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Two-time Tony winner Savion Glover returns to Joe’s Pub with SoUNdZ.SaCRoSaNCt, his latest creation of dance and theater mastery honoring the legends of “The Dance” who mentored him while exploring the intersection of self-expression and mental health.

Tap dancer, choreographer and actor Savion Glover is the epitome of a living legend. The tapping marvel has graced the stage since childhood. He set a record as the youngest person ever to receive a scholarship in the Newark Community School of the Arts. Before he was a teenager, Savion made his mark starring in the leading role in the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid.

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Savion Glover’s SoUNdZ.SaCRoSaNCt

Joe's Pub

The most innovative and influential tap dancer of his generation returns with a new program. As always, the legendary hoofer’s show honors his mentors while exploring fresh territory on the tap floor with unmatched improvisational skills and explosive energy, all accompanied by live music.

Savion Glover

Empire State Plaza

In this brand-new adaptation, directed by Savion Glover" class="css-u850">Savion Glover and Tony Goldwyn, Joey Evans is a Black jazz singer in the 1940s struggling to make it big his way, with his sound, on Chicago’s vibrant nightclub circuit. This Rodgers and Hart classic incorporates additional beloved tunes from the duo’s songbook, as well as an updated book by Richard LaGravenese and Daniel “Koa” Beaty.

Pal Joey

New York City Center

The Tony-winning phenomenon Savion Glover is “the greatest tap virtuoso of our time, perhaps of all time” (The New Yorker). For the final two nights of his residency, he honors the music and spirit of afro-futurist pioneer and avant-garde giant Sun Ra and his Arkestra, infusing these evenings of inspiring performances with meditative sound and dance intended to take the audience on an interstellar journey into Sun Ra’s heliocentric worlds.

SFJAZZ Center

The Tony-winning phenomenon Savion Glover is “the greatest tap virtuoso of our time, perhaps of all time” (The New Yorker). For the first two nights of his residency, he presents his new project SoUNDz’ SaCRoSaNcT— a heartfelt tribute to his mentor, friend, and teacher, the legendary Gregory Hines, as well as the legacy of the iconic dancers who pioneered and advanced the art form in the 1920s and 1930s.


Savion Glover: Soundz’ Sacrosanct

In If Trane Wuz Here, Savion Glover and reg e gaines (Bring in da Noise Bring in da Funk) make a much-anticipated return to The Public Theater. Celebrating Coltrane’s genius, Glover and gaines with a special guest saxophonist use his magical melodies as suggestions for improvisation. Both homage to Coltrane and celebration of his music, If Trane Wuz Here is an inspirational and educational evening of music, dance and text.

Savion Glover

Actor, Dancer

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21 - 22 Jun, 2024

Savion Glover’s SoUNdZ.SaCRoSaNCt · Public Theater

Apr 13, 2024

Savion Glover · Ualbany Performing Arts Center

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