Live streamed from the Jerome Robbins Dance Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Bio:
Lynn Dally, Ohio State Dance Alumna and Artistic Director of Jazz Tap Ensemble, tells the story of a unique collaboration between the Jazz Tap Ensemble and the legendary tap artist, Jimmy Slyde. Dally will share rehearsal footage of Slyde, Dally, and young Derick Grant in Boston, along with Ensemble footage in LA, revealing how the piece Interplay was created from Slyde’s “motifs” for the 1995 Joyce premiere, and how Slyde’s vision of Interplay evolved in the JTE touring repertory for over a decade.
Photo Credit: Jazz Tap Ensemble and Jimmy Slyde (center) in "Shim Sham." Photo by Johan Elbers, 1992. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
