Orlando Hernández presented by CPR as part of Sunday Salon, June 25, 2023. Photo by Elyse Mertz.

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In this workshop, 2023 Artist-in-Residence Orlando Hernández will use tap dance vocabulary, techniques, and concepts to open up conversations about history, narrative, and subjectivity. There will be a special emphasis on listening and rhythm-based improvisation. No tap dance experience required.

The workshop is organized in tandem with fellow 2023 Artist-in-Residence and tap artist Benae Beamon’s OPEN AiR program at 5:00 P.M., which will include a post-show conversation between Beamon and Hernández. More info and tickets here.


Orlando Hernández is a tap dancer and choreographer based in New Jersey. He has presented his work at On the Boards, La Casa Ruth, SPACE Gallery, the Provincetown Dance Festival, Dance Now at Joe's Pub, and Movement Research at the Judson Church. He is a member of the companies Subject: Matter and Music From The Sole. Orlando is the recipient of fellowships from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Brown Arts Initiative, and Yaddo, and is a 2022-2023 Fresh Tracks Artist at New York Live Arts and a 2023 CPR Artist-in-Residence.

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