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Counterpoint

Counterpoint

CONRAD TAO, PIANO

CALEB TEICHER, TAP

Thursday, February 8, 2024 / 7:30 pm

Loeb Playhouse

128 Memorial Mall
West Lafayette, IN 47907 United States
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ABOUT THE SHOW

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The unique duo of classical pianist Conrad Tao and dancer/choreographer Caleb Teicher bring their new sonic and visual take on masterworks of Bach, Mozart, Brahms, and Gershwin to Loeb Playhouse this February.

Blending Tao’s idiosyncratic harmonic mastery with Teicher’s contemporary and percussive tap dancing, Counterpoint threads together stylistically varied, landmark pieces into one cohesive thought. Audiences can expect these to include Aria from Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Arnold Schoenberg’s Five Piano Pieces, and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2024. Tao and Teicher’s earlier work, More Forever, is a Bessie Award-winning, New York Times critic’s pick, where it was praised for “constantly extending the sonic aspects of dance.”

One’s a tap prodigy. The other’s a piano virtuoso. Together, they create magic onstage.

The San Diego Union Tribune

A man plays a grand piano on stage while another, in overalls, dances with arms outstretched next to a microphone under stage lights—a striking counterpoint at Purdue Convocations.
A person in overalls and white sneakers performs a dance move on stage at Counterpoint Purdue Convocations, balancing on one foot with arms outstretched. A grand piano and brick wall are visible in the background under dramatic lighting.
A performer wearing a white shirt and gray overalls energetically kicks one leg high in the air on stage at Counterpoint, presented by Purdue Convocations. The stage is dimly lit with a brick wall background, adding to the dynamic scene.
A pianist plays a grand piano on a dimly lit stage during Counterpoint, while a dancer in a white shirt and gray pants energetically tap dances nearby, arms raised, in front of tall brick panels—part of Purdue Convocations.
A pianist plays a grand piano onstage while a dancer in mid-air leaps energetically beside him, creating a striking counterpoint amid exposed brick and dramatic blue lighting at Purdue Convocations.
A man in a suit plays a grand piano on stage during Counterpoint, while another man wearing suspenders and sneakers leaps energetically in mid-air with arms outstretched, set against brick walls and Purdue Convocations stage equipment.
A pianist in a suit plays a grand piano on stage while a dancer in a white shirt and dark pants performs a dynamic leap on a red mat under a spotlight, creating striking counterpoint at Purdue Convocations against the dramatic, dark background.
A man in a suit plays a grand piano on stage during Counterpoint by Purdue Convocations, while another leaps dramatically nearby in suspenders and sneakers. The scene unfolds against a dimly lit brick wall background.

THIS PERFORMANCE POWERED BY:

Bob and Patti Truitt
Piano Giving Circle
Robert B. and Patricia Peyton Truitt Classical Music Endowment

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