Dressed in Levi jeans, t-shirts and Blundstone work-boots, you would never think that six strapping Aussies could combine the strength and power of male workmen with the precision and talent of tap dancing - but they most definitely can.Created in 1995, the Olivier Award-winning Tap Dogs stomp, splash and tap their way through an energetic array of eclectic dance routines on a stage that resembles a construction site. These butch boys will work up a seriously macho sweat swinging from scaffolding and dodging power tools when they visit Wales Millennium Centre from 16-20 January. The brain-child of double Olivier Award winning choreographer Dein Perry, Tap Dogs has enjoyed global success and performances include the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, featuring in one of the BBC1 pre-show trailers and the hit movie Bootmen, Perry's film of the Tap Dogs story. Wales Millennium Centre’s Programming and Communications Director explains, “A lot of people, without even knowing it, will have already seen the Tap Dogs in action on the BBC trailers. It’s an energetic show full of humour, fun and testosterone which will I’m sure appeal to a lot of women in Wales!” Dein Perry, together with designer/director Nigel Triffit and composer Andrew Wilkie, created this show based on his time as an industrial machinist in Newcastle, a small industrial town north of Sydney. Coupling that experience with his time spent both in musicals and doing choreography work in the West End enabled the creation of this show. Tap Dogs, an 80 minute performance, is a re-invention of tap for the new millennium that injects a boost of fun, astonishing dancing and testosterone into the world of dance. Tickets for Tap Dogs range from £5-£25 and will show at WMC from 16-20 January. To book your tickets, contact the WMC ticket and information office on 08700 40 2000 or visit: www.wmc.org.uk |
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