Meet The Family: Guest Choreographer Lisa La Touche Interviewed by Kimberley Cooper
Guest Choreographer: Lisa La Touche
From both Alberta and New York, Lisa’s credits include: Broadway’s Shuffle Along (recipient of the Fred Astaire Award and the Actor’s Equity Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus), touring with Savion Glover, and the cast of STOMP. She is the Founder of Tap Phonics, a tap dance-based performance and production company. She is an educator/professor and co-curator of Dance Immersion’s Tap Dance Legacy Series with Travis Knights, servicing Black communities with free access to cultural history. She is also a filmmaker, recently debuting TRAX, encompassing her journey back to Alberta while discovering important local Black history. To learn more, visit www.lisalatouche.com.
Watch the video below to hear DJD Artistic Director Kimberley Cooper interview Lisa about her creative process and collaboration on Family of Jazz.
Artistic Collaborations at DJD
Decidedly Jazz Danceworks regularly invites leading jazz scholars, curators, and choreographers to collaborate with our company, bringing diverse perspectives and rich artistic innovation to our Calgary stage.
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