MONK'S MOOD: A Performance Meditation on the Life and Music of Thelonious Monk

SLIPPAGE: Performance|Culture|Technology, in residence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, presents Monk's Mood: A Performance Meditation on the Life and Music of Thelonious Monk at Joyce SoHo on December 11 – 13, 2009 at 8pm. Conceived by and featuring Thomas F. DeFrantz, this solo performance explores tap dance as a narrative form of storytelling, augmented by digital technologies. New Jersey-based poly-media artist Eto Oro provides programming and visual environment..

Conceived and performed by DeFrantz, the work explores tap dance as a narrative form of storytelling augmented by digital technologies. "One of my concerns is how to use technology to enhance theatrical storytelling, and not simply as a sort of gimmick," said DeFrantz, a professor in the Music and Theater Arts department at MIT.