TMT 115: Brian Seibert
The history of America is as beautiful and endearing as much its narrative can be ugly and traumatic. Journalist Brian Seibert's What the Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancing is an exploration of those contradictions as seen through the lens of tap. The talent. The culture. The ups and downs. The ...
#036 - 7♣️ - Tap History Books, Custom Shoes, and Fireworks. Rick is flying solo this week with a 4th of July Update.
As tap dancers we have been given a beautiful gift. People fought and died to bring this dance to us. Learn about their stories.
You will become a much better tap dancer every time you do.
Below is a list of the 6 books mentioned in this episode:
* TAP! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars & Their Sto...
GFADAF EP 4 Books From A Dying Art Form: "What The Eye Hears" by Brian Seibert
Episode Notes
In this episode, host Tristan Bruns reviews Brian Seibert's "What The Eye Hears"—a popular, somewhat controversial history of tap dance—and takes a look at some of the reviews of the book that came out shortly after its publication; also, get some input from the author himself from...
6 - Showing Off With Each Other (Part 2)
Tito tap dances while Johnny and Penny do the mambo.
+ Famous tap dancer, Honi Coles
+ The history of tap and minstrelsy
+ Shirley Temple (drink and person)
+ Why some dance is authorized at Kellerman's and some is not
+ The history of Latin American dance in American movies
+ Is Dirty Dancing...
May 25-Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson and Sir Ian McKellen
Fox dances their way through the life and history of famous tap dancer, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson. Cat gushes about the life and acting career of Sir Ian Mckellen
Reading Materials:
What the Eye Hears by Brian Seibert
Mr. Bojangles by James Haskins
Sir Ian Mckellen's Biography
The Grey Book (Ian...
Tap is the Root, with Robyn Watson
Dance Interactive Video Excerpts of Tap Performances at Jacob’s Pillow
Dance Interactive Multimedia Essays on Tap curated by Brian Seibert
#96 Swing Time 90th anniversary with Brian Seibert and George Stevens Jr.
In Cineversary podcast episode #96, host Erik J. Martin commemorates the 90th anniversary of Swing Time, directed by George Stevens. Joining him on the dance floor is Brian Seibert, a renowned dance critic for The New York Times and author of the book What the Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancin...
