When legendary tap dancer and educator Leon Collins wanted his students to share their own creative phrases in class, he’d invite them to “keep time”. Standing in a circle, each student would take turns displaying their craft on a personal level, and would do so without hesitation. This invitation to share their pulse of rhythmic beats was an invitation to connect with each other on a personal level. He knew that if he called them into a circle and called it what it was, improvisation, they’d shrink in discomfort.
So we invite you, the audience, to share the creative space with us, exploring the intricate relationship between rhythm, music, and the journey of life, as we synchronize, keeping time, together.
Runtime: 1 hour
Ages: All Ages
Capitol Tap, District Tap, and Monumental Tap are cultivating tap’s next generation of musicians, dancers, technicians, historians, improvisors, performers, and educators of all ages. With a repertoire including historical works from Bojangles, Eddie Brown, and Buster Brown to contemporary works from Michelle Dorrance, Caleb Teicher, and Heather Cornell, they’ve collaborated with a 50-piece orchestra in an evening-length program, garnered two award nominations their first season, and were chosen by Capital One Small Business for a marketing campaign with an online ad and multi-week print inserts in The Washington Post. They’ve been featured on PBS’s WETA Arts, and co-presented by Dance Place in Washington, DC with three evening-length productions (2017, 2018, 2019). Ensemble members have been awarded merit-based scholarships, booked for professional gigs and tours, and selected for the prestigious School at Jacob’s Pillow for tap dance. Directors Lisa Swenton-Eppard and Baakari Wilder.
www.capitoltap.com
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