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soundspace, 45th & 8th

Originally a site-specific work that explored the unique acoustics of New York City’s St. Mark’s Church through the myriad sounds and textures of the feet, SOUNDspace has been adapted and continues to explore what is most beautiful and exceptional about tap dancing — movement as music.

45th & 8th (2022) makes its debut featuring the original compositions of “breathtaking vocalist” Aaron Marcellus (The New York Times).

*The creation of SOUNDspace was made possible, in part, by the Danspace Project 2012-2013 Commissioning Initiative, with support from the New York State Council on the Arts. As part of Danspace Project’s Choreographic Center Without Walls, Dorrance received a production residency supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

*The creation of 45th & 8th was created, in part, during a residency at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park