Music From The Sole: I Didn't Come To Stay

Name: Music From The Sole: I Didn't Come To Stay
Start: 2024-10-05T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01247

Schedule

Sat Oct 05 2024 at 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01247 | North Adams, MA

Tap, percussive dance, samba, house, and original live music come together in I Didn’t Come to Stay, an evening-length work from New York City-based Music From The Sole. Brazilian tap dancer and choreographer Leonardo Sandoval and bassist/composer Gregory Richardson lead eight dancers and a five-piece band in a performance that explores tap’s lineage and connections to other Afro-Diasporic forms. Conceived as a Carnival fever dream, I Didn’t Come to Stay embraces shared roots across the diaspora to reflect on what shapes their cultural and artistic identity, and celebrates the joy, depth, and virtuosity of Black dance and music.