International Festivals

  “Fujibayashi and Rosenkrantz pull tap dance into an austerely contemporary world, using their rhythms as a counterpoint to the music with graceful and impassive authority.

Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times (New York City Center Fall for Dance festival 2005)

 

…Although Tapage involves only two tap dancers, the two women who founded it exude the energy of a large ensemble.

Wes Bloomster, The Camera (Colorado Music Festival 2008)

 

 International Tap Festivals

 

“…Sensemayá looked stunning, bringing tap as close as it's ever come to the sublime”.

 Brian Siebert, The Village Voice, New York City (2002)

 

“Their dance (Sensemaya) is intoxicatingly dramatic. The insistent counter rhythms, arched body postures, tight physical focus and rapt attention are startling: a dance of warriors”                                 

Brenda Bufalino, International Tap Association newsletter

 

  “the evening’s most sophisticated choreography in a chic duet with split second timing and synchrony”

Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times  (Tap Internationals, New York City Tap Festival 2006, Duke Theater)

 

“Astounding… Tapage married tap and contemporary dance, creating a real break-through in this field…”                                 

Marina Raika,  Moskovsky Komsomoletz, Moscou (Tap Parade)

 

 “The mysterious and poetic dances of Tapage…”

Brian Seibert, The New York Times

 

 “Contemporary tap at its best. …The most exotic and captivating performers were Tapage, a duo consisting of Mari Fujibayashi, from Japan, and Olivia Rosenkrantz, from France. Tapage’s performances combine tap with Japanese esthetics. The combination is a

surprisingly effective one. The hypnotic display felt natural and fluid…”

Jussi Tossavainen, Helsinki Sanomat (Feet beat)

 

“Bold and sexy dancing” 

The New Yorker

 

“The sublime French/Japanese duo Tapage”

The New Yorker 

 

“The intriguing duo Tapage made rhythmic footwork one part of a stark, striking overall picture”

Susan Reiter, New York City Newsday (New York City Tap Festival 2005, Joyce Theater)

 

“In Morango, curvaceous arms are as crucial as tapping feet”                                                                                  

Lori Ortiz, Gay City News“ (New York City Tap Festival 2005)

 

“An unexpected climax of the evening was the French/Japanese Tap duet… “What this duet does is not traditional tap, it has its own drama, style and structure”

Magazine Seven, Estonia 2004 (Tap in Tallinn)

 

”the subversive post-modern Siamese twin “routine”of Tapage”

Sali Ann Kriegsman , Danceviewtimes ( New York City Tap Festival 2006)

 

“In Sensemaya, an expressive dance, full of dramatic effect, there is an underlying meaning – something sacral and secret. The two figures appeared all the more impressive on a stage plunged in darkness but for the rays of moonlight where the drama is enacted…”

Stanislas Efanov, The Festival Diary, Moscou

 

“Tapage wears stylish, unrevealing costumes and dance light, elegantly patterned choreography to Thomas Oboe Lee's music for string quartet”

Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice (New York City Tap Festival 2005)

 

“The dancing of Tapage was very powerful and meaningful, stretching the boundaries”

Gene Medler, International Tap Dance Association Magazine Fall 2004 (Feet beat, Helsinki)

 

Hip, severe and angst-y: “Sensemaya, chant for killing a snake” by the postmodernist duo Tapage.”

Eva Yaa Asantewaa, critique, New York City (New York City Tap Festival 2005, Joyce Theater)

 

  …The work of Tapage particularly intrigued and moved me with its dramatic intensity and content,  along with its surprising rhythmic complexity and originality. » 

Anita Feldman,  International Tap Dance Association Magazine

 

“…Tapage’s East Asian rhythms mesmerized the audience…”

 Liis Benmergui, International Tap Dance Association Magazine Fall 2004 (Feet beat, Helsinki)

Festivals (quotes)