The Blue Ribbon’s Children Festival, The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
SOUNDspace / ETM: Double Down

Originally a site-specific work that explored the unique acoustics of New York City’s St. Mark’s Church through the myriad sounds and textures of the feet, SOUNDspace (2013) has been adapted and continues to explore what is most beautiful and exceptional about tap dancing – movement as music.

Using original tap “instruments” designed by 2014 Bessie Award Winner Nicholas Van Young, the score for ETM: Double Down is not simply danced to, but danced BY the company. With the right programming, the sound of a single footfall can range from a snare drum to a note on an arpeggio.