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Tapatak

Subject:
Music > Folk & Traditional

Age Suitability:
For all age groups

Description:

Jo May - Percussion
Kerry Fletcher - Step Dance
Becky Menday - Soprano Saxophone, Whistles, Juggling & Poi

This innovative and dynamic trio combine percussion, sax and whistles with step dance, juggling, Appalachian percussive dance, and Maori poi. They draw on music and dance traditions from the Americas and Africa, to their European homelands, creating a vibrant and energetic show, juggling rhythms of hands and feet.

Individually, the members of Tapatak have wide and varied backgrounds - ranging from traditional music and dance to classical music and West End shows. They have been involved with projects and groups such as; Token Women, Freyja, Broken Ankles, Stepback, The Chase, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Touring Opera, English National Ballet Orchestra, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

 

See our website and read more about the group in an interview which appeared in English Dance & Song magazine. Jo and Becky are also members of Zoox

Location: Chesham, Bucks

Contact Number: 01494 775997

Email: jo@tapatak.co.uk

Website: http://www.tapatak.co.uk

ART WORKS 4 BUSINESS

PARTNERSHIP SHOWCASE
21st February - 31st March 08
A series of exhibitions, residencies, workshops and demonstrations by Buckinghamshire artists with Buckinghamshire businesses. Contact Verity for more details or see the website. verity.bmp@virgin.net

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