PERFORMANCES & EVENTS About the Adult Program and Master Classes About the Youth Program Tuesday, July 8 – Friday, July 11, 2008 2537 Broadway at 95th Street Once again, the Mayor of Tap City Tony Waag brings together an international cast of legendary tap dance veterans, cutting edge soloists, contemporary ensembles, and the hottest new hoofers on the scene today, in honor of America’s most virtuosic and entertaining art form. Celebrating its’ 8th year anniversary, Tap City creates a rich and diverse kaleidoscope of tap artists and a unique variety of styles, rhythms and musical feet.
Tap Forward Tuesday, July 8 (8:00 pm) An evening of contemporary choreography created by leading choreographers for cutting edge ensembles including Chloe Arnold, Michelle Dorrance, Barbara Duffy & Company, Walter Freeman, Acia Gray, Derick K. Grant, Josh Hilberman, Jason Janas, Kazu Kumagai, Michela Marino-Lerman, Margaret Morrison, Carson Murphy, Andrew Nemr & CPD Plus, Jason Samuels Smith, Tapestry Dance Company, Tony Waag, Josette C. Wiggan, Zen & others! The annual HOOFER AWARDS will be presented to tap dancers extraordinaire Tina Pratt and Derick K. Grant and the TAP PRESERVATION AWARD will be presented to teacher, historian and Professor Ann Kilkelly. Tickets: General $45 Children under 12/Symph. Member/College Student/Senior: $23
Youth Showcase of Talent: (ages 9-19)
An opportunity for Tap City students to share their talents. Includes Student Awards Ceremony. See Student Performance Opportunities and how to apply! Tickets: General $20 Children under 12/Symph. Member/College Student/Senior: $10
Adult Showcase (ages 16 and up)
An opportunity for adult students at Tap City, the New York City Tap Festival to share their talents. From emerging ensembles to choreography learned during four day tap residencies this community event promotes continuing rhythmic education at any age! See Student Performance Opportunities and how to apply! Tickets: General $20 Children under 12/Symph. Member/College Student/Senior: $10
Tap Youth/Tap Future
Performances by kids, teens and youth ensembles from across the nation. Hosted by Tap City’s Youth Program Director Michele Ribble. The 5th annual TAP TEACHER AWARDS will be presented. Tickets: General $45 Children under 12/Symph. Member/College Student/Senior: $23
Tap & Song Tony Waag and friends take us on a rhythmic romp celebrating traditional vaudeville, comedy and classic song and dance.Performers include Brenda Bufalino, C3 Tap Cooperative, DeWitt Fleming, Acia Gray, Jared Grimes, Susan Hebach, Jason Janas, Kendrick Jones, Ann Kilkelly, Mable Lee and her Dancing Ladies, Reggio McLaughlin, Konstantin Nevredinov, Sarah Petronio, Max Pollak's Rumba Tap, Claudia Rahardjanoto, Mathew Sheilds, Hank Smith, Melinda Sullivan, the Tap City Youth Ensemble, Tapestry Dance Company, Tony Waag, Karen Callaway Williams and others.
Tap legends Ernest "Brownie" Brown (of Cook and Brown), Harold Cromer (of Stump and Stumpy) Mable Lee, and Dr. Jimmy Slyde will be inducted into the INTERNATIONAL TAP DANCE HALL OF FAME. Tickets: General $45 Children under 12/Symph. Member/College Student/Senior: $23 All Performances and Events listed above will be presented at:
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
Box Office: 212.864.5400 Hours: Tues - Sun from 11am until 7pm. Or visit: www.symphonyspace.org SPECIAL EVENTS (list incomplete!) The Return of the Boat Ride & Jam Monday, July 7 (7:30pm – 10:30pm) Boarding Time 7:00pm Circle Line Marina, Pier 83 (West 42nd Street at the Hudson River) Tickets: $35 (cash bar/bring your own picnic dinner) Join us for the social event of the festival! New York’s famous Circle Line Tours takes Tap City on a Jam/Cruise around Manhattan. Meet your fellow students, and party with our incredible staff, faculty and performers. Bring your shoes and Jam (on the water) with three incredible Hoofers that will be hosting mini “jam” sessions in separate locations throughout the boat. Let’s get down while the sun goes down! Do not miss this event. Advance ticket purchases only! Please visit the Registration Form to purchase tickets. Tap Talks/Tap Films Sunday July 6 – Friday July 11 Curated by Constance Valis Hill and Margaret Morrison Tap City honors the collective history of tap dance as a vitally important and beautiful American art form. Tap Talks/Tap Films brings together teachers, writers, historians, students and performers to view a wide selection of tap dance on film, and discuss current issues within the field. Free for registered Tap City students only. Sun July 6: Tap Teacher Talk -- Teaching Rhythm Tap Across the Globe 12:45 – 1:45 An open discussion with Tap City faculty and all Tap City participants on important issues for Rhythm Tap teachers. Moderated by Margaret Morrison and Tap City faculty. Mon July 7: 2-Man Teams: Cook & Brown, Stump & Stumpy 12:45 – 1:45 Ernest “Brownie” Brown of the team Cook & Brown, and Harold Cromer of the team Stump and Stumpy—both 2008 Inductees into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame-- discuss their lives in tap and show film footage from their careers. Moderated by tap historians Hank Smith and Constance Valis Hill. Tue July 8: Jazzing Women: Mable Lee and Tina Pratt 12:45 – 1:45 Mable Lee—2008 inductee into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame—and Tina Pratt—2008 recipient of the Hoofer Award--discuss their lives in tap and jazz and show film footage from their careers. Co-moderated by producer Susan Goldbetter and tap historian and scholar and Ann Kilkelly, who is this year’s recipient of the American Tap Dance Foundation’s Tap Preservation Award. Wed July 9: In Memory of Jimmy Slyde 12:45 – 1:45 Jimmy Slyde (1927-2008) is a 2008 inductee into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame. In his memory, Sarah Petronio would like to share some video footage, stories and memories from her years as Dr. Jimmy Slyde¹s dance partner, friend and protégé. Questions are welcome. Thu July 10: Shoot Me While I’m Happy 1:30 – 2:30 Jane Goldberg reads from Shoot Me While I’m Happy, her newly published memoir about living the tap life, and shows footage of her documentary “By Word of Foot”. Moderated by Constance Valis Hill. After the talk Jane will be signing copies of the new book which will be available for sale at Tap Central. Fri July 11: Suits and Heels 1:30 – 2:30 Tap historians Constance Valis Hill and Margaret Morrison show video footage and discuss what the shoe and the suit have meant to women hoofers throughout the ages. RELATED RHYTHMS Check out other tap related events presented by us and our friends and colleagues! Laraine's "Club 124" Tribute to Jimmy Slyde July 5th, 2008 8-10 pm Please get the word out that Laraine Goodman is reviving "Club 124" eleven years later. Club 124 was conceived and ran for the entire summer of 1997. We captured the imagination of a nation looking for creativity, meaning and community. With Tap, jazz, song and dance, we caught the eye of the New York Times, National Public Radio, CBS' Bryan Gumbel's "Public Eye" and, most importantly, our So, come to my stoop at 124 E. 4th Street, btwn 1st ad 2nd ave on Sat night, July 5, 2008, 8-10 pm, kick-off post 4th of July, tap-off, jazz-off, and on to new horizons, clearer, stronger visions..... See you there, on the block, on the stoop..bring your shoes, your cds, your rhythms, your boundless energy and loving power. Love, Peace, Pulse of a a People, a Planet, a Universe. Laraine |
