It's About Time
SOUL TO SOLE FESTIVAL
SHOW DATES:
Fri/Sat, June 16th & 17th, 2023 @ 8pm
SHOW LOCATION:
The Long Center / Rollins Theatre
Seven artistic souls will join together in a rhythmic reunion of “It's About Time” and the twenty-three-year legacy of Tapestry’s Soul to Sole International Tap Festival and our international friendships through the rhythm and legacy of Sarah Petronio. Events include over 45 classes, tap jams, panel discussion and two live performances "It's About Time" at The Rollins Theatre, Austin, TX (thelongcenter.org).
Artists include Baakari Wilder (Capitol Tap / Washington, DC), LeeLa Petronio (Hip Tap Project / France) , Acia Gray (Tapestry Dance / Austin), Sharon Lavi (Sharon Lavi Company / SPAIN), Ayako Ukawa (Tap Jam Dance Company / Japan), Daniel Luka (TanzHaus,Dusseldorf /Germany) and Carson Murphy (Dorrance Dance /NY).
The show premiered on May 27, 2022 at Tanzhaus nrw as part of the Tap Dance Days Festival with the participation of Travis Knights (Canada).
LINK TO TEASER : https://youtu.be/0reYViLHeq8
IT'S ABOUT TIME
Program
Artistic Direction LeeLa Petronio / Assisted by Daniel Luka
Ensemble Choreography, Text & Poetry Sarah Petronio
"Riff" Choreography Sarah Petronio & Jimmy Slyde
DANCE ARTISTS
Acia Gray • Ayako Ukawa • Sharon Lavi • Daniel Luka • Carson Murphy • Leela Petronio • Baakari Wilder
PRODUCTION MANAGER / Stephen Pruitt
LIGHTING DESIGN
Alexandre Boghossian, Alexis Beyer, Stephen Pruitt
SOUND ENGINEER
Amelia Warren
STAGE MANAGER
Amy Meyers
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Erin Shannon
PRODUCTION
Hip Tap Project with the support of Tanzhaus nrw & Tapestry Dance
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The Dance
Ah Capella!
Bombay 2 Brooklyn
Om Nava Shiva / Sheila Chandra, What Silence Said / Susheela Raman
Triplets
You Look Good to Me / Seemour, Lefco, Clement Wells
Daniel Luka
My Favorite Things / Richard Rodgers
Riff for Jimmy
Blues In the Closet / Oscar Pediford
Acia Gray
Little Something / Sting, Mélody Gardot
The Kitchen
Baakari Wilder
Leela Petronio
Forever / Ben Harper
The Dressing Room
Falsa Baiana / Gal Costa
Carson Murphy
Peace Piece / Bill Evans
Basement Sessions
Ahmad’s Blues / Ahmad Jamal
Sharon Lavi
Blackbird / Paul McCartney, John Lennon
Round About Midnight
Round About Midnight /Thelonius Monk
The Club - Solo Ayako Ukawa
If I Were a Bell / Frank Loesser
The Last Set
Tricotism / Oscar Pettiford, Whoza Mtwana / Abdullah Ibrahim
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