M.A.D.D. Rhythms Comes Out for Night Out in the Parks

Chicago IL

21 July, 2021

12:09 PM

Description

M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Chicago's premier tap collective, continues its 20th Anniversary Season with another performance in the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks series with "2nd Friday Tap Jams" and "A Journey of the Dance" Friday, August 13 from 7 - 9 p.m. at Anna and Frederick Douglass Park, 1401 S. Sacramento Dr. The free and open to the public performance marks M.A.D.D. Rhythms Founder Bril Barrett's return to the place he grew up - the West Side. SPECIAL EVENT2nd Friday Tap Jams at 7 p.m."A Journey of the Dance" at 8 p.m. Presented as a part of Night Out in the ParksFriday, August 13, 7 - 9 p.m.Anna and Frederick Douglass Park, (1401 S. Sacramento Dr.)FREEIn-Person This August, M.A.D.D. Rhythms bring everything from the motherland to big band, from bebop to pop, from R&B to hip hop, all to the park. As popular music has grown and changed, so has the art of tap dance. M.A.D.D. Rhythms are proud to present this new collaborative work, conceived and directed by their Assistant Director Star Dixon. The show premiered in the second half of their annual Chicago Tap Summit concert, and they invite you to explore the different forms that tap dance has taken all the way from its roots in Africa, up to today's contemporary styles. Each piece takes on a different era of music, celebrating the ways that the deep traditions and culture of tap dance have survived all this time. More information on the M.A.D.D. Rhythms Night Out in the Parks performance may be found here. Information on all of the special 20th Anniversary events and more may be found at MADDRhythms.com.