne and John Golden, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Steve and Susan Pesner and Peace, in memory of Michéle Pesner, whose entire life was devoted to all aspects of culture, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Lisa Schultz and Ezriel Kornel, Stacey and Oliver Stanton, and Susi and Peter Wunsch.
