Lisa La Touche

New York Philharmonic Unveils 2025�"26 Season of Young People’s and Very Young People’s Concerts
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 9, 2025

The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2025–26 season of Young People’s Concerts (YPCs) and Very Young People’s Concerts (VYPCs), continuing the Orchestra’s century-long tradition of bringing orchestral music to new generations of listeners.

Tap City Awards Will Take Place at Lincoln Center in September
by Stephi Wild - Aug 25, 2025

The American Tap Dance Foundation (ATDF) will present the 2024 and 2025 Tap City Awards next month at New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

Dick Van Dyke, Tommy Tune, and More Will Be Honored at the Tap City Awards at Lincoln Center
by Stephi Wild - Jul 23, 2025

​​​​​​​The American Tap Dance Foundation will present the 2024 and 2025 Tap City Awards at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, located within the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Week 6 to Feature Sekou McMiller, Eun-Me Ahn, Bulareyaung Dance Company & More
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 22, 2025

Jacob’s Pillow has announced programming for Week 6 of its 2025 Dance Festival, running July 30–August 3 in Becket, Massachusetts. This week’s lineup includes the Ted Shawn Theatre debut of Sekou McMiller & Friends, the U.S. premiere of Eun-Me Ahn’s Dragons in the Doris Duke Theatre, and a dynamic slate of outdoor performances on the Henry J. Leir Stage.

Tap City Awards Set For This September
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2025

​​​​​​​The American Tap Dance Foundation (ATDF) will present the 2024 and 2025 Tap City Awards in September at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, located within the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center

Tapper Lisa La Touche to Join Jazz Power Intiative and Harlem School of the Arts for WE GOT THAT SWING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2025

For the third year in a row, Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) will partner with the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) on We Got That Swing a celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month. Learn how to attend.

Catherine Russell To Host Jazz Power Initiative's Annual Fundraiser
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2025

Celebration21, the Jazz Power Initiative annual fundraising event, will pay homage to the long and rich, pioneering history of Jazz and the transformative power of jazz arts/music education. Learn more and see how to attend.

Chicago Tap Theatre Reveals Season and New Company Member Roxy King
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2024

​​​​​​​ Chicago Tap Theatre has recently returned from a successful European Tour and has announced its 2024-2025 season and that  Roxanne “Roxy” King is a new company member. 

WHO SHE? With Xana DuMe Comes to The Triad Theater For Two Nights Only
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2024

Brazilian tap dancer and drag artist Felipe Galganni will return to the Triad Theater, 158 West 72nd Street, NYC on March 28 and April 4 at 7pm with his new show, WHO SHE? with Xana DuMe.

92nd Street Y's 2023/24 Harkness Dance Center Season to Open With Dorrance Dance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2023

The 92nd Street Y, New York's Harkness Dance Center kicks off its 2023/24 season with Dorrance Dance, showcasing two world premieres in the iconic Kaufmann Concert Hall.

The 92nd Street Y, New York's 150th Anniversary Dance Season Opens with DORRANCE DANCE, September 29
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 13, 2023

The 92nd Street Y, New York's 2023/24 Harkness Dance Center season opens with the award-winning tap dance company Dorrance Dance, in the historic Kaufmann Concert Hall.

The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble Presents ON TAP At Independence Seaport Museum
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2023

On Saturday, May 13th, The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble will present their spring concert, On Tap, at Independence Seaport Museum in Penn's Landing. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this will be the ensemble's first spring concert in three years. The concert will include live jazz and three world premieres featuring choreography by Princeton University Arts Fellow Michael J. Love, Philadelphia's own Robyn Watson, and the ensemble's Managing Director, Katie Budris.

Nominations Announced for 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards; Nominees Include CURSED CHILD, & JULIET, & IS GOD IS & More.
by Team BWW - Aug 29, 2022

At a press conference held at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 235 nominations for the 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which recognize excellence in professional theatre, dance and opera in Toronto.

Canadian Stage Adds Dan Mangan, Hawksley Workman, KUNE, and Martha Wainwright To Summer Music Series
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2022

Following the previous announcement that the dynamic 2022 Dream In High Park program would include, for the first time ever, a summer music festival celebrating the joy of live music in the great outdoors, Canadian Stage is thrilled to announce the complete Festival line-up today. The Festival boasts a series of six unmissable live concerts surrounded by the glorious mature High Park Forest and canopied by the city night skies.

Canadian Stage Announces Summer Season Filled With Music
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2022

In the summer of 2021, as live performance slowly began again after a long hiatus, Canadian Stage brought the beloved High Park Amphitheatre back to life with a robust program of live theatre, music, dance, and film presented in collaboration with nineteen partner organizations and including twenty-one productions and events, engaging over 150 artists, and welcoming over 13,000 audience members – all re-connecting communities around the dream of live performance.

VIDEO: Rosie's Theater Kids Perform a 'Rock Island Remix' Celebrating THE MUSIC MAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2022

In honor of The Music Man opening on Broadway this week, Rosie's Theater Kids have released ROCK ISLAND REMIX!

The American Tap Dance Foundation's Tap Teacher Training Program Returns With A Virtual Offering July 11-17
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2022

The American Tap Dance Foundation's TAP TEACHER TRAINING, an intensive program of rhythm tap classes with new teaching ideas for tap dance instructors, will return virtually this summer, July 11 through July 17.

M.A.D.D. Rhythms Concludes its 20th Anniversary Season With December Updates
by Stephi Wild - Nov 24, 2021

M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Chicago's premier tap collective, recently held its Chicago Tap Summit in October and concludes its 20th Anniversary with the December 2nd Friday Tap Jams, the announcement of 2022 Tap Academy classes, the launch of its year-end campaign and updates on company members.

American Tap Dance Foundation Announces New Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 31, 2021

Tony Waag, executive director of the American Tap Dance Foundation, announced today the organization's upcoming special event and in-studio season.

Black Artists Across Canada Unite in Collaborative Dance Film TESSEL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 4, 2021

Fall for Dance North and Harbourfront Centre have announced the world premiere of their co-commissioned digital short film TESSEL on June 1, 2021, a national initiative conceptualized by Dora-nominated choreographer and dancemaker Esie Mensah (Shades, A Revolution of Love).