warren and rena
Warren and Rena are a married dance duo. Their dance work is rhythmic; built upon a tap dance foundation, yet simultaneously genre-defiant. Warren and Rena blend organic contemporary shapes with nuanced layers of sound.
bio
Warren Craft is a Jersey City based dancer and a founding member of award winning dance company Dorrance Dance. He was trained in ballet at JKO and SAB and was introduced to butoh dance theatre by Ko Murobushi and Yuko Kaseki. Warren has been nominated for a Bessie award for his work alongside Bill Irwin in Bill’s Harelequin and Pantelone. The New York Times says he moves with "bizzare physicality" and "unconventional eloquence".
Rena Kinoshita was born in Japan. She began studying tap dance after she saw dancers Hideboh and Yuji Urakami perform at "National Tap Day 2008" in Japan. Two years later, she received a scholarship under the "Japan Tap dance Scholarship Program (JTSP)" to the L.A. Tap Festival. Rena has worked with Dorrance Dance on several projects, including performances at the Kennedy Center, City Center, and the Joyce Theater. She has also choreographed and performed several short film projects under the name RenaK Tap.
live performances
Jan 11, 2025 12-5pm*
@14C
157B 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302*there will be multiple performances. please subscribe to our email list to be informed of specific showtimes.
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