THE CAN’T-MISS SHOW OF 2026!!! In The Name of Love...Rhythm and Blues on tap

Feel the power of rhythm and blues like never before—live jazz, vibrant tap dance, and the music that moved a nation. Take your seat, soak it in, and enjoy the soul of American music.
Directed by award-winning Derick K. Grant, this electrifying production brings together some of the most exciting tap dancers of our time, including Star Dixon, Martin “Tre” Dumas, Cartier Williams, Anthony Morigerato, Luke Hickey, Sterling Harris, Eric Decaminada, Charles Renato, Ian Berg, Madeline Murphy, Rebecca Cannaday, and of course, Derick K. Grant himself.

The music will be led by the incomparable Jonathan Fisher (bass), joined by Andrew Griffith (drums) and Peter Rioux(keys), creating a powerhouse jazz trio that will drive the rhythm, soul, and energy of the night.

TAPN2TAP Concert presented by RIFF Dallas

Join us for an inspiring evening of rhythm, artistry, and celebration as tap ensembles from across the country take the stage. Hosted by Ashton Carter and Case Prime, this dynamic one-hour concert highlights the beautiful diversity of tap dance — performed by dancers ranging from young emerging artists to seasoned performers.

Featured ensembles include:
Next Step Tap Project (Frisco, TX)
The JaM Youth Project (Rockville, MD)
Mary No & Co (Waldwick, New Jersey)
MYTE - Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble (Washington, D.C.)
dynaMYTE - Metropolitan Youth Training Ensemble  (Washington, D.C.)
Leap Dance Company (Katy, TX)
Moore Rhythm Company (San Diego California & Las Vegas, NV)
STL Rhythm Collaborative (St. Louis, MO)
The Rhythm Project (Houston, TX)
HYPE Tap Team (Frisco, TX)
Hyperfeet (Houston, TX)

The concert will also feature brand-new works by Charles Renato and Madeline Murphy, created through the RIFF Dallas Residency programs.

To top it all off, the extraordinary RIFF Dallas staff will close the show with their signature blend of skill, musicality, and electrifying energy.

Come experience a night that celebrates community, creativity, and the joy of tap dance!

Eisemann Center Presents: 2025-2026 Season

DRUM TAO was stablished in 1993 with the dream of creating a world-class production centered around “Wadaiko” (Japanese Drums), a instrument which has a very rare and unique variety of sound expressions. They set their base at Oita, Japan and started creating their own music, stage set-ups, and costumes to produce their one-of-a-kind entertainment. Many talented artists and staff gathered to join this creation from all over the world.

More than 9 million spectators have been reached worldwide. DRUM TAO’s stage is created through phenomenal performances and expressions consisting of incomparable “Wadaiko-drums” and the beautiful melody of Japanese flutes and harps. It is the “Japanese Entertainment” for a new generation that completely surpasses expectations.

Eisemann Center Presents: 2025-2026 Season

Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble

“Humans 2.0 is a seriously sensational spectacle: as aesthetic as it is athletic, as comedic as it is grave, and all in all, a visceral delight.” – The Conversation

A symphony of acrobatics, sound and light, this is next level circus by Circa.

Ten bodies appear in a flash of light. They move in harmony for a fleeting moment and then descend into a sinuous trance. Towers grow and decay, bodies leap and are caught, as physical limits are pushed to their extreme. Can we ever find a perfect balance or is adapting to constant change the only way forward?

This next chapter of Circa’s internationally acclaimed Humans is a tightly woven choreography of bodies, pulsing with music by composer Ori Lichtik and revealed in Paul Jackson’s dramatic lighting. Created by circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz, Humans 2.0 is intimate, primal and deeply engaged with the challenge of being human.

Circa acknowledges the assistance of the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. 

Humans 2.0 is commissioned by The Mondavi Center, UC Davis