Midwest Theater presents "Rhythmic Circus" "Feet Don't Fail Me Now"

Home-grown dancers from the Minneapolis arts scene, Rhythmic Circus comes to the Midwest theater with FEET DON'T FAIL ME NOW!, a dynamic tap and music performance that mixes hard-hitting percussive dance and a live rock band and guarantees to enthrall audiences of all ages with its medley of positivity and infectious rhythm.  Three guys and a gal combine rapid-fire tap talent with the funky styling and original lyrics of a sevenpiece band with a big, brass sound.  Add vocal percussionist Aaron "Heatbox" Heaton, the human beatbox, and it's easy to see why this show earned a 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Spirit of the Fringe Award.

From an a cappella singing and tap number to a percussive chair routine (think STOMP) to the stripped down "Dream Song," an acoustic number inspired by a front porch jam session back home in Minneapolis, FEET DON'T FAIL ME NOW! is a genre-hopping hour-and-a-half of rock, blues and soul.  Brilliant staging and integrated choreography is most evident in "Circus," a crowd-pleaser in which the dancers, decked out in colorful marching band attire, join the musicians in an intense, fast-paced number that features a tuba solo, original vocal lines and tap breakdowns.