2020 Tap Family Reunion

DAY 5: Monday, May 25th
(FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS - CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW)
2:00 pm: Special Screening of Scenes from Maurice Hines documentary “Bring Them Back” with Artist Talk featuring Maurice Hines, Charles Randolph Wright, and Tap Family Reunion producer Debbie Allen
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5:00 pm: In collaboration with The Joyce Theater's JoyceStream platform - Free Screening of excerpts from Dormeshia’s And Still You Must Swing with Artist Talk featuring Dormeshia, Jason Samuels Smith and Derick K. Grant at 6 pm
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrCdE4G7NIg&feature=youtu.be

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Conceived and Choreographed by Award-winning collaborators Dormeshia, Derick K. Grant & Jason Samuels Smith, Raising The Bar is a new revue celebrating the timeless relationship between Tap Dance and Jazz: two of the most popular original African-American art forms that has since been embraced worldwide. Raising The Bar challenges perceptions of the standard chorus line, where dancers are instead offered moments to shine in their own right, through dynamic and intricate arrangements. Reminiscent of great American Vaudeville, the show concept while inspired by the era, includes a more contemporary feel.- Solo acts feature some of our Tap community’s own leading voices across styles and generations. This production debuted as part of the first annual Tap Family Reunion weekend events and was originally presented by The Schomburg Center at The Langston Hughes Auditorium.

Reviews:
"“Raising the Bar,” choreographed and directed by the three organizers to convey, in (Dormeshia’s) words, “how we feel about the dance.” The dominant feeling was a love of tradition, expressed even in the format, with a jazz band and a singer (the ebullient Antoinette Montague, who also played kazoo) accompanying a series of hotshot improvisers (Maurice Chestnut, Nico Rubio) and octogenarian masters (Skip Cunningham, Brenda Bufalino)." - NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/arts/dance/tap-family-reunion-raising-the-bar.html

"Up in Harlem last night, the tap fam turned out for the signature event of the first annual Tap Family Reunion. Raising The Bar--created by formidable tap stars Dormeshia, Derick K. Grant and Jason Samuels-Smith--celebrated National Tap Dance Day, birthday of ancestor Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. Hosted Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the show was cookin' like the first barbecue of Memorial Day weekend. People, without exaggeration, this was one of the best and hottest shows of New York's jam-packed season. Following a brief introduction by the three co-conspirators--they do call themselves The Super Villainz--and a blessing from renowned Debbie Allen, the evening took off with the warm, sumptuous jazz of Igmar Thomas's quartet."- InfiniteBody
https://infinitebody.blogspot.com/2018/05/raising-bar-at-new-yorks-tap-family.html

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Tap Family Reunion presents its second original performance with Direction & Choreography by Award-winning Tap Dancers Derick K. Grant, Dormeshia, and Jason Samuels Smith. Happy Birthday Bill! celebrates the birthday of Tap Icon Bill Bojangles Robinson in a fun and festive way. Featured performers from film, stage and screen join a stellar chorus line of dancers for an evening that will sure to be one to remember! The performance runs roughly 75 min with no intermission and was originally presented at The Schomburg Center's Langston Hughes Auditorium.