Fish Creek, Wis. (September 16, 2024) – On Sunday, September 22, at 7 p.m., Door Community Auditorium (DCA) and Door Kinetic Arts Festival (DKAF) will present Jumaane Taylor’s music/dance tour de force “Supreme Love” on the DCA stage.
Celebrating John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme with live music and dance, “Supreme Love” explores divine practice through the art of tap dance. Tap dancers Christina Carminucci, Ayan Imai-Hall, and Keyana Latimer; choreographer Jumaane Taylor; and a live quartet reimagine Coltrane’s 1965 classic.
See Chicago Dance raved, “Jumaane Taylor rewrites the rules of rhythm.”
Taylor, a Chicago native, has been tap dancing since the age of seven. He has received the Chicago Dancemakers Forum 2017 Lab Artist Award, 3Arts 2019 Award, and he has presented his work at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Dance Center, and abroad. Since 2021, Taylor has also been the artistic director of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project.
This performance is taking place as a part of DKAF, a weeklong festival of the arts. For tickets and more information, visit www.doorkinetic.com.
The public performance is made possible with support from major sponsor The Blacksmith Inn and supporting sponsor EH Barker. A daytime student matinee performance is taking place with the support of Passport Program sponsors including presenting sponsor Al Johnson’s, major sponsors The Dorr, Main Street Market, Door County Pulse, Matt and Karla Sagorac, Wild Tomato, and Wisconsin Public Radio; Passport Program partners Willow and Chris Alexander, Grasse’s Grill, The Red Putter, Sister Bay Suds, and Wood Rabbit Acupuncture.
The show begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 22. Tickets cost $30. Advance tickets are recommended and can be made through the DCA box office, located at 3926 Highway 42 in Fish Creek. The box office is open Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in person, on the phone at (920) 868-2728, or online at www.dcauditorium.org.
Those interested in the daytime student matinee performance should contact the box office for more information.