Avalon
Rathgeb

UnBound is a virtuosic three-part dance solo from Avalon Rathgeb, a leading voice in contemporary tap dance.  Never before seen in the UK, this bold, theatrical programme draws on Avalon’s varied creative curiosity, her musicality and top drawer address book to interweave questions of identity, gender and objectification with tap dance, video and text.  First up is Bound, originally commissioned by the Claquettes Club in Liege, Belgium and loosely based on the stage life of nineteenth-century British Music Hall performer and male imitator Vesta Tilley.  The second piece is Glory Hallelujah, a short dance film choreographed by Joshua Hilberman, a master pedagogue renowned in the field, recorded live at the Claquettes Club.  The evening closes with the most contemporary piece I am Still Becoming, commissioned by TanzHaus Düsseldorf and directed by Hilberman, connecting tap dance with video, movement and text.