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Savion GloverBiography
Savion Glover (performer, choreographer, director) is the 1996 Tony Award winner for his choreography in the Broadway smash hit “Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk.” He is the recipient of the 1996 Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award (choreography), two Obie Wards and two Fred Astaire Awards for his choreography and performance in “Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk” as well as the 1996 Dance Magazine Choreographer of the Year Award. Mr. Glover made his Broadway debut at age 12, starring in “The Tap Dance Kid.” Additional Broadway credits include “Black and Blue” and “Jelly’s Last Jam” co-starring Gregory Hines. Mr. Glover made his film debut, at age 13, in “Tap” with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr. On TV, he was a series regular on “Sesame Street” for five seasons and was featured in Kenny G’s video Havana and in Puff Daddy and the Family’s video for “All About the Benjamins.” Mr. Glover executive produced and choreographed the ABC special “Savion Glover’s Nu York.” He starred in the Showtime movie, “The Wall,” and choreographed the HBO movie, “The Rat Pack.” In 1997, he created a dance company, NYOTs (Not Your Ordinary Tappers), with which he performed nationally and internationally, and on the 1997 ABC opening to “Monday Night Football.” Mr. Glover performed for President Clinton in “Savion Glover’s Stomp, Slide and Swing: In Performance at the White House” for PBS and in “Savion Glover/Downtown: Live Communication” at the Variety Arts Theater in New York City. In 2000, he toured the nation with “Footnotes; the Concert” featuring tap legends Jimmy Slyde, Buster Brown and Diane Walker. In 2001 he created a new dance company called Ti Dii. He is the choreographer of the award-winning Nike spots: “Free Style.” Mr. Glover is the star of Spike Lee’s feature film, “Bamboozled.” |
