MSP 128: Lisa La Touche
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Today\'s guest is Lisa La Touche. As a proud Canadian and former New Yorker, Lisa\\u2019s credits are world renowned. She was an original cast member in Broadway\\u2019s Shuffle Along, choreographed by Savion Glover and Directed by George C. Wolfe, where she received both the Fred Astaire Award and the Actor\\u2019s Equity Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. Her TV credits include the 70th Annual Tony Awards and Amazon\\u2019s Original \\u201cZ, The beginning of everything\\u201d. Previous highlights have also included touring with the Savion Glover production, Stepz, and also performing with both New York\'s Off-Broadway and the North American touring casts of STOMP. Since 2010 she has run her own performance company Tap Phonics and has been commissioned to present for organizations such as The Brooklyn Museum, 92Y, Gibney Dance and Fall For Dance North. As an educator and Professor she has taught for PACE University, NYU, The School of Jacob\\u2019s Pillow, University of Calgary, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, Rosie\\u2019s Theater Kids and member of the creative council for the American Tap Dance Foundation. Her recent endeavor includes co-curating the Tap Dance Legacy Series along with Travis Knights in partnership with Dance Immersion providing the local black community free access to their cultural history. She also has written and directed her debut film TRAX encompassing her journey back to Alberta while discovering important local black history. Above all, her proudest achievement greatest inspiration, is the gift of being a mom.\\xa0
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For more on Lisa and this episode: Movers & Shapers: A Dance Podcastt