Article: Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk. (Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York, New York) (theater reviews)

A new revue takes tap back to its roots and explores its evolution in America - dance less as entertainment, more as subversive liberation.

A top hat and cane ... what self-respecting tap dancer would perform without them. But 21-year-old Savion Glover, tap wunderkind and choreographer extraordinaire, thinks it's time for a reassessment. In Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk, a new revue at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in New York, Glover pounds that point home.

The show is a wondrous blend of unfettered energy and raw talent -- the cast includes poet Reg E. Gaines and blues singer Anne Duquensnay -- honed by Glover's aesthetics and politics. Its moves and ...

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