Dear Friends of Tapestry,
As we begin this holiday season, we would like to
give thanks to all the individuals who hold our artistic
fabric together and enable us to bring the best of
dance training and performance to our beautiful city!
Hopefully you experienced this first hand at our fall
concert The Souls of Our Feet, a celebration of
American tap dance that “made the sincerest
connection between Tapestry's today and all those
tapping yesterdays . . . the torrent of toes
astounds!” according to Clare Croft of The Austin
American-Statesman (see review below).
If not, you’ll have another chance with an encore
performance of this exciting concert at UT’s
McCullough Theatre March 9th-11th (more info
below).
Also on the horizon is our exciting move to 2302
Western Trails behind Central Market South! This
12,000 square foot facility will include five large
studios, will provide plenty of waiting areas and is
within walking distance from restaurants, shopping
and more! Scheduling and details coming in
January.
We have finally found a building to create a new
home, and now is the time for us to ask for your
wonderful support. Each and every dollar you give
helps us not only continue our mission to share the
power of dance through education and performance -
but will literally help us open the doors to our new
facility. Your donation can be made by check to
Tapestry Dance Company 507-B Pressler St., Austin,
TX 78703; by requesting a
credit card donation form; or by calling us at
512-474-9846. Please join us in
building Tapestry’s new home with your generous
contribution.
Happy Holidays to you and yours,
Judy
Witkin
President, Tapestry Board of Directors
on behalf of Acia Gray, Executive/Artistic Director
and Deirdre Strand, Co-Founder
Sharing the Power of Dance and Passing on Tradition:
Tapestry Premieres The Souls of Our Feet
DANCERS LIVE UP TO CHALLENGE OF 'SOULS'
by Clare Croft, Austin American
Statesman
For Tapestry Dance Company, history has as much
to do with the present as the past. To honor tap's
rich history, Tapestry performed "The Souls of Our
Feet" on Friday at St. Stephen's Episcopal School;
the show was a collection of demanding, well-danced
numbers by tap masters such as the Nicholas
Brothers, Charles "Honi" Coles and Cholly
Atkins.
The homage took three forms: the return of 20-plus
dances to the stage, appearances by tap matriarchs
Sarah Petronio and Dianne Walker and, most fleeting
but awfully fulfilling, moments where dancers seemed
overwhelmed by the talent of their predecessors...
Read
more
You can view selections from this wonderful
performance at You Tube
Encore Performance
Tapestry Dance Company also announces an ENCORE
performance of The Souls of Our Feet at the
University of Texas at Austin’s PAC/McCullough
Theatre this Spring! This fast paced collection of
footwork restages the best of rhythm tap
masterpieces from Fred Astaire & Eleanor Powell to
The Nicholas Brothers as well as contemporary works
of living masters. Led by the live jazz music of the
Eddy Hobizal Jazz Trio, this one-of-a-kind concert
brings swingin’ jazz and 18 feet keeping time to the
pulse of this wonderful and indigenous American
artform; a celebration of rhythm at its best! Tickets
on sale now!
When: March 9th - 11th, 2007
Where: UT McCullough Theatre
Time: Friday & Saturday at 8pm / Saturday
&
Sunday 2:00pm
Tickets: $30 - 1/2 price available for
students & Seniors
512-477-6060/www.texasboxoffice.com
Tapestry Dance Company Awarded with Two NEA Grants!
Tapestry Dance Company announces the receipt of
two National Endowment for the Arts grant awards to
support the company's dedication and preservation
of American tap dance!
The company has once again been awarded $10,000
for its Annual Soul to Sole Festival to be held May
30th - June 3rd, 2007 in Austin, TX hosting 10
international tap artists including Jason Samuels-
Smith, Dianne Walker, Ayodele Casel and TDC's
Artistic Director Acia Gray.
In addition, Tapestry has
also been chosen for the NEA / American
Masterpieces: Dance 2007- 2008 Touring Roster and
awarded $25,000 to support the company’s tour of
the recently premiered work The Souls of Our Feet
A Celebration of American Tap Dance! This AMD
project celebrates the extraordinary and rich
evolution of dance and choreography in the United
States. With its partners, New England Foundation
for the Arts and Dance/USA, the NEA sponsors select
performances, tours, and educational programs that
will reach large and small communities throughout the
United States.
Academy (TDCA) Notes
WINTER BREAK There will be no classes at
Tapestry Dance Academy
December 22-January 5. Classes will resume on
Saturday, January 6, 2007. Happy Holidays to all of
our dancers!
Need a last minute stocking stuffer for family
or
friends? A dance card
from Tapestry makes a great gift idea - hurry and
buy one before Dec. 22 for the loved ones on your
gift list and share the power of dance!
BILINGUAL ARTS PROGRAM Beginning
January '07, Escuelita Dance is expanding their dance
program to a bilingual arts program at Tapestry under
the direction of Odette Solitaire. Our program has
been created specifically for pre-school age children
between 2 1/2 and 5. The curriculum is progressive
and unique, offering a wonderful combination of
ballet, tap, theatre, art, music, and tumbling taught
in both English, and Spanish.
Location: Tapestry 507- B, Pressler St.
Austin TX, 78703
Times: Classes meet M/W/F 9a.m. 12p.m.
Early drop-off, and late pickup available.
For more information please e-mail or
call Odette
Solitaire at (512) 965-3604.
Limited space available.
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