After the huge success of their summer workshops and performances, Dance Works (舞工廠舞團) return to the stage this weekend with their Fred Astaire-inspired modern tap performance 160x24h Tapcode (踢踏密碼).
Taiwan's preeminent tap group, led by principal dancer and choreographer Rex Peng (彭承佑), will perform a variety of dance numbers reflecting the movement and sounds taken from the average day of a person. The performance begins tonight at the Taipei Family Theater (台北市親子劇場).
Peng created 160x24h Tapcode as a means of exploring the rhythmic connection between various musical styles and tap dance moves, saying in a recent interview that tap dance is similar to freestyle jazz.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF DANCE WORKS
The live band, however, featuring sax, piano, trumpet and guitar isn't limited to jazz standards. The spontaneous tap moves from the dancers will be matched by a lineup of tunes ranging from funk, blues, hip-hop and classical genres - music that has influenced tap dance since its inception in the US in the late 19th century and influences Peng's choreography.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF DANCE WORKS
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