First Night: Bill Evans Dance
About the Show
Tappin’ in the New Year will consist of two sets (or acts), with a 15-minute intermission.
The first set will include classic rhythm tap pieces choreographed by some of the iconic Black artists who developed the art form—“Honi’ Coles, Leon Collins, “Buster” Brown and Eddie Brown, as well as short solos created by Evans and Sawyers.
The second set will include two longer solos to the live jazz piano improvisation of Linda Dowdell. Evans will perform Blues for My Father and Sawyers will share her brilliant improvography.
The program will conclude with variations on the Shim Sham, the tap dancers’ international anthem, to Auld Lang Sine.
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