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Rhapsody In Taps
Linda Sohl-Ellison
Artistic Director
30th
Anniversary
Season
SAT., OCTOBER 22, 2011 • 8:00PM
Marsee Auditorium, El Camino College
16007 Crenshaw Blvd. Torrance, CA 90506
“...an absorbing mix of hard-driving tap rhythm and modern dance, flavored
with show biz sparkle and humor.” New York Times
$40 (Hoofers’ Circle & Reception with RIT Artists); $32 (Front Orchestra); $25 (Back Orchestra)
All seats reserved. Purchase tickets online at www.rhapsodyintaps.com • Group Rates/Information, call Carolyn (310-858-1676)
Tickets also available at El Camino College Ticket Office: 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90506
Charge by phone: 310-329-5345 or toll-free 1-800-832-ARTS • El Camino Ticket Office is open Mon. thru Fri. 10 am - 6 pm.
El Camino Center For The Arts website: www.centerforthearts.org
Campus parking is available; parking permit required ($2.)
“Laughing With Tears” used invigorating klezmer music by Leo Chelyapov for a deft,
tongue-in-cheek suite…cheerfully amalgamating traditional Jewish lore and Slavik
folk dancing with an arsenal of tap steps.”
Los Angeles Times
Looking back, moving forward.
Photo: Nhan Nguyen
Since its beginnings in 1981, Artistic Director/Choreographer Linda Sohl-Ellison and Rhapsody
In Taps’ artists have created a vast repertoire, honoring the tap tradition and exploring new
directions in tap choreography with live music. Rhapsody In Taps’ 30th Anniversary presents
the World Premiere, Salute to Soul, performed by the entire company to music by Otis Redding
and Sam Cooke (sung by Monti Ellison), solo tap improv phenomenon Bob Carroll, special
appearances and a retrospective program of milestone works: Piru Bole (tap with Indian
tabla), Drum Thunder, Swingin’ With Cedar, Riptide (African drumming), Laughing With Tears
(klezmer music) and Stickato. Join Rhapsody In Taps’ dancers, musicians and special guests for
an unforgettable celebration!
Dancers: Linda Sohl-Ellison, Bob Carroll, Mindy Millard Copeland, Gabe Copeland, Daphne Areta,
Brittney McBride, Caley-Ryan Carr and apprentices Aaron Pardini and Shay Simmons
Musicians: Tim Messina (Music Director/woodwinds), Joe Rotondi (piano), Jardine Wilson (bass),
Chris Blondal (drums), Bob Fernandez (percussion) and Monti Ellison (percussion/vocals)
Special Guests: M.B. Gordy, Edgar Arreola, Kelela Batinga, Aaron Mason, Landon T. Vo,
Melissa Younker and surprise tap guests!
Manhattan Beach Blvd.
El Camino
College
Rhapsody In Taps
4812 Matney Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807
www.rhapsodyintaps.com
NON-PROFIT
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01448
Santa Ana, CA
Artesia Blvd.
405
Entrance to Theater parking
Campus parking is available.
Parking permit required ($2.)
16007 Crenshaw Blvd.,Torrance, CA 90506
“Playing to a packed house, Rhapsody In Taps elicited the kind of fervor usually reserved for jazz greats or a
prized athletic team. They created an energy as inexorable as a speeding train, and no less beautiful.”
– Los Angeles Times
Celebrating 30 Years of Tap and live Music!
Rhapsody In Taps’ 2011 30th Anniversary Los Angeles Season (public concert and free children’s program) is co-presented with El Camino College Center for the Arts and
is made possible by funding from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the City of Los Angeles Department of
Cultural Affairs, Pitney Bowes and individual donors. Company Photos: Jack Hartin. Flier design: Signe Johnson, printed by Handbill Printers.