Feet Keep the Beat World Premiere

Fri. Aug. 02, 2024 at 7:00 pm

Now in its second year, Arts at the Armory’s Feet Keep the Beat Festival has commissioned eight local percussive dance artists and one Musical Director to create an evening length work to be premiered on August 2nd.

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The Feet Keep the Beat Artists will also lead free dance jams and community workshops throughout the festival week. Click here for more info.

Doors open at 7:00 PM
Performance begins at 8:00 PM

Returning from last year’s festival are artists Ariaki Dandawate (Kathak), Rebecca McGowan and Jackie O’Riley (Irish), Yosi Karahashi (Flamenco) and Antonio Tran (Flamenco guitar), as well as Joh Camara (West African), Lekisha Limage (Step), and Ryan Casey (Tap), who are new to the festival this year.  Deborah Mason returns as an Artistic Advisor. The Feet Keep the Beat premiere will highlight these outstanding artists by showcasing their respective percussive dance forms and highlighting their interconnectedness through collaborative explorations, which is what is at the true heart of Feet Keep the Beat. Lead funding support for Feet Keep the Beat has been provided by Movement Arts Creation Studio.

This world premiere will tell the story of how feet have been keeping the beat over time, and across cultures and geographies.

• Dance
• Performance Hall