DJD welcomes back “zany tap wizard” Joshua Hilberman for an exuberant new live music show 2010: A Tap Oddity almost a decade after his last performance with DJD in the wildly popular show 2001: A Tap Odyssey. Also described as “the loose cannon of modern tap,” Hilberman performs, choreographs, and teaches internationally leaving enthusiastic audiences cheering for more. A casual, light-hearted evening of tap, jazz, and other surprises, 2010: A Tap Oddity features Hilberman, the DJD Company, and a live jazz trio at Theatre Junction GRAND from March 19 – 28, 2010. Tickets are selling fast for this freewheeling, playful evening of rhythmic rapture.
Tickets available by calling DJD at 403-245-3533, or online at www.decidedlyjazz.com
Guest Artist Joshua Hilberman performs, choreographs, and teaches internationally. Groomed by vaudevillians and old-time entertainers, Hilberman has performed all over the US and Europe, and been a featured faculty member at more than 75 tap dance festivals. Recognized with a lifetime achievement award by the Barcelona Tap Association, a Dance USA/National Endowment for the Arts grant for choreography, and the 2009 Presidential Scholars Teachers Recognition award, Hilberman's travels in tap have entered a third decade. (source: www.hilbermania.com)
Joshua Hilberman has been described as:
“Zany tap wizard” - Boston Phoenix
“A self-made master of almost lost styles.” – Northampton Valley Advocate
“A vaudeville turn by class clown Joshua Hilberman.” – The New Yorker
“The Loose Cannon of Modern Tap.” – Brian Seibert
“Freewheeling… Exuberant!” – Boston Herald







