"A place where sea meets sand, floor meets feet, shoes meet rhythm, music meets magic and musicians and dancers meet from all over the world to unite their artistry. Amidst the extroardinary beauty of the island-wonderland of Lefkada, the Tapmotif Rhythm Summit may very well be a treasure of knowledge and pure fun that many have yet to discover."
Magda Giannikou/ (NY) Composer, Arranger, Producer, Singer/Songwriter, Accordionist
Tapmotifian 2010
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Heather Cornell
Max Pollak
Thanos Daskalopoulos
A mentor to tap communities worldwide, Heather’s wisdom is in inspiring and creating tap dance that is music. The artistic director of the acclaimed “Manhattan Tap”, she is a collaborator in the music ensemble “Finding Synesthesia”.
www.manhattantap.org
Artistic director of TapMotif,
Thanos is a leading figure of tap and body music in Greece, while performing and teaching around the world.
www.thanostap.com
With a distinctive and constant presence as a dancer and musician in the New York jazz scene and worldwide, Max is the innovator of Rumba Tap, a unique mixture of tap, body percussion in clave.
www.rumbatap.com
Spyros Manesis
Petros Kourtis
Petros Klampanis
Spyros is a sensational jazz piano player with a clear touch of the european jazz movement in his playing and is debuting his first leading cd at the end of 2011.
www.spyrosmanesis.com
From traditional to contemporary, from east to west, Petros is one "guru" percussionist.
www.petroskourtis.com
Moving to New York three years ago and Petros has already been standing out in the scene and recently debuted his own album to great accolades.
www.petrosklampanis.com
Guest Artists: Paul Carlon (NY / Composer, Saxophone, Flute), Yiota Peklari (Ath / Flamenco), Simone Mongelli (Mi / Percussion), Armando Illario (Mi / Accordion, Voice)
Accommodation
Study Center
Theater
Jams by the beaches
We all stay in the area of Agios Nikitas 15 minute drive from the city of Lefkada. Accomodation is done in several pensions. The main pension is called Ostria
Follow the link on the left for more info
The Open Garden Theater is a beatutiful outdoor theatre located in the center of Lefkada, where the performance takes place. The theater is being managed by the Cultural Center
of Lefkada
Classes and rehearsals are held in the new built Music School of Lefkada located in the city of Lefkada.
Jam nights and other events are organized by the beaches of Lefkada
like Mylos, Kathisma
,Pefkoulia just to
name a few.
Follow the link on the left to check out the beaches
Lefkada | more about the island www.lefkadaslowguide.gr/en/
Cultural Center
www.lefkasculturalcenter.gr
Other tap festivals - There are more out there. In the ITA website and you can find them all
International tapdance Association www.tapdance.org
Chicago Human Rhythm Project www.chicagotap.org
Tap City - New York City tap festival
www.atdf.org
Red Hot Rhythm
www.redhotrhythm.com.au
Max Pollak www.rumbatap.com
Heather Cornell www.manhattantap.org
Guillem Alonso
www.tapole.com
Junior Laynian
www.londontapjam.org
Paul Carlon
www.paulcarlonmusic.com
Josh Hilberman www.hilbermania.com
Motif Performing Arts
Anixeos 34 Krioneri Attikis
Athens, Greece
info_tapmotif.net
Tel: 00306974777973
