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Home My WebLink AboutM-91-0227Cesar odio City Manager CITY 6F MIAMI, FL0AIDA `lof #f6g=VIlh 6AANDUM ..n February 21, 1991 PILE Agenda item for 3/14/91 Commission Meeting Victor H. De Yurre �i Commissioner ENCLOSURES. Please place on the agenda of the March At 1991 Commission Meeting as a discussion item the granting of a fee waiver for the use of the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts on June 4-5, 1991. Requesting the waiver is the Florida Dance Association, represented by Ms. Rebecca Terrell - Executive Director, for a performance of "Miami Rhythms on Taps". Thank you. cc: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Commission Jorge Fernandez, City Attorney Aurelio Perez-Lugones, Legislative Administrator Rebecca Terrell, Florida Dance Association Executive Director Wgrz IJ H SSNT BY:xerox Te l eeopier 7021 2•-12-01 12,'13PM QN-Wolfson DOA-* 305441141'b,1 "10ARD•OF DIREerm cC��l� President 1 _ SM.ARYN 9. ZUCH ' rC.IHlyd. ►:nrrot r,a't AA soft September 280 1990 Pr„Ident Etltt 0ANIEL LEWIS '.rr. w�.y gar.w •, ,...,.. teetetay Victor H. De Yurre Association AjOY SKINNER City Commission treasurer 3500 Pan American Drive CATHERINE RUGGiEt Miami, FL 33133-0708 • �T.rouriqM DEsOPAH ROMER Dear Commissioner De Yurret /, I Thank you for meeting with Caren Rabbino and me yesterday KATmRYNCrSKN regarding the Miami premiere of the "Florida Dance Festival On Tour". ~• The performance for which we are requesting your assistance Is "Miami TOGA DUBIN Rhythms on Tap" which will be presented at Gunman Center for the ;• — C N Y..4�: Performing Arts on June 4-5, 1991. ► OLLY DJNC AN Vr ""'0'''''' "Miami Rhythms on Tap" will be a gala performance featuring C r e'N er, NANCY SMITH NCHTER. Ph.D. the unique rhythms of Miami's multi -ethnic community. The program will include some of the country's most celebrated masters of tap PAULA FRAHER dancing along with local Spanish, Cuban and Caribbean dancers and ti��r.M e•r4 musicians" Two days of classes for children and adults in various PA7RICIAA PAIR percussive denoe styles will be held prior to the performances. :�u!rµrr �ar.ar D,,�cr. r-rme We are requesting that the City of Miami assin in sponsoring ANNE B. KERR .:,.-•.Cn�Mt this special multicultural event by waiving the regular rents,i lees for "`111"`'"` the Gunman Theater (0050/night for 2 nights, total 91r900)o CAROL LEE 1• .rn Corcrk '•� • In acknowledgement of this waiver, the City of Miami would be -MA9y LUFT listed an a sponsor of the event in all performance programs and ��y •M"�,rr�r>,.I� promotional materials. PHYLLIS A. PENNY. Ph.D. ~"'""°" ""°°' of "" I have enclosed a program description and budget, along with ..1, hOrMLC SkN:A-, POONIISON samples of press features and reviews from the 1990 Florida Dance N'+4•rt+iOurPt.YK!1 Festival in Tampa. I can be reached at $47-3413 if you have any rcT�d KIP WATSON questions or desire additional information. 1;. nern 91101 "+eels Thank you so much for your consideration of this request. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REBECCA L TERRILL Sincerely, DIRECTOR Of SERVICES THOMAS E THIELEN Rebecca Terrell Executive Director ENT ViAgrvx ivivi;vwxvi M1AMf RHYTHMS ON TAP Gutman Center for the Performing Arts ,tune 4 - S, 1991 8$00 P.M. BUDGET Expenses Artists Fees s 181000 Artists 'Travel & Per Diem 3,640 Marketing & Promotion 129000 Production Costs$ 51385 Gutman Rental (s950/daiy x 2) 10900 House Manager 170 Police 160 Insurance 565 BoxOffice 70 Will Call 40 Ticket takers 160 Ushers 300 Technical craw (estimate) 19000 Special Events, entertainment 2,000 Administration and Artistic Direction 11,500 Total Expenses s 521525 Revenues t Ticket sales$ June 4r - UM Medical Conference.(SOLD OUT) $ 27,000 5 Jung 5 - General Public (1200 x $12) 14,400 Corporate Underwriting 9,225 City of Miami (in -kind contribution - Gutman rental) 11900 Total -Revenues _ C 52,525 w 3f Stt A¢ `i y 14. f3 SiNT OMe n Teiecopier 7021 12-12-91 12:14PM t MbCCwWolfson DOA-* MIAMI RRT`Z»SMS ON TAP • Project Description "We my contention that all people, regardless of rao% areed6 oolor • or whateiver, are united by one thing... and that's rhythm." Boni Coles, The Boston Globe 80544114164 8 "Is tap danoing popular? Does the sun rise in the tn~ A paohed Carnegie Hall filled with aficionados applauded Line points and roared their approval .., as they confirmed the art foorm's rebirth.' Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times Tap dancing, a unique American art form, is currently enjoying a popular resurgence. Due in part to exposure through recent television speotals such as PBS's "Dance In America", the revival of large scale, tap -based Broadway musicals like "Sophisticated Ladies" and the Tony Award winning "Black and Blue", and the recently released Hollywood feature film "TAP" starring Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr., audiences across America are once again enjoying the excitement and musicality of this wonderful dance style. The roots of tap can be traced to influences from many cultures including African percussion and dance styles, Irish jigs 'and English clog dances. "Miami Rhythms on Tap", an evening -length revue to be presented in Miami's Busman Center for the Performing Arts in June 1991, will showcase memo of the nation's finest tap masters in a program which celebrates the unique rhythms of Miami's own multi-ethnio community. The international heritage of percussive dancing will be explored through collaborations among Miami's own Spanish, Cuban and AfrWin-American dancers. The performance will feature the tap dancing of such celebrated artists as Steve Condos and LaVaughn Robinson; critically acclaimed jazz musicians Steve Bagby, Vince Maggio, and Don Kaufman{ flamenco dancers and musicians from Miami's own "Ballet Espanol Rosita Segovia", and young artists including Brenda Buffsuno and Marshall Davis, Jr. whose ideas and innovations are taking these classic forms into the twenty-first century. it "Miami Rhythms on Tap" is modeled after extraordinarily successful program at New York's Carnegie Hall, the Colorado Dance Festival in Boulder, and major tap festivals in Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco. The artistry of the dancers and live musicians will be augmented by vintage film ollps from tap's hey day in Hollywood musicals, and personal anecdotes on the development of the art form by, artists whose careers have been an integral part. of it's history. The program will be produced by the Florida Dance Association, Florida's. statewide service and support organization for dance, and Miami Light, Ina., one of the Southeast's leading new presenters of contemporary danoe, theater and w"o performances, in consultation with Lorraine Condos of the International Tap Association. After its premiere in Miami, "Miami Rhythms on' Tap" is scheduled for appearanoof L in Ft. Lauderdale, Punta Gorda, and finally Tampa, Florida where it will be the rf,pWrox T616 opier 7021 2-12-el 11 2:15PM s MDOO-Wolflon DOAy 30544114184 41 MIAMI RANKS ON TAP 'The Artistf MVI CONDOS was most recently seen in the major feature film "TAP" starring Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr. He has appeared in several documentaries Including "Tappin't The Making of TAP", and "About Tap" narrated by Gregory Hines. Steve began In vaudeville as part of the acclaimed "Condos Brothers", and he appeared in some 20 films during the hey day of Hollywood musicale with such stars as Betty Grable, Jane Powell, W.C. Fields, Abbott and Costello, eta. He has performed around the world, from the streets of south Philadelphia to Broadway, where he was last aeon in the 1972 hit mueioal "Sugar". A reoent . recipient of the n4cwment !v t!ie �.'•.�. Steve currently appears at major a"oe festivals &orosa the U.S. and Europe. CHARLES " HONI" COLES, one of the country's greatest tap dancers, performed on Broadway in the original "Kies Me Kate" and "Gentlemen Prefer blondes". Coles, with his partner Cholly Atkins,. performed wit the major big bands of the 19401s, Including Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton, and Count Same. Coles performed regularly at Harlem's Apollo Theater throughout the 1900's. Since that time he has been featured in stage, film and television productions, and at major dance festivals across the country. Hopi will serve as Maater of Ceremonies for "Miami Rhythms on Tap". 13RENDA BUFALINO is the creator/direotor of the "American Tap Dance Orchestra" which was recently seen on the PBS documentary, "Dance in America" featuring Gregory Hines and Tommy Tune. She was the direotor/produosr of the award - winning documentary "Great Feats of Feet • A Portrait of the Jazz Tap Danoer". Brenda's career has taken her from her native Boston to such countries as France, Germany, and most recently, Israel where she is a sought-after tboaher and performer. She is presently a New York City resident where she has founded "Woodpecker's", a unique teaching and rehearsal space with a floor designed expressly for tap. LAVAUGHN ROBINSON has danced since the 1940's and has shared bills with such musical greats as Ella Fitzgerald, Ruth Brown, Tommy Dorsey, John Coltrane, Cab Calloway, and the late Charlie Parker. He has performed in theaters, colleges and festivals throughout the U.S., Europe, and Israel. For the past decade Robinson has served on the faculty of the Philadelphia University of the Arts. In 1280 he received the coveted "National Heritage Award" from the National Endowment for the Arta. MARSRALL DAViS, J& is Miami's own "rising star" of tap. Since winning a tap aanwng contest sponsored by Tri-Star Pictures for the film "TAP", Marshall has won competitions such as Ed MoMahon's television show "Star Search". He was awarded a full scholarship to the 1990 Colorado Dance Festival and is currently studying under the tutelage of Steve Condos and other teachers across the country. MUST BSPANOL ROSITA SEGOVIA is Miami's newest spanish dance company, incorporating classical apanish as well as the explosive style of flamenco. Directed by one of Spaian's foremost dancers, Rosita Segovia, the company's premiere 1900 performance in Miami's Gusman Center for the Performing Arts met with enthu from audiences and resounding critical acclaim.