Music from the Sole: Tap Dance as Music

Greg, Artistic Director of Music from the Sole, discusses the creative process of “composing” tap dance, blending the choreographic and musical composition processes. Also includes discussion of the specificities of writing music for and with tap dancers, compared to other work.

Gregory Richardson
​(musical director, artistic director)
​Born to a family of musicians where everyone was expected to play and sing, Gregory Richardson is a composer and multi-instrumentalist and the co-artistic director of Music From The Sole. He is also the co-musical director of Dorrance Dance, with whom he has premiered original compositions at New York City Center on three occasions, most recently in collaboration with Bill Irwin. He has played with the band Darwin Deez at music festivals around the world including Glastonbury, Splendor In The Grass, Summer Sonic, and Donauinselfest.

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