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TAP CITY 2009
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre 2537 Broadway at 95th Street Once again, the Mayor of Tap City Tony Waag brings together an eclectic 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. Tap City creates a rich and diverse kaleidoscope of tap artists and a unique variety of styles, rhythms and musical feet including a premiere performance by the “New” Tap Dance Orchestra with a reconstructed work by the legendary dancer and choreographer Brenda Bufalino. New work, new faces and new voices will also be premiered and performed by an international cast of tappers that include Chloe Arnold, Michelle Dorrance, Barbara Duffy and Company, Dormeshia Sumbry Edwards, Derick K. Grant, Nicole Harris, Sean Jackson, Chikako Iwahori, Kendrick Jones, Jamaal Kendall, Kazu Kumagai, Carson Murphy, Claudia Rahardjanato, Sarah Reich, Lynn Schwab, Chris Scott, Jason Samuels Smith, Jimmy Sutherland, the Tap City Youth Ensemble, Tony Waag, Joseph Webb, Baakari Wilder and others. Please join in the fun as we celebrate our ninth year!
Tickets: General $35 Children 17 & under/Symph. Member/College Student/Senior: $18 Box Office: 212.864.5400 Hours: Tues - Sun from 12 noon until 6pm. (Box office windows remain open on the night of a show until one half hour after curtain) Or visit: www.symphonyspace.org
TAP CITY ADULT STUDENT & FACULTY SHOWCASE (AGES 15+) and ADULT RESIDENCY PERFORMANCE
Thursday, July 9, 2009, 2:00 PM
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre 2537 Broadway at 95th Street Tap City 2009 offers a performance opportunity to adult students, teachers, professional and senior ensembles who have the urge to emerge. It’s a chance to see and be seen, showcasing amateur and professional groups from around the US and around the world, as well as works-in-progress by students in the Adult Residencies and Master Tap Intensive Choreography Showcases developed throughout the year by the American Tap Dance Foundation. Hosted by ATDF Artistic Director Tony Waag. Tickets: General $20 Children 17 & under/Symph. Member/College Student/Senior: $10 Box Office: 212.864.5400 Hours: Tues - Sun from 12 noonuntil 6pm. (Box office windows remain open on the night of a show until one half hour after curtain) Or visit: www.symphonyspace.org
See Student Performance Opportunities and how to apply!
TAP YOUTH/TAP FUTURE For Kids, By Kids (ages 6 -19) Thursday, July 9th, 2009, 7:00 PM
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre 2537 Broadway at 95th Street Here is the ultimate performance opportunity. Your dance group will have a chance to dance on Broadway in a professionally produced concert. This is an incredible opportunity for teachers to showcase their choreography. Please see below for application details. Tap Youth/Tap Future Concert highlights the world's most talented upcoming tap stars. Hosted by Tap City Youth Program Director Michele Ribble and ATDF Artistic Director Tony Waag. (Includes Tap Teacher and Tap Student Awards) Tickets: General $20 Children 17 & under/Symph. Member/College Student/Senior: $10 Box Office: 212.864.5400 Hours: Tues - Sun from 12 noon until 6pm. (Box office windows remain open on the night of a show until one half hour after curtain) Or visit: www.symphonyspace.org See Student Performance Opportunities and how to apply! EVENTS Monday, July 6, 2009 (9:30-11:00PM) Joe's Pub at the Public Theater 425 Lafayette Street between East 4th and Astor Place
JAM @ JOE'S Opening Night Tap Jam
“The summer Tap City festival is always breezy, hard-dancing fun.” – NY Times TICKETS: $12 TO BUY:
Tues-Sat from 1:00pm to 7:30pm Sun + Mon from 1:00pm to 6:00pm The 2009 Tap City Awards Ceremony Wednesday, July 8, 2009 (8:00 - 9:30pm) The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Bruno Walter Auditorium Please enter at 111 Amsterdam Avenue & 65th Street
The annual Hoofer and Tap Preservation Awards will be presented and Tap legends will be inducted into the INTERNATIONAL TAP DANCE HALL OF FAME. Mercedes Ellington Hoofer Award
Randy Skinner Hoofer Award
Brenda Bufalino Tap Dance Hall of Fame Award
The Class Act Tap Dance Hall of Fame Award
