April 3, 2019
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“It’s funky, it’s loose and it’s high energy”
Tap virtuoso
Savion Glover’s
upcoming show
White Bird presents legendary tap dancer, choreographer and actor Savion Glover for two shows, Tuesday,
April 9 and Wednesday, April 10 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
White Bird presents the return
of Savion Glover, widely hailed
as today’s greatest living tap
dancer, in an exciting new pro-
gram coming to Portland entitled
Savion Glover: All FuNK’D Up.
In the online arts journal arts
meme, Debra Levine aptly calls
Glover “the dance world’s Mo-
zart, so dazzling and nearly be-
yond comprehension in his bril-
liance.”
Last appearing in Portland in
2006, Glover and his dazzling
company will perform two nights
at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall on Tuesday, April 9 and
Wednesday, April 10.
The Tony Award winning cho-
reographer and tap virtuoso will
highlight his magnificent use of
tap as a unique and vibrant sound
instrument. On display will be
his mesmerizing interplay of
percussive genius with a rocking
six-piece funk band, a collection
of some of the most renowned
funk musicians in the country.
Savion Glover is celebrating
his 37th year as a performing art-
ist. His Broadway and film cred-
its include The Tap Dance Kid,
Bring in ‘da Noise Bring in ‘da
Funk, the movie Tap with Greg-
ory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr.,
Spike Lee’s Bamboozled, and
the acclaimed Academy Award
winning release of Happy Feet
and Happy Feet 2, both choreo-
graphed by Glover.
Tickets start at $30 with dis-
counts for groups, students and
seniors. Visit whitebird.org.