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Take It Away Dance: Philly Fringe 2019 at Drummers

Courtesy of Erica Corbo | Posted on August 14, 2019

Where

Drummers
2152 East Norris St
Philadelphia, PA
Map
917-202-3770

When

Fri, September 13, 2019
7:00 pm

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Musicians

Erica Corbo
keyboards

About

Pamela Hetherington brings her company Take It Away Dance to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival for four presentations of The Destination is the Downbeat, a new work that considers the notion of 'keeping time' in jazz music. Distinctly Philadelphian in its sound, approach and vibe, Take It Away Dance creates a thrilling combination of movement and music, improvised solos and group choreography. The show explores the theme of keeping time across different types of jazz music and leaps into compositions by Bobby Timmons, Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis and Mel Lewis, along with original compositions by the band. The musical accompaniment is provided by Erica Corbo, (who is also the music director), trumpeter, Paul Giess; and bassist, Nicholas Krolak. Along with the musicians, there are four tap dancers working in concert: Lauren Belasco, Alec Chupik, Morgan O'Shea and Kristin Potocki. ...

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