"Harvesting the self within a duality of residency"
by Lisa La Touche
Body and Soul Podcast hosted by Eva Ya Asantewaa - “Tap 4 the people”
Lisa La Touche featured on an episode of Body and Soul Podcast - artists, advocates, and activists in dance, performance and more hosted by veteran dance critic and curator Eva Yaa Asantewaa.
THE DORA AWARDS!
Tap Legacy Concert receives SIX nominations!
Lisa La Touche receive nominations for Outstanding Choreography and Outstanding Performance by an Individual
Movers and Shapers: A Dance Podcast
"Movers and Shapers" is a semimonthly podcast hosted by Erin Carlisle Norton, Artistic Director of the NJ/NYC-based contemporary dance company The Moving Architects. This dance podcast allows dance communities around the globe to unite in one conversation through personalized interviews with the many ‘shapers’ of the dance world.
AfroPop Worldwide: The Black History of Tap Dancing
Foundational for Broadway and the movies, intertwined with jazz, tap dancing is a Great American Art. Strap on your shoes and shuffle along as we trace the history of tap and celebrate the Black artists and innovators who built--and continue to build--this art form. From its murky origins melding African percussion and Anglo-Irish step dancing, to tap's golden age and its ongoing evolution.
THE TAP LOVE TOUR PODCAST “Legacy Series Tap Dance Symposium”
Joined by curator and program director of Dance Immersion, Timea Wharton-Suri, tap dance luminary and co-director of the Tap Symposium Lisa La Touche speaks on the Legacy Series: Tap Dance Symposium, a program aimed at introducing Tap Dance to the local black community in Toronto. In this episode, we break down the ‘why’ behind this event.
Tap Dance: It’s About Time
Lisa La Touche dives deeper into the creative impulses, processes and dance histories of festival artists with a piece written on Caleb Teicher and Co’s More Forever as part of FFDN Insights, a series of articles commissioned by Fall for Dance North from dance writers from across Canada.
Podcast c/o Afro Toronto
“Dance For The People”
Broadway tap dance performer Lisa La Touche talks about her Fall for Dance North show, her Calgary roots and artistic journey in Chicago and New York, and tells us why her art form needs to be back in community centres.
NY Times: “They’re used to tapping, now they are talking”
c/o Diary Of A Tap Dancer
ny times: “Lisa la touche - the improviser”
podcast c/o tap love tour
”lisa la touche - a new level of excellence”
Lisa LaTouche is a highly sought after New York based tap dance artist who regularly teaches and performs all over the world. In this episode we dive deep into her recent experience as a cast member in the Tony Award nominated show 'Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed'.
ny times: “rhythm in motion”
podcast c/o the dance podcast
“lisa la touche - dancer, story teller, broadway babe”
Lisa La Touche never imagined Tapping her way through a dance career, but through a lot of love and hard work, Lisa has performed in Shuffle Along on Broadway, Stomp off-Broadway and educates around the world. We talk about her Plan A vs Plan B career strategy, how she locally created the opportunities that she was in search of, and about the inner voices & Artists Will that guided her journey. She has mentored by the incredible Sean Cheeseman and has worked with some of the Tap communities best like Savion Glover, Bril Barrett, Trey Dumas and Jumaane Taylor. Lisa also speaks to the Tap Legends like Gregory Hines, Buster Brown, and Jimmy Slide.
