Skip to main content
My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

The Tank Presents Loop 243 in Residence

By:

The Tank presents: Loop 243 in Residence

III. Finale: Loop 243's Roots of Reality w/ Dafnis Prieto and John Amira

Wednesday, November 10, 8 p.m.

The Tank is located at 354 W. 45th Street, New York, NY 10036- Subway: A, C, E, N, Q, R, 1, 2, 3, or 7 to Times Square

Advance tickets ($10 for Sept/Oct, $15 for Nov):
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/9726 or call Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006

Loop 243's residency at the Tank Space for Visual and Performing Arts climaxes on November 10 in a rhythmist's dream world. In this series finale, master drummer John Amira joins Loop 243 to perform
traditional works for Bata drums, and Cuban jazz maestro Dafnis Prieto performs his original work. Wednesday, November 10, 8 p.m. at The Tank, 354 W. 45th Street, New York, NY 10036.

Titled Roots of Reality, this closing program acknowledges a grounding in Afro-Cuban esthetics. Throughout the evening, the rhythms and melodies of Afro-Cuban drumming are taken from the literal to the abstract.

Cuban bata drumming, with its infectious grooves and melodies, is a natural source of inspiration for musicians of all stripes. The music connects with listeners on both a gut level and intellectual plane.
Master drummer John Amira joins Loop 243 to perform this folkloric music of the Cuban Santeria as well as music from Haitian Vodou.

Cuban jazz drummer/composer Dafnis Prieto finds a beautiful marriage of his Cuban roots and contemporary jazz. He will perform original solo music and collaborations with Loop 243.

Loop 243 will perform large-scale electro-acoustic percussion works that are influenced by various world traditions. The group appears in expanded form with NYC veterans Tom Burnett (piano/organ and voice),
James Godwin (voice), James Armstrong (percussion) and Mat Fields (bass).





Need more Off-Off-Broadway Theatre News in your life?
Sign up for all the news on the Summer season, discounts & more...


BroadwayWorld TV


Broadway Magic Hour in Off-Off-Broadway Broadway Magic Hour
Broadway Comedy Club (1/01-6/30) VIDEOS
The Braata Singers in Concert: All We A One in Off-Off-Broadway The Braata Singers in Concert: All We A One
A.R.T./NY (6/26-6/28) PHOTOS VIDEOS
Cock in Off-Off-Broadway Cock
East Village Basement (6/17-7/02) PHOTOS
Fireflies & Fault Lines in Off-Off-Broadway Fireflies & Fault Lines
The Chain Theatre (6/30-7/01)
Miss Julie in Off-Off-Broadway Miss Julie
Gene Frankel Theatre (6/24-6/28)
Operatini™ — A Boutique Opera & Live Music Series Presents: La Dolce Vita in Off-Off-Broadway Operatini™ — A Boutique Opera & Live Music Series Presents: La Dolce Vita
Green Room 42 (6/26-6/26) PHOTOS
Rock of Ages in Off-Off-Broadway Rock of Ages
Pebble Players (6/25-6/28)
The City Speaks: How New Yawkahs Tawk in Off-Off-Broadway The City Speaks: How New Yawkahs Tawk
Studio Dérive (6/14-6/28)
Who We Become: One-Act Plays by Lanford Wilson in Off-Off-Broadway Who We Become: One-Act Plays by Lanford Wilson
Factory Series at the Chain Studio Theatre (6/25-6/27) VIDEOS
waiting: a queer black tragicomedy in two acts in Off-Off-Broadway waiting: a queer black tragicomedy in two acts
The Flea Theatre (6/25-6/26)