Dance Performance “Rhythmus”

Rhythmus is a tap dance and rhythm performance that shows the special aspects of tap dance. Rhythmus is bringing to the stage references from the performances of legendary tap dancers a hundred years ago, but also looking for something new – we see tap as a moving and energetic dance, but we also hear it as a musical style.

The performance looks at this through two characters, one with an anxiety disorder and the other with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). How do they manage to keep their disorders under control and help each other overcome difficulties through music and dance?

Director-choreographer: Allar Valge
Choreographer: Veronika Smolina
Dancers: Allar Valge, Matthew James Jordan / Veronika Smolina
Dramaturg: Erik Richard Salumäe
Sound design: Kärt Anton
Stenography assistant: Nele Sooväli
Graphic design: Kadi Aare
Production and technical implementation: Estonian Dance Agency

Premiere: September 16, 2023 in the theater hall of the Estonian Dance Agency

Duration: 50 min

DanceMENU (TantsuMENÜÜ under Estonian Dance Agency) is Estonian dance touring programme for rural communities. The purpose of DanceMENU is to bring dance to a new audience outside of the usual dance stages.

Supported by: Ministry of Culture, Estonian Cultural Endowment, Estonian Centre of Folk Culture, Pakenditööstus, SPARSE Plus, Creative Europe