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Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic

Live Premiere

  • Sep 25, 2021 - Oct 9, 2021

  • Loeb Drama Center

  • Run Time: Approximately 70 minutes with no intermission

Recommended for grades 5+.

Tickets

From $25

Recommended for grades 5+.

  • Run Time

    Approximately 70 minutes with no intermission

  • Tickets

    From $25

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A celebration of being together and reveling in this great American art form, a must-see!!

Jared Bowen, GBH

Trailblazing tap dancer Ayodele Casel captures the spark of connection and creation in Chasing Magic, performed live on stage for the first time since its virtual premiere. Exploring the magic of tap dance and everyday life with an ensemble of dancers and musicians, this joyous production celebrates gratitude, friendship, trust, legacy, culture, ancestors, and collaboration.

Created by Ayodele Casel
Directed by Torya Beard

Notable dates

Opening Night: 9/29
Audio Described: 10/8 at 7:30PM
Open Captioned: 10/7 at 7:30PM

Additional Production Support
Bank of America

COVID-19 Protocols

Masks are optional but encouraged. Stay informed about our full policies.

Masks are optional but encouraged. Stay informed about our full policies.

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Photos & Videos

Anthony Morigerato, Ayodele Casel, John Manzari, and Kurt Csolak in Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic.

Chasing Magic Taps Its Way into Hearts

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Anthony Morigerato, Amanda Castro, Ayodele Casel, John Manzari, and Kurt Csolak in Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic

Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic Production Photos

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Anthony Morigerato, Ayodele Casel, John Manzari, and Naomi Funaki performing “Caravan.”

Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic Trailer

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Press Coverage

Reviews

Amanda Castro and Crystal Monee Hall in Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic.

WGBH Morning Edition

Magnetic and extremely joyous! A celebration of being together and reveling in this great American artform. A must-see!

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Magnetic and extremely joyous! A celebration of being together and reveling in this great American artform. A must-see!

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Anthony Morigerato, Amanda Castro, Ayodele Casel, John Manzari, and Kurt Csolak in Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic

The Arts Fuse

Energizing, joyful, expert, close to sure-fire, Chasing Magic was a great choice to reopen A.R.T. after the long pandemic shutdown.

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Energizing, joyful, expert, close to sure-fire, Chasing Magic was a great choice to reopen A.R.T. after the long pandemic shutdown.

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Anthony Morigerato, John Manzari, Ayodele Casel, Naomi Funaki Caravan

The New York Times

Astonishing! Casel’s joyful and generous spirit is as vivid as ever.

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Astonishing! Casel’s joyful and generous spirit is as vivid as ever.

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Crystal Monee Hall and Keisel Jiménez in Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic.

On Boston Stages

The joy Casel and her fellow performers feel about being able to perform live on stage again radiates into the audience.

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The joy Casel and her fellow performers feel about being able to perform live on stage again radiates into the audience.

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Anibal Cesar Cruz and Ayodele Casel improvise in Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic.

NY Stage Review

A gifted dancer-choreographer taps into mood and meaning with a stunning troupe of artists. Tap your troubles away, indeed.

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A gifted dancer-choreographer taps into mood and meaning with a stunning troupe of artists. Tap your troubles away, indeed.

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Anthony Morigerato, Ayodele Casel, John Manzari, and Kurt Csolak in Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic.

City Living Boston

As audience members, we cheered, we sang, and we felt the pure joy and celebration of dance. Good to be back doesn’t quite capture this moment.

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As audience members, we cheered, we sang, and we felt the pure joy and celebration of dance. Good to be back doesn’t quite capture this moment.

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Arturo O’Farrill and Ayodele Casel perform “The Sandbox.”

Bay State Banner

Casel and her ensemble concluded their homage to the power of dance to summon and lift spirits.

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Casel and her ensemble concluded their homage to the power of dance to summon and lift spirits.

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Features

Anthony Morigerato, Ayodele Casel, John Manzari, and Kurt Csolak in Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic.

Chasing Magic Taps Its Way into Hearts

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Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic Digital Program

Learn about the collaboration of artists who created the show, as well as the staff, supporters, and partners who made it possible.

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Learn about the collaboration of artists who created the show, as well as the staff, supporters, and partners who made it possible.

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Arturo O’Farrill and Ayodele Casel perform “The Sandbox.”

What a Sound It Makes

Ayodele Casel’s work encourages us to engage with the history of tap and with the ways in which the art form has always communicated resistance to oppression.

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Ayodele Casel’s work encourages us to engage with the history of tap and with the ways in which the art form has always communicated resistance to oppression.

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Torya Beard and Ayodele Casel

Working Their Magic

Dancer-creator Ayodele Casel and director Torya Beard spoke with choreographer Jill Johnson about the process of bringing their show to the stage.

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Dancer-creator Ayodele Casel and director Torya Beard spoke with choreographer Jill Johnson about the process of bringing their show to the stage.

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Ayodele Casel in front of a white backdrop.

Diary of a Tap Dancer

In residence at Radcliffe as the 2019–2020 Frances B. Cashin Fellow, Casel worked on Diary of a Tap Dancer, a theatrical work positioning tap dance as its driving narrative force.

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In residence at Radcliffe as the 2019–2020 Frances B. Cashin Fellow, Casel worked on Diary of a Tap Dancer, a theatrical work positioning tap dance as its driving narrative force.

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The Lunch Room with Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard

The Lunch Room

SEP 28 at 12PM ET
Virtual Event

Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard chat about capturing the spark of connection in Chasing Magic, transforming it from its virtual premiere in spring 2021 to its live premiere at A.R.T.

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Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard chat about capturing the spark of connection in Chasing Magic, transforming it from its virtual premiere in spring 2021 to its live premiere at A.R.T.

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