Soul 2 Sole 2023 Concert - "It's About Time"

Tapestry Dance presents It’s about time. Tap dance is all about time. Keeping time, shaping time, taking steps in time. Now it’s about time we tell its story. The title It’s about time references, like an echo, the 1984 tour undertaken by tap dance artists Sarah Petronio and Jimmy Slyde. The piece is a tribute to Sarah Petronio, in which her choreographies are staged by her most trusted dancers from the US, Canada, Europe, right up to Japan. It’s About Time debuted at Tap Dance Days/Tanzhause Dusseldorf in May 2022 and among these artists were Leela Petronio, Travis Knights, Ayako Ukawa, Sharon Lavi, Daniel Luka, Carson Murphy and Acia Gray. The cast will miss the busy Travis Knights, but Baakari Wilder will join the US premiere in Austin, TX! It’s About Time entwines poetics, rhythm, and movement, and it is built around meaningful solos. The solos are connected by Sarah Petronio’s history, unfolding through her various choreographies: A selection from the original stage productions from Jazz in Motion, Thelonious and It’s About Time. Formative moments summed up in images – a rehearsal studio, a dressing room, a jazz club – bringing the essence of the dance called tap dance onto the stage.