Reppin'

A Collection of Favorite RS Repertoire and Dancer-Created New Works

Rhythmically Speaking - the Twin Cities' premiere jazz dance company - has a unique groove, interaction and improvisation-driven approach that honors the roots of the form while innovating it forward that is lauded locally, nationally and internationally. They make their Ordway premiere with Reppin’: Past Moves, New Grooves, a collection of favorite repertoire and new works created by company dancers that represent their signature approach to jazz dance.

Repertoire works on the show include Confronting Consonance by RS Artistic and Executive Director Erinn Liebhard, a work exploring how we often get in our own way of finding our common ground, Groove: A Communal Love by 2023 visiting artist Carlos R.A. Jones (NY), which celebrates giving over to groove and finding joy in community, and BASSline by 2022 visiting artist Kathleen Doherty (Halifax, Canada), illuminating the body's relationship to prominent bass lines within music. RS company members creating new works include Nieya Amezquita, Jake Nehrbass and Betsy Schafer Roob, and A/ED Liebhard will also be creating a new screendance for the show. Reppin': Past Moves, New Grooves invites audiences to experience vibrant, rooted and innovative jazz dance that connects themselves, others and the moment."

Tickets in advance: $33.00 includes $5.00 service fee and $4.00 facility charge. Tickets at the door: $37.00 includes $5.00 service fee and $4.00 facility charge.

This performance is made possible in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.