"[Partido] made musical sense, switching between an accumulating polyrhythmic groove and a contrastive section of light, quick mystery. Mr. Sandoval and his five dancers shared a loose athletic grace."
Brian Seibert, The New York Times
Brian Seibert, The New York Times
Music From The Sole is an evening-length performance that blurs the line between concert dance and live band. Brazilian tap dancer and choreographer Leonardo Sandoval and composer and bassist Gregory Richardson lead an eight-piece ensemble in a live show that draws heavily from Brazilian, Jazz, Soul, House dance, and Afro-Cuban styles.
Outreach and educational activities are central to the continuous development of this work, with workshops, classes, educational performances, and lecture-demonstrations focusing on body percussion, Brazilian rhythms, and tap dance and its history. These have been presented at the National Dance Institute and most recently at Lincoln Center, through a Family Music Residency at Lincoln Center Education.
Outreach and educational activities are central to the continuous development of this work, with workshops, classes, educational performances, and lecture-demonstrations focusing on body percussion, Brazilian rhythms, and tap dance and its history. These have been presented at the National Dance Institute and most recently at Lincoln Center, through a Family Music Residency at Lincoln Center Education.
Next performances
January 21-25, 2020
Partido
Teatro Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Presented by Tap in Rio
This engagement is supported by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Howard Gilman Foundation.
January 21-25, 2020
Partido
Teatro Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Presented by Tap in Rio
This engagement is supported by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Howard Gilman Foundation.
