Student Pricing: $15 tickets available in-person at the Cal Poly Ticket Office with student ID
Dorrance Dance is an award-winning tap dance company based in New York City. Founded in 2011 by Artistic Director and 2015 MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance, the company shares the incredibly dynamic range that tap dance has to offer through performance & education. It’s goal is to engage with audiences on a musical and emotional level, and to share the complex history and powerful legacy of this American art form throughout the country and the world.
Dorrance Dance's San Luis Obispo Program will include:
SOUNDspace (2013)
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)
Making its debut, 45th & 8th was created by Michelle Dorrance in collaboration with vocalist Aaron Marcellus and named for the cross streets near where she and Marcellus first met. Featuring a live quartet on stage and plenty of improvisation by the 6 dancers, this energetic title can't be missed!
Sponsored by
Libbie Agran