Marshall and Jean Stearns Tap Preservation Award (This event is free and open to the public) Seating is limited! First come first served! TAPPY HOUR! Free Events open to all! Join us for a Taste of Tap, a Basic Intro class, and more! Coordinated and presented by Susan Hebach. Location: Chelsea Studios 151 West 26th Street Schedule: Monday, July 6 (5:45 – 6:45pm) Tap City Ice Cream Social Come in and enjoy some ice cream and socialize with our faculty, staff and Tap City Students. Tuesday, July 7 (5:45 – 6:45pm) In Studio Performance for solo’s, duos and trios (please sign up, there are limited spaces available) Wednesday, July 8 (5:45 – 6:45pm) No shoes or previous tap experience required…..come join in the fun! Friday, July 10 (5:45 – 6:45pm) If you don’t already know this historical “national anthem” of tap dance, come learn it! Beginner level dancers & up. TAP TALKS/TAP FILMS/TAP TAP Free Events open to all! Tap City’s unique lunch-time events will enrich and broaden your tap dance world. Coordinated by Susan Hebach. Location: Chelsea Studios 151 West 26th Street Schedule: Monday, July 6 (12:45 – 1:45pm ) Working with Music: Jazz pianist and tap dancer Nikki Denner leads a participatory workshop on musicality: from basic to advanced musical concepts that all tap dancers need. Tuesday, July 7 (12:45 – 1:45pm) Going to Class: Tap historian, teacher and performer Ann Killkelly gives a presentation and leads a discussion on the "Class Act" an icon in the tap world, that conjures up great tap duos like Coles and Atkins, elegant presentation, and rhythmic sophistication. The idea of class also brings up status and legitimacy, and connects to the development of tap from social and popular origins, street corners and dance halls into more formal concert presentation. Class is also the place where many, maybe most, tap dancers today learn the form. How do these two ideas about "class" connect, and what do they mean to dancers then and now? How do we learn tap? Why do we go to class? How are "class" and "the class act" important ideas in tap performance and choreography? Enjoy film clips from tap history that "send up" the idea of class in choreography and imagery and join in on a conversation about how choreographers, performers, teachers, and students think of themselves as "classy," "classed," and/or "classic." Wednesday, July 8 (12:45 - 1:45pm) Friday, July 10 (1:00 – 2:00pm) Variations on a Theme of Buster Hank Smith will share part of his current video project in development, and his memories of the late James “Buster” Brown. The videos are short edited segments that can be called “Buster Moments”, giving insight into the man and his art. Saturday, July 11 (1:00 – 2:00pm) Tap Teacher Panel Discussion: Teaching Rhythm Tap Across the Globe Moderated by Barbara Duffy An open discussion with Tap City Faculty and all Tap City Participants on important issues for Rhythm Tap Teachers. Possible panel includes available teachers: Michelle Dorrance, Jason Samuels Smith, Dormeshia Sumbry Edwards, Lynn Schwab, Germaine Salsberg and Harold Cromer. RELATED RHYTHMS Check out other tap related events presented by us and our friends and colleagues! Sunday, July 12, 2009
July 13 - 24, 2009 Manhattan Tap's NYC Rhythm Tap Intensive Where: Studios 353, at 353 W. 48th St., 2nd Floor Classes: Beg/Int , Adv/Pro Workshop, Eddie Brown "Brush-up" and Music What: A 58 hour intensive featuring individualized tap instruction and collaboration with live musicians. How: Ms. Cornell has a unique teaching philosophy, developed in Manhattan Tap's professional training program, that challenges dancers to experience the creative process and to explore and mature their own artistic voice. Come and discover your own path through the realms of choreography, improvisation and composition. About: "I came home with a renewed sense of confidence and that feeling of 'anything's possible'." Student, 2008 Info: http://www.manhattantap.org
BROADWAY UNDERGROUNDWednesday Night July 15 8:00pm Learn more at www.broadwayunderground.org Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:00 pm - midnight Tap Jam, Live Band, Bar & Good Food Setting a Groove Two Forms of Percussive Dance Exchange Concepts La Meira, flamenco Dolores Sanchez, tap July 11, 2009 8pm Concert with live music $15 Sat, July 18, 2009 Sun, July 19, 2009 Format: one hour flamenco, one hour tap, one hour experimentation and exchange. Dancers will NOT be expected to learn the exact technique of the "other" form, but will execute rhythms or work on concepts using the mechanics of their own dance form. Live accompaniment Both days, $90.00, either Sat. or Sun. only, $50.00. All payments in full by Fri. 7/18/09 Reservations and 50% deposit by Mon. 7/13/09. Minimum 6 students both days. Flamenco Latino 244 W 54th St, 4th Fl (between B'way-8th Ave) New York, NY 10019 212-399-8519 flamlat@verizon.net |
