Internationally recognized and award winning Tap Dance artist, Travis Knights will share his passion of jazz culture, and its history as a language that transcends the spoken word and rhythm.
Through the lens of jazz history from the Harlem Renaissance, Travis will connect participants to themselves and each other through the language of music, movement, and rhythm. This workshop will feature live musical accompaniment. All are welcome. If you like to clap your hands, tap your toes, or create rhythm with your body, this workshop is for you. No prior experience is necessary. Comfortable clothing and footwear is encouraged.
Note: Capacity is limited. Check back here for registration.
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This program is part of Keeping Time, a workshop series that centres embodied learning by inviting intergenerational audiences of all abilities to pay special attention to time, space and movement through somatic learning and unlearning.
This program is co-produced with dance Immersion.
Image credit: Travis Knights performing. Photography: ES Cheah.
November 17
2:00pm – 3:30pm
This venue has a Quiet Room.
This program has loud and/or complex sounds.
Artist Bio
Travis Knights
Travis Knights is a Tap Dancer.
Born in Montreal, Canada, Travis was introduced to the rich oral tradition of Tap by his teacher Ethel Bruneau at age 10. He went on to travel the world spreading his love of rhythm across 4 continents, touring with Tap Dogs, Tapestry Dance Company, and the self-produced Tap Love Tour. He was the 2020 recipient of the Jaqueline Lemieux Prize for outstanding contribution to dance in Canada. In December 2021, in partnership with dance Immersion, Travis, along with renowned Tap Dancer Lisa LaTouche, created and directed Legacy Series: Tap Dance Symposium which aimed to re-introduce Tap Dance to the local Black community in Toronto. In 2022,
Travis toured 4 international cities with Anandam Dance Theatre’s Ephemeral Artifacts, won a Dora Award for Outstanding Performance in Dance Immersion’s Tap Legacy Concert, and became a Slaight Family Music Associate at Soulpepper. He currently lives in Brampton, Ontario and hosts The Tap Love Tour Podcast, available on spotify, soundcloud and apple podcasts, featuring interviews of a myriad of inspiring tap dance artists.
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