Now begins 3 years of doctoral research in performing arts with a studentship from the University of Wolverhampton as part of the Black History of British Musical Theatre project led by Dr Sarah Whitfield with Sean Mayes
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PhD in Performing Arts with a Studentship
Tagged with: 2021, 2022, buddy bradley, history, tap, tap dance
Posted in All News & Announcements, Awarded Funding & Scholarships, Phd: Buddy Bradley, Research & Publications, Theatre, Film & TV
Posted in All News & Announcements, Awarded Funding & Scholarships, Phd: Buddy Bradley, Research & Publications, Theatre, Film & TV
Remembering Bebop Jazz Hoofer Will Gaines
Presentation and panel discussion remembering Bebop Jazz Hoofer, Will Gaines. With guests Andrew Nemr and Junior Laniyan.
Tagged with: 2020, dance, education, history, hoofer, improvisation, projects, tap, tap dance, TDRN UK, will gaines
Posted in All News & Announcements, Events, Past, Research & Publications, Research projects, Tap dance
Posted in All News & Announcements, Events, Past, Research & Publications, Research projects, Tap dance
Tap Dance Research Network UK (TDRN UK)
“TDRN UK provides a space for researchers, artists, academics, and practitioners to share knowledge, information, and research around Tap Dance.”
I joined the steering committee from its initial formation in May 2019.
Will Gaines
Bebop master hoofer, tap dance legend from Detroit who settled in the UK and subsequently influenced the UK jazz tap scene including the London Tap Jam. Links to obituaries, articles, videos and photos.
Tagged with: 2014, dance, history, hoofer, jazz, tap, will gaines
Posted in All News & Announcements, Articles, Research projects, Tap dance
Posted in All News & Announcements, Articles, Research projects, Tap dance
A Celebration for the Life of James Maddison Clark (Jimmy Clark)
Today Jimmy Clark of the fabulous dancing duo The Clark Brothers was laid to rest in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England, UK.
Tagged with: clark brothers, funeral, history
Posted in All News & Announcements, Articles, Research projects, Tap dance
Posted in All News & Announcements, Articles, Research projects, Tap dance
Jazzonia & the Harlem Diaspora
CHELSEA space
Curated by Diana Rodriguez & Judith Waring
01.07.09 – 01.08.09
In this show at CHELSEA space the London legacies of singers Adelaide Hall and Elisabeth Welch, who both had been in Paris with ‘La Baker’ are re-united with Jazz Tap legends Chuck Green and Honi Coles.
Tagged with: 2009, adelaide hall, chelsea space, dance, event, exhibition, history, jazz, london, tap
Posted in All News & Announcements, Events, Past, Tap dance
Posted in All News & Announcements, Events, Past, Tap dance
