{"id":45793,"date":"2021-06-07T13:37:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T17:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gibneydance.org\/?p=45793"},"modified":"2021-06-07T15:21:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T19:21:52","slug":"gibney-features-lisa-la-touche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gibneydance.org\/gibney-features-lisa-la-touche\/","title":{"rendered":"Gibney Features: Lisa La Touche"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Get an inside look from choreographer and performer Lisa La Touche&#8217;s creative process for her upcoming event, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gibneydance.org\/event\/connections-lisa-la-touche-and-kazunori-kumagai\/2021-06-11\/\">Connections: TRAX<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on June 11-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gibney Presents: Lisa La Touche\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/555798879?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Words from Eva Yaa Asantewaa<br>Senior Director of Curation and Editorial Director:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was delighted to catch a few moments with Canadian-born tap dance artist\u00a0<strong>Lisa La Touche<\/strong>, curated for Gibney&#8217;s new\u00a0<em><strong>Connections<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0series by her colleague, master tap dancer\u00a0<strong>Kazunori Kumagai<\/strong>.\u00a0<em>Connections<\/em>\u00a0celebrates how rising artists have been supported and influenced by other artists they respect&#8211;past or present teachers, mentors, or exemplars of the best in their field. It&#8217;s about the human connections that drive the creative spirit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Gibney team is excited to host Lisa&#8217;s virtual premiere of her new solo,&nbsp;<em>TRAX<\/em>, as well as the US premiere of her ensemble piece,&nbsp;<em>Fool&#8217;s Gold<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>TRAX<\/em> represents an unusual approach to tap in its setting (outdoors in the Canadian Rocky Mountains) and its exploration and storytelling sourced in Black Canadian history. I asked La Touche to share how she arrived at the idea of honoring this particular treasure trove of Black, Canadian, and tap history.&#8221; <br><br>\u2013Eva Yaa Asantewaa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Be sure to join us for<em> Connections: TRAX<\/em><br>by Lisa La Touche &amp; Kazunori Kumagai on June 11-12, 7:00-9:00 pm EDT!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gibneydance.secure.force.com\/ticket\/?_ga=2.96887007.156885169.1623078606-996222887.1621522744#\/events\/a0S2S00000VaTqQUAV\">RSVP HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/gibneydance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LLT-TRAX-FLYER.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45852\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get an inside look from choreographer and performer Lisa La Touche&#8217;s creative process for her upcoming event, Connections: TRAX\u00a0on June 11-12. 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