Savion Glover Presents: SoUNDz.SaCRoSaNCt

“Glover has developed a sound unlike anyone else’s… his power, speed and articulation are unsurpassed” – New York Times

Savion Glover’s performance honors the legends of tap who mentored him and showcases his mastery. Additionally, it explores the intersection of self-expression and mental health. Glover stages the action in an asylum to emphasize the show’s mental health theme. There, he receives treatment for the transgressions that put him there.

In the asylum, Mr. Glover meets a doctor who encourages him to moderate his behavior to fit within societal norms. Unfortunately for the doctor, Mr. Glover knows that his need for self-expression outweighs any need to fit in. Furthermore, it is this precious self- expression that defines his identity. The doctor and Mr. Glover both realize that the more time we spend trying to become what others expect and avoid chaos and discomfort, the less time we have to express what is innate and live a full life. Then, Glover knows “harmony only comes as a result of embracing and honoring the chaos that contributes to who we are.”

This is not your conventional tap show. In fact, Savion Glover has disposed with the word “tap” as too limiting when describing this performance. Instead, he prefers to think of it as a journey to find “The Dance.” What is “The Dance”? “The Dance” is something that he and his mentors have been doing all along. Here, it goes beyond the technical precision and choreography of “tap.” “The Dance” is human movement that is the vocabulary for self-expression and a sophisticated approach to thought and reflection. Mr. Glover wants to promote and honor his mentors as “thinkers” rather than simply performers. As Oscar Wilde reminds us, “Be yourself, everyone else is taken.”

Recommended for fans of Gregory Hines, John Coltrane, Jimmy Slyde and Bunny Briggs.

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