Rhythmically Speaking dance company makes its Ordway debut—one night only: this Thursday February 12— with Reppin’: Past Moves, New Grooves, a collection of favorite guest artist repertoire and new works by company dancers that represent their signature approach to jazz dance. Dance community, we hope you and your friends will bundle up and come help us fill this big, beautiful space we’ll likely never be in again! Come get some joy!
Thursday, February 12 at 7:30pm
Tickets: $24 in advance, $28 at-the-door (plus $9 in fees)
Artist Rate: $18 (plus $9 in fees) with code ‘ArtistRS’
Rhythmically Speaking’s (RS) signature groove, interaction, and improvisation-driven approach to jazz dance is lauded locally, nationally, and internationally for honoring the African diasporic roots of the form while innovating it forward. Reppin’: Past Moves, New Grooves offers a vibrant jazz dance experience (including tap and plenty of improvisation) that will connect you joyfully to yourself, others, and the moment!
Repertoire works in the show include Confronting Consonance by RS Artistic and Executive Director Erinn Liebhard, a work exploring how we often get in our own way of finding our common ground; Groove: A Communal Love by 2023 visiting artist Carlos R.A. Jones (New York), which celebrates giving over to groove and finding joy in community; and BASSline by 2022 visiting artist Kathleen Doherty (Halifax, Canada), illuminating the body’s relationship to prominent bass lines within music. RS company members creating new works include Nieya Amezquita, Jake Nehrbass, and Betsy Schafer Roob; A/ED Liebhard will also be creating a new screendance for the show, which may or may not include a mic’d Bop It Extreme game providing some audio… if that intrigues you, get them tix!
This performance is made possible in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, in conjunction with The Arts Partnership.