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Photo Exhibition and Video: The Philadelphia Folklore Project (PFP) occasionally presents a photo exhibition, Plenty of Good Women Dancers: African American Women Hoofers from Philadelphia, featuring Phila.'s women tap dancers of the '30s through '50s. A documentary video on the women ran locally from October 1996 to March 1997. Contact the PFP for more information. Visit the event page describing the exhibition.
Road Trips: By the way, if you are a Phila. area tap fan and want to catch a show or workshop in New York City, Boston or Washington, D.C. posted in the Tap Dance Calendar, browse the travel resource links on the Getting Around page.

PEOPLE

Biographical information on Philadelphia area dancers is available on the Philadelphia Tappers page. It includes some small photos from performance programs.

PLACES

Annenberg Center (Univ. of Pa.)
Folklife Center (International House)
Forrest Theater
Merriam Theater
Painted Bride Arts Center
Goodheart Hall (Bryn Mawr College)

Performance Venues

* Annenberg Center: University of PA; 3680 Walnut St.; Phila., PA 19104; (215) 898-6791 (box office); (215) 898-6701(desk); The Annenberg Center presented "Tap On!" which included performances by the group Manhattan Tap, Diane Walker, Tarik Winston and Ira Bernstein in May 1992. There are at least two theaters the Zellerbach and the Hal Prince. Lots of great dance comes through here.
*Folklife Center: International House; 3701 Chestnut Sts; Phila., PA; (215) 895-6537 [Concert Line-Folklife Center]; (215) 387-5125 [International House-main]; The Folklife Center has presented performances by tap master LaVaughn Robinson, the clog/step dancing group The Fiddle Puppets (now Footworks) and many international groups such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Terence Cameron and the Steel Kings and others.
* Forrest Theater: 1114 Walnut St.; Phila., PA 19107; (215) 923-1515; The Forrest Theater presented "Tommy Tune Tonite!" when that show came through Philadelphia (April '93.) Tommy was joined by fellow tappers Robert Fowler and Frantz Hall.
* Merriam Theater: University of the Arts; 250 S. Broad St.; Phila., PA; (215) 732-1366 (group sales); (215) 732-5446 (info); (215) 875-2269 (Univ. Dept. of Dance); This theater is affiliated with the University of The Arts. The touring company of Jelly's Last Jam appeared here (Jan. '95.), STOMP in '96 and the Tap Dogs (Feb '97).
*Painted Bride Arts Center: 230 Vine Sts.; Phila., PA 19106; (215) 925-9914 (info/box office); This is Philadelphia's alternative performance venue. Friendly, small art gallery attached and an intimate performance space. The Tribute to LaVaughn Robinson performance (May '93) was presented here as was Robert Burden's "Cyndi 'Ella", a tap dance version of the fairy tale (March '94.) More Information is available on the Painted Bride Web site.
* Goodheart Hall: Bryn Mawr College; 101 North Merion Ave.; Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899; (610) 526-5210 (Arts Program); (610) 526 5210 (Bryn Mawr main no.); An impressive performance hall. Great architecture and a nicely landscaped campus with mature trees just outside Philadelphia. Villanova University is "down the block." I saw The American Tap Dance Orchestra here in 1991.

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