A Jazz and Tap Odyssey Arrives at the Redfern Arts Center

From Bill Menezes, Redfern: Featuring some of the United States’ finest tap dancers, Off the Beaten Path: A Jazz and Tap Odyssey (JTO) will make its regional debut at Keene State’s Redfern Arts Center for two performances. There will be a full-length performance on Tuesday, February 24, at 7:30 p.m. and a performance for school children on Wednesday, February 25, at 10 a.m. After both performances, there will be time for the audience to ask the performers questions.

Inspired by nature writer Rachel Carson, pioneer of the modern environmental movement, JTO was created by award-winning tap dancer and choreographer Drika Overton and noted jazz composer Paul Arslanian, along with world-renowned tap dancers Brenda Bufalino and Josh Hilberman. It weaves together music and dance from around the world through the arts of jazz music and tap dance to present an artist’s vision of our human connection to the natural world. Tickets are available through the Redfern box office (8-2168) or online.