Brenda Bufalino is a mixed genre artist; choreographer and tap dancer, singer, story teller, author , and ceramicist.
She has performs her one person shows Internationally and has appeared as a guest soloist at Town Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center among other major venues.
As artistic director/ choreographer of The American Tap Dance Orchestra she toured America and Europe with her company, and appeared on PBS “Great Performances Tap Dance In America with Gregory Hines.” Two of her choreographies for the ATDO, “Buff Loves Basie Blues,” and “Haitian Fight Song,” were awarded American Masterpiece Grants for reconstruction from the National Endowment of The Arts.
In 2010, Ms. Bufalino’s new musical theater play, “The Last Rehearsal Hall,” now in development, was excerpted and performed at Dance Theater Workshop, produced by Sound Check and co-directed with Tony Waag. in NYC.
Ms. Bufalino lectures and teaches master classes internationally and teaches many workshop series for the American Tap Dance Foundation in New York City throughout the year.
For many years Ms. Bufalino collaborated and toured extensively with her mentor Charles “Honi” Coles.. Her critically acclaimed book “Tapping the Source…. tap dance stories, theory and practice” is published by Cod Hill Press.
She has created numerous DVD’s and CD’s…. tapping, singing, teaching and telling stories, which are available from her web-site.
Website: http://brendabufalino.com
Email address: bbufalino@aol.com
brendabufalino@yahoo.com
Also located of Facebook as Brenda Bufalino
List of DVD’s and CD’s
TAP INTENSIVE….1 2 & 3…Fundamentals of Tap
WHERE THE ACTION IS….”Techniques for clarity, precision, speed and small foot work”
DOUBLE TIME SERIES…”Four choruses of phrases for double time or BeBop”
“SAINT VALENTINES DAY WALTZ”….”Grooves in ¾, and phrasing in ¾ time.”
DOCUMENTARIES
“GREAT FEATS OF FEET,” ….Two hour documentary, “Portrait of the Jazz Tap Dancer, with Honi Coles and the Copasetics.”
“SOMEONE STOLE THE BABY,”…Documentary of Brenda Bufalino, the ATDO, shot at Woodpeckers
Tap Dance Center.”
“BRENDA BUFALINO TALKS & TAPS
w/ HONI COLES”…Interviews and performances with Honi Coles l980
CONCERT DVD’S
“ATDO IN PERFORMANCE:”….In concert at Woodpeckers Tap Dance Center, NYC . 1992
“AMERICAN LANDSCAPE” 1 & 2… American Tap Dance Orchestra on Tour, showing The White Buffalo Suite, Flying Turtles, and a full concert of ATDO material celebrating the music of Hoagy Carmichael.
1993
“CANTATA & THE BLUES,”….Brenda Bufalino solo performance at the Ballroom, NYC. 1983
“TAPESTRY”....45 minute choreographed duet performed at the Schmidt Gallery with Brenda Bufalino & “Pat Giordano. 1980
CD’S
COUP DU FOUDRE……Brenda Bufalino taps with Renatto Sellani, pianist and Massimo Morriconi bassist, Italy 1998
DANCING MY DANCE….Bufalino taps with Joe Fonda, bassist, Cary DeNigris, guitar, and Mark Josefsburg, vibes. 2003
RHYTHMS FROM THE HEART…Bufalino taps with Jay Clayton, vocalist, and Frank Kimbrough, pianist. Taped live in concert at the New School Jazz Series, l999
BOOKS
“TAPPING THE SOURCE…tap dance stories, theory and practice,”
by Brenda Bufalino, published by Cod Hill Press.
UPCOMING TEACHING & WORKSHOPS & PERFORMANCES
May 4-9th………, workshop and perforance, Berlin Germany: contact Tap a Toe. Berlin
May 22…Performance for.International Tap Dance Day, Chicago Ill: contact Reggio Mclaughlin
June 11-13…Workshop /Performance, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina: contact GeneMeddler
July 5-10….. Workshop at Tap City: Contact twaag@atdf.org
August 6th…Pertformance at Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz NY, with vocalist Jay Clayton: contact Monhonk Mountain House summer art series.
August 21 & 22….Workshop in Atlanta Georgia: contact Mitch Jablow
September: Fall classes begin at The American Tap Dance Center, American Tap Dance Foundation, NYC
Private classes available in New York City, May through September
Mentoring in The Mountains….summer private or duet mentoring sessions, room and board included in fee.
Contact bbufalino@aol.com