Artist:
Tap Dogs
Genre: Theater
Background: Originating
in a steel town north of Sydney, Australia,
Tap Dogs is the brain child of Dein Perry
who first sketched out the premise of the
show from his garage. After working as both
an industrial machinist and a dancer in
stage musicals, Perry decided to call upon
his hometown pals and set about creating
what has become an international touring
sensation.
Instead of classical strings and lycra clad
lunchboxes, they deliver 75 minutes of frenetic,
eye-popping exertion in which every available
surface is utilized - including the ceiling!
TAP DOGS made their North American debut
at Montreal’s “Just For Laughs”
festival in August 1996. The show then played
to critical acclaim on a limited North American
tour prior to an engagement in New York
City, where Dein Perry earned a 1997 Drama
Desk nomination for “Best Choreography”
and the show received a 1997 Obie Award.
Since its debut, TAP DOGS has toured extensively
throughout North America, Europe, Australia,
and the Far East.
With a major change to its lineup, TAP DOGS
returned to Sadler’s Wells in the
summer of 2003 as TAP DOGS REBOOTED. For
the first time ever, this internationally
acclaimed crowd-pleaser featured girls alongside
the sexy guys in Blundstone boots to make
this worldwide tap sensation hotter than
ever.
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