Following on the heels of its wildly successful 2001-2002 U.S. tour, Tamango's Urban Tap presents its current evolution, Full Cycle, a show whose sold-out two-week premiere run at New York's Joyce Theater proved the group's widen visual music. "Within this mix, Tamango creates magical and timeless happenings inspired by the rhythmic cadences of the street's global sounds. Driven by an urban beat immediacy and fueled by improvisation, Full Cycle features a dynamic global cast of performers in an innovative exchange of rhythms spontaneously improvised in each show by Tamango. Full Cycle takes you on a soulful journey, articulately crafted through the rhythmic versatility of dance and music.

"Urban Tap finds comrades in any deep rhythmical recitation. You can almost see the diorama of the world speed behind the band." -The Village Voice


The work merges a broad range of free-style dance, including tap, capoeira, African and hip-hop, with a video montage born "live" during each show and the exhilarating sounds of Haitian drumming, world percussion, didjeridoo, cello, trumpet, vocals and more. The Full Cycle ensemble includes some of the most dynamic performers from the underground scene from around the world in a powerful intermingling of cultures and creative styles.

At the helm of this exciting arrangement is Tamango, a revolutionary tap artist who has been described as "one of the great tap artists performing today, a dancer of astonishing speed and lightness whose feet produce a rippling, richly complex cannonade of tap beats. He never ceases to suprise - don't miss him!" -The New York Times

URBAN TAP's new program KADANSE will be presented on the road later this year.